There were a little bit of nerves and definitely some questions about the Canadian Men’s National team as they headed into the FIBA World Cup this past week. This roster is extremely different from tournaments past, the core is young and doesn’t have many FIBA reps. While star power is abundant, sometimes that doesn’t always translate over to FIBA play. They were missing a juggernaut by the name of Jamal Murray, and their first game was up against a VERY tall France team — the no.5 team in the World FIBA rankings.
None of that mattered.