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I only saw a chunk of the 2nd half - plus don't know enough about basketball for my opinion mean much anyway - but the U.S. seemed content to just sit outside and chuck threes, something which struck me as kind of an odd and rather timid (not to mention boring) strategy even as Spain certainly had little trouble getting inside. I assume it had something to do with knowing going in that your biggest weakness was a lack of size and, ultimately, I guess they won because they simply nailed their bombs at a better rate then did the Spanish. But, aside for LeBron getting loose once due to a Spanish mix-up and the occasional put-back off an offensive rebound, I don't think I saw them score inside about 15 feet, or even try to.
In the end, a close game, but not necessarily a thrilling one.
And then they were nearly guilty of premature self-congratulations.
And hey, Doug Collins, just a bit over the top with the praise maybe? I really don't need to hear more stories about the "hardships" LeBron has gone through, particularly when you act as if;
1) a series of random occurrences somehow befell him in recent years as opposed to his life being the result of events he specifically set in motion,
and
2) the horror of having to wait until the second year of his self-picked team for his NBA championship somehow makes him the American equivalent of Oscar Pistorius
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Usain Bolt: 9.63 
