Episode 1481
In Episode 1468, Sean Woodley and Vivek Jacob react to Team Canada's late fourth quarter comeback against Spain to advance to the quarterfinals of the FIBA World Cup against Slovenia in additon to punching their ticket the 2024 Paris Olympics. Off the top, Sean and Vivek discuss their biggest takeaways from a thrilling 88-85 victory over Spain on Sunday which featured a fourth quarter comeback, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander going star mode to close the game, a huge Dillon Brooks effort and an impressive resistance to the pitballs of FIBA basketball that have hampered Canada in the past. Next, they chat about Canada qualifying for their first Olympics since 2000 and what it means for a program that has taken a long time to get over this hump and suffered some seriously disappointing losses along the way. Plus, how different will the roster look in a year's time with players like Jamal Murray and Andrew Wiggins likely to join the squad? Lastly, Sean and Vivek discuss Canada's quarterfinal tilt with Luka Doncic and Slovenia on Wednesday morning and whether Canada stands a chance of slowing down the tournament's best player before taking a look at the rest of the World Cup bracket.
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Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
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