JV at World Cup 2014

Clementine9 · Post #841 » by **Clementine9** » Thu Aug 21, 2014 4:44 pm

BackseatBoss wrote:
Clementine9 wrote:
BackseatBoss wrote:Lithuania back to scrubbing.

I'm not watching today but Lithuania basketball is often painful to watch. Such a stagnant offense.

In the games before their offense didn't look so bad. It only started with playing against Slovenia and it was painful to watch for the first half against Greece, but that's mainly due to a ton of fouls. Against Brazil they look like they have a summer league like offense.

I just find it boring to watch a team jack a ton of threes. Not much of an offense in my mind.

A lot more fun when Jonas and other bigs are involved down low. Not just to score but to kick it back out and get the ball moving.

I guess they run PnR too.

BackseatBoss · Post #842 » by **BackseatBoss** » Thu Aug 21, 2014 4:44 pm

Lithuania's defense is pretty hilarious at times. They let out Jonas on the court for the last 5 seconds of the quarter to play defense against... Barbosa.

Post #843 » by **pbj** » Thu Aug 21, 2014 4:45 pm

Jstock12 wrote:
pbj wrote:LTU should naturalize Luke Ridnour - no one would look twice.

Funny. But that would never happen. Lithuanian fans would boo the hell out of a national team with a naturalized player.

How about Lūkviūs Reidnas? Would they boo him?

BackseatBoss · Post #844 » by **BackseatBoss** » Thu Aug 21, 2014 4:48 pm

Clementine9 wrote:
BackseatBoss wrote:
Clementine9 wrote:
I'm not watching today but Lithuania basketball is often painful to watch. Such a stagnant offense.

In the games before their offense didn't look so bad. It only started with playing against Slovenia and it was painful to watch for the first half against Greece, but that's mainly due to a ton of fouls. Against Brazil they look like they have a summer league like offense.

I just find it boring to watch a team jack a ton of threes. Not much of an offense in my mind.

A lot more fun when Jonas and other bigs are involved down low. Not just to score but to kick it back out and get the ball moving.

I guess they run PnR too.

It can be nice when they are shooting wide open threes, but that's not really happening at all today. Also, they barely try to establish bigs in the post. Jonas had 5 touches in the post, once he got the ball poked away, once he got stopped by Nene, twice he was fouled by Splitter and once he hit a turnaround jumper against Nene. They should try going through Jonas more, but for whatever reason they just shoot contested jumpers instead. I still don't really understand how Lithuania is only 6 points behind after the third quarter, this shouldn't even be a game by now.

UcanUwill · Post #845 » by **UcanUwill** » Thu Aug 21, 2014 4:50 pm

That Vasiliauskas' floater though. Nice

Jstock12 · Post #846 » by **Jstock12** » Thu Aug 21, 2014 4:51 pm

Wow. Jonas looks pathetic out there. What's the deal I don't get it... He was beasting before that.

DRUNK? Or maybe this is how he plays sober.

BackseatBoss · Post #847 » by **BackseatBoss** » Thu Aug 21, 2014 4:52 pm

Jstock12 wrote:Wow. Jonas looks pathetic out there. What's the deal I don't get it... He was beasting before that.

Who on team Lithuania doesn't look pathetic?

ptyca · Post #848 » by **ptyca** » Thu Aug 21, 2014 4:53 pm

those brazilian players play so dirty + flopping like crazy **** them

Jstock12 · Post #849 » by **Jstock12** » Thu Aug 21, 2014 4:53 pm

BackseatBoss wrote:
Jstock12 wrote:Wow. Jonas looks pathetic out there. What's the deal I don't get it... He was beasting before that.

Who on team Lithuania doesn't look pathetic?

D-Mo's looking like a LeBron James compared to Jonas today.

Jstock12 · Post #850 » by **Jstock12** » Thu Aug 21, 2014 4:55 pm

Finally an easy basket for Jonas.

BackseatBoss · Post #851 » by **BackseatBoss** » Thu Aug 21, 2014 4:55 pm

Jstock12 wrote:
BackseatBoss wrote:
Jstock12 wrote:Wow. Jonas looks pathetic out there. What's the deal I don't get it... He was beasting before that.

Who on team Lithuania doesn't look pathetic?

D-Mo's looking like a LeBron James compared to Jonas today.

D-Mo has airballed like 2-3 shots already.

cold_cowboy · Post #852 » by **cold_cowboy** » Thu Aug 21, 2014 4:55 pm

BackseatBoss wrote:
Jstock12 wrote:Wow. Jonas looks pathetic out there. What's the deal I don't get it... He was beasting before that.

Who on team Lithuania doesn't look pathetic?

dude you're just getting downright obnoxious.

Jstock12 · Post #853 » by **Jstock12** » Thu Aug 21, 2014 4:56 pm

Jonas starting to sober up in the 4th quarter. 4 straight points by him.

GoSu · Post #854 » by **GoSu** » Thu Aug 21, 2014 4:58 pm

Jstock12 wrote:Jonas starting to sober up in the 4th quarter. 4 straight points by him.

He only had to put it in the basket in those two plays though, everything was done before that.

BackseatBoss · Post #855 » by **BackseatBoss** » Thu Aug 21, 2014 4:58 pm

cold_cowboy wrote:
BackseatBoss wrote:
Jstock12 wrote:Wow. Jonas looks pathetic out there. What's the deal I don't get it... He was beasting before that.

Who on team Lithuania doesn't look pathetic?

dude you're just getting downright obnoxious.

Why? Is it obnoxious to state the obvious? Offensively Lithuania is looking like a bunch of scrubs.

Laure · Post #856 » by **Laure** » Thu Aug 21, 2014 4:58 pm

JV didn't practice his jumpshot this summer? Is the coach forbidding him to take it? He had an open jumper and just slashed with his jumping hook instead, and bricked it.

EleveN · Post #857 » by **EleveN** » Thu Aug 21, 2014 4:58 pm

Just shoot those mid range shots ...

Jstock12 · Post #858 » by **Jstock12** » Thu Aug 21, 2014 4:58 pm

cold_cowboy wrote:
BackseatBoss wrote:
Jstock12 wrote:Wow. Jonas looks pathetic out there. What's the deal I don't get it... He was beasting before that.

Who on team Lithuania doesn't look pathetic?

dude you're just getting downright obnoxious.

He is right though. Lithuania looks pathetic today. D-Mo's the only one who's still somewhat adequate. The rest are looking like scrubs.

Jstock12 · Post #859 » by **Jstock12** » Thu Aug 21, 2014 5:01 pm

If Jonas plays like this in the upcoming season, the Raptors aren't making the playoffs.

BackseatBoss · Post #860 » by **BackseatBoss** » Thu Aug 21, 2014 5:01 pm

Jonas is playing like an idiot. It's as if he forgot everything he learned from Hakeem.