Who would you pick for 2020 roster?

[missourifan]

Carlini and Kreklow. Setters
Hooker and Hamson.  Opposite
inky, Dixon and Washington. Middles
Hagglund 

Thats my thoughts but can't really pick the rest. 

[Pipe Attack]

The question is -- who will commit to another quad? And who is hanging up their boots?

OH: Hill, Robinson, (who is an up and coming youngster), Klineman
Opp: Lowe, (any dominant outside hitter that can't pass but can play on the right side -- maybe give Eckerman a shot), Nwanebu .... Hooker (is she even eligible, how will her body hold up?)
S: Lloyd, Glass ... Carlini (?) -- although she's the annointed one (but her performance at Pan Am)
MB: Adams, Alhassan ... (not sure if Foluke will be staying put)
serving specialist: Micha Hancock (but can she sustain that serve?)

Libero: Hagglund (is she even staying), Wong-Orantes, a smallish outside hitter in college that is excellent at ball handling and defense (and hasn't moved to beach).

** Well, I guess a question might be -- who would be seriously in the mix this quad and can make the transition into Olympic play? Logan and Nnamani did it while in college, Bown seemed to jump in right after college ... so it could even be those types of splashes (players currently playing in college leading up to the quad even if they're not playing with the national team in the quad ... although, I wouldn't know how Karch would feel about that ...)

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I think the biggest question is who will be starting OH's...

Hill should continue to get better on the left, but I don't see Robinson ever being elite against top competition.
Could Vansant step up? Hodge find her passing/defense? How will Hodson develop in 4 years..

We are deep everywhere else and very good everywhere else.
I think Lowe will only continue to get better and a healthy Ebony is already better than Murphy, at least more terminal.

Middles: Dixon, Adams, Alhassan Foluke if she sticks around. and i'm excited to see what Holman does this season.
RS: Lowe, Ebony, Hooker if they kiss and make up like big kids.
Setters: Glass, Carlini
serving sub: hancock, if we see it stand up in larger competitions.

I also think Carlini and hancock will make a formidable team together. I wonder how long Glass plans on playing.

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I would wait to see who can play at that level. You sure aren't going to know until they actually play international volleyball.

[fightingminime]

Aug 20, 2016 17:18:32 GMT -5 @brooklynsport said:

I think the biggest question is who will be starting OH's...

Hill should continue to get better on the left, but I don't see Robinson ever being elite against top competition.
Could Vansant step up? Hodge find her passing/defense? How will Hodson develop in 4 years..

Could Robinson bro?

[timduckforlife]

In 4 years, hmm

OH:VanSant and Hodsen would be good additions, as of right now, along with Hill and Robinson
Middles: Inky, Adams. How old is Foluke?
OPP: Lowe is already dominant, and a few more years to mature, she might be the best in the world. Hamson, if she plays vball.
Setter: Carlini, and someone else
Libero: Hagglund.

For beach:

I think Walsh and Ross will make one more go.
But Claes and Hughes might end up being the best beach team in the world by then, if they stay together


For Men:

OH:  Matt Anderson, Sander, Russell, Jaschke
Middles:  Holt, David Smith
Opp:  Patch
Setters:  Micah, James Shaw
Libero:  Shoji

extreme outside wild card:  Jake Langlois.  Still so raw but upside is insane.

For beach men:

Crabbe brothers.

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Robinson should get beat out she can't hit at the highest level, hamson really??
And really judging people who arent including Alhassan.

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Aug 20, 2016 18:21:26 GMT -5 timduckforlife said:

In 4 years, hmm

OH:VanSant and Hodsen would be good additions, as of right now, along with Hill and Robinson
Middles: Inky, Adams. How old is Foluke?
OPP: Lowe is already dominant, and a few more years to mature, she might be the best in the world. Hamson, if she plays vball.
Setter: Carlini, and someone else
Libero: Hagglund.

For beach:

I think Walsh and Ross will make one more go.
But Claes and Hughes might end up being the best beach team in the world by then, if they stay together


For Men:

OH:  Matt Anderson, Sander, Russell, Jaschke
Middles:  Holt, David Smith
Opp:  Patch
Setters:  Micah, James Shaw
Libero:  Shoji

extreme outside wild card:  Jake Langlois.  Still so raw but upside is insane.

For beach men:

Crabbe brothers.

patch and langlois lol

[BadgerAce42]

Wonder where Foecke, Rolfzen(s), Ogbogu's post-collegiate careers will take them.

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Aug 20, 2016 18:27:30 GMT -5 @fetchin said:

Robinson should get beat out she can't hit at the highest level, hamson really??
And really juding people who arent including Alhassan.

hahaha, on point.  all of it. 

[Reach]

I think Larson may consider one more go.. The money is there so why not continue to play professionally and work towards Tokyo. Tom played in 4 olympics.. This would be her 3rd.

Larson, Robinson, Vansant, Hodson, Hill
Adams, Foluke, Alhassan, Inky, Dixon
Carlini, Lloyd
Hooker, Murphy, Lowe ( needs to get way better at the little things and keep balls in play)
Banwarth, Wang-O ( maybe Robinson goes to Libero )


Really would like to see this line-up

OH - Larson/Hodson
MB - Foluke, Alhassan
S - Carlini
Opp -Hooker
L - Robinson

I think that could be an incredible team.

[Reach]

I could see the same team for the men, minus Lee and Priddy.. Not sure who would take their place.

[vampiro]

Off topic--but I was sad to not see Holmes here at Rio. I would have picked him over Smith (sorry, David). Will now be too old by 2020.

[Longhorn20]

OH: Vansant, Hill, Robinson, Hodson
MB: Dixon, Inky, Alhassan
Opp: Hooker, Nwanebu
S: Carlini, Lloyd
L: JWO

[#skoskers]

OH: Larson, K. Rolfzen, Robinson, Hodson
OPP: Hooker, Nwanebu
MB: Akinradewo, Holman and A. Rolfzen
S: Lloyd, Hancock
L: Wong-Orantes