Raul Neto Assists Video

[Raul III]

What concerned me about the video is that almost all of the assists came after he pounded/held the ball for several seconds. That may be just a function of his team, of course, but I had hoped to see at least a few more assists that were part of good team ball movement and not just him controlling the ball most of the time.

Yeah, it was mostly due to his old team style of play. They only had like two guys in the entire roster that could create consistently with the ball in their hands (Raul and the other PG), most of the wings were spot up shooters. So they used a lot of pick and rolls, horns with Neto as the ballhandler and curls to open up for shooters.

Raul is definitely at his best when running the pick and roll, he's a natural playmaker, at times it looks like everytime he runs a pick and roll something really good will happen. He's less efficient if he just brings the ball, pass and park in the corner watching the play develop. Honestly, i didn't watch a lot of the Jazz last year and i can't say i'm familiar with the offense Snyder runs. But if it consists of good ball/player movement, with a couple of pick and rolls here and there (especially if it's with Gobert or Favors, or any athletic big man), well, then Raul is gonna be just fine. If he improves his jump shot, then even better.

 

[Jamezz]

I understand your concern but Raul is not slow. He'll have some problems early on adjusting to the NBA but speed, at least offensively, is not one of them. Maybe the video made you think he's slow but it's just him using hesitation moves and playing under control waiting for the defence to make a mistake and leave a teammate open. Also, the pace and spacing in FIBA basketball is completely different than in the NBA.

On the other hand, i think he'll struggle defensively at first. His lack of size and his average athleticism will probably prevent him from being a good defender in the NBA, especially in his first season, but i can see Neto becoming a decent defender.

A little off topic, but still talking about speed. I'd be more worried about Pleiss, he's really really really slow. Unless the Jazz trainning staff perform a miracle, he'll have a serious problem with the speed and athleticism of the NBA players.

Gracias Raul III

 

[The Jazz Wonderbra]

My favorite was the commentator on the Penultimate assist (that's the second to last assist for you frumpsters).

OraleOraleOrlaeOraleOraleOrale!!!

Neto has all sorts of Stockton in his game. The injury to Dante could be the setup for the second coming of my favorite player of all time.

OraleOraleOrlaeOraleOraleOrale!!!

 

[Raul III]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F22z4hymXEo

New video (i'm not the person who uploaded, just sharing).

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

My favorite was the commentator on the Penultimate assist (that's the second to last assist for you frumpsters).

OraleOraleOrlaeOraleOraleOrale!!!

Neto has all sorts of Stockton in his game. The injury to Dante could be the setup for the second coming of my favorite player of all time.

OraleOraleOrlaeOraleOraleOrale!!!

Am I also a frumpster if I don't know what OraleOraleOrlaeOraleOraleOrale means?

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F22z4hymXEo

New video (i'm not the person who uploaded, just sharing).

The only time I've watched him play an entire game was a couple of years ago in Summer League, and I was impressed. All the bad pub about his shooting stats had me concerned, but these vids give lots of reason for hope. Of course, highlight videos tend to do that. Here's hoping that our coaching staff can help with his shot. I think his shot selection is probably already pretty good because I didn't see him launch a single prayer in that entire mix.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Neto/Hood/Hayward/Lyles/Gobert could be one of the best passing line-ups in the league.

 

[stitches]

here's a defensive compilation video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rydiuebCRYA

 

[Hekate]

here's a defensive compilation video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rydiuebCRYA

Looks willing and decent laterally but he got stuck on almost all of the screens. Not sure he can recover from it in NBA.

 

[Raul III]

Looks willing and decent laterally but he got stuck on almost all of the screens. Not sure he can recover from it in NBA.

Yeah, i believe he'll struggle defensively, especially fighting through screens. He's so small that no matter how much effort he puts in defending i just can't see him being a above average defender in the NBA. But we gotta remember his ceiling is a good backup PG, so let's hope he's at least decent defensively.

That's the tough part with Raul, i believe his offensive game is better suited for the NBA than Europe, with better and more athletic teammates, more spacing etc. But defensively it's the opposite, he was slightly above average in Europe, but in the NBA he will have problems. The good news is that the kid is a hard worker and willing defender, so let's hope for the best.

 

[Jaymz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F22z4hymXEo

New video (i'm not the person who uploaded, just sharing).

Doesn't look slow here.
Thanks for the post on Neto love, I've always been high on him. I'm excited to see him tear it up in the NBA.

 

[The Jazz Wonderbra]

Am I also a frumpster if I don't know what OraleOraleOrlaeOraleOraleOrale means?

That's what the commentator said in the video about 20 seconds before it ended. He could see the play forming and knew the three was coming. It made me giggle and a bit wet.