Earlier I said France was better than Spain. But then in the last two games, Spain woke up. They started playing a lot more uptempo and consequently Rubio is back to being useful. I think the difference will come down to three point shooting and FTs. France just is too streaky from three, or, to put it another way, have too few reliable shooters. And their FT shooting is shockingly bad. France does have the better defense, though. It'll be interesting, but I think France has to be the underdog. Parker vs. Rubio should be VERY interesting, though. And here's hoping for at least one more Batum-over-Pau poster.
(The other thing is that France doesn't have the big men. They are basically Parker and a gazillion forwards. It is true that Traore and Bokolo played well against Greece, but it's also true that Baby Shaq was destroying them, but essentially couldn't stay on the court.)
