I don’t even know why I’m bothering to argue with a troll, but I’ll just say a few things.
“Why is that the case? Inferior coaching of INFERIOR players?”
I can’t speak on all four prior Olympics, but regarding Tokyo 2020, chemistry and turnovers were the case. That and coaching. Here, partly why Canada struggled so much (besides injuries) is partly due to Victor Lapeña, he’s a really frustrating coach. Very poor coaching decisions, and offensive play schemes during the clutch time in both games. He needs to go if Canada wants to have any chance of an Olympic medal.
“When a national team has to rely on a minor club player and TWO college players, you have a SERIOUS talent deficit. “Kia Nurse: A minor club player, “Cassandra Prosper: Is at best, the THIRD best player on her team.”, “Aaliyah Edwards: Is the SECOND best player on her team.”
Does any of this bullshit of whether they’re a good player on their college/club/WNBA team actually matter? It’s not as if they don’t impact the team. Also, you seem to be forgetting that this is FIBA basketball, not WNBA/college basketball, which means that the rules are different.
Regarding your comment on Kia Nurse, calling her a “minor club player”, she’s in the WNBA now, if she’s a minor club player then why would the Los Angeles Sparks decided to acquire her? She was our top scorer in both the semifinal and bronze medal match at the 2022 FIBA Women’s World Cup, she gets it done for Team Canada.
On your last point, the list is mostly agreeable, but for all teams qualified I’d say this:
Tier 1: United States
GAP
Tier 2: France, Belgium, China
Tier 3: Australia, Spain, Japan
Tier 4: Canada, Serbia, Germany
Tier 5: Puerto Rico
GAP
Tier 6: Nigeria