2008 Spain 4

This team was a typical European team which moved the ball well and shot well espeically from three point range along with good post play in Pau and Marc Gasol. Also it featured a good athlete in Rudy Fernandez and a good young point guard in Ricky Rubio who was only 17 along with Jose Calderon and Juan Navarro who both played in the NBA. After being blown out by the US in the preliminary round, it gave the US a run for its money in the gold medal game as it shot well in the game while Juan Carlos Navarro was able to drive the lane and hit for some floaters. However Spain committed several turnovers which led to fastbreaks for the US and had no shut down defenders to lock down Dwyane Wayne or Kobe Bryant. Also Jose Calderon was unable to play in the gold medal game. If Spain had been able to cut down on its turnovers, or Jose Calderon was able to play, or they had been able to control D-Wade or Kobe they might have pulled off the upset.