Its easier to learn defense than to learn offense. Defense is basically good lateral movement, knowing and anticipating the opposing player's offensive moves, reading and reacting by moving laterally, taking the charge. Also , understanding the rotations on pick and rolls and rotations in a zone.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>I fell better on D today. But still I need to improve a lot!</p>— Donatas Motiejunas (@DonatasMot) <a href="https://twitter.com/DonatasMot/status/308435171349254144">March 4, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Good to see he is focusing on his defense. He played well today. I like the fact that he doesn't really force things and tries to make plays without the ball in his hands. He had like 3 offensive rebounds in the first quarter alone. If he had played more minutes today, he would've likely ended up with his first double double
He tweeted it 30 minutes ago. I suspect that the poster is in a time zone and suffers from insomnia. #bewell.
So, to his European friends, DMo's Donny?! Too teen-idolish to be used for our PF. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>@<a href="https://twitter.com/alegent_25">alegent_25</a> omg Ale it's really you???</p>— Donatas Motiejunas (@DonatasMot) <a href="https://twitter.com/DonatasMot/status/309317812848058368">March 6, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Using the first letter of someone's first name and a shortened version of their last name (examples: DMo and TRob etc.) aren't that popular in Europe, it's more of an American thing. So it's safe to assume that Donatas would simply be Don or Donny, however that may sound :grin: This is purely spoken from experience of living in Europe so it might not be 100% accurate.
I can't speak for the whole of europe, but i know no european person who uses the first letter of their first name and a shortened version of their last name. Donny would be much more logical.
