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Post by jay on May 22, 2018 11:19:11 GMT -5
Hill establish herself as the number one middle back in Italy last year by virtual of both her excellent floor defense and hitting the pipe and it seems to be carrying over this year to the national team
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Post by hoosierdraft on May 22, 2018 11:22:17 GMT -5
So I am just catching up...our lib no longer plays middle back? Not sure if it has frozen over yet or not but libero is consistently playing left back and OHs are hitting the bic on a regular basis which includes Larson, Hill and MBH. MBH appearing to be the most effective?!?
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Post by Volleyballer on May 22, 2018 11:27:55 GMT -5
So I am just catching up...our lib no longer plays middle back? Not sure if it has frozen over yet or not but libero is consistently playing left back and OHs are hitting the bic on a regular basis which includes Larson, Hill and MBH. MBH appearing to be the most effective?!? Yeah watching the match now and I absolutely love it. We look like the men's teams running that many bics.
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Post by jay on May 22, 2018 11:32:20 GMT -5
If you added Fabris to this team and Foli instead of Adams you would almost have a mirror of what Imoco was doing offensively in the Italian League
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Post by volleyjeep on May 22, 2018 12:14:12 GMT -5
Watching some of the replays I was noticing that Robinson didn't seem to be covering the hitters that well. Was this a designed area she was supposed to cover or her just not being as familiar with the libero position to be in better positions to cover the hitter?
She was holding on the 10' line for the outside hits and on a middle quick attack that got blocked she was behind the 10' line and not very low to make the play on a ball in front of her.
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Post by huskerjen on May 22, 2018 12:14:31 GMT -5
Pure laziness. Someone tells you that what you said might have been offensive to some (given the historical connotations that come with the word "think", IT WAS) and your response is to quit being so politically correct? People like you don't even know what political correctness is. You think being a douchebag and being called out for being a douchebag somehow makes us wrong? Or that seeing implicit racism makes us racebaiters because you didn't come right out and say it? Trump has really poisoned the feeble minds of this country. Sad! It's not lazy at all. His words, his intent. If someone misconstrues his message, that is on them and not him. It's just virtue-signalling b*ll%*$# and trying to imply racism where none was intended. If anyone really thought he was trying to use "chink" in a derogatory manner when it was clearly included in a colloquial phrase everyone has heard and predates the alternative, then they're outright stupid. And yes, political correctness is bunk. Somehow popular society has evolved from caring about ethical or moral correctness, i.e. things that matter, to playing "gotcha" word games.
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Post by c4ndlelight on May 22, 2018 12:50:23 GMT -5
Pure laziness. Someone tells you that what you said might have been offensive to some (given the historical connotations that come with the word "think", IT WAS) and your response is to quit being so politically correct? People like you don't even know what political correctness is. You think being a douchebag and being called out for being a douchebag somehow makes us wrong? Or that seeing implicit racism makes us racebaiters because you didn't come right out and say it? Trump has really poisoned the feeble minds of this country. Sad! It's not lazy at all. His words, his intent. If someone misconstrues his message, that is on them and not him. It's just virtue-signalling b*ll%*$# and trying to imply racism where none was intended. If anyone really thought he was trying to use "chink" in a derogatory manner when it was clearly included in a colloquial phrase everyone has heard and predates the alternative, then they're outright stupid. And yes, political correctness is bunk. Somehow popular society has evolved from caring about ethical or moral correctness, i.e. things that matter, to playing "gotcha" word games. ..But his intent wasn't really to comment on the match or a team but to bait someone into that discussion.
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Post by c4ndlelight on May 22, 2018 12:55:52 GMT -5
Haven't watched the match yet, but this is interesting:
Lefts - 33/59 (56% kill) Middles - 6/19 (32% kill) Right - 6/20 (30% kill)
We struggled with our middle offense all of last season and it seems that may just be the case whenever Foluke isn't playing. There's also a lot of criticism for how much we set our outsides, but if Foluke's not available, it's probably the right choice.
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Post by pepperbrooks on May 22, 2018 13:08:09 GMT -5
Pure laziness. Someone tells you that what you said might have been offensive to some (given the historical connotations that come with the word "think", IT WAS) and your response is to quit being so politically correct? People like you don't even know what political correctness is. You think being a douchebag and being called out for being a douchebag somehow makes us wrong? Or that seeing implicit racism makes us racebaiters because you didn't come right out and say it? Trump has really poisoned the feeble minds of this country. Sad! "Chinks in the armor" has nothing to do with the term, and as opposed to "faggots" it's not a British term. Are we upset by Spic and Span? Jackson Pollock? There's no malicious intent with "chinks in the armor."
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Post by pacnbig on May 22, 2018 13:21:05 GMT -5
I would have liked that. And her old serve. you might see her set sometime but you won’t see her old serve yeah...maybe not on team USA under KK, but we will in pro league.
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Post by SportyBucky on May 22, 2018 13:27:15 GMT -5
Haven't watched the match yet, but this is interesting: Lefts - 33/59 (56% kill) Middles - 6/19 (32% kill) Right - 6/20 (30% kill) We struggled with our middle offense all of last season and it seems that may just be the case whenever Foluke isn't playing. There's also a lot of criticism for how much we set our outsides, but if Foluke's not available, it's probably the right choice. Sets were not good to Adams. Like, really bad.
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Post by pdxcardfan on May 22, 2018 13:28:13 GMT -5
It's not lazy at all. His words, his intent. If someone misconstrues his message, that is on them and not him. It's just virtue-signalling b*ll%*$# and trying to imply racism where none was intended. If anyone really thought he was trying to use "chink" in a derogatory manner when it was clearly included in a colloquial phrase everyone has heard and predates the alternative, then they're outright stupid. And yes, political correctness is bunk. Somehow popular society has evolved from caring about ethical or moral correctness, i.e. things that matter, to playing "gotcha" word games. ..But his intent wasn't really to comment on the match or a team but to bait someone into that discussion. Honestly didn't make the connection with the original post until others pointed it out. The metaphor made sense. In light of all the subsequent discussion I would choose another. But I am curious how you know the original poster's intent?
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Post by wishinwestcoastvb on May 22, 2018 13:28:44 GMT -5
Haven't watched the match yet, but this is interesting: Lefts - 33/59 (56% kill) Middles - 6/19 (32% kill) Right - 6/20 (30% kill) We struggled with our middle offense all of last season and it seems that may just be the case whenever Foluke isn't playing. There's also a lot of criticism for how much we set our outsides, but if Foluke's not available, it's probably the right choice. Sets were not good to Adams. Like, really bad. also remember seeing a few miscues to the OH as well
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2018 13:32:14 GMT -5
Bartsch Hackley 21 pts in a 3 setter. Maybe we should have a line up that has BH/Hill/Larson all on the court at the same time. Aka take Murphy off the court It sounds like the biggest criticism of MBH thus far has been she can put up monster numbers against weak teams but fades against the big dogs. If that’s accurate then I’m not sure that’s a good long-term solution. Yes, we need to wait until they play against a full China,Brazil,Serbia to see what M.B.H can do... Next week they face China and Brazil....I don`t think China will have their main roster as some players are playing at some military tournament but hopefully at least Zhu will be back. Brazil is missing some players also ....but still that will be a good test. And they face Serbia only in the final round in Argentina....But I don`t know if Serbia will send their main squad for that final week.
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Post by pdxcardfan on May 22, 2018 13:32:38 GMT -5
One thing I absolutely love seeing this year is how much more often we’re running the pipe. I wonder if Karch saw some sort of “data” that persuaded him to include it further in his system or if he just used the eye test and saw how well our athletes can execute it. Agreed! An exciting development. Can't remember where it was in the match but there was one play where MB-H hit from back row middle, when it was returned Kelly Murphy hit from back row side and then finally Kim Hill put it away from the front left. Love the mixing up of the placement all on the same point.
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