Opals and Boomers at the Paris Olympics

[ElwoodBlues1]

Aren't Spain a top 3 side EB?  If so, that's a pretty fair result I reckon.

Prof, Spain are ranked second by FIBA in the world but at this Olympics I think are ranked behind us at about 6th or seventh.
They have a few past and present NBA players and had decent leadup form in the games they played but are not seen as a threat like they have been before.
FIBA rankings can be misleading as a lot of the NBA players dont front up and more locals play in their sanctioned tournaments and world championship games.
Canada are the No2 ranked team courtesy of their NBA stars and Serbia and Germany would round out the top 4.
France have a softer pool and the most hyped player in the world in Victor Wembanyama but have been playing poorly in leadup games but I expect them to improve and being the home team they may sneak into the top 4.
The USA should win easily given their star power but often their teams dont gel that well and the personalities work against each other but history shows that their depth in talent usually wears other teams down and its often their bench players who play best.