Two victories is to celebrate, although the road is just beginning and there is still a long way to go to get the ticket to the FIBA ​​World Cup 2023, beating Puerto Rico and the United States on consecutive days is not something common for Mexican basketball and precisely those victories mean that the illusion is reborn among the Mexican fans and the players themselves.

Here are some things to highlight after those couple of wins.

  • One of them is having the players with enough time to work and above all, that they were in rhythm, since several of them had come from playing the LNBP playoffs and others were already playing their respective seasons, such as the case of Fabián Jaimes or Gael. Bonilla.
  • Omar Quintero and the staff who worked on these windows did a great job, because they knew how to move the pieces in the important moments, the team showed a clear idea and carried out the game plan as expected.
  • The response of the veterans, Gabriel Girón Jr., Orlando Méndez and Paul Stoll showed a great level and above all a delivery that had a lot that we did not see. They took the leadership of the team and their input was essential for both victories.
  • Fabián Jaimes and Daniel Amigo were also consolidated in the team, their role will be very important in the next calls, they have a guaranteed place in Omar Quintero’s game plan.

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What Mexico's two victories left us in the FIBA ​​WC 2023 qualifying window 1

Orlando Méndez, Gabriel Girón, Daniel Amigo and Kohl Meyer in the victory of Mexico vs the United States.

  • Continuing to give young people the opportunity to taste what a greater team is, it is true that there were not many minutes for Gael Bonilla, Esteban Roacho, Moisés Andriassi and Santiago Ochoa, but it is clear that we will see them very often with the national team, as well than Kohl Meyer, who also contributed when he was on the court.
  • The team was seen with a different dynamic, perhaps it has to do with the presence of Caleb Canales, who surely came to bring that different touch to the tactical approaches.
  • The triples became an effective weapon, after these two games, Mexico got 26 triples, placing second in all of America, only below Canada that got 17 per game.
  • The support of the people in Chihuahua was very important, it was undoubtedly a plus that drove Mexico in these two meetings, now we will have to wait for the venue for the next window, which could be the United States.

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