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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Oct 13, 2014 14:05:04 GMT -5
Calling Wheaton a "small town" is a big stretch. Wheaton and Dubuque roughly same 58-59,000 -- Hooper, 874 Wheaton is a very wealthy suburb of Chicago, in the middle of a county with a population around one million. Ain't nothing small town about it. Hooper, now that's a small town. Anyway, I have to admit a certain...schadenfreude, maybe?...watching Ary Graca (FIVB President, former long-time head of the Brazilian federation and no fan of USA volleyball) stand there gritting his teeth as he handed the trophy over while Team USA danced around him. That doesn't make me a bad person, I hope.
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Post by volleyguy on Oct 13, 2014 14:14:14 GMT -5
Wheaton and Dubuque roughly same 58-59,000 -- Hooper, 874 ... Anyway, I have to admit a certain...schadenfreude, maybe?...watching Ary Graca (FIVB President, former long-time head of the Brazilian federation and no fan of USA volleyball) stand there gritting his teeth as he handed the trophy over while Team USA danced around him. That doesn't make me a bad person, I hope. It doesn't make you bad in the least, but it's never a good idea to poke a bear, and neither Graca nor Marte (FIVB VP) are fans of Beale.
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Post by mikegarrison on Oct 13, 2014 14:14:31 GMT -5
Anyway, I have to admit a certain...schadenfreude, maybe?...watching Ary Graca (FIVB President, former long-time head of the Brazilian federation and no fan of USA volleyball) stand there gritting his teeth as he handed the trophy over while Team USA danced around him. That doesn't make me a bad person, I hope. By itself, or in company with the rest of your history?
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Post by mrad on Oct 13, 2014 14:23:51 GMT -5
... Anyway, I have to admit a certain...schadenfreude, maybe?...watching Ary Graca (FIVB President, former long-time head of the Brazilian federation and no fan of USA volleyball) stand there gritting his teeth as he handed the trophy over while Team USA danced around him. That doesn't make me a bad person, I hope. It doesn't make you bad in the least, but it's never a good idea to poke a bear, and neither Graca nor Marte (FIVB VP) are fans of Beale. Did you watch the interview? Karch already did last night. bring it on, he said and even mentioned that people want to beat us. It is on.
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Post by VolleyTX on Oct 13, 2014 14:26:38 GMT -5
Nebraska coach John Cook at his press conference earlier was asked what he is feeling or his opinion on the USA World Champs and he couldn't have looked any prouder. He did say 3 of out 12 women on team played at Nebraska and also said the fact that Kayla is from Dubuque, IA, Kelsey from Wheaton, Il, and Jordan from Hooper, NE, and that the "small town girls can get it done." I totally agree with him Probably being overly sensitive about this..... but I when I read this comment from Cook, I couldn't help but read the implied "small town girls are the "good" girls." I'm not quite sure what else he could have meant by that comment. Good athletes come from people with good genes.... it has nothing to do with how large a town you were raised in.
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Oct 13, 2014 14:42:29 GMT -5
Anyway, I have to admit a certain...schadenfreude, maybe?...watching Ary Graca (FIVB President, former long-time head of the Brazilian federation and no fan of USA volleyball) stand there gritting his teeth as he handed the trophy over while Team USA danced around him. That doesn't make me a bad person, I hope. By itself, or in company with the rest of your history? Touche.
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Oct 13, 2014 14:44:22 GMT -5
... Anyway, I have to admit a certain...schadenfreude, maybe?...watching Ary Graca (FIVB President, former long-time head of the Brazilian federation and no fan of USA volleyball) stand there gritting his teeth as he handed the trophy over while Team USA danced around him. That doesn't make me a bad person, I hope. It doesn't make you bad in the least, but it's never a good idea to poke a bear, and neither Graca nor Marte (FIVB VP) are fans of Beale. Oh, I know Cristobal Marte - he's a piece of work.
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Post by deacondive on Oct 13, 2014 15:04:17 GMT -5
And a young lady from a tier 2 volleyball school like Pepperdine can really get it done. :-) I think one of the interesting things about Hill is that for a while it seemed like she would be playing sand volleyball after college, not indoor.
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Post by Jack on Oct 13, 2014 15:15:47 GMT -5
3) Setting - We've had stellar setter play in spurts before, but Alisha pretty much brought it every day. I think she also was much better setting both high and fast to the pins. Alisha is a very intelligent setter. You can count on her to make the right choices and make the quick reads. Her weakness is her execution. She can go through rough patches where her timing and/or execution of the sets is a bit off. But I would rather have a smart(er) setter making the right decisions rather than a technically proficient setter that too often makes the wrong reads and choices. Right now she is the most indispensable player on the team.
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Post by maplespear on Oct 13, 2014 16:00:55 GMT -5
Nebraska coach John Cook at his press conference earlier was asked what he is feeling or his opinion on the USA World Champs and he couldn't have looked any prouder. He did say 3 of out 12 women on team played at Nebraska and also said the fact that Kayla is from Dubuque, IA, Kelsey from Wheaton, Il, and Jordan from Hooper, NE, and that the "small town girls can get it done." I totally agree with him Probably being overly sensitive about this..... but I when I read this comment from Cook, I couldn't help but read the implied "small town girls are the "good" girls." I'm not quite sure what else he could have meant by that comment. Good athletes come from people with good genes.... it has nothing to do with how large a town you were raised in. he had to say something, what would have you said had you been him ?
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Post by 91red91 on Oct 13, 2014 16:06:01 GMT -5
Thanks for the replay links. I missed the match vs. Brazil. I enjoyed watching that one immensely.
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Post by volleyguy on Oct 13, 2014 16:24:25 GMT -5
It doesn't make you bad in the least, but it's never a good idea to poke a bear, and neither Graca nor Marte (FIVB VP) are fans of Beale. Did you watch the interview? Karch already did last night. bring it on, he said and even mentioned that people want to beat us. It is on. The on the court stuff tends to work itself out--it's all the back door FIVB stuff that gets dicey.
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Post by milkmandan on Oct 13, 2014 16:56:04 GMT -5
Nebraska coach John Cook at his press conference earlier was asked what he is feeling or his opinion on the USA World Champs and he couldn't have looked any prouder. He did say 3 of out 12 women on team played at Nebraska and also said the fact that Kayla is from Dubuque, IA, Kelsey from Wheaton, Il, and Jordan from Hooper, NE, and that the "small town girls can get it done." I totally agree with him Probably being overly sensitive about this..... but I when I read this comment from Cook, I couldn't help but read the implied "small town girls are the "good" girls." I'm not quite sure what else he could have meant by that comment. Good athletes come from people with good genes.... it has nothing to do with how large a town you were raised in. That certainly was not how it came off when he said it today. It was more of a way to caution people from not underestimating players that come from small towns, that they can hang with players from anywhere. And since Nebraska and Iowa have a lot of small towns, the local-girl-making-good always has been thing to be proud about to Husker fans.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2014 18:30:40 GMT -5
Do any of these players hail from a booming metropolis? Leland, MI? Kent, WA? Dubuque, IA? Stockton, CA? Orem, UT? Hooper, NE? Bartlett, IL? Cincinnati, OH? Plantation, FL? Hopewell Township, PA? Burnsville, MN? Zanesville, OH? Wilmington, IL? Portland, OR? Dubuque is actually one of the larger cities. Or is this just a Kim Hill slam? Portland 609,000 Plantation 90,000 Burnsville 60,000 Zanesville 25,000 Hopewell Township 12,000 Wilmington 5,700 Bartlett 41,500 Stockton 300,000 Hooper 800 Orem 90,000 Dubuque 60,000 Kent 125,000 Leland 2,000 Cincinnati 300,000 I think it's cool how far-flung the homes are.
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Post by leftcoaster71 on Oct 13, 2014 18:51:28 GMT -5
Probably being overly sensitive about this..... but I when I read this comment from Cook, I couldn't help but read the implied "small town girls are the "good" girls." I'm not quite sure what else he could have meant by that comment. Good athletes come from people with good genes.... it has nothing to do with how large a town you were raised in. That certainly was not how it came off when he said it today. It was more of a way to caution people from not underestimating players that come from small towns, that they can hang with players from anywhere. And since Nebraska and Iowa have a lot of small towns, the local-girl-making-good always has been thing to be proud about to Husker fans. I think this is the perfect time for a quote from Ratatouille. "... In the past, I have made no secret of my disdain for Chef Gusteau's famous motto: 'Anyone can cook.' But I realize, only now do I truly understand what he meant. Not everyone can become a great artist, but a great artist can come from anywhere..." Sidenote, still shaking my head at Wheaton being considered small town America.
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