There were so many resemblances with the Valencian pilota sport that , in the 16th century Joan LluÃ s Vives compared both games in his Dialogues and claimed them to be exactly the same despite some minor differences . There were so many resemblances with the Valencian pilota sport that , in the 16th century , the humanist Joan LluÃ s Vives compared both games in his Dialogues and claimed them to be exactly the same despite some minor differences .