The US turned the ball over often. But I thought they did a great job of moving the ball around the 3-point line.

You’re right, we never had to go inside against Spain. But I think Spain’s interior defense is overrated. I watched Pau Gasol play in all but about 3 of his regular season games with the Lakers and he’s not a top-notch man-to-man or helpside defender. Marc Gasol is a big body, but I don’t think he can bang with Howard down low or challenge shots from the helpside.

But I guess we’ll find out if Spain and the United States meet again and Team USA’s 3-point shooting is off.

I doubted the United States until now. Their defense is just amazing. They’re by far the best defensive team I’ve ever seen — as well as they should be.

I didn’t think, however, USA had precision passing. They had 16 turnovers, and many deflected passes that would have been turnovers had the loose ball not ended up in American hands.

Also, because TeamUSA shot SO WELL from outside, particularly in the first half, USA never had to try to beat Spain where Spain is strongest: inside.

USA scored on outside shots and transition, and the bigs that scored scored outside, not in.

There is still room for Spain, Argentina or some other team to topple these guys, so they best not get overconfident.