Even Nik Stauskas' own career seems to have undergone some sort of resurgence with the Portland Trailblazers this year.
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Originally posted by Hepcat View PostEven Nik Stauskas' own career seems to have undergone some sort of resurgence with the Portland Trailblazers this year.
LTU NT will snatch Eurobasket 2029 title with this roster:
Jokubaitis, Marciulionis, Laurencikas
Indrusaitis, Brazdeikis, Rubstavicius
Buzelis, Lelevicius
Murauskas, Sirvydis
Tubelis, Krivas
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So Bleacher report puts Sabonis as 44th best NBA player now and says only limited paying time prevent him going even higher. JV is listed at 81. They also have Sabonis as the best sixth man in the league. I really hope Domas grabs it, because once Marciulionis had to get one and he didn't.
Higher Sabonis from Europe are only these players: Giannis, Jokic, Gobert, Vucevic, Doncic, Gallinarri. I disagree with Galinarri. He's a good player, but his overall impact isn't that huge as Sabonis' for Pacers and he's paying for the worse team. Also Vucevic in my book is at the same level at the moment as Sabonis. He's just playing more, shoots more and playing for worse team. So basically I see Sabonis already being an elite Euro, standing behind only Giannis, Jokic, Gobert, Doncic (and Porzingis if he's coming back the same). He's basically among top 5 best Euros in NBA this season.
"Sabonis is almost averaging a double-double in only 25 minutes a night and is shooting better than 61 percent from the field. He leads all reserves with a plus-205 plus/minus and leads all Pacers regulars with a plus-7.3 net rating.
His production seems capped only by his playing time, as his across-the-board talents show few weak spots. His per-36-minute numbers—21.5 points, 13.7 rebounds, 4.1 assists—suggest he not only deserves a starting gig, but potentially could emerge as a star if given one."
Ranking the NBA 's top 100 players is a thankless task steeped in self-loathing and instant regret. Midseason evaluations are exceptionally difficult...
LTU NT will snatch Eurobasket 2029 title with this roster:
Jokubaitis, Marciulionis, Laurencikas
Indrusaitis, Brazdeikis, Rubstavicius
Buzelis, Lelevicius
Murauskas, Sirvydis
Tubelis, Krivas
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So now you are quoting a freaking Bleach report, which puts the fraud James Harden as the best player in NBA?
And yeah, we all know how much you love Sabonis Jr and how much much much better he is than JV...especially when JV is still injured and can't really prove your arguments otherwise. I guess we'll see what the playoffs bring and if Sabonis is really as good as you think he is
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Originally posted by madmax View PostSo now you are quoting a freaking Bleach report, which puts the fraud James Harden as the best player in NBA?
And yeah, we all know how much you love Sabonis Jr and how much much much better he is than JV...especially when JV is still injured and can't really prove your arguments otherwise. I guess we'll see what the playoffs bring and if Sabonis is really as good as you think he is
You're just hurting JV who is a good player, but he isn't what you project him. He will never be agile at D, he will always be a slow and limited decision maker, he will never be a great passing big, he will never be an all star in contemporary NBA. Deal with that, instead of coming here every year since the first season of JV saying "next season he will be an all star". Even this year, you were saying JV on some other level and will be an all star...come one, you're just foolling yourself and making JV look bad in this forum.
As for Harden, you have to be really on the hate mode regarding Harden because he is sensational now. AT the moment, (last month or so) no-one is even close to him in NBA, no matter few complains that he "grabs defenders arms" when shootingLTU NT will snatch Eurobasket 2029 title with this roster:
Jokubaitis, Marciulionis, Laurencikas
Indrusaitis, Brazdeikis, Rubstavicius
Buzelis, Lelevicius
Murauskas, Sirvydis
Tubelis, Krivas
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Originally posted by Straight forward View PostJeez, Max, don't be funny with your JV here...Only you can bring JV into conversation here now I mean you have to be the biggest homer from Lith section without question and might be the second biggest homer in whole Interbasket after Vasilis999 or whatever was his nick name or whatever...
You're just hurting JV who is a good player, but he isn't what you project him. He will never be agile at D, he will always be a slow and limited decision maker, he will never be a great passing big, he will never be an all star in contemporary NBA. Deal with that, instead of coming here every year since the first season of JV saying "next season he will be an all star". Even this year, you were saying JV on some other level and will be an all star...come one, you're just foolling yourself and making JV look bad in this forum.
As for Harden, you have to be really on the hate mode regarding Harden because he is sensational now. AT the moment, (last month or so) no-one is even close to him in NBA, no matter few complains that he "grabs defenders arms" when shooting
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The worst broadcast ever, but a great exhibition game between CSKA and Heat. Peaking Siskauskas Vs peaking Lebron. CSKA got to an early double digit lead, but it wasn't enough to win. Heat took it with 96:85. Siskauskas scored 15pts, Lebron 22pts. In other exhibition game that October, Siskauskas dropped 22pts agains the Cavs. IMO, Siskauskas surely was the guy who could play in NBA. Much better fit than Macijauskas and even Jasikevicius. Such a terrific and smart player at both ends of the floor.
LTU NT will snatch Eurobasket 2029 title with this roster:
Jokubaitis, Marciulionis, Laurencikas
Indrusaitis, Brazdeikis, Rubstavicius
Buzelis, Lelevicius
Murauskas, Sirvydis
Tubelis, Krivas
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LTU NT will snatch Eurobasket 2029 title with this roster:
Jokubaitis, Marciulionis, Laurencikas
Indrusaitis, Brazdeikis, Rubstavicius
Buzelis, Lelevicius
Murauskas, Sirvydis
Tubelis, Krivas
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Matas Jogela stays in the drafts surprisingly. He should even have a workout with The Celtics. I don't see him being drafted because I think he lacks a little bit of extra agility and skill to be an NBA wing, but I believe he can really reach Euroleague's level one day.
So generally we'll have three Liths in the draft lottery this year. Sirvydis, Jogela, Brazedeikis.LTU NT will snatch Eurobasket 2029 title with this roster:
Jokubaitis, Marciulionis, Laurencikas
Indrusaitis, Brazdeikis, Rubstavicius
Buzelis, Lelevicius
Murauskas, Sirvydis
Tubelis, Krivas
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Watched some highlights of SL.
I like how Brazdeikis looks on the court visually. He seems to be ready for real action physicality wise. He tries to be aggressive going inside and that's what I like about him, he doesn't afraid contact.
Kulboka looks tougher, bigger and he knocked down super deep triple in a run like it's no business for him. Still looks a bit awkward with those long legs and hands and you wonder whenever he's SF or skinny PF. It's hard to say on his improvement because there wasn't much of passing in his team obviously But he can shoot and I think for him the best solution is to be a stretch 4 and to play some minutes at 3 as well. He's a heck of a shooter and he could provide elite passing for a 4. But can he play D at 4, I don't know so he's surely a tweener and maybe in a bad way. If NBA will fource him to bulk even more, that might cause him some loss of quickness and natural touch.
Sirvydis doesn't pay much. Obviously Pistons has decision on him to send him home to Europe or G league and figuring out things with other players. Long term prospect, he'll need a year at least to have a shot to make Pistons.
Now let's shift to NT perspective.
Those three guys will add massive improvement offensively to the NT. Both Sirvydis and Kulboka are instantly best shooters of the NT, instantly. Who do we have today? Grigonis, Lekavicius (I don't even want to mention Juskevicius). We suddenly add two players with elite stroke. Brazdeikis instantly adds versatility and aggression for our offence. We used to have a poor ball handlers at 3 all 10's long and Brazdeikis is a solid ball handler at 3 with some moves, with the jumper off the drible and with aggressive face to face game going inside. We didn't have this with Maciulis, Kuzminskas, Ulanovas. He's the guy who can just take the ball and initiate something in the broken plays. All are not a good defender, but hopefully will reach the point where they will be sold, but they surely will add tons of offence which we lack today.
Now how to put them into the team? I think Sirvydis should play 2, no brainer. Aside Grigonis there's an open track in this position and Sirvydis is agile enough and has elite passing and decision making to occupy this position. I hope Giedraitis can find his spot at 2 as well and we have a line-up for the start of 20's. (I do think that guys like Valinskas, Sargiunas, Dovydas Giedraitis and some others for the depth pool shouldn't be much worse if any than guys like Delininkaitis, Juskevicius so I really see a substantial improvement of our talent next decade)
Brazdeikis should be a 3 and I believe he might eventually be a starter and one of the cornerstone players. And Im saying this having in mind insane competition in this position. Ulanovas, Giedraitis (unless he moves to 2), Butkevicius, Sedekerskis and maybe even Kulboka will legitimately fight for the spot early in the 20's. but I do believe Brazdeikis brings unique offensive package that we lack. I believe Ulanovas and Sedekerskis will have the best chances to back him up.
Now I would love Kulboka to play 4. To have a player who is elite shooter at 4 is a real deal these days. Basketball moves towards that and if he can more or less survive at the defensive end, we are in good situation because it's pretty obvious we need live up with the trends to be a true powerhouse. We need those crazy forwards who can play from 2 to 4 offensively and Kulboka is that kind of a breed. He's really long and he's agile, so he can beat his defenders of the dribble, he can leave his slower defender under the screens ect and we get instant three point scoring. Be it 15 minutes, he can give as 8-12pts during it, IMO. I believe with time JV will be forced to skip few tournaments so Sabonis will move entirely to 5, Kuzminskas still be available at 4, then we might play Kluboka there for some short stretches. Eventually Tubelis should prevail here as a force at 4 and I believe he will be an NBA material. I would mention possibility to use Sedekerskis as 4 as well as he should be the best stretch 4 defensive specialist in new generation. I probably see this hierarchy mowing towards middle of 20's - Sabonis, Tubelis, Kulboka (Masiulis, aged Kuzminskas, Sedekerskis).
Now position 5 is stacked and will remain so, there's no need even to discuss that. While with position 1 it's pretty easy to predict Lekavicius and Jokubaitis will fill this position for some time, maybe even starting from 2021, but Marciulionis will be breathing to their backs and I predict him being the best PG at the middle of 2021 and generally elite type of a kind.
To sum up, we'll have much more shooting and offensive versatility very soon. I'm not sure about our defensive upside, but the offence will prevail all over the place compared to 10s. My prediction is that in the middle of 20's will have truly elite team (not like today while we are still powerhouse, but not elite) with floor of El players, I predict something like that:
Marciulionis, Jokubaitis
Sirvydis, Grigonis, Giedraitis
Brazdeikis, Sedekerskis
Sabonis, Tubelis, Kulboka
Valanciunas, GudaitisLast edited by Straight forward; 07-07-2019, 12:32 PM.LTU NT will snatch Eurobasket 2029 title with this roster:
Jokubaitis, Marciulionis, Laurencikas
Indrusaitis, Brazdeikis, Rubstavicius
Buzelis, Lelevicius
Murauskas, Sirvydis
Tubelis, Krivas
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Nobody thinks that Brazdeikis being a player of the New York Knicks is a bad thing for Team Lietuva ? Not only will he play a lot of games with R.J. Barrett, which might make him reconsider playing for Team Canada in the first place, but this also means that Rowan Barrett (Senior) will have a lot of opportunities to talk to him to try to make him play for Canada (and a lot of opportunities to see him play, and then want him to join the squad)
I know his current priority is to play for Lithuania team (despite not having the nationality yet), but he could change his mind.
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Originally posted by Prancūzėlis_ZLD View PostNobody thinks that Brazdeikis being a player of the New York Knicks is a bad thing for Team Lietuva ? Not only will he play a lot of games with R.J. Barrett, which might make him reconsider playing for Team Canada in the first place, but this also means that Rowan Barrett (Senior) will have a lot of opportunities to talk to him to try to make him play for Canada (and a lot of opportunities to see him play, and then want him to join the squad)
I know his current priority is to play for Lithuania team (despite not having the nationality yet), but he could change his mind.
How about comparison with Marciulionis by American lady announcer? I mean he played some game if he gets that comparison.LTU NT will snatch Eurobasket 2029 title with this roster:
Jokubaitis, Marciulionis, Laurencikas
Indrusaitis, Brazdeikis, Rubstavicius
Buzelis, Lelevicius
Murauskas, Sirvydis
Tubelis, Krivas
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Originally posted by Straight forward View PostBoth Sirvydis and Kulboka are instantly best shooters of the NT, instantly.
Originally posted by Straight forward View PostWe suddenly add two players with elite stroke.
Originally posted by Straight forward View Post...Sirvydis is agile enough and has elite passing and decision making to occupy this position.
Now I'd love to see Deividas Sirvydis, Arnoldas Kulboka, Ignas Brazdeikis and the others develop into stars, but you constantly go overboard in praising them for their form/style. It's the results that count though! And you've steered completely away from posting the results they've been achieving.Last edited by Hepcat; 07-08-2019, 11:27 PM.
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