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		<title>Omar Samhan: &#8220;Keep hating&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://lithuanianperspective.wordpress.com/2011/08/08/omar-samhan-keep-hating/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 21:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[LKL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Euroleague]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Omar Samhan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zalgiris]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most notable players for St. Mary’s in the past couple of years, Omar Samhan, has had a rough start of his pro career with plenty of challenges throughout the big man’s first year in Lithuania, where he represented the country’s champions Zalgiris. The bubbly personality that Samhan is didn’t seem to have [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lithuanianperspective.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8815963&amp;post=1772&amp;subd=lithuanianperspective&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Experts on Jonas Valanciunas</title>
		<link>http://lithuanianperspective.wordpress.com/2011/08/07/experts-on-jonas-valanciunas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 15:41:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[EuroBasket 2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Team]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prospects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonas Valančiūnas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lithuania]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toronto Raptors]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lithuanianperspective.wordpress.com/?p=1747</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You know what? Jonas Valanciunas is kind of amazing &#8211; 26 points and 11 rebounds in his first game representing Lithuania internationally at senior level. Below are a couple comments from some Lithuanian basketball experts. Steponas Kairys (basketball agent): “He’s a player of a special talent, but there are some worrying things. First of all, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lithuanianperspective.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8815963&amp;post=1747&amp;subd=lithuanianperspective&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sabas for President</title>
		<link>http://lithuanianperspective.wordpress.com/2011/08/02/sabas-for-president/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[EuroBasket 2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arvydas Sabonis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lithuania]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LKF]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[KAUNAS – The legendary Lithuanian center Arvydas Sabonis has decided to put his name forward as a candidate in the Lithuanian Basketball Federation (LKF) presidential elections. The best Lithuanian player of all times will be trying to help the country’s basketball from another angle. The news didn’t come straight out of the blue, as there [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lithuanianperspective.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8815963&amp;post=1736&amp;subd=lithuanianperspective&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Olympiacos lure Gecevicius to Greece</title>
		<link>http://lithuanianperspective.wordpress.com/2011/08/01/olympiacos-lure-gecevicius-to-greece/</link>
		<comments>http://lithuanianperspective.wordpress.com/2011/08/01/olympiacos-lure-gecevicius-to-greece/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Euroleague]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lietuvos rytas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martynas Gecevicius]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olympiacos]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[VILNIUS – After four seasons at Lietuvos Rytas, the 23-year-old Lithuanian guard Martynas Gecevicius will be moving to Piraeus. It was announced that Olympiacos bought out the remaining year of the sharpshooter’s deal with the club from the Lithuanian capital for €250,000, a price-tag named in the player’s contract. Although it was always likely that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lithuanianperspective.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8815963&amp;post=1720&amp;subd=lithuanianperspective&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The final pre-draft breakdown: Valanciunas and Motiejunas</title>
		<link>http://lithuanianperspective.wordpress.com/2011/06/20/the-final-pre-draft-breakdown-valanciunas-and-motiejunas/</link>
		<comments>http://lithuanianperspective.wordpress.com/2011/06/20/the-final-pre-draft-breakdown-valanciunas-and-motiejunas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:51:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NBA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prospects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donatas Motiejunas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Houston Rockets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonas Valančiūnas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lietuvos rytas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toronto Raptors]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Although most of Lithuania will be long asleep, many of the country’s die-hard basketball fans will bear the consequences of not enough sleep on the night of the NBA Draft. It will be 02:00 in the morning in the small Baltic state when the draft tips-off and no TV station will be broadcasting the event, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lithuanianperspective.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8815963&amp;post=1718&amp;subd=lithuanianperspective&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Looking back: one of the best seasons for LKL ever</title>
		<link>http://lithuanianperspective.wordpress.com/2011/06/17/looking-back-one-of-the-best-seasons-for-lkl-ever/</link>
		<comments>http://lithuanianperspective.wordpress.com/2011/06/17/looking-back-one-of-the-best-seasons-for-lkl-ever/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 06:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[LKL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lietuvos rytas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rūdupis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zalgiris]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lithuanianperspective.wordpress.com/?p=1711</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yet another year full of exciting events in Lithuanian basketball flew past faster than the midnight express. In the meantime, the Lithuanian league (LKL) celebrated one of the most successful seasons in its history, despite being surrounded by some minor controversy once again. The color in fashion – after a two year break – was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lithuanianperspective.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8815963&amp;post=1711&amp;subd=lithuanianperspective&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Adas Juskevicius</media:title>
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		<title>Prediction time: LKL finals start on Thursday</title>
		<link>http://lithuanianperspective.wordpress.com/2011/05/04/prediction-time-lkl-finals-starting-on-thursday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 19:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[LKL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lietuvos rytas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zalgiris]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Now, let me tell you one thing, which you might have already heard somewhere – time flies fast, too fast. As much as we have all enjoyed this season, it’s inevitably closing to an end. It doesn’t come as a surprise that Lithuanian basketball went on another roller-coaster ride throughout the season with its ups [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lithuanianperspective.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8815963&amp;post=1705&amp;subd=lithuanianperspective&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The battle may be lost, but not the war</title>
		<link>http://lithuanianperspective.wordpress.com/2011/03/29/the-battle-may-be-lost-but-not-the-war/</link>
		<comments>http://lithuanianperspective.wordpress.com/2011/03/29/the-battle-may-be-lost-but-not-the-war/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[LKL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aleksandar Rasic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aleksandar Trifunovic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lietuvos rytas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martynas Gecevicius]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zalgiris]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lithuanianperspective.wordpress.com/?p=1699</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The biggest rivalry in Lithuanian sports finished in rather undramatic fashion as Lietuvos Rytas fizzled, while Zalgiris sizzled and comfortably took the victory that practically sealed them the home-court advantage through all playoff stages. However, it is fair to say, that fans didn’t get their money’s worth having to sit through two hours of offensive [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lithuanianperspective.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8815963&amp;post=1699&amp;subd=lithuanianperspective&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Wisemen Know, Volume 13</title>
		<link>http://lithuanianperspective.wordpress.com/2011/03/02/the-wisemen-know-volume-13/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Euroleague]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lietuvos rytas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wisemen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zalgiris]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The title tells it all - basketball experts are going to tell you what they think of the Lithuanian team chances in the upcoming Euroleague games as well as a weekly question about European hoops in general. The panel will consist of well-respected coaches (Luka Bassin and Tane Spasev), scouts (Alejandro Gonzalez and Rafael Uehara)  and many different basketball writers (Arkadios Chasirides, Christophe Ney, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lithuanianperspective.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8815963&amp;post=1693&amp;subd=lithuanianperspective&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How seriously should we take Lietuvos Rytas?</title>
		<link>http://lithuanianperspective.wordpress.com/2011/02/27/how-seriously-should-we-take-lietuvos-rytas/</link>
		<comments>http://lithuanianperspective.wordpress.com/2011/02/27/how-seriously-should-we-take-lietuvos-rytas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Euroleague]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aleksandr Trifunovic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Khalid El-Amin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lietuvos rytas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Šarūnas Jasikevičius]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lietuvos Rytas seem to have pulled an impossible stunt bouncing back from a horrendous start of the season to a position where a win against Caja Laboral would guarantee the Vilnius side quarterfinal berth. Back-to-back victories against Unicaja and Panathinaikos have sparked a lot of optimism in the eyes many coloring the upcoming do-or-die battle [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lithuanianperspective.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8815963&amp;post=1687&amp;subd=lithuanianperspective&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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