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Post by Wolfgang on Feb 17, 2020 12:29:20 GMT -5
I wonder if Ah Mow is thinking, "Why the f*** is Kate Lang hitting?"
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Post by vbstan123 on Feb 17, 2020 13:23:15 GMT -5
Is there only a livestream for court 16 or is there one for court 15 as well?
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Post by Pipe Attack on Feb 17, 2020 13:37:54 GMT -5
Court 15:
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Post by coachk2 on Feb 17, 2020 15:07:34 GMT -5
Interesting view - almost a “ref cam” - lot of “running starts” mentioned in 18 Final - also A5 called “Mizuno” when it says A5 on the scoreboard is odd -good to see Dr. KC on line calls 😎
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Post by jcvball22 on Feb 17, 2020 15:32:28 GMT -5
Anyone have a link for the 17s championship?
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Post by n00b on Feb 17, 2020 20:24:51 GMT -5
Club Ignit Select out of Iowa is not surprising winning 16 open. They have a very strong outside in Hayden Kubik. (Madi Kubik's sister) Also with a very strong setter and they are a very ball controlled team Is this a new club? Where did these kids play last year?
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Post by bluepenquin on Feb 17, 2020 21:29:16 GMT -5
I was unable to watch Saturday's morning session, but was there for the rest of the tournament. I pretty much have to pick and choose what to watch - and missing Saturday morning, I made the decision to skip the 16 division (along with 14 and under's) and tried watching 15, 17, 18. Even doing that, I am missing so much.
Here is a quick general observation. This tournament looks like a huge grind. The winner is playing 9 matches in 3 days - having to win the final 6 matches. If you are in 15 or 17 - you have to win 6 matches in a row in ~ 20 hours of real time. Single elimination at 64 teams is going to create upsets - like what happened in the 18's. Here is a statistical take on the scheduling in terms of getting to the quarterfinals. Round 1 on Sunday of the 64 team single elimination tournament is at 8AM or 9AM with the 2nd round being 10AM for the 8AM winners and 11AM for the 9AM winners. Then round 3 is at Noon for everyone (For 15 & 17 the times start at 3PM instead of 8AM).
In the round of 16 - one team is playing back to back while the other team gets the normal hour break between matches. For 17 and 18's - the team with the extra rest went 14-2. The team with the extra break is coming out of the Power A bracket - so they are usually going to be the favorite, but still watching WAVE (18) go 3 long sets against Sting and then have to immediately play Rookwood Thunder was tough. Same thing with Mintonette (17) following up a long win with another 3 set match against Houston Skyline.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2020 23:20:30 GMT -5
623 teams total and only 2 went undefeated, Dynasty 14 Black & Legacy 15-1. Only 17 teams survived with only 1 loss. Pretty stellar competition on every court that I looked at all weekend.
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Post by volleav on Feb 17, 2020 23:28:13 GMT -5
Looking at all the ages it’s all about winning and losing at the right times. A lot of depth in talent, especially in the older ages.
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Post by BlameTheSet on Feb 18, 2020 8:51:52 GMT -5
623 teams total and only 2 went undefeated, Dynasty 14 Black & Legacy 15-1. Only 17 teams survived with only 1 loss. Pretty stellar competition on every court that I looked at all weekend. Dynasty 14 Black lost their first match of the tournament to Long Beach, so they didn't go undefeated either, they went 7-1.
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Post by stanfordvb on Feb 18, 2020 9:04:20 GMT -5
Interesting view - almost a “ref cam” - lot of “running starts” mentioned in 18 Final - also A5 called “Mizuno” when it says A5 on the scoreboard is odd -good to see Dr. KC on line calls 😎 It’s clear how unfamiliar announcers are with clubs when at nationals and major tournaments. A5 is sponsored by mizuno I believe which makes their official entry name “A5 mizuno” or “Mizuno A5”. But everyone who knows anything ab the club scene knows they are only referred to as “A5”. It’s like kiva, kiva has made 4 out of the last 5 aau 14 national championship matches. Every time they are playing, that one girl who is already commentating and played at UCF I believe, refers to them as “asics kiva” when they are known in the club world as “kiva”. Just the announcers lack of knowledge of what’s not on the roster sheet infront of them.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2020 9:18:40 GMT -5
Interesting view - almost a “ref cam” - lot of “running starts” mentioned in 18 Final - also A5 called “Mizuno” when it says A5 on the scoreboard is odd -good to see Dr. KC on line calls 😎 It’s clear how unfamiliar announcers are with clubs when at nationals and major tournaments. A5 is sponsored by mizuno I believe which makes their official entry name “A5 mizuno” or “Mizuno A5”. But everyone who knows anything ab the club scene knows they are only referred to as “A5”. It’s like kiva, kiva has made 4 out of the last 5 aau 14 national championship matches. Every time they are playing, that one girl who is already commentating and played at UCF I believe, refers to them as “asics kiva” when they are known in the club world as “kiva”. Just the announcers lack of knowledge of what’s not on the roster sheet infront of them. Maybe they are getting $$ for name placement...
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Post by stanfordvb on Feb 18, 2020 9:22:41 GMT -5
Since this is a thread discussing club vb I assume people with good knowledge of past and present club would be visiting here. I was thinking yesterday, if all completely healthy, is this years TAV 18 black team the most stacked 18s team there’s ever been? With commits to Stanford, Texas, Florida, Minnesota, UCLA (could’ve gone anywhere), LSU, etc.. ik for a fact they have 6 senior aces,maybe more, three in the top 10 I believe. Carlini had a pretty nasty team her 18s year as well, but idk if there was as many big name players, a lot of their success was due to coaching and Carlini. So my exact question is, is this TAV team the most stacked team ever player to player? I’m not asking about the best 18s team ever, I’m asking has any 18s roster ever had this many individual standouts ?
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Post by bluepenquin on Feb 18, 2020 10:14:34 GMT -5
Since this is a thread discussing club vb I assume people with good knowledge of past and present club would be visiting here. I was thinking yesterday, if all completely healthy, is this years TAV 18 black team the most stacked 18s team there’s ever been? With commits to Stanford, Texas, Florida, Minnesota, UCLA (could’ve gone anywhere), LSU, etc.. ik for a fact they have 6 senior aces,maybe more, three in the top 10 I believe. Carlini had a pretty nasty team her 18s year as well, but idk if there was as many big name players, a lot of their success was due to coaching and Carlini. So my exact question is, is this TAV team the most stacked team ever player to player? I’m not asking about the best 18s team ever, I’m asking has any 18s roster ever had this many individual standouts ? I don't have the history - but with 37.5 black ink not including M.Williams has to put them among the very best. I don't think I would include Williams - except I see she is traveling with the team, which makes me reconsider. Include Williams - and that is 4 players in the top 10 Senior aces. Then add 4 more players that made the SA list - that is pretty impressive for 1 team. There is only a handful of D1 teams that would have this on their roster at one time.
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Post by n00b on Feb 18, 2020 10:44:36 GMT -5
Since this is a thread discussing club vb I assume people with good knowledge of past and present club would be visiting here. I was thinking yesterday, if all completely healthy, is this years TAV 18 black team the most stacked 18s team there’s ever been? With commits to Stanford, Texas, Florida, Minnesota, UCLA (could’ve gone anywhere), LSU, etc.. ik for a fact they have 6 senior aces,maybe more, three in the top 10 I believe. Carlini had a pretty nasty team her 18s year as well, but idk if there was as many big name players, a lot of their success was due to coaching and Carlini. So my exact question is, is this TAV team the most stacked team ever player to player? I’m not asking about the best 18s team ever, I’m asking has any 18s roster ever had this many individual standouts ? I don't have the history - but with 37.5 black ink not including M.Williams has to put them among the very best. I don't think I would include Williams - except I see she is traveling with the team, which makes me reconsider. Include Williams - and that is 4 players in the top 10 Senior aces. Then add 4 more players that made the SA list - that is pretty impressive for 1 team. There is only a handful of D1 teams that would have this on their roster at one time. AND this group had a middle who is committed to Stanford switch clubs for the 18s season because she wasn’t a consistent starter. Crazy.
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