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2025 Lithuanian NT

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Butkevicius is not Ben Simmons.He is shooting wide open shots every time.

You picturing like he is Ben Simmons :)


Zalgiris starting shooting guard D.Giedraitis who plays 25minute per game this season made overall 25 3pointers

Our bench SF Butkevicius who plays 22minute per game made overall 24 3 pointers


So they are both unplayable and teams dont need to defend them and thats why zalgiris cant win according to your logic?


Because Trinchieri is playing them both alot 22 and 25minutes because he sees they are stopping people in euroleague.
 
Shawshank said:
Butkevicius is not Ben Simmons.He is shooting wide open shots every time.

You picturing like he is Ben Simmons :)


Zalgiris starting shooting guard D.Giedraitis who plays 25minute per game this season made overall 25 3pointers

Our bench SF Butkevicius who plays 22minute per game made overall 24 3 pointers


So they are both unplayable and teams dont need to defend them and thats why zalgiris cant win according to your logic?


Because Trinchieri is playing them both alot 22 and 25minutes because he sees they are stopping people in euroleague.
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I was just talking about the last two minutes. I never questioned his use although I am not his biggest fan. The problem is he becomes Ben Simmons in the last two minutes :)
 
So 95% of Lithuania roster become Ben Simmons in last 2minute in last 2 olympic cycles :)

Our guards also isnt making no clutch shots either.

For example our on paper best shooter finish fiba tournament 0 from 11 last summer that is also was hole in defence.


My point is Butkevicius shaky shooting is not even 4 or 5th biggest problem in LTU NT. Half of our roster shoots worse or similiar %.

Butkevicius atleast is one of best defenders and great rebounder for his position and glue key in defence


Believe me Butkevicius is not some mentally weak player,he is former captain of Rytas or co captain of Zalgiris now. Weak minded people never will become captain of big men group.
 
Thing is Butkevicius shot the ball well in 2023/2024 season as well (38%), nailed some big shots and overall had better season than this one, but he still sucked in the NT. He didn't shoot well, didn't rebound and didn't stop anyone defensively against Puerto Rico. Some guys are simply better during the season. Kalnietis contrary was always better in NT. We used to be flattered with players who are better in NT, like Kleiza, Kalnietis, Maciulis, but not these days. Sabonis and Valanciunas seem to be really laid back during summers. Eating a lot of fat foods. That's understandable and yet somehow we used to have Jasikevicius, Kleiza, Kalnietis getting their shit together when it mattered, they knew how to prepare to tournaments nevertheless.

Good that Jakucionis is working freak. He doesn't party and doesn't use added sugar. I think he will be 100% ready for tournaments. Maybe he should even party a bit cause it's hard to clean your head being super disciplined all the team. Buzelis is a hard worker and I doubt he has any culture of partying a lot. Maybe some weed here and there, very rarely I think. Matas is thin and I doubt we'll see him in bad shape ever. If he eats healthy in America he is safe :D

Butkevicius may or may noot make shts this time. But I'm willing to give chances to Buzelis and Radzevicius in the first place. Our offense won't work if no-one will stretch the floor. Players around Jokubaitis and Sabonis have to be ready to shoot.
 
Do Sedekerskis and Tubeis is ready to shoot from PF position? is D.Giedraitis ready to shoot from SG position? WIll ale shooters Sirvydis or R.Giedraitis this time will make shots?

We can say the same thing about half of roster about shooting

2024 Butkevicius was comming after injury not fully ready,he said that himself before flying to puerturico.He missed semifinal and half lkl finals series because leg injury and was rushed back because zalfiris was in critical situation and they tried to comeback.

Its hard to judge Butkevicius play in 2024 when he was comming after injury. Some healthy players played even worse and ale should be comming back in 2025.


Butkevicius looks fully healthy and athletic again and plays really well last few months.

Such shape Butkevicius is top 9 rotation player and critical player in team defence and playing style Kuritnaitis is singing about in media
 
This is true. All our guys are not great shooters. Most can shoot, bet simply not good shooters. Even Sirvydis is extremely streaky. Too streaky for a "shooter". One thing that we don't have what 00s had is an amazing shooting. With that said D. Giedrais is surely more reliable shooter than Butkevicius. Situation is like our guys can make and miss shots and neither come as surprise. So we'll see. Grigonis as merely a role player, catch and shoot SG would be good option. But he always thinks he's a leader in the NT (Lol), and it's been such a bummer for both NT and eventually himself. He goes down as the biggest choker in the NT history pretty much.
 
I like that NT captain didnt kept silence after he was compared as similair level to euroleageu backup Birutis.

Those army methofs of Pacesas and Kurtinaits and Kleiza wont bring good chemistry inside NT.


When coach goes after Valanciunas who is clearly in same group of Kazlauskas,Javtokas,Sabonis and how federation people thinks in which camp Domantas Sabonis is? In teammates and father camp or Pacesas/Balciunas camp?

Isnt Valanciunas who is doing recruiting things with Buzelis? Isnt Valanciunas is the men who is spending time with best lithuanian player Sabonis every day?


Federation people is creating drama themselfs with their coaches talking insulting things in podcasts and burning bridges im not sure they want to burn.


Valanciunas openly said federation doing nothing with Buzelis to make sure he surely will want to come and said Buzelis needs attention from federation and explain young kid how everyhting will be in NT camp.What role he will have and so on.

Buzelis is american born,that havent been in Lithuania for god knows how manny years. Ofcourse work must be done and putting ideas in his head slowly again and again,not imagine that young player who recently become millionair is waking up every day and thinking how he gonna spent his summer in some Palanga is tiny arena training.
 
My worst fear is becoming reality. That these rednecks will force Buzelis and likely Jakucionis to turn their backs to the NT. No, really, that mother fucker redneck thug Pacesas has to go. Trump ass licker. He;s disgusting thug. He's a fucking resenful loser, always was and always will be. And he's an idiot. I think Garastas once said that Pacesas can't be in the NT cause there would be flames and conflicts. And what do you know...This fucking scrub, just poor street thung who licks Trump's ass puts all Lithuanian BB at risk, and EB is half year away...He literally is habling with Buzelis...Jesus fuck. If Buzelis will turn his back to the NT, that mother fucker redneck better watch his back. Seriously. How the fuck this fucking idiot now imagines to work with JV? How Buzelis should feel when JV is trashed like that? And should he be like willing to come? :D

I hate that fuck so much. We finally have talent and one resetful loser piece of shit is gambling with all this...That fucker will have to answer one way or another. In BB community eyes he's already persona non grata.
 
If Buzelis will turn his back to the NT, that mother fucker redneck better watch his back. Seriously.
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lol what are you gonna do? Sounds like a threat XD
 
Toruko said:
lol what are you gonna do? Sounds like a threat XD
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I personally won't do anything. I never use violence, don't worry :) But he already hated by BB community and if he would kick Buzelis off NT it would have long term consequences. He literally would be persona non grata anywhere he goes.
 
Pacesas idiot simply dont get that Buzelis literally knows 2 people from lithuanian basketball world Valanciunas and Sabonis and they are only ones that can influence young kid and he would atleast listen to what they reccomend him.

For Buzelis Balciunas or Pacesas is literally nobodies.He wouldnt even recognize them in the street


To say such insulting things about NT captain in podcast that assistant coach would be fired tommorow if i would have been in charge.


Jonas Valanciunas at 33 is veteran i dont expect big things on the floor from him going further,but he is the NT captain and i wouldnt be suprised he will play biggest part behind the scenes will Buzelis will come or not this summer.

Domas does his own things and Jonas literally is calling other NT players and talking with them. Because he really cares about LTU NT.


Picture Valanciunas like that by new assistant coach is just disgraceful
 
I think all key players, NBA and EL level, could unite and reject NT until thug Pacesas is kicked out. JV has that power and if he would ask other players they would do that. And what Kurtinaitis do? Even other guys as Zemaitis, Normantas, Radzevicius wouldnt show up, IMO. No-one would want to play for a thug, for rejected NT.

Pacesas has to be kicked out. He's pathetic and crossed all the lines.
 
Problem is federation president have Pacesas back. He is one of those famous federation *voters*. Thats why Pacesas is so brave and saying those things with smile.

Basically our group won election and we gonna do and say what ever we want :) Ofcourse today even they realise they crossed the line and will back down a bit after open Valanciunas interview ,but we can see one more example why lithuanian basketball giants is clearly againts Balciunas.


Balciunas hired his own old timer Grigas and lithuanian women players complained about sexual arresment and federation made fake ale 2 weakend days ale investigation ...

Now men NT coach is doing just unthinkable things


Everything start with head of federation he hired those people that both f***ed up badly and not even from coaching stand point but human proffesional standpoint ! This even worse he is hiring dudes who shouldnt be even close to our NTs
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Balciunas just putting people from the past and who is loyal to him...not who is qualified to this job by 2025 standarts.
 
Sabonis planning to miss EB duo to personal reasons. Mainly it's because o injuries and upcoming birth of his child. But I'm guessing Pacesas rants played at least a little role here too.

I'm not 100% sure JV coming. And if he's not coming, Buzelis is not coming either. If this is the case, I would say there should be some rally against current federation. They screwed things already.

This has to be stopped. All BB community now is against current nonsense and most of BB elite people two. tt is a big power and we should take certain action. Kleiza has been sleeping too. Why he never visited Buzelis, Jakucionis, Sabonis, even Indrusaitis whatever? Chomicius was at least able to do that, now he just does that at the end of the season.

It's a mess.

I don't want Lithuania to lose, but I think it would be the best if we would fall flat into out face as never before and all this bullshit of Kurtinaitis/Pacesas how we will win with hustle players would be over. I'm speechless about Lithuanian coaches...It's getting worse and worse.

My biggest wish is to see new head coach in 2027 and some kind of change inside federation cause it's just too much. Grigas, now Paces, Kurtinaitis also talks nonsense. It's total disaster. I never felt so ashamed of LTU BB. Nutcase provincials running basketball. Absolutely clueless.
 
Thats what i said yesterday is insanity attack NT captain. He is only one "real lithuanian" who can reach Domas and Buzelis on daily basis.

How do you think its accident that one day Valanciunas interview comes,the next day Sabonis info comes ? Ofcourse not they are sitting in same loockeroom.


I can bet they felt really insulted when official NT assistant coach mentioned in media that those 2 from nba is not that much better than Birutis and Echodas :)
 
Dreamcatcher said:
Just to remind: you were against former Sabonis' fed. (mainly due to bad communication) and waited for Balciunas. Now you got him and you can enjoy his communication :)
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Spokas federation had it's own issues. But what happens now it's just beyond comprehend. Balciunas got crazy and we have a bunch of oldtimers full of resentment. Pacesas is resentful because Kazlauskas was not inviting him to the NT, treated him as a nut case. Kurtinaitis is resentful because NT players voted against him and he was kept aside NT. Balciunas is resentful because Sabonis and Kazlauskas pushed him off the federation so he came back for revenge and now he just surrounds himself with those who are against A. Sabonis, Kazlauskas and all elite.

We need new young, modern federation. Of people like Pocius, Benas Matkevicius and such. Valanciunas wants to be in federation if I'm not mistaken.

It's crazy that we will have to deal with such coaches for 4 years. They will screw relations with our world class talent. Without them, we are medicore.
 
Federation president will have Pacesas back like i predicted.

Balciunas cant risk take Pacesas down because that alpha dog can start talking on emotions what is happening inside the federation and how federation money moves in interesting ways


It seems Balciunas is ready NT will lose both Valanciunas and Sabonis just to protect Pacesas and their voting clan

I dont see how Valanciunas and Pacesas will be in productive working relationships 3 months from now. I can see harsh words going to each other in emotional moments but not productive work going on.


Unless Pacesas would openly in media agreed he was misunderstood and he is sorry. But federation reactions shows they gonna stand on Pacesas words.
 
Some-one has to start the work today if we want to have a modern federation in 2029. Those redneck idiots in provinces should be flattered with attention and candies.
 
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