<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> Manu Ginobili will be pressed to beat the Americans as he did in Athens. For one, he may never play the United States. Spain is one team that stands in Argentina's way at the world championships, and Spain has beaten Argentina nine-straight times. For another, what Ginobili did in Athens wasn't easy. He needed to win one game with a bank shot at the buzzer, and the Americans then, as fractured as they were, were still powerful at times. They were the ones who eliminated Spain. But Ginobili also will be pressed because of how the Americans have changed. Tim Duncan is gone, but in his place are three of his former Olympic teammates. LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade. They are two years older and twice as mature. It's too early to announce their international greatness, because Stephon Marbury could also roll through Senegal and Australia. The Americans struggled with Italy this month, and Greece, Spain and Argentina are all better than Italy. How the Argentines can counter: With rebounding, toughness, international experience and, naturally, Ginobili. </div> Source
