• World.United States is no longer favorite

The farewell, heading to China tomorrow after today's visit to Pedro Sánchez, was a party. It could not be otherwise in a Palace that is always the best of the homes for selection, well aligned with the Dominican fans in the stands. With the matter virtually finalized from the 12-0 start , Spain showed hopeful brushstrokes, also mechanisms still lacking fat. [102-70: Narration and statistics]

The initial quintet, which seems increasingly clear, emerges robust and pure guarantee. It's a round five, with Juancho playing three and Claver's mobility to surround Marc Gasol in the best way. Ricky and Rudy in the backcourt, you can not put more intelligence at the controls, with the ace of Sergio Llull under the sleeve of the bench. Few selections will present better arguments than Spain, although the rebound is the pending task and the second unit needs more assembly.

The friendly against the Dominican Republic, with a strong memory before Chicho Sibilio , endorsed these feelings. The boys of Ché García seemed terrified at the presence of Marc in the painting, before the help of Claver and Juancho, especially active from Madrid. In attack the selection put on the boots pulling Scariolo's board and the triple of a Ricky that has been erected in something that perhaps few imagined, a scorer. If he averages almost 18 so far on tour, the break went with 14 (11 in five minutes of the first quarter). After his best season in the NBA, you can't reach the World Cup with more confidence.

The distance was scandalous at one time. The Dominicans took five minutes to score their first basket and, when Llull appeared on the court, they fell by 18 (22-6) . They were partly redone when Scariolo moved the bench, seams still to finish. There Willy, Oriola, Colom or Beirán need points or mechanisms with which to generate them. The two friendlies still to be played - the Ningbó tournament, against Argentina and Russia, next Tuesday and Wednesday - and the friendly first phase (Tunisia, Puerto Rico and Iran) give room for growth.

Because the blinding dawn was repeated again after passing through changing rooms, a 19-4 that shot the advantage to more than 30, and only the competition spurred by some pique, such as Ricky with Garcia, and some technique (Oriola). The Dominicans, who will play the World Cup in the group of France, Germany and Jordan, are a group too lazy in which the ACB Baez and Sadiel Rojas and the American born Ronald Roberts (his possible great star, Karl Anthony Towns, are just outstanding) barely appears on the fans shirt). Another team without too much foundation, like more than 50% of a tournament that with 32 selections lost much of its competitiveness.

That Spain was a starting cyclone did not help the general show too much - until Felipe Reyes went down to greet the Spanish bench , how relaxed the thing was - although the fifth test of the tour (all with victory except the visit to California to USA Team), it was a party in peace with the 12 of China: without scares, with overwhelming victory and with several other tributes on the night of the WiZink. Deserved to Javi Salgado for his career and the heroes of the Windows, although only seven were on the floor.

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