A dominant 26 point win of Uruguay puts them in solid shape going into the second round. And then starting tomorrow, it's four games in four days for the remaining teams.
One thing I like in this tournament is the way Triano is using 3-big lineups, like Thompson, Nicholson, and Doornekamp. It's a matchup nightmare in this tournament, and with Olynyk, Bennett, Lyles, and Powell as part of the future of this program, They've got no shortage of inside/outside bigs.
I've said it before but this tournament has me more convinced that a lineup like Joseph, Wiggins, Bennett, Nicholson, Olynyk would be brilliant in international play. Five guys who can shoot the 3, five who can rebound, four who can post up. Few international teams would be able to match up with that sort of size and skill. And Canada has the depth to run two units of that style of play.
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