Canada takes an L from Argentina

Canada looked good from time to time in this game but Argentina was too much as they put the Red and White down 79-53.

The downside is that the team only shot only 29% from the floor, 22 to 13 turnover differential and a minus eight (40-32) rebound difference. The plus side is that Kelly Olynyk had a great game going off for 19 points and 12 rebounds.

Kendall was still out of this game but everyone played in this loss which is a good thing moving forward. In what was a likely loss going into the game, this was the best possible scenario for the players - get some minutes for the guys who play little and rest the guys that play heavy.

Tomorrow's game will be a tough one against a very, very good Puerto Rico team that features an NBA backcourt. Tune in tomorrow at 10:30am on TSN2 or your favorite pirate streaming site.

9 months ago rbala 3 comments 0 recs |

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Puerto Rico wins 79-74

Canada’s road to the top 2 is probably impossible now, but there is still a shot at a 3-5 spot which would qualify them for the next tournament. Wins over Uruguay and Panama are pretty much mandatory now. Come on Canada!

by DW19 on Sep 6, 2011 4:33 PM EDT reply actions

I agree

It’s do or die time now.

Ray Bala
CANadian BasketBALL Report
on www.raptorhq.com

by rbala on Sep 6, 2011 5:30 PM EDT reply actions

This tournament has semifinals. So finishing the second round in 3rd or 4th is as good as finishing in 1st or 2nd – in each case, you play a one game semi final for an automatic spot in the Olympics.

So 3rd or 4th after this round would have been as good as 1st or 2nd and a lot better than 5th. But that is moot now after today’s loss.

Canada now needs help just to finish 5th. They have the same remaining schedule as Venezuela – they each play Panama and Uruguay. Canada has to beat both and hope that Ven drops one of those two games.

by Underwhelmed on Sep 6, 2011 6:57 PM EDT reply actions