Top Lithuanian Coaches

[Toruko]

Seems like Jasikevicius and Barca parts ways.

Surprising it seemed that Barca was ready to extend with him when he accepts a salary cut after he won ACB. Lets wait and see if Barca can maintain the level Saras had established.

[Straight forward]

Seems like Jasikevicius and Barca parts ways.

[Straight forward]

Dude, Jasikevicius as the head coach of Raptors was absolutely possible thing. Raps literally hired freakin' Darko Rajakovic (who is he?) as the head coach...wow!

[Straight forward]

Jasikevičius about to unleash still 16y Kasparas Jakucionis Registered for ACB games.

[Straight forward]

Barca is playing impotent basketball offensively. I don't think Saras will ever win EL with such basketball. That's yesterday's basketball. It's more like anti-basketball. Reading mismatches all the time, moving the ball mechanically, no passion or improvisation. When you natural instincts and initiative, you have a dead team. And today to me Barca's ball looks dead.

[Dreamcatcher]

Lapro always was good offensively. Even in Real. But Saras forced him to play decent D too which was surprise.

Well, no. In his second season in Real in EL he averaged about 7 pts in 17 min. Before that in the same Real and Basconia he had small minutes meaning he wasn't good enough.
Even in Eurocup he wasn't any special player offensively. In Rytas he averaged 12 pts in 27 min. In Zenit - 9 pts in 17 min. He was only really good in Joventud. He often had limited minutes. Really hasn't been any special player before Barca.

[Straight forward]

Laprovittola who always used to be a mediocre player (especially because of not good defense) is a top scorer in Barca. Before that his best season was in Rytas in Eurocup. It's a huge improvement, but on other hand when your best player is Lapro and you are a top team i don't think it's a good one. And it's not a case of a young player.

Some people expected that Jokubaitis will be improving a lot under Saras, but it's been Argentinian pg on a scene so far.

Lapro always was good offensively. Even in Real. But Saras forced him to play decent D too which was surprise.

As for Jokubatis, he's on a little slump, but he's improving gradually. Now he's better than ever. Still second most valuable player for Barca in ACB - 11,4eff. The problem maybe only is that his minutes is not increasing in EL. But when there's Satoransky, Lapro, Higgins, Abrines (and then there's still injured Kuric) it's hard to expect a lot of minutes.

[Dreamcatcher]

Laprovittola who always used to be a mediocre player (especially because of not good defense) is a top scorer in Barca. Before that his best season was in Rytas in Eurocup. It's a huge improvement, but on other hand when your best player is Lapro and you are a top team i don't think it's a good one. And it's not a case of a young player.

Some people expected that Jokubaitis will be improving a lot under Saras, but it's been Argentinian pg on a scene so far.

[Straight forward]

Rough days for Saras...If Barsa blows this season too, he's a gonner, IMO.

Maksvytis, on other hand, with right pieces looks like a coach. Now we should ripen up Sedekerskis, Tubelis, Krivas, Murauskas for the NT (defensively capable frontline) and Maksvytis will have the roster to be successful. That won't happen instantly, but if Maksvytis shows improvements in 2023 WC I would keep him long term. We should try to make our Sergio Scariolo/Vincen Collet out of Maksvytis. He's a good fit. Player's coach (unlike Saras), doesn't overcomplicate things (which suits FIBA tournaments), but also is able to control the team to to provide solid set of plays. If he will become a bit more matured in terms of tactics and game control (he tends to miss some important time-outs), I think he has an upside to become serious NT coach.

[Straight forward]

Kurtinaitis as a coach though...

[Hepcat]

Super open and fun interview with Saras.

To me this one was the highlight:

"We shouldn't lie. In Europe there are two schools - Serbian and Spanish."

I share google translation:

https://www.15min.lt/24sek/naujiena/...mi-875-1603508

Intreresting! I'm wondering how he's defining the "schools of European basketball" to come up with exactly those two?

[LuDux]

Pol Pot wasn't known for his academic brilliancelet alone his interest in sports. He achieved his fame/notoriety otherwise.

Exactly

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/08/25/priority-people-killed-academics-1970s-cambodia/

[Hepcat]

Pol Pot wasn't known for his academic brilliance let alone his interest in sports. He achieved his fame/notoriety otherwise.

[LuDux]

If Lithuania was located on my side of the Atlantic, an enterprising researcher at a university could get himself a multi $million grant to study whether the suicide rate correlates inversely with Lithuania's success in basketball.

That's what Pol Pot said

[Straight forward]

When will Tautvydas Sabonis become Zalgiris' head coach?
a) This or next month
b) This summer
c) After being assistant of next Zalgiris' coach
d) After coaching weaker team

I like his passion and I thought he handled teams' practice a a head coach nicely, wasn't too nervous. Kid's has balls. His bother was Mis Lithuania, and to win in such thing you need charisma and conversational skills, I think Tautvydas got more from his mother in genes lottery. Bad there's surely has to be "never" option as well nevertheless.

If Lithuania was located on my side of the Atlantic, an enterprising researcher at a university could get himself a multi $million grant to study whether the suicide rate correlates inversely with Lithuania's success in basketball.

I think there's enough of pressure for the NT already Obviously main causes of suicide are well known and it's not basketball related.