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Post by IdahoBoy on Mar 9, 2007 19:14:56 GMT -5
So, I just learned of a player touching 10' 7-1/2" and am really curious how that compares to other volleyball players currently and formerly playing. I think I remember Kim Willoughby touching something like 10' 5" and vaguely recall something about Foluke Akindawero touching 10' 8" in high school. I know that Ogonna Nnamani touched very, very high, as well... 10' 10" rings a bell. Didn't you once say that you could (at one time) hit your head on a basketball rim? You have a good memory. I was a prime example of athletics taking more than athleticism. I think they call it coordination. |
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Post by gobows on Mar 9, 2007 19:33:32 GMT -5
IdahoPappy,
Not to change the subject...been away on a trip...but from your sign-in pictures I assume you are the proud new father of a baby boy? If so, congratulations to both you and your mrs!!!
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Post by mervinswerved on Mar 9, 2007 20:49:41 GMT -5
So, I just learned of a player touching 10' 7-1/2" and am really curious how that compares to other volleyball players currently and formerly playing. I think I remember Kim Willoughby touching something like 10' 5" and vaguely recall something about Foluke Akindawero touching 10' 8" in high school. I know that Ogonna Nnamani touched very, very high, as well... 10' 10" rings a bell. Didn't you once say that you could (at one time) hit your head on a basketball rim? Check out for some head on the rim action. Now granted, Dwight Howard is 6'11, but imagine that hitting a pipe . . . |
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Post by bunnywailer on Mar 9, 2007 21:50:59 GMT -5
Didn't you once say that you could (at one time) hit your head on a basketball rim? Check out for some head on the rim action. Now granted, Dwight Howard is 6'11, but imagine that hitting a pipe . . . Already happened. It's called Bas Van de Goor. |
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Post by beachman on Mar 9, 2007 22:17:50 GMT -5
IdahoPappy, Not to change the subject...been away on a trip...but from your sign-in pictures I assume you are the proud new father of a baby boy? If so, congratulations to both you and your mrs!!! That's a hootl......when would he ever find the time to do that?? He spends all of his time on VolleyTalk.......   |
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Post by redincolorado on Mar 10, 2007 11:40:41 GMT -5
Hooker touches 12', right? As far as recent DI touches, I'd think Nnamani would have set the standard. Maybe it's just her explosive form though. I tryed to find that on Hooker after watching her dent the rafters at home against Nebraska last season. Couldn't find it. All I know is she jumps so high she comes down w/ice on her head. What an athelete. Had she spend as much of her life in volleyball as she has track, she'd be a new paradigm. Going to be interesting to track her improvement. |
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Post by fingrbustr on Mar 10, 2007 14:37:42 GMT -5
I would say Ogonna Nnamani is by the far the most effective player who attacks the ball around the 10''10" height. Explosive jumping ability. Even if Ogonna could touch 10'10, I have a hard time buying she ATTACKS the ball at that height. Maybe a full-extension tip...I'd give her that. That's just about 34 inches above the men's net. Let's not be ridiculous now in our admiration. |
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Post by VBCOACH on Mar 10, 2007 15:01:27 GMT -5
IdahoPappy, Not to change the subject...been away on a trip...but from your sign-in pictures I assume you are the proud new father of a baby boy? If so, congratulations to both you and your mrs!!! That's a hootl......when would he ever find the time to do that?? He spends all of his time on VolleyTalk....... Multitasking? |
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Post by beachman on Mar 10, 2007 15:21:58 GMT -5
That's a hootl......when would he ever find the time to do that?? He spends all of his time on VolleyTalk....... Multitasking? So who impregnated the other half, the computer?? ;D |
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Post by IdahoBoy on Mar 10, 2007 21:23:36 GMT -5
I would say Ogonna Nnamani is by the far the most effective player who attacks the ball around the 10''10" height. Explosive jumping ability. Even if Ogonna could touch 10'10, I have a hard time buying she ATTACKS the ball at that height. Maybe a full-extension tip...I'd give her that. That's just about 34 inches above the men's net. Let's not be ridiculous now in our admiration. Ogonna plays higher than any woman I've ever seen play the game. She was hitting over blocks for 2-straight years against a lot of very talented teams. |
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Post by Tiruray2004 on Mar 11, 2007 2:10:14 GMT -5
I would say Ogonna Nnamani is by the far the most effective player who attacks the ball around the 10''10" height. Explosive jumping ability. Even if Ogonna could touch 10'10, I have a hard time buying she ATTACKS the ball at that height. Maybe a full-extension tip...I'd give her that. That's just about 34 inches above the men's net. Let's not be ridiculous now in our admiration. Oh dear, didn't you see her dismantle the teams she played against in the 2004 NCAA? She consistently hit (not tip) over the block! Now, isn't that blind admiration? |
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Post by sexy on Mar 11, 2007 2:13:12 GMT -5
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Post by network155 on Mar 11, 2007 4:33:32 GMT -5
Although Nnamai was very good in that Championship match, I believe it was Teee Williams with the best vertical in the NCAA. She was only 5-10 and touched 10-10. Nnamani is about 6-1 or 6-2. Another player with amazing vertical was Long Beach State's Nichelle Burton, she was also 5-10.
But with the new talents we have now, there are so many players with amazing jumping abilities---- Destinee Hooker of TEXAS, Jamie Houston of HAWAII, Angie Pressey of Cal-Berkeley to name a few. It just amazes me at how physical the kids are today compared to that of yesteryear.
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Post by sexy on Mar 11, 2007 4:42:22 GMT -5
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Post by Tiruray2004 on Mar 11, 2007 22:16:28 GMT -5
Although Nnamai was very good in that Championship match, I believe it was Teee Williams with the best vertical in the NCAA. She was only 5-10 and touched 10-10. Nnamani is about 6-1 or 6-2. Another player with amazing vertical was Long Beach State's Nichelle Burton, she was also 5-10. Umm, Ogonna Nnamani is 6'0" But with the new talents we have now, there are so many players with amazing jumping abilities---- Destinee Hooker of TEXAS, Jamie Houston of HAWAII, Angie Pressey of Cal-Berkeley to name a few. It just amazes me at how physical the kids are today compared to that of yesteryear. Amazing jumping abilities but how effective are they? |
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