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Post by superfan1 on Jul 16, 2021 9:37:24 GMT -5
So is the US really that easy to read? Yes, easy to read but not necessarily easy to stop
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Post by ironhammer on Jul 16, 2021 9:40:14 GMT -5
So is the US really that easy to read? Yes, easy to read but not necessarily easy to stopDepends of course on which team is facing the US. Some teams can't read the US well. Some teams can read the US well but don't have the ability to stop them. Some teams can read the US well and have the ability to stop them.
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Post by missuniverse on Jul 16, 2021 10:35:57 GMT -5
Are we really saying that Poulter is just flat-out bad at defense? Don't get me wrong, compared to Carlini or Hancock, she's definitely slower and digs less heat, but I don't think she's as horrible as people say that she is. And also, Poulter had some big-time blocks against Gabi in that Brazil match too. I accept that I might be a bit biased, but I definitely don't think her defense/blocking-as-a-setter is as big of a weakness compared to some of our other weaknesses. I guess when you’re surrounded by great floor defenders (Larson, Robinson, JWO, heck even Hill), they’ll stick out like a sore thumb. And if you had better digging setters (Berg, Glass, Carlini and even Thompson) and digging opposite (Hooker and Murphy), you can’t help comparing them
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Post by missuniverse on Jul 16, 2021 10:40:05 GMT -5
Also, who would start as the pins for USA? I think it should be Bartsch/Larson for outside but i dunno if it should be Thompson or Drews I agree with MBH and Larson. But I think Kelsey’s getting better offensively. I was actually hoping that it’s Kelsey’s time to shine in Tokyo and Paris. I think Drews and Thompson were inconsistent in the VNL. But Annie takes a lot of time to heat up. I guess that’s why Thompson starts. But both were good coming off the bench.
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Post by Hawk Attack on Jul 17, 2021 22:02:51 GMT -5
Poulter had some big-time blocks against Gabi I mean, who hasn’t?
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Post by alohavball on Jul 17, 2021 22:09:53 GMT -5
Poulter had some big-time blocks against Gabi I mean, who hasn’t? Mirkovic
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