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Post by wang pu on Mar 14, 2016 10:56:27 GMT -5
Question about the women's qualifier. How is it that both USA teams are in the qualifier but last week they had to play a country quota match?
The other three American teams were placed directly in the Main Draw both weeks.
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Post by JB Southpaw on Mar 15, 2016 7:56:00 GMT -5
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Post by woodandsand on Mar 15, 2016 8:02:51 GMT -5
Question about the women's qualifier. How is it that both USA teams are in the qualifier but last week they had to play a country quota match? The other three American teams were placed directly in the Main Draw both weeks. If they don't fill up the qualifier, then it is opened up and no country quota requirements. |
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Post by JB Southpaw on Mar 15, 2016 8:26:42 GMT -5
Umm... It looks like Phil & Nick aren't playing this week. So 3 men's teams in the Main.
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Post by guest2 on Mar 15, 2016 9:00:50 GMT -5
Umm... It looks like Phil & Nick aren't playing this week. So 3 men's teams in the Main. Any idea why? Hopefully not another Phil injury |
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Post by JB Southpaw on Mar 15, 2016 9:06:28 GMT -5
Umm... It looks like Phil & Nick aren't playing this week. So 3 men's teams in the Main. Any idea why? Hopefully not another Phil injury Nope, just went on FB, didn't see anything. I don't blame them, they can take some time and stay fresh. |
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Post by gr8ful on Mar 15, 2016 9:22:47 GMT -5
Is it me, or does the FIVB website suck?
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Post by guest2 on Mar 15, 2016 9:32:11 GMT -5
Any idea why? Hopefully not another Phil injury Nope, just went on FB, didn't see anything. I don't blame them, they can take some time and stay fresh. At their age, I can see how playing two matches a day for three days in a row could really take it out of a team. The FIVB website is indeed awful. Its hard to navigate, you cant find information you want and the live scoring is always an issue. |
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Post by gr8ful on Mar 15, 2016 9:38:37 GMT -5
I don't like the two matches a day format, it tires me just thinking about it. I think it should be one match every other day, give plenty of time to rest, rehydrate, take in a movie…..come on, these guys are professional athletes who are suppose to be in phenomenal physical condition. Four matches a day should not be a drain on these guys.
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Post by JB Southpaw on Mar 15, 2016 12:04:52 GMT -5
I don't like the two matches a day format, it tires me just thinking about it. I think it should be one match every other day, give plenty of time to rest, rehydrate, take in a movie…..come on, these guys are professional athletes who are suppose to be in phenomenal physical condition. Four matches a day should not be a drain on these guys. I get it, but they've been out of country for 2 weeks... |
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Post by ebes1099 on Mar 15, 2016 14:06:41 GMT -5
Any idea why? Hopefully not another Phil injury Nope, just went on FB, didn't see anything. I don't blame them, they can take some time and stay fresh. As of a few days ago (maybe Sunday I had looked) Phil and Nick we're on the list of Entries by Country on the FIVB website. I don't see them anymore though. Don't they pretty much need to play as many events as they can to try and qualify for the Olympics? How many more until they've met the required amount? |
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Post by JB Southpaw on Mar 15, 2016 14:23:15 GMT -5
Nope, just went on FB, didn't see anything. I don't blame them, they can take some time and stay fresh. As of a few days ago (maybe Sunday I had looked) Phil and Nick we're on the list of Entries by Country on the FIVB website. I don't see them anymore though. Don't they pretty much need to play as many events as they can to try and qualify for the Olympics? How many more until they've met the required amount? You need 12 to qualify. Phil & Nick are at 9. Provisional Olympic Rankings | As of March 14, 2016 Women Events Points 10 Lauren Fendrick/Brooke Sweat 13 -- 4,330 t15 Jennifer Kessy/Emily Day 14 -- 3,860 t15 April Ross/Kerri Walsh Jennings 8 -- 3,940 Men Events Points Jake Gibb/Casey Patterson 12 -- 4,980 Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena 9 -- 4,580 John Hyden/Tri Bourne 12 -- 4,240 |
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Post by guest2 on Mar 15, 2016 15:01:42 GMT -5
I don't like the two matches a day format, it tires me just thinking about it. I think it should be one match every other day, give plenty of time to rest, rehydrate, take in a movie…..come on, these guys are professional athletes who are suppose to be in phenomenal physical condition. Four matches a day should not be a drain on these guys. I get it, but they've been out of country for 2 weeks... Good point, a holiday in Brazil can be taxing. They have qualified though, all they would need to do is show up to three more events |
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Post by woodandsand on Mar 15, 2016 16:14:33 GMT -5
I get it, but they've been out of country for 2 weeks... Good point, a holiday in Brazil can be taxing. They have qualified though, all they would need to do is show up to three more events There are plenty of events left on the calender for Phil/Nick and Kerri/April to get their quota of 12. This tourney would be a month straight in Brazil for Phil/Nick. Same for a few other US teams that are playing all 3 events. Not exactly ideal situation when you are living out of a suitcase. |
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Post by ebes1099 on Mar 15, 2016 17:44:03 GMT -5
Good point, a holiday in Brazil can be taxing. They have qualified though, all they would need to do is show up to three more events There are plenty of events left on the calender for Phil/Nick and Kerri/April to get their quota of 12. This tourney would be a month straight in Brazil for Phil/Nick. Same for a few other US teams that are playing all 3 events. Not exactly ideal situation when you are living out of a suitcase. I wonder if they were planning on playing and then decided to withdraw after their 5th place at Rio (self proclaimed not good but not bad showing by Phil). Maybe they're tired and decided some rest would be better. |
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