by iamamac on Mon Aug 22, 2011 1:29 am
Yea, Greece has young blood and a pretty good coach. Plus, they have some experienced players - Fotsis, Koufos, Zisis, Bourousis that can step it up if the youngsters are playing poorly. Good team chemistry.
Which three of the the following do you think should be cut from Lithuanian roster? We have too many big men.
Marijonas Petravicius
6'10''; mainly plays center, but can also play PF; great on offense, decent on defense, strong, though not much of a rebounder
AVERAGES in FRIENDLY MATCHES - 14:02 minutes per game, 11.6 points per game, 3 rebounds per game, 0.6 assists per game, 0.4 steals per game, 0 blocks per game, 1 turnover per game, 2.4 personal fouls per game in 5 games
Paulius Jankunas
6'9''; PF only; young, quick, pretty good defense, decent offensively, soft (can be stripped of the ball easily)
AVERAGES - 25:01 mpg, 9.8 ppg, 5 rpg, 2 apg, 0.8 spg, 1 bpg, 2 topg, 2 fpg in 5 games
Ksystof Lavrinovic (injured)
6'11''; mainly a PF, rarely a C; can steal, block, rebound, a jack-of-all-trades, a bit slow, makes few careless turnovers, and doesn't have a superb form
AVERAGES - 19:13 mpg, 9 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1 apg, 2 spg, 0.5 bpg, 2.5 topg, 1.5 fpg in 2 games
Darius Songaila (injured)
6'9''; PF only; excellent mid-range shot, can provide help grabbing rebounds, has a tendency to foul out quickly and is a bit slow defensively (unable to keep up with faster PFs)
AVERAGES - 13:26 mpg, 8.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 0.3 apg, 0 spg, 0 bpg, 1.3 topg, 3 fpg in 4 games
Jonas Valanciunas
6'11''; plays center only; excellent rebounder, plays really well under the basket, quick and enthusiastic, but cannot create his own shot, has a tendency to foul out quickly, cannot hustle with a stronger center, makes a couple of mistakes defensively, doesn't have much experience (which is okay, considering he's 19 years old)
AVERAGES - 19:29 mpg, 13.2 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 0.3 apg, 0.5 spg, 0.5 bpg, 1.5 topg, 2.7 fpg in 6 games
Donatas Motiejunas (cut from the team, but may come back due to the big men injuries)
7'0''; can play both center and PF (though he would most likely be used as a PF); Nowitzki-type player, very quick, pretty good offensively, can shoot for three, not much of a rebounder, is okay defensively, lacks experience
AVERAGES - 8:21 mpg, 6.5 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 0 apg, 1 spg, 0.5 bpg, 0.5 topg, 1 fpg in 2 games
Robertas Javtokas (injured)
6'11''; plays center only; really strong, experienced, can hustle with other strong centers, grabs an occasional rebound and blocks, though slow, not too good offensively, poor FT shooter
AVERAGES - 14:53 mpg, 5.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 0.5 apg, 0.5 spg, 1 bpg, 1.8 topg, 2 fpg in 4 games
Darjus Lavrinovic
7'0''; mainly plays center, but can fill in for PF; experienced, strong, decent offensively (though not a very accurate shooter), also slow on defense (which causes him foul trouble), makes careless turnovers and is inconsistent in his game (one day, he can play really well, another day he won't make a shot)
AVERAGES - 13:23 mpg, 8 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 0.8 apg, 0 spg, 0.2 bpg, 1.8 topg, 2.8 fpg in 5 games
I think you have this potential for coaching assistant and Boktan Tanjevic could always use help. He is very often perplexed
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