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Post by volleyguy on Sept 23, 2023 8:28:39 GMT -5
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Post by CAI BIN MUST GO on Sept 23, 2023 8:30:31 GMT -5
it's okay, the men are gonna do worse I forgot they were hosting… yeah not sure what they were thinking lmao nobody even follows the men's team... for good reason too...
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Post by trojansc on Sept 23, 2023 8:30:49 GMT -5
Are there any ranking points available from this tournament? Yes, every match counts towards World Ranking. The only way things get really dramatic is Germany somehow wins an Olympic Bid here OR if Canada has the VNL of their life in 2024 (they could put someone in danger). Like, right now, China is going to be at ~320 points in world ranking. Canada is at 260. That's likely just way too much for Canada to overcome at one tournament.
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Post by CAI BIN MUST GO on Sept 23, 2023 8:31:06 GMT -5
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Post by CAI BIN MUST GO on Sept 23, 2023 8:32:01 GMT -5
Are there any ranking points available from this tournament? Yes, every match counts towards World Ranking. The only way things get really dramatic is Germany somehow wins an Olympic Bid here OR if Canada has the VNL of their life in 2024 (they could put someone in danger). Like, right now, China is going to be at ~320 points in world ranking. Canada is at 260. That's likely just way too much for Canada to overcome at one tournament. who does Canada need to beat? China, loser of DR/NED, JPN, loser of POL/ITA/USA... right?
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Post by give me the og-ball-u on Sept 23, 2023 8:32:05 GMT -5
cai bin & mazzanti about to file for unemployment
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Post by volleyguy on Sept 23, 2023 8:33:04 GMT -5
That’s a diversion by mastermind Shannon Winzer.
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Post by CAI BIN MUST GO on Sept 23, 2023 8:34:06 GMT -5
cai bin & mazzanti about to file for unemployment Cai Bin can sign with some weight loss programs
"With me you will keep losing!"
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Post by trojansc on Sept 23, 2023 8:34:41 GMT -5
Yes, every match counts towards World Ranking. The only way things get really dramatic is Germany somehow wins an Olympic Bid here OR if Canada has the VNL of their life in 2024 (they could put someone in danger). Like, right now, China is going to be at ~320 points in world ranking. Canada is at 260. That's likely just way too much for Canada to overcome at one tournament. who does Canada need to beat? China, loser of DR/NED, JPN, loser of POL/ITA/USA... right? Yeah. The cutoff line in World Ranking is #10. So, Netherlands last in. If they beat Dominicana in 3-0/3-1, then Dominicana becomes the last team-in (as of now).
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Post by heavenkit on Sept 23, 2023 8:39:39 GMT -5
my asian teams flopped today out of all times. cai bin and manabe are two peas in a pod. manabe can make the best of what talent he has got
Cai bin is actively ruining the team
To be fair to Cai Bin, minus Zhu Ting, this is the best line up of players he can gather. It’s not like he is politicking players and preventing some to be in the National team. It honestly feels like China has reached their ceiling since Lang Ping’s tokyo stint. They really need to shake up the look and that starting line up. And they need to start with Gong Xiangyu and move YLL to that side especially when Zhu comes back. This team need to take a gamble and experiment.
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Post by volleyguy on Sept 23, 2023 8:40:16 GMT -5
who does Canada need to beat? China, loser of DR/NED, JPN, loser of POL/ITA/USA... right? Yeah. The cutoff line in World Ranking is #10. So, Netherlands last in. If they beat Dominicana in 3-0/3-1, then Dominicana becomes the last team-in (as of now). Do you know the DOM-NED start-time off the top?
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Post by trojansc on Sept 23, 2023 8:54:03 GMT -5
Yeah. The cutoff line in World Ranking is #10. So, Netherlands last in. If they beat Dominicana in 3-0/3-1, then Dominicana becomes the last team-in (as of now). Do you know the DOM-NED start-time off the top? Yes. 3am CT. Absolutely brutal.
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Post by volleyguy on Sept 23, 2023 8:56:37 GMT -5
Do you know the DOM-NED start-time off the top? Yes. 3am CT. Absolutely brutal. That’s manageable for me. I can just stay up. I woke up an hour early for DOM today and fell back asleep, missing the 1st hour.
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Post by CAI BIN MUST GO on Sept 23, 2023 8:57:59 GMT -5
manabe can make the best of what talent he has got
Cai bin is actively ruining the team
To be fair to Cai Bin, minus Zhu Ting, this is the best line up of players he can gather. It’s not like he is politicking players and preventing some to be in the National team. It honestly feels like China has reached their ceiling since Lang Ping’s tokyo stint. They really need to shake up the look and that starting line up. And they need to start with Gong Xiangyu and move YLL to that side especially when Zhu comes back. This team need to take a gamble and experiment. he had all of 2022 VNL and 2023 VNL to experiment with different young talents that even the fans know about. Instead, it's the Jin Ye/Wang Yunlu clownshow...
I think he absolutely did exclude Yao Di for personal reasons in 2023.
Zhu/Li/Gong pin trio is still pretty good (edit: no matter who plays opposite...) and can hang with the top, if they are all healthy. Removing Cai Bin is a prerequisite for that.
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Post by hanson on Sept 23, 2023 9:00:49 GMT -5
cai bin & mazzanti about to file for unemployment Cai Bin can sign with some weight loss programs
"With me you will keep losing!"
For China’s womens volleyball NT, it’s never the head coach’s call to have this player in and that player out. You think Cai can decide playing Zhu or not? You are clearly not China enough to know how commie system works. There’s a reason they add ‘commie loyalty’ to job description for new head coach after Lang Ping was let go.
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