The Scouting Report.

This was taken from the USABasketball.com website.  To read the full USA vs. Spain preview report, here is the link.

Tony Ronzone, Director of International Player Personnel

What about Spain makes them dangerous?

One is there continuity. Some of these guys have been together since 1999 when Spain won the Junior World Championship in Portugal. Six of those guys are on this 2008 Olympic Team. That's pretty impressive. They could close their eyes, and they could still find their guys on the floor. They are very mature, experienced basketball team. The best domestic foreign league is in Spain, and the athletic talent in that country is unbelievable. They have a lot of confidence and zero fear. The players that do play in the NBA are all succesful, from Gasol to Calderon to Garbojosa, they have all had success in our league. So when they play against us they think they can beat us, and it shows in their confidence on the floor. And they have a guard named Rudy Fernandez, who will play for Portland next year, that is playing unbelievalbe -- just none stop high energy.