NOTE #1:
https://x.com/Artum12/status/1958596375740031186, Aug.21, 2025 LT vs Turkey:
https://youtu.be/BvuuXZVixb4 - Jokubaitis: „Parodėme, kaip reikia neišsimesti kamuolio“
Jokubaitis: "We showed how not to throw the ball away" (out of bounds)
https://x.com/Artum12/status/1958607703770898664
Direct link to his out-of-bounds pass:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OZH-bJGBN0&t=850s
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As a former coach for the NBA Summer Pro League, I have to agree with head coach Rimas (Kurtinaitis) that it is the role of the coach to draw such play for his team.
Lithuania had ties with coach Phil Jackson, because he admired LT basketball for its depth, strategic plays & youth influence by his friend of Lithuanian heritage (coming from the times of Frank Lubin). Why do I mention it here?
It's time, not only acknowledge the LT-Phil Jackson ties but also study game ending plays by Phil Jackson.
He most often loved to space the floor, NOT to get into overcrowding ball near out of bound place in tensed seconds of the game.
Few video Examples:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUTfJlezXPY - Tony Kukoc 0.8 Game Winning Shot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_woJS6-QE8 - TOP 4 Buzzer Beaters + Pippen gets angry on Kukoc!
NOTE #2:
I graduated from Vilnius basketball school during my school years. We won the Lithuanian championship at my tiny school, #35 (King Mindaugas' current school), which once claimed the City championship against all odds and the big schools of the capital of Lithuania (Salomeika, 23 ir t.t.).
My many years of experience in playing competitive basketball taught me to dissect the game fundamentals in the context of high-stakes moments. One of the lessons I taught NBA SPL players was to change dribble from running dribble (free space) to sliding dribble (crowded space).
In case of Sirvydis' dribble and his fall at the end of the game - that's the point in case when such a switch is a necessity or the outcome is severe.
Mano išsakytos mintys nėra kažkas nežinoma ar nauja, bet jų svarba yra šios dienos momente,
kai LT vyrų rinktinė ruošiasi svarbioms rungtynėms ir žvilgsnis iš šalies gali pasitarnauti kaip gurkšnis gėlo vandens kraštą vasaros dieną.
Gerbiamas treneri, jūs minėjote, kad paskaitinėjate įvairias specialistų nuomones. Tikiuosi šios mano mintys jums pasitarnaus dėliojant savas strategijas ir žaidimo derinius. #RimasKurtinaitis @BasketNews_com
Pagarbiai,
@Artum12, coach Art
https://x.com/Artum12
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