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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2007 12:03:11 GMT -5
Why is Klineman writing about Volleyball Magazine?
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2007 12:06:28 GMT -5
And it's about time the Sport got some tall, thin girls interested in playing. I'm tired of watching all those short, stocky players.
Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to play we go...
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Post by wolverine on May 29, 2007 17:04:41 GMT -5
When I read that Klineman thinks Kobe Bryant is a good teammate, I laughed so hard milk came out of my nostrils. And I wasn't drinking any at the time.
I think it's pretty crude to watch the game just because of the attractive women. I watch because of the shorts.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2007 9:07:09 GMT -5
Land O Lakes has a job for you...
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2007 12:03:11 GMT -5
So now Kobe is demanding to be traded. What a primadonna! I wonder what she thinks of him now?
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Post by johnbar on May 30, 2007 12:38:53 GMT -5
isn't she part of the class of 2007 because in the article it said, "Klineman admits the process, despite her standing as the No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2008 and having been pegged for greatness since she became a teenager, was anything but easy." isn't she the #1 recruit in the class of 2007? Yes, the article got it wrong. High school class of 2007, college class of 2011.
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Post by 808 on May 30, 2007 13:50:14 GMT -5
So now Kobe is demanding to be traded. What a primadonna! I wonder what she thinks of him now? Not just demanding to be traded, but wanting Jerry West back and to oust Mitch Kupchak. Why not just make Kobe the GM since he apparently knows everything.
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Post by OverAndUnder on May 30, 2007 15:55:51 GMT -5
Casual fans often forget the fact that players like Klineman may be extremely advanced in their one single area of specialty (volleyball) but they are still teenage girls who are heavily influenced by their exposure to media and often have limited perspective beyond those images.
As a coach*, however, I can assure you that it is a fact you will be reminded of on a daily basis.
*Note: I am not Ali Dailey's coach -- a fact which I must remind VT of on a daily basis
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Post by wolverine on May 31, 2007 8:21:55 GMT -5
I guess Kobe has now retracted his demand to be traded because he's such a great teammate.
As far youth being an excuse not to "get" what Kobe is, I'm not buying it. My twelve-year-old knows that Kobe is a selfish prima donna. And I would think any kid who's heavily into organized sports (at a highly competitive level) would have been drilled endlessly on the importance of teamwork and what it means to be a great teammate.
I suspect Klineman identifies with Kobe because she shares a burden similar to one he did: the Can't Miss Kid, who's expected to arrive and perform miracles.
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Post by dishdaball on May 31, 2007 14:24:31 GMT -5
I guess Kobe has now retracted his demand to be traded because he's such a great teammate. As far youth being an excuse not to "get" what Kobe is, I'm not buying it. My twelve-year-old knows that Kobe is a selfish prima donna. And I would think any kid who's heavily into organized sports (at a highly competitive level) would have been drilled endlessly on the importance of teamwork and what it means to be a great teammate. I suspect Klineman identifies with Kobe because she shares a burden similar to one he did: the Can't Miss Kid, who's expected to arrive and perform miracles. "to arrive and perform miracles"......why does she need to do that? Sure Stanford wants her to contribute but perform miracles is a little extreme don't you think.
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Post by cbrown1709 on May 31, 2007 15:06:26 GMT -5
Isn't that why she choose Stanford. She didn't have to be "the one".
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Post by baywatcher on May 31, 2007 16:22:26 GMT -5
Agree. It's a team game and one reason the elite programs stay that way is the best players go where they play with other greats.
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Post by wolverine on May 31, 2007 18:49:49 GMT -5
Geez, folks, I didn't suggest that she's going to a program that traditionally goes 3-22 every year and she is expected to do miracles to elevate the program (just like Kobe wasn't going to some backwater team of traditional basement dwellers), I simply suggested the expectations for her to be a star, to become the "next next thing" are exceptionally high, as they were for Kobe ("perform miracles" was perhaps ambiguous because it obviously was intepreted by many as "for the program"). Um, what's her ranking and how many players here have a thread dedicated to them whose name is not Pavan? I was also searching for some possible reason she holds the delusional view that Kobe Bryant is a great teammate. Perhaps she holds the view that a great teammate is the talented one who - out of selfLESSness - is forced to take the ball and do everything himself to carry the team on his shoulders because everyone else on the team is so inferior. If so, Kobe's a great teammate.
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Post by redincolorado on May 31, 2007 19:25:45 GMT -5
well, whatever. I'm looking forward to seeing her play. (that's assuming cstv will televise a few Stanford games) There wasn't a whole helluva lot of difference between Standford and Nebraska in last years final. A few plays here and there, a few less service errors and Standford could have won. Barbosa didn't have one of her better matches-----she's on-----who knows? Alix could well be all that Standford needs to suplant Nebraska this time around the block. I'm still thinking national freshman of the year for Klineman.
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Post by wolverine on May 31, 2007 21:00:39 GMT -5
Red, try living in Canada! It's virtually impossible to see televised college vball action. I keep hearing about the imminent launch of the Big Ten Network and the thought just makes me think about how much more I'll be frustrated.
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