Canada Basketball

[DanH]

Whoa, guys, our group is tough but even with a lot of guys missing we should be considered co-favourites to get out of the group.

[007]

Whoa, guys, our group is tough but even with a lot of guys missing we should be considered co-favourites to get out of the group.

I think the pessimism is understandable. Canada has done jack-shit internationally in recent years, and the number of players that pulled out is pretty disheartening. That said, I'm still excited to see what our squad can do in September

[RandomGuy]

Ben Simmons pulled out, not that he's a game changer like Giannis, who will literally carry his team on his back, but that's a bonus to Canadian and Lithuanian teams chances. I see Lithuania as group favorites, a month ago I would have argued it's either Canada or Australia.

[RandomGuy]

Australia

Patty Mills	PG	183 cm	82 kg	31 m.
Nathan Sobey	PG, SG	188 cm	86 kg	29 m.
Matthew Dellavedova	SG	191 cm	89 kg	29 m.
Chris Goulding	SG	192 cm	92 kg	30 m.
Cameron Gliddon	SG	197 cm	94 kg	29 m.
Joe Ingles	SG, SF	203 cm	98 kg	31 m.
Xavier Cooks	SG, SF	203 cm	84 kg	23 m.
Jonah Bolden	PF	208 cm	98 kg	23 m.
Jock Landale	PF, C	211 cm	116 kg	23 m.
Nick Kay	PF, C	206 cm	104 kg	27 m.
Andrew Bogut	C	213 cm	118 kg	34 m.
Aron Baynes	C	208 cm	123 kg	32 m.

Canada

Aaron Best	SG	193 cm	84 kg	26 m.
Duane Notice	PG, SG	188 cm	102 kg	24 m.
Kaza Kajami-Keane	PG	188 cm	84 kg	25 m.
Thomas Scrubb	SF	198 cm		27 m.
Philip Scrubb	PG, SG	191 cm	84 kg	26 m.
Kevin Pangos	PG, SG	189 cm	82 kg	26 m.
Kelly Olynyk	PF	213 cm	108 kg	28 m.
Andrew Nembhard	PG, SG	196 cm	87 kg	19 m.
Jamal Murray	PG	193 cm	94 kg	22 m.
R.J. Barrett	SG, SF	201 cm	92 kg	19 m.
Eugene Omoruyi	PF, SF	201 cm	106 kg	23 m.
Cory Joseph	PG, SG	191 cm	84 kg	27 m.
Brady Heslip	PG, SG	188 cm	82 kg	29 m.
Melvin Ejim	SF	201 cm		28 m.
Addison Patterson	SG, SF	198 cm	86 kg	17 m.
Oshae Brissett	SF	203 cm	95 kg	21 m.
Chris Boucher	PF	208 cm	91 kg	26 m.
Khem Birch	C	206 cm	100 kg	26 m.
Kyle Wiltjer	PF, SF	208 cm	110 kg	26 m.

Lithuania

Mantas Kalnietis	PG	196 cm	89 kg	32 m.
Martinas Geben	C	208 cm	112 kg	24 m.
Jonas Valančiūnas	C	211 cm	116 kg	27 m.
Paulius Jankūnas	PF	205 cm	107 kg	35 m.
Mindaugas Kuzminskas	SF, PF	205 cm	98 kg	29 m.
Eimantas Bendžius	PF, SF	207 cm	98 kg	29 m.
Domantas Sabonis	PF, C	211 cm	109 kg	23 m.
Edgaras Ulanovas	SF	198 cm	92 kg	27 m.
Rokas Giedraitis	SF	200 cm	88 kg	26 m.
Arnas Butkevičius	SF	197 cm	96 kg	26 m.
Jonas Mačiulis	SF	200 cm	98 kg	34 m.
Renaldas Seibutis	SG, SF	196 cm	82 kg	34 m.
Marius Grigonis	SG, SF	198 cm	93 kg	25 m.
Žygimantas Janavičius	PG	192 cm	80 kg	30 m.
Lukas Lekavičius	PG	183 cm	78 kg	25 m.

Only Australia has it's final roster. Is Kelly Olynyk play after his injury?

[DanH]

Only Australia has it's final roster. Is Kelly Olynyk play after his injury?

Yes, Olynyk is expected to play in the tourney.

[guyroch]

Yes, Olynyk is expected to play in the tourney.

Kyle Wiltjer
Kyle Wiltjer tweeked his ankle but says he will be okay .. Jaumal Murray did the same thing but said he won't play the Worlds .. Sorry about being negative but Murray could have been like Lenard and had maintenance days ( not played against Senegal or shut it down after they clinched a Olympic berth ) .. Heck these guys play 1 or 2 quartesr in NBA preseason and skip a lot of preseason games ..

Saying that … I think if Nurse goes with a short rotation this team could make it to the next round …

Lewenberg: It's a bizarre situation that's not going to do Boucher any favors in career

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMJ4KNh_SfE

[DanH]

Kyle Wiltjer
Kyle Wiltjer tweeked his ankle but says he will be okay .. Jaumal Murray did the same thing but said he won't play the Worlds .. Sorry about being negative but Murray could have been like Lenard and had maintenance days ( not played against Senegal or shut it down after they clinched a Olympic berth ) .. Heck these guys play 1 or 2 quartesr in NBA preseason and skip a lot of preseason games ..

Saying that … I think if Nurse goes with a short rotation this team could make it to the next round …

Lewenberg: It's a bizarre situation that's not going to do Boucher any favors in career

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMJ4KNh_SfE

Unless you are Murray's doctor I don't think you can say with confidence that the severity of his injury and Wiltjer's are identical.

[Truth Teller]

Also Murray has star potential. No offense, but Wiltjer isn't even a bench player in the NBA.

[guyroch]

Unless you are Murray's doctor I don't think you can say with confidence that the severity of his injury and Wiltjer's are identical.

The tournament is a month away …. I agree if the tournament started next week

[guyroch]

Also Murray has star potential. No offense, but Wiltjer isn't even a bench player in the NBA.

Murray doesn't have star " potential " He is already a star with Max money guaranteed for 5 years ... Wiltjer is on a one year deal with some Euro league and has more to risk .

[guyroch]

A healthy Gallo could be used for a trade to a contending team before the trade deadline (if he still looked good out there)

If I'm OKC I want Gallo to rest in the summer and concentrate on rehab.

Gallo simply wants to play for his country and would have told OKC to stick it if they said he couldn't.

Thanks Hotshot …

Gallo is only 30 years old and avg 20 ( 19.8 ) 6 rebounds and is on an expiring contract .. He was given to the Thunder cause the thunder had the Clippers by the balls cause they needed George to get Lenard …

I just pointed out Gallo situation cause it proves that organizations aren't holding a gun to these players heads to tell them not to play …


Guys I am just saying something smells .. Look at the 29 guys invited and really only Olynyk and Joseph are really left standing …
Powel and Brooks were excited last summer and played and that was a qualifying event and now it's an actual world event they say no ? You would think after what the Raptors did and so much excitement about basketball in Canada that this would have be the first time we had all hands on deck .. Heck we got a NBA coach who won an NBA title to coach the team …

[KeonClark]

Okay so the chances of making the Olympics seems slim now unless that second tourney after the World Cup goes our way. I assume no NBA players will be in that tourney though. If most aren't playing in the World Cup why would they play in a qualifying Olympics tourney?

I guess the next goal is 2024 then. I'm not liking our chances there either. I think the "Golden age" of Canada Basketball was over hyped.. just like Andrew Wiggins was in 2014.

The Golden Age was properly hyped, they didn't know that all of the top players would disappointingly refuse to play

[DanH]

Thanks Hotshot …

Gallo is only 30 years old and avg 20 ( 19.8 ) 6 rebounds and is on an expiring contract .. He was given to the Thunder cause the thunder had the Clippers by the balls cause they needed George to get Lenard …

I just pointed out Gallo situation cause it proves that organizations aren't holding a gun to these players heads to tell them not to play …


Guys I am just saying something smells .. Look at the 29 guys invited and really only Olynyk and Joseph are really left standing …
Powel and Brooks were excited last summer and played and that was a qualifying event and now it's an actual world event they say no ? You would think after what the Raptors did and so much excitement about basketball in Canada that this would have be the first time we had all hands on deck .. Heck we got a NBA coach who won an NBA title to coach the team …

If the LAC could have chosen any player to send the other way in that deal, they would have chosen Gallo.

Guys are bailing on the US team too. The new FIBA window freaking sucks and this is the result. Such is life.

[DanH]

The tournament is a month away …. I agree if the tournament started next week

Ah, so you are his doctor? His injury doesn't require, say, 4-5 weeks to properly heal, thus leaving him at risk of re-aggravating it if he were to play? Good to know.

[guyroch]

Ah, so you are his doctor? His injury doesn't require, say, 4-5 weeks to properly heal, thus leaving him at risk of re-aggravating it if he were to play? Good to know.

I was at the game in Toronto watching the game .. No crutches and you would really have to look at closely to see some sort of limp .. The term used was tweak not sprain … I bet you will see him in pre camp workouts in September and August .. Heck

Olynyk when he got hurt in Toronto he just wanted to walk it off and get back into the game but players and coaches said get your ass to the dressing room ..

I am just saying Rui Hachimura of Japan drafted this year and is dropping 37 points in FIBA warm up games but none of our Canadian drafted players said yes this summer ?

Lets forget about the golden age of Canadian basketball players ever playing out at the world stage … We just spent July banging our Canadian chests that 4 Canadians got drafted in the 1st round of the NBA draft … Every Canadian either had an excuse or didn't even think one was required ..