2024 Lithuanian NT

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Coaches will have just 2 weeks 15 best lithuanian players is good/optimal desicion.

No time for raw rookies.Only best proven players in Olympic summer


NT unproven players can try themselfs vs Liban amateurs

Exactly BEST Lithuanians. Marciulionis would beat the crap of slow and unathletic and lethargic Kariniauskas and I think he would make Lekavicius look washed out in the camp too. Different athleticism, explosiveness and grip of death defensively.

If Maksvytis has any sanity he will see it. But he may easily still go with scrubs as he did plenty of times before, shamelessly hurting NT BB interests.

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Balciunas in every interview clearly can be felt is searching how to sell lithuanian basketball name,thats his main mission

With this I agree. It became so annoying and tiring. It seems that he cares about the budget of federation N times more than about NT victories. I get that you need money to get things done, but he seems to be lost with hierarchy of values.

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The worst thing that Maksvytis can do it to cut Dovydas Giedraitis. It would be the same total red flag as it happened with Sedekerskis in 2022 (I claim that it generally cost us medals). Not taking Giedraitis for huge defensive role, would be the worst and most stupid thing Maksvytis can do constructing 2024 roster.

Second, cutting down Marciulionis again not even allowing BB community to see what he's about. I really want to see Marciulionis going against Lekavicius in practices. I want to see how Lekavicius will beat his defense and how he will contain Marciulionis size and strength. Not even talking about slow Kariniauskas. I would literally pay to see such practice. IMO, he would be huge problem for both Lekavicius and Kariniauskas. He would strangle them all practice long.

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Marciulionis and other youngsters will play in Liban games like last year and i agree they will beat the crap of those 38 old looking liban amateurs


Top 15 LTU player will prepare to play and try to beat nba/euroleague players like Alvorado,Howards,Divicenzos,Fontechios of the worlds

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Marciulionis and other youngsters will play in Liban games like last year and i agree they will beat the crap of those 38 old looking liban amateurs


Top 15 LTU player will prepare to play and try to beat nba/euroleague players like Alvorado,Howards,Divicenzos,Fontechios of the worlds

As usually you don't get the point. Marciulionis absolutely must be in the main camp. You have to give him minutes against Slovenia and see where he stands. You don't understand his current level. In LKL he would make Kariniauskas look funny 8 times out of 10 in their match-ups, IMO.

BTW, big minus to Maksvytis for being wet on the idea to naturalize Evans. He ignores Lithuanians and dreams about naturalizing random Americans. Big no no. He's a cancer for LT BB and NT. The sooner he's gone, the better NT of. We need to get rid of him and clear the path to Lithuanian talents as Marciulionis, Rubstavicius, Jakucionis and others.

At least federation tided his balls enough when we speak about Buzelis. He understands he's too big of a prospect to sub him with Lipkevicius

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I nearly choked when Leksas formulated stupid question: "Sabonis and Valanciunas finished solid seasons, Motiejunas playing impressively in EL series, is there a plan how to utilize all of them best in the court?" And Maksvytis answered: "There is".

FOA, Leksas should retire for his life, seriously...SOA, Maksvytis still sees the scenario when Sabonis and JV playing together.

This is like a nightmare which had to end 4-5 years ago, but for some reason it just continues. This imbecile question "How you gonna play both JV and Sabonis together" should be the biggest signature of idiotism.

The biggest nightmare of any saint LTU fan. 2027 summer. Leksas grabs the mike...

Seriously, what the fuck is wrong with us? Fucking idiots all over.

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I nearly choked when Leksas formulated stupid question: "Sabonis and Valanciunas finished solid seasons, Motiejunas playing impressively in EL series, is there a plan how to utilize all of them best in the court?" And Maksvytis answered: "There is".

I went through that question with my ears. Leksas didn't say anything about being them on the court together. Just how to utilize their qualities.

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I went through that question with my ears. Leksas didn't say anything about being them on the court together. Just how to utilize their qualities.

He mentioned Domas, JV and D-MO and formulated a question "ar jau galvoje yra planas kaip aiksteje isnaudoti geriausias ju visu savybes"

FOA, it's insanity alone to even mention D-Mo when we already have Domas and JV. Insanity. Even last year, D-Mo was contra productive for the NT with his totally non existant D, in my opinion. Why to even bother to mention D-Mo? Valanciunas is already enough of a problem. Where to put those lumberjacks?

That's the point. No-one is playing like that for almost a century now and we still raising the same fucking question how to use 2 or 3 lumberjacks in the line-up. Like it's some kind of self- destruct gene.

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Balciunas repeated again Maksvytis results in NT was possitive compared to last olympic cycle.

Federation wants to resign him long term

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Dmo playing really well in euroleague playoofs by far best lithuanian.

Overall Motiejunas is 3rd best lithuanian euroleague player this season (after Grigonis and Sedekerskis)


best lithuanians this season on highest levels: 1.Sabonis 2.Valanciunas 3.Grigonis 4.Sedekerskis 5.Motiejunas

Playing style wise take all 3 centers questionable desicion but not take 5th best lithuanian player just because he plays in same position like nr 1 and nr2 nation players also would look strange

Play well in that rugby type series between Monaco vs Fener players must highest quality both in head and in body. Im not Dmo fan at all,but not take player who plays like that in euroleague playoofs for final four quality team would be silly.

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Sedekerskis was the best player in Euroleague by far. No-one stood even close his 15eff and most of the season he was like 17-18eff and among top 10 of while EL. In play in he was huge with 21eff per game and a bit disappointing in PO with 8eff, but still better than what Grigonis provides with 4.5eff so far. Numbers is not everything, but Sedekerskis had the best season, hands down.

And when we watch at WC, he was the best player agaisnt 2 strongest teams - USA and Serbia. If he can make even few more steps in terms of consistency, he can be a beast. He added more aggression of scoring and he can add a little bit more which would make him a real beast.

D-Mo still is huge problem defensively. Not winnable basketball. Specially in FIBA he gets exposed funnily. In EL the season is long, you set the system, you know the players and so on, it's a bit easier, but FIBA games are even more rigid, less tactical and then your slow feet became HUGE problem. Serbia was making fun with D-Mo in that game in many possessions. Like literally.

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NT should stop thinking about the names and should think about winning. About time since it's almost a decade when we won something.

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I would love to see such hierarchy of impact. Sabonis, Jokubaitis, Sedekerskis, Grigonis, Brazdeikis, Ulanovas, Valanciunas, D. Giedraitis, Butkevicius. If that's the case we might see pretty nice balance (I don't even mention players as Sirvydis, Kuzminskas who are EL level scorers, but in this NT shouldn't play too big role, unless Sirvydis will be on hardcore scoring mode and you wouldn't be able to keep away from scoring, but I don't exactly see this yet). If this will be the hierarchy, we can be competitive.

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in 2016 Olympic frontcourt was Valanciunas,Kavaliauskas,Javtokas,Sabonis,Jankunas

in 2024 possible frontcourt lineup Sabonis,Valanciunas,Dmo,Sedekerskis,Kuzminskas


size wise 2024 frontcourt is kinda small compare to 2016 olympic lineup


Motiejunas play in euroleague playoofs clearly was better than Sedekerskis or Grigonis. Saras knows how to attack slow centers and Dmo looked just fine defensively.


Sedekerskis was outplayed and outmuscled by France PF Yabusele in his series with Madrid.

Yabusele vs Baskonia series 15,3pts with 19eff vs Sedekerskis 4,7pts with 8eff.



How Motiejunas played this season for final four team he deserve a place in olympic 2024 team

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It's not about who deserves what individually, it's about what is needed to make NT winning again. A good player should step aside if that's the best interest of the team. IMO, Motiejunas can't help to win. We are too heavy with Domas and JV already. Adding D-Mo to these 2 is insanity, IMO, in post luberjack era. But that's just me.