Jonas started the game vs Czech Republic . Watched all the way to the 4th quarter(had to go to work). He had 18 points going into the 4th.
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Jonas Valanciunas look good in first game(friendly game) with Lithuania Nationa Team
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Darn, missed that. Managed to view the last minute...
Funny offtopic thing: after the basketball game the channel (Lithuanian?) broadcasted the movie Sahara, but instead of subtitling it or dubbing it with different voices for all characters they have one guy talking over it doing all roles. Really weird.
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Relax ppl. JV did well, but opponent was not decent enough.
LT national team will drop 3 players (out of 17 today).. JV should stay.. especially after today's game.
I say you should look forward to aug 10 game vs russia and aug 13 game vs spain.
those opponents will be strong enough.
If he (JV) will not do well in these games , he might have problems to make top 12 LT team.
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Is there a boxscore for this game? I found some brief articles describing Jonas' game, but I wasn't sure how many minutes he got. I believe he also brought down 11 boards with his 26 points. I'm hoping he gets a chance to get some good minutes against some other teams so we can really see what he can do.
The Lithuanian fans are really impressed with his performance however, from what I could find on the web. If he's a fan favourite, I really don't see how the team could leave him off the roster as that might cause an uproar.
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planetmars wrote: View PostIf he's a fan favourite, I really don't see how the team could leave him off the roster as that might cause an uproar.
If you look at the potential Candidate Roster for EuroBasket 2011: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuan...asketball_team
All the bigs are vetrans older then 30 and are playing high level basketball in the Euroleague. The coach may not wish to make sudden changes to the roster if the chemistry is good. Although if JV plays very good basketball in the exhibition games he might get passed Marijonas Petravičius (appeared to be the least talented big man on the roster) in the depth chart.
FYI found the profile of this Lithuanian player to be funny because of two different stories:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%A1...avrinovi%C4%8D
- He could have been a Rapetor (no that is not a typo)
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LT coach just dropped 3 ore players as said. M.Gecevičius, D.Motiejūnas ir R.Seibutis.
14 have left atm (12 will pass).. JV is doing good,but why should coach choose him against Experienced Petravicius or other C/PF ?
Pretty sure decision will be made soon.. and following games will help (against Russia and Spain on target)
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Hotshot wrote: View PostThis isn't a popularity contest.
If you look at the potential Candidate Roster for EuroBasket 2011: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuan...asketball_team
All the bigs are vetrans older then 30 and are playing high level basketball in the Euroleague. The coach may not wish to make sudden changes to the roster if the chemistry is good. Although if JV plays very good basketball in the exhibition games he might get passed Marijonas Petravičius (appeared to be the least talented big man on the roster) in the depth chart.
FYI found the profile of this Lithuanian player to be funny because of two different stories:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%A1...avrinovi%C4%8D
- He could have been a Rapetor (no that is not a typo)
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er1csh3n wrote: View PostHe was charged with rape but still gets to marry Miss Russia?.......da f*ck
Yeah but I guess having a rape charge against you is not enough from swaying a Russian hottie from marrying you when you got money.
Insert "In Soviet Russia" joke here.
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