Official Team Canada Basketball Thread

[Box Factory]

Jumped from 15 to 6 in the FIBA rankings

Canada soars to No. 6 in FIBA men's world rankings, USA back on top

Canada soared nine spots to No. 6 in the world after winning bronze and USA Basketball is back atop the FIBA men's world rankings, even after failing to medal at the World Cup.

www.sportsnet.ca

Makes a difference in terms of seeding for tournaments. Our low ranking is why we got put in groups of death in the last 2 World Cups

 

[MikelArteta]

hopefully we can get sharpe and mathurin

I'd also even take tristan thompson


cory joseph sorry your time is up take nembhard

 

[Box Factory]

He's the best Canadians NCAA guy ever, and he's knocking on the door of being one of the best NCAA players ever

He might not be our greatest pro ever, but he deserves respect. Gonna be a huge part of the national team going forward too

 

[MikelArteta]

He's the best Canadians NCAA guy ever, and he's knocking on the door of being one of the best NCAA players ever

He might not be our greatest pro ever, but he deserves respect. Gonna be a huge part of the national team going forward too

I actually think he will be decent in the nba, he moves well for his size

 

[thatrapsfan]

Best backcourt in the world

 

[Box Factory]

Best backcourt in the world

Nembhard mentioned that he got an invite to Team Canada this summer and he's been killing the Bucks in that series

Dort and NAW have been menaces defensively too.

 

[MikelArteta]

best possible outcome denver and okc out

 

[EarlyEarly]

Kind of off topic but did anyone just see Canada lose to DR in the U18 Americas? I don't know why Will Riley isn’t playing but these guys are hustling backwards right now.

 

[tremonthustler1]

Kind of off topic but did anyone just see Canada lose to DR in the U18 Americas? I don't know why Will Riley isn’t playing but these guys are hustling backwards right now.

and DR got a hockey player. By 2130 you will be good at nothing

 

[Flight]

Is Shaedon playing?

 

[DANKTHRONE]

and DR got a hockey player. By 2130 you will be good at nothing

We'll have a good cricket team by then

 

[tremonthustler1]

Let's watch Canada lose to the Puerto Rico Bad Bunnies

 

[Box Factory]

Let's watch Canada lose to the Puerto Rico Bad Bunnies

Canada current up 20+ mid way through the second

That fluke win yesterday is probably DRs greatest achievement since allowing Calipari to pay a 15 yr old Towns to pretend to be Dominican

 

[tremonthustler1]

Canada current up 20+ mid way through the second

That fluke win yesterday is probably DRs greatest achievement since allowing Calipari to pay a 15 yr old Towns to pretend to be Dominican

Juan Calipario's name is to be respected and revered around me

and stomping out Puerto Rico is always allowed.

Had we done that we'd probably be in Paris already

 

[Box Factory]

From what I've seen, these are guys that have confirmed to be playing or going to the training camp they're having

Confirmed
Edey, SGA, Murray, NAW, Brooks, Barrett, Powell, Nembhard, Dort, Olynyk

Guys I've seen mentioned as wanting to play or going to the camp: Wiggins, Tristan, Cory, Lyles, Shaedon, Brissett, Banton, Leonard Miller and Melvin Ejim

Also saw Carlisle said Mathurin won't be cleared to play but will attend the camp

I imagine a few of the other Euroleague guys like the scrubbs and the guys who show up for the winter games will be at camp

To me, I'd want something like

Olynyk, Edey, Powell
Wiggins, Lyles
Brooks, Barrett
Murray, Dort, Naw
SGA, Nembhard