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Post by jay on Mar 14, 2018 1:58:55 GMT -5
The Chinese Super League championship finals first match. Shanghai is led by Korean star, Kim Young and Tianjin is led by the young Chinese phenom, 17 year old YingYing Lee.
Lee is touted as a young Zhu. See for yourselves. She's a lefty, #1 in the purple uniforms. China may be even more formidable by Tokyo 2020.
Link to match:
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Post by Pipe Attack on Mar 14, 2018 2:18:37 GMT -5
Right? I feel like Lang Ping runs like a conveyor belt for Chinese national team players. Seems like they always have players to sustain them while breeding new ones ... and they keep on coming.
While with the US, it was incredible how she formulated that tram up until the last instance - with the emergence of the Kims (Glass and Willoughby) ... then there were players waiting in the wings to step in ... Hooker, Akinradewo, Hodge ...
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Post by ironhammer on Mar 14, 2018 7:08:12 GMT -5
The Chinese Super League championship finals first match. Shanghai is led by Korean star, Kim Young and Tianjin is led by the young Chinese phenom, 17 year old YingYing Lee.Lee is touted as a young Zhu. See for yourselves. She's a lefty, #1 in the purple uniforms. China may be even more formidable by Tokyo 2020. Link to match: Agreed, she definitely shows promise. We'll see how she performs internationally, as I am sure she will be aiming for a NT spot. P.S-Just a minor point, but the translation of her name into English is usually spelled as "Li", not "Lee".
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Post by Steve vb on Mar 14, 2018 12:42:47 GMT -5
The Chinese Super League championship finals first match. Shanghai is led by Korean star, Kim Young and Tianjin is led by the young Chinese phenom, 17 year old YingYing Lee. Lee is touted as a young Zhu. See for yourselves. She's a lefty, #1 in the purple uniforms. China may be even more formidable by Tokyo 2020. Link to match: She looked good in game 1 of the finals yesterday, especially from the back row.
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Post by ironhammer on Mar 14, 2018 22:51:55 GMT -5
Correct me if I am wrong, but Li scored 31 points for Tianjin in that match against Shanghai. Impressive. KYK got 26 points for Shanghai I believe.
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Post by alohavball on Mar 15, 2018 2:12:00 GMT -5
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Post by alohavball on Mar 15, 2018 2:14:28 GMT -5
Here's a simpler video on youtube that focuses on Li Yingying's plays on the first match.
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Post by alohavball on Mar 15, 2018 2:36:26 GMT -5
Right? I feel like Lang Ping runs like a conveyor belt for Chinese national team players. Seems like they always have players to sustain them while breeding new ones ... and they keep on coming. While with the US, it was incredible how she formulated that tram up until the last instance - with the emergence of the Kims (Glass and Willoughby) ... then there were players waiting in the wings to step in ... Hooker, Akinradewo, Hodge ... Agreed! It's amazing how much great young players are being discovered in China year after year (Zhu Ting, Yuan Xinyue, Zhang Changning and more). I wouldn't be surprised if we even see a few more new names within the next year. Lang Ping is also training Yang Hanyu for the national team. She won MVP at last years FIVB Women's U20 World Championship. Born in 1999 and has a height of 197cm. Although her performance in China's League this season hasn't been star like, I believe working along side Lang Ping will make her better. Video of the U20 World Championship first place match, China vs Russia. #2 is Yang Hanyu.
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Post by ironhammer on Mar 15, 2018 4:26:28 GMT -5
Thanks for the link. Yup, I should have mention Zeng as well, it was a total of 26 points between them, I messed up their scoring. As for Zeng, I thought she played for Beijing? I guess the Chinese league allows a player to move to a playoff team?
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Post by Steve vb on Mar 15, 2018 4:33:37 GMT -5
I think that KYK played well. She didn't have many good opportunities because Shanghai's normally good ball control deserted them. Although Shanghai has an older veteran team, they seemed very tight.
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Post by Steve vb on Mar 15, 2018 4:36:19 GMT -5
Thanks for the link. Yup, I should have mention Zeng as well, it was a total of 26 points between them, messed up their scoring. As for Zeng, I thought she played for Beijing? I guess the Chinese league allows a player to move to a playoff team? For the final four, each team was allowed to draft two players from teams that had been eliminated.
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Post by ironhammer on Mar 15, 2018 5:21:21 GMT -5
Thanks for the link. Yup, I should have mention Zeng as well, it was a total of 26 points between them, messed up their scoring. As for Zeng, I thought she played for Beijing? I guess the Chinese league allows a player to move to a playoff team? For the final four, each team was allowed to draft two players from teams that had been eliminated. I see. Disappointing that Jiangsu isn't in the running, I guess Hui Ruoqi's retirement really affected them. Now, who do you want to win the championship? Tianjin or Shanghai?
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Post by Steve vb on Mar 15, 2018 10:26:15 GMT -5
When Jiangsu won the championship last year, Hui Ruoqi only played part-time due to her heart condition. Therefore, in my opinion, which is so valuable that it's offered for free on a public forum, they would not have advanced even if they had her part-time services this year. This year the team was just so inconsistent with their passing. Two days ago, in the 3rd place match, was a good example of this team. They won the first two sets easily as their opponent "Liaoning" didn't even cross the 20-point mark. However, beginning in set 3, Jiangsu really struggled to pass and went on to lose the final three sets to Liaoning.
Liaoning, by the way, still has Ding Xia as their setter, but she didn't seem to have the same energy this winter. I wonder how long she'll be the main setter for the national team.
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Post by ironhammer on Mar 15, 2018 10:49:53 GMT -5
When Jiangsu won the championship last year, Hui Ruoqi only played part-time due to her heart condition. Therefore, in my opinion, which is so valuable that it's offered for free on a public forum, they would not have advanced even if they had her part-time services this year. This year the team was just so inconsistent with their passing. Two days ago, in the 3rd place match, was a good example of this team. They won the first two sets easily as their opponent "Liaoning" didn't even cross the 20-point mark. However, beginning in set 3, Jiangsu really struggled to pass and went on to lose the final three sets to Liaoning. Liaoning, by the way, still has Ding Xia as their setter, but she didn't seem to have the same energy this winter. I wonder how long she'll be the main setter for the national team. True, but Hui played in the crucial moments in several clutch matches, I think that helped the team. And her experience and leadership probably helped off-court as well in terms of advice to the younger players. This year, the pressure seem to rest on Zhang Changning to lead the team. She's a great player, but probably still finding her footing in trying to set an example for the team. As captain, Zhang isn't quite there yet. Maybe in the next season or two, we'll see.
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Post by Steve vb on Mar 15, 2018 13:02:58 GMT -5
When Jiangsu won the championship last year, Hui Ruoqi only played part-time due to her heart condition. Therefore, in my opinion, which is so valuable that it's offered for free on a public forum, they would not have advanced even if they had her part-time services this year. This year the team was just so inconsistent with their passing. Two days ago, in the 3rd place match, was a good example of this team. They won the first two sets easily as their opponent "Liaoning" didn't even cross the 20-point mark. However, beginning in set 3, Jiangsu really struggled to pass and went on to lose the final three sets to Liaoning. Liaoning, by the way, still has Ding Xia as their setter, but she didn't seem to have the same energy this winter. I wonder how long she'll be the main setter for the national team. True, but Hui played in the crucial moments in several clutch matches, I think that helped the team. And her experience and leadership probably helped off-court as well in terms of advice to the younger players. This year, the pressure seem to rest on Zhang Changning to lead the team. She's a great player, but probably still finding her footing in trying to set an example for the team. As captain, Zhang isn't quite there yet. Maybe in the next season or two, we'll see. Zhang Changning has fallen behind Li Yingying (Zhu junior, or as I say Zhu-nior) in the China Volleyball League's (CVL) pecking order. Zhang is taller at almost 6'5" and is very athletic, but doesn't seem to be able to improve her passing or shot placement. Maybe you and Tango are right that Hui Rongqi was more important than I've said she was.
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