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Post by couchanalyst on Oct 16, 2024 17:10:10 GMT -5
1) MB Surf 2) Balboa Bay 3) Bay To Bay 4) Rockstar 5) MVC (assuming the core came over from Sting) 6) HVA 7) Academy 8) Winter Park 9) Adversity South 10) MVVC 11) 630 12) Coast 13) MVVC 14) SASVBC 15) Vanguard Only team I added not mentioned prior is 630 and I am assuming they have the same group back. Like every year, lots of good teams, 1-5 are my the favorites to medal each tournament but in 6-15 there will be a lot of shifting with potential to medal occasionally. There are at least 5 more teams not listed that will challenge for top 8 finishes. Unfortunately 630 apparently lost their best player to Adversity, so they will probably not be quite as strong as last year. But yes there are def few dark horse teams that may push in there, the LB Pacific Classic and Indy will tell respectively who else are potentially contending. |
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Post by servenpass311 on Oct 16, 2024 17:21:55 GMT -5
1) MB Surf 2) Balboa Bay 3) Bay To Bay 4) Rockstar 5) MVC (assuming the core came over from Sting) 6) HVA 7) Academy 8) Winter Park 9) Adversity South 10) MVVC 11) 630 12) Coast 13) MVVC 14) SASVBC 15) Vanguard Only team I added not mentioned prior is 630 and I am assuming they have the same group back. Like every year, lots of good teams, 1-5 are my the favorites to medal each tournament but in 6-15 there will be a lot of shifting with potential to medal occasionally. There are at least 5 more teams not listed that will challenge for top 8 finishes. WPVC getting the Lib from HVA will make a big difference for them. |
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Post by froggy640 on Oct 17, 2024 7:07:54 GMT -5
1) MB Surf 2) Balboa Bay 3) Bay To Bay 4) Rockstar 5) MVC (assuming the core came over from Sting) 6) HVA 7) Academy 8) Winter Park 9) Adversity South 10) MVVC 11) 630 12) Coast 13) MVVC 14) SASVBC 15) Vanguard Only team I added not mentioned prior is 630 and I am assuming they have the same group back. Like every year, lots of good teams, 1-5 are my the favorites to medal each tournament but in 6-15 there will be a lot of shifting with potential to medal occasionally. There are at least 5 more teams not listed that will challenge for top 8 finishes. WPVC getting the Lib from HVA will make a big difference for them. I agree, he is a a very good libero which was a weakness for that team last year. Last year this group kept adjusting to address that gap and with a consistent line up I believe they could surprise a few this year. The key for them will be to play as many high level teams as possible as Florida and southeast in general is not very competitive. No doubt that Balboa Bay/ MB Surf/ Rockstar and Bay to Bay are the front runners for this season though IMO. |
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Post by diggindeepbvb on Oct 17, 2024 8:40:11 GMT -5
WPVC getting the Lib from HVA will make a big difference for them. I agree, he is a a very good libero which was a weakness for that team last year. Last year this group kept adjusting to address that gap and with a consistent line up I believe they could surprise a few this year. The key for them will be to play as many high level teams as possible as Florida and southeast in general is not very competitive. No doubt that Balboa Bay/ MB Surf/ Rockstar and Bay to Bay are the front runners for this season though IMO. Not sure why anyone loops Rockstar in there. They fell short the last couple of seasons and have under performed. |
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Post by ilprepsvb on Oct 17, 2024 13:22:02 GMT -5
Illinois is really down in 18s this year across the board.
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Post by wilbur on Oct 17, 2024 13:53:14 GMT -5
I agree, he is a a very good libero which was a weakness for that team last year. Last year this group kept adjusting to address that gap and with a consistent line up I believe they could surprise a few this year. The key for them will be to play as many high level teams as possible as Florida and southeast in general is not very competitive. No doubt that Balboa Bay/ MB Surf/ Rockstar and Bay to Bay are the front runners for this season though IMO. Not sure why anyone loops Rockstar in there. They fell short the last couple of seasons and have under performed. TR had both good and bad performances last year. So did all the teams but BB/B2B/Surf to a lesser extent and those three were more consistent on keeping their level high in tournaments through the last day. |
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Post by pinkpanther123 on Oct 20, 2024 18:39:48 GMT -5
1) MB Surf 2) Balboa Bay 3) Bay To Bay 4) Rockstar 5) MVC (assuming the core came over from Sting) 6) HVA 7) Academy 8) Winter Park 9) Adversity South 10) MVVC 11) 630 12) Coast 13) MVVC 14) SASVBC 15) Vanguard Only team I added not mentioned prior is 630 and I am assuming they have the same group back. Like every year, lots of good teams, 1-5 are my the favorites to medal each tournament but in 6-15 there will be a lot of shifting with potential to medal occasionally. There are at least 5 more teams not listed that will challenge for top 8 finishes. Balboa Bay at the 2 spot is a little questionable. Even though they did pick up Cryst, they have not done anything special since 16’s year. |
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Post by gofaster88 on Oct 20, 2024 19:21:23 GMT -5
1) MB Surf 2) Balboa Bay 3) Bay To Bay 4) Rockstar 5) MVC (assuming the core came over from Sting) 6) HVA 7) Academy 8) Winter Park 9) Adversity South 10) MVVC 11) 630 12) Coast 13) MVVC 14) SASVBC 15) Vanguard Only team I added not mentioned prior is 630 and I am assuming they have the same group back. Like every year, lots of good teams, 1-5 are my the favorites to medal each tournament but in 6-15 there will be a lot of shifting with potential to medal occasionally. There are at least 5 more teams not listed that will challenge for top 8 finishes. Balboa Bay at the 2 spot is a little questionable. Even though they did pick up Cryst, they have not done anything special since 16’s year. Odd take, they won Chi-Town and Winter Formal at the beginning of 17U. 9th at Open Championship in Jan 2024, 5th at Showcase June 2024, and 5th at AAU Nationals July 2024. Then added Cryst who is probably the best middle in the class of 2025 ahead of Payne. |
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Post by wilbur on Oct 20, 2024 19:41:59 GMT -5
1) MB Surf 2) Balboa Bay 3) Bay To Bay 4) Rockstar 5) MVC (assuming the core came over from Sting) 6) HVA 7) Academy 8) Winter Park 9) Adversity South 10) MVVC 11) 630 12) Coast 13) MVVC 14) SASVBC 15) Vanguard Only team I added not mentioned prior is 630 and I am assuming they have the same group back. Like every year, lots of good teams, 1-5 are my the favorites to medal each tournament but in 6-15 there will be a lot of shifting with potential to medal occasionally. There are at least 5 more teams not listed that will challenge for top 8 finishes. Balboa Bay at the 2 spot is a little questionable. Even though they did pick up Cryst, they have not done anything special since 16’s year. They have Lopes too, and if you haven't seen Cryst play since last year you may think differently after you do. Last year in 17s BB won the first 2 tournaments of the season, they made gold the next 2, plus nationals. They could have done better but they were not an easy team to beat and those results are something. |
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Post by couchanalyst on Oct 20, 2024 20:03:29 GMT -5
Agree that BB last season was not perhaps what they wanted but Jack Loper and Cryst are significant additions, and believe that BB should be in the top three.
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Post by pinkpanther123 on Oct 21, 2024 12:11:55 GMT -5
Agree that BB last season was not perhaps what they wanted but Jack Loper and Cryst are significant additions, and believe that BB should be in the top three. Ah didn’t know about Jack Loper. Makes more sense now. |
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Post by froggy640 on Oct 28, 2024 9:04:25 GMT -5
1) MB Surf 2) Balboa Bay 3) Bay To Bay 4) Rockstar 5) MVC (assuming the core came over from Sting) 6) HVA 7) Academy 8) Winter Park 9) Adversity South 10) MVVC 11) 630 12) Coast 13) MVVC 14) SASVBC 15) Vanguard Only team I added not mentioned prior is 630 and I am assuming they have the same group back. Like every year, lots of good teams, 1-5 are my the favorites to medal each tournament but in 6-15 there will be a lot of shifting with potential to medal occasionally. There are at least 5 more teams not listed that will challenge for top 8 finishes. MB Surf looking strong... Attachments:
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Post by froggy640 on Oct 28, 2024 9:10:52 GMT -5
WPVC getting the Lib from HVA will make a big difference for them. I agree, he is a a very good libero which was a weakness for that team last year. Last year this group kept adjusting to address that gap and with a consistent line up I believe they could surprise a few this year. The key for them will be to play as many high level teams as possible as Florida and southeast in general is not very competitive. No doubt that Balboa Bay/ MB Surf/ Rockstar and Bay to Bay are the front runners for this season though IMO. WPVC 18AB  Cruised but the competition is not yet representative of bigger tournaments... |
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Post by couchanalyst on Oct 28, 2024 9:48:13 GMT -5
1) MB Surf 2) Balboa Bay 3) Bay To Bay 4) Rockstar 5) MVC (assuming the core came over from Sting) 6) HVA 7) Academy 8) Winter Park 9) Adversity South 10) MVVC 11) 630 12) Coast 13) MVVC 14) SASVBC 15) Vanguard Only team I added not mentioned prior is 630 and I am assuming they have the same group back. Like every year, lots of good teams, 1-5 are my the favorites to medal each tournament but in 6-15 there will be a lot of shifting with potential to medal occasionally. There are at least 5 more teams not listed that will challenge for top 8 finishes. MB Surf looking strong... Yep, I saw this result too. Anyone there at the tournament? I for certain would've thought BB to put up a bigger fight. |
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Post by ilprepsvb on Oct 28, 2024 10:37:26 GMT -5
One thing of interest from Illinois. Was looking at the points series results, Adversity South has been running away with it, but MOD 16s are playing in 17/18 open and have been competitive against every 18-1s team that they’ve faced except for Adversity South.
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