Official Team Canada Basketball Thread
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Box Factory
hater
Dwight Powell pulled out. Now the word is Shai and Cory Joseph might not show up either.
Wouldn't be shocked if Murray does too if those guys pull out
Would suck for us to finally qualify for something and have no one show up
Wouldn't be shocked if Murray does too if those guys pull out
Would suck for us to finally qualify for something and have no one show up
Man cory has always shown up for canada i'll have to see it to believe it. But the schedule does suck you're basically giving up your august and september
Box Factory
hater
Michael Grange tweeted thst Corys having second thoughts about playing. Hopefully he sticks with it though. He's the leader of the team imo
Yeah its like a 6 week commitment where they go from Toronto to Winnipeg to Australia to China. Thats alot to ask of these guys right before the season starts so i can't be mad at them but it just sucks
Rottweiler
All Star
Hoping for the best for you guys. USA basketball needs a rival.
Watch your mouth regarding my country Senegal. i'm also canadian, hope both make it
thatrapsfan
Superstar
Nurse confirmed Cory is playing. Grange is an idiot.
Box Factory
hater
Yeah saw that today. Would have been a huge loss
Training camp is supposed to start some time today so hopefully we get a full list of who showed up soon
Box Factory
hater
The list of who showed up is out. It's bad
Canada Basketball
More than likely none of the NCAA guys can play
Olynyk, Birch , Boucher and Cory are the only NBA guys.
Team will probably look something like
Pangos/Scrubb
Cory/Best/Heslip
Scrubb/maybe Brissett
Olynyk/Ejim/Wiltjer
Birch/Boucher
Maybe Ejim starts at small forward
This is so disappointing. Not sure if that team is good enough to get out of group play with Australia and Lithuania in our group.
Have to finish as one of the top 2 teams from the Americas to qualify for the Olympics. I would say our chances aren't great of doing that. All the other teams from the Americas have way easier groups and potential knockout stage opponents.
There's a laat chance qualifying tournament next year for the Olympics but given what we got as a turnout here, i wouldn't hold out high hopes for our chances in that situation next year
I feel like this was our chance to make an impact on the world stage and solidify ourselves and it's been completely thrown away.
Really sucks. "The golden age" everyone talked about for so long might be dead before it ever started
Canada Basketball
More than likely none of the NCAA guys can play
Olynyk, Birch , Boucher and Cory are the only NBA guys.
Team will probably look something like
Pangos/Scrubb
Cory/Best/Heslip
Scrubb/maybe Brissett
Olynyk/Ejim/Wiltjer
Birch/Boucher
Maybe Ejim starts at small forward
This is so disappointing. Not sure if that team is good enough to get out of group play with Australia and Lithuania in our group.
Have to finish as one of the top 2 teams from the Americas to qualify for the Olympics. I would say our chances aren't great of doing that. All the other teams from the Americas have way easier groups and potential knockout stage opponents.
There's a laat chance qualifying tournament next year for the Olympics but given what we got as a turnout here, i wouldn't hold out high hopes for our chances in that situation next year
I feel like this was our chance to make an impact on the world stage and solidify ourselves and it's been completely thrown away.
Really sucks. "The golden age" everyone talked about for so long might be dead before it ever started
thatrapsfan
Superstar
this is a horrific list. We are going to get eliminated in the first round. Jamal
thatrapsfan
Superstar
These dudes Shai and Brooks playing in OVO tournament but bailing on this. Shai didn’t even show up to camp 
Absolutely disgraceful. Besides Jamal Murray, none of the guys that skipped are even stars
Don’t get it at all
honestly we need to start calling these people out this is disgraceful and a slap in the face
