Jonas Valanciunas is a Euro center. But unlike most European players, he isn’t a softie. I like that. Actually, the Euro = soft thing is totally wrong. It only really applies to Pau Gasol.
Anyway, Jonas has been having an okay rookie season with the Raptors. I don’t think he’s lived up to the expectations of the talent-desperate Toronto fans, though. That could be because he doesn’t get nearly enough minutes. Especially since the Raptors aren’t really playing for anything. He might foul out a few times, but young players don’t get better if you don’t let them go through some growing pains.