Jonas Valanciunas 11/12 Season Thread II

raptor21_85 · Post #1221 » by **raptor21_85** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 8:48 pm

ESTK wrote:
raptor21_85 wrote:so this series are like soccer.. interesting, never had seen such thing in basketball.. nonetheless, rather have best of 3

Hm... from Rytas standpoint it's not the case here, because Doneck would have played 2 out of 3 games at home (they were 1st in the group, Rytas was 2nd).

good teams win wherever they play

GreenTank · Post #1222 » by **GreenTank** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:05 pm

Good game by Val, it's just these missed shots. He looked a little bit overexcited in this game, but look at his pass. Such games is hell of experience for him. He's basically the main guy in one of Eurocup's contenders. while Rytas' PGs suck big time and I acan't decide who is worse Rasič or Rice. The latter at least trying to pass in second half of the season, Rasič is a useless ball hog. Val should be great in NT where passing culture is in completely different level. Some Val's rolls are so good, but Rytas guards either can't see any court or get late. IMO, he could be better involved offensively in the second half of the game. All in all, his progression is obvious and growing every month. Now he can deal with hight intensity games and to play big minutes. I have no doubt his minutes will increase in NT as well.

ESTK · Post #1223 » by **ESTK** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:11 pm

RPzB wrote:Why was that minute of silence? Did something tragic happen somewhere in the world AGAIN?

http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... 95151/3735

trenekas · Post #1224 » by **trenekas** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:29 pm

Where can watch NBATV Canada on the Internet?

raptor21_85 · Post #1225 » by **raptor21_85** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:57 pm

and dont forget the second part of Big V's story will be released tonight

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

raptor21_85 · Post #1226 » by **raptor21_85** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:59 pm

has this team/organization ever made this noise/hype about a new player???

SirHuey · Post #1227 » by **SirHuey** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:03 pm

Do they always stream the games live? And when's the next game?

highness · Post #1228 » by **highness** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:04 pm

raptor21_85 wrote:has this team/organization ever made this noise/hype about a new player???

Demar had a segment called "one rookie" in his first year here.

Darknemo2000 · Post #1229 » by **Darknemo2000** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 6:57 am

Shortened Jonas interview after the Doneck game.

Reporter: How was the game?
JV: A good game. Every game that you win is a good game.

R: How was it for you personally?
JV: I don't know. Made a couple mistakes. The ball kept on slipping from my hands - will need to put more glue on my hands next time.

R: Did the opponents play the way you thought they would?
JV: Yeah. They are a hard, physical team. Their frontcourt is strong in the paint and made it a tough game for me.

R: Do you think that such point difference is good before the game in their court.
JV: No, we havent thought about the difference. The main thing is to win. We won and we plan on winning in there too.

R: Did Dzikic praise you for the point difference after the game.
JV: I'll repeat myself - we don't give a damn about the point difference. We could have won by one point and we would be still happy. We will go there to win, not to loose.

HSOB SIRHC · Post #1230 » by **HSOB SIRHC** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 7:18 am

Sounds like he got a little upset near the end of that interview :lol:

Darknemo2000 · Post #1231 » by **Darknemo2000** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 7:24 am

HSOB SIRHC wrote:Sounds like he got a little upset near the end of that interview

Thats because the reporters kept on bugging about the point difference. In shortened version it doesnt look so bad but in reality there were like 4 questions about it. It would annoy me too.

Regulio · Post #1232 » by **Regulio** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 7:24 am

Our journalists are notorious for asking (Please Use More Appropriate Word) questions. Not surprising he gets upset from time to time

dreamer · Post #1233 » by **dreamer** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 7:32 am

Tofubeque · Post #1234 » by **Tofubeque** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 7:49 am

That's his Joey Graham hulk pic.

Elastic · Post #1235 » by **Elastic** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:53 am

This is Jonas's height (about 3 months ago).

RPzB · Post #1236 » by **RPzB** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:15 pm

Elastic wrote:This is Jonas's height (about 3 months ago).

His hands are so long that they are almost at the knee level. lol

HSOB SIRHC · Post #1237 » by **HSOB SIRHC** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:18 pm

So how tall is he now? About 212 cm (6'11)?

Consequence · Post #1238 » by **Consequence** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:29 pm

HSOB SIRHC wrote:So how tall is he now? About 212 cm (6'11)?

The line drawn on the poster is at 210...I'd say 212-215.

Los Manos · Post #1239 » by **Los Manos** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:30 pm

HSOB SIRHC wrote:So how tall is he now? About 212 cm (6'11)?

More like 216cm to me. He does have a heel on him but that measures out to a hair under 7'1". Considering that line under his head is JV's previous height measurement when the chart was made, it's safe to say he has grown quite a bit.

Looks like we have a legit 7 fter!

dagger · Post #1240 » by **dagger** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:33 pm

Regulio wrote:Our journalists are notorious for asking (Please Use More Appropriate Word) questions. Not surprising he gets upset from time to time

He'll love our reporters. Twenty of them gather around the player, ask him easy questions, and then run to write the same story. Seriously, they are a lazy bunch. This is nothing like the US where the reporters either ask tough questions or make up the answers. Somebody actually got Carmelo Anthony of the Knicks to admit last night he didn't play defence when Mike d'Antoni was coach. Nobody here would ask a player a tough question about why his defence is so much better now that Mike Woodson is coach. (And none of our players are dumb enough to answer the question the way Anthony did.)