JORGE BRIONES
PHOTO: COURTESY MEXICO BASKETBALL
After being absent from the last CWorld Basketball Championship, The Mexican National Team dreams again of earning a place in the competition which will be held next year in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia.
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Under the command of Omar Quintero, the national team has returned to recover the bases that it hasThis a few years ago they made them compete in the great showcases of the discipline.
The also Director of National Teams has brought a new air to the once “12 Warriors”. Even without Gustavo Ayón and Juan Toscano Anderson, the only Mexican in the NBA, has managed to form a combined core between experienced players and the new generation that has qualified for the second and final round of the Worlds Qualifier.
“We all dream of being next year in the world championship. That is the goal, that is what we work for and we have it in our hands, ”said the former player in a conversation with ESTO.
“Let’s go step by step. We are very efocused, that is the main objective and we know that we can get. We continue working for that”, he added from Chihuahua, where Mexico will face Cuba in a commitment to the FIBA elimination window.
Mix experience and youth It has been one of the keys for Mexico to lead Group D at the moment with a record of 3 wins and 1 loss, the same record as the powerful United States.
“We have been including young players and players with a lot of experience are returning like Jorge (Gutiérrez) and Paco (Cruz). We have a deeper team and that will help us in the long run. It has been quite easy to achieve that union. I have great leaders in the National Team like Orlando (Méndez), Paul (Stoll) and Gabriel (Girón). All these youngsters have arrived, and the great ones are showing them the way”, pointed out the national coach.
Omar explained that his efforts are focused exclusively on his work on the track, letting the people of ADEMEBA take care of providing them with the best facilities to make history in Mexican basketball.
“We keep aside from those things. The national team project has been making the possible alliances to have better results. We are in a great moment for Mexican basketball, all adding up for the same path. The players are getting those feelings,” he noted.
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