Cocaba Championships 2006

[Edgar Lopez]

Does this tournament qualify you for anything or is it just like for fun?

[J-Mart]

Does this tournament qualify you for anything or is it just like for fun?

I think its a qualifier for CentroBasket. I will research aboutt he tournament later

[J-Mart]

2006 COCABA Championship for mens

[23_for_life]

I am not sure what the roster for the mexican team is, but they should do well in this tournament.

This is a qualifier for Centrobasket 2006 and also for the FIBA Americas Championship in 2007. It also says this are all qualifiers for the 2008 Olimpics.

Does anyone know if Najera or Quintero are playing?

Costa Rica's team looks pretty good, they got a bunch of guys from NCAA. Thay are already on 1st place of their group.

This tournament seems a little too spread out, it starts on March 22 and finishes on May 20th, is there a reason for this?

[Edgar Lopez]

I am not sure what the roster for the mexican team is, but they should do well in this tournament.

This is a qualifier for Centrobasket 2006 and also for the FIBA Americas Championship in 2007. It also says this are all qualifiers for the 2008 Olimpics.

Does anyone know if Najera or Quintero are playing?

Costa Rica's team looks pretty good, they got a bunch of guys from NCAA. Thay are already on 1st place of their group.

This tournament seems a little too spread out, it starts on March 22 and finishes on May 20th, is there a reason for this?

Najera said he will play and omar quintero im almost certain that he will play

[23_for_life]

Nuggets' last game if the Clippers win the next 2 games will be on Monday, if Denver wins one or two more, then Najera won't be available until May 6th, this is considering Denver does not make it to the next round.

Mexico's first game at the COCABA is on Tuesday May 2nd, it is going to be hard for Najera to be at this game.

And isn't the same problem for Quintero? He is currently playing somewhere in Europe right?

[J-Mart]

this is a minor tournament
why would they play?
I think that they have enough to make it past this tournament.

Mexico should start preparing for CentroBasket in Panama where they will have a good chance to getone of the 4 spots available.

In fact, I will make a thread of CentroBasket soon.

[23_for_life]

You are right, I hope we do have enough to get past this tournament.

It would be good though if the team that is going to CentroBasket starts playing together and not just make a team a few weeks before CentroBasket starts.

We need to start putting a team together and they need to get to play together for a while to get the chemistry needed if we want good results in future competitions.

[Edgar Lopez]

ww.latinbasket.com

NATIONAL TEAM FOR MEXICO


Head Coach Jose Francisco Ramirez along with Assistant Coaches Jorge Leon and Angel Gonzalez selected the following players for the qualification games against Belize:
Enrique Gonzalez (205-C-68)
Jorge Rochin (202-F-78, college: Portland)
Victor Avila (209-C-77, college: Oklahoma)
Horacio Llamas (211-C-73, agency: Interperformances)
Miguel Ayala (198-F/G-82, college: Fullerton JC)
Javier Gonzalez Rex (186-G-72)
Enrique Zuniga (193-G-75, college: Grand Canyon)
Jesus Ramses Benitez (209-C-79)
Karim Malpica (190-G-78, agency: World Sport Agency)
Arim Abdul Solares (202-F-83)
Alonso Izaguirre (200-G/F-76)
Richard Lopez (192-G-78, college: Cal.Baptist)

alternate players for the COCABA Series will be Victor Mariscal (198-F-72), Oscar Castellanos (187-G-68) and Florentino Chavez (190-G/F-71).
Mexico plays today it's first games in Belize and should be favourites to win this series.



Eh i wanted to see watson play in this tournament but he said he would be busy during the summer with mexico's national team so what gives?

[Edgar Lopez]

Nevermind what i said about earl watson

GOING SOUTH: Because his maternal grandparents are Mexican, Sonics guard Earl Watson has decided to join the Mexican National Team this summer and will work out in Mexico beginning in August. It's Watson's first taste of international experience.

"I've got to be in the best shape of my career," he said. "It will be good because we get to play in Mexico and then South America."

Watson averaged 11.5 points and 5.4 assists in 24 games after being acquired from Denver.

[23_for_life]

Does anybody knows the scores for MNT of the last games??? Latinbasket.com has not updated their website and I don't seem to find this info anywhere else...

[J-Mart]

https://www.fibamericas.com

[23_for_life]

no, this info is available, but they played other games already, I think on 5/7 and 5/9.. but no info is available

[Edgar Lopez]

Mexico 113 Belize 67

http://www.fibaamericas.com/noticiasread_us.asp?r=DGKZUOWPDF

PLAYA DEL CARMEN - Mexico defeated Belize 113-67 as COCABA Tournament rolled on in Quintana Roo.

Oscar Castellanos, Horacio Llamas and Karim Malpica helped the Mexicans get the win.

The first half ended 61-32 in favor of the hosts.


Today they will play the second game of this series.