With the urgency of winning and his main army — the sixth man in the Roberto Clemente college—, the national team selection of the balloon debut debuted high in Mexico in the last-year FIBA qualifier at the AmeriCup 2022 tournament.
Puerto Rico —which has two weeks of preparation and will meet again with its captain, José Juan Barea, and the debut of Shabazz Napier — need to secure a trio in Group D to fight for one of the three tickets available for the exam continental.
Casiano — who knows very well the Mexican team — demonstrated that the preparation was “extraordinary” and that it was with the resources — along with the poor Jorge Brian Díaz and the delicacy of Isaiah Piñeiro — to present “a good show” to a couple close to the capital stadium.
“The players are super disciplined, motivated and very positive all the time. It’s a distinct group that logically esteems what we always love that is the stature. But we take the fast (with) median players. We have the inclusion of Barea and Shabazz, like Gian (Clavell), who came from Russia. We have a team that is quite balanced and complete in order to have a good and dignified representation as all the outstanding athletes are to be reckoned with, ”said the Boric conductor during a conversation with the Jewish media.
The other judge of the conjunct patrio stated that this group “good, young, enthusiastic and disciplined”, as described by his 12 players summoned for this third venture, will be able to win in Mexico and Saturday in the Bahamas.
Además de Barea, Napier y Gian Clavell, también están Gilberto Clavell, Emmy Andújar, Ramón Clemente, Chris Ortiz, Devon Collier, José “Money” Rodríguez, Iván Gandía, Isaac Sosa y Timajh Parker-Rivera.
“We understand that we are perfect for competing well. These practice weeks are our wine cellar super good. I believe this is the way to always work. We are very well prepared for a spectacular show, ”he said.
Without embarrassment, Casiano reconciles that both teams will be in a state of turmoil and that drones will tend to adapt their game to the lack of stature.
Thinking first of the Mexicans, they are compared to the giant Gustavo Ayón, who has a 6-8 ”stature. Mexico came out on top in Puerto Rico 81-56 in the second defending event in Indianapolis.
“Mexico’s roster is the team that supersedes the girls. I know the players. Están bien fuertes en el ‘binnen’. Here is how the conductor will use them. Yo conozco’n Omar Quintero. It will work. If he’s a good coach. A conductor of the classics; de la vieja escuela que va a jugar ‘binnen’. Do a lot of things that usually happen (Gustavo) Ion to be like them in the group. It’s a really nice team. We know that the offensive rebates will last a long time. Well aggressive on defense. We have tenemos that measure the rebels in family. I believe that responsibility should not be left alone in the room and five; debe ser también del uno, dos y tres. If we dominate our tables, we will have easy canisters, ”Casiano analyzed.
About the Napier-Barea binomial, the technical veteran knows that there is a good pair.
“Shabazz, part of being a great player with a lot of experience, assuming the role of any point guard, as he has been in Gary Browne’s torque, having played the game and defensively had to control one’s position, and make a good pairing with Barea. The best you can do with them is to sell a bank account. But it’s more good than ever. Repulse dulce a todos los jugadores y verdediger al point guard para que no me haga daño en esa position de uno ”, agregó.
Puerto Rico is third in Group D with a mark of 1-3, equal to the Bahamas, which is quarter. For its part, Mexico is second with 2-2 and the United States is classified with 4-0.
Both parties are scheduled for 9:00 pm and will be broadcast by WAPA Sports.