Daily Archives: July 11, 2011

Lets Not Get Caught in the Jonas Hype Just Yet.

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Many fans praising Jonas domination of Under 19 basketball tournament. He deserves those praises for playing this well but let’s not kid ourselves. Wait until he plays the Men’s tournament in the end of August before we can see any indication of NBA potential.

Valančiūnas is the next…

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There have been a quite few names thrown around for NBA comparisons to Jonas. Everything from Chandler to Ilgauskus. Of those of you that have been watching him during the U19′s, who would you compare him too?

Wanna Know What Lithuanians Think About Jonas Being Drafted by the Raptors?

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Come one, come all to see what Valančiūnas’ fellow countrymen had to say about him getting drafted by our beloved Toronto Raptors.

All You Need to Know About the U-19 World Championships

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Breakdown of how the teams did, who starred, who disappointed, and who to look out for. There’s also first and second team selections.

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True enough regarding players not wanting to be here. That is old world Antonio Davis/Steve Francis nonsense. It is no secret players love coming through Toronto and as the league has gotten younger it has also seen that sentiment disappear. Rudy/Amir and Demar love it. I saw Kyle at the island airport and unprompted he started to tell me how much he loved it here. Jennings loves it. AI loved it and god knows KG has long loved the ladies here. An the tattoo shops. It's the organization they don't care for. Or rather, the losing.

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