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Valanciunas - 18 minutes - 14pts 7 rebs vs Russia
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This is good news once again. I am starting to come around on this kid. I recently read someone compare him to Tim Duncan and after watching some of Duncan's college highlights I can't disagree. The main difference is that Duncan had a better array of ball handling skills, craftiness and fundamentals from 12 feet and in (he was also older coming out of college than Valanpenis). But as far as height, defence and athletic ability I think the two are very comparable.
My only questions about this russia game is 1. What was his shooting %? and 2. Why did he only play 18 minutes? was it foul trouble or that they were getting blown out?
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The complete box score can be found here (translated from Russian):
http://translate.google.ca/translate...b53334&act=url
He played only 18 minutes, but he had 5 fouls. I'm betting that this was why his minutes were cut back. He did shoot 83% though (5/6) and was 100% (4/4) from the FT line.
Here is a nice block on Kirilenko:
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MillerRegent wrote: View PostThis is good news once again. I am starting to come around on this kid. I recently read someone compare him to Tim Duncan and after watching some of Duncan's college highlights I can't disagree. The main difference is that Duncan had a better array of ball handling skills, craftiness and fundamentals from 12 feet and in (he was also older coming out of college than Valanpenis). But as far as height, defence and athletic ability I think the two are very comparable.
My only questions about this russia game is 1. What was his shooting %? and 2. Why did he only play 18 minutes? was it foul trouble or that they were getting blown out?
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planetmars wrote: View PostThe complete box score can be found here (translated from Russian):
http://translate.google.ca/translate...b53334&act=url
He played only 18 minutes, but he had 5 fouls. I'm betting that this was why his minutes were cut back. He did shoot 83% though (5/6) and was 100% (4/4) from the FT line.
Here is a nice block on Kirilenko:
scary how he landed after that block. I really appreciate the hustle. He plays with a lot of passion and intensity... but I hope it doesn't translate to hyper-extended knees and turned ankles... an exhibition game is not worth the injury, my friend.
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