Will we call up Queta?
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I tend to agree with you. The Kings run the ball through Sabonis, and they can't really do that with any of our backup centers, and I'm including Metu in that group. Queta on the other hand as shown the ability to handle the ball at the top of the circle and make good decisions. I watched that game against the Warriors G-League team, and Queta looked like a man amongst boys in that game. The problem is the log jam ahead of him on the parent club.
If Queta starts putting up more games like this last on, they may not be able to ignore him for much longer. Unlike Holmes, he has the size to match up against the bigger centers in the league. Steven Adams etc. He's a much better athlete than Len, and he can shoot the three a little, and he's improving in that area. The biggest improvement I've seen is his ballhandling. He really impressed me on a couple of plays where he took the opposition off the dribble with a behind the back and through his legs move to get to the basket from the top of the circle. He's also an impressive screener. I'd say give him a shot!
If Queta starts putting up more games like this last on, they may not be able to ignore him for much longer. Unlike Holmes, he has the size to match up against the bigger centers in the league. Steven Adams etc. He's a much better athlete than Len, and he can shoot the three a little, and he's improving in that area. The biggest improvement I've seen is his ballhandling. He really impressed me on a couple of plays where he took the opposition off the dribble with a behind the back and through his legs move to get to the basket from the top of the circle. He's also an impressive screener. I'd say give him a shot!
I'd like to see him do a bit more in the G League first. He does some really impressive things that not many big men his size can do, but he also still doesn't do the basics like box out on rebounds. I can see him rebounding like an SF in the NBA.
He gets blown by easily by drivers but he has the quickness and length to catch up and block the shot. I'm just not sure if that's going to transfer or not in the NBA.
The numbers he put up against Wiseman were huge. He's a very intriguing prospect but I don't think he's a difference maker on the NBA roster right now. I'd like to see the season play out a little more before giving him minutes.
He gets blown by easily by drivers but he has the quickness and length to catch up and block the shot. I'm just not sure if that's going to transfer or not in the NBA.
The numbers he put up against Wiseman were huge. He's a very intriguing prospect but I don't think he's a difference maker on the NBA roster right now. I'd like to see the season play out a little more before giving him minutes.
He completely showed up James Wiseman in this game too.
I'm back on the Queta hypetrain..
Not sure if I see the urgency in getting him on the team to sit and mostly play garbage minutes. I feel like his time will come though and the Kings have done a pretty good job identifying and developing Queta.
I'm back on the Queta hypetrain..
Not sure if I see the urgency in getting him on the team to sit and mostly play garbage minutes. I feel like his time will come though and the Kings have done a pretty good job identifying and developing Queta.
I'm not sure there's much of a market for Holmes at the moment.
But it may also be the case that the Kings let Queta develop this season and sign him as a backup for next season and possibly beyond.
After this year Len and Metu are both FAs. If Holmes IS traded, there'd be no one signed beyond this year that could backup Sabonis.
But it may also be the case that the Kings let Queta develop this season and sign him as a backup for next season and possibly beyond.
After this year Len and Metu are both FAs. If Holmes IS traded, there'd be no one signed beyond this year that could backup Sabonis.
I can certainly see both sides of the argument. There's benefit for him to stay in Stockton and get serious minutes on the floor, instead of collecting dust sitting on the bench with the parent club. The only way being brought up would make sense is if he leaps over everyone else and is handed the backup center role, and I doubt that's going to happen.
So he probably won't get his shot until next season, unless there's some injuries. Metu has been playing well of late, and his trade stock may have risen as a result. So who knows, maybe a slot will open up for Queta. I watched Cleveland's G-league team play the other night to see Sam Merrill play. There was no doubt that Merrill was the best player on either team that night. I still think the Kings should have found a way to keep him. He's an outstanding shooter, and I was impressed with his defense in that game. He also ran the point at times. Hopefully the Kings are monitoring his play.
So he probably won't get his shot until next season, unless there's some injuries. Metu has been playing well of late, and his trade stock may have risen as a result. So who knows, maybe a slot will open up for Queta. I watched Cleveland's G-league team play the other night to see Sam Merrill play. There was no doubt that Merrill was the best player on either team that night. I still think the Kings should have found a way to keep him. He's an outstanding shooter, and I was impressed with his defense in that game. He also ran the point at times. Hopefully the Kings are monitoring his play.
Holmes trade value is gone and him sitting on bench isn't ever going to help that. We need size and defense. Len is not the future I don't even know why he was signed. Personally I'd have rather had Basemore stay than 3 centers and Quinta waiting. This reminds me of another center we let rot in g league who became a beast when he got time with heat
yeah leave him down for the year. Traveling commercial at that size is hard but letting him mature another year before subjecting his joints and tendons to the rigors of the NBA is a good thing for his health and career longevity.
He can continue to mature his game and his body. My son is only 6’6” 220 and he clearly developed later than others. I can’t imagine a kid Queeta’s size.
He can continue to mature his game and his body. My son is only 6’6” 220 and he clearly developed later than others. I can’t imagine a kid Queeta’s size.
There's a pretty substantial gap between Hassan being waived by the Kings and him breaking out in Miami. Dude couldn't even stick in the g league and ended up overseas playing in Lebanon and China for a couple years. Then bounced around summer league/training camp/g league rosters for another year before Miami gave him a shot. The situation with Queta isn't even close to being the same.
