My Two Cents: The Senior Men, Caracas and Indifference

The Senior Men's National Team looked poised to make a run at a top four finish in Venezuela at the FIBA Americas Championship early on but were unable to maintain momentum, or composure down the stretch of games.  What resulted was a disappointing finish and another summer outside of a major global basketball competition in 2014.  When most Canadian basketball fans are ranting, lamenting or cursing the basketball gods, Can Ball Ray has a rather relaxed view of the results.  Check out what he's thinking here in My Two Cents ...

The Slate - September 8

Today there are two games for you to check out - first the Senior Men are looking to get a much needed win to keep their hopes for next year's FIBA World Cup alive and then our lone Canadian pro is in action here in The Slate ...

The Slate - September 7

We have the Senior Men looking to bounce back from a tough loss yesterday on their road qualifying for the FIBA World Cup here in The Slate ... 

The Slate - September 6

The Senior Men are looking to take down the home team in what should be a partisan environment to keep their winning streak alive and a lady pro in The Slate ...

The Slate - September 5

The Senior Men are looking to start the second round of the FIBA Americas Championship the same way they ended the first - hot - here in The Slate ...

The SMNT, Cory Joseph, Marial Shayok, Tristan Thompson and Joel Anthony highlight Canadian Content

The Senior Men are heading into the 2nd round of the FIBA Americas Championship with some strong wins, Cory Joseph has been playing incredibly, Marial Shayok has some visits lined up, Canada medals at the U18 3x3 championships and more in today's Canadian Content ...

Update: The Slate - September 3

Today we have only one game on tap this afternoon but it's a big one for our Senior Men's National Team here in The Slate ...

The Slate - September 1

We have one game on the tube today to start your day off right featuring our Senior Men's National Team here in The Slate ...

The Slate - August 31

Today we have two games for you to enjoy that include the Senior Men looking to make it two in a row in Venezuela and one Canadian pro playing at home here in The Slate ...

The SMNT, Rathan-Mayes, Olynyk, Stauskas and the NBL Canada highlight Canadian Content

The Senior Men's National Team is starting their journey to qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup today, Xavier Rathan-Mayes is ineligible for the year, lots of NBL Canada news, Nik Stauskas, Kia Nurse, Lakehead retools and more in today's Canadian Content ...

The Slate - August 30

Today we have some quick hits for you:  one game to start your day and one to finish your day and they include our only Canadian pro in action and our Senior Men here in The Slate ...

My Two Cents: The Senior Men's National Team will Qualify for Spain in Venuezuela

After some much anticipated waiting, about a year to be exact, the Senior Men's National Team will be playing for something significant:  a spot in the FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain in 2014.  But to get there, the team must grab one of four spots in Caracas over the next few days at the FIBA Americas Championships.  Can Ball Ray spent a late night babbling on why he thinks the team will find it's way into the top four slots and punch their ticket this time around ...

The Senior Men, Olynyk, Bennett, NBL Canada, On Point and Joey Haywood highlight Canadian Content

The Senior Men are looking limp in Puerto Rico, Kelly Olynyk feels his foot in fine, the NBL Canada is looking forward to the season, our man Drew Ebanks has another great On Point video, Jason Calliste went from Titan to Duck, Joey Haywood shows out for Kevin Durant's team all in Canadian Content ...

The SMNT, Bennett, Ennis, NBL Canada Draft and the Carleton Ravens highlight Canadian Content

The Senior Men are in their last leg of exhibition games, Anthony Bennett, the NBL Canada holds their Draft and Canadian is picked first, Tyler Ennis comes home (kinda), the Windsor Lancers and Carleton Ravens beat some NCAA teams, a great coaching app and more in Canadian Content ...

Cory, Kelly, Trey, King Handles and CIA Bounce highlight Canadian Content

Cory Joseph thinks the SMNT is coming together, could Kelly Olynyk be the Rookie of the Year, Trey Lyles is set to visit schools, King Handles is playing with KD while Joey Haywood is heading to Denmark, a nice look on CIA Bounce and a Canadian team is heading to the 3x3 Worlds in Canadian Content ...

One-On-One - Jermaine Anderson, Senior Men's National Team

This past weekend, Canada's Senior Men's National Team wrapped up a two game exhibition set with the Jamaican National Team in Toronto.  The SMNT had won both games in front of great crowds at the Mattamy Athletic Centre at Ryerson University.  After the second game of the set, we caught up with SMNT veteran Jermaine Anderson to get a few words on the team that all Canadian basketball fans are expecting big things from in Venezuela ...

The Senior Men, Thompson, Bachynski, Zabo, Lyles highlight Canadian Content

We have lots from the Senior Men's National Team from the weekend tilt with Jamaica, Tristan Thompson is going right, Jordan Bachynski is back in China, Kevin Zabo commits, Phil Scrubb, Trey Lyles and more in this edition of Canadian Content ...

The SMNT, Kelly Olynyk, Brady Heslip, Dwight Powell and Toronto basketball highlight today's Canadian Content

We have lots of Senior Men's news on the eve of their summer, Kelly Olynyk at the NBA Rookie photo shoot, the NBL Canada announces a team is missing 2013-14, Brady Heslip, Melvin Ejim, Dwight Powell, Slam looks at basketball in Toronto and more in Canadian Content ...

Will the lack of a true center be an issue for the Senior Men this summer?

The roster invitees are in camp now for the Senior Men's National Team and most people are touting this group of incredibly talented players.  The only glaring omission from the roster is that there are no true centers in camp.  Can Ball Ray talks about why this may be something that can come back to haunt the team on their road to qualifying for the 2014 FIBA World Cup of Basketball this summer ...

The Senior Men, Nash, Bennett, the Bhullar brothers and Wiggins vs. Pangos in high school highlight Canadian Content

We have a lot of talk about the Senior Men's National Team, Steve Nash, the CBC's Peter Mansbridge interviews Anthony Bennett, Andrew Wiggins and Kevin Pangos go at it in a great high school game clip, the Bhullar brothers, last week's Bounce OVO tournament and more in Canadian Content ...