Vuc N Pek wrote:I was about to reply to 1st guy about J-Val but several more replied on my post so i'll put it here, its mostly things from media i was reading recently and not from this forum, stuff like "Valanciunas and crew cruised over "insertteamhere" while he had very little or no game impact.He was inconsistent offensively and foul prone in first few games but adapted as tournament progressed.Its hype around him which bothers me and follows him on every step, guy is projected as Sabonis successor but currently he is not even near his level, i get that he is young and he can improve but he is just not the same type of player Sabonis was i dont think he will ever be good as him.
Its true that NBA and European basketball have their differences and NBA game suits Valanciunas better, but i kinda expected more from player which is getting FIBA reward for best young player 2 years in a row.He played same minutes as Vucevic, they both were in dog house just Valanciunas had better players around him than Vucevic which played best he could in limited role he received from our coach(still unclear why he didnt played more),
Sabonis won Eurobasket mvp when he was 20 years old. Give Valanciunas some chance, maybe he will score 50 against France or Spain and will get championship MVP
He already deserves 3 flop warnings this game.
