USA is ready!
Team USA assistant coach Erik Spoelstra embraces the 'big challenge' of playing the World Cup with a 'relatively young team.'
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00:00 We feel like we're ready, but we understand how challenging it is.
00:03 You know, it's the best countries in the world.
00:05 It's truly become a global game.
00:07 That's the beautiful thing about it.
00:09 The game now is in every region of the world.
00:13 The popularity is incredible.
00:15 I'm excited for our program to see the enthusiasm for basketball and our team here in Manila.
00:20 I've tried to explain it to everybody, but unless you actually come to Manila and really experience it,
00:25 it's tough to articulate that.
00:27 We've only been here for 24 hours, and all the players now understand what I was talking about.
00:34 But it's a big challenge, and we're up against countries that have been together for years.
00:38 We're trying to put together a team that's a relatively young team.
00:41 That's also what's exciting about this group.
00:44 We're trying to put together a team in six weeks and facing teams that have played together for many years.
00:49 But our group is highly motivated.
00:51 There's a great spirit about them, and the group understands that we have to do things together
00:57 to be able to accomplish the ultimate goal.