Jonas Valanciunas
2009 Nike International Junior Tournament: Day 2
By Aran_Smith
Fri, 05/01/2009 - 11:58pm
Game 5
Lietuvos Rytas 88 – Union Olimpija 68
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At 6-10, he has tremendous agility, running the floor particularly well. He altered shots and grabbed boards, using his length and athleticism to convert on a number of dunks. Rytas cruised to victory behind his 23 points on 8-13 fg and 7-8 ft including 11 boards. It appears that he's not done growing and could top out at well over 7-feet.
What made this even more impressive was the fact that his playing time was limited to just 22 minutes after he got into foul trouble in the first half. He showed good discipline playing the end of the 2nd quarter and throughout the second half without picking up any further fouls.
Union Olympia's star guard Mirza Sarajlija was the one bright spot as he was hot from outside dropping 6-11 from 3 and finishing with 22 points.
Rytas was able to build a double digit lead in the first half and cruised to victory behind Valanciunas and their lead guard Augustas Peciukevicius who has been playing through an injury (8points and 5 assists). Augustas was more impressive last year but is began to show some solid play today.
Game 6
KK Hemofarm 76 – Gran Canaria 67
This game was much closer than the score would suggest. Canaria had a great chance to win this one but let it slip away in the final minutes. They fought their way back into the game with help from the loudest fans of all the junior teams (Unicaja's).
Behind the chants of "Beo Beo" they closed a double digit lead to bring the game to even with 3 minutes left. Unfortunately some bad decision making and poor ball protection derailed their upset bid.
Hemofarm's 6-7 combo forward Nemanja Knezevic scored virtually at will facing the basket from midrange and using the dribble to get to the basket. Knezevic had a game high 21 points on 8-9 shooting.
Hemofarm's most impressive guard thus far has been Milan Vulic who has good athleticism and plays with a lot of energy. He knocked down 3-4 from 3 and finished with 15 points. Hemofarm has around 3-4 big versatile guards who all play sound fundamental ball. None of them appear to have NBA potential, but they're all solid European prospects.
Gran Canaria's forward Samuel Dominguez was credited with 6 offensive rebounds but that number may have shortchanged him by 3-4. He scored 11 with most of those coming off of tip ins and rebounds.
Canaria's speedy point guard Oscar Alvarado had another inspired effort keeping his team in the game with 13 points, 6 boards, 6 assists and 4 steals, and most impressive 15 fouls against. Canaria's athletic 2-guard Alejandro Lopez had 13 points but a dreadful 7 turnovers including a few that came with the game on the line.
Game 7
FMP 81 – Unicaja 57
FMP blew the game wide open early and kept Unicaja from making any real runs in the second half keeping the lead around 15 for most of the game.
After a lucky win against an inferior Alba Berlin squad on day 1, FMP made short work of a well supported Unicaja team. FMP has become a powerhouse junior team having rolled through this competition last year in Madrid. They appear to be the favorites again this year although they lack any real standout talents. Bigman Dejan Musli continues to improve his body, but his NBA potential is limited due to a lack of speed and athleticism.
For FMP, it was a balanced effort for their main guys. Dejan Musli checked in with 11 pts and 17 rebs but shot just 4-13. Nenad Miljenovic came off the bench to score a game high 13 on 6-9 shooting. Nikola Vukasovic had 12 while Branislav Dekic had 11.
Senegal's Malik Fall was impressive for Unicaja using his length and agility to score around the basket and grab boards. His 12 and 7 both both team highs. Brazilian Augusto Lima has been a bit of a disappointment thus far showing limited skill and dexterity. He finished with 5 pts (2-9 fg) and 7 boards with 5 turnovers after a double double on day one. Unicaja struggled mightily from the line hitting just (7-19) 37%.
FMP and Rytas are the only two unbeatens left and appear headed for a collision in the final on Sunday.
Game 8
Motepaschi Siena 82 – Alba Berlin 76
Appearing shell shocked from their last minute collapse against FMP yesterday, Berlin was down 13-2 early. They clawed back into the game but ultimately fell short dropping to 0-2.
Neils Giffey led all scorers with 27 points and 12 boards, knocking down 3-4 from 3 and 11-17 overall. Giffey is an agile 6'6 wing with good athleticism although he still has a ways to go skill wise with ball handling and perimeter skills.
For Siena, Nunzio Sabatino finished with 20 getting to the line 16 times and hitting half of those. Nika Metriveli has 17 (7-10 fg) and 9 while Tomaso Ingrosso had 13 and 9.
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Posted on: Sun, 04/04/2010 - 12:58am
Wow!
I will not be surrprise if Jonas Valanciunas will make to the NBA. He got a huge talent!!
Best of luck.
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