In a wide-ranging interview, CanBball CEO Michael Bartlett spoke to OrenWeisfeld about the process of getting ready for the 2023 FIBA World Cup and the program's goals for this summer and beyond.
The Canadian senior men’s team has already qualified for the World Cup, but with two more games this weekend against Argentina and Venezuela, you can still improve your world ranking in order to avoid a Group of Death situation at the World Cup. Is that something the program is focused on?Certainly. We’re ranked 15th in the world right now. We have talked often as a leadership team during these qualification windows about going 12 up, 12 down, and taking care of business by going undefeated.
Still, since world rankings are based on the last four to eight years of play, we know that we are going to be placed in a tough pool with some elite teams. But we are going to be tough to beat ourselves. And that’s what we’re focused on: being great and being tough and putting together a system and a roster that regardless of our ranking can take care of business.The men are 0-6 all-time in official games played in Argentina, which is historically a very tough environment to win in.
Ultimately, we had to learn from the world. The rest of the world has been playing with core consistency for a long time. And that’s why the rest of the world has jumped to the top of the podium so often. So we’re learning from that world strategy and it’s paying off for us. I think these next few games will tell us a lot about the strength of the system evolution along with the strength of having the same guys playing together and becoming familiar with each other.
In terms of who makes those decisions, general manager Rowan Barrett is very heavily involved, as is head coach Nick Nurse. Ultimately, it’s Nurse’s system. And these players have to fit within his system and the way that he’s drawn up our Canada basketball system to compete in FIBA competition. And there’s nuances to that because it’s different from the NBA.
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