2024 Lithuanian NT

[Svajunas]

Agree. Butkevicius looks bleak... definetly not a lock. Would understands Radzevičius pick.

[Straight forward]

Radzevicius ir pretty nice, but we already have overload of offensive wings in Grigonis, Sirvydis, R. Giedraitis, Kuzminskas.

If Butkevicius is at least 80% ready, he is needed. He can still tune up. And give what NT badly needs. Specially after you know what.

[Straight forward]

Interesting:

https://x.com/statdefender/status/1798844460421591362

[Hepcat]

Brazdeikis declined invitation because of injury problems.

Valanciunas unlikely to play and his play or not will be decided on June 17 according to Balciunas.

D.Giedraitis wasnt choosen by coach. Coach said he was choosing between Dimsa and D.Giedraitis and decided to invite Dimsa,

Dmo and Birutis coach said agrees with 3rd center role.

Is Jonas Valančiūnas just burned out mentally?

And what's going to be the composition of the team against Lebanon on Monday?

[Hepcat]

Can someone please post the list of players invited to the Team Lietuva 2024 training camp? And when and where is the training camp? I can't find the information on either Basketnews.lt or Krepsinis.net.

[Straight forward]

Can someone please post the list of players invited to the Team Lietuva 2024 training camp? And when and where is the training camp? I can't find the information on either Basketnews.lt or Krepsinis.net.

https://x.com/ltu_basketball/status/1793967945330377185/photo/1

[Italian Pride]

Hi guys.In your opinion J-Val will be in Puerto Rico or not?

[Svajunas]

I hope not.

[Straight forward]

Happy for Sirvydis turning out into really good player. Tons of rumors around him, like Barca even, but I hope he has a deal with Zalgiris and becomes one of the best players from the scratch. Dude's been 20ppg in Eurocup kinda player and now 20ppg in LKL playoffs type of player. Hope his NT campaign will be nice, but when Maksvytis rules you never know. He might bring Dimsa instead. It's amazing in what kind of reality we are living with Maksvytis and have to pretend it's all normal.

[Hepcat]

I hope not.

Would you really prefer Donatas Motiejūnas or Laurynas Birutis in his place?

[Straight forward]

Nothing much to take from first game. The team looked rustier than last summer. I guess this time they took more serious physical preps. Hands and legs heavy, shots didn't fall for most player. I was looking at Marciulionis and Tubelis mostly. First, had some kind of bruise and injury, seems far away from his top shape, heavy and lethargic, but provided legit defense and facilitation. Main issues with Marciulionis, he has to demand the ball more, go deeper with his drives and be more active off the ball. With Tubelis the main problem that he loses too many defensive positions. Post defense is work in progress.

Sargiunas looks good, but I don't think he has physicality to be in the main NT, or that he's needed.

I think Marciulionis, Tubelis, Bendzius should receive the invitation to the main camp.

[Shawshank]

Only one from that C team have chances making roster is Tubelis

Tubelis place in NT will depend on Valanciunas plays or not.


All other its super long shots. Bendzius i dont see how player can be taken to NT when he didnt play basketball for entire season.


Its not 2023 where half of top 10 wasnt playing. 2024 summer is diffrent level players will be in main camp

[Straight forward]

Only one from that C team have chances making roster is Tubelis

Tubelis place in NT will depend on Valanciunas plays or not.


All other its super long shots. Bendzius i dont see how player can be taken to NT when he didnt play basketball for entire season.


Its not 2023 where half of top 10 wasnt playing. 2024 summer is diffrent level players will be in main camp

If bendzius will look well, he will be invited.

Lekavicius vs Marciulionis is interesting option. You choose scoring vs defense/passing.

Purlys summarized on Marciulionis perfectly here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWkfCBlK80g&ab_channel=O%2CDangau%21

[Shawshank]

Marciulionis looked worse than Sargiunas or Bieliauskas. Compare to possible lkl finals mvp is just clearly biased fan boy talks that dont understand reality of situation.


I told you manny times U-23 rule and olympic cycles how it works.


2025 summer where new blood will be brought to Nt camps preparing them for 2028 olympics.


Tubelis is lower tallent wise than Jonas 2012/Domas 2016 at that age,but he can be put in generational tallent group and make the team already in 2024.


1 youngster future NT leader taken per Olympic summer: Jonas 2012,Domas 2016,Jokubaitis 2020 and maybe Tubelis 2024 u23 looks more less right what history was doing before too.


But real rebuilding will start in 2025. In 2024 coach will go with battle tested dudes from 2019-2023 fiba championships

[Straight forward]

Listen, if you don't understand basketball, better don't watch If you didn't see anything what Marciulionis offers, you're just a blind as BB observer. Nothing to discuss with you if Beliauskas to you was better. Go listen to what Tomas Purlys Said. I assure you, he sees more than you do. Because you very often you don't see anything.

Marciulionis should be invited to the main camp and there we will see his level when he will be fully prepared to show it. Now he's banged up as Maksvytis said and it's obvious he's not into playing shape yet. And nevertheless he still showed some of tremendous passing culture and defensive culture where Lekavicius never was even close ever in his career.

Generrational talent blah blah...what generational talent? What are you talking about? Tubelis is generational talent? You're completely lost Marciulionis and Tubelis have chances to make NT 2024 because of their position, that's all. No-one is comparing them with JV or Domas. Even though even they are not pure generational talents. Arvydas Sabonis was generational talent.