Turnovers are of course the main black eye on his performances so far, but he’s shown increased aggression each game to me which is positive. There was a 2-3 minute window where he was on one in the first half, hopefully that gives him some confidence going forward to build on these games.
Best play was the last one in the clip where 4 Trailblazers were in the paint when the shot went up yet he still managed to get through all of them for the rebound and putback + foul.
When I watch Queen to prepare for the draft I thought he would be more of a Sengun type offensive Hub used out of the high post where you run actions around him. Now after 3 summer league games it seems like he is more of an un athletic Randal type scorer. More of an ISO player than an offensive Hub. He still can pass the ball, but he wants to score first pass second. Defensively he is still a traffic cone. He has quick hands, but is dead meat in space.
I like his old man game. No idea if it’ll translate to the NBA. Better practice those corner 3s and figure out how to play C defensively.
The 8 TOs had a lot to do with players miscommunication in passing. It’s not like game 1 where it was a bunch of him losing the ball off the dribble; I would say several of them weren’t even his fault. His +/- vs the rest of the starters, to me, should be far more encouraging than his turnovers were discouraging.
Queen initiated a lot of DHO/P&R at the top, and those looks just were not happening frequently last game. He handled Hansen well defensively in my opinion, and he found some great shooting rhythm in the 2Q. This was definitely his best performance, and it is hopefully indicative of what his game can look like as he gets more and more trust on the ball.
So far his highlights remind me of Lofton Jr in summer league a few years ago
I want to know how he fits on the floor with Zion. I don’t see it, but I don’t get paid the big bucks to coach. Queen appears to be high usage and ball dominant. It appears he likes to be the sun in the orbit. I’d like to see him work on a complimentary role.
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Turnovers are of course the main black eye on his performances so far, but he’s shown increased aggression each game to me which is positive. There was a 2-3 minute window where he was on one in the first half, hopefully that gives him some confidence going forward to build on these games.
Best play was the last one in the clip where 4 Trailblazers were in the paint when the shot went up yet he still managed to get through all of them for the rebound and putback + foul.
When I watch Queen to prepare for the draft I thought he would be more of a Sengun type offensive Hub used out of the high post where you run actions around him. Now after 3 summer league games it seems like he is more of an un athletic Randal type scorer. More of an ISO player than an offensive Hub. He still can pass the ball, but he wants to score first pass second. Defensively he is still a traffic cone. He has quick hands, but is dead meat in space.
I like his old man game. No idea if it’ll translate to the NBA. Better practice those corner 3s and figure out how to play C defensively.
The 8 TOs had a lot to do with players miscommunication in passing. It’s not like game 1 where it was a bunch of him losing the ball off the dribble; I would say several of them weren’t even his fault. His +/- vs the rest of the starters, to me, should be far more encouraging than his turnovers were discouraging.
Queen initiated a lot of DHO/P&R at the top, and those looks just were not happening frequently last game. He handled Hansen well defensively in my opinion, and he found some great shooting rhythm in the 2Q. This was definitely his best performance, and it is hopefully indicative of what his game can look like as he gets more and more trust on the ball.
So far his highlights remind me of Lofton Jr in summer league a few years ago
I want to know how he fits on the floor with Zion. I don’t see it, but I don’t get paid the big bucks to coach. Queen appears to be high usage and ball dominant. It appears he likes to be the sun in the orbit. I’d like to see him work on a complimentary role.