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Originally Posted by dammage79
Why even have a basketball Tournament? It's essentially a gimme for the U.S and a talent show for Silver and Bronze. Also, why cannot Canada send their best to qualifiers so they can make the Olympics? I feel like we have the firepower now to push for a medal.
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We absolutely should be there. At the FIBA America's Tournament last summer we lost a heartbreaker to Argentina, meaning that we had to go to a play in tournament in Manila this summer in order to qualify. Only Tristan Thompson and Corey Joseph went from the NBA, other players gave various excuses for not going (I think Kelly Olynk probably would have gone if not injured).
We will be there in 2020, at least I hope to God we are, because there is no excuse to not make it with the basketball talent we have in this country.