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Post by Disc808 on Jun 15, 2022 15:48:45 GMT -5
Sure would have been nice to see Mason Briggs get some VNL court time but only two Libero’s travel. So, with Shoji back, one stays home. Briggs and the other VNL rostered players that didn’t travel to Bulgaria will continue to train in Anaheim with the group preparing for the two upcoming Pam Am Cup tournaments. Tell us who made week 2 roster! Lol
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Post by backinthesaddle on Jun 15, 2022 17:41:37 GMT -5
The VNL roster for Bulgaria will be out soon… no, really. Only a few swap outs/additions. The guys that didn’t make the trip, as well as the original Pan Am rostered guys are still training “back home” so I suppose one could camp out at the USA gym in Anaheim and figure it out by a process of reverse elimination.
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Post by future on Jun 15, 2022 18:11:03 GMT -5
The VNL roster for Bulgaria will be out soon… no, really. Only a few swap outs/additions. The guys that didn’t make the trip, as well as the original Pan Am rostered guys are still training “back home” so I suppose one could camp out at the USA gym in Anaheim and figure it out by a process of reverse elimination. I'll say this. The USA team will be stronger and deeper at two positions. The probabilty of going 4-0 went up
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Post by Disc808 on Jun 15, 2022 18:28:51 GMT -5
Schedule for week 2 is pretty favorable. Serbia, Iran, Bulgaria, Poland.
Iran and Bulgaria on the weaker side although Bulgaria should have home court boost. Serbia is probably winnable. Poland is the toughest I would say especially if they bring some of their main guys to this round.
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Post by tallvolley on Jun 15, 2022 18:30:05 GMT -5
This may have been answered but is there a reason that many of the USA Olympians are not playing in this VNL? Is it that they just don’t need to at this point in there career? And why is Mac Holt not on the VNL list?
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Post by akbar on Jun 15, 2022 18:34:58 GMT -5
This may have been answered but is there a reason that many of the USA Olympians are not playing in this VNL? Is it that they just don’t need to at this point in there career? And why is Mac Holt not on the VNL list? Max was playing injured for much of the later part of the Pro season and needs to heal up. The Olympians who didn't play in the first round needed or were given a rest period.
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Post by myhouse911 on Jun 15, 2022 21:48:02 GMT -5
This may have been answered but is there a reason that many of the USA Olympians are not playing in this VNL? Is it that they just don’t need to at this point in there career? And why is Max Holt not on the VNL list? Define many..? 8 are on the VNL roster, two (Anderson and Holt) are not. The other two (Sander and K. Shoji) are done with the national team.
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Post by backinthesaddle on Jun 17, 2022 19:11:30 GMT -5
Sure would have been nice to see Mason Briggs get some VNL court time but only two Libero’s travel. So, with Shoji back, one stays home. Briggs and the other VNL rostered players that didn’t travel to Bulgaria will continue to train in Anaheim with the group preparing for the two upcoming Pam Am Cup tournaments. Tell us who made week 2 roster! Lol Bulgaria roster is here- usavolleyball.org/story/four-more-olympians-joining-u-s-men-for-vnl-in-bulgaria/
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2022 22:13:59 GMT -5
Christenson not joining?! Whoa. I didn't see that coming. Tuaniga and Shaw really are going to get their shot. Whoa!
I hope Micah enjoys some time with his family. I'm glad Matt, Max and Micah are all getting some much needed time off.
David Smith must really be planning to never retire?
I'm not really happy to see Hanes left off the roster. Do we really think Kyle Russell is an upgrade? I'm cautiously optimistic. I just really liked seeing what Jake could bring to the table. I feel like Ensing will be the starter though, which is fine.
Maybe they can keep up this momentum?! I like all the other additions. If T. Sander was still around then Muagututia would probably be the odd man out. Do we even have another young OH that is better right now?
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Post by Disc808 on Jun 17, 2022 22:24:17 GMT -5
Christenson not joining?! Whoa. I didn't see that coming. Tuaniga and Shaw really are going to get their shot. Whoa! I hope Micah enjoys some time with his family. I'm glad Matt, Max and Micah are all getting some much needed time off. David Smith must really be planning to never retire? I'm not really happy to see Hanes left off the roster. Do we really think Kyle Russell is an upgrade? I'm cautiously optimistic. I just really liked seeing what Jake could bring to the table. I feel like Ensing will be the starter though, which is fine. Maybe they can keep up this momentum?! I like all the other additions. If T. Sander was still around then Muagututia would probably be the odd man out. Do we even have another young OH that is better right now? With what we saw at VNL, Hanes def looked promising but it was one match. Maybe the staff already knows Ensing is the #2 but maybe they bring 3 opposites to World Championships? I think Kyle Russell can definitely bring the heat both in attack and serve. With the schedule, I think he will definitely get a good look in week 2. None of the young OHs on the VNL roster seemed to be ready for this level yet. Kessel, while not exactly young, I would’ve much rather seen get a shot. If we are to assume DeFalco/Russell are the starters, then Muagututia doesn’t provide any value as an OH. Need a passer? Jaeschke. Need a server? Jaeschke. Need a different look offensively? Jaeshcke. Muagututia is probably there for the “role” player job or to fill a spot for contingency/training purposes.
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Post by myhouse911 on Jun 17, 2022 23:01:38 GMT -5
Christenson not joining?! Whoa. I didn't see that coming. Tuaniga and Shaw really are going to get their shot. Whoa! I hope Micah enjoys some time with his family. I'm glad Matt, Max and Micah are all getting some much needed time off. David Smith must really be planning to never retire? I'm not really happy to see Hanes left off the roster. Do we really think Kyle Russell is an upgrade? I'm cautiously optimistic. I just really liked seeing what Jake could bring to the table. I feel like Ensing will be the starter though, which is fine. Maybe they can keep up this momentum?! I like all the other additions. If T. Sander was still around then Muagututia would probably be the odd man out. Do we even have another young OH that is better right now? With what we saw at VNL, Hanes def looked promising but it was one match. Maybe the staff already knows Ensing is the #2 but maybe they bring 3 opposites to World Championships? I think Kyle Russell can definitely bring the heat both in attack and serve. With the schedule, I think he will definitely get a good look in week 2. None of the young OHs on the VNL roster seemed to be ready for this level yet. Kessel, while not exactly young, I would’ve much rather seen get a shot. If we are to assume DeFalco/Russell are the starters, then Muagututia doesn’t provide any value as an OH. Need a passer? Jaeschke. Need a server? Jaeschke. Need a different look offensively? Jaeshcke. Muagututia is probably there for the “role” player job or to fill a spot for contingency/training purposes. I think it depends on which OH is 1 and 2, if TJ is OH1 than Jaeschke will have to sub for him. If he is OH2 than Muagututia will. They aren’t going to sub in Muagututia unless it’s for the second OH role, based on the Olympics anyway when he unfortunately got the call more than Jaeschke did.
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Post by BeachbytheBay on Jun 17, 2022 23:17:58 GMT -5
Christenson not joining?! Whoa. I didn't see that coming. Tuaniga and Shaw really are going to get their shot. Whoa! I hope Micah enjoys some time with his family. I'm glad Matt, Max and Micah are all getting some much needed time off. David Smith must really be planning to never retire? I'm not really happy to see Hanes left off the roster. Do we really think Kyle Russell is an upgrade? I'm cautiously optimistic. I just really liked seeing what Jake could bring to the table. I feel like Ensing will be the starter though, which is fine. Maybe they can keep up this momentum?! I like all the other additions. If T. Sander was still around then Muagututia would probably be the odd man out. Do we even have another young OH that is better right now? thought Hanes is an odd omission. even for some Serving alone he would make sense in spots/stretches
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Post by akbar on Jun 18, 2022 7:29:25 GMT -5
The VNL roster for Bulgaria will be out soon… no, really. Only a few swap outs/additions. The guys that didn’t make the trip, as well as the original Pan Am rostered guys are still training “back home” so I suppose one could camp out at the USA gym in Anaheim and figure it out by a process of reverse elimination. I'll say this. The USA team will be stronger and deeper at two positions. The probabilty of going 4-0 went up Looking at this week's roster. 👍
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Post by basil on Jun 20, 2022 13:15:37 GMT -5
Micah is back in Anaheim, Gabi is there too
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Post by wcdiggs on Jun 20, 2022 14:29:06 GMT -5
Sorry if this has already been talked about in this thread but I haven’t been able to read through recently. If Ensing is able to keep up this level of play, is there any chance Matt Anderson moves back to the left when he comes back? I know some on here were worried he wouldn’t be terminal enough on the OPP for USA to be very successful
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