Jonas Valanciunas Summer Discussion II

MEDIC · Post #1461 » by **MEDIC** » Tue Sep 4, 2012 3:09 pm

I hope he weighs more than the 231lbs he's listed at on raptors.com.

231, 6'11" is damn skinny.

I'm guessing he's closer to 245, but who knows.

Post #1462 » by **Patman** » Tue Sep 4, 2012 3:13 pm

SuperRaptorsFan wrote:Fans loved Adam Morrison, Thabeet, Darko Milicic n Kwame Brown after they've been drafted and before they've played their debut game in the NBA.

What the hell are you talking about? Most people thought those guys were drafted too high, except maybe for Darko (most people had him or Melo ranked #2).

And why are you against being high on Jonas before he plays a single NBA game, yet you're so sure about Drummond?

xprt · Post #1463 » by **xprt** » Tue Sep 4, 2012 4:24 pm

MEDIC wrote:I hope he weighs more than the 231lbs he's listed at on raptors.com.

231, 6'11" is damn skinny.

I'm guessing he's closer to 245, but who knows.

He was weighted by Raptors staff summer at 248

Fairview4Life · Post #1464 » by **Fairview4Life** » Tue Sep 4, 2012 5:17 pm

SuperRaptorsFan wrote:People here think Valanciunas will be better than Olajuwon.

No they don't.

Post #1465 » by **theSkinny** » Tue Sep 4, 2012 5:19 pm

MEDIC wrote:I hope he weighs more than the 231lbs he's listed at on raptors.com.

231, 6'11" is damn skinny.

I'm guessing he's closer to 245, but who knows.

Thanks?

Post #1466 » by **Yuri Vaultin** » Tue Sep 4, 2012 5:35 pm

SuperRaptorsFan wrote:People here think Valanciunas will be better than Olajuwon.

Is it mere coincidence that your IP matches 5 banned posters?

hmm...

lobosloboslobos · Post #1467 » by **lobosloboslobos** » Tue Sep 4, 2012 6:28 pm

Yuri Vaultin wrote:
SuperRaptorsFan wrote:People here think Valanciunas will be better than Olajuwon.

Is it mere coincidence that your IP matches 5 banned posters?

hmm...

there are not many times when i would wish to be a mod, which, apart from the free hookers and blow is, i assume, a thankless task. but seeing straight to the heart of each new account by a banner poster must be one of the perks...

RPzB · Post #1468 » by **RPzB** » Tue Sep 4, 2012 7:38 pm

SuperRaptorsFan wrote:People here think Valanciunas will be better than Olajuwon.

Which one? From Houston or the one who played in Toronto? I damn hope he will be better than the latter...

Clutch Carter · Post #1469 » by **Clutch Carter** » Tue Sep 4, 2012 7:55 pm

None of these arguments matter, Jonas is handsome man from Lithuania. This cannot be denied.

fredericklove · Post #1470 » by **fredericklove** » Tue Sep 4, 2012 7:57 pm

SuperRaptorsFan wrote:Have u seen that pic with Valanciunas standing next to Terence Ross n Acy? He was like 3-4 inches taller, TOPS!

And yes, almost all analysis ive read about Valanciunas says he isnt an explosive athlete. I think he is an above average athelte in Europe, but not very athletic in NBA

So you got your legit source from a photo shoot? And where are your proclaimed "analysis" sources of proving Jonas not having athleticism? Anyways, an IP that matches banned posters. No wonder why you were banned before.

JV4MVP · Post #1471 » by **JV4MVP** » Wed Sep 5, 2012 3:18 am

fredericklove wrote:
SuperRaptorsFan wrote:Have u seen that pic with Valanciunas standing next to Terence Ross n Acy? He was like 3-4 inches taller, TOPS!

And yes, almost all analysis ive read about Valanciunas says he isnt an explosive athlete. I think he is an above average athelte in Europe, but not very athletic in NBA

So you got your legit source from a photo shoot? And where are your proclaimed "analysis" sources of proving Jonas not having athleticism? Anyways, an IP that matches banned posters. No wonder why you were banned before.

Plus cameras cause optical illusions:

TheGoodDoctor · Post #1472 » by **TheGoodDoctor** » Wed Sep 5, 2012 4:12 am

SuperRaptorsFan wrote:Have u seen that pic with Valanciunas standing next to Terence Ross n Acy? He was like 3-4 inches taller, TOPS!

And yes, almost all analysis ive read about Valanciunas says he isnt an explosive athlete. I think he is an above average athelte in Europe, but not very athletic in NBA

3-4 inches "tops" would make him 6-10 to 6'11...with a ridiculous wingspan so I'm failing to see the problem here.

Not to mention there's footage of him guarding the likes of Noah (listed 6'11), MGasol (7'1), Dirk (7'0), Kaman (7'0) and if anything he looks to be basically the same height as most of them but actually slightly taller than Noah nvm being able to defend them well...so again not getting your "point"

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xprt · Post #1473 » by **xprt** » Wed Sep 5, 2012 2:37 pm

Well suppose good news for Jonas that National team coach likely to change and top candidate is Kazlauskas ( last season coached CSKA)

thehero · Post #1474 » by **thehero** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 6:43 pm

There was an interview for a local radio show today with Valanciunas and he confirmed that he's heading to Toronto this week (Saturday, to be specific), Also, he claimed that he gained more than 26 pounds since the last November. He mentioned that he's working out with trainer on his strenght. So that's the update so far.

Listas · Post #1475 » by **Listas** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 7:09 pm

HSOB SIRHC · Post #1476 » by **HSOB SIRHC** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:51 pm

thehero wrote:There was an interview for a local radio show today with Valanciunas and he confirmed that he's heading to Toronto this week (Saturday, to be specific), Also, he claimed that he gained more than 26 pounds since the last November. He mentioned that he's working out with trainer on his strenght. So that's the update so far.

Wow, 26 pounds before training camp? I wonder what his weight is right now.

theycallmeZZ · Post #1477 » by **theycallmeZZ** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 9:13 pm

26 pounds since last November...

He was 231 at the time of the draft

Let's give him 10 pounds gained (generous) to last November...

So that would equal ~267.

thehero · Post #1478 » by **thehero** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 9:13 pm

HSOB SIRHC wrote:
Wow, 26 pounds before training camp? I wonder what his weight is right now.

I can't tell you for sure that he wasn't exaggerating, because it's a bit hard to believe, but if that's really true, then this is definitely great news!

sisibilio · Post #1479 » by **sisibilio** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:09 pm

thehero wrote:
HSOB SIRHC wrote:
Wow, 26 pounds before training camp? I wonder what his weight is right now.

I can't tell you for sure that he wasn't exaggerating, because it's a bit hard to believe, but if that's really true, then this is definitely great news!

Gaining 26 pounds in 9-10 months for a guy of his size isn't that far-fetched, of course only a fraction of that added weight is lean muscle.

JV4MVP · Post #1480 » by **JV4MVP** » Tue Sep 11, 2012 3:15 am

sisibilio wrote:
thehero wrote:
HSOB SIRHC wrote:
Wow, 26 pounds before training camp? I wonder what his weight is right now.

I can't tell you for sure that he wasn't exaggerating, because it's a bit hard to believe, but if that's really true, then this is definitely great news!

Gaining 26 pounds in 9-10 months for a guy of his size isn't that far-fetched, of course only a fraction of that added weight is lean muscle.

Adding 25 lbs is a lot... that's more than a 10% gain. And he did it while playing basketball almost non-stop.

Take your weight and times it by 10%. Do you think you can gain that 10% in a year while being a professional athlete (barring the likes of Eddy Curry and Co.)?