Rod Black: ‘I think it’s going to be a Canada, U.S. gold medal final’

Jim Tatti and Dave Feschuk are also joined by TSN Radio voice of Olympic Basketball Rod Black to discuss Canada’s matchup against Spain and the potential of a Canada, United States gold medal final.

[timw]

hope for canada us final but still lots of basketball to play before that happens

[Eric-lxhp]

Canada can keep up with the US until the bench players check in

[kevinwilkie]

If France beat Germany, I don’t see Canada beating Spain by enough points to make up that massive point differential. If that’s the case, we have a 50-50 chance of getting lumped on the US side of the bracket. Let’s hope that Germany beats France who has a very similar point differential to us and we can somehow avoid that side.

[kevinwilkie]

Kind of junkie. Not only do we get the group of death but because every team is so equal even if you go 3-0 you don’t really get to rack up a big point differential so even if you’re a better team than one of the other first place pool winners you still get lumped into the second pot for quarterfinals seeding, Not really fair, but I guess that’s fiba

[jaytse]

Our wings/guards can go at anyone but we dont have near enough size to match up with Serbia or the US. That is our achilles heal

[Allen-kno]

Team Canada Men’s Olympic Starters:

-SGA, Murray, Brooks, Barrett and Olynyk;

Bench: Powell, Dort, NAW, Nembhard, Lyles, Ejim and Birch.

Team USA Men’s Olympic Basketball Starters:

-Lebron, KD, Curry, Embiid and Tatum

Bench: AD, Edwards, Booker, Holiday, White, Haliburton and Bam.

[mjad]

Hopefully they’re not on our side of the bracket

[TurboGauchiste]

You're a just Canada be humble you're not France, Serbia, Germany or Spain not even Greece and don't talk about usa

[mydog]

With Murray on the bench we have a chance