Canada head coach Jordi Fernandez Torres knew their 127-118 upset win over perennial contender USA was simply the beginning of one thing for his staff and he’s hoping that it could possibly be for the long term.
“This team was amazing, special,” he mentioned.
“It’s the beginning of something that’s gonna last for a long time and from the first guy, you know, all 12 guys came in and worked every day since August 1st.”
Not solely did Canada ship USA crashing to their second-straight end outdoors the rostrum in FIBA World Cup competitors, however the Canadians additionally ended their very own medal dry spell within the competitors with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Diloon Brooks, and the remainder of the staff proving they do belong on the best ranges.
Aside from Brooks, who delivered a heroic 39-point efficiency within the bronze medal sport, Canada additionally received enormous video games from the likes of Gilgeous-Alexander, RJ Barrett, Lu Dort, and Kelly Olynyk, all of whom are taking part in within the NBA.
They went up towards a stacked USA aspect that was keen and hungry to ship a medal and redeem themselves after a seventh place outing within the earlier version.
“Their resiliency, it wasn’t perfect as we don’t have a lot of experience in FIBA but I think we’re here showing that we can do great things,” Torres added.
—JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
