Good job FIBA officials

[bcma]

Yes, i am from Portugal. Yes i have seen NBA games live and yes i know what is Duke and Carolina. In fact i even know that the US coach in the WC is the head coach of Duke.
The problem of US basketball is that tries to ignore everybody outside the US. That´s why the US team lost with Greece. Because they toughtt the game would be easy. Because they tought they were the best but on the court they lost fair and square.
Us team has the best players individually in the world, no doubt about it but as a team they suck. And they are knowing this the hard way. But the US team is a young team and has some very good players, for me they are the favourites for the Olympics, if they progrss as a team.

"Yeah, I guess that's why all the best players in Europe are leaving for the NBA and why the US players who play in Europe couldn't make it in the NBA."

It´s true that the best league in the world is the NBA. And the best players in the world want to go there. To play with the best. Also the financial reasons are important. But it´s also true that some of the best european players don´t want to go to the NBA because the basketball level here in Europe is very good too. The example is Juan Carlos Navarro.

Congratulations Spain and Pau Gasol.