Wow. That's absolute nonsense
How you even came up with that? Tell me when our NT in 90's had NKL level player in the roster, or any other powerhouse? Go through 1995 rosters, and Serbia, Greece, Spain, Italy have all the players who plays in Spain, Greece, Italy, nothing below that. Croatia also was stacked, only few players playing Poland. This is one of the biggest joke you wrote in a long time, brah. Yeah, Marciulionis was averaging 25ppg only because it was nighties. I guess stacked playoffs Warriors with stars like Mulin, Hardaway also had only 6 players that Sarunas was able to average 19ppg. Man, you're nailed with this one, seriously. And it comes from the guy who is not 15-20 something tit. No, Shaw, there were PRO ball in 90's you know
To be precise, f.e. in 1995 EB there were 6 players who average more than 20pts. In 2019 WC there were also 6 players who averaged more than 20 points. Sure, the rotation is broader today, but you wrote nonsence. Real stars will play around thirty minutes in today's FIBA as well. And they do - Bogdanovic, Mills, Fournier, Shroader, Galinari, Scola, Satoranski, Bellinelli, Campazzo all played thirty minutes, nothing changed in this regard. Elite, true stars will play that much. I bet next summer, if we will be in OG, Grigonis will be not far away from this category.
False. Come on Shaw just check the facts. Are you that lazy to chuck the facts? JV scored 1 point in the 4 quarter against Australia. He struggled in that game. Was he impactful with his screens and long hands protecting the rim? Yes. Was he paying like a star? No. Against France he had a good effort and gave Lithuania a boost, but we still got our hands full with JV trying to cover p'n'r at the end of the game.
JV is very much playable against the same kind of centers as himself. That's the key, that's how elite Raptors used him. I never said he's entirely unplayable, but since there's more and more small ball, and most centers are mobile now, there's harder and harder to find a right match-up for him.
Your question is lazy. You want me to name EL's center who would do better in NBA than JV does in NBA? There's no such center. Or you asking whenever JV would be the best center in EL? It depends. We would have to actually see how he would do. Offensively he would be the best center probably. Defensively he may be unplayable against some teams. Imagine JV playing against Zalgiris. Saras loves to run three p'n'r in one possession. Against JV he would probably aske 4-5 p'n'r if that's needed to punish JV's defence. That would be a night mare for JV.
But who cares about EL? We talk about NT and we facing different animals here. If we want to beat Elite NTs were are going against teams who not only have NBA bigs, but those are not slow, low IQ centers like JV. It's terrific IQ centers in M.Gasol, Jokic, it's best rim protector, extremely tall and pretty agile Gobert, it's USA bigs, it's tough and good defender Baynes, it's Porzingis, it's Zubac, it's Thompson and other NBA studs.
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Wasn't he the best scorer, the best rebounder and the most efficient player on our team, or was it just an illusion really? Maybe SF would try to explain to us then why is Jonas currently the best player on the NBA team Grizzlies and finished last season averaging 20 pts and 11 rebs for them? Or is that a conspiracy as well to make him look much better than he really is?
It seems like this poster in living in his own dream land and sees things that nobody else can really see lmao...even his defense has improved by leaps and bounds compared to his teenage days, as he is much stronger and more exprienced now. Give it up SF - your ramblings have no connetion with reality and our NT will go as far as JV can take it as a BEST player on it, because right now there is no one even close to him (not even your darling Domas is on his level right now
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