Mazzulla, Queta & Portugal’s EuroBasket Run: Texts Revealed

Por Cesare Milan/ info@eurohoops.net

Rigia, Leotonia – Portugal had been waiting for that for almost 20 years: a position among the 16 best teams in the Eurobasket. It happened last time in 2007, when the tournament format was different and the fourth -final stalls were decided in the group stage.

Now, in a few hours, a tie against Germany, World Champion. Portugal is the least fortunate, but he has his chance, and in the midst of her, there is the pivot Nehemiah Queta.

The Portuguese pivot already had its moment in the tournament with a Spectacular performance against the Czech Republicbut you want more, like DEclaró EUROHOps in an interview in FIBA ​​studies.

Queta talked about the great victory about Estonia that sealed the qualification to the round of 16, the team meeting before the game, its mentality when they came to play with the national team in the highest European tournament and its purpose: “It was a good opportunity to evolve my game and prepare for the next temporada“.

On the way, He helped Portugal make history in his first great FIBA ​​tournamentsomething I never imagined as a child.

“Life comes to you in mysterious ways,” he admitted, but now things are different: “I want more, I always want to evolve“.

Now, the next goal is to surprise Germany. “They are world champions for something“Queta said, and added:”We have to be physical, not give them easy annotations in transition. They are well trained, they will solve it, but We also have to play our game“.

And the Celtics and the coach Mazzulla will be pending, as explained Queta: “I talked to him a couple of times, He always sends me messages of appreciation, love or that I am improving. What he sees in me, what I need to improve, and that is the Great relationship we have“.

All this could move to Boston in a few weeks. Queta, who operated after the elimination of Celtics to treat the discomfort in the knee that have afflicted him for several years, is demonstrating in the Eurobasket that is better than me ever: “I have rested enough this preseason and I think I have positioned myself in the best way to have an take -off season. I have the tools to compete with the best“.