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Post by avid 2.0 on Jan 24, 2024 13:59:08 GMT -5
in 2024 they would simply just be turkish. lol The cubans didn't have self-confidence issues like the turkish. DR is a different story. (that was a vargas joke)
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Post by volleyguy on Jan 24, 2024 14:01:13 GMT -5
The cubans didn't have self-confidence issues like the turkish. DR is a different story. (that was a vargas joke) Sorry, I missed that. I'm in the middle of an irrational argument. lol
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Post by Reach on Jan 24, 2024 14:02:41 GMT -5
The style of volleyball they played was revolutionary but then everyone caught up and surpassed them In the pass game. Luis, Ruiz etc are all incredible players and full of highlights no doubt. Not sure how’d they face with todays serve and pass The Cubans were the best athletes to ever play volleyball. They didn't adjust because they didn't have to. Aside from the issue of lack of resources, why would anyone think they couldn't see and adjust to what everyone else is doing? *They were the best, at the time. The women’s game as a whole has been playing catchup to a more physical style of play that the Cubans had way before everyone. Russia was really the only other player many of those years but they were stuck on the moon while Cuba was winning back to back to back golds. That and well, Eugenio, RIP.
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Post by Reach on Jan 24, 2024 14:05:33 GMT -5
Is Vargas as good as the greats from Cuba? Would she break into the starters back then? She’d either learn to set or play outside lol
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Post by volleyguy on Jan 24, 2024 14:08:31 GMT -5
The Cubans were the best athletes to ever play volleyball. They didn't adjust because they didn't have to. Aside from the issue of lack of resources, why would anyone think they couldn't see and adjust to what everyone else is doing? *They were the best, at the time. The women’s game as a whole has been playing catchup to a more physical style of play that the Cubans had way before everyone. Russia was really the only other player many of those years but they were stuck on the moon while Cuba was winning back to back to back golds. That’s and well, Eugenio, RIP. Russia supported Cuba economically, and specifically in volleyball. The coaches adapted their systems to the physical talent available in each country. My point is really that Cuba still has some of the most amazing athletes in the world, but their decline isn't due to the fact that they can't adapt or learn to pass, it's due to the complete lack of infrastructure and resources (and freedom).
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Post by StanfordFan on Jan 24, 2024 20:11:03 GMT -5
So if you had to make a Cuban team of all Cubans now naturalized elsewhere, what would you choose? On the women’s side, I can only think of Vargas. Men I can think of Leon, Juantorena, Leal.
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Post by Cmd12 on Jan 24, 2024 21:23:09 GMT -5
I think we’re so used to watching Egonu and Bosko that we forget how powerful hooker really was. SHEESH some of her spikes!!
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Post by pittsburgh7717 on Jan 24, 2024 21:33:40 GMT -5
Hooker>>>>Bosko & Egonu
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Post by WMegs55 on Jan 24, 2024 22:51:09 GMT -5
Love seeing the Gentil recognition on this thread.
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Post by katn on Jan 25, 2024 0:20:31 GMT -5
I think we’re so used to watching Egonu and Bosko that we forget how powerful hooker really was. SHEESH some of her spikes!! hooker was a total badass
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Post by madden55 on Jan 25, 2024 0:22:52 GMT -5
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Post by madden55 on Jan 25, 2024 0:26:14 GMT -5
So if you had to make a Cuban team of all Cubans now naturalized elsewhere, what would you choose? On the women’s side, I can only think of Vargas. Men I can think of Leon, Juantorena, Leal. Vargas is the only noteworthy Cuban that has naturalized to a relevant team. And it’s so stupid lmao
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Post by vbshrink on Jan 25, 2024 0:39:03 GMT -5
Literally no one:
Me: All-time Arkansas team:
MB - Libby Windell/Jessica Field Phelan OH - Jill Gillen/Yarleen Santiago OPP - Kim Storey Chronister S - Tina Rico L - Ashley Miller
With apologies to Pilar Victoria, Krystal Osborne, and Taylor Head. And maybe Roberta Tarnauskaite.
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Post by volleyguy on Jan 25, 2024 1:04:07 GMT -5
So if you had to make a Cuban team of all Cubans now naturalized elsewhere, what would you choose? On the women’s side, I can only think of Vargas. Men I can think of Leon, Juantorena, Leal. Vargas is the only noteworthy Cuban that has naturalized to a relevant team. And it’s so stupid lmao Taismary Agüero defected after the Sydney Olympics and won a World Cup with Italy in 2007. * She was inducted into the VB Hall of Fame in 2021
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Post by acea on Jan 25, 2024 2:19:25 GMT -5
Ashley shook Maisie boesiger (as an MB from the Oregon sweet 16 match) miranda weber lexi sun paulina prieto cerame (specifically the 2016 natty performance) Alaina bergsma (2012 natty performance) Sydney petersen and ill defend it till im dead 2021 regional iosia >>> petersen
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