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Post by mberlanda on Jul 15, 2023 21:49:20 GMT -5
lmaooo Zehra went 7-1-10 and had 7 blocks that's crazy she and Vargas put up a serious wall They probably counted more blocks for her because she celebrates more.
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Post by uofaGRAD on Jul 15, 2023 21:49:31 GMT -5
can we talk about rettke’s “set” or is that too taboo for rn It’s on the agenda for tomorrow morning we have a lot to get through right now understandable!
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Post by sleepy on Jul 15, 2023 21:49:41 GMT -5
I think losing to Turkiye is very much understandable and something people could accept, but just NOT under the circumstances in which they happened. I think as fans it’s just so frustrating knowing that USA did not play the best that could have (not even should have) if they just approached the game differently. They really did have a solutions for many of the Turkish threats. Frantti just neutralized Vargas significantly while making major offensive contributions herself. The switches at middle made Ebrar annie 2.0 getting blocked back to back on multiple occasions. Cause it would be different if everyone just played like dog%*$# and there was no answer.
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Post by akbar on Jul 15, 2023 21:49:49 GMT -5
Man so much hostility. Passionate fans are one thing but jeez.
Yes we have a mix of women just entering their prime with a few who are on the down side and a smattering of players who just can't stay healthy, nicked up are flat out unavailable.
Frantti is the only OH who consistently delivered on the outside but even her passing got wobbly there are crucial times.
The other 3 were flip a coin every match.
The middles are not what we are used too
Just a lot of incomplete play.....and yet the women's team was right there in the mix.
Congrats Turkey.
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Post by basil on Jul 15, 2023 21:50:10 GMT -5
At some point, we may also need to consider that the one month around Tokyo was an outlier. This is in context of JWO. She hasn't really matched that level before or after with any consistency. agreed
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Post by coachdavid on Jul 15, 2023 21:50:17 GMT -5
I just wanna see Dana get a dig Because she doesn't defend well. OK. Because middles getting digs is one of my great joys in life. Nobody expects it, nobody is (seriously) upset when they shank it, and they get such pure joy out of such a simple volleyball action.
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Post by pbmu on Jul 15, 2023 21:50:20 GMT -5
Ugh. But if we were picking rosters for Paris today, frantti would definitely be starting. as she should lmao homegirl will be 28 by the time olympics come around, its her time!
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Post by vballPeakish23 on Jul 15, 2023 21:50:22 GMT -5
Obviously a healthy Poulter is what we are missing. The setting was not good and the commentators kept saying why aren’t we getting our middles involved and then finally stopped talking about it. Need Poulter and Hoping for a full recovery for her.
Franti should have started to begin with! Cook got to hang it up. Lanier was good overall as well. We need a big time opposite! We don’t have that. Drew’s isn’t it and I thought Thompson was going to be our next Hooker but not sure.
O’Neal will have a great future for team USA!
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Post by woodandsand on Jul 15, 2023 21:50:51 GMT -5
With how mediocre a few of the starters played they had a serve to take it to 5. Don't see how Turkey would've survived that after collapsing. Obviously didn't happen, but winning has small margins at the top. Turkey couldn't have played a better all around match tonight.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2023 21:50:59 GMT -5
This is in context of JWO. She hasn't really matched that level before or after with any consistency. agreed I’ve been saying that for months
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Post by vbtalk on Jul 15, 2023 21:51:06 GMT -5
how do you bench THE ONLY SETTER YOU HAVE AVAILABLE?!?!?! OOS all the time, baby!!! I love it! I mean, it’s not like we’re setting middles anyway so we may as well Let JWO take 2nd ball and put another offensive option on the floor.
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Post by VB48 on Jul 15, 2023 21:51:17 GMT -5
I’ll be interested to see the stats Positives: - O’Neal did well coming in late and making an impact - Frantti put the team on her back. Great defensive and offensive performance -Lanier was pretty consistent throughout and held up on SR despite some late errors - Rettke went on some excellent serving runs and turned the momentum at the end of set 3 I agree with this Negatives: - Drews makes way too many errors on offense, and is absolutely horrible on defense. If she is our best, then leave her home and develop for the future, because she is too much of a liability - Hancock was good at one thing, serving, and KK won't let her do that. She has no connection with her hitters, makes bad decisions, never sets the middle, and could set a hittable ball if her life was on the line. Hopefully, her Olympic life was on the line tonight, and they cremate the body so she cannot pulll a Lazarus - Cook should never play front row again, EVER - JWO was less than she should have been tonight. Even with Hancock and Drews seemingly playing for Turkey, a couple of defensive plays would have given us a 5th set - KK apparently does not value serving at all
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Post by bruinsgold on Jul 15, 2023 21:51:38 GMT -5
Man so much hostility. Passionate fans are one thing but jeez. The middles are not what we are used too Just a lot of incomplete play.....and yet the women's team was right there in the mix. Congrats Turkey. Well it could be worse. This could be 90+ pages about DeFalco
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Post by hornshouse23 on Jul 15, 2023 21:51:47 GMT -5
Okay USA. Who we blaming? (Not Asjia of course). Sources, and evidence, etc. I know we’re all quick to throw my girl Micha under the bus, but was it really her fault? What say you?
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Post by Turlington on Jul 15, 2023 21:52:05 GMT -5
It grinds my gears that such a terrible coach is at the helm of such an important program (and being paid to do so), and I’m not even American. I feel for you guys and gals. In addition to Drews and Hancock being subpar, it wasn’t a good time for JWO to have one of her less-than-stellar matches. At some point, we may also need to consider that the one month around Tokyo was an outlier. Or covid years!
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