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Post by SportyBucky on Nov 28, 2020 17:20:06 GMT -5
It is Japan...don't get too excited. I mean... it’s almost more impressive because it is Japan? Lol 👎Defense has little chance against a Foluke slide. Block and block touches slow a slide. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2020 17:51:38 GMT -5
I mean... it’s almost more impressive because it is Japan? Lol 👎Defense has little chance against a Foluke slide. Block and block touches slow a slide. If that were the case, wouldn't Foluke have statistical outings like the most recent one in every match, or, at least, every other match? |
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Post by werka on Nov 28, 2020 19:45:07 GMT -5
You obviously haven’t been watching the matches and know nothing.
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Post by agean09 on Nov 28, 2020 21:42:56 GMT -5
Anyone have links to the v league matches? Would kinda like to watch the Denso/Ageo match, if possible
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Post by werka on Nov 28, 2020 21:55:21 GMT -5
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Post by ironhammer on Nov 28, 2020 21:57:39 GMT -5
and they still lost wow. Foluke had 48(!!!!) swings. Not one error, hit .500 It is Japan...don't get too excited. What is that suppose to mean? |
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Post by SportyBucky on Nov 28, 2020 22:05:47 GMT -5
It is Japan...don't get too excited. What is that suppose to mean? Not the top league in the world. She's not getting blocked...ever. Great defensively but if she isn't slowed by the block, she's elite and picks her spots. I'd be excited about her producing those numbers in Italy, top of Turkey. |
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Post by ironhammer on Nov 28, 2020 22:08:21 GMT -5
What is that suppose to mean? She's not getting blocked...ever. Great defensively but if she isn't slowed by the block, she's elite and picks her spots. I'd be excited about her producing those numbers in Italy, top of Turkey. Yes Japan is not the very top league, but it is up there. I think you might not be familiar with the Japan League if you dismiss it as a very inferior league lacking good competition. |
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Post by SportyBucky on Nov 28, 2020 22:19:24 GMT -5
Not the top league in the world. She's not getting blocked...ever. Great defensively but if she isn't slowed by the block, she's elite and picks her spots. I'd be excited about her producing those numbers in Italy, top of Turkey. Yes Japan is not the very top league, but it is up there. I think you might not be familiar with the Japan League if you dismiss it as a very inferior league lacking good competition. I am familiar. It's a fine league but it will never be lauded for its blocks. Top MB in the world should feast, even with the superior defense. |
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Post by ironhammer on Nov 28, 2020 22:45:50 GMT -5
Yes Japan is not the very top league, but it is up there. I think you might not be familiar with the Japan League if you dismiss it as a very inferior league lacking good competition. Top MB in the world should feast, even with the superior defense. Not necessarily...in all cases. |
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Post by werka on Nov 28, 2020 23:22:08 GMT -5
At this point I'm so done with people discrediting the Japan league and its players who don't even watch the matches and claim they are familiar with it. When was the last match you watched, 2014? Not every league can be the Turkish League and it doesn't take away from the fact that JVL still produces great volleyball with spectacular defense which you can't see anywhere else. If you're looking for monster blocks all the time, sorry if it can't give you that but if you can appreciate other facets of volleyball like defense, setting and smart hitting, it's not hard to see that it's still up there.
Let's allow the people who actually watch the league enjoy it for what it is and how the players perform, aight?
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Post by mapuan on Nov 28, 2020 23:35:22 GMT -5
Yes Japan is not the very top league, but it is up there. I think you might not be familiar with the Japan League if you dismiss it as a very inferior league lacking good competition. I am familiar. It's a fine league but it will never be lauded for its blocks. Top MB in the world should feast, even with the superior defense. Fabiana struggled last year so... |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2020 12:47:33 GMT -5
Weekend Roundup Kurobe 3-0 Himeji Box Score Kurobe: Lee 18-5-48 .270, 1 block Denso 3-2 NEC Box Score Denso: Plummer 4-0-10 .400 Toray 3-0 Okayama Box Score PFU 3-1 Hitachi Box Score Hitachi: Tapp 12-0-22 .545, 1 block, 1 ace JT 3-0 Queenseis Box Score JT: Drews 14-0-23 .609, 1 block, 1 ace Hitachi 3-2 Kurobe Box Score Hitachi: Tapp 16-1-28 .536, 1 block, 2 aces
Kurobe: Lee 18-2-59 .271, 2 aces
Denso 3-0 Ageo Box Score Denso: Plummer 2-1-9 .111, 1 block
Ageo: Joseph 7-0-16 .438, 1 block
Okayama 3-2 Queenseis Box ScorePFU 3-2 Himeji Box ScoreToray 3-1 JT Box Score JT: Drews 20-1-46 .413 1 block |
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Post by bruinsgold on Nov 29, 2020 12:49:51 GMT -5
Drews and Tapp's numbers = 😍
Lee took 48 swings in a 3 set match? That arm is doomed. 🤦🏾♂️
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Post by trojansc on Nov 29, 2020 13:13:46 GMT -5
Drews and Tapp's numbers = 😍 Lee took 48 swings in a 3 set match? That arm is doomed. 🤦🏾♂️ I know this is unpopular in this thread, but Bucky’s point holds some weight. There’s not much of a block presence to slow down American and other foreign hitters. Sure, it’s a superior league in the terms of passing and defense, but some of the offensive numbers should probably be taken with a grain of salt. I’m somewhere in the middle in this debate. I think it’s hard to prove which numbers will translate, but I also think it’s hard to discredit those Foluke and Drews numbers We can appreciate and critique leagues at the same time and we can argue about the meaningfulness of the numbers being put up. That’s always fun. I spent the past couple of years defending that JT is a stud even playing in the mighty AAC. And also, The Turkish league sure as hell ain’t perfect. It has it’s own issues. The bottom teams are atrocious and the top teams have some holes. |
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