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Post by midnightblue on Jul 18, 2016 17:41:46 GMT -5
Agree. However, the ball control and passing of that 2012 team was just topnotch, but sadly it didn't got them a medal. For some reason, Italy just gets upset in the Olympics by a much lower seeded team. Their best chance for an Olympic medal was back in 2008 when they came into the Olympics as the #2 team in the world and they won the World Cup the year before that. But, Berg had different plans then. lol That match vs. Italy in 2008 is one of my all time favorites. Berg, Scott-Arruda, and Bown just took over. Berg's run starts at the 1:30:00 mark. |
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Post by trojansc on Jul 18, 2016 21:09:40 GMT -5
I saw some quote from an FIVB official saying they would support the potential ban to protect integrity or something like that. Whatever the FIVB would do, it probably wouldn't make sense. They could take Turkey, who finished highest at the Euro qualifier.. Or they could take Thailand or Colombia, the "first-out" from the World Qualifiers... Or maybe even Dominican Republic, who is the highest FIVB ranked team that is not in the Olympics. I'd imagine they would have a replacement if Russia was truly barred. I think banning the entire Russian federation is extreme and I can't imagine they'd do it this late, but it's certainly possible. |
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Post by bigfan on Jul 18, 2016 21:27:57 GMT -5
Please post USA 2016 Olympic roster..............too lazy to read past 70 pages.
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Post by Sbilo on Jul 18, 2016 21:59:34 GMT -5
Please post USA 2016 Olympic roster..............too lazy to read past 70 pages. OHs - Larson, Hill, Robinson MBs - Akinradewo, Adams, Dietzen Opp - Murphy, Lowe S - Glass, Lloyd, Thompson L - Banwarth |
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Post by Reach on Jul 18, 2016 22:30:44 GMT -5
That match vs. Italy in 2008 is one of my all time favorites. Berg, Scott-Arruda, and Bown just took over. Berg's run starts at the 1:30:00 mark. Hey, that my video I posted on youtube years ago!!! lol |
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Post by chisovnik on Jul 18, 2016 22:57:43 GMT -5
Wow. I really feel for Camila Brait. She was fantastic this whole quad.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2016 23:08:43 GMT -5
Wow. I really feel for Camila Brait. She was fantastic all this whole quad. No she wasn't...? She was a huge weakness for Brazil for the last four years. |
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Post by superfan1 on Jul 18, 2016 23:10:45 GMT -5
Wow. I really feel for Camila Brait. She was fantastic all this whole quad. No she wasn't...? She was a huge weakness for Brazil for the last four years. We must have been watching different players because she looked great to me for the majority of this quad. |
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Post by kokyu on Jul 19, 2016 2:05:14 GMT -5
Surprised with Brazil's line up, most especially with 4 MBs on the roster, given the dominance of Thaisa and Fabiana and the "rare" playing time for Juciely and Adenizia in top competitions. I would have wanted to see Roberto (the Coach) "bring" in only 3 middles (Fabiana, Thaisa and Juciely) and 2 Opposites instead. They don't have another opp worthy of a spot and since Thaisa and Fabiana aren't young they'll get more rest in pool play. |
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Post by trojansc on Jul 19, 2016 2:25:22 GMT -5
Damn, No Zeng Chunlei???
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2016 22:51:38 GMT -5
No she wasn't...? She was a huge weakness for Brazil for the last four years. We must have been watching different players because she looked great to me for the majority of this quad. Indeed. Guess you were also watching a different player than the athlete that Ze also chose to replace. I'll trust his judgment. |
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Post by superfan1 on Jul 20, 2016 7:48:03 GMT -5
We must have been watching different players because she looked great to me for the majority of this quad. Indeed. Guess you were also watching a different player than the athlete that Ze also chose to replace. I'll trust his judgment. I think Leia is great, but I don't think Brait could be considered a weakness for the team over the past four years. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2016 15:18:03 GMT -5
Indeed. Guess you were also watching a different player than the athlete that Ze also chose to replace. I'll trust his judgment. I think Leia is great, but I don't think Brait could be considered a weakness for the team over the past four years. Considering the void left by Fabi? Absolutely. |
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Post by trianglevolleyball on Jul 23, 2016 10:58:42 GMT -5
Where the Italian roster? S: Lo Bianco, Orro OH: Del Core, Sylla, Ortolani MB: Chirichella, Danesi, Guiggi Opp: Diouf, Egonu, Centoni L: De Gennaro Gennari replaces Diouf. |
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