Judging from Canada's opening-game loss to Serbia at Tokyo2020, this is a team that needs to find ways to get better, more efficient offence. And the solution might lie with the two youngest members on the team. loung_s explains ⤵️
The Canadian women’s national basketball team kicked off their Tokyo Olympic Games on Monday with a 72-68 loss to Serbia.
A weakness of this Canadian squad coming into the Games was a lack of marksmanship from deep, and it showed against Serbia. Twenty-year-old Laeticia Amihere and 19-year-old Aaliyah Edwards are long, athletic players who can do a multitude of things on the floor and appear to be the future of the Canadian national team’s program.
“So whether it’s the little things like getting a steal, taking a charge or grabbing a rebound or, offensively, getting and-ones, attacking the basket, I think just bringing that energy and raising the level here at the Olympics would just be who I am as a player.” Moving forward with this tournament, it might be in Canada’s best interest to get her more touches and opportunities because, despite entering just her third year at South Carolina next season, Amihere’s talent is so immense that there’s an argument to be made that she’s already one of the best players on this Canadian squad.
“Oh yeah, of course, a lot of dark days, but a lot of people have been telling me this, coach Dawn told me this when I got hurt the second time, 'That this is all going to be part of my testimony,'” said Amihere. “Obviously, when you get hurt and when you go through trials, the first time that happens you get a shock, you’re in a period of shock and all you can think about is negatives, but being able to see as it being a bump in my road is something that has been very helpful for me.
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