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Thursday, December 15, 2005
5 questions with Paulius
It's another Hoop Time exclusive, the first interview (that we know of) with American's Paulius Joneliunas, the 6-11 Lithuanian transfer from South Carolina who becomes eligible for AU's bext game (Dec. 23 at Maryland).

We caught up with Paulius after the AU-Towson game for five quick questions:

HT: This is your second semester of sitting on the sidelines. How difficult has that been?

PJ: It’s really difficult. When I saw the MCI Center game, it was even more difficult. I just wanted to go help my teammates rebound and play defense—any way I can.
HT: What do you see from the sidelines that you will be able to fix or make better when you become eligible?

PJ: I hope I can bring some rebounding, double digit rebounds, play good post defense, scoring down low, whatever it takes.
HT: Last year we saw you shooting around a little after the Holy Cross-AU women’s game. You were shooting a lot of threes. Is that a big part of your game?
PJ: Usually I don’t set for jump shots. I like to take it down low in the post, jump hook, stuff like that. You know, big guys’ moves. I can shoot a jumper, too. But not a three-pointer, though.
HT: Looking around the league, at some of the big men. You got to watch them last season, what did you see?

PJ: McNaughton, he is a really good player. I don’t really remember the other guys, but I can see there is a battle in the paint. That is what I am looking for.
HT: The first half tonight, everything was from the outside. Did you wish you could get in there to give AU more of a low post presence?

PJ: Oh yeah, I can’t wait to get back. I just want to help the team. It is hard to sit on the bench and see them struggling. I just want to help them anyway I can.
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