A REAL National Tournament

#5 posting 8.19.2007
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No this isn't the Summer Award Posting

NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
Canada has a NATIONAL tournament. Here is how they run it. Each province sends a team of their best players to a tournament run by Basketball Canada, the national organization.
America has NO national tournament (despite what organizations have to say).

It would be outstanding if each STATE could send their best players to play for a national tournament like Canada. That way which state is the best could be decided. Summer teams wouldn't be split 10 different ways and the level of play would be that much higher.

Will it happen in America? I doubt it. I don't know why the USA Basketball doesn't get the ball rolling. Perhaps they are afraid to step on too many toes. Maybe USA Basketball doesn't have the power.

By the way Ontario won the 17 and 15 tournaments in Canada. You can look at the results and webcast here for the 17s here for the 15s. Yes you can watch every game if you want.

Next up: later, much later today for the end of summer awards

genuine, not an echo