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I expect a few of the big names to skip the Pan Ams, but everyone to play in the FIBA Americas, which is the only tournament that matters. Pan Am = Practice. FIBA Americas = Olympic Qualifier. Also, the FIBA Americas doesn't conflict with summer league and is after free agency, so all our guys should have contracts by then, and if not, FIBA will be their best way to showcase themselves for a contract somewhere.
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stretch wrote: View PostIn referring to Joseph, I was thinking that his contract situation may not be resolved in time to play at the Pan Am Games and/or FIBA Americas, with the risk of injury as a free agent.
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guyroch wrote: View PostThompson's agent is also Lebron's agent ... I think he doesn't have to be worried about his next contract .. Lebron will make sure Cavs will take care of him ...
Is it just me but is Tristian becoming a bit overrated ? I love his energy and his game but the money associated to him is kind
of crazy ... He rebounds , blocks but has no offensive game ..
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It's not such a bad thing for some of our second-tier (non-nba) guys to get extra experience in the program. With the idiotic changes to FIBA qualifying, we may need to rely on our international players more than we would like, simply to get to the FIBA Worlds, and then hope our NBA players can take over for Olympic Qualifying.
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octothorp wrote: View PostIt's not such a bad thing for some of our second-tier (non-nba) guys to get extra experience in the program. With the idiotic changes to FIBA qualifying, we may need to rely on our international players more than we would like, simply to get to the FIBA Worlds, and then hope our NBA players can take over for Olympic Qualifying.Last edited by Primer; Tue Jun 2, 2015, 11:44 AM.
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While there are a few guys that we all consider locks for spots with the senior men's team, we have a bunch of quality guys on the bubble that may think it best to commit to the Pan Am games team to help them earn a spot for FIBA Americas.
Bigs
Dwight Powell
Andrew Nicholson
Olynyk
Sacre
Bennet
Kendall
Bachynski
Owen Klassen
Lyles
Guards/Wings
English
Shepherd
Ejim
Phil Scrubb
Heslip
Hanlan
Pangos
Anderson
Rautins
Devoe Joseph
Plus a few other young guys still in school and some other guys that have experience with the senior team not mentioned makes for a tough team to crack.Twitter @WJ_FINDLAY
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WJF wrote: View PostWhile there are a few guys that we all consider locks for spots with the senior men's team, we have a bunch of quality guys on the bubble that may think it best to commit to the Pan Am games team to help them earn a spot for FIBA Americas.
Bigs
Dwight Powell
Andrew Nicholson
Olynyk
Sacre
Bennet
Kendall
Bachynski
Owen Klassen
Lyles
Guards/Wings
English
Shepherd
Ejim
Phil Scrubb
Heslip
Hanlan
Pangos
Anderson
Rautins
Devoe Joseph
Plus a few other young guys still in school and some other guys that have experience with the senior team not mentioned makes for a tough team to crack.
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I know Joseph is an RFA but San Anotonio usually isn't picky about letting their players play international unless they're older and need rest (manuuuuu).
And I'm not overly concerned with Pan Am. I just care about the Fiba Americas. Would be nice to get as many of our guys into the Pan Am just so they develop chemistry but if not, it's fine.
We SHOULD have enough talent to out talent teams in the Fiba games.
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Primer wrote: View PostFIBA Worlds was last summer (we didn't make it). We qualify for the Olympics is we finish top 2 in the FIBA Americas this summer, and we qualify for the FIBA World Olympic Qualifier if we finish 3-5 at FIBA Americas. So everyone better play in the FIBA Americas it will be a lot easier to qualify for the Olympics there then it will be in the Qualifier.
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Bonus Jonas wrote: View PostI know Joseph is an RFA but San Anotonio usually isn't picky about letting their players play international unless they're older and need rest (manuuuuu).
And I'm not overly concerned with Pan Am. I just care about the Fiba Americas. Would be nice to get as many of our guys into the Pan Am just so they develop chemistry but if not, it's fine.
We SHOULD have enough talent to out talent teams in the Fiba games.Twitter @WJ_FINDLAY
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WJF wrote: View PostWhile there are a few guys that we all consider locks for spots with the senior men's team, we have a bunch of quality guys on the bubble that may think it best to commit to the Pan Am games team to help them earn a spot for FIBA Americas.
Bigs
Dwight Powell
Andrew Nicholson
Olynyk
Sacre
Bennet
Kendall
Bachynski
Owen Klassen
Lyles
Guards/Wings
English
Shepherd
Ejim
Phil Scrubb
Heslip
Hanlan
Pangos
Anderson
Rautins
Devoe Joseph
Plus a few other young guys still in school and some other guys that have experience with the senior team not mentioned makes for a tough team to crack.Eh follow my TWITTER!
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Employee wrote: View PostHas Lyles said he wants to play for Canada? I know he played for the States before. I guess now that I think about it, there's no way he makes any US team so Canada is the only choice.
EDIT: It's confusing as hell. I've asked people here and elsewhere -- it appears that he's committed to Basketball Canada.
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Primer wrote: View PostProbably. He's great for rebounding and put backs, but that's it. He's an average to slightly below average defender and takes 66% of this shots within 3 feet, and all of his shots within 10 feet. He saw a nice uptick in efficiency this year by lowering his usage, shot attempts, and minutes. We'll see what kind of contract he ends up with, but he's not worth a max, even when the new cap comes into play and max is more like a $13M per year deal is today.
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Bonus Jonas wrote: View PostI know Joseph is an RFA but San Anotonio usually isn't picky about letting their players play international unless they're older and need rest (manuuuuu).
And I'm not overly concerned with Pan Am. I just care about the Fiba Americas. Would be nice to get as many of our guys into the Pan Am just so they develop chemistry but if not, it's fine.
We SHOULD have enough talent to out talent teams in the Fiba games.
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