After a heart-breaking loss to Venezuela and ultimately unsatisfying consolation victory against Mexico, Canada's left picking up the pieces and wondering what went wrong.
By now, you've read all about what happened in the FIBA Americas Semifinal. No one but Kelly Olynyk showed up. Facing the 4th seeded Venezuelans in the semifinals with an Olympic berth on the line, it all seemed so simple.
For the first two quarters you were just annoyed that Canada was down by one. You joked about Canada losing to this less talented Venezuela team without totally believing it. As the clock ticked down and the lead stayed within three points of either team, you finally started realizing, "holy shit, this is actually going to go down to the wire.