PARIS — One day later, the sting of the Canadian men’s basketball calamity at the Summer Olympics hasn’t lessened. The hurt will go on.

The lessons that come from so raw a defeat — of talent unfulfilled — will continue from now until the next opportunity comes for Olympic participation.

Being the second-best basketball country in the world means little today when there are four teams still playing for gold and Canada isn’t one of them. The questions that need to be asked now by Canada Basketball are many — and the answers won’t come quickly or easily.