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<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">FUTURE Portland Trail Blazer Joel Freeland is all set to make his full senior debut for Great Britain against the Netherlands in a basketball international at Meadowbank tomorrow night (7.00pm), the first time that a GB team will have played there for 30 years.
The 6ft 10in former Solent teenager, who has been farmed out to Spanish side Gran Canaria for up to two years before he makes his NBA debut, has backed coach Chris Finch and his GB side to do well in their European B Championship qualifier: "I'm totally committed to this programme and want to play in the 2012 Olympics."
Asked if he was sore about being left on the bench for the side's crucial opener away to Slovakia last weekend, Freeland, who was late joining the squad, commented: "That was exactly the right decision. I was trying to join the programme from Day One but there were communication problems."</div>
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The 6ft 10in former Solent teenager, who has been farmed out to Spanish side Gran Canaria for up to two years before he makes his NBA debut, has backed coach Chris Finch and his GB side to do well in their European B Championship qualifier: "I'm totally committed to this programme and want to play in the 2012 Olympics."
Asked if he was sore about being left on the bench for the side's crucial opener away to Slovakia last weekend, Freeland, who was late joining the squad, commented: "That was exactly the right decision. I was trying to join the programme from Day One but there were communication problems."</div>
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