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The people wanted Kevin Fairchild and they got him. A packed crowd(19,650 people) came out to Chinatown, home of the Genso Suikoden II to watch Canada defeat Moldova 83-87 in what was a pretty abyssmal game(the first three quarters were boring but the fourth period was the complete opposite).
Everyone were buying tickets and trying to see Zmtomako's next bold move and they got it. Zmtomako decided to bench Essa-Abu Kaleel for Kevin Fairchild as a tryout so Canadians could see what he could do. Was this good enough: In 10 minutes, he was 2-3 from the field with 4 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. The bad side to this was Kev Fairchild got injured. Details about this will come soon.
The game was an absolute steal for Canada as myself and Mr. Burns watching the game agreed. I dropped in during the 3rd quarter and Burns told me Canada hadn't taken a lead the whole game. Griffin also chipped in once in a while with some witty comments. The only time we took the lead though before the final 5 minutes of the game was a 3 point lead in the 3rd quarter.
The win came when Canada and Moldova were tied and with 0:50 left on the clock, a Moldovan player turnovered. Canada added a three pointer and a free throw to claim the W.
In a game where our big men combined for 10 points, Herman Kearns and Gerry Stavridis kept Canada in the game and we have these two workhorses to thank for the win. They were a dynamic duo and they combined for 44 points.
I was waiting for a big quote from Burns to use for this article but he couldn't think of one through 12 minutes so if you need someone to blame for me not giving out a big quote, blame Burns.
This was a pretty fun game to watch for me and Burns and especially during the crunch time period, it was exciting, fun to watch and great to see them pass the ball to a guy who wasn't clutch and it was awesome to see him turnover.

Getting better. I didn't realize "turnovered" could be used as a verb however. ;)

Oops.

yay to Olanipekun for keeping the NT alive while i was sick on bed most of the last 1.5 weeks lol
not sure what i caught but man that was some crazy bug

Eww...bugs are so gross. Hope you're okay and back to full functioning.

Olani for NT coach

I know this is kind of late but I've got a lot of things going on. Sorry, this is all I could whip up before school:
The Panama Team Page is translated to say, 'Let's start a new illusion. Let's go, Panama.' What can we read from this?
Canada's big men will have to step up. They didn't play well against Moldova combining for 10 points and it almost cost us the game against Moldova.
Panama has an arsenal of reliable shooting guards that have to be stopped. Diant Stronks and Herman Kearns will have to step it up on defense.
Panama has home court advantage.
PREDICTIONS: Zmtomako will play Take It Easy
Canada 95- Panama 86
Game summary will come later in the evening. Thanks for reading.

Last edited by olanipekun at 6/25/2012 9:01:08 AM

Another tactical gamble by Zmtomako led to another win from Canada which continued the trend of Zmtomako making bizarre choices but the choice paying off for Canada as Canada defeated Panama 112-97 in Panama. Zmtomako sticked to the Motion offense against Look Inside and played Take It Easy but Canada still got the blowout win.
This game clearly exposed the X-Factor for the Canadian National Team which is their big men. The previous game against Moldova, they combined for 10 points in a game where Canada just managed to squeak out a win. Today was different though, they combined for 47 points which resulted in a Canada win.
Canada dominated the first quarter 31-22. It got scary when Panama picked it up in the 2nd and 3rd quarter to lead by 3 but a 36-18 comeback by Canada in the 4th all but buried Panama.
Sad news emerged from the game however as the injury curse resurfaced. Last week, it was Kev Fairchild getting injured. This week it was Diant Stronks and Gerry Stavridis. How Zmtomako deals with this, we'll have to find out.
Canada's next game will be against the rowdy English on the 2nd of July 2012 at 9:00 A.M. Boston Time. Be there or be square.

Last edited by olanipekun at 6/25/2012 9:43:48 PM

Are there long-term injuries for players injured during National Team games? Or is it just like Private Leagues where all injuries are for the current game only?

I think the injuries are just for the NT game, so they can't play for the rest of the game.

I don't believe I've seen NT game injuries carry through