2023 Lithuanian NT

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2-3 players from reserve NT, not student's.

 

[Shawshank2]

Sabonis federations first 3 years as president

2013 Silver medal
2014 4th in world championship
2015 silver medal and qualifies directly to Olympics 2016


Gedvilas and Balciunas federation my prediction of their first 3 years

2022 15th place
2023 sends B roster to world championship ( if looses to Greece NT final place will be somewhere from 9-16th)
2024 didnt qualifes to Olympics

 

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Sabonis federations first 3 years as president

2013 Silver medal
2014 4th in world championship
2015 silver medal and qualifies directly to Olympics 2016


Gedvilas and Balciunas federation my prediction of their first 3 years

2022 15th place
2023 sends B roster to world championship ( if looses to Greece NT final place will be somewhere from 9-16th)
2024 didnt qualifes to Olympics

LOL

Count pathetic performance in 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021 for Spokas (and Sabonis) as well. Just as leaving NT with scrubby assist coach in Olympic year.

Balciunas started in 2007 with medal in EB, next year Lithuania among top 4 in Olympics, fiasko in 2009 and first WC medals in 2010.

 

[Hepcat2]

Songaila will work with 6-7 young players and will play game vs Jordania also using 7 players ?

Should I assume that Lithuania is sending a team to a Universiade this summer with Darius Songaila as the coach?

How it looks now that student camp will have 7 real tallents and 5 will come from streets just to have numbers in bodies ( camp start in 2 days).

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Aren't Universiade players supposed to be gathered up from college campuses as opposed to city playgrounds?

Im still dont get what is happening that ltu players i running away from NT camp like it would be war zone

One summer with new federation people and players dont wanna comeback what the hell is happening,looks like total chaos

By this point i wouldnt be suprised that all 7 will be called from students camp and Balciunas will tell stories with poker face in media how they are more hungry and more motivated

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Very worrisome indeed! I don't understand why the Lithuanian basketball program seems to be completely unravelling all of a sudden. One thing we fans could always count on in previous years is a pool of eager participants for any level of Team Lietuva but diffidence toward the program seems now to be emerging.

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[Dreamcatcher2]

I think one young Lith player is somehow overlooked. He's not in reserve or student team and generally he's not discussed one. 22 y.o. PF Danusevicius from Siauliai. I like his 3 pt shooting which is very solid 41% for a big.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW_1JrIPA7g&ab_channel=BasketballVideos

 

[LuDux2]

Unnoficial reserve NT toster according to TV3.lt: G.Maldūnas, D.Lavrinovičius, E.Tubutis, O.Pleikys, G.Nemeikša, D.Sirvydis, M.Jogėla, I.Sargiūnas, L.Beliauskas, D.Giedraitis, A.Marčiulionis plus Mr Mystery Man​

 

[LuDux2]

And official Student NT roster: R.Daunys, T.Zdanavičius, D.Romančenko, P.Danusevičius, V.Kozys, E.Sederevičius, N.Mineikis, A.Beručka, K.Giedraitis, M.Valinskas, K.Žemaitis, D.Stenionis

 

[Hepcat2]

Surely that's not 27 year old Kristupas Žemaitis on the student roster. And Arnas Beručka is 26. They must be studying for their Ph.Ds.

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Gotta love Uleckas decision, "personal reasons". Dude loves BB obviously. I assume Velicka makes the main camp directly cause there's no other explanation unless he's injured. To me still fun reserve NT. Sirvydis, Jogela, Giedraitis, Marciulionis, Sargiunas make it very relevant.

 

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Birutis also out. Thanks god. Brazdeikis still in question. Eagerly waiting for Maksvytis press comf!

BTW Slava Ukraini! Watched Zelensky speech yesterday in Vilnius live. Amazing leader. Great atmosphere of NATO summit, Russian bigs will be defeated.

That welcome of Zelensky gave me goosebumps!

https://twitter.com/business/status/1678807619912204290

 

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Seeing U20 group stage I'm more confident that Krivas can be a boost defensively for the NT at position 5. Not the guy who can switch all, but his defensive instincts and awareness compared to JV is like day and night. Really feels how to position himself in various situations:

https://twitter.com/Eurohopes/status/1678788738091220993

 

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Brazdeikis IN!

Now we still at least have competitive team with obvious core - Valanciunas, Sedekerskis, Brazdeikis, Jokubaitis.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1256233241722778&set=a.735902480422526&type=3&ref=embed_post

 

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OK, now could someone explain me what the heck will Maksvytis do with all three Valanciunas, Motiejunas, Birtutis? Anyone? Please?

They will compete for the worst defensive 5 in the planet?

 

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Gotta love Balciunas energy Taiwan asked few friendly games, so he just collected random team which would gladly go there. He knows how to make money. I just hope he'll never again try to save money choosing weaker opponents for LTU senior NT for exhibition stage.

 

[LuDux2]

Who will tell him that this is list of candidates and not final roster? And that NBA players can't join team activities until certain term

 

[Shawshank2]

From those names given my federation I would send this team to play Greece and hopefully huge size Serbia in 1/4

My assumption building team that Giannis will play and our NT will need size alot and be ready our frontcourt will be put in faul trouble


Jokubaitis,Kariniauskas
Dimsa,Nomantas,D.Giedraitis
Brazdeikis,Kuzminskas
Sedekerskis,Bendzius
Valanciunas,Dmo,Birutis


Respectable roster that most likely wont make top8,but if Giannis dont play making top 8 becomes realistic goal

 

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Who will tell him that this is list of candidates and not final roster? And that NBA players can't join team activities until certain term

Why not Kairys who can actually move and play D?

 

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From those names given my federation I would send this team to play Greece and hopefully huge size Serbia in 1/4

Do you realize that some-one will have to guard Montenegro mobile shooting bigs? Serbia can go small too. They have pieces like Smailagic, Pokusevski, Jovic and others.

 

[LuDux2]

Dėl vienokių ar kitokių priežasčių nebus ir Artūro Gudaičio, Evaldo Kairio. Skaitykite daugiau: https://www.15min.lt/24sek/naujiena...ndidatu-sarasas-875-2082096?utm_medium=copied

Skaitykite daugiau: https://www.15min.lt/24sek/naujiena...didatu-sarasas-875-2082096?utm_medium=copied​

 

[Dreamcatcher2]

OK, now could someone explain me what the heck will Maksvytis do with all three Valanciunas, Motiejunas, Birtutis? Anyone? Please?

They will compete for the worst defensive 5 in the planet?

Because you were too much excited that Birutis is out.

There are much more weirder names in a reserve team: Tautvydas Baltrusaitis who is averaging 1pt in U20 EC right now and averaged 8 pts in RKL. Then undersized heavy center Budrys who averaged about 8 pts in the third worst NKL team. Mantas Litvinas - i don't even know him. He was benched in Siauliai and before that he had played in RKL. Obviously, he is not good for U20 team. Valunta - averaged 7 pts in Mazeikiai in NKL. J. Paukste - averaged about 9 pts in the worst NKL team, but he is the tallest human in Lithuania ever (224), so at least there is what to see.
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