Welcome to Boston, Neemias Queta!!!

zoyathedestroya · Post #181 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Mon Nov 27, 2023 4:51 pm

Deivork wrote:Is Quetamine already his nickname? I can go for it.

Haha it has the opposite effect though. Neemias brings energy and alertness. Special K is an anesthetic. It works as an ironic nickname!

Deivork · Post #182 » by **Deivork** » Mon Nov 27, 2023 6:00 pm

zoyathedestroya wrote:
Deivork wrote:Is Quetamine already his nickname? I can go for it.

Haha it has the opposite effect though. Neemias brings energy and alertness. Special K is an anesthetic. It works as an ironic nickname!

It does hah, but maybe it sticks. I think Scal already called him a work horse last night so... :lol:

(it's used as a sedator for horses)

Post #183 » by **Shak_Celts** » Mon Nov 27, 2023 7:01 pm

zoyathedestroya wrote:
165bows wrote:
RickyDizzle wrote:He looked like a totally legit 3rd string center, which is good. One thing I found hilarious was how often he called for the ball. Every trip down the floor he raised his hand to get fed in the post while out there with Tatum, D White, etc. I thought he was good, but in my head was sort of saying "just hit the boards and be ready to catch a lob if you are left open, we're not running plays for you to get touches."

He wants the ball like he's prime Shaq lol.

Isn't that how some coaches teach it though? Not necessarily asking for the ball but it draws the attention of extra defenders. Even perimeter defenders thinking ball is gonna get thrown into the paint can create a small opening/advantage.

He pretty much talked about that last night saying he was trying to draw the extra defender.

Cricket23 · Post #184 » by **Cricket23** » Mon Nov 27, 2023 11:06 pm

More than Timelord, this guy reminds of Mitchell Robinson, and they have the same wingspan at 7'4"

Post #185 » by **Parliament10** » Tue Nov 28, 2023 12:23 am

tfmiii · Post #186 » by **tfmiii** » Tue Nov 28, 2023 12:55 am

He's just what we need - activity, physicality, size, and knows how to use it

RickyDizzle · Post #187 » by **RickyDizzle** » Tue Nov 28, 2023 3:30 am

Shak_Celts wrote:
zoyathedestroya wrote:
165bows wrote:He wants the ball like he's prime Shaq lol.

Isn't that how some coaches teach it though? Not necessarily asking for the ball but it draws the attention of extra defenders. Even perimeter defenders thinking ball is gonna get thrown into the paint can create a small opening/advantage.

He pretty much talked about that last night saying he was trying to draw the extra defender.

That's all good, I like him better than Kornet like everyone else too, just thought it was kind of funny in his first game calling for the ball so much.

Post #188 » by **165bows** » Tue Nov 28, 2023 4:10 pm

RickyDizzle wrote:
Shak_Celts wrote:
zoyathedestroya wrote:Isn't that how some coaches teach it though? Not necessarily asking for the ball but it draws the attention of extra defenders. Even perimeter defenders thinking ball is gonna get thrown into the paint can create a small opening/advantage.

He pretty much talked about that last night saying he was trying to draw the extra defender.

That's all good, I like him better than Kornet like everyone else too, just thought it was kind of funny in his first game calling for the ball so much.

If that was his game plan, to try to draw in defenders, he's very coachable :lol:

Mauro Pedrosa · Post #189 » by **Mauro Pedrosa** » Tue Nov 28, 2023 4:58 pm

Deivork wrote:
zoyathedestroya wrote:
Deivork wrote:Is Quetamine already his nickname? I can go for it.

Haha it has the opposite effect though. Neemias brings energy and alertness. Special K is an anesthetic. It works as an ironic nickname!

It does hah, but maybe it sticks. I think Scal already called him a work horse last night so... (it's used as a sedator for horses)

IvermecQUETA

I'll show myself out

Post #190 » by **Parliament10** » Fri Dec 1, 2023 11:01 pm

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zoyathedestroya · Post #191 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Fri Dec 1, 2023 11:10 pm

How are they calling it "emergence" already? LOL. He's played 20 minutes in 2 games.

Gant · Post #192 » by **Gant** » Sat Dec 2, 2023 5:03 pm

Highest rebounds per 36 minutes among the top 8: Horford 9.0, Tatum 8.6

Highest rebounds per 36 minutes among guys who have played rotation minutes: Banton 9.5, Kornet 9.2

Rebounds per 36 minutes for Queta: 19.7

sam_I_am · Post #193 » by **sam_I_am** » Sat Dec 2, 2023 8:43 pm

Gant wrote:Highest rebounds per 36 minutes among the top 8: Horford 9.0, Tatum 8.6

Highest rebounds per 36 minutes among guys who have played rotation minutes: Banton 9.5, Kornet 9.2

Rebounds per 36 minutes for Queta: 19.7

Shooting 40% in the paint and then rebounding your own misses is a great way to bump up that per36 number. Seriously, though, I like Queta’s potential to become a real factor this season. It’s like having a Drummond that can make free throws.

Post #194 » by **Parliament10** » Sun Dec 3, 2023 3:10 am

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cl2117 · Post #195 » by **cl2117** » Sun Dec 3, 2023 5:28 pm

I gotta give Kornet credit that he's been better in his minutes than I would have imagined, but I still don't like the idea of him being our emergency depth up front. His range of outcomes is still "fine" to "garbage" and more often than not he sits firmly in between the two.

Queta realistically isn't likely to usurp Luke's role but I'd like to continue to give him a chance. Kornet is what he is at this stage of his career and even though Neemias is already 24, I think he's still got some untapped potential.

If neither end up impressing, I'd be happy to bring Blake back for emergency depth. Assuming he's kept in shape, he'll have fresh legs and at the very least brings good locker room vibes. Ultimately just holding my breath that none of the above end up entering the equation.

bucknersrevenge · Post #196 » by **bucknersrevenge** » Mon Dec 4, 2023 5:03 am

cl2117 wrote:I gotta give Kornet credit that he's been better in his minutes than I would have imagined, but I still don't like the idea of him being our emergency depth up front. His range of outcomes is still "fine" to "garbage" and more often than not he sits firmly in between the two.

Queta realistically isn't likely to usurp Luke's role but I'd like to continue to give him a chance. Kornet is what he is at this stage of his career and even though Neemias is already 24, I think he's still got some untapped potential.

If neither end up impressing, I'd be happy to bring Blake back for emergency depth. Assuming he's kept in shape, he'll have fresh legs and at the very least brings good locker room vibes. Ultimately just holding my breath that none of the above end up entering the equation.

If we're honest does emergency depth at the big spot matter in the long run? I mean, Kornet and Queta are clearly enough to get through the regular season. Sure if one of them gets hurt, I'd expect Brad to make a move But KP and Al are getting all the minutes at the big spot in the playoffs and if one of them gets hurt at any point, there's nobody that we'd be able to trade for that could do the things they do. They just aren't replaceable unless you're giving up someone else in your top 6.

tfmiii · Post #197 » by **tfmiii** » Mon Dec 4, 2023 6:01 am

We know what we have in Kornet, I'd love to see more of NQ to see what he brings with regular minutes and if he can develop some chemistry running the p/r and oops

cl2117 · Post #198 » by **cl2117** » Mon Dec 4, 2023 11:56 am

bucknersrevenge wrote:
cl2117 wrote:I gotta give Kornet credit that he's been better in his minutes than I would have imagined, but I still don't like the idea of him being our emergency depth up front. His range of outcomes is still "fine" to "garbage" and more often than not he sits firmly in between the two.

Queta realistically isn't likely to usurp Luke's role but I'd like to continue to give him a chance. Kornet is what he is at this stage of his career and even though Neemias is already 24, I think he's still got some untapped potential.

If neither end up impressing, I'd be happy to bring Blake back for emergency depth. Assuming he's kept in shape, he'll have fresh legs and at the very least brings good locker room vibes. Ultimately just holding my breath that none of the above end up entering the equation.

If we're honest does emergency depth at the big spot matter in the long run? I mean, Kornet and Queta are clearly enough to get through the regular season. Sure if one of them gets hurt, I'd expect Brad to make a move But KP and Al are getting all the minutes at the big spot in the playoffs and if one of them gets hurt at any point, there's nobody that we'd be able to trade for that could do the things they do. They just aren't replaceable unless you're giving up someone else in your top 6.

One would hope it doesn't matter in the long run, but I think it's the only spot where we've got a bit of a hole in an otherwise surprisingly deep/complimentary roster.

If we lose a ball handler or a wing, we've got plenty of options to backfill in terms of guys not already in the rotation (Oshea, Banton, Svi, Stevens) and realistically we might not even need to run any of them out there but instead just increase the minutes of our current options.

With bigs though, if we lose either of KP/Horford, unless we intend to go incredibly small (which I don't see as a realistic option) you're going to need to trot out another big man for around 15 minutes a game. And right now that's Kornet or Queta, both of whom I think would be massive weak links compared to the quality of our options in the backcourt or on the wing.

This is the utmost of first world problems and the only reason I'm focusing on it is because there really aren't any other holes to address, but still I think it's worth monitoring given KP's history and Horford's age. Realistically there aren't going to be many viable options to upgrade Kornet/Queta given salary matching options, hence why I mention Blake, but again it's kind of our only potential achilles heel barring a complete disaster so it's what draws the attention.

Outside of losing one of our bigs or JT, I think we can sustain 1 maybe even 2 major injuries and keep on rolling for the most part (and even losing JT I think there is enough overall talent to be dangerous in the playoffs). If either of Luke or Neemias are forced into playing consistent minutes though, I'd start to get a little worried because of how big a drop off you'd see.

playa-hater · Post #199 » by **playa-hater** » Mon Dec 4, 2023 2:54 pm

tfmiii wrote:We know what we have in Kornet, I'd love to see more of NQ to see what he brings with regular minutes and if he can develop some chemistry running the p/r and oops

This ^ is exactly it for me. I can't guarantee Queta ends up a better player than Kornet. But we know exactly what we have in Kornet. The time to play Queta a heavy dose is now. If he indeed is better than Kornet as I suspect, we need to play him more games to get him ready for the playoffs in case of "break Glass" emergency in the playoffs. If Queta is not as good then at least we know it by trade deadline should Brad want to upgrade.

Celts17Pride · Post #200 » by **Celts17Pride** » Mon Dec 4, 2023 3:06 pm

The problem with Queta right now is he is completely lost on offense and defense as far as what the Celtics are doing as a team. Queta is relying on his natural instincts and ability right now which is fine. Queta is at the bottom of the learning curve right now and needs to catch up if he is going to play any real meaningful minutes in my opinion. A lot of mental work ahead for Queta.