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I hear it like YAV-ta-cuss
That doesn't remotely work under the cap.
I hear it like YAV-ta-cuss
I hear it like YAV-ta-cuss
I said (Yav t') kiss, you said cuss. What does that tell you about our minds?
lol
every summer it seems we get a lesson in how to pronounce someone's name.
Ginobili's name thread lasted like 500 pages i think.
That you want to kiss Javtokas and I don't??
I said (Yav t') kiss, you said cuss. What does that tell you about our minds?
D'oh!
That you want to kiss Javtokas and I don't??
Solid & Robertas sitting in a tree...K-I-S......etc., etc.
Almost done (acording to today Lithuanian newspaper)
http://www.lrytas.lt/?id=11495010371148944642&view=4
The center (Javtokas) finalizes detail of his contract with Spurs and will sign with them after July 12th when nba teams will be allowed to sign players for next season. Javtokas will be in autumn the ninth Lithuanian player to wear a nba jersey.
Last edited by Bruno; 06-05-2006 at 07:28 AM.
word?Almost done (acording to today Lithuanian newspaper)
http://www.lrytas.lt/?id=11495010371148944642&view=4
The center (Javtokas) finalizes detail of his contract with Spurs and will sign with them after July 12th when nba teams will be allowed to sign players for next season. Javtokas will be in automn the ninth Lithuanian player to wear a nba jersey.
Not that it's a shocker but Mohammed's gone. The party line, of course, is that the Spurs would like him back but will see what interest there is in him in free agency.
Hopefully Javtokas can make the jump.
From what I have seen...Javtokas is going to be a nice addition to this team and he's also going to surprise a lot of people with his effectiveness.
He's got athleticism, toughness, size, work ethic, can defend, rebound, dunk and block shots.
He's going to be a nice fit on this team...better than Nazr and Rasho IMO. He's pretty much got the exact skill set and game that the Spurs have been looking for from the C position, a more complete version of that skill set and game than either Rasho or Nazr by themselves.
The key for him is going to be handling fouls and limiting bonehead plays in the more inside oriented NBA game...and also if those surgically repaired legs can hold up in an 82 game schedule.
Last edited by whottt; 06-05-2006 at 08:39 AM.
The one thing he's missing is a reliable outside shot, reliable or otherwise. He's not Nenad Krstic in that department. But everything else you say is spot on. He's athletic, he's pretty strong, he's demonstrated by coming back from his injury that he's hard working. And above Rasho, he'll sure as try to dunk everything within his power to dunk. That alone is worth the price.
Last edited by Mr. Body; 06-05-2006 at 06:28 PM.
Thanks Bruno.
Nice update Bruno!
To be sure, we'll never see Robertas take the ball to the rim and softly drop it in so as not to cause a stir.
I'll withhold comment until I hear from the Israeli press.
The way Presti was hyping him last night, it sounds like a done deal.
If the Spurs are going to try to play with the Twin Tower attack next season, I could see Javtokas starting. However, it'd probably be smarter to go out and get a real power forward to put next to Duncan.
what is Javtokas then?get a real power forward
a real nothing?
I don't see the power forwards available that help immediately.
MAYBE, an Evans, or an PJ Brown. Other than that, the cupboard is bare.
See what happens when you and I agree.
A hopeful center.
Bruno is that the actually tense of the word that means finalize? So does it mean "is finalizing"?
I watched him play on a public health trip to Lithuania = GREAT NEWS = tough and smart player who just needs some NBA seasoning.
Spurs aren't really looking for a reliable outside shot from their C's...or at least that hasn't been the top priority in the past. That hasn't traditionally been the sought after skill for any C in the past. IF it was...Rasho would be on the court more, he's got a nice 15 footer.
Shaq doesn't have one either.
This guy has everything the Spurs have been wanting from their C's...and his offensive game is very much in the mold of the traditional non-superstar C.
From everything I have seen, Javtokas is a pretty atypical Euro C.
The question is not whether or not he has the right kind of game, or the skill set the Spurs are seeking from their C, he does, the question is how well he is going to translate to the NBA...and can those shattered legs hold up.
As RC Buford said at the Olympics in 04...if not for that motocycle accident, Javtokas would have already been on the Spurs a long time ago.
This could turn out well...we might have traded a little bit of athleticism for maturity, gratuity and perspective...and proven determination. Could be a good trade off...and it's obvious the guy has plenty of ahtleticism still.
I think we're going to like Javtokas when all is said and done. If only those legs can hold up...
Oh so you whine that Reggie Evans can't shoot but you are fine with putting Javtokas next to Tim? Duncan is the true center of the team. Javtokas not being able to shoot should factor in just the same as Evans not being able to shoot.
Double standard.
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