Kabongo and Birch might be in the next draft and Bennett and Wiggins have a shot at getting drafted further down the line. The Americans don't put much stock in these international tournaments and as evident, some Canadians players don't either. The focus is going to be the NBA and NCAA first. I understand that. Here's hoping that Thompson and Joseph accept an invite to the National team's camp in July.
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MyMomLovesMe wrote: View PostU19 is probably not the sort of reps you want to go through to prepare for the NBA. If the guys drafted this year can get into some sort player organized league where they are competing against other NBA ready players and NBA vets, than by all means that would be preferential. These guys need to gain experience and do so fast, there will be a steep learning curve when they see action. So playing against guys that have 5-6 years on them is the best thing they can do.
U19 is better than nothing, but if I got my named called, I would no longer practice to age restrictions.
(Notice none of the players that played for team USA, just got drafted... instead its the guys from the next draft.)
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stretch wrote: View PostKabongo and Birch might be in the next draft and Bennett and Wiggins have a shot at getting drafted further down the line. The Americans don't put much stock in these international tournaments and as evident, some Canadians players don't either. The focus is going to be the NBA and NCAA first. I understand that. Here's hoping that Thompson and Joseph accept an invite to the National team's camp in July.Twitter @WJ_FINDLAY
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i just hate hearing from all these canadian ballers who claim canada needs support for basketball blah blah blah but never help out the fiba/olympic teams. whats going to make young players want to support canada? i get why nash hasn't the past few years but if these young guys want the country to do something they have to give us something to root for.@sweatpantsjer
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Hotshot wrote: View PostGood summary.
My concern is his lift when he jumps, can it be improved on or is this it?! If he can't jump higher then he won't be able to finish his dunks and instead of Bargnani 2.0 (what most Raptor fans feared at the begining) he could be a young Rasho 2.0 instead (not worthy of a 5th pick).
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Tomorrow against Croatia.
Thursday June 30th, 2011
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Croatia v Lithuania
Korea v Canada
USA v Egypt
China v Serbia
Russia v Brazil
Argentina v Australia
Latvia v Chinese Taipei
Poland v Tunisia
Friday July 1st, 2011
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Lithuania v Korea
Canada v Croatia
Australia v Latvia
Brazil v Poland
Serbia v USA
Chinese Taipei v Argentina
Egypt v China
Tunisia v Russia
Saturday July 2nd, 2011
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Canada v Lithuania
Argentina v Latvia
USA v China
Brazil v Tunisia
Croatia v Korea
Chinese Taipei v Australia
Serbia v Egypt
Poland v RussiaLast edited by MyMomLovesMe; Wed Jun 29, 2011, 10:27 AM.
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LeeZ wrote: View PostA few days ago I posted that this kid reminds me of Rasho; well, at least the lack of hops and athleticism. Mind you, the kid can at least dunk, something Rasho, for all his qualities, was barely able to do. If this kid turns into the next Rasho? You'll hear no complaints from me. It was the fifth pick in an ugly draft, and Rasho had a long career as a steady defensive presence with a decent (if underwhelming) offensive game.Twitter @WJ_FINDLAY
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ceez wrote: View Posti just hate hearing from all these canadian ballers who claim canada needs support for basketball blah blah blah but never help out the fiba/olympic teams. whats going to make young players want to support canada? i get why nash hasn't the past few years but if these young guys want the country to do something they have to give us something to root for.Twitter @WJ_FINDLAY
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WJF wrote: View PostNot a bad comparison, although I do think his upside is better than that of Rasho as I think his mobility much better than Rasho's. The added mobility should allow him to grab an extra rebound or two and snag an easy put-back or two as well. Rasho best year statistically was his last in Minnesota where he put up 11 points 6.6 boards and 1.5 blocks while shooting 52.5% from the field, his next year at San Antonio he put up better blocks and rebounds but his scoring dropped to 8.6 ppg on 46% from the field. I do expect Jonas to have better career years than that when all is said and done.
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