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Post by cbrown1709 on Sept 7, 2019 17:40:48 GMT -5
For only having a short time of practice together, this team is pretty impressive.
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Post by vbstan123 on Sept 8, 2019 10:05:20 GMT -5
Is it just me or does the libero on the Italy team look exactly like the U21 Italian team libero
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Post by alohavball on Sept 8, 2019 11:56:05 GMT -5
Is it just me or does the libero on the Italy team look exactly like the U21 Italian team libero Probably just look similar. Panetoni was the libero during that tournament and Armini is the one playing with the U18 team. #15 Omoruyi was the only one that played both.
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Post by cbrown1709 on Sept 10, 2019 3:36:28 GMT -5
No one is really talking about this team. Probably the best showing of the GJNT or GYNT in awhile and not much chatter?
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Post by azvb on Sept 10, 2019 12:02:54 GMT -5
How old are these girls? Seems like they are missing a lot of school?
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Post by calical on Sept 10, 2019 12:08:39 GMT -5
How old are these girls? Seems like they are missing a lot of school? 2002/2003 cycle so mostly 17 y/o's. And yes a very impressive collection of talent, playing well together.
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Post by bprtbone on Sept 10, 2019 12:43:51 GMT -5
How old are these girls? Seems like they are missing a lot of school? In know in Mruzik's case that she is graduating early and planning to attend Michigan in January. Excited to see her in the spring season!
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Post by ay2013 on Sept 10, 2019 13:14:16 GMT -5
No one is really talking about this team. Probably the best showing of the GJNT or GYNT in awhile and not much chatter? I think people are more concerned with their own teams now that the season has started rather than being bored enough in the off-season to watch a bunch of teenagers that are mostly committed to Big 10 schools that we all hate but are insanely jealous of.
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Post by dawgs4 on Sept 11, 2019 11:32:36 GMT -5
How old are these girls? Seems like they are missing a lot of school? 2002/2003 cycle so mostly 17 y/o's. And yes a very impressive collection of talent, playing well together. Looks like Japan had a fairly weak pool so should get by them tomorrow. Would then play winner of Russia/Brazil which should be a good match. From what I've seen they picked an excellent ball control team. Interested to see how they fair against the bigger hitting teams.
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Post by outsider on Sept 11, 2019 13:18:31 GMT -5
Just a couple of comments to things said above. This is the fourth straight Worlds that the US Team will finish in the top 8. But for being in a "Group of Death" with Serbia and China (China with Zhu Ting placed second and Serbia place third) in 2011 it would be five straight Worlds. The comment about this being the best result in a while is just not accurate. Keep in mind also that the USA team took Silver in both in 2013 and 2015. We can be optimistic this team reaches that level.
As to Japan, any thought that this will be easy or a walkover is unrealistic. Japan takes these competitions seriously. Unlike us, they actually practice and prepare the team before sending it to World's. They are going to play a game that the USA kids have not seen before and it will be a challenge. If the Italy match is a barometer of what the USA team is capable of, then, they have a shot. I say that because Italy is also a country that believes in practicing and preparing for the competition.
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Post by cbrown1709 on Sept 11, 2019 15:30:02 GMT -5
Just a couple of comments to things said above. This is the fourth straight Worlds that the US Team will finish in the top 8. But for being in a "Group of Death" with Serbia and China (China with Zhu Ting placed second and Serbia place third) in 2011 it would be five straight Worlds. The comment about this being the best result in a while is just not accurate. Keep in mind also that the USA team took Silver in both in 2013 and 2015. We can be optimistic this team reaches that level. As to Japan, any thought that this will be easy or a walkover is unrealistic. Japan takes these competitions seriously. Unlike us, they actually practice and prepare the team before sending it to World's. They are going to play a game that the USA kids have not seen before and it will be a challenge. If the Italy match is a barometer of what the USA team is capable of, then, they have a shot. I say that because Italy is also a country that believes in practicing and preparing for the competition. So the better result in 4 years of our teams that haven't done as well as we expected, primarily because we couldn't pass on the level as the other teams.
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Post by outsider on Sept 11, 2019 16:21:32 GMT -5
I am not sure what you are trying to say here. I do not know that we should have any expectation of "success" for the age group teams. For the Youth team maybe there is a week or two of practice prior to the tournament. This years team had less. What they have for skill is what they carry from their club programs and what problems they may have with passing or any other skill are problems carried forward from their club programs. The limited practice that may be had with the Youth team is not enough to affect this. That these kids are successful is a tribute to their competitiveness and their ability to grow and adapt during the tournament.
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Post by dawgs4 on Sept 12, 2019 11:45:33 GMT -5
Pretty good match going on. Tied at 1 going to 3rd set. A bit sloppy in the first but size and physicality took over in the second.
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