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Jun 16, 2010, 2:36 pm
[quote name='Sagenas' date='15 June 2010 - 03:29 PM' timestamp='1276604976' post='22179']
Jonas Vainauskas have said that he knows some guys from VTB and by his wishes in VTB games that heads of league would firstly talk in English, not in Russian as it was last season (last season VTB Final Four was in Kaunas, "Sports Hall" which is very old and there everyone felt like in soviet times...)
Also I have heard that Å iauliai have been thinking what to select - EuroCup or VTB. <img src='http://www.talkbasket.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> Well...it seems that next season may be interesting. <img src='http://www.talkbasket.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
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Vainauskas said that Rytas will accept the invitation only if:
1) The official language of VTB is changed from Russian to English;
2) The league will have at least one team from the outside of former soviet region as Rytas will not play in an ex-soviet league. That's way we see Honka among the potential additions to the league.
Regarding Å iauliai, they will make a mistake if they choose to play only in one league. Of course they will get knocked out in Eurocup early before facing any big teams which is guaranteed in the VTB league. However, both VTB and Eurocup offer higher competition level than ordinary LKL game. Plus participating in European competition give more prestige to the team (since when do Lithuanian teams care about their prestige though).
Jonas Vainauskas have said that he knows some guys from VTB and by his wishes in VTB games that heads of league would firstly talk in English, not in Russian as it was last season (last season VTB Final Four was in Kaunas, "Sports Hall" which is very old and there everyone felt like in soviet times...)
Also I have heard that Å iauliai have been thinking what to select - EuroCup or VTB. <img src='http://www.talkbasket.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> Well...it seems that next season may be interesting. <img src='http://www.talkbasket.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote]
Vainauskas said that Rytas will accept the invitation only if:
1) The official language of VTB is changed from Russian to English;
2) The league will have at least one team from the outside of former soviet region as Rytas will not play in an ex-soviet league. That's way we see Honka among the potential additions to the league.
Regarding Å iauliai, they will make a mistake if they choose to play only in one league. Of course they will get knocked out in Eurocup early before facing any big teams which is guaranteed in the VTB league. However, both VTB and Eurocup offer higher competition level than ordinary LKL game. Plus participating in European competition give more prestige to the team (since when do Lithuanian teams care about their prestige though).