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Puffer wrote: View Post
Keep stuffing the shute with Canadian talent. All grist for the Raptors plans for NBA domination.
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http://basketball.ca/en/news-article...XdJ3D7I0Hjw8ho
Well list sent everyone who is invited .. I don't see Andrew Wiggins ???
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guyroch wrote: View Posthttp://basketball.ca/en/news-article...XdJ3D7I0Hjw8ho
Well list sent everyone who is invited .. I don't see Andrew Wiggins ???
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planetmars wrote: View PostThe name's Bond, James Bond.
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Also, only three of those 29 players are over 28 years old (Heslip, Rautins and Doornekamp), and twelve are 23 or younger. The future is bright, especially if we've got this level of buy-in from our top playersThe name's Bond, James Bond.
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007 wrote: View Post
That's a fantastic turnout. Every established NBA player except Wiggins is there, plus seven(!) incoming rookies. Interesting to see Nembhard and Brissett there, I didn't know NCAA players could play at international tournaments?
Best, Ejim, Heslip and the Scrubb brothers will probably be given a roster spot just for all the sacrifices they endured in the last 3 years by showing up to most of the tournaments and helping Canada to reach to this goal and I think it's the right thing to do.
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Hotshot wrote: View Post
The question is giving how many Canadian players have sacrificed their time to get to this point, I don't believe any of the rookies (except Barrett) will be given a spot.
Best, Ejim, Heslip and the Scrubb brothers will probably be given a roster spot just for all the sacrifices they endured in the last 3 years by showing up to most of the tournaments and helping Canada to reach to this goal and I think it's the right thing to do.
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Maury wrote: View Post
Why? They never won anything? They didn’t even get us anywhere. Commitment is nice but we’re trying to win.
1) Bench players aren't going to give you many minutes anyway and if those aforementioned players are on your bench they are still good enough to match up against team Australia and Lithuania bench.
2) This is all strategic: You have to reward players that did the heavy lifting to get to this position, its a simple as that.
Most FIBA tournaments Canada plays in to get to the World Cup or Olympics will be depended on high end non NBA guys to commit because they are being played during the year as opposed to the summer and pretty much all NBA teams and EuroLeague teams would not allow their players to attend during the season. You will always need the G league guys or players playing on less superior European clubs to carry the burden of showing up in November & February and fly around commercially for a week or two to South America just to make sure they don't lose out. Who wants to do that and not be promised to be on the finals team when they go for the big trophies?! Not gonna happen.Last edited by Hotshot; Tue Jul 16, 2019, 03:45 PM.
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Maury wrote: View Post
Why? They never won anything? They didn’t even get us anywhere. Commitment is nice but we’re trying to win.
Murray , Joseph .Kelly Olynyk , Tristian and Powel …. Other then Murray .. These guys have played a lot together and that is important …Last edited by guyroch; Tue Jul 16, 2019, 04:29 PM.
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