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Lithuania's Jonas Valanciunas

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185696.27 in reply to 185696.26
Date: 6/19/2011 10:56:51 AM
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The rule that you refer (i assume) says that every non American will be automatically eligible for the draft when he will be 22, even if he doesnt declare.


thats not 100% right, even when it fit for most cases. Every 22yo is automatically eligible in the draft, when he isn't visiting an american college.(and didn't try his luck in the draft before)

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185696.28 in reply to 185696.27
Date: 6/19/2011 12:55:05 PM
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You are right but thats i wanted to say...just bored to write those rules :D

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Date: 7/11/2011 2:52:06 PM
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Valančiūnas gets MVP awards and leads Lithuania to u-19 WC gold medal awards, while USA rest at fifth place :) no hate, but hey, you got to give some credit for him. he might be biggest star of Lithuania basketball in the future :)

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Date: 7/11/2011 2:56:54 PM
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He'll have quite a way to go before he can claim that title. I don't see him surpassing Arvydas Sabonis all that soon.

That said, he might do it. I just doubt it'll happen any time soon.

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Date: 7/11/2011 2:59:48 PM
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i agree. but he's explosive. first to help his teammate get up, first to score when it's awfully needed. he's a team all alone by himself. this guy is amazing :) he's an inspiration.

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Date: 7/11/2011 3:08:34 PM
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He is indeed, and I love his game. Still, there's an awfully long way to go from inspiration to legend, and a Sabonis definitely was both.

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Date: 7/11/2011 3:14:37 PM
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again, i can't agree more, but somehow i feel some pessimistic vibration from you :) maybe that's because you're not from Lithuania :D i think, with his determination, his character and the potential... he'll be a legend here in Lithuania. maybe bigger than Sabonis. and we forget one more piece of a puzzle. Motiejūnas. D-Mo is as talented as is Jonas. D-Mo is more of a power forward. i think in 5-6 years we might see a very intresting battles USA vs Lithuania :) at least i hope so :)

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Date: 7/11/2011 3:20:14 PM
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Nah. It's just that I'm usually unwilling to give people the laurels in advance, as we say in German ;) He has the potential, that's for sure. But Sabonis was really a great player and possibly underrated like few others. But it takes a single unlucky injury and his career would be cut short, or he might fail to reach his limit. We simply can't know in advance.

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Date: 7/11/2011 3:25:21 PM
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yeah. Sabonis history was sad. if it wasn't for USSR i woudn't hesitate to call him best center ever. he was drafted to nba, and USSR denied his transfer :( then injuries came... still Sabonis had character and proved, he can be one of the best. actually he was in best rookies team nba :) Val doesn't have limits. no one will suspend him from nba :) all those raptors pick 5 haters are really wrong. and cavs i think already are sorry. :D

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Date: 7/11/2011 3:31:54 PM
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Well, I would hesitate there ;) But that's just because there were so many great centers in the past - Kareem, Hakeem, Shaq... were all better than Sabonis, I'd say. But it's not a large difference, and for me Sabonis is clearly in the second tier of the greatest Centers ever, and probably the best European Center so far. (The Gasol brothers might surpass him some time during their careers, but I don't see other contenders for that title yet).
And we'll see where Valanciunas' ceiling is. I just doubt he has none; everybody ultimately has ;)

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Date: 7/11/2011 3:35:32 PM
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But that's just because there were so many great centers in the past - Kareem, Hakeem, Shaq..


yes they were great. but, Shaq had some terrible nights playing against Trail Blaizers :) yes, he's a great player, not "was". i love Shaq, he brought so much to nba :) but Sabonis had him, not impressive, but shaq had a nightmare game against him, i can't remember the particular one :)

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