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Date: 6/9/2012 7:38:35 PM
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It continues. The pain of defeat. The joy of victory. The Consolation Tournament continues.
Canada sits at 5th in the rankings with a record of 2-0. They are behind the 1st placed Ukrainians by a 25 point differential. The road will get tougher for Canada as they will take on the 29th placed Switzerland on Monday, a country that is only one place behind Canada in the rankings.
Canada has good news and bad news going into that game on Monday. The good news is that last time this two teams faced off, the final score was 127-118 in favor of the Canadians.
The bad news is that Canada are in Switzerland giving their sharp Swiss opponents the home court advantage.
Bad blood will be spilled, bragging rights are at stake.
This is a match you don't want to miss. Game time is set for 10:30 A.M. Be there or be square.


Last edited by olanipekun at 6/9/2012 7:38:58 PM

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Date: 6/9/2012 8:45:07 PM
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mate, game time is 6/11/2012 12:30:00 PM
(http://www.buzzerbeater.com/country/4/nt/schedule.aspx)

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Date: 6/9/2012 8:53:01 PM
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It is time zone dependant. Is it not?

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Date: 6/9/2012 9:33:44 PM
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Yeah, we operate from different time zones but we will be watching it at the same time so it doesn't really matter.

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Date: 6/9/2012 10:38:46 PM
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Dr. Z is just getting a wee bit old. :)

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Date: 6/10/2012 12:10:58 AM
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Hmmm....I'm a wee bit confused. Who is Dr. Z and what does he have to do with me? :S

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Date: 6/10/2012 12:18:00 AM
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zmtomako and he forgot about time zones.

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Date: 6/10/2012 12:30:43 AM
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Oh....just another one of my millions of my blond moments. You get used to it(ahhh, i can't even take a joke). Seems like Zmtomako is getting blond moments a little too often these days. Just kidding.
I hope people are there to watch that game on Monday, though . I can only try so hard.

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Date: 6/10/2012 12:52:37 AM
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mate, game time is 6/11/2012 12:30:00 PM EST
(http://www.buzzerbeater.com/country/4/nt/schedule.aspx)

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Date: 6/10/2012 11:03:37 AM
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The always comedic Mod-Bballin is the latest interviewee on David's Doses.
The topic of the interview was, 'Why should Canadian coaches train players rather than buy good, aging players?'
Mod-Bballin got into his comedic mood early,'Why train a Canadian player? Why not? Canadians obviously train faster and past their potential. Not. There are several reasons to train Canadian players however:
First off, training anyone will help your team in the long run. It can help your team later in the season when other managers are scouting your team and are using salaries to compare your players to theirs, but since you have been training your player, he is far better than his salary suggests. Number one reason, deception!
Secondly, merchandise! The more homegrown talent you have, the better your merchandise is, the more money you can make per week, the more money you can out towards your arena, which nets you more money, which can get you wins! :D
Lastly, words on the street is GM-beanerz sends you money if your player makes the NT or U-21.'
Hah, Classic Bballin.

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Date: 6/11/2012 6:56:52 PM
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All good things have to come to an end. This was the truth of the matter as Canada got their first loss of the season against a formidable Swiss squad. The final score was 80-94.
The biggest storyline going into this game was Kev Fairchild being on the Canadian National Team and the game shape of Christopher Moran.Sadly, none of these two got playing time on Monday.
The Swiss team had home court advantage but lots of people thought this was a winnable game for Canada and they were shocked when the scoreboard buzzed and most Canadians spent time gazing at the scoreboard as their beloved Canadians fell in defeat.
Pundits said one reason Canada lost was because of their switch from the Inside Game to a more fluid system in Motion.
Some notable statistics for the game were:
Glen Richards: 10 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists.
Herman Kearns: 24 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.
Tommy Germain: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Last edited by olanipekun at 6/11/2012 7:21:50 PM

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