Capn'O wrote:UcanUwill wrote:Capn'O wrote:
Is it just me or is Jokubaitis looking quicker in this tourney?
I'm frustrated the Knicks haven't made a move with him, one way or another. There should be value there.
Knicks invited him to summer league and really wanted him there this summer, but he declined because he wanted to play for NT.
I dont think he looks quicker, he is not really slow, its only his handle thats not tight, I mean he is good at protecting the ball under pressure, but low dribble it is not. I am just surprised by his continiously growing basketball IQ on offense, he is just good PG, I never really fear when ball is in his hands anymore. But I did notice a lot of mental defensive errors, he loses or misses a box out his off ball guys quite often I would say.
He is still very young, one poster here said it is sadly probably his final form already, but I dont think that at all, if he stays in Europe, why couldn't he become next Micic, MVP caliber player, he is 22, big and smart PG with shooting and finishing ability, why couldnt he be MVP caliber EUroleaguer? And if somehow he makes the jump and somehow sticks around in the NBA< he could turn into someone even better, why not? I like him a lot.
Maybe it is his handle looks a bit tighter and release quicker than I've seen before.
I'd never seen anything like the move at 1:50 before from him and he seems more comfortable in traffic in this video.
I'm not sure what the Knicks do with him. Not too many minutes at the 1 and him and Brunson is a somewhat sketchy defensive pairing. But I would like to see him in the NBA.
that mid range pull up is his go to move, he is very good at it, that 1:50 shot was more difficult that his usual pull up, but thats his specialty. You can say that he doesnt reallly create space, he is not DOncic or Guduric of Fontechio even, doesnt have that step back or other fancy foot work, but he is taller than most PGs and when he pull ups fading a bit, his shot is semi semi uncontested.
Hes been MVP in 3 out of 4 games Lithuania played I believe so far, he obviously can play basketball, but still, at highest Euroleague level, he is somewhat limited role player, so take that in mind, in FIBA, where roster level of most teams (even Lithuania or Grrece) is downgrade over Euroleague rosters, lots of players can look like damn, put them in the NBA now. Like Tobey or Rondae haha.
Like yes, he is 22, for the NBA, thats not even that young. In Europe thats young, but in the NBA, if you not in the league by then, not much hype is left. But whatever, just leave him in Europe, you not missing out on Petrovic in his prime, maybe Rokas gets even better and you bring him ala Scola, ala Tiago Splitter, ala Anthony Parker, many others, and he still has few to several sawy years in the league. There really isnt rush with this current roster, when you have star PG and 6th, man candidate PG at the same time. You know, Rokas is developing in Barcelona, it wouldnt be better for him to play in G league just fooling with far scrubbier players. I know some people here said that him being on that huge team is bad for his development, but I disagree personally, I think with every season his role is growing and just a matter of time when he becomes BARCA's main guard maybe.
