Maybe not a big deal to some around here, but as a big basketball fan, I'm thrilled our essentially no-name squad found a way to qualify over teams with NBA players like Charlie V and Al Horford. Hopefully Nash and quasi-Canadian Matt Bonner join the boys next summer and this is the start to a birth in the next Olympics. Go Canada Go!
The victory clinches a semifinal berth for Canada (3-4), and with it, a spot in next year's world championships.
The Canadians will make their first world championship appearance since 2002 in Indianapolis, where they finished 13th in the last significant senior tournament Canada has played in.
http://tsn.ca/nba/story/?id=289983