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Post by JB Southpaw on Apr 13, 2015 15:14:01 GMT -5
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Post by butteryhands on Apr 13, 2015 16:06:04 GMT -5
Super weak teams on the men's side.
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Post by JB Southpaw on Apr 14, 2015 7:42:43 GMT -5
Super weak teams on the men's side. Last year the FIVB set up the "Open" and "Grand Slams" to here most countries didn't send their top teams to the Opens. That seems to be continuing, except We've sent at least 1 top 3 team in each gender. |
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Post by klazk on Apr 14, 2015 11:59:03 GMT -5
Points will definitely come into play as well. Teams that don't care about points because they have obvious main draw status (Ross/Walsh) can afford to go to Fuzhou as a warm up.
Others may be letting a high point finish at a Slam last summer fall out of their entry point calculation and therefore are skipping Fuzhou to preserve those higher points.
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Post by haze on Apr 14, 2015 17:06:10 GMT -5
Anybody know what's going on with Carambula this year? I know he's going olympic qualifying route for Italy but I don't know if he has a partner yet, and I see a few Italian teams and he isn't included. Also see Lup is playing with someone else? I know it's not a big tournament but would think Carambula would be trying to get as much experience as possible in FIVB in trying for his Olympic run.
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Post by klazk on Apr 14, 2015 17:36:41 GMT -5
Given his relative lack of points and the fact that there isn't a 2nd Italian men's team that is likely to finish in the top 15 for FIVB, he may be trying to go the Continental Cup route to get in. Lupo is only playing this event with a different partner. He is registered with Nicolai again for Lucerne.
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Post by camkerr on Apr 20, 2015 19:43:16 GMT -5
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Post by butteryhands on Apr 20, 2015 22:37:29 GMT -5
Did Rogers or Slick get injured? I don't see their team listed among the first round matches and one other team now has a bye.
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Post by 23flavors on Apr 20, 2015 22:43:04 GMT -5
Main draw matches aren't listed yet... They are playing the qualifier right now
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Post by JB Southpaw on Apr 21, 2015 6:51:39 GMT -5
Not a good day for N. American teams, USA & CAN go 0-5 in the Men's Q.
I just don't understand Casebeer & Montgomery as a team. I'm not trying to bag on Will, but he's an AVP Quali level player right now.
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Post by butteryhands on Apr 21, 2015 13:40:50 GMT -5
I'm guessing Casebeer played with Montgomery because Will has some points from previous events. I will agree that Jeremy certainly merits a more talented partner.
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Post by guest2 on Apr 21, 2015 16:10:55 GMT -5
I'm guessing Casebeer played with Montgomery because Will has some points from previous events. I will agree that Jeremy certainly merits a more talented partner. Jeremy reminds me a little of Luyties or Blanton. You watch him play and think about how good he looked and then realize he somehow managed to lose. |
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Post by gk on Apr 22, 2015 23:26:22 GMT -5
Brunner/Lucena playing Georgios/Nikos on the court 2 stream right now
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Post by guest2 on Apr 23, 2015 4:56:27 GMT -5
Lane having an impossible time siding out against a lousy German team. From 9-9 she was easily dug on six straight points to lose. Terrible effort by her and Kim, hopefully they bounce back
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Post by rubio4mvp on Apr 23, 2015 10:31:17 GMT -5
I'm guessing Casebeer played with Montgomery because Will has some points from previous events. I will agree that Jeremy certainly merits a more talented partner. Jeremy reminds me a little of Luyties or Blanton. You watch him play and think about how good he looked and then realize he somehow managed to lose. no disrespect meant to you or Casebeer but comparing him to Ricci and Dain is way off. Ricci is a hall of famer with 7 open wins, a gold medal and is one of the best of the golden era of the sport. Dain with 9 open wins, a beach gold medal, 2 time Olympian and a hall of famer. The kid has a long way to go before being compared to 2 all time greats. |
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