Zalgiris Kaunas 2018-19

[Hepcat]

Let me stress that today's game was precisely what I did NOT have in mind.

[Mindozas]

Pulling out all stops to qualfy late in the season with but six games to play will all be for naught if Žalgiris goes down easily against Fenerbahce. Žalgiris made the playoffs by the skin of their teeth; now it's up to them to demonstrate that they belong among the best teams in Euroleague this year.

I think 30 games marathon was enough of demonstration

[Hepcat]

Pulling out all stops to qualfy late in the season with but six games to play will all be for naught if Žalgiris goes down easily against Fenerbahce. Žalgiris made the playoffs by the skin of their teeth; now it's up to them to demonstrate that they belong among the best teams in Euroleague this year.

[Hepcat]

Oh, okay! I wasn't aware of the popular usage of the word "senis" (old man) these days.

[MrRager]

Here, I'll do it:



Don't joke around, (old fellows?). We can't be left with only Leo(Westermann) and Thomas(Walkup) at the PG position. Westermann is injury prone it's true, but if there was now any possibility to reacquire Lekavičius or acquire another PG, Peyton Siva would be ideal. Ulanovas needs help at the SF position, with William Howard or Elgin Cook also being possibilities. Davies still has a contract for next season, if that occurs we'd get a solid buyout with which we could take Lessorta or Mcaleana(Maclean?), or fantasizing a bit someone like Mickey.

Senis or seni (addressing the person) means "an old guy", but in spoken language or in this context it's a slang for "mate" or "dude".

[Hepcat]

Here, I'll do it:

Nejuokauk, seni. Negalim likt izaidejo pozicijoj tik su Leo ir Thomasu. Westermannas linkes i traumas, taip, kad bent jau Lekaviciu butu privaloma susigrazint arba imti kita izaideja, Peyton Siva butu idealu. Ulanovui reikia pagalbos SF pozicijoj, William Howard, Elgin Cook butu variantai irgi. Daviesas dar turi kontrakta kitam sezonui, tai jei iseitu gautume solidzia ispirka uz kuria galetume paimt ar Lessorta, ar Mcaleana, o biski pasvajojant koki Mickey.

Don't joke around, (old fellows?). We can't be left with only Leo(Westermann) and Thomas(Walkup) at the PG position. Westermann is injury prone it's true, but if there was now any possibility to reacquire Lekavičius or acquire another PG, Peyton Siva would be ideal. Ulanovas needs help at the SF position, with William Howard or Elgin Cook also being possibilities. Davies still has a contract for next season, if that occurs we'd get a solid buyout with which we could take Lessorta or Mcaleana(Maclean?), or fantasizing a bit someone like Mickey.

[Levenspiel]

Nejuokauk, seni. Negalim likt izaidejo pozicijoj tik su Leo ir Thomasu. Westermannas linkes i traumas, taip, kad bent jau Lekaviciu butu privaloma susigrazint arba imti kita izaideja, Peyton Siva butu idealu. Ulanovui reikia pagalbos SF pozicijoj, William Howard, Elgin Cook butu variantai irgi. Daviesas dar turi kontrakta kitam sezonui, tai jei iseitu gautume solidzia ispirka uz kuria galetume paimt ar Lessorta, ar Mcaleana, o biski pasvajojant koki Mickey.

AMJA, can you please provide an English translation as well?

[AMJA]

Am I understanding right? Davies don't have the contract with us for next season, we only have a +1, right? If that's the case, I don't think, that he will stay. White is gone too, because he for us is not worth more than 350k, and other teams can easily offer him 500k for 10-15 minutes per game. 500k is starting player for us and White just isn't that. For now we have a roster like this:

PG Leo+1, Waklup+1, Jokūbaitis (hope Wolters is gone)
SG Grigonis,..., Uleckas
SF Ulanovas +1,....., Jogėla
PF .....,.....,Masiulis
C Davies+1(buyout),....., Geben, Birutis

I mean, I would like to stay everyone, exept Wolters and take SG/SF that can play PnR or PnP. Or just a better shooter overall. I look forward to two french man - Axel Bouteille and William Howard. One is good shooter and another one more athletic, better dribbling skills. Also, Giedraitis could be bought out, if he won't go to EL with ALBA. Then we could get foreigner to other spots. I would like if Thompson stay's, he is a beast on D. Very poor offensive game, but on D, he is like glue, that keeps everything together. Very strong legs. But he can't be main PF and Jankunas can't be main as well. So that's a decision we should think over. Giedraitis in, Thompson stays, White OUT, Jankunas stays, Masiulis on loan and new main PF in. Then We either keep Davies or get a buy out and get something like Lessort or McLean and then we keep Kavaliauskas and either Birutis or Geben. Ulanovas also stays, Leo, Milaknis and Walkup stays and we have a pretty good team, I think. But if White goes, Davies will go as well I thin, because they are bff. Roster I would like:

PG Leo, Walkup(SG), Jokubaitis (more mins)
SG Grigonis, Milaknis, Uleckas (Jokubaitis mins this season)
SF Ulanovas, Giedraitis, Jogela(Maybe)
PF Moulttrie(lithuanian coach said, that he is EL caliber player), Thompson, Jankunas
C Davies(McLean or Lessort), Kavaliauskas, Birutis/Geben

HC Saras

Nejuokauk, seni. Negalim likt izaidejo pozicijoj tik su Leo ir Thomasu. Westermannas linkes i traumas, taip, kad bent jau Lekaviciu butu privaloma susigrazint arba imti kita izaideja, Peyton Siva butu idealu. Ulanovui reikia pagalbos SF pozicijoj, William Howard, Elgin Cook butu variantai irgi. Daviesas dar turi kontrakta kitam sezonui, tai jei iseitu gautume solidzia ispirka uz kuria galetume paimt ar Lessorta, ar Mcaleana, o biski pasvajojant koki Mickey.

[Prancūzėlis_ZLD]

I look forward to two french man - Axel Bouteille and William Howard. One is good shooter and another one more athletic, better dribbling skills.

If Šaras is still the coach next year, then I'm really not sure Bouteille would fit at all...

[ZalgirisFanForLife]

Am I understanding right? Davies don't have the contract with us for next season, we only have a +1, right? If that's the case, I don't think, that he will stay. White is gone too, because he for us is not worth more than 350k, and other teams can easily offer him 500k for 10-15 minutes per game. 500k is starting player for us and White just isn't that. For now we have a roster like this:

PG Leo+1, Waklup+1, Jokūbaitis (hope Wolters is gone)
SG Grigonis,..., Uleckas
SF Ulanovas +1,....., Jogėla
PF .....,.....,Masiulis
C Davies+1(buyout),....., Geben, Birutis

I mean, I would like to stay everyone, exept Wolters and take SG/SF that can play PnR or PnP. Or just a better shooter overall. I look forward to two french man - Axel Bouteille and William Howard. One is good shooter and another one more athletic, better dribbling skills. Also, Giedraitis could be bought out, if he won't go to EL with ALBA. Then we could get foreigner to other spots. I would like if Thompson stay's, he is a beast on D. Very poor offensive game, but on D, he is like glue, that keeps everything together. Very strong legs. But he can't be main PF and Jankunas can't be main as well. So that's a decision we should think over. Giedraitis in, Thompson stays, White OUT, Jankunas stays, Masiulis on loan and new main PF in. Then We either keep Davies or get a buy out and get something like Lessort or McLean and then we keep Kavaliauskas and either Birutis or Geben. Ulanovas also stays, Leo, Milaknis and Walkup stays and we have a pretty good team, I think. But if White goes, Davies will go as well I thin, because they are bff. Roster I would like:

PG Leo, Walkup(SG), Jokubaitis (more mins)
SG Grigonis, Milaknis, Uleckas (Jokubaitis mins this season)
SF Ulanovas, Giedraitis, Jogela(Maybe)
PF Moulttrie(lithuanian coach said, that he is EL caliber player), Thompson, Jankunas
C Davies(McLean or Lessort), Kavaliauskas, Birutis/Geben

HC Saras

[Hepcat]

So the games in Kaunas are on April 23rd and (if necessary) the 25th.

[Mindozas]

When can we expect to know the exact schedule for the quart-finals game ?
I've read on Eurohoops that this will be played in a best-of-five series starting April 16 and finishing May 1.

I'll be in Kaunas from 17/04 to 25/04, so maybe I can be lucky or try to expand the dates

Logically we should have a game in Kaunas on 23/24, but you better book a ticket as soon as they will appear, cause sold-out is expected no matter the prices. I predict cheapest tickets will be around 30 euros at least

[Prancūzėlis_ZLD]

When can we expect to know the exact schedule for the quart-finals game ?
I've read on Eurohoops that this will be played in a best-of-five series starting April 16 and finishing May 1.

I'll be in Kaunas from 17/04 to 25/04, so maybe I can be lucky or try to expand the dates

[Hepcat]

Yay! The offerings worked! Žalgiris made the playoffs.

[Efesdxb]

Well... Getting a win on Efes at Sinan Erdem Dome is not easy. Only CSKA (+2), Real (+2), and Žalgiris (+14 xD) have won there this season.
That being said, this win is useless for Istanbul, except to please the fans there

Keeping the momentum is more important than anything else. So Efes will do its best to win the game.