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Post by ironhammer on Jul 15, 2023 22:06:22 GMT -5
You really don't like Hancock, do you? I said she has a good serve Hehehe, fair enough.
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Post by woodandsand on Jul 15, 2023 22:06:26 GMT -5
Justine is definitely up and down. She has certainly had impressive matches and times where she's been so dialed in, but then she's had matches where she just isn't making plays. It's a position with both tangible and intangible effects on the team and when you're getting beat so much and not able to lift the defense up, it's hard. That said, I don't think Hentz is the answer so I'm just not sure what else people would advocate for. White is a no. Maybe if Kelsey sees herself getting pushed out of an OH spot she would be more open to going back to libero. Fleck is a question mark, with just an ok first pro season. Brooke's had her own issues. If Larson is indeed coming back into the USA gym, Kelsey will be done as an OH
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Post by anOPINionATEDbeACH(hookemboo) on Jul 15, 2023 22:06:53 GMT -5
Give Hentz a chance with the starters
Lanier backrow, Skinner front row ✌️
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Post by vballspectator on Jul 15, 2023 22:07:01 GMT -5
I gasped when she took that 2nd ball from Micha lol, like did she think it was someone else next to her lol I had to run to the bathroom and must have missed this. Do you remember the score? 14-16 in the last set, when she serves
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Post by Fight On! on Jul 15, 2023 22:07:02 GMT -5
Laniers error there was so unfortunate tho. The set looked fine Were there in person?
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Post by nevball17 on Jul 15, 2023 22:07:21 GMT -5
Lanier-Frantti-Larson are locked. Who is the 4th name? This is not a hot take at all. Skinner may have the hardest route. She’s the only one in contention not training in Italy. I am hoping for someone big like Bajema or Plummer but this VNL has not made me optimistic.
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Post by uofaGRAD on Jul 15, 2023 22:07:23 GMT -5
can’t wait to see Leah Edmond, Yossiana Pressley, Skylar Fields, and Madi Skinner, and Ella May Powell next year!
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Post by woodandsand on Jul 15, 2023 22:07:26 GMT -5
I said she has a good serve Hehehe, fair enough. Don't forget a killer pineapple!
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Post by basil on Jul 15, 2023 22:07:48 GMT -5
didn’t watch the match but there’s a lot of #takes on here what really happened?? honestly? Turkiye's ceiling is higher than ours. We don't have players on the pins as physical as Karakurt and Vargas, and then we don't have a middle as big as Zehra is who is still fast in her own right. They serve more aggressively (top spins and hybrids) compared to our all around floats, which we missed too many tonight anyway our strength is in team play and having a super high floor, playing low error and we just weren't that tonight except for late stretches in the third and fourth sets. our passing made it very difficult for Micha, and she was unable to put our hitters in good spots for most of tonight regardless. not having a healthy backup showed. neither of our opposites have contributed offensively this VNL sans outlier performances, and it was downright bad tonight. We cannot run our OHs on high balls against big European blocks (as shown against Poland, Serbia, and now this Turkiye block with Zehra and Vargas). Turkiye played at a really high level for most of the game, their serve, block, and defense were suffocating. And in the tight moments, having Santarelli to calm them down and the confidence of having Vargas out there instead of Guidetti's constant frustration showed. Congrats to them, they were the better team tonight.
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Post by avid 2.0 on Jul 15, 2023 22:07:58 GMT -5
Also usa players get injured way more than anyone else. They literally have missing starters every single match. The excuse can’t always be missing injured players…. Or some of the players with minor injuries are just gonna have to play through it like the other teams… i dont think its an excuse as much as its just unfortunate. I think Karch bringing Carlini fully knowing she was not 100% is wrong and should be ridiculed. I dont care what this board thinks of Ashley or Tori... a backup setter is better than none. If you're not going to bring a backup... roster jordan or something. or someone to pass. i dont know im just rambling now lol
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Post by volleyguy on Jul 15, 2023 22:08:17 GMT -5
Justine is definitely up and down. She has certainly had impressive matches and times where she's been so dialed in, but then she's had matches where she just isn't making plays. It's a position with both tangible and intangible effects on the team and when you're getting beat so much and not able to lift the defense up, it's hard. That said, I don't think Hentz is the answer so I'm just not sure what else people would advocate for. White is a no. Maybe if Kelsey sees herself getting pushed out of an OH spot she would be more open to going back to libero. Fleck is a question mark, with just an ok first pro season. Brooke's had her own issues. Justine isn't anywhere near to the Top 5 Problems this team has.
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Post by Fight On! on Jul 15, 2023 22:08:19 GMT -5
can’t wait to see Leah Edmond, Yossiana Pressley, Skylar Fields, and Madi Skinner, and Ella May Powell next year! 🫠
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Post by jwvolley on Jul 15, 2023 22:08:24 GMT -5
Also usa players get injured way more than anyone else. They literally have missing starters every single match. The excuse can’t always be missing injured players…. Or some of the players with minor injuries are just gonna have to play through it like the other teams… The entire thread is full of people flaming Karch as well as multiple individual players' performances. Who's excusing the loss on account of injury?
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Post by sfvbsfvb on Jul 15, 2023 22:08:40 GMT -5
Justine is definitely up and down. She has certainly had impressive matches and times where she's been so dialed in, but then she's had matches where she just isn't making plays. It's a position with both tangible and intangible effects on the team and when you're getting beat so much and not able to lift the defense up, it's hard. That said, I don't think Hentz is the answer so I'm just not sure what else people would advocate for. White is a no. Maybe if Kelsey sees herself getting pushed out of an OH spot she would be more open to going back to libero. Fleck is a question mark, with just an ok first pro season. Brooke's had her own issues. I wouldn't write JWO off at all. Overall, she had a rock solid tournament
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Post by nevball17 on Jul 15, 2023 22:09:59 GMT -5
Also, don’t know if it was commented on but no one had the captain jersey on (with the line under the #) vs Japan but Micha was wearing it today. Maybe Kelsey is falling out of favor.
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