Jonas Valanciunas in 2012 Draft:

[ATLTimekeeper]

Easily no. 2 this year

Also think Montejunas would be top10 this year!

Motiejunas has actually made the type of jump that people thought Valanciunas would but didnt make. Motiejunas is more athletic and more skilled but the concern leading up to the 2011 draft was that he was too thig and didnt show enough dedication/intensity to his game. I think both have pretty much been debunked by how he played and looked this year. Rocket fans should be extremely excited about him.

I wouldn't say that's entirely true. Donut made a significant jump, but so did Valanciunas. JV went from a hustle big to a true starting 5 (at the pro level, he had already shown his skill set amongst his peer group). In basic terms, Donut proved this year he was tough enough for the NBA, and Valanciunas proved that he'll be a scoring option down the line.

[LithuanianOne]

Some people that questioned his progress are wrong - he improved a lot this year actually even more then people expected. He was drafted as a hustle/energy type guy on offense and on his defensive potential while this season he showed he's a lot more than just hustle and energy on offensive end of the floor - he showed off a nice little jumper, his post moves improved dramatically and he even started using pumpfakes.

Also as some other people pointed out Muffasa apparently put D-League and NCAA into European league rankings based on his own assumptions.

[ATLTimekeeper]

Some people that questioned his progress are wrong - he improved a lot this year actually even more then people expected. He was drafted as a hustle/energy type guy on offense and on his defensive potential while this season he showed he's a lot more than just hustle and energy on offensive end of the floor - he showed off a nice little jumper, his post moves improved dramatically and he even started using pumpfakes.

Also as some other people pointed out Muffasa apparently put D-League and NCAA into European league rankings based on his own assumptions.

No, that was someone else on the Raptor's board who did that, which makes it even more embarrassing.

[LithuanianOne]

Some people that questioned his progress are wrong - he improved a lot this year actually even more then people expected. He was drafted as a hustle/energy type guy on offense and on his defensive potential while this season he showed he's a lot more than just hustle and energy on offensive end of the floor - he showed off a nice little jumper, his post moves improved dramatically and he even started using pumpfakes.

Also as some other people pointed out Muffasa apparently put D-League and NCAA into European league rankings based on his own assumptions.

No, that was someone else on the Raptor's board who did that, which makes it even more embarrassing.

Oh yeah I remembered now. Some poster was just guessing and Muffasa probably thought those were the official rankings....

[DC2]

I would take him first

Agreed.