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Post by basil on Jun 10, 2023 13:34:12 GMT -5
Germany's done it! wow did not see that comeback coming, onto set 4
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Post by mberlanda on Jun 10, 2023 13:34:25 GMT -5
I don't know if they (italian team) do it on purpose but when they attack they don't look toward the net and always try to force a pass. But do they have the ability to learn from their mistakes?
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Post by bruinsgold on Jun 10, 2023 13:46:37 GMT -5
Oooooh Bottolo! Nice block on Weber!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2023 13:47:05 GMT -5
Believe it or not, Russia is now 3rd in rankings That is total crap, btw. Both the men's and women's teams should be -50 pts (!!!) due to being inactive last season per the FIVB rules. However, I'm not at all surprised. FIVB is pretty corrupt and I'm sure they will get a nice influx of funds from Russia when they are allowed to compete again post 2024/whenever/if ever this war ends. Not trying to bring politics in so lets not go down that rabbit hole. I just hate that there has been zero enforcement of the new world ranking "rules".
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Post by mberlanda on Jun 10, 2023 14:00:44 GMT -5
The Italian team started ahead in fourth set and resisted Germany's comeback. Italy wins 3-1
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Post by bruinsgold on Jun 10, 2023 14:09:49 GMT -5
You're welcome for this free piece of coaching advice, Di Giorgi 😊 Bottolo/Rinaldi is going to make for a messy passing tandem but that's what Italy needs to do for the rest of this week. They'll swing their way out of situations. Italy wins their last 2 matches once they switched to Rinaldi/Bottolo
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Post by mberlanda on Jun 10, 2023 14:12:08 GMT -5
Believe it or not, Russia is now 3rd in rankings That is total crap, btw. Both the men's and women's teams should be -50 pts (!!!) due to being inactive last season per the FIVB rules. However, I'm not at all surprised. FIVB is pretty corrupt and I'm sure they will get a nice influx of funds from Russia when they are allowed to compete again post 2024/whenever/if ever this war ends. Not trying to bring politics in so lets not go down that rabbit hole. I just hate that there has been zero enforcement of the new world ranking "rules". It is true that the influence of Russia is there and it is strong in volleyball. However, I think the worst punishment for Russia and Russian athletes is losing years where they cannot compete with other teams. Ukraine's aggression Russia's aggression against Ukraine is horrible and Russia will have to pay for it but I don't think it is Federovtseva's fault. Even in tennis it is expected that points will be kept. In any case, taking points away from national teams just means extending the "embargo" by a year. If they are strong they will come back up quickly.
Edit: Before writing I should brush up on the rules of grammar.
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Post by manyshaped on Jun 10, 2023 14:28:10 GMT -5
does anyone know why schott is playing L for germany this week?
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Post by bruinsgold on Jun 10, 2023 14:51:05 GMT -5
does anyone know why schott is playing L for germany this week? I'm trying to figure this out too. It seems they only brought one libero for this leg: 19 year old Graven. I don't know if his passing isn't good enough, so they decided to play Schott as the passing libero and Graven as the defensive libero? They're missing their star Zenger, but I can't figure out if their just resting him after a long Italian club season or if there's an injury?
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Post by bruinsgold on Jun 10, 2023 14:53:52 GMT -5
Not sure how reliable this source is but the kids on Twitter say this about Zenger:
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Post by twkpwrbtmlib on Jun 10, 2023 14:55:19 GMT -5
is there a VNL fantasy league? i don't how plausible it is, but would seem fun.
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Post by Disc808 on Jun 10, 2023 15:44:27 GMT -5
Cuba looks good in set 1
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Post by knox on Jun 10, 2023 15:44:51 GMT -5
Cuba starting off hot vs. Brazil. 17-10, timeout Brazil.
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Post by knox on Jun 10, 2023 15:52:53 GMT -5
Set 1 goes to Cuba, 25-16. Lots of uncharacteristic mistakes from Brazil.
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Post by bruinsgold on Jun 10, 2023 16:22:50 GMT -5
Tight 2nd set. Brazil up 21-19
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