The shortcomings are completely exposed! The Nuggets new players from the inside are simply targeted by the German team on the outside?

In the previous second round of Group B match of the Men's Basketball European Championship, the German team defeated Lithuania 107-88, winning this key victory. After this game, the German team, which won three consecutive victories, increased its record to 3 wins and 0 losses; while the Lithuanian team, which suffered its first defeat since the start of the European Championships, declined to 2 wins and 1 losses.

In this game, the performance of Lithuanian starting center Jonas Valanciunas was not satisfactory. Valanciunas played 19 minutes and 45 seconds in the whole game, made 5 of 8 shots and 4 of 5 free throws, and scored 14 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block. It also included 3 frontcourt rebounds, 3 turnovers and 4 fouls, with a plus-negative value of -15. Valanciunas has certain under-the-race threats on the offensive end and can undertake certain under-the-race scoring tasks, but his performance in other aspects is indeed a bit worse. Valanciunas's problem on the defensive end is really too obvious, and his shortcomings in movement speed are constantly being exploited by German outside players. It is no exaggeration to say that the German team may not want Valanciunas to have to reduce playing time due to a foul crisis. At least in this game, Valanciunas definitely dragged the team down. Since the start of the European Championship, Valanciunas has averaged 18 minutes of playing time in the first three games, with averaging 17 points, 6 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 1 block, and 1.7 turnovers and 2.3 fouls. His shooting percentage is 66.7%, three-point shooting percentage is 75%, and free throw shooting percentage is 72.7%. Valanciunas has performed very stably on the offensive end in these games. He has a very good scoring ability at the basket and a certain shooting ability. He actually doesn't play much time, but it is not easy for him to play such data in this situation. Not only that, he can also play a role in protecting the basket on the defensive end. However, in this game, Valanciunas' weaknesses were indeed further magnified. Facing several outstanding outside players of the German team, Valanciunas really seemed unbearable.

As we grow older, Valanciunas's pros and cons look really clearer. On the one hand, he is also improving his abilities in all aspects on the offensive end. His finishing ability and shooting ability at the basket seem to be improving. However, on the other hand, due to his age and further decline in athletic ability, he is becoming more and more difficult to deal with the rhythm of modern basketball. Valanciunas was sent to the Denver Nuggets in a deal this summer. The Nuggets also had high hopes for him. I don’t know how the Nuggets will arrange Valanciunas’ role on the court in the new season.