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Post by bill on Apr 10, 2017 22:42:25 GMT -5
She just told Bill Walton on ESPN that she's going for gold. Kerri needs to understand that while she can beat some things she can't beat father time...too old now and definitely too old in 4 more years |
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Post by guest2 on Apr 11, 2017 1:11:36 GMT -5
I think Claes and Hewes will stick together and make a run for the next Olympic Games. Sure, there will be temptation for one to split away, but that is a short term decision. If April and Kerri are in the next games, it will probably be their last, and while either/both could medal, gold is doubtful. Time takes a toll on every body, and while a player knows what to do in most every situation, getting there to do is becomes harder and harder. So if Walsh approached Hughes, you really think she'd let the opportunity to play with the most decorated beach Olympian that the United States has produced pass her by? If Walsh approached Hughes now, Sara would be smart to say no. She could pick up April instead and also hamstring Kerri and Kelly, neither of whom would have anybody to play with - anybody that could win at least. Is she that mercenary? I doubt it, but I would love to see that. |
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Post by JB Southpaw on Apr 11, 2017 10:25:34 GMT -5
So if Walsh approached Hughes, you really think she'd let the opportunity to play with the most decorated beach Olympian that the United States has produced pass her by? If Walsh approached Hughes now, Sara would be smart to say no. She could pick up April instead and also hamstring Kerri and Kelly, neither of whom would have anybody to play with - anybody that could win at least. Is she that mercenary? I doubt it, but I would love to see that. Not sure that option would be there this year. Kerri and April's points this year keep them in the top 5 on the FIVB seeding. Money making wise, I don't see either giving up that much cash. (I wouldn't). Fendrick is Sarah's best option this year, highest rated blocker, with the best points outside of K & A. They did well in FT. L this year, losing in 3 to Duda/Agatha (who finished 2nd). In 2018, when Sarah has some points (MD auto), and won't be a huge drag to seeding is when she'll have some power. |
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Post by haze on Apr 11, 2017 20:51:20 GMT -5
If Walsh approached Hughes now, Sara would be smart to say no. She could pick up April instead and also hamstring Kerri and Kelly, neither of whom would have anybody to play with - anybody that could win at least. Is she that mercenary? I doubt it, but I would love to see that. Not sure that option would be there this year. Kerri and April's points this year keep them in the top 5 on the FIVB seeding. Money making wise, I don't see either giving up that much cash. (I wouldn't). Fendrick is Sarah's best option this year, highest rated blocker, with the best points outside of K & A. They did well in FT. L this year, losing in 3 to Duda/Agatha (who finished 2nd). In 2018, when Sarah has some points (MD auto), and won't be a huge drag to seeding is when she'll have some power. Can Claes establish herself in a year with Sara to keep that partnership moving forward? Kerri will be another year older and would be less desirable than she is now. |
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Post by guest2 on Apr 12, 2017 1:28:14 GMT -5
If Walsh approached Hughes now, Sara would be smart to say no. She could pick up April instead and also hamstring Kerri and Kelly, neither of whom would have anybody to play with - anybody that could win at least. Is she that mercenary? I doubt it, but I would love to see that. Not sure that option would be there this year. Kerri and April's points this year keep them in the top 5 on the FIVB seeding. Money making wise, I don't see either giving up that much cash. (I wouldn't). Fendrick is Sarah's best option this year, highest rated blocker, with the best points outside of K & A. They did well in FT. L this year, losing in 3 to Duda/Agatha (who finished 2nd). In 2018, when Sarah has some points (MD auto), and won't be a huge drag to seeding is when she'll have some power. Any system that forces Sarah to play with a partner like Lauren is BS. Why the FIVB continues to reward players for sustained mediocrity and worse is unfathomable. Lauren has been part of a team that has consistently been one of the worst on tour for two years. Over the last two years, she has finished 17th or lower half the time. I understand the need for seeding and entry points, but why not cut that off at maybe 12-16 teams? FIVB events already take a month and a half each, why not make pool play one day and extend the qualifier to avoid the preposterous result of a player having to ditch a young partner she could win with (longshot but a real possibility) for a 35 year old partner who couldn't win with 2006 Misty May. Why? Because the inferior player has a ton of 17ths on her resume. USA Volleyball should step in here and clear the way for younger players with actual potential. What does it benefit us to send Lauren/Brooke or Kessey/Day (I know these aren't current teams just examples) to Major or World Series events? I'd rather see Claes/Hughes and whoever is the next best college team or Summer Ross. At least those players have some hope of eventually contending at these tournaments. |
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Post by rainmaker on Apr 12, 2017 13:45:59 GMT -5
Well said guest12
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2017 19:38:47 GMT -5
From the looks of Kerris Instagram, maybe the standoff or whatever we want to call it between the AVP & the Jennings is coming to a peaceful conclusion. Big pow wow in her livingroom with several AVP players including April Ross, Brittney Hoverer, etc....We can only hope. We need the sport to keep moving in the right direction in the USA....
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Post by greenpier on Apr 13, 2017 14:30:43 GMT -5
From the looks of Kerris Instagram, maybe the standoff or whatever we want to call it between the AVP & the Jennings is coming to a peaceful conclusion. Big pow wow in her livingroom with several AVP players including April Ross, Brittney Hoverer, etc....We can only hope. I only hope that the AVP stands up to her and will not kow-tow to her self centered egomaniac arrogance. |
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Post by VolleyChick on Apr 13, 2017 20:02:38 GMT -5
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Post by greenpier on Apr 13, 2017 21:06:36 GMT -5
Volleychick you just made my day! LOL! I knew something had really put a bee in the bonnet of Kerri and this is it?
Does this mean Kerri plays no AVP events for 2017?
Does this mean her superstar husband is also banned from playing AVP events by his lovin wife?
Will the AVP survive without the pre-eminent and most popular womans superstar in all the world?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2017 22:02:59 GMT -5
Green Pier....My sources, though not as good as Geddy & others say in fact Kerri IS playing with April Ross in Huntington Beach in a couple of weeks...This news was as of this morning...
As far as being owed money? If she is owed it, she's owed it, right? Can't read the whole article though. Won't let you in without a professional email.
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Post by VolleyChick on Apr 13, 2017 22:10:24 GMT -5
I had been hearing rumblings of issues but no idea it had gone this far. LOL glad I could make your day!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2017 22:21:43 GMT -5
Hey Geddy or Anyone? Can the AVP legally ban or block Kerri from playing on the domestic tour while these legal issues are pending?
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Post by crawdaddy on Apr 13, 2017 22:26:21 GMT -5
I have a subscription to Law360. Here's the entire article.
Olympic Gold Medalist Sues Volleyball Tournament Operator
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Law360, New York (April 13, 2017, 1:45 PM EDT) -- Three-time Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings served a breach of contract suit in California state court on Tuesday, looking to score $150,000 she claims to be owed by volleyball tournament operator AVP Inc. for a sponsorship deal.
Walsh Jennings filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court over a three-year agreement she inked with AVP in February of 2013 for the company to use her name, likeness and “other indicia” of her identity in exchange for $450,000.
AVP made payments required by the agreement of $50,000 twice per year in 2013, 2014 and 2015, according to the complaint. But last year, the Olympian said, the company missed both of the $75,000 payments it was supposed to make.
“However, in material breach of the agreement, AVP did not make either payment on the dates they were due or at all,” the complaint said.
Walsh Jennings has competed in five consecutive Olympics, beginning with the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, during which she played for the U.S. indoor volleyball team. She then made the move to beach volleyball, winning gold medals in Athens, Beijing and London, and bronze in Rio last year, according to her Olympic profile.
AVP, also known as the Association of Volleyball Professionals, produces and markets volleyball events across the globe, including a professional beach volleyball tour that will run in various cities in California and in Chicago this year, according to its website. It also runs developmental and youth programs.
Last month, the Associated Press reported that Walsh Jennings had not yet committed to competing in AVP’s pro tournament this year, and said the sides were in the midst of contract negotiations that she described as “pretty far off.”
In addition to granting AVP use of her likeness, Walsh Jennings’ contract with the company required the player to make herself available three days per year to shoot public service announcements with mutually agreeable charitable or corporate partners, and to promote AVP at events run by other organizations. The lawsuit said she fulfilled all of her obligations under the agreement.
The suit contains a single cause of action for breach of written contract. It seeks the remaining payments she is allegedly owed, plus attorneys' fees, costs and interest.
An attorney for Walsh Jennings, Alan Jay Weil of Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP, told Law360 on Thursday that the agreement was straightforward and that AVP simply has not paid what it was required to.
“We tried to persuade AVP to honor their obligations without filing a lawsuit,” Weil said. “They refused, which left Kerri with no alternative but to sue.”
Representatives for AVP did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday.
Walsh Jennings is represented by Alan Jay Weil and Susannah M. Rooney of Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP.
Counsel information for AVP was not immediately available on Thursday.
The case is Kerri Walsh Jennings v. AVP Inc., case number BC657250, in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles.
--Editing by Stephen Berg.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2017 22:39:01 GMT -5
Well...Just maybe these issues aren't all Kerri's fault as some have suggested. Maybe she is owed 150k by the AVP and wants them to fulfill their obligation? Damn greedy players these days!
thanks Crawfish for the article!
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