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2022-23 Jonas Valancunas Appreciation Thread

Posted on 4/17/23 at 12:35 pm
Posted by iwyLSUiwy
I'm your huckleberry
Member since Apr 2008
40687 posts
Posted on 4/17/23 at 12:35 pm
The T-most hated on player on the team, but yet...

- Pels Iron Man Award w/ 79 games played
- 24-20 record when he shoots 10+ shots
- 15-20 record when he shoots less than 10
- 14/10 stat line w/ .826 FT%
- Best ability: Availability

This Great Raft Brewing Life Itself Key Lime Pie Gose is for you
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
112624 posts
Posted on 4/17/23 at 12:48 pm to
Posted by A Menace to Sobriety
Member since Jun 2018
32089 posts
Posted on 4/17/23 at 12:59 pm to
quote:

This Great Raft Brewing Life Itself Key Lime Pie Gose is for you


Posted by iwyLSUiwy
I'm your huckleberry
Member since Apr 2008
40687 posts
Posted on 4/17/23 at 1:07 pm to
You ain't kidding, I'm getting hooked on these sour's. All the Life Itself are good. A brewery here The Seventh Tap has a huge selection that is always changing.

Shreveport/Bossier sucks, but they know how to brew some beer up here.
Posted by BigPerm30
Member since Aug 2011
30925 posts
Posted on 4/17/23 at 1:26 pm to
Best hair in the NBA.
Posted by Snipe
Member since Nov 2015
15718 posts
Posted on 4/17/23 at 1:34 pm to
I definitely do not hate Jonas and hope he in back next season.
Posted by tigersmanager
Member since Jun 2010
9216 posts
Posted on 4/17/23 at 1:34 pm to
Need to keep Val and add a long athletic center then we could match up a lot better on defense
Posted by carrguitar
Member since Oct 2014
946 posts
Posted on 4/17/23 at 1:35 pm to
I, for one, love Jonas.


Mainly because I am him in pickup basketball on Saturday mornings....slow, rebounding, passing, a couple jump hooks a game...and I'm just there.


But for real...I will never disrespect someone who goes out there and does the dang thing night in and night out...and averages a double-double....
Posted by DRWHODAT
Member since May 2016
55 posts
Posted on 4/17/23 at 1:51 pm to
I said this on a thread after the Play-In Game: Leadership by Example:

JV was clearly hurt but came in to try and help his team win. I hope Zion has that memory in his head for a long time.
Posted by England_Pelican
England
Member since Apr 2018
3948 posts
Posted on 4/17/23 at 3:15 pm to
He is a solid player and is very good value for us. We will struggle to replace his production for that salary.

Sure, I wish he was quicker on his feet but the perfect centre is max contract money. As it is.. elite rebounder, good scorer, can knock down the open 3… that’s pretty good for 14 mil.
Posted by 3PieceSpicy
Metairie
Member since Jan 2021
7751 posts
Posted on 4/17/23 at 4:23 pm to
I’ll co-sign on this one
Posted by LSUPilot07
Member since Feb 2022
7947 posts
Posted on 4/17/23 at 4:31 pm to
The big man played his nuts off us this year and gets undeserving shite from fans on this board. Yes he has his deficiencies but he’s also an unatoppable force on the glass and on offense when he has a good matchup. He gets a double double sitting at home on his couch and on a very team friendly contract for the production.
Posted by CelticDog
Member since Apr 2015
42867 posts
Posted on 4/17/23 at 4:35 pm to
he even comes across as a decent human being. I would want him as a friend if I were a Pel.

not only did he bring his game he cost the pels 10 spots in the draft and lo! and behold! The Pels got TM3 anyway. I wanted him for pels at 10.

he makes good money and you'd want one person to embody both defense and offense. rare. giannis worked on his game. he was not a high pick because he was seen as incompetent on offense.

I would take the 7 1 dukie who plays d and make him swear to learn ft mechanics and jump hook with some arc to it.
and set shot from deep.
This post was edited on 4/17/23 at 5:14 pm
Posted by GoodOne
Toronto, Canada
Member since Apr 2022
694 posts
Posted on 4/18/23 at 3:10 pm to
quote:

Pels Iron Man Award w/ 79 games played


JV is constantly getting hacked in the paint and most of the time the refs swallow their whistle.

I bet that every day during the season, he wakes up with some part of his body aching.

But every day he grabs his hard hat and lunch bucket and goes to work (even if he doesn't "feel like himself"). Not a generational talent, but an always available talent.
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