Miroslav Raduljica insists Serbians won't settle for silver

Despite encountering turbulence along the way, the U.S. men's basketball team is right where it expected to be after cruising into the gold-medal game.

The Serbians, by contrast, have put together a wonder tournament, and have also guaranteed themselves a medal. By all measures, they're already a rousing success, but no one expects them to snap Team USA's decade-long win streak.

Will the Balkan powerhouse be content with silver, though?

"No, never," Serbian center Miroslav Raduljica told John Schuhmann of NBA.com. "We are Serbian."

Raduljica isn't just speaking from a point of national pride. Serbia nearly took down the mighty Americans in group play last week. Team USA's unbeaten streak only remains intact on account of a last-second triple rimming out to preserve a 94-91 victory.

That result, along with their inspired play throughout the tournament, is giving Serbia confidence heading into Sunday's final.

"We gave them a pretty good fight (last week)," Raduljica said. "(That) showed that they're not unbeatable, and that we can play against them."