Croatia strapped C4 to the Canadian national teams chest and blew them away in a 83 – 62 victory.  Although I’m sure the coach Leo Rautins,  labeled the beat down as a “moral victory” or “character builder” in his post-game locker room speech.
You know what other people call, people that win alot of “moral victories” Leo? Losers! Â
Canada definitely suffered from the absence of Philadelphia 76ers centre Samuel Dalembert, whom Rautins sent home prior to Wednesday’s win over South Korea because he questioned the Haitian-born player’s commitment to the team.
The Canadians missed the interior defence the six-foot-11, 250-pounder was meant to provide especially in a must win game against top international competion. Â
With this lose the road has come to an end for Team Canada’s bid for the Beijing Olympics and maybe Leo Rautin’s future as it’s head coach.
