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Post by tamz on Aug 3, 2021 11:14:25 GMT -5
Match is 12 hours away đ„¶
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Post by speegs13 on Aug 3, 2021 11:23:53 GMT -5
trojansc how has DLC been this tournament? I haven't been able to watch much of the DRs matches, but I noticed she didn't play much the first 2-3 matches and then played against Kenya and Japan.
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Post by endersgame on Aug 3, 2021 13:03:54 GMT -5
well, last time both teams A-teams met... DR won Was their A-team not at VNL? I though USA sent their B team from Pan Ams to the 2019 NORCECA and they lost vs DR. When was the last time our A-team and theirs met? Don't think it was 2019 NORCECAs but I could be wrong. |
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Post by Resident Bitchy Canadian Fan on Aug 3, 2021 13:07:18 GMT -5
Was their A-team not at VNL? I though USA sent their B team from Pan Ams to the 2019 NORCECA and they lost vs DR. When was the last time our A-team and theirs met? Don't think it was 2019 NORCECAs but I could be wrong. In 2019 NORCECA it was both teamsâ A Teams at the time. The only player that wasnât playing for USA was Thompson and Akinradewo. The DR sent their A Team to the VNL this year, but Brayelin Martinez, who is their best attacker, did not play against the USA (who also was playing with their line up at the time). Starting line up was: OH: MBH and Robinson MB: Dixon and Washington S: Poulter Opp: Drews Libero: JWO Kim Hill might have started but she was pulled. I canât remember if she started or was subbed in |
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Post by tamz on Aug 3, 2021 13:11:07 GMT -5
On one of the articles, Karch said âI looked to the substitute box and itâs getting lonely there, only 3 peopleâ đ
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Post by speegs13 on Aug 3, 2021 13:15:19 GMT -5
I though USA sent their B team from Pan Ams to the 2019 NORCECA and they lost vs DR. When was the last time our A-team and theirs met? Don't think it was 2019 NORCECAs but I could be wrong. In 2019 NORCECA it was both teamsâ A Teams at the time. The only player that wasnât playing for USA was Thompson and Akinradewo. The DR sent their A Team to the VNL this year, but Brayelin Martinez, who is their best attacker, did not play against the USA (who also was playing with their line up at the time). Starting line up was: OH: MBH and Robinson MB: Dixon and Washington S: Poulter Opp: Drews Libero: JWO Kim Hill might have started but she was pulled. I canât remember if she started or was subbed in Kim Hill, Tapp, and Lowe all started the NORCECA match, and were subsequently replaced after going down 0-2. Both teams also met a few weeks earlier at the World Cup, with USA winning 3-0. WC line up was: MBH/Larson (who was replaced by Krob in the third) Chi/Washington Carlini/Drews JWO |
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Post by Resident Bitchy Canadian Fan on Aug 3, 2021 13:17:40 GMT -5
In 2019 NORCECA it was both teamsâ A Teams at the time. The only player that wasnât playing for USA was Thompson and Akinradewo. The DR sent their A Team to the VNL this year, but Brayelin Martinez, who is their best attacker, did not play against the USA (who also was playing with their line up at the time). Starting line up was: OH: MBH and Robinson MB: Dixon and Washington S: Poulter Opp: Drews Libero: JWO Kim Hill might have started but she was pulled. I canât remember if she started or was subbed in Kim Hill, Tapp, and Lowe all started the NORCECA match, and were subsequently replaced after going down 0-2. Both teams also met a few weeks earlier at the World Cup, with USA winning 3-0. ohhhh shiiiiiit, ok then. Thanks for your corrections. I also completely forgot about the World Cup haha |
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Post by speegs13 on Aug 3, 2021 13:20:58 GMT -5
Kim Hill, Tapp, and Lowe all started the NORCECA match, and were subsequently replaced after going down 0-2. Both teams also met a few weeks earlier at the World Cup, with USA winning 3-0. ohhhh shiiiiiit, ok then. Thanks for your corrections. I also completely forgot about the World Cup haha Yeah, the NORCECA championships was only a couple of weeks after the World Cup, and many players had already left for their clubs by that point if I remember correctly. Karch just took the World Cup team and played the reserves for the entire tournament. |
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Post by Resident Bitchy Canadian Fan on Aug 3, 2021 13:23:38 GMT -5
ohhhh shiiiiiit, ok then. Thanks for your corrections. I also completely forgot about the World Cup haha Yeah, the NORCECA championships was only a couple of weeks after the World Cup, and many players had already left for their clubs by that point if I remember correctly. Karch just took the World Cup team and played the reserves for the entire tournament. itâs kind of weird knowing that Lowe, Dixon, Tapp, etc were all a part of the A team at that time with so many players not being with the team that summer. I still wonder what happened with Ogbogu |
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Post by trojansc on Aug 3, 2021 13:37:45 GMT -5
trojansc how has DLC been this tournament? I haven't been able to watch much of the DRs matches, but I noticed she didn't play much the first 2-3 matches and then played against Kenya and Japan. She hasn't been terminating this Olympics. Not sure what's up there. She had close to 30 points against Japan at the VNL but was half as efficient as Rivera against Japan in Tokyo! Kwiek has a habit of rotating his pin hitters throughout a match, not just out of desperation or lack of success. I think it keeps everyone a little more fresh. No combination of the 5 pin hitters starting for DR is really going to surprise me. Yonkaira hits a heavy ball and her passing isn't really a dropoff (from DR's level) . Rivera has actually been good and she'll even play right-side depending on the formation. She's better and more efficient there, and allows Brayelin to take the tougher swings. Gaila Gonzales hasn't looked as good after her Turkey season with an abdominal injury, but she's still a threat offensively when she gets going. |
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Post by trojansc on Aug 3, 2021 14:45:51 GMT -5
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Post by basil on Aug 3, 2021 15:53:44 GMT -5
I'm nervous ugh. Especially wondering if we'll see one of/both Thompson and Poulter back on the floor, if not the sidelines.
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Post by akbar on Aug 3, 2021 16:04:49 GMT -5
I'm nervous ugh. Especially wondering if we'll see one of/both Thompson and Poulter back on the floor, if not the sidelines. Poulter would be a big ask. Thompson might well be a go. Regardless many aspects of the match tilt towards the US. I hope the trainers have a bucket of fresh gum for Drews. |
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Post by gibbyb1 on Aug 3, 2021 16:16:03 GMT -5
I'm nervous ugh. Especially wondering if we'll see one of/both Thompson and Poulter back on the floor, if not the sidelines. Poulter would be a big ask. Thompson might well be a go. Regardless many aspects of the match tilt towards the US. I hope the trainers have a bucket of fresh gum for Drews. I donât see any way Poulter could play in that match after looking at the still photos of that ankle turn. Iâd be surprised if we saw her again this olympics. If JT is anything less than 100% they should be play Drewâs who is more than capable to push us through this match. |
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Post by bprtbone on Aug 3, 2021 16:45:33 GMT -5
These Tokyo start times are killing me in the Eastern time zone.
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