Neemias Queta hits a 3 to start his first game of EuroBasket
MVP season incoming
Yessir, since this 3 he also has 4 points (1 dunk) 2 rebounds and 1 block (all in 4 minutes)
Anyone averaging a point a minute is doing pretty good. That means we should absolutely declare him the second coming of Michael Jordan and Larry Bird’s genetic love child and all buy jerseys with his name on them!
But seriously, good performance so far!
Do we know why he is only playing 4 minutes for Portugal?
because the game just started?
Oh I didn’t know the game was still going on lol
I’m with you - but MIP is an actual lock
next bill russel.
Joe is drooling
He’s watching Q shoot threes while watching The Town
Queta say that him and Joe talk a lot and seens like we can get to see Joe on the stands somewhere this EuroBasket … from what Queta say
Joe just saw all of Portugal coming out of the shower, and he is really put together.
Why that look so smooth? Imma need to see more of this for real
Smooth but slow. Good thing we’re awesome at manufacturing wide the fuck open looks!
If he’s shooting there wont ever be a defender on him. The big man is always the pop after the screen in our offense. There’s also always a weak side option in our sets. Which means defenses always have to make a choice. Stop the drive, cut off the weak side 3 (usually the corner), and leave the pick setter open to pop.
Since that weak side is usually the likes of white, Pritchard, Hauser or Brown (whoever isn’t the ball handler.) Theyre never going to sag in off them to have weak side stop the driver. Which means the big is likely protecting the lane from the drive, and the primary defender is the only one who can check the big man if they pop out. He won’t be able to block the shot anyway, it’s just a matter of the big learning to be unaffected by the body there.
They’re always going to opt to leave the big man open on the pop. Queta will shoot nothing but uncontested or lightly contested (defender too small) 3s.
The evolution of the slow winding three
Amir Johnson –> Al Horford –> Queta
Amir was slow EVERYTHING except that chase down in the Atlanta series lol
I’m not going to lie I’d add Jared Sullinger to the list as well
Queta is a killer from 3
Queta averaging 17⁄9 this year big trust
this is definitely the thread to dream big in
yeah this ain’t happening
Give him minutes consistently and he will provide. No doubt in my mind.
It’s not just the shooting. He is being really dominant all around. First part 15 points, 6 rebounds 2 blocks and 1 assist. I’m excited for the nest season.
Mazzulla-ball is going worldwide baybeeee
NEEEEEEMYYYY FOOOOR THREEEEEEEE
Chills
Vamos, Neemi!
Him developing an outside game would be an absolute game changer. Brad has trusted in his players development before, knowing they would grow into the role the team needed. White, hauser, Pritchard being the biggest examples of these successes. I would not put it past him and Joe to do it again.
Everybody freaking out about losing the stretch advantage without Horford and Porzingis. Queta coming in this year and saying, “hold my beer.”
hate to break it to you but queta is not going to develop into one of the best 3 point shooting bigs of all time in horford and porzingis. those guys had a shooting pedigree from the jump. queta being able to take a 3 pointer on occasion would be nice but isn’t going to change opposing defenses at all because they will leave him open for that shot. he doesn’t have the release speed or handles/decision making to either necessitate or take advantage of a closeout. i’m higher on queta than the vast majority of people but it’s not because he’s going to become a 3 point sniper.
Agreed. They will continue to leave him open, and if he can knock down those shots. Then there’s no way defense will ever be able to stop it.
If he can shoot 35% from 3, he would be a 15+ pt scorer.
i don’t even think he needs to make one 3 a game to be a 15ppg scorer. he’s so nimble and athletic that if he just continues to work on his roll game and finishing, he can get a ton of looks just off of rolls, sitting in the dunkers spot, and putting orebs back up. the defense is where i really want to see him pick it up. if he ups his awareness and stays locked in to game plans then i have high hopes for him.
Agreed. We’re saying the same thing. Given he’s not likely to ever be a high volume shooter, at 35% he’d probably end up somewhere around 1.x per game. He’s not likely to ever end up more than 2-3 3PA/g.
Obviously not saying he will do it but Al Horford took 18 3 pointers total in the first 6 years of his career and only 47 more over the next 2 seasons. Al was a master mid range shooter so it makes sense he could eventually extend out to the 3 while Queta hasnt extended his range too much.
BUT a good sign towards Queta having some potential as a shooter is the fact that hes a good free throw shooter for a big. 71% for a big is pretty good and shows he has some touch on his shot. I think he can be a 33-35% 3 point shooter eventually. Hes going to have some growing pains with that though and what better year to allow him to get through those growing pains than this upcoming year without Tatum.
yea like you said al was a knockdown midrange guy. elite mid range and extended it pretty far out. i could see queta being maybe a 33% guy on really low volume to where defenses don’t bother contesting whatsoever. at which point the shot isn’t even really a weapon. but yea his free throws aren’t horrible so that’s nice
Queta is a better three-point shooter than Horford. Always has been. Always will be.
Oooo that shot motion looked nice too. Don’t get my hopes up
Kornet had a 5 three game before coming to the Celtics. Mazzula picks who can shoot the 3 and who can’t.
Vamossssss 🇵🇹
Actually a pretty decent looking shot
Queta’s a beast!
Looks like theis shooting the 3. That’s huge for his game.
Inject Queta 3-5 threes a game into my FUCKING VEINS
Unicornship ended with tingus pingus, now Neemy is my new unicorn
championship
Leagues fucked
Looks like The Unicorn taught him a couple of moves! 🤘🏻
Neemy the Dreamy
THE QUNICORN!!!
He won’t be asked to shoot many with the C’s, but I’m sure he’ll be empowered to take them if he’s open and he should. Interested to see if this is a wrinkle utilized at all but he’s still someone obviously that’ll never be a stretch big and that’s OK…he’s great around the rim.
wait a minute
Happy Gilmore voice
“Neemy learned how to shoot! Uh-oh!”
That’s not bad form at all
form looks solid actually, we can work with that
Al Queta throwing bombs
No hestation? Nice.
Who
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Al Queta brings the boom