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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2021 20:33:37 GMT -5
Oh I know, I was just messing with you. Yeah...and China was also testing their strategies before as well...now we'll see their how they will do now that is showtime.  Yes we shall 😉 |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2021 20:33:59 GMT -5
I’d like Goncharova to absolutely go off and make everyone feel dumb for saying she’s old and not top 10 anymore. Let’s make it happen  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2021 20:34:32 GMT -5
Well. Italy only got one win back in 2016. So they have already tied their previous Olympics record.
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Post by ironhammer on Jul 24, 2021 20:35:03 GMT -5
Italy finishes off the sweep 25-14 and looked stronger with each progressive set. Reminds me of how Serbia demolished Russia in Rio. If I remember correctly, Serbia crushed Russia 25-9 in the first set, although the later sets were quite a bit closer. So in that light, this match is arguably even more lopsided, since Russia progressively lost more points per set as the match went along. |
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Post by kc8413 on Jul 24, 2021 20:35:51 GMT -5
Whatever happened to the Russian glory days of Gamova?
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Post by Kingsley on Jul 24, 2021 20:36:11 GMT -5
Gonch kinda looked like she wanted to smack one of her teammates and go home.
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Post by speegs13 on Jul 24, 2021 20:36:46 GMT -5
Whatever happened to the Russian glory days of Gamova? They ended on August 7th, 2012 |
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Post by trojansc on Jul 24, 2021 20:37:17 GMT -5
I’m still not 100% sold on Italy. Nor would I ever write an Egonu team off even if there were reasons for concern prior to this.
Let’s see if their OH’s can sustain this level.
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Post by kc8413 on Jul 24, 2021 20:37:31 GMT -5
Whatever happened to the Russian glory days of Gamova? They ended on August 7th, 2012 I feel like the Russians have the right tools to be better, but they never could get there. |
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Post by ironhammer on Jul 24, 2021 20:38:18 GMT -5
Whatever happened to the Russian glory days of Gamova? That is history. The days when Russia won back-to-back World Championships in 2006 and 2010, when they won silver back in Athens, are long gone. Come to think, Russia has never really been the same since Karpol retired. Gamova, Sokolova, Artamonova, etc, those were the glory days. Now...only nostalgia. |
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Post by speegs13 on Jul 24, 2021 20:40:11 GMT -5
They ended on August 7th, 2012 I feel like the Russians have the right tools to be better, but they never could get there. I think it's a coaching/institutional thing - they fixed it more on the mens side, and now they can play faster. The women are still trying to play #moonball |
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Post by c4ndlelight on Jul 24, 2021 20:42:08 GMT -5
I feel like the Russians have the right tools to be better, but they never could get there. I think it's a coaching/institutional thing - they fixed it more on the mens side, and now they can play faster. The women are still trying to play #moonball It's not stylistic. Their developmental programs are failing them. They aren't producing very many top players any more. They could try to play faster but the results would be worse. It doesn't help that their best OH right now blew up her ACL. |
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Post by speegs13 on Jul 24, 2021 20:43:38 GMT -5
I think it's a coaching/institutional thing - they fixed it more on the mens side, and now they can play faster. The women are still trying to play #moonball It's not stylistic. Their developmental programs are failing them. They aren't producing very many top players any more. They could try to play faster but the results would be worse. It doesn't help that their best OH right now blew up her ACL. Yeah, that's what I was trying to get at - you it worded much better than I did. Thanks! |
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Post by ironhammer on Jul 24, 2021 20:48:36 GMT -5
I think it's a coaching/institutional thing - they fixed it more on the mens side, and now they can play faster. The women are still trying to play #moonball It's not stylistic. Their developmental programs are failing them. They aren't producing very many top players any more. They could try to play faster but the results would be worse. It doesn't help that their best OH right now blew up her ACL. Their match strategies also leave a lot to be desired too. Back in the days of Gamova, they can just hammer down the ball, because the opposing team just had zero ability to receive her spikes. They are like a Russian tank, their strategies aren't complicated, they just crush everything in their path with their sheer firepower. But now, since there are no players on the level of Gamova for Russia, they can't replicate that previous success with the same strategy. |
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Post by c4ndlelight on Jul 24, 2021 21:08:43 GMT -5
It's not stylistic. Their developmental programs are failing them. They aren't producing very many top players any more. They could try to play faster but the results would be worse. It doesn't help that their best OH right now blew up her ACL. Their match strategies also leave a lot to be desired too. Back in the days of Gamova, they can just hammer down the ball, because the opposing team just had zero ability to receive her spikes. They are like a Russian tank, their strategies aren't complicated, they just crush everything in their path with their sheer firepower. But now, since there are no players on the level of Gamova for Russia, they can't replicate that previous success with the same strategy. LOL |
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