Bronze medal winners at the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan, the US is desperate to win gold this time to go into the Beijing Olympics on a high.
Coach K spoke after the big triumph over the South Americans.
Coach Krzyzewski: "I am extremely happy with our first performance. We wanted to play hard and we played hard. Our talent was evident and it was excellent to watch how my players united to defend with intensity. I am satisfied with our debut performance in this tournament. I think our defense marked our play, but this time it was down to Kobe to go forward and assist his other team-mates.
"I reiterate, though, that it was our defense that was our best weapon. We left our opponents with 69 points, something which will not be likely to be seen later on in this tournament. We are fast and we were were aggressive on offense.
"Our players are communicating very well defensively. I think the key is that they are trying to play every possession very hard. In any case, this is
our first game and the first game in which these players have played together. We have eight new players on our roster and if I am not mistaken, it is the first international game for seven of them.
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