Sarunas Jasikevicius

[cdubdiggity]

Re: Sarunas Jasikevicius

...I wouldnt mind him on the cavs coach brown can teach him to play d

[amra01]

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Sarunas Jasikevicius is a true point guard can you name me some point guards that can make an impact on their teams? Kidd, Nash, who else? and not name marbury or something like that cause they are not playing the point...
Kerr was just a great shooter nothing more Sarunas is better in every aspect of the game...
and if you remember Syndey 2000 olympics sarunas nearly beat that dream team (lost by 2) against Kidd and Payton

[ExtremeGamer]

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I think the Z signing may lock him up coming to Cleveland, which would make me overjoyed!!

[sportznut02]

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I think the Z signing may lock him up coming to Cleveland, which would make me overjoyed!!

i hope your right i really want him on our team hopefully he is our next priority

[Gilateen]

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LBJ will be mad as hell at the guy he dont play D at the end of a close game. 3's put points on the board but D wins games.

[EZ Snappin]

Re: Sarunas Jasikevicius

I watched Sarunas at MD and yeah, a rock could probably break his ankles.

But LBJ ought to worry about his own "el matador" defense before he harps on any current or future teamates. Defense should be played, first and formost, in fornt of the player your guarding! I'm sick of watching him refuse to shuffle his damn feet and instead try for a reach arouund swipe as his man goes in for a layup.

With his quickness and size he has the physical gifts to be a lockdown defender.

I hope Big Z is quick on his feet because it looks like his wing men - LBJ and Hughes, and probably Sarunas - aren't gonna stop anyone from getting to the rim.

[brahmagoul]

Re: Sarunas Jasikevicius

August 21, 2004 - Lithuania 94 - USA 90

He more than held his own out there that day. They ended up losing to the US in the bronze medal, but from I remember, still played extremely well.

Team USA tanked in the Olympics, so that only proves he will look good in exhibition games.

[tenth]

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Team USA tanked in the Olympics, so that only proves he will look good in exhibition games.

Not that I like that argument, but see:

2000 Olympic games

[HMcCoy]

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I watched Sarunas at MD and yeah, a rock could probably break his ankles.

But LBJ ought to worry about his own "el matador" defense before he harps on any current or future teamates. Defense should be played, first and formost, in fornt of the player your guarding! I'm sick of watching him refuse to shuffle his damn feet and instead try for a reach arouund swipe as his man goes in for a layup.

With his quickness and size he has the physical gifts to be a lockdown defender.

I hope Big Z is quick on his feet because it looks like his wing men - LBJ and Hughes, and probably Sarunas - aren't gonna stop anyone from getting to the rim.

Bron's got tight hips which equates to below average lateral movement. This was discovered in his 1st summer league. If he's ever to become a top-notch man defender he'll always have to rely on angles. Kids a hard worker, but if he's got an achilles heel, thats it. I agree with you...we need a shooter, but we need a solid at the point defender much worse. Ollie and Snow both flamed out as defense-first starters, we'll see what happens next.

[jmood88]

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He wasn't just able to play against our best, he SMOKED our best. He absolutely lit UP the US. No one could block this guy, he nailed three after three with hands in his face.

That being said, there is SOME reason that this guy has never played in the NBA. He played 4 years of college ball here, it's not like he is a young european project. He put up *OK* numbers at Maryland, he wasn't nationally known. I think he was drafted in the 2nd round and chose to play in Europe instead for the guaranteed money. I would love to see the nuggets pick him up, but as a 6th or 7th option off the bench. He's small for the NBA.

The people who played in the olympics weren't our best.

[bjf1377]

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Well, from the looks of it, Sarunas is probably coming to Cleveland. A guy over on the boards @ RealGM posted a story from some European site that (when translated) said that Sarunas has agreed to play for us and now they're just working on the contract. It will probably be in the neighborhood of $10 million over 3 years. Again, there's only one site reporting this, so take it for what you will.

Also, that same report said Andriuskevicius is going to play one more year over in Europe before coming to Cleveland to backup Z.

[PdiddyPop]

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I hated him at MD.

[xrob]

Re: Sarunas Jasikevicius

Well, from the looks of it, Sarunas is probably coming to Cleveland. A guy over on the boards @ RealGM posted a story from some European site that (when translated) said that Sarunas has agreed to play for us and now they're just working on the contract. It will probably be in the neighborhood of $10 million over 3 years. Again, there's only one site reporting this, so take it for what you will.

Also, that same report said Andriuskevicius is going to play one more year over in Europe before coming to Cleveland to backup Z.

So is the rook going to stay overseas this year.

[bjf1377]

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So is the rook going to stay overseas this year.

That's probably gonna be a wait and see thing. I have a hard time thinking he'd play in our summer league, do a press conference, and then go back to Europe.

[supremeslang]

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I hated him at MD.

Your hatred towards him will never equal my hatred for Jason Williams or Battier