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Originally Posted by Derek Sutton
Curling Canada should be criticized, but really any team we sent could've met the same fate as Homan/ Morris. The thing is though we have some very dedicated mixed doubles teams in this country who were brushed aside because curling Canada could not find a way to put the tournament together. I do not have a problem with not being able to compete in both mixed and 4 person, as preparation and dedication are different for each event (Rachels' sweeping). Morris and Homan are only there because they didn't qualify in the 4 person events. Curling Canada needs to move the qualifying up and determine the our reps much sooner. This would allow proper prep time for both mixed doubles and 4 person teams.
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Yeah I am OK with criticizing the process. No Homan/Morris didn't get destroyed but a 5-4 record is not great in this sport for Canada. Had they not gotten very lucky against the Czechs, they'd have a losing record.
Those two gave it everything they had so I'm not criticizing their effort or prep. But as i said in previous posts, a clearer game plan and approach might have helped. Canada sent the two best shotmakers it could come up with, both of whom are alphas and it didn't work.