[remy23]

RimRockers 108, Flyers 102

Arkansas won again, which is always good to hear. Martynas wasn't a starter last night but still contributed with a strong game. In 17 minutes of action, Andriuskevicius scored 9 points (3-5), grabbed 5 rebounds, dished out 1 assist, and blocked 3 shots.

[remy23]

I have to say, I'm pleasantly impressed with just watching the second half of the Rimrockers game(played on 3/18). Marty has gotten bigger since I saw him play in the summer....got some muscle on his arms now. His legs are thick too, he just needs to keep on bulking up the upper body. He's so darn athletic for a 7'3" kid. He posts up, if there's nothing there, he clears out and heads out to the 3 point line. He covers a lot of ground real fast. He has a real nice touch from the line. He missed both of his 3 tries in this game but you can see the potential problems he will cause defenses.

The negatives - he makes some poor rookie mistakes. At the end of the third he threw a sidearm baseball pass the length of the court to a teammate that was surrounded by 3 defenders....it was bizarre. He also put the ball on the floor from the top of the key and tried to dribble between two guys. He lacks discipline and made lots of dumb fouls. He fouled out in 36 minutes(13 pts, 8 rebs, 3 blocks, 5 t/o, 1 steal) Lastly, he still needs to get bigger and he needs to mature. He just turned 20 last week. Lebron looks and acts like 30....Marty looks and acts like 16. This kid will develop into quite a player IMO. I hope he works on his inside game like Z does and doesn't fall in love with the 3 point line.
If he works hard this summer I could see him playing in the majors next year, with the potential to be a real force when Z's contract is running out. This kid has tremendous potential.

A must read for those curious about Andriuskevicius.

[Benedict_Boozer]

Originally Posted by remy23

RimRockers 108, Flyers 102

Arkansas won again, which is always good to hear. Martynas wasn't a starter last night but still contributed with a strong game. In 17 minutes of action, Andriuskevicius scored 9 points (3-5), grabbed 5 rebounds, dished out 1 assist, and blocked 3 shots.

This game was on NBA TV this afternoon, I TIVO'ed it

Of course it had to be one of Marty's lower scoring games

[remy23]

RimRockers 116, Toros 114

Arkansas wins again but this time Martynas saw very little action. He only played 5 minutes, managing to score 2 points (1-2), grab 2 rebounds, hand out 1 assist and block 1 shot.

[Larry Hughes for Retirement]

Originally Posted by remy23

RimRockers 116, Toros 114

Arkansas wins again but this time Martynas saw very little action. He only played 5 minutes, managing to score 2 points (1-2), grab 2 rebounds, hand out 1 assist and block 1 shot.

Do you think the Cavaliers have any decision on how many minutes Marty plays or not ?

Kinda weird how his minutes are dropping off. But maybe he could turn into a Darko like player, I swear Darko's blocks per 48 min has to around 10.

Keep us updated on the Marty watch.... Also remember two years ago when Marty was rumored to be entering the NBA draft and his name was being tossed around as a top 5 pick? anyone? And only a year later we get him in the mid 40's ?

[remy23]

^ Good question. I'm not sure if Cleveland controls his minutes but Martynas spoke of how chaotic the NBDL is. He didn't complain but painted a picture of guys playing solely for their stats and things being inconsistent down there. I bet Andriuskevicius would rather be with the Cavaliers, even if he never plays and watches games from the bench.

After some scouts saw MA work out, they deemed he was too physically weak and needed another year or two of work. Cleveland jumped at the chance to take Martynas because while most people were complaining about his body, few people doubted the kid's skills. I'm shocked more teams didn't take Cleveland's approach to the situation. Draft the kid and let him develop for a few years.

[remy23]

RimRockers 105, 66ers 123

Arkansas lost the shoot out and Martynas didn't play his best. In 19 minutes of action, Andriuskevicius scored 3 points (1-6), grabbed 6 rebounds, handed out 1 assist and blocked 2 shots.

[remy23]

RimRockers 101, Flame 84

The RimRockers won again, that’s always nice and apparently Martynas was given the start for this game. Andriuskevicius made 3 of 5 from the field, having 6 points to go along with 5 rebounds.

I just wanted to add that Martynas only has 2 more games left in the D-League. The first of which they play tonight and the final game being on April 6th.

[futuristxen]

What's been most impressive has been that he does rebound and he does block shots. For a guy that likes to play like a small forward, that's good news. He seems like he'd be the perfect replacement for Donyell Marshall down the road. Big man off the bench to run the pick and pop with Bron, but then rebound and play defense on the other end.

Maybe get another young big man in the second round this year, and re-sign Drew.

In Five years:

the frount court would be Andy and Drew with Marty and phantom other guy off the bench.

[remy23]

Florida 102, Arkansas 97

I was listening to this game on the radio. While the RimRockers lost, they were once down by 21 points and came all the way back, getting within 2 points. The game came down to a few decisive plays but the RimRockers had a chance to win it. Martynas didn't play many minutes this game, logging 11 minutes, scoring 3 points, grabbing 2 rebounds, and handing out 1 assist.

[remy23]

RimRockers 115, Thunderbirds 117

The RimRockers lost and their season is over. The Thunderbirds move on to the playoffs. In Martynas' final D-League game he scored 4 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and handed out 1 assist in 27 minutes.

[futuristxen]

He's consistently rebounded the basketball, which is cool. Because that's one of the most important things to do if you're over 7 feet tall.