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Post by 405LAX on Jun 16, 2017 19:05:36 GMT -5
Is Brooke/summer and Phil nick our only USA hopefuls anymore? On men's side, yep, Tri Bourne gotta be super frustrated, could have kept momentum going.
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Post by guest2 on Jun 17, 2017 6:04:54 GMT -5
Interesting loss for Summer/Brooke. I would have thought that the Brazilians were the type of team that could frustrate Summer/Brooke the way Larissa did in Russia and that the Swiss giants would have been a perfect matchup for them, but the results went opposite. Nevertheless this is a great result for Summer/Brooke. Their run of lucky draws came to an end and they got a very tough Brazilian team in the 7th place match and came through. This is their worst FIVB finish of the year, but I think their best tournament.
Joana and Anouk were supposed to be sort of a Swiss super team - although I was partial to Isa in that pair - and they may be shaking off their awful start to the season. Depending on Laura, they could be the top European team by the end of the year. A lot of people have been saying its Germany/Brazil and everyone else, but so far this year its Brazil and everyone else. IF Brazil's top 8 played the world's top 8 I would bet on Brazil right now
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Post by guest2 on Jun 17, 2017 6:14:35 GMT -5
Sweat / Ross get by Alves / Seixas 22-24, 22-20, 15-10 Any win against BRA is a good win!! Wow! Hopefully they take advantage and get to the semis. This match should be interesting: Match 51: Heather Bansley / Brandie Wilkerson Canada (12) vs. Sarah Pavan / Melissa Humana-Paredes Canada (10) 21-7 ouch! Really interested to see Pavan/Melissa play. They seem to be involved in a disproportionate number of ass-kickings, both winning and losing
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Post by rainmaker on Jun 17, 2017 8:33:26 GMT -5
guest12 spot on, I would bet on the Brazilian 8 as well.
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Post by iowasurfer on Jun 17, 2017 9:22:41 GMT -5
Wow! Hopefully they take advantage and get to the semis. This match should be interesting: Match 51: Heather Bansley / Brandie Wilkerson Canada (12) vs. Sarah Pavan / Melissa Humana-Paredes Canada (10) 21-7 ouch! Really interested to see Pavan/Melissa play. They seem to be involved in a disproportionate number of ass-kickings, both winning and losing Brooke and Summer moving forward.Getting tougher! Wish KERRI plays sooner.Tough toebreak.Tough year for April
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Post by guest2 on Jun 17, 2017 11:07:43 GMT -5
Semis and finals on youtube. Brazilian men not getting the best of this European swing so far
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Post by JB Southpaw on Jun 17, 2017 18:31:50 GMT -5
Is Brooke/summer and Phil nick our only USA hopefuls anymore? Well, to me I think we need to give a few more tournaments for all these new teams.
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Post by donnyw on Jun 19, 2017 11:48:39 GMT -5
Brooke & Summer are not that great! They are good, but these FIVB teams will start figuring them out and they will start getting the 5 thru 9th place finishes I expected. USA women's only hope is a healthy April Ross with a good Lauren Fendrick...
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Post by donnyw on Jun 19, 2017 11:51:26 GMT -5
Forgot to mention Emily & Britt...Also a good team but not great. But all these USA women's teams are better than the Walsh/Branagh team we gonna see.
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Post by iowasurfer on Jun 19, 2017 13:06:56 GMT -5
Forgot to mention Emily & Britt...Also a good team but not great. But all these USA women's teams are better than the Walsh/Branagh team we gonna see. 9 I SAY "NEVER SAY NEVER WITH KERRI.NICOLE MAYBE GETS SOME "LUCK"
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