Another strong effort from Team USA, and another win.

Today we had to face our first opponent who could do something other than hit three pointers. Spain made a nice commitment to defense and to rebounding. By sending four players to the glass on every shot, they managed to keep the rebounding margin at least fairly close.

The difference was the depth -- the U.S. just has too many good players. We can absorb foul trouble better than the other teams. The reffing is downright nutty. But when bad calls send our starters off the floor, we are able to bring in amazing players off the bench. When Spain lost Pascua and Palau, on the other hand, they just couldn't keep up.

The depth, moreoever, wears down the other team's offense. Valdemoro started great, but over the course of the game, she just got beaten down fighting off Catchings, then Swoopes, then Johnson, then Catchings again... It must be extremely frustrating, and it certainly is tiring.

Our opponents have been able to stay fairly close for the first 10 or 20 minutes, but 40 is just too long.