Jonas Valanciunas 11/12 Season Thread II

[DG88]

they showed a clip of jonas during the raptor game, was strapped to an exercise ball and had cables all over the place no idea what he was doing but it looked high tech, and his trainer looks like a scientist

That's Alex McKechnie our director of sports science. That contraption is a something he made I think it's called the core X of something like that. Anyways it's a training tool to help stabilize and increase core strength.

[RPzB]

they showed a clip of jonas during the raptor game, was strapped to an exercise ball and had cables all over the place no idea what he was doing but it looked high tech, and his trainer looks like a scientist

Anyone put that vid on youtube perhaps?

[The Letter V]

[xprt]

Creepy

[raptor21_85]

just a question, were we supposed to pick Kanter before Big V???

[God Squad]

I dont think so. I'm pretty sure B.C had his eyes on Val from the beginning. But many posters wanted to draft Kanter over Val.

[gojoorange]

just a question, were we supposed to pick Kanter before Big V???

I'm pretty sure BC's draft board was
Valanciunas at 5, or trade down for Biyombo or Kawhi Leonard.

[UcanUwill]

Thank goodness it never happened. I used to believe Kanters a better prospect, but not anymore...

Enes is stronger and will always be stronger. I also thing he knows how to use his enormous ass and his boxing out game is great. Jonas will never gonna be that good... People also states Enes has better post moves, which is actually debatable, and a better shooting form, and thats D'uh.

But you can teach post moves and shooting. Jonas is already catching up. What you cant teach, is length, 7'5 wingspan, quick feet, killer first step and all that athletic ability. Enes will never gonna be as good as Jonas on that areas, and thats why Jonas is a better prospect in my book for sure.

P.S. Do not ask me to add you somewhere, I just dont use that stuff.

[Darknemo2000]

Well, Jonas footwork is really better than Kanter but it wasnt noticeable until this season because Jonas did so little fakes and back to the basket stuff. Now you can see it clearly that his footwork is actually very good for a big man.

Kanter has better range so thats why poeple say that but Jonas touch around the rim is much better than Kanters and his midrange, though looks weird on release is falling in neatly.

[RPzB]

Jonas playing in 30 minutes against same team Rytas lost this week, only this time it's not Eurocup, but VTB league game.

[kiriux]

http://tv.lrytas.lt/live/

[RPzB]

5 rebs already for Jonas and still ~4 mins till 1st quarter end.

[dagger]

Uncharacteristically bad free throw shooting from Jonas. 5/10 in the first half. Seven boards. Hasn't had a shot from the field, although the number of free throws indicate why.

Rytas caught a big break when Ali Traore, Lokomotiv's centre and best player, took a third foul, then got hit with a tech - which also counts in Europe as a personal foul - and now has to start the second half with four fouls.

[Crazy-Canuck]

forget the 5 misses, im loving the 10 ft attempts in the 1H.

[RPzB]

forget the 5 misses, im loving the 10 ft attempts in the 1H.

That's cuz they are using some of the wrestling moves on him whenever he gets the ball or tries to fight for place in the paint.

[dagger]

forget the 5 misses, im loving the 10 ft attempts in the 1H.

I agree it's a lot, but you'd still he hit 7 or 8 of those 10.

[Crazy-Canuck]

forget the 5 misses, im loving the 10 ft attempts in the 1H.

I agree it's a lot, but you'd still he hit 7 or 8 of those 10.

His history tells us this is more of a blip than a tendency.

[UcanUwill]

Damn, only if he made his FTs, he could have been in double digits without a single FG attempt...

[ATLTimekeeper]

Traore still seems to be giving him some trouble on the other end.

[DG88]

Is it half time?