It probably should not warrant a new thread,but hey,how offen can you include a poll which is relevant?
So ,let me jump straight to the topic.
Am i surprised to see those two teams to meet for the very first time in 15 or so years in semis,not in a final?
No,not really...or...Yes,I am.I just do not know which way a feel because it is always 50/50.The very core of why they are meeting in semis is very simple - lrytas chose so to do in the last game of the season.They did not have to win,but alas,they went va bank....Lrytas ..Gosh...Whether it was a wise decision or not,we shall not have to wait for long.
Yeah,Zalgiris lost some games,when Euroleague season was full on.Regardless,both teams are still top 2 in Lithuania by a large margin.Either way,there is no need to bother about finals,or 3rd place series.But I never felt that Zalgiris was vulnerable at a local front,regardless of those numerous loses in Europe.
Now,regarding this encounter -
I was trying to think of all cons and pros teams have against each other ,and there is just too many to mention them all.
So,at least for myself,I extracted this - Zalgiris is a better team.Lrytas is a stronger team.
Words like "better" and "stronger" in some context might be synonyms,but not here.
Zalgiris is better - how? That's easy - they have better core players and they had better/stronger opponents to play against in Europe.Nevermind that they did not win that much,and because lrytas failed(struggled) miserable in Europe
Names, you ask? Javtokas,Jankunas,Pocius,Detmont,Jasikevicius(let' s give him a benefit of the doubt nowadays,shall we?).Apart from obvious(Detmont),they are/were a starters in our NT team.None of that in Lrytas.
Lrytas is stronger as a unit,right? None of that elite quality,past or present,with only Seibutis being a top notch NT player.Gecevicius and Kavaliauskas had been there(NT team,not top players),some time ago.But as a team,they always get better towards end of the season,getting rid off dead meat as season progresses.
Maybe it is off topic,but that is how things go- Zalgiris always seems to lose best players during the season,yet Lrytas always signs cheap in pre-season,only to pay premium (ahh,Beobasket to the rescue) in the mids.
So,to total it up -
no clear favourites,at least for me.
If it was best of 5 or 7,iI would go for Lrytas.
Quality before quantity?
Just because I am Zalgiris fan.
edit..
nooo,why there is no poll option?God damn it
Please, add this -
Lrytas -Zalgiris 2-0
Lrytas -Zalgiris 2-1
Lrytas -Zalgiris 0-2
Lrytas -Zalgiris 1-2
Mods?
So ,let me jump straight to the topic.
Am i surprised to see those two teams to meet for the very first time in 15 or so years in semis,not in a final?
No,not really...or...Yes,I am.I just do not know which way a feel because it is always 50/50.The very core of why they are meeting in semis is very simple - lrytas chose so to do in the last game of the season.They did not have to win,but alas,they went va bank....Lrytas ..Gosh...Whether it was a wise decision or not,we shall not have to wait for long.
Yeah,Zalgiris lost some games,when Euroleague season was full on.Regardless,both teams are still top 2 in Lithuania by a large margin.Either way,there is no need to bother about finals,or 3rd place series.But I never felt that Zalgiris was vulnerable at a local front,regardless of those numerous loses in Europe.
Now,regarding this encounter -
I was trying to think of all cons and pros teams have against each other ,and there is just too many to mention them all.
So,at least for myself,I extracted this - Zalgiris is a better team.Lrytas is a stronger team.
Words like "better" and "stronger" in some context might be synonyms,but not here.
Zalgiris is better - how? That's easy - they have better core players and they had better/stronger opponents to play against in Europe.Nevermind that they did not win that much,and because lrytas failed(struggled) miserable in Europe
Names, you ask? Javtokas,Jankunas,Pocius,Detmont,Jasikevicius(let' s give him a benefit of the doubt nowadays,shall we?).Apart from obvious(Detmont),they are/were a starters in our NT team.None of that in Lrytas.
Lrytas is stronger as a unit,right? None of that elite quality,past or present,with only Seibutis being a top notch NT player.Gecevicius and Kavaliauskas had been there(NT team,not top players),some time ago.But as a team,they always get better towards end of the season,getting rid off dead meat as season progresses.
Maybe it is off topic,but that is how things go- Zalgiris always seems to lose best players during the season,yet Lrytas always signs cheap in pre-season,only to pay premium (ahh,Beobasket to the rescue) in the mids.
So,to total it up -
no clear favourites,at least for me.
If it was best of 5 or 7,iI would go for Lrytas.
Quality before quantity?
Just because I am Zalgiris fan.
edit..
nooo,why there is no poll option?God damn it
Please, add this -
Lrytas -Zalgiris 2-0
Lrytas -Zalgiris 2-1
Lrytas -Zalgiris 0-2
Lrytas -Zalgiris 1-2
Mods?
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