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Post by vbjustice on Jan 30, 2020 16:49:38 GMT -5
The most anticipated club tournament season kick-off is just a couple of weeks away.
Games run Sat, Feb 15 - 17.
This will be a big tournament for coaches and uncommitted 21s and 22s.
Who are you most excited to see?
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Post by hansolo on Jan 30, 2020 17:00:21 GMT -5
So excited for Triple Crown. Unlike most big tournaments the first two days are so exciting with "Power Pools" This year they are going with 3 power pools of 8 so the top 24 teams in the country squaring off in the first two days. Best tournament of the year in club volleyball and it is early in the season. Kind of like NASCAR and the Daytona 500.
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Post by n00b on Jan 30, 2020 18:11:26 GMT -5
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Post by ay2013 on Jan 30, 2020 20:32:11 GMT -5
Finals Prediction:
18 Open: TAV v. Coast 17 Open: TStreet v. A5
I know...really going out on a limb here lol.
Sleeper:
18 Open: Mintonette v. Munciana 17 Open: Sunshine v. Coast
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Post by jcvball22 on Jan 30, 2020 20:44:07 GMT -5
Finals Prediction: 18 Open: TAV v. Coast 17 Open: TStreet v. A5 I know...really going out on a limb here lol. Sleeper: 18 Open: Mintonette v. Munciana 17 Open: Sunshine v. Coast Interestingly enough, in 17s, Sunshine and Coast have already played this year. And this weekend will be the first weekend of Mandatories for 17s in SoCal, and all the big dogs will be playing each other.
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Post by n00b on Jan 30, 2020 21:40:13 GMT -5
Finals Prediction: 18 Open: TAV v. Coast 17 Open: TStreet v. A5 I know...really going out on a limb here lol. Sleeper: 18 Open: Mintonette v. Munciana 17 Open: Sunshine v. Coast Interestingly enough, in 17s, Sunshine and Coast have already played this year. And this weekend will be the first weekend of Mandatories for 17s in SoCal, and all the big dogs will be playing each other. In 18s, PrepVolleyball’s #1 (TAV) and #2 #24 (Dallas Skyline) have already played twice. TAV is playing with Kate Lang, previously a back-row-only setter, as an attacker and still won both matchups. Edit: I confused the Skylines
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Post by ay2013 on Jan 30, 2020 22:09:59 GMT -5
Interestingly enough, in 17s, Sunshine and Coast have already played this year. And this weekend will be the first weekend of Mandatories for 17s in SoCal, and all the big dogs will be playing each other. In 18s, PrepVolleyball’s #1 (TAV) and #2 (Skyline) have already played twice. TAV is playing with Kate Lang, previously a back-row-only setter, as an attacker and still won both matchups. TAV has already played and beaten Houston Skyline twice? At a tournament or something one off?
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Post by n00b on Jan 30, 2020 22:14:41 GMT -5
In 18s, PrepVolleyball’s #1 (TAV) and #2 (Skyline) have already played twice. TAV is playing with Kate Lang, previously a back-row-only setter, as an attacker and still won both matchups. TAV has already played and beaten Houston Skyline twice? At a tournament or something one off? Two tournaments. A local NTR event then at Tour of Texas.
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Post by ay2013 on Jan 30, 2020 23:07:33 GMT -5
TAV has already played and beaten Houston Skyline twice? At a tournament or something one off? Two tournaments. A local NTR event then at Tour of Texas. I dunno about the local event but the Tour of Texas Pre Qualified event that TAV played in (and went undefeated) was not Houston Skyline (with Skinner, Rutherford, et al.) but the one out of Dallas that A. Smith went to. I will say this though- if TAV shows up to triple crown still playing Kate Lang at OH, they are NOT my pick to make the final.
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Post by gibbyb1 on Jan 30, 2020 23:17:04 GMT -5
Two tournaments. A local NTR event then at Tour of Texas. I dunno about the local event but the Tour of Texas Pre Qualified event that TAV played in (and went undefeated) was not Houston Skyline (with Skinner, Rutherford, et al.) but the one out of Dallas that A. Smith went to. I will say this though- if TAV shows up to triple crown still playing Kate Lang at OH, they are NOT my pick to make the final. [br Kate Lang just got dog walked
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Post by Wolfgang on Jan 30, 2020 23:23:19 GMT -5
I don't know anything about this Triple Crown business, but I'm curious if hansolo and @firstjedi ever interacted and how that went down.
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Post by ineedajob on Jan 30, 2020 23:33:11 GMT -5
I don't know anything about this Triple Crown business, but I'm curious if hansolo and @firstjedi ever interacted and how that went down. In A New Hope, Han was responsible for firing at Vader's spacecraft, spinning him off-course so that Luke could blow up the Death Star. And then in Empire Strikes Back, Vader beat Han and co. to Cloud City, leading to the capturing and carbonite-freezing of Han. I think those were the only two times they actually interacted. I know that's not what you meant, but I couldn't resist.
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Post by volleav on Jan 30, 2020 23:37:16 GMT -5
TAV has already played and beaten Houston Skyline twice? At a tournament or something one off? Two tournaments. A local NTR event then at Tour of Texas. That’s Dallas Skyline, not Houston
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Post by ironhammer on Jan 31, 2020 0:19:05 GMT -5
Sorry, I automatically think of horse racing when someone mentions "Triple Crown". And the kind of bets you make, win, place, show, etc.
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Post by ay2013 on Jan 31, 2020 3:13:30 GMT -5
Two tournaments. A local NTR event then at Tour of Texas. I dunno about the local event but the Tour of Texas Pre Qualified event that TAV played in (and went undefeated) was not Houston Skyline (with Skinner, Rutherford, et al.) but the one out of Dallas that A. Smith went to. I will say this though- if TAV shows up to triple crown still playing Kate Lang at OH, they are NOT my pick to make the final. Ok so I watched that tour of Texas match with Tav and *Dallas* Skyline (not the same as that stacked Houston Skyline team). Re Kate Lang, the lineup right now is that they are still running a 6-2 but Lang is setting in the back and playing opposite when in the front row. This is because L. Smith is not playing in the middle (injured?) and they moved Kjolhede from opposite to the middle. This isn't quite what I thought when n00b posted about Lang (I thought either Flickinger or Wenaas were out on the LS and TAV was running a 5-1 with Yap). This match was also very close. Like 15-13 in the 3rd close. TAV didn't look too sharp and the Skyline team was challenging the TAV block.
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