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Post by alohavball on Apr 1, 2018 16:44:51 GMT -5
Who do you think team USA should bring in the roster for this competition?
Week 1- Pool 3 Host: United States Teams: United States, Italy, Poland, Turkey
Week 2- Pool 5 Host: Japan Teams: Japan, Belgium, Netherlands, United States
Week 3- Pool 11 Host: Thailand Teams: Thailand, Dominican Republic, Germany, United States
Week 4- Pool 14 Host: China Teams: China, Brazil, Russia, United States
Week 5- Pool 20 Host: Argentina Teams: Argentina, Serbia, South Korea, United States
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Post by jay on Apr 1, 2018 18:55:25 GMT -5
Thailand Roster
OH: Kelsey Robinson, Vakifbank; Simone Lee, Imoco; Taylor Agost, Oregon; Kadie Rolfzen, Toray Arrows.
MB: Tori Dixon, Modena; Inky Ajanaku, Stanford.
OP: Annie Drews, Pomi; Plummer, Stanford.
Libero: Amanda Benson, Vandoeuvre Nancy
Setter: Hancock, Modena; Carlini, Scandicci.
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Post by Reach on Apr 1, 2018 19:05:14 GMT -5
Thailand Roster OH: Kelsey Robinson, Vakifbank; Simone Lee, Imoco; Taylor Agost, Oregon; Kadie Rolfzen, Toray Arrows. MB: Tori Dixon, Modena; Inky Ajanaku, Stanford. OP: Annie Drews, Pomi; Plummer, Stanford. Libero: Amanda Benson, Vandoeuvre Nancy Setter: Hancock, Modena; Carlini, Scandicci. Interesting...
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Post by jay on Apr 1, 2018 19:42:50 GMT -5
Lincoln, NE USA
OH: Larson, ECZ; Robinson, Vakifbank; Simone Lee, Imoco; Kadie Rolfzen, Toray Arrows.
MB: Foluke, Hisamitsu Springs; Adams, ECZ; Amber Rolfzen, Beziers.
OP: Annie Drews, Pomi; Plummer, Stanford.
Libero: Amanda Benson, Vandoeuvre Nancy
Setter: Carlini, Scandicci; Carli Lloyd, Barueri.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Apr 1, 2018 20:14:18 GMT -5
The Nebraska leg happens 9 days after the champions league final four. That means Hill, Lee, Gibby, and Robinson probably won't be suiting up.
The Italian Scudetto playoffs could foreseeably come up against that, so if Carlini can turn the upset in the semis that would take her out of the pool too.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2018 21:26:16 GMT -5
Kadie Rolfzen did not show good reception in Japan. Very often she would get replaced when she was on the back and sometimes she would get covered. She did spike well, but when you are 1.93cm and everyone on the other side is 1.70 spiking becomes easy. She also does not show any personality. I would certainly take Annie Mitchem over her.
But considering the level of Thailand, Dominican Republic and Germany...She might be good enough to go up against them.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2018 21:32:41 GMT -5
The Nebraska leg happens 9 days after the champions league final four. That means Hill, Lee, Gibby, and Robinson probably won't be suiting up. The Italian Scudetto playoffs could foreseeably come up against that, so if Carlini can turn the upset in the semis that would take her out of the pool too. Which also means, Italy won`t be sending their main roster ( no Egonu, Chirichella, Folie, Orro etc). Probably the same for Turkey ( not even Guidetti will come) and Poland ( the playoffs in Poland have not even started).
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Post by jay on Apr 1, 2018 23:10:19 GMT -5
I'm thinking that with the US leg being in Nebraska, Karch will want to showcase Nebraska players to draw in a big crowd. He of course will not want to lose any match at home and he knows that he can rest people on the next leg. You know the Nebraska players will want to play at home as Big Red is central to their personal brands and a place that runs deep in their volleyball DNA.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2018 0:18:19 GMT -5
I'm not as interested in rosters right now; I care way more about who is going to get a shot in the gym in general:
OHs: I think we'll see Larson, Hill, Robo, Barstch, Kingdon, Newcombe, and Wilhite returning from last summer. Would love to see Lanier, Edmond, Lee, Plummer, Snyder, Agost, K. Rolfzen, and Anae too. We must learn to develop pin talent.
OPPs: McMahon, Drews, Whitney... meh. Would love to see Fawcett back, Hooker obviously, Toliver and Nwanebu get looks.
MBs: Foluke, Adams, Gibby, Dixon, Wopat, Happ, Papp, McCage, and Alhassan all expected back. Excited to see what Washington, Ogbogu, Inky, and Cuttino can do. And I really think Amber Rolfzen needs an investment. I think she has a ton of potential to be a top international middle. Rettke should be in the gym too.
S: Lloyd, Carlini, Hancock... don't know if Dannemiller has been finally cut yet or not. Sponcil and Hunter should get invites too.
L: JWO, Courtney, Benson, Hahn... Albrecht, Lake, Muno... Sponcil should get a shot here too. And, if we can develop some pin talent in the next couple years (not holding my breath), Larson should get a look here too. I think she could be incredible in this role.
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Post by mapuan on Apr 2, 2018 1:12:18 GMT -5
I'm not as interested in rosters right now; I care way more about who is going to get a shot in the gym in general: OHs: I think we'll see Larson, Hill, Robo, Barstch, Kingdon, Newcombe, and Wilhite returning from last summer. Would love to see Lanier, Edmond, Lee, Plummer, Snyder, Agost, K. Rolfzen, and Anae too. We must learn to develop pin talent. OPPs: McMahon, Drews, Whitney... meh. Would love to see Fawcett back, Hooker obviously, Toliver and Nwanebu get looks. MBs: Foluke, Adams, Gibby, Dixon, Wopat, Happ, Papp, McCage, and Alhassan all expected back. Excited to see what Washington, Ogbogu, Inky, and Cuttino can do. And I really think Amber Rolfzen needs an investment. I think she has a ton of potential to be a top international middle. Rettke should be in the gym too. S: Lloyd, Carlini, Hancock... don't know if Dannemiller has been finally cut yet or not. Sponcil and Hunter should get invites too. L: JWO, Courtney, Benson, Hahn... Albrecht, Lake, Muno... Sponcil should get a shot here too. And, if we can develop some pin talent in the next couple years (not holding my breath), Larson should get a look here too. I think she could be incredible in this role. THIS! Minor addition: Foecke at opposite along with Plummer. I have high hopes for Lanier and Edmon to be the 1 and 2 OH after Tokyo. They can't only hit hard, they can actually receive and dig well. Not sure about Nwanebu because she's very picky with sets.
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Post by donut on Apr 2, 2018 1:21:00 GMT -5
She also does not show any personality. This is a dumb comment.
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Post by volleyguy on Apr 2, 2018 1:39:09 GMT -5
Thailand Roster OH: Kelsey Robinson, Vakifbank; Simone Lee, Imoco; Taylor Agost, Oregon; Kadie Rolfzen, Toray Arrows. MB: Tori Dixon, Modena; Inky Ajanaku, Stanford. OP: Annie Drews, Pomi; Plummer, Stanford. Libero: Amanda Benson, Vandoeuvre Nancy Setter: Hancock, Modena; Carlini, Scandicci. Interesting... There is nothing interesting about this.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2018 5:22:34 GMT -5
I'm not as interested in rosters right now; I care way more about who is going to get a shot in the gym in general: OHs: I think we'll see Larson, Hill, Robo, Barstch, Kingdon, Newcombe, and Wilhite returning from last summer. Would love to see Lanier, Edmond, Lee, Plummer, Snyder, Agost, K. Rolfzen, and Anae too. We must learn to develop pin talent. OPPs: McMahon, Drews, Whitney... meh. Would love to see Fawcett back, Hooker obviously, Toliver and Nwanebu get looks. MBs: Foluke, Adams, Gibby, Dixon, Wopat, Happ, Papp, McCage, and Alhassan all expected back. Excited to see what Washington, Ogbogu, Inky, and Cuttino can do. And I really think Amber Rolfzen needs an investment. I think she has a ton of potential to be a top international middle. Rettke should be in the gym too. S: Lloyd, Carlini, Hancock... don't know if Dannemiller has been finally cut yet or not. Sponcil and Hunter should get invites too. L: JWO, Courtney, Benson, Hahn... Albrecht, Lake, Muno... Sponcil should get a shot here too. And, if we can develop some pin talent in the next couple years (not holding my breath), Larson should get a look here too. I think she could be incredible in this role. THIS! Minor addition: Foecke at opposite along with Plummer. I have high hopes for Lanier and Edmon to be the 1 and 2 OH after Tokyo. They can't only hit hard, they can actually receive and dig well. Not sure about Nwanebu because she's very picky with sets. Her omission at all was definitely an error, but Foecke at opposite? I think she projects better on the left than the right. Her ball control isn’t a liability at all.
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Post by cbrown1709 on Apr 2, 2018 5:26:00 GMT -5
Not sure why it's not registering but who is Nancy Vandoeuvre?
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Post by alohavball on Apr 2, 2018 5:31:07 GMT -5
Not sure why it's not registering but who is Nancy Vandoeuvre? Vandoeuvre Nancy isn't a person, but a volleyball club in France which Amanda Benson (Libero) is currently playing for.
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