Rytas grabbed Echodas - the best young Lithuanian player it was possible to sign. Zalgiris kept Masiulis at PF position, but IMO Echodas is a better player, at least i like him more because of his physics and an athletism. Masiulis can make threes though, but Echodas can also play in a center position. In summer in the youth chams Echodas looked much better - i didn't like Masiulis. On the other hand, he played well in those minutes he had in Zalgiris and his father works in Zalgiris system so it was obvious he will stay in Kaunas. It also obvious that there are more space for Echodas in Rytas than for Masiulis in Zalgiris. Masiulis will probably have minutes only in LKL, but Echodas can play in Eurocup as well and that sounds good fot them. Anyway, he has all the possibilities including a right coach. A strong Gudaitis-Echodas lineup can be hot to watch.
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Originally posted by Hepcat View PostDid Lithuanians back in the seventies and eighties also get solidly behind the Dynamo Riga hockey team when it was playing Central Red Army or other teams associated with the Soviet establishment? Or did this kind of passive resistance to the Soviets not extend to hockey?
Zalgiris vs CSKA was apolitical at that time .
But it was a metaphor for David vs Goliath , if you wish .
You know , I am glad that in this case sportsmanship remained above politics as it should .
As far as I know , that passive aggressive resistance mentality was invented by politicians for politicians to use for their needs .
As for Riga , they have had their success in women basketball where they dominated Soviet and European scene for at least 10 years with Uliena Semionova .
Anyways as for the ice hockey , nobody gave a flying fuck for this sport at all,let alone Riga .
Basketball , football, handball and volleyball .And let that be a lesson to you all. Nobody beats Zalgiris 17 times in a row.
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Originally posted by Dreamcatcher View PostRytas grabbed Echodas - the best young Lithuanian player it was possible to sign. Zalgiris kept Masiulis at PF position, but IMO Echodas is a better player, at least i like him more because of his physics and an athletism. Masiulis can make threes though, but Echodas can also play in a center position. In summer in the youth chams Echodas looked much better - i didn't like Masiulis. On the other hand, he played well in those minutes he had in Zalgiris and his father works in Zalgiris system so it was obvious he will stay in Kaunas. It also obvious that there are more space for Echodas in Rytas than for Masiulis in Zalgiris. Masiulis will probably have minutes only in LKL, but Echodas can play in Eurocup as well and that sounds good fot them. Anyway, he has all the possibilities including a right coach. A strong Gudaitis-Echodas lineup can be hot to watch.
For rytas its also a great 3 year signing. Both sides wins in this situation.
Zalgiris just dont have space for him atm. They cant just quit on Masiulis, just because Echodas got more featured last year.
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It's a great signing, almost a steal. After a year he may start climbing over even EL's level power forwards (to be competitive at this level). IMO, he's that good, just still a bit raw. And I have a feeling Rytas will get a pretty nice buy-out for Ehodas in the third year. It's hard to say what kind of player Masiulis will be, but I also like Ehodas much more. BTW, Zalgiris signed Varnas, good move, he's too talented not to try to make something out of him.LTU NT will snatch Eurobasket 2029 title with this roster:
Jokubaitis, Marciulionis, Laurencikas
Indrusaitis, Brazdeikis, Rubstavicius
Buzelis, Lelevicius
Murauskas, Sirvydis
Tubelis, Krivas
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Originally posted by Straight forward View PostIt's a great signing, almost a steal. After a year he may start climbing over even EL's level power forwards (to be competitive at this level). IMO, he's that good, just still a bit raw. And I have a feeling Rytas will get a pretty nice buy-out for Ehodas in the third year. It's hard to say what kind of player Masiulis will be, but I also like Ehodas much more. BTW, Zalgiris signed Varnas, good move, he's too talented not to try to make something out of him.
We had , in recent years , similar type of players coming through the ranks as in Jogela and Krestinin . You know , good hustlers and rebounders , but without a decent shooting percentage . Apparently , they are only fit for Latvian /Polish bb league standards .
But on the other hand , i still feel that he might have been useful for Zalgiris in a year or two . So now , Zalgiris 2 is just a farming players for everyone in LKL ,less themselves . I am sure that there might be a better way to get return for their investments back then just letting players go as soon as they reach 20 and they are not solid enough for main Zalgiris team .And let that be a lesson to you all. Nobody beats Zalgiris 17 times in a row.
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Originally posted by Mindozas View PostZalgiris - CSKA basketball rivalry/games were just plain perfect in everything back in those days. You could barely imagine better script even in movieOriginally posted by auris1 View PostZalgiris vs CSKA was apolitical at that time.
But it was a metaphor for David vs Goliath , if you wish .
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Originally posted by auris1 View PostI can only speak from my own experience .
Zalgiris vs CSKA was apolitical at that time .
But it was a metaphor for David vs Goliath , if you wish .
Originally posted by Hepcat View PostWhat's the status of that rivalry these days? Does a game against CSKA still generate tremendous excitement in Kaunas and sell-out the arena? And what's been Žalgiris record against CSKA in official Euroleague and VTB League games since 2011?
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Originally posted by Mindozas View PostNo way it was apolitical, just no way I was just a small kid back then, but even I do remember all the atmosphere, all the talks around this game and in country in general. It were times when wind of changes started to blow, Soviet Union was as weak as never, everyone silently dreamed about independent Lithuania. We were too small and too weak, so basketball was only weapon where we could kick Soviet ass and show our identity, not just Soviet, but their beloved Army club.
I was there as a pre/early-teenager. In first row sat bunch of militia-men and one very well fed woman in uniform. Every time fans started singing "Ant Kalno Murai" they'd turn to crowd. I don't remember if it had any effect. I think someone was removed from tribuneThe Moon Is A SCAM(http://www.revisionism.nl/Moon/The-Mad-Revisionist.htm)!
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Without Deividas Gailius and now Artūras Gudaitis, does Vilnius have any hope at all in either the Eurocup competition or the LKL? Mindaugas Lukauškis and Martynas Echodas seem too old and too young respectively to be adequate replacements. But perhaps Lukauškis will end up stuffing my words back down my throat. We'll see.
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Originally posted by Hepcat View PostI may be wrong, but somehow I've gotten the impression that Coach Kurtinaitis is a tough taskmaster and that Artūras Gudaitis isn't necessarily the hardest working player.
The Moon Is A SCAM(http://www.revisionism.nl/Moon/The-Mad-Revisionist.htm)!
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