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LBF wrote: View Posthe's... not the next andrea bargnani. i can tell you that.
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Tim W. wrote: View PostWow. The young Sabonis was SKINNY! It's been a while since I saw pre-NBA Sabonis. I forgot just how mobile he was. And man was he a good passer. I would have loved to have seen him come to the NBA ten years earlier.
But ya, he was a mobile, athletic 7 footer, not unlike Jonas. The NBA never even got the best Sabonis there was. His entire NBA career was post-Achilles injury, which pretty much hampered him the rest of the way.
I imagine people were on him to put on some weight as well in his early days. Perhaps with the injury, he put too much on, and from there, never got his step back. Regardless, he was as dominant a center the international game has ever seen, and it translated fantastically to the NBA level. And in article on FIBA.com, the author goes on to say that Jonas is the most Dominant Center FIBA has ever seen, since Age-Specific tournaments began. Thats quite the praise.
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If My Name is Jonas is close to Noah, then he is the perfect compliment to Andrea (you better believe he is never gonna be traded). Aggressive defender, tenacious rebounder and can take it to the hoop hard when needed, that is exactly what Andrea needs beside him. I truly love that comparison, especially since he is already a better shooter than Noah
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joey_hesketh wrote: View PostWell he came to the NBA when he was like 25 I think, but Russia certainly did hold him back for a few years.
But ya, he was a mobile, athletic 7 footer, not unlike Jonas. The NBA never even got the best Sabonis there was. His entire NBA career was post-Achilles injury, which pretty much hampered him the rest of the way.
I imagine people were on him to put on some weight as well in his early days. Perhaps with the injury, he put too much on, and from there, never got his step back. Regardless, he was as dominant a center the international game has ever seen, and it translated fantastically to the NBA level. And in article on FIBA.com, the author goes on to say that Jonas is the most Dominant Center FIBA has ever seen, since Age-Specific tournaments began. Thats quite the praise.Read my blog, The Picket Fence. Guaranteed to make you think or your money back!
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Tim W. wrote: View PostActually, he was almost 31 the first time he played in the NBA. Yet he still managed to average 12 ppg and 7 rpg over the next 7 years, including a best of 16 ppg, 10 rpg, 3 apg and a block a game. That would make him the best center ever for the Raptors.
If those numbers would make him the best center, then let me go on record in saying that we have just drafted the best Center in Raptor history (barring serious injury).Last edited by BC Boy; Sat Jul 9, 2011, 04:49 PM.
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I think these comparisons are all nice and whatnot, but it feels like it's being understated that the raptors have, what is looking like, an almost undeniably fantastic PROSPECT.
Right now, against his age group, he is incredible. And to think that we have the rights to someone with such potential is really really exciting.
If Kanter was the #3 pick based a lot on his hoops summit performance, how is Jonas dominating his age group not better?
I could easily be sipping on the sweet lockout kool-aid, but with every dominating game, and what seems to be a lack of progress in the labor deal, I'd think that if they were to do this draft tomorrow, there would be a lot of hype for JV as the #1 pick.
Here's hoping he blossoms into Dwight Howard and then some. And if not, we will always have the u19s!!!
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stretch wrote: View PostValanciunas looks like and reminds me of another NBA first round pick, Eric Montross. He won a NCAA championship with North Carolina in 1995 and had a brief cup of coffee with the Raptors but I don't think he played a game.
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BC Boy wrote: View PostHoopshype has Jonas compared with Nenad Krstic. Still like the Noah comparison best.Read my blog, The Picket Fence. Guaranteed to make you think or your money back!
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Tim W. wrote: View PostWhat is it with some of these comparisons? Krstic? Have they actually watched Valanciunas? Is it because they're both European? Krstic has never been known for his defense, but has always been a pretty decent offensive player. Does that sound Like Valanciunas?
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