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Post by vbmidwest11 on Jun 27, 2019 17:42:41 GMT -5
So true!!! They are deep at the top of the roster. And the average age of the four OHs is probably 25/26. Young and talented. I’m more optimistic about setter than Libero. You mean for 2nd setter? The staff is auditioning. Nobody is even close to Erik Shoji. My comment was more along the lines of off in the future. Erik must have another quad in him. 2nd setter...there are at least 2-3 options behind Christenson. |
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Post by vbmidwest11 on Jun 27, 2019 18:03:02 GMT -5
So, with all the talk about the OHs...is this weekend an audition for the three OHs (sorry Jake...you’re not included) to see who will be on the VNL Finals roster?? I’m thinking only 2 of the 3 will be there (let’s assume Russell is back). Or would he take all 3 and leave behind a second Libero?
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Post by akbar on Jun 27, 2019 19:26:22 GMT -5
So, with all the talk about the OHs...is this weekend an audition for the three OHs (sorry Jake...you’re not included) to see who will be on the VNL Finals roster?? I’m thinking only 2 of the 3 will be there (let’s assume Russell is back). Or would he take all 3 and leave behind a second Libero? U.S. Men's Roster for Bulgaria 4 Jeff Jendryk (MB, 6-10, Wheaton, Ill., Loyola of Chicago) 8 T.J. DeFalco (OH, 6-5, Huntington Beach, Calif., Long Beach State) 9 Jake Langlois (OH, 6-10, San Jose, Calif., BYU) 13 Ben Patch (Opp, 6-8, Provo, Utah, BYU) 14 Micah Ma'a (S, 6-3, Kaneohe, Hawaii, UCLA) 16 Josh Tuaniga (S, 6-3, Long Beach, Calif., Long Beach State) 17 Thomas Jaeschke (OH, 6-6, Wheaton, Ill., Loyola) 18 Garrett Muagututia (OH, 6-5, Oceanside, Calif., UCLA) 19 Taylor Averill (MB, 6-7, San Jose, Calif., Hawaii) 21 Dustin Watten (L, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Long Beach State) 24 Kyle Dagostino (L, 5-9, Tampa, Fla., Stanford) 25 Kyle Russell (Opp, 6-9, Loomis, Calif., UC Irvine) 29 Price Jarman (MB, 6-9, Las Vegas, Nev., BYU) 30 George Huhmann (MB, 6-11, St. Louis, Mo., Princeton) As I hoped, the Big Guns are all back training together in Anaheim. |
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Post by vbmidwest11 on Jun 27, 2019 19:44:29 GMT -5
So, with all the talk about the OHs...is this weekend an audition for the three OHs (sorry Jake...you’re not included) to see who will be on the VNL Finals roster?? I’m thinking only 2 of the 3 will be there (let’s assume Russell is back). Or would he take all 3 and leave behind a second Libero? U.S. Men's Roster for Bulgaria 4 Jeff Jendryk (MB, 6-10, Wheaton, Ill., Loyola of Chicago) 8 T.J. DeFalco (OH, 6-5, Huntington Beach, Calif., Long Beach State) 9 Jake Langlois (OH, 6-10, San Jose, Calif., BYU) 13 Ben Patch (Opp, 6-8, Provo, Utah, BYU) 14 Micah Ma'a (S, 6-3, Kaneohe, Hawaii, UCLA) 16 Josh Tuaniga (S, 6-3, Long Beach, Calif., Long Beach State) 17 Thomas Jaeschke (OH, 6-6, Wheaton, Ill., Loyola) 18 Garrett Muagututia (OH, 6-5, Oceanside, Calif., UCLA) 19 Taylor Averill (MB, 6-7, San Jose, Calif., Hawaii) 21 Dustin Watten (L, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Long Beach State) 24 Kyle Dagostino (L, 5-9, Tampa, Fla., Stanford) 25 Kyle Russell (Opp, 6-9, Loomis, Calif., UC Irvine) 29 Price Jarman (MB, 6-9, Las Vegas, Nev., BYU) 30 George Huhmann (MB, 6-11, St. Louis, Mo., Princeton) As I hoped, the Big Guns are all back training together in Anaheim. My question was around the three OHs that traveled to Bulgaria...Jaeschke, Muagututia, and DeFalco. Sander and Russell (it healthy) are obviously in California training and will be in the Finals. I assume they will take four OHs to Chicago, so who gets left off?? |
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Post by akbar on Jun 27, 2019 20:15:05 GMT -5
U.S. Men's Roster for Bulgaria 4 Jeff Jendryk (MB, 6-10, Wheaton, Ill., Loyola of Chicago) 8 T.J. DeFalco (OH, 6-5, Huntington Beach, Calif., Long Beach State) 9 Jake Langlois (OH, 6-10, San Jose, Calif., BYU) 13 Ben Patch (Opp, 6-8, Provo, Utah, BYU) 14 Micah Ma'a (S, 6-3, Kaneohe, Hawaii, UCLA) 16 Josh Tuaniga (S, 6-3, Long Beach, Calif., Long Beach State) 17 Thomas Jaeschke (OH, 6-6, Wheaton, Ill., Loyola) 18 Garrett Muagututia (OH, 6-5, Oceanside, Calif., UCLA) 19 Taylor Averill (MB, 6-7, San Jose, Calif., Hawaii) 21 Dustin Watten (L, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Long Beach State) 24 Kyle Dagostino (L, 5-9, Tampa, Fla., Stanford) 25 Kyle Russell (Opp, 6-9, Loomis, Calif., UC Irvine) 29 Price Jarman (MB, 6-9, Las Vegas, Nev., BYU) 30 George Huhmann (MB, 6-11, St. Louis, Mo., Princeton) As I hoped, the Big Guns are all back training together in Anaheim. My question was around the three OHs that traveled to Bulgaria...Jaeschke, Muagututia, and DeFalco. Sander and Russell (it healthy) are obviously in California training and will be in the Finals. I assume they will take four OHs to Chicago, so who gets left off?? My bad. Apologies. If I were to guess for the VNL Finals....hmmm. Sander, Russell, Jaeschke and Muagututita. |
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Post by boboddy on Jun 27, 2019 22:11:03 GMT -5
What's the timeframe of the finals? If matches are played back to back then we would use all 4 outside hitters, making the defalco vs muagututia debate more important. Personally I see more in Defalco and think that his passing is close enough to Muagututia's such that his superior offense sets him apart.
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Post by hanson on Jun 28, 2019 0:01:45 GMT -5
Let’s see how Jaeschke does this week. He has played only one game against Japan backups, not much to prove anything. Who knows maybe Muagututia and DeFalco got to go (this one VNL finals)
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Post by hanson on Jun 28, 2019 0:04:03 GMT -5
In hindsight, heavily utilizing Muagututia may actually be precautionary. At least he can pass. Compared to alternatives like Langlois
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Post by vbmidwest11 on Jun 28, 2019 8:10:02 GMT -5
Let’s see how Jaeschke does this week. He has played only one game against Japan backups, not much to prove anything. Who knows maybe Muagututia and DeFalco got to go (this one VNL finals) Could very well be. Muagututia and DeFalco have been there the entire VNL and have played well compared to Jaeschke’s one game. But he may have a pass similar to Aaron Russell and will be there no matter what as proven/known players. This maybe at least gives the weekend a tiny bit of intrigue! Haha! Looking forward to seeing Ma’a this weekend as setter! |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2019 9:46:46 GMT -5
Do we think Stahl will be healthy for the finals? Did he break that finger?!
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Post by netsetter on Jun 28, 2019 9:57:35 GMT -5
Reports put Stahl out 6-8 weeks.
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Post by Disc808 on Jun 28, 2019 16:14:02 GMT -5
Reports put Stahl out 6-8 weeks.  I feel like he was getting better/in a groove pre-injury |
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Post by itsallrelative on Jun 28, 2019 16:24:26 GMT -5
Reports put Stahl out 6-8 weeks. I feel like he was getting better/in a groove pre-injury He was impressive pre-injury. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2019 17:29:41 GMT -5
He must have broken that finger. Eeeewwwww 🥺🥺🥺
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Post by vbmidwest11 on Jun 28, 2019 18:05:22 GMT -5
I feel like he was getting better/in a groove pre-injury He was impressive pre-injury. Very impressive. Hoping for a full recovery for him his summer and the chance to be on the World Championship roster. |
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I feel like he was getting better/in a groove pre-injury 