Post by sistahsledge on Aug 25, 2004 2:06:29 GMT -5
Not too early to start putting together our next Olympic team. It's only four short years away...
Let's start with:
New Coach--Can't think of any USA coach right now. Any suggestions? We might have to import again. I still say bring the "Howling Bear" over hear to kick some butt. Or Lang Ping. She's credited with bringing the Chinese program back on track to a silver in '96 after a disastrous showing in '92. Of course, she's considered a deity in China and their federation, and government, might have a problem with her coaching another team in their Olympics.
Setter--We need a real leader with a full repertoire of sets and strengths. I get so jealous of China when I see Kun Feng play. She's as dazzling as Debbie Green used to be, plus she can hit and block. USA hasn't had a setter with the hands, savvy, and leadership of Green, except for May. But since Misty isn't an option, we need another setter to step forward. I wonder if Hochevar is going to stay with the program. She would have to work really hard to get to that skill level but she has the physical gifts of a setter like Feng.
Hochevar missed out on a few crucial years of setting experience at Long Beach but she could make it up. Mike Dodd tells the story of how Feng was the last one cut from the 2000 Chinese team but resolved to work twice as many hours as the rest of the team to become the #1 setter in the world. Hopefully, Brit didn't see the Olympic broadcasts and the difference in how much more fun the girls in the sand were having. She's probably shopping for FIVB regulation bikinis right now.
Let's start with:
New Coach--Can't think of any USA coach right now. Any suggestions? We might have to import again. I still say bring the "Howling Bear" over hear to kick some butt. Or Lang Ping. She's credited with bringing the Chinese program back on track to a silver in '96 after a disastrous showing in '92. Of course, she's considered a deity in China and their federation, and government, might have a problem with her coaching another team in their Olympics.
Setter--We need a real leader with a full repertoire of sets and strengths. I get so jealous of China when I see Kun Feng play. She's as dazzling as Debbie Green used to be, plus she can hit and block. USA hasn't had a setter with the hands, savvy, and leadership of Green, except for May. But since Misty isn't an option, we need another setter to step forward. I wonder if Hochevar is going to stay with the program. She would have to work really hard to get to that skill level but she has the physical gifts of a setter like Feng.
Hochevar missed out on a few crucial years of setting experience at Long Beach but she could make it up. Mike Dodd tells the story of how Feng was the last one cut from the 2000 Chinese team but resolved to work twice as many hours as the rest of the team to become the #1 setter in the world. Hopefully, Brit didn't see the Olympic broadcasts and the difference in how much more fun the girls in the sand were having. She's probably shopping for FIVB regulation bikinis right now.
