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Post by uofaGRAD on Jun 2, 2023 15:24:23 GMT -5
Atlanta announced Alli Stumler okay… who tf is gonna start😭 leah and stumler?
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Post by Phaedrus on Jun 2, 2023 15:32:57 GMT -5
@avid 2.0
Do you know how they are handling the signing of talent? It looks like whoever gets their coaches lined up first gets to woo the best talent while those franchises that are just getting started are way behind as far as the available players are concerned. I know that there will be a collegiate draft later but how is having the a staggered start in recruiting players a good thing for a startup league.
I think there are four coaches in place out of eight. Grand Rapids and Atlanta is announcing players, and I am sure Todd and Cathy have a real good head start on contacting the best active players. Shelton just signed three days ago, and he is probably scrambling to not get left behind.
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Post by avid 2.0 on Jun 2, 2023 15:37:17 GMT -5
@avid 2.0 Do you know how they are handling the signing of talent? It looks like whoever gets their coaches lined up first gets to woo the best talent while those franchises that are just getting started are way behind as far as the available players are concerned. I know that there will be a collegiate draft later but how is having the a staggered start in recruiting players a good thing for a startup league. I think there are four coaches in place out of eight. Grand Rapids and Atlanta is announcing players, and I am sure Todd and Cathy have a real good head start on contacting the best active players. Shelton just signed three days ago, and he is probably scrambling to not get left behind. I would say its not ideal... there's already position overlap on teams... (and there are players signing for teams maybe thinking twice after a different team was announced) Shelton has been signed for longer than that. Omaha has their plan in motion. As for San Diego, Orlando, and whoever the other ones are... they're gonna be left in the dust... They're already seeing Texas players (or Texas players by college) aka Stafford/Pressley sign elsewhere. But I dont know anything about what those teams are doing (So it could be better than my assumptions) but on the other hand... They're attractive cities... Grand Rapids did the hard work by convincing Dimitrova... maybe the other teams can leverage that for better intl talent.
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Post by genisvel on Jun 2, 2023 16:20:41 GMT -5
Ok, now I'm really confused. I was under the impression that since players were being announced that teams, GM's and coaches were in place and just not officially announced for some legal reasons that probably weren't completely ironed out.
Now I get this news? Don't get me wrong, I have a rooting interest in the league so I'll take any advantage my team will get. Especially since we're a small market city hardly anyone knows about. Kalamazoo is smaller, but more well known. But, I also have some sense of fair play.
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Post by avid 2.0 on Jun 2, 2023 16:22:49 GMT -5
Ok, now I'm really confused. I was under the impression that since players were being announced that teams, GM's and coaches were in place and just not officially announced for some legal reasons that probably weren't completely ironed out. Now I get this news? Don't get me wrong, I have a rooting interest in the league so I'll take any advantage my team will get. Especially since we're a small market city hardly anyone knows about. Kalamazoo is smaller, but more well known. But, I also have some sense of fair play. I dont see why it'd be "unfair". other teams being more/less prepared than others is their own doing. Grand Rapids has their act together. Seems like Atlanta does to some extent.
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Post by genisvel on Jun 2, 2023 16:29:28 GMT -5
Well, context is king. Are the other teams just dragging their feet? Or has there been roadblocks outside of their control?
I mean, if these other teams where just afraid to commit in time to the league, then, I agree.
If cities' sports commissions and venues are making things difficult, that's a little different.
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Post by genisvel on Jun 2, 2023 17:00:34 GMT -5
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Post by kwt on Jun 2, 2023 17:34:38 GMT -5
Well, context is king. Are the other teams just dragging their feet? Or has there been roadblocks outside of their control? I mean, if these other teams where just afraid to commit in time to the league, then, I agree. If cities' sports commissions and venues are making things difficult, that's a little different. Still 7 months to go. It's a lot of time, isn't it?
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Post by genisvel on Jun 2, 2023 17:39:20 GMT -5
Well, context is king. Are the other teams just dragging their feet? Or has there been roadblocks outside of their control? I mean, if these other teams where just afraid to commit in time to the league, then, I agree. If cities' sports commissions and venues are making things difficult, that's a little different. Still 7 months to go. It's a lot of time, isn't it? LOL! "Dallas officially announces they will start playing the 2024 season tomorrow evening! Venue, coaches and players to be announced at a later date. The first 10 fans at the gate are eligible to enter the 'Name the Team' Contest!"
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Post by uofaGRAD on Jun 2, 2023 17:47:36 GMT -5
Still 7 months to go. It's a lot of time, isn't it? LOL! "Dallas officially announces they will start playing the 2024 season tomorrow evening! Venue, coaches and players to be announced at a later date. The first 10 fans at the gate are eligible to enter the 'Name the Team' Contest!" let me suit up!!
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Post by Phaedrus on Jun 2, 2023 19:12:49 GMT -5
Ok, now I'm really confused. I was under the impression that since players were being announced that teams, GM's and coaches were in place and just not officially announced for some legal reasons that probably weren't completely ironed out. Now I get this news? Don't get me wrong, I have a rooting interest in the league so I'll take any advantage my team will get. Especially since we're a small market city hardly anyone knows about. Kalamazoo is smaller, but more well known. But, I also have some sense of fair play. I dont see why it'd be "unfair". other teams being more/less prepared than others is their own doing. Grand Rapids has their act together. Seems like Atlanta does to some extent. The NBA started leveraging all the teams in the league years ago, they shared marketing, sales, and other information with each other with the idea that the opposition is not the other teams, they all need to benefit. The other pro leagues came around to that view point. Do what is best for the league. I understand that they will need compete for athletes and coaches etc. But this just seems short sighted in the first season to have a lopsided league with the late comers being short on talent. It is no fun seeing one or two teams get thumped consistently. As for Shelton, I am very sure he hasn't been in the picture for very long. They may have been talking to him, but he couldn't get started working on a team until after he actually signed.
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Post by avid 2.0 on Jun 2, 2023 19:30:46 GMT -5
I dont see why it'd be "unfair". other teams being more/less prepared than others is their own doing. Grand Rapids has their act together. Seems like Atlanta does to some extent. The NBA started leveraging all the teams in the league years ago, they shared marketing, sales, and other information with each other with the idea that the opposition is not the other teams, they all need to benefit. The other pro leagues came around to that view point. Do what is best for the league. I understand that they will need compete for athletes and coaches etc. But this just seems short sighted in the first season to have a lopsided league with the late comers being short on talent. It is no fun seeing one or two teams get thumped consistently. As for Shelton, I am very sure he hasn't been in the picture for very long. They may have been talking to him, but he couldn't get started working on a team until after he actually signed. I agree. There are some players that are reconsidering based on who has been signed/teams have been announced. That’s a good thing… I think it’s unfortunate the ATL OHs kinda jumped the gun… all of them could be starters in the league (and I don’t think any of them have ATL specific connections)
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Post by kwt on Jun 2, 2023 19:35:21 GMT -5
The NBA started leveraging all the teams in the league years ago, they shared marketing, sales, and other information with each other with the idea that the opposition is not the other teams, they all need to benefit. The other pro leagues came around to that view point. Do what is best for the league. I understand that they will need compete for athletes and coaches etc. But this just seems short sighted in the first season to have a lopsided league with the late comers being short on talent. It is no fun seeing one or two teams get thumped consistently. As for Shelton, I am very sure he hasn't been in the picture for very long. They may have been talking to him, but he couldn't get started working on a team until after he actually signed. I agree. There are some players that are reconsidering based on who has been signed/teams have been announced. That’s a good thing… I think it’s unfortunate the ATL OHs kinda jumped the gun… all of them could be starters in the league (and I don’t think any of them have ATL specific connections) How many matches per team?
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Post by avid 2.0 on Jun 2, 2023 19:38:09 GMT -5
I agree. There are some players that are reconsidering based on who has been signed/teams have been announced. That’s a good thing… I think it’s unfortunate the ATL OHs kinda jumped the gun… all of them could be starters in the league (and I don’t think any of them have ATL specific connections) How many matches per team? I think they said 16? But that’s not a true round Robin
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Post by genisvel on Jun 2, 2023 19:39:52 GMT -5
I agree. There are some players that are reconsidering based on who has been signed/teams have been announced. That’s a good thing… I think it’s unfortunate the ATL OHs kinda jumped the gun… all of them could be starters in the league (and I don’t think any of them have ATL specific connections) How many matches per team? According to www.grrise.com and www.atlprovolleyball.com it's a 24 game regular season.
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