LKL finals starts this Thursday. Two last years Rytas lifted the trophy while this year Žalgiris seems to be the obvious favourite. Hopefully we'll see a good fight, but I hardly see Rytas winning more than 2 games. Prediction: 4:1 for Žalgiris.
Rytas has been disapointing this season and nobody will be expecting anything from them. If I were a betting man Zalgiris would be the natural pick but since I am not, I'll go with Rytas to pull off a "Real Madrid" and savage what looked like a lost season.
With Maskoliūnas as head coach Rytas really improved and I'm fan of Lietuvos Rytas, so I go with it. <img src='http://www.talkbasket.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Zalgiris makes 1-0 with a 83-81 win!
Entertaining first game! I missed these things. Good atmosphere and good intensity.
Zalgiris <img src='http://www.talkbasket.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Rytas takes a win at home, 1:1. It's a nice final so far. More than I expected. I still see Žalgiris as big favourite, but it's starting to be very interesting.
What a nightmare fourth quarter...
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What a nightmare fourth quarter...
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For who nightmare, for who dream <img src='http://www.talkbasket.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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May 12. The same time. Tomorrow...
Now I'm pretty sure Rytas can win this final even if Zalgiris leads 2:1. The idiot does everything that Rytas needs <img src='http://www.talkbasket.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Well, I would be happy, because I hate the guy and his bullshit and I want two Lith teams in Euroleague.
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Now I'm pretty sure Rytas can win this final even if Zalgiris leads 2:1
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Care to think again? Zalgiris gets another easy win over Rytas this season, this time 83-71 away.
Both coaches can't do a shit from these teams. Anyway, I hope Rytas can win in Kaunas just to see more games and to follow my favourite players <img src='http://www.talkbasket.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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At the end of the day I was right with my prediction in the first post <img src='http://www.talkbasket.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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I was kinda troubled by Zouros comments... if there is a new coach a new rebuilding season will occur...
The team is going into a new era now (being Champs, new arena, financially comfortable owner, good coach and core of Lithuanian players) which could take them one level up, I hope they don't blow it.
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I was kinda troubled by Zouros comments... if there is a new coach a new rebuilding season will occur...
The team is going into a new era now (being Champs, new arena, financially comfortable owner, good coach and core of Lithuanian players) which could take them one level up, I hope they don't blow it.
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Zouros has no autonomy as a coach. I would be surprised that does not disturb him. I agree everything would look positive for Zalgiris except that fact. IMO, smart and independent coach could do big things in Euroleague already this season with this Žalgiris team.
Congrats to Zalgiris fans <img src='http://www.talkbasket.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/drinks.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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