Official Team Canada Basketball Thread

[MikelArteta]

Europe puts so much into their grassroots sports that you're damn near brainwashed into wanting to rep your country any chance you get. Honestly if Luka didn't play then his country would understand but he would probably beat himself up for not stepping up for his country. A lot of these guys owe what they have to their national program at various levels.

Canada doesn't do shyt for anybody. That's a big reason why guys don't care to show up. Canada needs the players infinitely more than the players need them. The only person around now that probably really benefitted from anything from Canada Basketball is RJ and that's because his Dad became an executive and his AAU team was pretty much a feeder team to the Cadet team. And probably Cory, he's always around. Canada only checks for you once you have a name. They don't build anybody.

Or when the Olympics are in Canada

 

[Box Factory]

I feel like a kid waiting for his parents to wake up on xmas morning

 

[MikelArteta]

I feel like a kid waiting for his parents to wake up on xmas morning

when that national anthem plays

just hope the power doesnt go off

 

[thatrapsfan]

Dort better be first off bench.

 

[EarlyEarly]

I'm expecting slow start while they try to figure each other out. It's a good thing Turkey is on the other side.

 

[CJ]

Here we go

 

[TOAD99]

RJ dropping a cool 25

I hope

 

[Box Factory]

Dort better be first off bench.

#FireNurse

 

[Piff Tannen]

Someone pm me a link. Are they showing this in America

 

[CantStop]

link?

edit: nvm found it. its on CBC. these bums losing to these gyro eating bums scust

 

[Box Factory]

Nickiel is the best player in the history of our country

 

[Box Factory]

Someone pm me a link. Are they showing this in America

ESPN+

 

[im not you]

lol its not gonna be a cakewalk for Canada at all

these euros know each other and have chemistry. canada's team has talent but they're just thrown together and they have very little shooting

 

[EarlyEarly]

lol its not gonna be a cakewalk for Canada at all

these euros know each other and have chemistry. canada's team has talent but they're just thrown together and they have very little shooting

For all the talent USA has, teams like Spain, Serbia, Australia still give them a game. And Canada's talent isn't there yet to just compensate for their lack of chemistry and system. I actually have Turkey winning this thing.

 

[CantStop]

I knew Trey Lyles was a bum when I heard he's from saskatoon