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Post by gabricio616 on Jul 17, 2022 23:18:10 GMT -5
Gabi stuffed and Italy takes the gold! gabricio is shambles.Ā Actually not at all: Gabi's my Fav, alongside Queen "1 points 1 gold" Malinov and Bricio (12 months favs) only in Vakif, previously Minas & Rexona. Having said that, a suggestion: NT international tournaments will be boring for non-CEV or non-Italians over the next years. Better choose a fav european CLUB and stick to it. I root for Scandicci, Vakif and of course Italy: since 7/2021 I've taken 7 golds out of 7. Plus a Challenge Cup š¤£ Cool, uh? |
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Post by avid 2.0 on Jul 17, 2022 23:20:07 GMT -5
I root for Scandicci, Vakif and of course Italy: since 7/2021 I've taken 7 golds out of 7. Plus a Challenge Cup š¤£ Cool, uh? ok  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2022 23:28:41 GMT -5
I was today years old when I found out De Gennaro and Santarelli were a couple š when I say that VNL post caught me off guard
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Post by domineh on Jul 18, 2022 0:26:11 GMT -5
Lucky them *that they have Buse Unal* Nah, that doesn't work for the lack of sense, buse is a nobody |
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Post by StanfordFan on Jul 18, 2022 1:18:03 GMT -5
I was today years old when I found out De Gennaro and Santarelli were a couple š when I say that VNL post caught me off guard Me too. I thought it was an expose' photo that someone caught. When it said husband and wife, I had to read it again. Now I want to go back and watch Serbia-Italy matches to see if there's any gamesmanship. |
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Post by HandeBallerdın on Jul 18, 2022 2:07:44 GMT -5
Nah, that doesn't work for the lack of sense, buse is a nobody imagine how bad that would look for Macris when she loses her place to āa nobodyā |
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Post by agean09 on Jul 18, 2022 7:27:07 GMT -5
I was today years old when I found out De Gennaro and Santarelli were a couple š when I say that VNL post caught me off guard Me too. I thought it was an expose' photo that someone caught. When it said husband and wife, I had to read it again. Now I want to go back and watch Serbia-Italy matches to see if there's any gamesmanship. The fact that people donāt know this tells me that they are very professional. Iāve known for a few years now and still have never seen anything during a match that would tell me theyāre connected beyond their teams. Iāve read that they even drive separately to practices and matchesā¦ |
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Post by maplespear on Jul 18, 2022 8:04:03 GMT -5
These are some of my thoughts on the USA's finals performance. Poulter's leash in that match was 3.5 sets too long. Karch is the most to blame here and I'm a lil salty. Plummer should have been pulled by the end of set 1 the way she was passing and not really killing the ball. After Frantti came in, we elevated our game as a team. Then, Poulter continued to struggle setting behind her. Our slide attack was non existent and our opposites were tipping left and right. When they finally took good swings they were making errors. I think every one of our passers got aced and we couldn't dig a ball off of high hands consistently enough. Serbia was playing a good strategy and USA was just sloppy.
If we have the deepest bench in the world, why the hell would the coach not use it more. I'm legit curious why he waited so long to make subs. Was it deliberate? I'm pretty mystified now that I've had some time to think about it. The only thing I think Karch was curious about was if Poulter was in good form or not. I think we know our answer now. I truly hope she figures it out before the WCH. It's clear to me that this team needs better defenders in zone 1 since we are losing MBH and Larson in the back row. If we are going to have issues defending zone 6 then we need zone 1 to be more fortified. Carlini is our best zone 1 defender. Whatever Opposite is connecting better with her needs to start. I wonder who plays better defense out of Drews/JT? Krob didn't do great but didn't do awful either. I wonder if SWP would have been a better choice to play opposite Krob or "gasp" in her place if needed. I have to wonder if Krob can deliver in the big moments? We know Larson could do that. Frantti's emergence was my consolation prize in this tournament as a USA fan. Chi looks solid. JWO was ok. Washington, Drews, Thompson and Poulter need to step it up. I'm ready for this team to dominate. It probably won't happen in this day and age but I really am hoping that the USA can be dominant all the way to 2028. I'd love an Olympic repeat if not, a three-peat. Work was nuts this week so I'm going to be catching some replays of the medal matches. I was really rooting for a USA vs. ITA final. Congrats Italy on winning gold! I hope the two teams cross in the medal rounds at the WCH! I agree 100 percent. I'm not adept at volleyball strategies as many of you, but could see that the momentum was not swinging our way. Frantti's presence was needed in the start of set 2. Not sure why Karch didn't make any adjustments earlier. Had Plumber shown in the past that she could elevate her game after a bad set? Thanks for reinforcing what I was thinking about USA's last performance. |
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Post by Reach on Jul 18, 2022 11:10:44 GMT -5
These are some of my thoughts on the USA's finals performance. Poulter's leash in that match was 3.5 sets too long. Karch is the most to blame here and I'm a lil salty. Plummer should have been pulled by the end of set 1 the way she was passing and not really killing the ball. After Frantti came in, we elevated our game as a team. Then, Poulter continued to struggle setting behind her. Our slide attack was non existent and our opposites were tipping left and right. When they finally took good swings they were making errors. I think every one of our passers got aced and we couldn't dig a ball off of high hands consistently enough. Serbia was playing a good strategy and USA was just sloppy. If we have the deepest bench in the world, why the hell would the coach not use it more. I'm legit curious why he waited so long to make subs. Was it deliberate? I'm pretty mystified now that I've had some time to think about it. The only thing I think Karch was curious about was if Poulter was in good form or not. I think we know our answer now. I truly hope she figures it out before the WCH. It's clear to me that this team needs better defenders in zone 1 since we are losing MBH and Larson in the back row. If we are going to have issues defending zone 6 then we need zone 1 to be more fortified. Carlini is our best zone 1 defender. Whatever Opposite is connecting better with her needs to start. I wonder who plays better defense out of Drews/JT? Krob didn't do great but didn't do awful either. I wonder if SWP would have been a better choice to play opposite Krob or "gasp" in her place if needed. I have to wonder if Krob can deliver in the big moments? We know Larson could do that. Frantti's emergence was my consolation prize in this tournament as a USA fan. Chi looks solid. JWO was ok. Washington, Drews, Thompson and Poulter need to step it up. I'm ready for this team to dominate. It probably won't happen in this day and age but I really am hoping that the USA can be dominant all the way to 2028. I'd love an Olympic repeat if not, a three-peat. Work was nuts this week so I'm going to be catching some replays of the medal matches. I was really rooting for a USA vs. ITA final. Congrats Italy on winning gold! I hope the two teams cross in the medal rounds at the WCH! Tell them Toddy! The stans have gone quiet. |
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Post by domineh on Jul 18, 2022 11:35:54 GMT -5
Nah, that doesn't work for the lack of sense, buse is a nobody imagine how bad that would look for Macris when she loses her place to āa nobodyā You mean like Naz did many times? |
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Post by Reach on Jul 18, 2022 14:07:52 GMT -5
imagine how bad that would look for Macris when she loses her place to āa nobodyā You mean like Naz did many times? Macris has a long way to go before she can be compared to the great Naz |
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Post by domineh on Jul 18, 2022 15:04:25 GMT -5
You mean like Naz did many times? Macris has a long way to go before she can be compared to the great Naz She's way better than Naz |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2022 15:17:33 GMT -5
Macris has a long way to go before she can be compared to the great Naz She's way better than Naz not even close to true. Macris wasnāt good this VNL |
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Post by avid 2.0 on Jul 18, 2022 15:19:41 GMT -5
She's way better than Naz not even close to true. Macris wasnāt good this VNL naz wasnt either. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2022 15:20:21 GMT -5
not even close to true. Macris wasnāt good this VNL naz wasnt either.Ā she woulda been better than whatever Macris was doing lol |
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