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Post by trojansc on Sept 17, 2023 2:17:39 GMT -5
DOM pulls it out 15-12 in the 5th. They really stayed patient offensively on some of those rallies. It wasn't a great effort by them tonight, but, they did just good enough with various personnel. Tough loss for Canada, this was very winnable for them. Hope is still not lost for Paris though - they did beat Netherlands who was slightly further ahead than DOM - and they can still win points here and at VNL 2024.
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Post by ironhammer on Sept 17, 2023 2:18:15 GMT -5
Who do you want to win? DR or Canada?
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Post by Resident Bitchy Canadian Fan on Sept 17, 2023 2:18:29 GMT -5
Ugh im so disappointed in the loss. I feel we could’ve done a lot more, especially defensively but just didnt make any adjustments. We couldnt afford to go 0-3 against the dominican this year, so its a big blow. The trinity western flops need to get their %*$# together
There is no reason our block should not be able to stop Gonzalez, DLC or Peña Isabel lmao. It sucks that that players don’t get the proper technical coaching they need from the nt staff to take the team up a notch.
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Post by basil on Sept 17, 2023 2:18:39 GMT -5
who's this setter Brazil trotted out
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Post by ironhammer on Sept 17, 2023 2:20:28 GMT -5
Ugh im so disappointed in the loss. I feel we could’ve done a lot more, especially defensively but just didnt make any adjustments. We couldnt afford to go 0-3 against the dominican this year, so its a big blow. The trinity western flops need to get their %*$# together You gotta admit though, getting to Paris would always be a longshot for Canada. Its an uphill battle all the way for you Canucks. |
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Post by ironhammer on Sept 17, 2023 2:22:54 GMT -5
DOM pulls it out 15-12 in the 5th. They really stayed patient offensively on some of those rallies. It wasn't a great effort by them tonight, but, they did just good enough with various personnel. Tough loss for Canada, this was very winnable for them. Hope is still not lost for Paris though - they did beat Netherlands who was slightly further ahead than DOM - and they can still win points here and at VNL 2024. I don't know, given the rather...uninspired win by DR, they are going to have a tough time against Serbia and China. |
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Post by volleyguy on Sept 17, 2023 2:22:57 GMT -5
who's this setter Brazil trotted out Fofao? |
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Post by volleyguy on Sept 17, 2023 2:24:41 GMT -5
DOM pulls it out 15-12 in the 5th. They really stayed patient offensively on some of those rallies. It wasn't a great effort by them tonight, but, they did just good enough with various personnel. Tough loss for Canada, this was very winnable for them. Hope is still not lost for Paris though - they did beat Netherlands who was slightly further ahead than DOM - and they can still win points here and at VNL 2024. I don't know, given the rather...uninspired win by DR, they are going to have a tough time against Serbia and China. This is a very typical up and down performance for DOM. They’re like a box of chocolates …. |
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Post by ironhammer on Sept 17, 2023 2:27:23 GMT -5
I don't know, given the rather...uninspired win by DR, they are going to have a tough time against Serbia and China. This is a very typical up and down performance for DOM. They’re like a box of chocolates ….....you never know what you are going to get, right? Either way, they will need much better consistency to have a chance against China or Serbia. |
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Post by trojansc on Sept 17, 2023 2:29:01 GMT -5
DOM pulls it out 15-12 in the 5th. They really stayed patient offensively on some of those rallies. It wasn't a great effort by them tonight, but, they did just good enough with various personnel. Tough loss for Canada, this was very winnable for them. Hope is still not lost for Paris though - they did beat Netherlands who was slightly further ahead than DOM - and they can still win points here and at VNL 2024. I don't know, given the rather...uninspired win by DR, they are going to have a tough time against Serbia and China. With a loss to the Czech, even splitting with Serbia/China wouldn't guarantee qualifying, so, their odds are slim here of getting 1 of those 6 tickets. Canada could have had a real shot with another win here, but now their odds are very slim too. I think for DR - their focus should be to win 3 more matches (UKR/MEX/SRB/CHN/NED). That will likely give them a good position going into VNL 2024. Even 2 wouldn't be horrible, but, there wouldn't be much breathing room especially if Canada pulls off an upset down the stretch. Belgium is out at this point - the only other threat is Germany, but I think the gap is still too far. |
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Post by volleyguy on Sept 17, 2023 2:30:24 GMT -5
This is a very typical up and down performance for DOM. They’re like a box of chocolates ….....you never know what you are going to get, right? Either way, they will need much better consistency to have a chance against China or Serbia. I actually think it’s the reverse. Consistency is how you beat DOM. It’s easy for teams to get distracted, drawn in or even confused by their shenanigans. |
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Post by ironhammer on Sept 17, 2023 2:32:11 GMT -5
I don't know, given the rather...uninspired win by DR, they are going to have a tough time against Serbia and China. With a loss to the Czech, even splitting with Serbia/China wouldn't guarantee qualifying, so, their odds are slim here of getting 1 of those 6 tickets. Canada could have had a real shot with another win here, but now their odds are very slim too. I think for DR - their focus should be to win 3 more matches (UKR/MEX/SRB/CHN/NED). That will likely give them a good position going into VNL 2024. Even 2 wouldn't be horrible, but, there wouldn't be much breathing room especially if Canada pulls off an upset down the stretch.
Belgium is out at this point - the only other threat is Germany, but I think the gap is still too far. Yes I did say just a little earlier that Canada getting to Paris would always be a longshot. As for DR, the schedule is tough, they are going to run out of gas if they keep this habit of dragging things out to a 5 setter... |
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Post by ironhammer on Sept 17, 2023 2:37:18 GMT -5
....you never know what you are going to get, right? Either way, they will need much better consistency to have a chance against China or Serbia. I actually think it’s the reverse. Consistency is how you beat DOM. It’s easy for teams to get distracted, drawn in or even confused by their shenanigans.Eh...maybe I guess, but not really such a challenging issue for top tier teams facing DR in my personal opinion. Otherwise DR would be in the top tiers by now if they could more routinely beat those top teams, but we haven't seen that yet with DR. |
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Post by volleyguy on Sept 17, 2023 2:47:44 GMT -5
I actually think it’s the reverse. Consistency is how you beat DOM. It’s easy for teams to get distracted, drawn in or even confused by their shenanigans.Eh...maybe I guess, but not really such a challenging issue for top tier teams facing DR in my personal opinion. Otherwise DR would be in the top tiers by now if they could more routinely beat those top teams, but we haven't seen that yet with DR. Lack of consistency is a DOM hallmark. But we weren’t talking about DOM being at the top of the rankings (or at least I wasn’t). We were talking about the potential outcome of a couple of upcoming matches, and predicting how DOM will perform is a fool’s errand imo. |
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Post by ironhammer on Sept 17, 2023 2:51:27 GMT -5
Eh...maybe I guess, but not really such a challenging issue for top tier teams facing DR in my personal opinion. Otherwise DR would be in the top tiers by now if they could more routinely beat those top teams, but we haven't seen that yet with DR. Lack of consistency is a DOM hallmark. But we weren’t talking about DOM being at the top of the rankings (or at least I wasn’t). We were talking about the potential outcome of a couple of upcoming matches, and predicting how DOM will perform is a fool’s errand imo.Perhaps...but I still maintain that DR will be having a tough time against China and Serbia if they don't improve. Just my two cents.  |
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