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Post by mapuan on Sept 12, 2019 0:26:11 GMT -5
Your' edumacation speaks 4 isself I'm just well-traveled :xd
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Post by alohavball on Sept 12, 2019 1:45:09 GMT -5
Your' edumacation speaks 4 isself I'm just well-traveled :xd Is this you on the other volleyball forum, same username as well? inside.volleycountry.com/core/user/3292-mapuan/If this is you, it says you're from Asia. Now if you are Asian and don't find this offensive that's all on you, just realize that there are other Asians as well as Non-Asians who do find this gesture offensive and felt disrespected by his actions.
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Post by ace35 on Sept 12, 2019 8:29:10 GMT -5
So I have been busy with work and family, did not paid attention to the World Cup until...now. Still, despite the fact that the World Cup is no longer an option for Olympic qualification for this edition, it is still a "big 3" tournament. So can anyone tell me just how many teams are sending their A squad to the tournament? Who are the favorites? Natalia and Tandara are with their clubs, but veterans Sheilla and Fabiana are back. You know, not to be a Debbie Downer, but if this is true, it speaks how much Brazil considers this tournament seriously, too. Not bringing your 2 best players is one thing, but to bring a 36 year old veteran who hasn't played in years...really? Not even Ze with his famous obsession for his Golden Generation would do that if he was hoping for title.
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Post by ToddyJ on Sept 12, 2019 10:27:52 GMT -5
Natalia and Tandara are with their clubs, but veterans Sheilla and Fabiana are back. You know, not to be a Debbie Downer, but if this is true, it speaks how much Brazil considers this tournament seriously, too. Not bringing your 2 best players is one thing, but to bring a 36 year old veteran who hasn't played in years...really? Not even Ze with his famous obsession for his Golden Generation would do that if he was hoping for title. With Fabiana and Sheilla’s return we have now seen the attempted return of most of the golden girls this quad. I kinda feel bad for the girls who have put in the time this whole quad and will probably loose their spots to these washed up vets. It’s kinda sad. To fair I do feel like of all of the golden gals these two are probably in the best playing shape at the moment. Plus Natalia and Tandara are kinda banged up and not in their best form at the moment. The funny thing is Brazil will probably over perform at this tournament which will reinforce Ze’s roster choices 🙄
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Post by alohavball on Sept 12, 2019 12:42:14 GMT -5
You know, not to be a Debbie Downer, but if this is true, it speaks how much Brazil considers this tournament seriously, too. Not bringing your 2 best players is one thing, but to bring a 36 year old veteran who hasn't played in years...really? Not even Ze with his famous obsession for his Golden Generation would do that if he was hoping for title. I kinda feel bad for the girls who have put in the time this whole quad and will probably loose their spots to these washed up vets. It’s kinda sad. It is sad to really think that. I think Natalia has a better chance to make Tokyo 2020, Tandara I'm not to sure. It's a shame since she was one of the key players that led this team for the past few years. She didn't make it to Rio 2016 due to pregnancy and may not even make it Tokyo 2020. When healthy I would say she is up there with Boskovic and Egonu as one of the top opposites.
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Post by Reach on Sept 12, 2019 13:12:59 GMT -5
I kinda feel bad for the girls who have put in the time this whole quad and will probably loose their spots to these washed up vets. It’s kinda sad. It is sad to really think that. I think Natalia has a better chance to make Tokyo 2020, Tandara I'm not to sure. It's a shame since she was one of the key players that led this team for the past few years. She didn't make it to Rio 2016 due to pregnancy and may not even make it Tokyo 2020. When healthy I would say she is up there with Boskovic and Egonu as one of the top opposites. Ummm no
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Post by alohavball on Sept 12, 2019 13:20:17 GMT -5
It is sad to really think that. I think Natalia has a better chance to make Tokyo 2020, Tandara I'm not to sure. It's a shame since she was one of the key players that led this team for the past few years. She didn't make it to Rio 2016 due to pregnancy and may not even make it Tokyo 2020. When healthy I would say she is up there with Boskovic and Egonu as one of the top opposites. Ummm no Ummm ok Well maybe not technically up there with those two, but somewhere right under.
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Post by alohavball on Sept 12, 2019 14:50:49 GMT -5
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Post by ToddyJ on Sept 12, 2019 15:01:54 GMT -5
Did I miss Dominican Republic's roster? That's the only one I don't remember seeing. Also time to give a special shout out to alohavball for always keeping up with rosters! Thanks!
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Post by alohavball on Sept 12, 2019 15:19:09 GMT -5
Did I miss Dominican Republic's roster? That's the only one I don't remember seeing. Also time to give a special shout out to alohavball for always keeping up with rosters! Thanks! It's hard to find info on the DR team, but once I do I'll post them. Thank you
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Post by ace35 on Sept 12, 2019 15:54:46 GMT -5
Identical squad to Eurovolley for Russia, with the exception of second libero. I guess Fetisova didn't recover enough from appendectomy, despite hopes to the contrary.
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Post by trojansc on Sept 12, 2019 16:56:44 GMT -5
Did I miss Dominican Republic's roster? That's the only one I don't remember seeing. Also time to give a special shout out to alohavball for always keeping up with rosters! Thanks! It's hard to find info on the DR team, but once I do I'll post them. Thank you You and ToddyJ know I am your Dominican source! The girls have been in Japan for over a week now. It’s everyone you’d expect minus Castillo. If DR will load up for the Pan Am’s, you know the best is available for the World Cup. Brayelin, Rivera, De La Cruz, Mambru, Gaila Gonzales Eve, Annerys Valdez, Arias, and Jineiry Martinez Both backup L’s Larysmer Martinez will probably take the job Normal setters as well. Niverka Marte and Camil Dominguez I’ve been busy with NCAA season’ sorry yall’ Pero como siempre, Vamos Dominicana 🇩🇴 🇩🇴 🇩🇴 But, IN 5 SETS !!! Also, if you guys are on IG, the Dominican girls accounts are all public (I think?) and they post a ton. My favorite are when Bethania posts a story and people ask her direct questions, like why aren’t you captain anymore? Or why isn’t Winifer Fernandez with the team? Is it because of a supposed administrator’s harassment? The tea is scalding, way better than USA’s secret volleyball society! I think quite a few are going to play in Brazil this upcoming year, and Bethania back to Russia?
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Post by ToddyJ on Sept 12, 2019 17:23:13 GMT -5
It's hard to find info on the DR team, but once I do I'll post them. Thank you You and ToddyJ know I am your Dominican source! The girls have been in Japan for over a week now. It’s everyone you’d expect minus Castillo. If DR will load up for the Pan Am’s, you know the best is available for the World Cup. Brayelin, Rivera, De La Cruz, Mambru, Gaila Gonzales Eve, Annerys Valdez, Arias, and Jineiry Martinez Both backup L’s Larysmer Martinez will probably take the job Normal setters as well. Niverka Marte and Camil Dominguez I’ve been busy with NCAA season’ sorry yall’ Pero como siempre, Vamos Dominicana 🇩🇴 🇩🇴 🇩🇴 But, IN 5 SETS !!! Also, if you guys are on IG, the Dominican girls accounts are all public (I think?) and they post a ton. My favorite are when Bethania posts a story and people ask her direct questions, like why aren’t you captain anymore? Or why isn’t Winifer Fernandez with the team? Is it because of a supposed administrator’s harassment? The tea is scalding, way better than USA’s secret volleyball society! I think quite a few are going to play in Brazil this upcoming year, and Bethania back to Russia? My bad! I've seen the error of my ways. Thanks for the news!
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Post by ToddyJ on Sept 12, 2019 17:44:36 GMT -5
Ok. Just a for fun full table prediction based on rosters. Don't shoot me if your favorite team isn't where you think it should be.
1. China 2. USA 3. Brazil 4. Russia 5. Netherlands 6. Dominican Republic 7. Japan 8. Serbia 9. Korea 10. Argentina 11. Cameroon 12. Kenya
I feel like China, USA, Brazil and Russia are putting up their strongest line-ups they can (injuries/eligibility/scheduling) with China holding nothing back.
I feel like for Netherlands, Japan, Dominican Republic and Serbia it will just depend on who has the better tournament and any team could be as high as 4th maybe even 3rd if they play clean and clinical volleyball.
Korea could make a push into the middle of the pack but that will depend on how often KYK plays.
Argentina should beat the African teams. Kenya/Cameroon should be at the bottom of the table. It would be amazing if by 2028 one of these CAVB teams could at least rise to the level of being competitive with some of the lower/mid-tier teams from other federations.
Just some thoughts.....now i'm off to play some sand VBALL :-) See ya'll when I get back! Please share your thoughts and maybe how you think the table will look at the end of the tournament!?
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Post by alohavball on Sept 12, 2019 20:46:59 GMT -5
It's hard to find info on the DR team, but once I do I'll post them. Thank you You and ToddyJ know I am your Dominican source! The girls have been in Japan for over a week now. It’s everyone you’d expect minus Castillo. If DR will load up for the Pan Am’s, you know the best is available for the World Cup. I’ve been busy with NCAA season’ sorry yall’ Also, if you guys are on IG, the Dominican girls accounts are all public (I think?) and they post a ton. My favorite are when Bethania posts a story and people ask her direct questions, like why aren’t you captain anymore? Or why isn’t Winifer Fernandez with the team? Is it because of a supposed administrator’s harassment? The tea is scalding, way better than USA’s secret volleyball society! I was actually going to tag you, but opted not to in case you were busy. Castillo's health is most important as they still need to qualify for Tokyo at the NORCECA Qualifier. It's unfortunate since she just returned to play too. I checked Bethania's IG and noticed she's sporting some bright neon green braids this tournament, the others are either private or outdated.
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