Canadian basketball fans had many reasons to be optimistic about their team heading into the FIBA Americas tournament, which offered the team a chance to qualify for the Olympics. Those reasons include Andrew Wiggins, Cory Joseph, and a long list of established/ up and coming NBA players who form the core for what should be a competitive international squad for the next decade and beyond. Except, there are other established teams on this stage, and Canada ran into one of them in their tournament Read more [...]

MEXICO CITY — It’s all well and good to have depth and abundant talent but when basketball games get close down the line, the need is dire for someone to step up and take control. And for all the good things about the Canadian senior men’s team — and there is no reason for anyone to panic at this point — that lack of a take-charge leader Read more [...]