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WJF wrote: View PostIn the recent past we had some personnel problems and lack of talent depth, now we have depth but it is very young. There needs to be a core that grows together in order for the team to achieve regular success. I think this summer will be a big one even though we are not playing for anything. Getting our guys together and having them bond and play without the pressures of having to qualify or medal in any event will allow them to relax and learn. I just hope most of the key guys are there.
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guyroch wrote: View PostI am not a big fan of our coach Jay Triano and wish he wasn't hired and thought it seemed like Leo with less talent at least got his team to the World's ...
For the 2014 championship, FIBA put those extra "wild card" spots up to the highest bidders, those non qualifying countries with the most $$ in sponsorship and TV deals. Brazil, which did not win a game at FIBA Americas last summer, was awarded a wild card along with Greece, Finland, and Turkey.Last edited by stretch; Mon Jun 23, 2014, 02:13 PM.
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guyroch wrote: View PostI am not a big fan of our coach Jay Triano and wish he wasn't hired and thought it seemed like Leo with less talent at least got his team to the World's ...Twitter @WJ_FINDLAY
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FIBA Americas is broadcasting the games on their home page:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/
The Canada/Argentina semi final should be on at 5:15 Eastern time.
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WJF wrote: View PostI liked Leo as a coach, I thought he did well with what he had. Jay will be fine once he has a roster that has the right combination of international experience with youth and veterans.
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stretch wrote: View PostTwo man team, Brooks and Gill Caesar. Today's game went to overtime. The US doubled the score on Argentina yesterday.Twitter @WJ_FINDLAY
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This is really good. Finally, Canada is investing well in team sports other than hockey. It all starts with the grassroots/juniors. The seed has been planted in the last FIBA Americas. They had a decent showing despite not qualifying. Most of the members of that team are young, and there are some key differences in FIBA rules and NBA rules.
IN the last FIBA Americas, they lacked a perimeter scorer (Andrew Nicholson led the team in scoring). So if they're gonna have Stauskas, Wiggins, Bennett, Ennis, that could be lethal.
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The U.S get regularly challenged in junior tournaments by the top European teams. Can recall two very entertaining games against Serbia last year. They've lost a few world championships in U/19 in recent memory.
Will take a lot more than having a bunch of NBA players for Canada to be a good international team, but yeh that's already been said above. The same guys consistently turning out year after year and building a strong foundation is a must. Or else you'll just be like France. I always felt they should do better in International tournaments, full of NBA players, look good on paper but don't really do much. Although they went okay in London.
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WJF wrote: View PostAt the Junior age levels it will be hard to beat the US, their player pool depth is just too much right now, but we are showing consistency and that is huge.
The one thing about the present Day Jr Canadians, is with AUU programs and some Canadians playing in U.S High Schools it means they won't be intiminated by their opponent and their is no " unknown factor " cause they have gone against these guys on a regular basis ..
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BigCamB wrote: View PostThe U.S get regularly challenged in junior tournaments by the top European teams. Can recall two very entertaining games against Serbia last year. They've lost a few world championships in U/19 in recent memory.
Will take a lot more than having a bunch of NBA players for Canada to be a good international team, but yeh that's already been said above. The same guys consistently turning out year after year and building a strong foundation is a must. Or else you'll just be like France. I always felt they should do better in International tournaments, full of NBA players, look good on paper but don't really do much. Although they went okay in London.Twitter @WJ_FINDLAY
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2KJ wrote: View PostThis is really good. Finally, Canada is investing well in team sports other than hockey. It all starts with the grassroots/juniors. The seed has been planted in the last FIBA Americas. They had a decent showing despite not qualifying. Most of the members of that team are young, and there are some key differences in FIBA rules and NBA rules.
IN the last FIBA Americas, they lacked a perimeter scorer (Andrew Nicholson led the team in scoring). So if they're gonna have Stauskas, Wiggins, Bennett, Ennis, that could be lethal.
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