The Raptors coach, who visited J. Valančiūnas in Budapest, has a lot of interesting knowledge and ideas for a Lithuanian man.

Sigismund Gedvilla / Deciding to Give Up the Chairs Vipinis he looked at the audience tribune while Jonas Valanciunas beautifully threw the ball under the direction of Mantas Kalnecius, who was putting a basket, as if he was changing the role of the attacker and center.

Soon, already in the second minute of the match, J. Valanciunas managed the long throw – the first of his career in the national team.

N.Nurse shook his head at this moment and showed his pin on the spot at A.Trinchier. Perhaps the 50th anniversary meant that it was precisely in these categories of games – the ball and the dance The triplet, J. Valanciunas, made the most progress last season

J & # 39; I even asked for a ball between the first and second ends to put it in the hands of Valanciunas. In order to touch him at least

Nurse also contributed, having invited Dwane Casey, a few years ago, to change the attack of the team. The former tactician of the Raptors has changed this season and John really liked it that way.

"You saw how John had just wandered in the past, was waiting for the balloon under the bag, it was now, it's there.We also asked him to try to find a way out. catch the balloon at the attack and go back.

But sometimes he jumped back, forward, backward, backward and even did not hit the ball. J & # I even asked for a ball between the first and the second during a break so that I could put it back in the hands of Valanciunas, to touch it at least, and so on.

When you think that it is is funny now, so it was not very funny – 24sek said N.Nurse during a long break between Lithuania and Hungary – But now we have an offensive system in which Valanciunas receives a ball, pbad, move the ball and play the game.

Now, it's more fun for everyone. Two years ago, we were In the last season, this average has risen to 310.

Now everyone touches the ball and shares it. Now, there are more opportunities to read situations than to simply play an amazing offensive. I think he loved Jon and he made a huge jump on both sides of the place

In the presence of the new Raptors J coach .Valanciunas by For 16 minutes he played only one goal, scored 15 points and played 5 balls, and Lithuania did not leave any hope for Hungary to 73 50.

Many bullets were addressed to a Lithuanian under a basket. N.Nurse smiles – Dainius Adomaitis would do the same with him because he has such a front line against such rivals.

As soon as he became Raptors strategist, the American started to visit the main players of the team. He met several guys in Toronto, visited DeMar DeRozan in Los Angeles and arrived in Europe especially for John Valancian and Ostro Jakob Poeltlo

N.Nurse and J.Valanciunas on the eve of the Lithuanian-Hungarian duel

"You know, he's fine, he likes to play a lot in the team, he cares about it, and John always plays for the victories, and I think it's good that he can maintain a shape here, improve his playing skills. In the summer, he will have ample time to retire from the game, it will be a good time to clean the wounds and prepare the body for the season, "said N. Nurse.

There was no need to set up a junior coach. N.Nurse has been with the Toronto D.Casey Trainer since 2013. NBA basketball players have individual coaches and Lithuanians have worked very well with N. Nurse.

Many have speculated that J. Valanciunas will look like new coaching schemes. This is the first time in the NBA career center that the Raptors are replacing the coach.

JV did not need to read the badyzes and predictions about how the new Toronto winds would change it. He himself has heard everything from the first lips

"I think we will continue to try to expand his game and his arsenal of weapons.And not just as a player in the penalty area I want him to throw three-pointers, push, deceive the rivals, N.Nurse sees a wide image of J.Valančiūnas – I want him to make decisions by badessing the situation with high barriers.

I want him to better distribute the balls along the sidewalk for players far away from the basket.

He can do a lot of things now, but I think he could extend his game "

He made some ideas by watching the matches of the Lithuanian team. He was seen by Jon in the unusual defensive situations of the NBA, especially playing two against two

N. Nurse has the opportunity to challenge Mr. Valancian in roles that he usually does not get through the NBA.

Last year, the Raptors sent their own people to the team camp, who returned to see the findings that the Lithuanian team was working by the highest standards.

O Toronto getting ready for an ambitious season. It's unfortunate that Casey did not understand this moment – LeBron James moved from East to West, and teams like the Toronto Raptors, Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers left the road open to the NBA Superfinal.

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"I do not think Toronto can look forward to big changes in the makeup," Nurse said. – I think our composition is well equipped. Of course, you can never know – sometimes exchanges fall from the sky. But we even have 10 rotation players remaining in the team. 10! I'm happy with my team. "