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The Jonas Valanciunas Thread

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Are you happy with the Raptors selection 5th overall?

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Post#301 » by Undefeated » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:00 am

prototype wrote:Anyone watched the Casey presser? Did Casey just say we're going after a big time C in FA? If so it sounds like Ed is really gone.


Yeah, he said we're targeting a C in FA, no names. BC isn't stupid to trade Ed I hope.
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Post#302 » by STEELE_34 » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:00 am

DonYon wrote:
STEELE_34 wrote:Raps fans are delusional.

we wait see and laugh together.

i can promise this.

like bargnani this guy is nothing special.

lol@ blocking nba players shots....hahhahaaa


May I ask how you acquired your foresight abilities?

History has shown my comments are dead on.
regarding these fans,and colongelo since he has been here etc..

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what have you seen of this guy that have you liking this pick or thinking he is a special player?
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Post#303 » by Wo1verine » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:01 am

Rapsobsessed7 wrote:So Casey said were going after a C in FA. So someones getting traded. IMO Ed? He wasnt mentioned at all

**** me! don't tell me that! Trading Davis and going with a Val- Bargnani front court is **** awful..
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Post#304 » by Undefeated » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:01 am

Valaciunas on NBA TV Canada
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Post#305 » by Mad Prophet » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:01 am

DonYon wrote:
STEELE_34 wrote:Raps fans are delusional.

we wait see and laugh together.

i can promise this.

like bargnani this guy is nothing special.

lol@ blocking nba players shots....hahhahaaa


May I ask how you acquired your foresight abilities?


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Post#306 » by DG88 » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:02 am

Jonas interview on NBA TV Canada. His english isn't that bad
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Post#307 » by J-Roc » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:02 am

mini wrote:Again, very happy with the pick. I think that with Ed and Val we have some bigs that can play solid defense and put the ball in the basket. Next year we get a wing scorer or point.

If he was from New York
no one would be questioning this pick. BC showed his balls and made the best pick at the position we were at. Don't let his English or past draft picks taint this selection.


If he was from NY, we'd have more experience seeing his game against known competition in the NCAA. So it's not the same.
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Post#308 » by Undefeated » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:02 am

Says he likes to play the PnR and rebound.
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Post#309 » by booyah_child » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:02 am

Wow, his english isn't as bad as it was first thought.
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Post#310 » by bigdirty » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:02 am

Your frontcourt of the future: Val and Andrea. You Colangelo-lovers better start getting your excuses ready for why we'll be terrible for the next 10 years.
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Post#311 » by bakafool » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:03 am

BC really needs to clarify his reasoning for this pick.
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Post#312 » by Undefeated » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:03 am

bakafool wrote:BC really needs to clarify his reasoning for this pick.


Really? Val is BPA and fills a need.
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Post#313 » by Kabookalu » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:03 am

Since Val is mainly a pick and roll player, this probably means we're keeping Calderon too. F***.
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Post#314 » by Raptors_Dynasty » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:03 am

LOL. Jonas didn't even understand the question.
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Post#315 » by J Dilla » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:03 am

twitter is **** on Colangelo right now, and rightfully so
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Post#316 » by Basketball_Jones » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:03 am

He says he plays reboundball.
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Post#317 » by Tough Tony D » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:03 am

lol ''i had a very nice conversation with bryan colangelo''.. In what language was that?
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Post#318 » by darth_federer » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:04 am

jrsmith wrote:This is the most excited iv been about a pick in colangelos tenure.


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Post#319 » by Spicy P » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:04 am

Not sure yet.. I wanted a PG and everyone on the General Board was laughing at us after the pick, so I didn't like it at the time, but I trust BC after the last 2 drafts.
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Post#320 » by disoblige » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:04 am

stop interviewing him.. it is making him cry.

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