Jonas Valanciunas Summer Discussion II

[prelude00]

If you don't like that name, ignore it rather than bring more attention to it.

Val played well, but what happened in the previous games? He has to keep his foul count down. I really hope that it's not a confidence thing with him like a previous poster stated. He won't be starting here right off the bat. He has to perform off of the bench before he gets a start. Casey is kind of an old school coach so hopefully he keeps him on the bench until he proves himself as a starter and doesn't just spoon feed him minutes.

[Double Helix]

Until we come up with something better JOVA should be the nickname. Or simply "Jonas." There's only one other Jonas in the league and he won't have anywhere near the career Jova will.

[JWiLL02]

Until we come up with something better JOVA should be the nickname. Or simply "Jonas." There's only one other Jonas in the league and he won't have anywhere near the career Jova will.

Yeah...just call him Jonas with a hard J. Jerebko can have his silent J's.

[pg16kid]

Can SOMEONE MAKE A HIGHLIGHT VIDEO OF HIS PLAY AGAINST DOMINICIAN REPUBLIC?

Thanks!!

[Lord_Zedd]

The Big Valbowsk. Can easily see this man a hit with the ladies

None of this boy stuff.

[Jstock12]

Lil' Val anyone?

[mowe]

Jova is clearly the best nickname so far. Although I've been partial to the simplicity of JV myself.

[sca]

V is great IMO. He plays at the five, he's been drafted at five, and obviously, his last name starts with V.

[Jstock12]

V is great IMO. He plays at the five, he's been drafted at five, and obviously, his last name starts with V.

Yeah...

[Mefisto]

He is called Jonas in Lithuania, so why invent something again? Jova is terrible nickname, in Lithuania girls named Jovita are called this way. JV is also bad idea, it sounds terrible in lithuanian language.

[carl_english]

He is called Jonas in Lithuania, so why invent something again? Jova is terrible nickname, in Lithuania girls named Jovita are called this way. JV is also bad idea, it sounds terrible in lithuanian language.

this.

[Yuri Vaultin]

Nick names are not mandatory for every single player.

[ebo]

I will be referring to him exclusively as Val Venis from now on.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puvJDYCeq90[/youtube]

[Dennis 37]

I think Boy Val is an awesome nickname. Don't hate. It's an amazing name.

NO, it sounds effin ridiculous. You wanna know why half the fans on here want Bayless gone? It's to make the maddening Boy Bay nickname to disappear from realgm for good.

If you like Valanciunas at all, you will NOT try to make that stupid nickname stick.

For the love of god, just stop. PLEASE.

Calling anyone older than 8, Boy, is an insult. The word implies inferiority, one of a lower status, and is used to put someone in their (perceived by the user) place.

I, for one, will not be using it.

[Laowai]

Meanings of Jonas

Gift of God
Oppressor
Peaceful Being
My Favorite Destroyer

Destroyer 5 or Destroyer V

[peja drobnjak]

i've been mentally calling him jonai jonai like the lithuanian announcers do for months now

lol declensions

[LittleOzzy]

No more Nickname Discussions / Please wait until we at least see him in a Raptors uniform for a week.

[ItsDanger]

One key aspect I would take away from some of the videos on pg3 is that he isnt afraid of physical contact which for me is half the battle in playing centre.

[KarolisJ]

Pocius and Kalnietis are only players that can try to play in NBA, I hope they will in couple years...
Pocius:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrPXDoEfkDQ
http://youtu.be/Bw4AteIEt_I
http://youtu.be/8M_To7nQySE

Kalnietis.
http://youtu.be/9LPRGcqMPck
http://youtu.be/eXJ63hcaZ6g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtD0ZEka7F8
http://youtu.be/miXFMvP3tqM

Btw, Kalnietis has improved his passing significantly, averaged 7 this week and more than that in LKL finals this year

[Listas]