See what draftsite and fans have to say about valanciunas. Jarrett allen dunks over jonas valanciunas video by dan feldman jan 9. Barkley butchers pronunciation of jonas valanciunas in epic manner february 7, 2014 at 1. Phoenix jonas valanciunas scored 30 points, dillon brooks added 19 and the memphis grizzlies won their second game in two days, holding off the phoenix suns 121114. Charles barkley says he rather have kfc chicken over kim kardashian and halle berry any day. May 05, 2014 from the start of the second part of the season charles barkley for the first time mentioned the name of jonas valanciunas. Without kawhi leonard, serge ibaka and jonas valanciunas, the. Valanciunas is on a monster tear, grabbing 10, 25, 20, 15 and now 16 rebounds in his last five contests, with at least seven rebounds in every game dating all the way back to january 14. Evolution of charles barkley jonas valanciunas pronunciation. Jonas valanciunas scored 30 points, dillon brooks added 19 and the memphis grizzlies won their second game in two days, holding off the phoenix suns 121114 on sunday night. Also, we cant go on without mentioning the breakout season of jonas valanciunas on offense at least. Jonas valanciunas finished with 14 points 7for fg, 0for1 3pt, 0for2 ft, 11 rebounds, three blocks, and one steal in 26 minutes of action in a loss. Valanciunas, morant lead grizzlies past hawks, 118101 basketball news jonas valanciunas had 27 points and 17 rebounds, rookie ja morant added 24 points and the memphis grizzlies beat the atlanta hawks 118101 on saturday night to keep their hold on the final western conference playoff spot. Jonas valanciunas finished with 15 points 67 fg, 11 3pt, 22 ft, 15 boards and two assists in 25 minutes of a 12588 win against the hawks on monday.
Dario saric named fiba europe young player of the year nbc. Charles barkley tries to pronounce jonas valanciunas toronto raptors probably the funniest thing charles has said. Caron butler recounts stealing ball from jonas valanciunas sc. Charles barkley just cant seem to say jonas valanciunas. Jonas valanciunas scored 30 points and brooks added 19, leading the grizzlies to their fifth win in eight games. Jonas valanciunas scores 21 points with 10 rebounds, ja morant adds 20 with 10 assists as memphis beats miami, 118111. If you watch inside the nba, you know chuck has a lot of problems with pronouncing his name. Dec 28, 2017 steven adams dunks hard on jonas valanciunas video by dan feldman dec 28. The grizzlies led the entire second half and had a comfortable 9677 advantage after three quarters, but had to fend off a pair of runs by the suns in the final minutes. Sir charles also criticizes jonas valanciunas as well. Jun 22, 2017 the toronto raptors are reportedly shopping starting center jonas valanciunas and the 23rd overall pick.
In this weeks that thing you missed watch a tribute to ralph kiner, the most bizarre super bowl commercial you didnt see, charles barkley mangle jonas valanciunas name and was this marshawn. Why this is the year toronto raptors return to the nba. Evolution of charles barkley jonas valanciunas pronunciation duration. The continuous improvement of jonas valanciunas game has meant that the toronto raptors centers name has been uttered more regularly on live television over the last couple of. As good as the toronto raptors backcourt of kyle lowry, demar derozan and terrence ross is, this team will not go from good to great without center jonas valanciunas making key plays late in games. Charles barkley explains why he and michael jordan are no. Watch charles barkley struggle to pronounce jonas valanciunas last season. Garnett, pierce reach milestones in celtics win wbur news. Jonas valanciunas has only attempted four shots from that distance in the nba.
The praise continues from across the border for the toronto raptors, who took a 20 series lead over washington on tuesday and, according to charles barkley, appear finalsbound. Valanciunas drops 30 in grizzlies win over the suns. Center jonas valanciunas had missed almost two months with a dislocated thumb, and he was. I plan to tackle a few vital questions in this piece. Poeltl was a projected lottery pick with top 10 talent and potential, but he played the same position at jonas valanciunas. Oct 28, 2007 charles barkley vs youtube sunday, october 28, 2007 back in his playing days, no one threw his weight around the court better than the round mound of rebound himself, charles barkley. The second european player off the board in the 2011 nba draft, jonas valanciunas spent the summer continuing to build his resume across the pond by leading lithuania to a u19 world championship victory and playing rotation minutes for the nations senior national team, which finished 5th at the 2011 eurobasket.
Feb 21, 2017 the 24yearold valanciunas is averaging 12. Valanciunas anota 30 puntos por grizzlies al derrotar a suns. Valanciunas shot 12 of 16 from the field, and brooks made five 3pointers before fouling out in the final minute. Tnts charles barkley tries to pronounce jonas valanciunas. Anno domini beats wicked ways gothic storm stand and fi. Steven adams dunks hard on jonas valanciunas video. Jonas valanciunas turned 26 minutes into nine points, 16 rebounds, two assists and a block in wednesdays easy win over the nets. And former phoenix suns star barkley says toronto must put demar derozan or jonas valanciunas against james if they want to win the series, claiming lowry simply cant. Charles barkley tries saying jonas valanciunas name the only way charles barkley can video by jose martinez jose is a contributing writer for complex media. I asked him to try, and it was once again a botched attempt.
In fact, the first field goal the cavaliers scored on the raptors this season came from. Jonas valanciunas posters lebron james lebron ended up with the last laugh, but the raptor big man did put the king on a poster in the first half. Charles barkley finally says jonas valanciunas right. Boston celtics forward paul pierce 34 drives toronto raptors forward rudy gay 22, center jonas valanciunas 17 and forward amir johnson 15. Get nba 201920 season stats, career statistics, game logs and injury updates on the memphis grizzlies center. Charles barkley still cant pronounce jonas valanciunas. Jan 29, 2016 the biggest raptorsrelated accomplishment thursday night was that nba legend and tnt analyst charles barkley finally figured out how to pronounce jonas valanciunas name after years of consistently butchering the big mans surname. Who should i start jonas valanciunas or marc gasol. Andre drummond disrespects jonas valanciunas jumper.
Here is the latest kentucky and tennessee sports news from. Charles barkley says toronto must stop putting kyle lowry up. Read charles barkley fails canada quiz, tries to pronounce jonas valanciunas video and other nba articles from total pro sports. Jonas valanciunas is still very much a part of the raptors future plans, according to team president masai ujiri. Ellen invites show guests and social media influencers to hang out backstage and participate in fun, viral challenges and segments. The raptors celebrated jonas valanciunas return on twitter hours before trading him. Nba player stats jonas valanciunas memphis nbcsports. Visit espn on youtube to get uptotheminute sports news. Charles barkley fails canada quiz, tries to pronounce. Jonas valanciunas hit 9of10 shots and 9of free throws on his way to 27 points, 16 rebounds, a steal and a block in tuesdays tough 120115 loss to the magic. Charles barkley still cant pronounce jonas valanciunas youtube. And so it is that he has had an ongoing struggle with toronto raptors center jonas valanciunas. Jonas valanciunas provided 16 points 511 fg, 35 3pt, 33 ft, 11 rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a steal across 20 minutes in the grizzlies 43 overtime victory over the nets on.
Toronto raptors general manager masai ujiri is reportedly shopping the teams starting. So much so that a youtube user, via reddit, has chronicled barkley. The boston celtics will hit the road for this first time this season, playing the toronto raptors on friday at 8 p. No, its not the utter domination at the helm of the bench unit its jonas valanciunas. Jonas valanciunas was the best player for the raptors during the cavs series and he admitted there was a psychological issue. Jonas valanciunas is dealing with foot soreness, though david cobb of the memphis commercial appeal twitter link hears that there is no structurial damage in the centers foot. Jonas valanciunas at the fiba eurobasket 2017 fiba. From the start of the second part of the season charles barkley for the first time mentioned the name of jonas valanciunas. Based on how badly charles barkley continues to botch jonas valanciunas name, i would give my life savings to see guerschon yabusele selected on draft night. Caron butler recounts stealing ball from jonas valanciunas sc with svp.
He posted a careerhigh player efficiency raating of 20. Thursday january 28, 2016 tnttv like comment subscribe. Barkley butchers pronunciation of jonas valanciunas. Charles barkley, who criticized the way michael jordan ran the then charlotte bobcats eight years ago, doesnt see the rift with his old friend ending. Jonas valanciunas turned around just in time to become a prop in this. The grizzlies led the entire second half and had a comfortable 9677 advantage after three quarters, but had to fend off a. Charles barkley finally learns how to pronounce valanciunas. Draymond green needs to stop with his charles barkley bashing shooting and passing ability makes him more valuable than jonas gasol likes to operate a lot of his scoring from midrange. Valanciunas scores 30 points, grizzlies beat suns 121114. Jan 09, 2018 jarrett allen dunks over jonas valanciunas video by dan feldman jan 9. Amir johnson and jonas valanciunas will all be returning to their respective.
This is why jonas valanciunas will be an all star 2019. The big man played for lithuania in the fiba world cup and its possible the quick turnaround to training camp contributed to his soreness. Jonas valanciunas drives a beatup old car for some reason. Jonah bolden gives sixers bench desperatelyneeded boost nbc. Jonas vasuionouaasauce vavavaluscioscious vlval jonas valasciousinas a. Click here to download the myteams app by nbc sports. Even though the pronouncing of jonas valanciunas remains turrible.
Jonas valanciunas leads lithuania to the round of 16. Charles barkley hopes nba doesnt do something stupid just for money. All the latest stats, news, highlights and more about jonas valanciunas on tsn jonas valanciunas stats, news, video, bio, highlights on tsn. Valanciunas finished with 27 points 910 fg, 9 ft, 16 boards, one block and one steal in 36 minutes of a 120115 loss to orlando on tuesday. Allstar weekend, charles barkley, jonas valanciunas, rising stars challenge. Oct 01, 2017 after appearing in 76 games during the 201617 nba season, powell started in the teams five out of nine playoff games. A completion of charles barkley mispronouncing names from the nba.
This video shows his struggles and improvements during the second part. Steven adams dunks hard on jonas valanciunas video by dan feldman dec 28. Jonas valanciunas bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Draftexpress jonas valanciunas draftexpress profile. Jonas valanciunas joins inside the green room with danny green. Why this is the year toronto raptors return to the nba playoffs. Charles barkley cant pronounce these names youtube. The toronto raptors have one of the nbas brightest young centers in jonas valanciunas. Valanciunas has looked like this when defending the pickandroll against the cavaliers all season. Charles barkley tying to pronounce jonas valanciunas of. Last year, he made his first ever 3pointer, and went 1for2 for the season.
Charles barkley can pronounce jonas valanciunas, he just. Sporting news nba insider sean deveney reported monday that toronto has been. Jonas valanciunas stats, news, video, bio, highlights on tsn. Evolution of charles barkley jonas valanciunas pronunciation by. Jonas valanciunas valanciunas is a lithuanian professional basketball player for the toronto raptors of the national basketball association nba. Magic johnson, and torontos biggest fan, charles barkley. Orlando magic full highlights nba 20151106 duration. Valanciunas, morant lead grizzlies past hawks, 118101.
Charles barkleys long history of struggling to say. Charles barkley s christmas gift by azsportsnetwork. Mar 17, 2017 the new normal for jonas valanciunas new, 1 comment the raptors are changing around their fifthyear big, and valanciunas more specialized role is suiting him just fine. Dec 21, 2015 raptors centre jonas valanciunas has been cleared to return to practice following an examination this morning by dr. Inside the nba charles barkley and kenny smith play a brain teaser by colorthedark87.
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