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Post by newbeach on Aug 28, 2021 22:01:14 GMT -5
Ahman and Hellvig, the young jump setting Swedes won the men’s title. They had one long stretch on the Kings side in the finals where their side out game was absolutely unstoppable. I don’t know if Hellvig is big enough to be a truly elite blocker but Ahman really plays some incredible defense. They are far and away the most exciting young team in the game today and I really hope they continue to improve and innovate the game. Does anyone know about the swedes depth? if not, and if this is the case, I worry that this could be like Smedins/Samoilovs, or the Chinese men's team at one point, where one player is better but stagnates because they have no other options. I do think Hellvig can get away with less height because of their good ball control and creativity Is he related to former Hawai'i outside Hanna Hellvig? Yes, her brother.
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Post by mrknuckle on Aug 29, 2021 2:12:12 GMT -5
I was thinking about this event in the context of the other thread where people were complaining that beach volleyball is being taken over by slow plodding bigs. The KOC is a format where undersized teams do succeed and even have an advantage over teams with a huge blocker. Maybe it’s just the faster pace of play, but the athleticism of the players really stands out. You see many more spectacular plays in a round of KOC than a typical 2 out of 3 sets match. Plus the players always look like they’re having a good time (can you imagine Hyden and Ricardo playing this?) Yes it’s very gimmicky and the results are probably a bit random. And there’s no continuity of a season or even consistent teams. But for a one-off event, it’s some really good volleyball and I do find it very enjoyable to watch. I think one reason may be the quick tempo between the points. Really big players might become a bit gassed with the tempo. Which is good! Most sports are too slow, nobody wants to watch athletes wait around a minute between points/action to collect their thoughts. Also the KOC format encourages stronger serving which is fun, and penalises bad receivers.
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Post by tafit on Aug 29, 2021 12:39:53 GMT -5
I was thinking about this event in the context of the other thread where people were complaining that beach volleyball is being taken over by slow plodding bigs. The KOC is a format where undersized teams do succeed and even have an advantage over teams with a huge blocker. Maybe it’s just the faster pace of play, but the athleticism of the players really stands out. You see many more spectacular plays in a round of KOC than a typical 2 out of 3 sets match. Plus the players always look like they’re having a good time (can you imagine Hyden and Ricardo playing this?) Yes it’s very gimmicky and the results are probably a bit random. And there’s no continuity of a season or even consistent teams. But for a one-off event, it’s some really good volleyball and I do find it very enjoyable to watch. I think one reason may be the quick tempo between the points. Really big players might become a bit gassed with the tempo. Which is good! Most sports are too slow, nobody wants to watch athletes wait around a minute between points/action to collect their thoughts. Also the KOC format encourages stronger serving which is fun, and penalises bad receivers. Yep, since service errors don't count pointwise, the players are really going for it at the serve and as a receiver you have to constantly adapt at different servers. So passing seems to be the most important skill in the KOC format.
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Post by tamz on Sept 15, 2021 13:53:37 GMT -5
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Post by tamz on Oct 14, 2021 11:26:48 GMT -5
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