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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2024 21:10:53 GMT -5
all this talk about those European powers.. but I'm manifesting that this team is going to spoil someone's Olympic Dreams even if they can't medal... all for it being turkey
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Post by jwvolley on Mar 10, 2024 21:11:30 GMT -5
all this talk about those European powers.. but I'm manifesting that this team is going to spoil someone's Olympic Dreams even if they can't medal... You not being in the thread when they knocked Serbia out of VNL was such a missed moment in this site's history
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Post by HandeBallerdın on Mar 11, 2024 4:28:49 GMT -5
Madden is right, Turkey definitely have some issues right now. I will never trust Karakurt but a duo of Hande and Ilkin is probably not quite good enough. However Neri cant be worse than Karakurt at the role they want her to play, hopefully she gets another shot.
Cansu just picked apart Ecza yesterday, she definitely has it in her; but she also has games like the first leg v Imoco in her. Honestly not worried about her and Elif is an ok backup who seems good at feeding the opposite it necessary.
Glzem is out of form, but that could easily change. She hasnt been shambolic and lets not forget that Simge, Melis, and sometimes Ayça are quite capable.
Vargas and Zehra are the biggest problems. I dont want to see Zehra play the rest of the club season. Gui probably has other ideas. But if Eda can keep it together (and hopefully the injury she just picked up isnt bad), lets not forget Aslı Kalaç has been in great form both in blocking and attack.
Vargas looks quite rusty, but give her the rest of the season and VNL to get into a groove. This seems like a reasonable hope even if its not a complete given.
So Turkey should be fine. But as good as last euros? Maybe a step or two below. While Serbia looks to be possibly stronger. Drca right now is the best setter on the womens side except for Wolosz, Boskovic at least now is playing the best ball of her life, and they have capable role players. But lets not act like MB isnt a question mark for them too.
If i were an oddsmaker i would have Serbia as the favourite with Turkey and Italy not too far behind. Stop with this nonsense about China, Brazil, and Japan.
Me as a homer says USA doesnt drop a set in the knockouts to any of them😎😎🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅
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Post by Reach on Mar 11, 2024 8:17:07 GMT -5
I like USAs chances. USA has shown consistency at the top since 2012. Matched by almost no one else with the exception of Brazil in the distance. One off season isn’t all doom and gloom everyone thinks it will be.
I can’t think of one Olympics where the favorite has come out on top in a long long time and I definitely have never seen turkey or italy have back to back good seasons.
There are more questions than answers right now. The field is wide open.
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Post by HandeBallerdın on Mar 11, 2024 8:51:13 GMT -5
I like USAs chances. USA has shown consistency at the top since 2012. Matched by almost no one else with the exception of Brazil in the distance. One off season isn’t all doom and gloom everyone thinks it will be. I can’t think of one Olympics where the favorite has come out on top in a long long time and I definitely have never seen turkey or italy have back to back good seasons. There are more questions than answers right now. The field is wide open. italy werent good last season so sounds like youre tipping them😀. Overall though i agree
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Post by jerrittsmelliot on Mar 11, 2024 14:44:23 GMT -5
Is anyone going to the USWNT Spring Scrimmage at the end of the week? Or will there be a stream? I would LOVE to see Poulter back in action alongside all of the college girls.
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Post by volleyguy on Mar 11, 2024 15:18:55 GMT -5
I like USAs chances. USA has shown consistency at the top since 2012. Matched by almost no one else with the exception of Brazil in the distance. One off season isn’t all doom and gloom everyone thinks it will be. I can’t think of one Olympics where the favorite has come out on top in a long long time and I definitely have never seen turkey or italy have back to back good seasons. There are more questions than answers right now. The field is wide open. There are enough question marks about the USA roster—more than usual certainly—to merit some doubt about how they’ll perform. But I certainly wouldn’t count USA given their consistency, and the inconsistency of the teams that otherwise match up well (Serbia, Turkey, Italy sorta).
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Post by dokterrudi on Mar 11, 2024 16:58:35 GMT -5
Is Larson playing anywhere at all? I’m dubious about her inclusion, no disrespect but that’s a big roster spot.
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Post by widdledumpling on Mar 11, 2024 17:17:23 GMT -5
Is Larson playing anywhere at all? I’m dubious about her inclusion, no disrespect but that’s a big roster spot. At this point it feels like Larson is the Cat Osterman of Team USA volleyball
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Post by Reach on Mar 11, 2024 17:19:45 GMT -5
Larson and Poulter haven’t played professional ball in over a year. I don’t know how you make up for that lack of real world training and then rush with a few months of training once everyone returns. Re Larson: There’s so many options at outside playing pretty well right now that she may fade to the back quicker than I expected last year. For Poulter it has to be the lack of actual competition in over two years. Will VNL be enough, even if, she s remotely ready to play? I do believe both setters in Europe will come back stronger and more focused than they did last season. Playing on bottom feeders this year may do them well. Will be interesting to see what happens.
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Post by HandeBallerdın on Mar 11, 2024 18:17:58 GMT -5
Larson and Poulter haven’t played professional ball in over a year. I don’t know how you make up for that lack of real world training and then rush with a few months of training once everyone returns. Re Larson: There’s so many options at outside playing pretty well right now that she may fade to the back quicker than I expected last year. For Poulter it has to be the lack of actual competition in over two years. Will VNL be enough, even if, she s remotely ready to play? I do believe both setters in Europe will come back stronger and more focused than they did last season. Playing on bottom feeders this year may do them well. Will be interesting to see what happens. i watched Aydin a few times in the last month and Carlini is very in form.
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Post by jerrittsmelliot on Mar 11, 2024 18:25:02 GMT -5
Larson and Poulter haven’t played professional ball in over a year. I don’t know how you make up for that lack of real world training and then rush with a few months of training once everyone returns. Re Larson: There’s so many options at outside playing pretty well right now that she may fade to the back quicker than I expected last year. For Poulter it has to be the lack of actual competition in over two years. Will VNL be enough, even if, she s remotely ready to play? I do believe both setters in Europe will come back stronger and more focused than they did last season. Playing on bottom feeders this year may do them well. Will be interesting to see what happens. i watched Aydin a few times in the last month and Carlini is very in form. Same. That attitude is in form too! Love her
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Post by Reach on Mar 11, 2024 19:01:40 GMT -5
Larson and Poulter haven’t played professional ball in over a year. I don’t know how you make up for that lack of real world training and then rush with a few months of training once everyone returns. Re Larson: There’s so many options at outside playing pretty well right now that she may fade to the back quicker than I expected last year. For Poulter it has to be the lack of actual competition in over two years. Will VNL be enough, even if, she s remotely ready to play? I do believe both setters in Europe will come back stronger and more focused than they did last season. Playing on bottom feeders this year may do them well. Will be interesting to see what happens. i watched Aydin a few times in the last month and Carlini is very in form. Thanks for watching, I have a hard time watching that team lol
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Post by HandeBallerdın on Mar 11, 2024 19:11:59 GMT -5
i watched Aydin a few times in the last month and Carlini is very in form. Thanks for watching, I have a hard time watching that team lol theyve suddenly found a groove now that theyre stuck in 10th. Although i agree that their home court is hard to watch being played on. Almost as bad as the italian league courts.
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Post by jwvolley on Mar 11, 2024 19:13:44 GMT -5
Larson has enough years of training stored inside her that I just don’t really think it would’ve made that much of a difference tbh. At this age, she is what she is and brings what she brings. I doubt she’s gonna suddenly be a shank monster in VNL and she’ll still be out there trying to toy with opposing blocks/getting occasional good kills but not being a reliable high level terminator.
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