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Post by guest2 on Jul 27, 2017 19:57:45 GMT -5
Too bad. I was actually just as much a fan of the NVL as the AVP coming into this year because of the intimacy of the tour, but the AVP has been rock solid awesome this year and it's been great getting to know the lesser players and hearing stories on the streams. I hope the AVP can find a way to capitalize on some of those sponsors the NVL had and continue to grow their product. Agree with this entirely. Other than the commentary (huge deal) its hard to say exactly what has been so excellent about the AVP this year, but it definitely has been better
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Post by 405LAX on Jul 27, 2017 20:03:31 GMT -5
The AVP is creating a very festive - free - event in city after city. Free drinks everywhere (not talking about the alcoholic ones) are a huge plus. Where else can you go get an endless supply of beverages for free? Fantastic.
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Post by volleyballjim on Jul 27, 2017 21:23:30 GMT -5
405 - Yeah, those coconut waters were killer in SF....LOL
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Post by vb1987 on Jul 27, 2017 21:52:21 GMT -5
Palm is my boy, bit undersized but damn athletic, he best be in Manhattan with somebody. I'm not sure if your quite grasping the whole Dave Palm situation. The guy is good and noone is arguing if he could compete at the AVP level, but it's not on him at this point.... AVP should let him play.
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Post by 405LAX on Jul 27, 2017 22:14:27 GMT -5
If the AVP is indeed blackballing him, it's garbage. Miles should be too by those standards, what exactly is the crime?
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Post by haze on Jul 27, 2017 22:20:34 GMT -5
Who else has the avp blackballed and why?
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Post by guest2 on Jul 27, 2017 22:39:46 GMT -5
If the AVP is indeed blackballing him, it's garbage. Miles should be too by those standards, what exactly is the crime? I thought someone mentioned it was a citizenship issue with Dave
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Post by 405LAX on Jul 27, 2017 23:31:43 GMT -5
Dude's an illegal? Something strange afoot.
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Post by beavis on Jul 28, 2017 1:20:12 GMT -5
Here is my guess, based on absolutely no actual knowledge regarding why the NVL cancelled the rest of the year. Seems plausible that Molly Menard's family was funding much of the NVL, thus giving her a place to play. However, despite always getting a relatively high seed, she has rarely had any success. Now she gets a 6 seed in Long Beach and loses both of her matches, the first game of the first match by 21-8. My guess is thus that she is finally pulling the plug, and seeing how poorly Leonard treated the NVL in Long Beach was another nail in the coffin. I may be way off base, but I heard that she was funding a big part of the NVL. By the way, I shop at Menards twice a week here in Indy, and its a great store!
In any event, I love Al Hanneman, but thinking that a second US tour was actually a workable proposition despite the fact that, before Donald Sun, we could barely support one domestic tour was probably a pipe dream all along. I just hope everyone can now throw their hat in the ring together and do what's best for US Beach volleyball, which is to support Donald and grow the AVP!
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Post by eastcoast12 on Jul 28, 2017 7:53:55 GMT -5
NVL has always pretty much been an amateur tour with nowhere near the talent or intrigue as the AVP. I'm glad it's gone and hope it stays that way. All it did was dilute the AVP.
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Post by goudey on Jul 28, 2017 8:17:40 GMT -5
Doesn't change the channel on my TV, so it's a mute point. Who has time for this? My wife will tell you who hasn't.. lol. I hardly have time to watch the semi-finals and/or finals of the FIVB/AVP. Never watched an NVL match, never watched a regular season basketball game.
For the average fan in America, beach volleyball is about the AVP. Just wish there were a bit more of us (not too many though).
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Post by beej05 on Jul 28, 2017 10:01:10 GMT -5
And we finally get to see Del Sol dominate the volleyball universe in the AVP like his minions have preached, good luck guy. Hahahaha. Yes!!!!
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Post by donnyw on Jul 28, 2017 10:23:19 GMT -5
Be interesting to see if Leonard or Kerri issues a statement about this. Only one that has said anything is Casey Jennings. Kerri had surgery yesterday so she is probably in no shape at the moment.
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Post by slickrick1342 on Jul 28, 2017 10:32:11 GMT -5
Be interesting to see if Leonard or Kerri issues a statement about this. Only one that has said anything is Casey Jennings. Kerri had surgery yesterday so she is probably in no shape at the moment. What has Casey said???
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Post by donnyw on Jul 28, 2017 10:36:28 GMT -5
Be interesting to see if Leonard or Kerri issues a statement about this. Only one that has said anything is Casey Jennings. Kerri had surgery yesterday so she is probably in no shape at the moment. What has Casey said??? Just that they would have done the same thing even if the NVL wasn't around. Challenges aren't challenges because they are easy.
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