Team Canada Basketball Thread V2.0

UcanUwill · Post #2521 » by **UcanUwill** » Tue Sep 3, 2019 1:01 pm

Canada did good job taking Valanciunas and Sabonis out of equation, but Lithuania's perimeter players outplaying Joseph and the rest of Canadians.

Jstock12 · Post #2522 » by **Jstock12** » Tue Sep 3, 2019 1:02 pm

UcanUwill wrote:Canada did good job taking Valanciunas and Sabonis out of equation, but Lithuania's perimeter players outplaying Joseph and the rest of Canadians.

I think the way they just let Ulanovas drive to his left reveals the lack of scouting outside of Valanciunas/Sabonis.

Yeezus_ · Post #2523 » by **Yeezus_** » Tue Sep 3, 2019 1:03 pm

Lithuania is pretty bad but Canada is just trash.

Kid Canada · Post #2524 » by **Kid Canada** » Tue Sep 3, 2019 1:07 pm

Screw all the guys who dont show up but are playing in gyms somewhere. This is why soccer>basketball and will always be a bigger game.

Who the hell wouldnt want to represent your country in the olympics?

Darknemo2000 · Post #2525 » by **Darknemo2000** » Tue Sep 3, 2019 1:07 pm

Tbh both teams play kind of poorly. Just Canada is worse.

They wdid well on stopping JV and Sabonis but again Sabonis and JV when they share the court are kind of stopping themselves already, you just have to not get in their way.

Surprisingly itsthe small forward and shooting guard positions that hurt canada the most.

WellYouKnow · Post #2526 » by **WellYouKnow** » Tue Sep 3, 2019 1:10 pm

Well thats the end of our golden generation

Darknemo2000 · Post #2527 » by **Darknemo2000** » Tue Sep 3, 2019 1:13 pm

eskis wrote:not looking good for canada lets hope they can win vs senegal

What matters if they beat senegal or not? Only first two teams make out of the group.

Mattd97 · Post #2528 » by **Mattd97** » Tue Sep 3, 2019 1:14 pm

Jstock12 wrote:
Mattd97 wrote:
Jstock12 wrote:

Take him

Weve got enough guys espousing Canada and their pride in being Canadian who dont show up. Dont need a guy who has no interest being Canadian adding to it.

Also, hes not good

UcanUwill · Post #2529 » by **UcanUwill** » Tue Sep 3, 2019 1:14 pm

Darknemo2000 wrote:Tbh both teams play kind of poorly. Just Canada is worse.

They wdid well on stopping JV and Sabonis but again Sabonis and JV when they share the court are kind of stopping themselves already, you just have to not get in their way.

Surprisingly itsthe small forward and shooting guard positions that hurt canada the most.

JV and sabonis didnt play together much, and I dont think they are that bad of the fit together as this 4th quarter shows.

Jstock12 · Post #2530 » by **Jstock12** » Tue Sep 3, 2019 1:16 pm

Mattd97 wrote:
Jstock12 wrote:
Mattd97 wrote:
Take him

Weve got enough guys espousing Canada and their pride in being Canadian who dont show up. Dont need a guy who has no interest being Canadian adding to it.

Also, hes not good

Well, we'll take any talent we can get. Can't be too choosy with our situation. Also, I think Brazdeikis could be very solid in FIBA play.

UcanUwill · Post #2531 » by **UcanUwill** » Tue Sep 3, 2019 1:16 pm

Mattd97 wrote:
Jstock12 wrote:
Mattd97 wrote:
Take him

Weve got enough guys espousing Canada and their pride in being Canadian who dont show up. Dont need a guy who has no interest being Canadian adding to it.

Also, hes not good

Brazdeikis is Lithuanian born in Lithuania whose family moved to Canada as immigrants, dont be salty.

GreenGarlic · Post #2532 » by **GreenGarlic** » Tue Sep 3, 2019 1:17 pm

Respect to Canada for putting a good fight. The lack of bench was crucial. With Murray and Thompson Canada would be a problem, a top 10 team. Hopefully we won't get you in the qualifying tournament. Hopefully Maciulis retires soon.
Nice to see Valanciunas getting lots of rest time, too. Kuzminskas was atrocious. To sum up, an awful game by Lithuania.

Jstock12 · Post #2533 » by **Jstock12** » Tue Sep 3, 2019 1:17 pm

**** that was a scary fall.

Yeezus_ · Post #2534 » by **Yeezus_** » Tue Sep 3, 2019 1:20 pm

Someone tell me if we have any shot in the Olympic qualifying tournament

Jstock12 · Post #2535 » by **Jstock12** » Tue Sep 3, 2019 1:21 pm

Yeezus_ wrote:Someone tell me if we have any shot in the Olympic qualifying tournament

I think even getting 1-2 of your NBA guys to play would be a game changer. Cory Joseph is just not enough.

UcanUwill · Post #2536 » by **UcanUwill** » Tue Sep 3, 2019 1:21 pm

Yeezus_ wrote:Someone tell me if we have any shot in the Olympic qualifying tournament

I wouldnt count on it.

Yeezus_ · Post #2537 » by **Yeezus_** » Tue Sep 3, 2019 1:22 pm

Jstock12 wrote:
Yeezus_ wrote:Someone tell me if we have any shot in the Olympic qualifying tournament

I think even getting 1-2 of your NBA guys to play would be a game changer. Cory Joseph is just not enough.

Doesn’t it take place during the NBA season?

frumble · Post #2538 » by **frumble** » Tue Sep 3, 2019 1:22 pm

Darknemo2000 wrote:
eskis wrote:not looking good for canada lets hope they can win vs senegal

What matters if they beat senegal or not? Only first two teams make out of the group.

The Senegal and 17-32 classification games matter because the overall finish matters in terms of qualifying for the last-chance Olympic qualifying tournaments that will be held next summer.

DaFroMan · Post #2539 » by **DaFroMan** » Tue Sep 3, 2019 1:22 pm

What a sh*t effort. This team needed to play with fire from the hop and didnt.

Wiltjer only guy to show up really. Team looked better with pangos as lead guard in exhibition. Prime dribble into the abyss was on display by corey joe; he played alittle better in the 4th but just too little too late.

I've just never known anything other than disappointment from our mens team ...yet it still hurts.

Mattd97 · Post #2540 » by **Mattd97** » Tue Sep 3, 2019 1:24 pm

UcanUwill wrote:
Mattd97 wrote:
Jstock12 wrote:

Weve got enough guys espousing Canada and their pride in being Canadian who dont show up. Dont need a guy who has no interest being Canadian adding to it.

Also, hes not good

Brazdeikis is Lithuanian born in Lithuania whose family moved to Canada as immigrants, dont be salty.

I didnt say rupture an acl. I said play for that country then. How's that salty? Weve got enough guys who say they want to play for Canada (even from immigrant families, gasp) and dont show up. He says he doesn't want to play for Canada- or be Canadian- and doesnt show up, so why fight over his rights. As I said, take him.