After losing to Canada in the quarterfinal round, the Mexican basketball team ended its participation in the AmeriCupa tournament that started promisingly and ended with a painful defeat that put an end to my dreams of getting on the podium.
After removal, there is not much time to mourn, because the main objective is still to qualify for the World Cupso surely the coach Omar Quintero already analyzes what can be redeemed and what should be improved in the selection.
What left the AmeriCup
The AmeriCup served to make it clear that players like Paul Stoll, Gabriel Girón Jr. and Daniel Amigo should be in future calls unless there is an injury. It was another opportunity to show that Fabián Jaimes continues to rise and has also earned a place, he was the second best in points with 13.3 and the first in rebounds with 7.3 per game.
Of course, Gael Bonilla also highlightedwho finally had minutes to show himself, the FC Barcelona player had outstanding moments, he finished with 10.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3 assists per game, the second best passer after Stoll.
What’s coming to Mexico
In terms of major selection, the end of 2022 arrives in the month of November. Mexico has two key games if it wants to qualify for the World Cup and both will be at home. The Mexican team will play on November 11 against Uruguay and on the 14th he will be facing Brazila team that he has already defeated as a visitor.
Mexico is currently in third place in group F, behind the United States that is 7-1, while Brazilians, Mexicans and Uruguayans have a record of 5-3, so that couple of matches could be the key to reach the FIBA World Cup 2023.
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