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Post by roy on Jan 10, 2004 17:15:31 GMT -5
I think you misunderstand. I wasn't in the least bit surprised she got POY, but for someone who was supposed to be SO much better than everyone else in the country and touted as such on this board all season long, she didn't look like it in Dallas. I understand it's just one match and you shouldn't judge based on just one match, but it was the biggest match of her career. Oh, that is certainly true. She didn't play well in that match and I can understand the disappointment in wanting to see a player of her caliber and being a bit disappointed. But based on the season, both Ross and Cruz played well, but just didn't have "it" for POY. Ross was too well supported by her cast that made it difficult for her to standout. And Cruz did play well through the season. The point of the post is that I don't think it was a surprise that Willoughby won POY. |
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Post by 808 on Jan 18, 2004 4:11:18 GMT -5
Does Kim's signing of a professional volleyball contract now make her ineligible for her final year of basketball eligibility? Previously, she said that when she came back to school after trying out for the Olympics, she wanted to compete in basketball her final year.
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Post by IdahoBoy on Jan 18, 2004 4:20:53 GMT -5
Does Kim's signing of a professional volleyball contract now make her ineligible for her final year of basketball eligibility? Previously, she said that when she came back to school after trying out for the Olympics, she wanted to compete in basketball her final year. Remember that Lindsey Yamasaki played with the WNBA and still came back to play volleyball at Stanford. I believe there would be an exception for a non-sport, based on that. However, I wouldn't expect to see Kim in a UH uniform again, unless you're looking at pictures or her bobble-head doll. |
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Post by USAFAN on Jan 18, 2004 11:34:24 GMT -5
The NCAA rule is that you can play professional sports if you are playing in a different sport than you played professionally in.
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Post by roofed! on Jan 18, 2004 14:18:39 GMT -5
The USAV website has updated their 2004 National Team roster. www.usavolleyball.org/National/04wNTroster.aspBtw, when is the "stealth" MB going to commit/show up at Stanford? She seems to be still at OTC for the national team training. And knowing about the very "strict" Stanford admission process, does she have the stuffs to go to Stanford, or is it easier to transfer in (as opposed to applying from HS)? |
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Post by beachman on Jan 18, 2004 14:39:38 GMT -5
Umm....Cynthia Barboza more polished than the NCAA player of the year? I think not. While Cynthia did make the Pan American team and play, she wasn't completely dominant, and definitely wasn't the best player on the team. Cynthia is a good prospect, but she is many years away from making the Olympic team. I think that anyone who follows this website knows that I am very fond of Cynthia Barboza and make no mistake about my desire to see her playing for Long Beach. She has great "potential" and surely at this stage of her volleyball career would appear to have the ability to play for the USA in the FUTURE. Having said that I agree totally with the comments that she is "no where near the ability" of a Kim Willoughby at this stage in her career.....I give Cynthia absolutely zero chance of making the Olympic Team for 2004, why? because she has very little EXPERIENCE at that level of play....hell, she ain't even played at the collegiate level yet and there is as much difference between the collegiate game and the International game as there is between HS and top level D1 collegiate ball.....I see this as a shortened version of what Traci Stalls has been through these past two years, and I also give her ZERO chance of making the Olympic Team for 2004! This will be a great learning experience for Cynthia, but she needs 4 good years of collegiate play at a top notch program that has a demonstrated ability to be able to prepare players for the National Team, and that limits the field to about 6 or 8 schools at best! Of course you all know where I hope to see her play in college  |
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Post by roofed! on Jan 18, 2004 15:12:55 GMT -5
This will be a great learning experience for Cynthia, but she needs 4 good years of collegiate play at a top notch program that has a demonstrated ability to be able to prepare players for the National Team, and that limits the field to about 6 or 8 schools at best! Of course you all know where I hope to see her play in college Beachman, we all know that you hope that Cynthia will commit to USC where the training under Haley and Weishoff will help to elevate her play to the highest level (and where Cynthia can fulfil collegiate ambition of multiple national championships too). ;D |
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Post by USAFAN on Jan 18, 2004 15:23:08 GMT -5
If Cynthia Barboza goes to USC they are going to need to impose a recruiting limit for the Trojans on how much talent they can have on one squad.
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Post by Murina on Jan 18, 2004 16:23:51 GMT -5
Of course if Barboza really wanted to prepare herself for the national team/olympics fast she would join Metcalf in Perugia and go to the university there! ;D
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Post by SakiBomb25 on Jan 18, 2004 20:21:38 GMT -5
Btw, when is the "stealth" MB going to commit/show up at Stanford? She seems to be still at OTC for the national team training. And knowing about the very "strict" Stanford admission process, does she have the stuffs to go to Stanford, or is it easier to transfer in (as opposed to applying from HS)? Well considering that Stalls graduated #1 in her class with a 4.0, I doubt academics would be a problem for her. |
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Post by beachman on Jan 18, 2004 20:55:59 GMT -5
Beachman, we all know that you hope that Cynthia will commit to USC where the training under Haley and Weishoff will help to elevate her play to the highest level (and where Cynthia can fulfil collegiate ambition of multiple national championships too). ;D You know what slick? Of all the schools that Cynthia could end up at, I would be willing to bet just about everything that I own that SHE WON'T END UP AT U$C! You can take that to the f--king bank ;D |
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Post by 5100 on Jan 19, 2004 0:22:40 GMT -5
[quote author=IdahoBoy® [Pomaika'i] link=board=general&thread=1073586873&start=32#2 date=1074417653]
Remember that Lindsey Yamasaki played with the WNBA and still came back to play volleyball at Stanford. I believe there would be an exception for a non-sport, based on that.
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Yup. I specifically remember Lindsey Yamasaki returning to Stanford volleyball after a stint with the WNBA. I also remember Ms. Yamasaki is a hottie. When she played Hawai'i at SSC, with Lily, Maja, Nohea and Logan Tom on the court, I didn't who to look at first.
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Post by roofed! on Jan 19, 2004 0:32:00 GMT -5
You know what slick? Of all the schools that Cynthia could end up at, I would be willing to bet just about everything that I own that SHE WON'T END UP AT U$C! You can take that to the f--king bank ;D Beachman, if Cynthia decides to move away from home, meaning she won't go to LBSU, where would you like to see her go, for academic and athletics (don't bother listing USC, knowing your immense but reluctant admiration for that program )? Just a curious thought. |
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Post by beachman on Jan 19, 2004 17:08:28 GMT -5
I think that it is a two horse race, with Stanford being the other horse! |
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