It is not the reason. No coach in Europe and probably world is going to tailor offense around 20 year old unless it is Lebron James. LT team is full of veterans and Jonas is youngest on the team. In most European teams ( Last year Turkey was good example, remember how many minutes and what kind of role Kanter had despite being best post player on that team? ) youngsters play limited minutes not because they are less talented but simply because they are young.
Sure, not every talented 20 year old will have an offense tailored around him, but you and I both know that he would still be deserving of much more minutes if he was half as effective at this point in time as you said he was. Kanter got playing time. Doesn't matter if they play small-ball. If the US had Dwight Howard, he wouldn't be playing 8MPG just because Coach K likes "small ball"
I object to the thread title on grounds of indecency.
That's 24 rebounds per 48. Guy is a beast!Today jonas: 0 pts, 0 blocks, 6 rebounds, 3 turnovers, and 0 for 2 from the field.
Only 12 minutes against TUNISIA.
Its safe to say that the title of this thread is true...... jonas is sucking
Well, I would not call it shining, but here is hoopsworld article on JV in Olympics.
https://www.hoopsworld.com/jonas-valanciunas-shines-in-limited-time/