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Post by 405LAX on Aug 8, 2017 21:16:48 GMT -5
Watching loss at Vienna and while Theo wasn't error-free, Casey just isn't the same player he once was. Rarely tracking down formerly reachable balls, his vertical is also far diminished. Theo on the other hand is jumping to the moon and starting to dominate offensively as he has with his blocking. Theo now needs to add a serious jumper to his arsenal to complete the package to be about as maxed-out as he can.
All this said, Theo is clearly in his prime whereas Casey is exiting his, could we see a partner swap at season's end? Doubtful sooner but if I were Theo, I'd be looking around for a younger defender with more athletic pop, like a Frishman or yes, Zaun. Thoughts?
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Post by donnyb on Aug 8, 2017 21:53:42 GMT -5
I think Theo needs to dump him but who for? No chance the 2 you mentioned. Well maybe freshman but he needs to improper a lot!
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Post by tamz on Aug 8, 2017 21:54:07 GMT -5
Maybe Casey was too worried about his heavily pregnant wife, who by the way just gave birth to their baby girl. That's baby #4!
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Post by tamz on Aug 8, 2017 21:55:14 GMT -5
But gotta agree, Casey and Theo weren't anything spectacular this year. If anything, Ryan and John are the 2nd USA team in the international circuit.
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Post by guest2 on Aug 8, 2017 22:19:31 GMT -5
Watching loss at Vienna and while Theo wasn't error-free, Casey just isn't the same player he once was. Rarely tracking down formerly reachable balls, his vertical is also far diminished. Theo on the other hand is jumping to the moon and starting to dominate offensively as he has with his blocking. Theo now needs to add a serious jumper to his arsenal to complete the package to be about as maxed-out as he can. All this said, Theo is clearly in his prime whereas Casey is exiting his, could we see a partner swap at season's end? Doubtful sooner but if I were Theo, I'd be looking around for a younger defender with more athletic pop, like a Frishman or yes, Zaun. Thoughts? Agree that Casey is done, but his cold rotting corpse would still be better than Chase's best case. Zaun maybe in a year or two |
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Post by 405LAX on Aug 8, 2017 22:26:31 GMT -5
Maybe Casey was too worried about his heavily pregnant wife, who by the way just gave birth to their baby girl. That's baby #4! Last I checked, athleticism isn't diminished by heavily pregnant wives. |
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Post by crunch on Aug 8, 2017 23:00:10 GMT -5
Maybe Casey was too worried about his heavily pregnant wife, who by the way just gave birth to their baby girl. That's baby #4! Last I checked, athleticism isn't diminished by heavily pregnant wives. No, but focus and energy certainly is. Wives and newborns need a ton of support. And don't forget the other youngsters need parenting at the same time while mom's immobile or unavailable entirely. And for a dad who can't be there while mom's struggling, it's a constant worry and anxiety. You wonder what the hell you're doing away from home. I can't believe an explanation is even necessary, its so obvious. Seems to me Lucena suffered some distraction a couple months back for the same reason. That all being said, it does seem casey is injured, like a hurting back or something. It's been too sudden a decline in quickness and vertical for it to be just age. |
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Post by 405LAX on Aug 8, 2017 23:02:52 GMT -5
Last I checked, athleticism isn't diminished by heavily pregnant wives. No, but focus and energy certainly is. Wives and newborns need a ton of support. And don't forget the other youngsters need parenting at the same time while mom's immobile or unavailable entirely. And for a dad who can't be there while mom's struggling, it's a constant worry and anxiety. You wonder what the hell you're doing away from home. I can't believe an explanation is even necessary, its so obvious. Seems to me Lucena suffered some distraction a couple months back for the same reason. That all being said, it does seem casey is injured, like a hurting back or something. It's been too sudden a decline in quickness and vertical for it to be just age. That's what I'm talking about, just what you stated at the end of that diatribe; Jake saw it coming and smartly moved on. |
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Post by guest2 on Aug 9, 2017 0:20:32 GMT -5
Last I checked, athleticism isn't diminished by heavily pregnant wives. No, but focus and energy certainly is. Wives and newborns need a ton of support. And don't forget the other youngsters need parenting at the same time while mom's immobile or unavailable entirely. And for a dad who can't be there while mom's struggling, it's a constant worry and anxiety. You wonder what the hell you're doing away from home. I can't believe an explanation is even necessary, its so obvious. Seems to me Lucena suffered some distraction a couple months back for the same reason. That all being said, it does seem casey is injured, like a hurting back or something. It's been too sudden a decline in quickness and vertical for it to be just age. Thats often how it works with age, but Casey' decline has not been sudden. Two years ago he had a win and a second, last year his best finish was two 4ths, but did finish 5th 6 times. His finishes this year are pretty much what you would predict based on that plus his age |
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Post by guest2 on Aug 9, 2017 0:22:13 GMT -5
Last I checked, athleticism isn't diminished by heavily pregnant wives. No, but focus and energy certainly is. Wives and newborns need a ton of support. And don't forget the other youngsters need parenting at the same time while mom's immobile or unavailable entirely. And for a dad who can't be there while mom's struggling, it's a constant worry and anxiety. You wonder what the hell you're doing away from home. I can't believe an explanation is even necessary, its so obvious. Seems to me Lucena suffered some distraction a couple months back for the same reason. That all being said, it does seem casey is injured, like a hurting back or something. It's been too sudden a decline in quickness and vertical for it to be just age. Lucena's kid was his 1st. Fourth kid is a whole lot different. Besides if Casey couldnt deal with it, he should have timed it better, its not like BVB players dont get plenty of time off |
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Post by Semp12 on Aug 9, 2017 6:27:24 GMT -5
No, but focus and energy certainly is. Wives and newborns need a ton of support. And don't forget the other youngsters need parenting at the same time while mom's immobile or unavailable entirely. And for a dad who can't be there while mom's struggling, it's a constant worry and anxiety. You wonder what the hell you're doing away from home. I can't believe an explanation is even necessary, its so obvious. Seems to me Lucena suffered some distraction a couple months back for the same reason. That all being said, it does seem casey is injured, like a hurting back or something. It's been too sudden a decline in quickness and vertical for it to be just age. Lucena's kid was his 1st. Fourth kid is a whole lot different. Besides if Casey couldnt deal with it, he should have timed it better, its not like BVB players dont get plenty of time off I'm all about being critical to players not getting it done, skills diminishing, crap efforts, etc.. But to get on a guy for family is definitely not one of them. You've got no idea what their family situation is like unless you are directly in that immediate family. You'd hope not, but they could have been trying for for their fourth for some time (the last child was born in 2014) and are just happy they are blessed with another child from a medical standpoint. Seriously.. is this where we've taken it? Maybe lets get on Bourne his first tournament back too. |
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Post by guest2 on Aug 9, 2017 7:33:35 GMT -5
Lucena's kid was his 1st. Fourth kid is a whole lot different. Besides if Casey couldnt deal with it, he should have timed it better, its not like BVB players dont get plenty of time off I'm all about being critical to players not getting it done, skills diminishing, crap efforts, etc.. But to get on a guy for family is definitely not one of them. You've got no idea what their family situation is like unless you are directly in that immediate family. You'd hope not, but they could have been trying for for their fourth for some time (the last child was born in 2014) and are just happy they are blessed with another child from a medical standpoint. Seriously.. is this where we've taken it? Maybe lets get on Bourne his first tournament back too. I wasn't criticizing, I don't think it had an effect on him and was explaining why |
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Post by 405LAX on Aug 9, 2017 10:42:39 GMT -5
I'm all about being critical to players not getting it done, skills diminishing, crap efforts, etc.. But to get on a guy for family is definitely not one of them. You've got no idea what their family situation is like unless you are directly in that immediate family. You'd hope not, but they could have been trying for for their fourth for some time (the last child was born in 2014) and are just happy they are blessed with another child from a medical standpoint. Seriously.. is this where we've taken it? Maybe lets get on Bourne his first tournament back too. I wasn't criticizing, I don't think it had an effect on him and was explaining why Exactly, to pawn it off on outside issues is avoiding reality of situation, he's not the same Casey, this wasn't a one-tournament erosion of skills. |
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Post by volleyballjim on Aug 9, 2017 11:12:16 GMT -5
"Not getting it done" "Theo not error free" "exiting his prime", come on guys, how about dig's v. other top tier players and "more specifics". I haven't noticed, but will watch in Manhattan, but not sure Theo is the guy as he hasn't been with previous partners...
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Post by acemand23 on Aug 9, 2017 12:03:14 GMT -5
If you look at who they loss to, its been a tough road this year. And if you are looking internationally, USA has not been performing to well across the board. I feel like he is playing as well as he always has, just now you have better players in the top spots keeping him from wins.
Side note, he sees far less serves playing with Theo... that should be a problem since he can dime up a set
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