Episode 1709
In Episode 1694, Sean Woodley is joined by Oren Weisfeld, author of a forthcoming book about Canadian basketball, to talk about Canada's men's and women's national teams falling short at the 2024 Paris Olympics and the future of both programs ahead of the Los Angeles games in 2028 that will surely bring with them plenty of medal expectations. Off the top, Sean and Oren but a bow on the Canadian performances in France, dig into why it's silly to call the men's run to the quarterfinals a failure considering the strength of their group in which they went an unbeaten 3-0, the women's team's struggles to string together good offensive possessions, and why RJ Barrett's play in the tournament should give Canadian hoops fans hope for what lies ahead in his future with the national team as the youngest member of the Paris squad. Next, they look back on how the failures to make the 2016 and 2021 Olympics in a way set this 2024 men's team up to fall short of their medal goals, and what the next few years could hold for coaches Jordie Fernandez and Victor Lapena as well as the two national teams as a whole. Lastly, they take a moment to bask in the glow of the conclusions of both the men's and women's tournaments, discuss the USA-Serbia game and whether it's the best basketball game played so far this decade, the rising tide of international competition, and whether Scottie Barnes will be on the US team for the 2028 Olympics.
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