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Post by Reach on Mar 30, 2024 21:09:02 GMT -5
Not sure why Drews gets as much negativity as she does. Is her defense bad, sure.. but she seems to bring the hammer when we need it most. I’d actually call her clutch in tight moments. I just don’t know about JT.. she’s extremely up and down. Because when she's bad she's really really bad. She's almost always really good or really bad. For every good memory she has a bad one that sticks out to me. At this point she is what she is. But between her and JT, your odds are pretty good one is going to be hot. Just start one, if the other one is cold put the other one is. The system is working for them. Except Drews has been hot in matches that matter |
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Post by akinradeheaux on Mar 30, 2024 22:18:14 GMT -5
You think Drews will start over JT? I'm over Annie at this point. She is just toooooo streaky. More than JT for sure. I want to see that lineup with Poulter running the offense, if she is in good form. Drews has saved us almost every time she’s been asked this quad as has Carlini really. Everytime JT couldn’t get it done, Drews was there 75% of the time. I just watched the qualifier match against Germany .. look at how the team was playing before JT was subbed out. We have to have a the opposite scoring points.. especially if Karch is going to start Larson opposite Cook. Not sure why Drews gets as much negativity as she does. Is her defense bad, sure.. but she seems to bring the hammer when we need it most. I’d actually call her clutch in tight moments. I just don’t know about JT.. she’s extremely up and down. I'd slightly contest your point that Carlini saved us every time. Karch decided to start Hancock at last year's VNL, and she did her job until the bronze medal match against Poland. Carlini stepped in and didn't help us out too much. |
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Post by acea on Mar 30, 2024 22:38:35 GMT -5
Drews has saved us almost every time she’s been asked this quad as has Carlini really. Everytime JT couldn’t get it done, Drews was there 75% of the time. I just watched the qualifier match against Germany .. look at how the team was playing before JT was subbed out. We have to have a the opposite scoring points.. especially if Karch is going to start Larson opposite Cook. Not sure why Drews gets as much negativity as she does. Is her defense bad, sure.. but she seems to bring the hammer when we need it most. I’d actually call her clutch in tight moments. I just don’t know about JT.. she’s extremely up and down. I'd slightly contest your point that Carlini saved us every time. Karch decided to start Hancock at last year's VNL, and she did her job until the bronze medal match against Poland. Carlini stepped in and didn't help us out too much. Wasn’t Carlini injured (leg wrapped) and she only got brought in because Micha was that bad? |
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Post by bruinsgold on Mar 30, 2024 22:40:52 GMT -5
I'd slightly contest your point that Carlini saved us every time. Karch decided to start Hancock at last year's VNL, and she did her job until the bronze medal match against Poland. Carlini stepped in and didn't help us out too much. Wasn’t Carlini injured (leg wrapped) and she only got brought in because Micha was that bad? Wasn't it when she was nursing a quad injury? IIRC, it was. |
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Post by volleyguy on Mar 30, 2024 22:55:53 GMT -5
This year's quad:  |
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Post by c4ndlelight on Mar 30, 2024 23:01:44 GMT -5
Wasn’t Carlini injured (leg wrapped) and she only got brought in because Micha was that bad? Wasn't it when she was nursing a quad injury? IIRC, it was. I mean, it also applied when she wasn't nursing an injury - see WCH. The OP is just a Carlini fanboy. There isn't a viable "Carlini saved us" narrative outside of his spin. |
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Post by trojansc on Mar 30, 2024 23:07:48 GMT -5
I'm considering this 'quad' as post-Tokyo Olympics.. where the A-Team is sent. I guess the best result is the 2023 OQT? Though that was a loss to Poland - the wins were Italy without Egonu, though they did have Antropova and the other 2 threats in the pool were Thailand/Germany, USA handled both) 2022 VNL: 5th (lost in Quarterfinals to Serbia) 2022 WCh: 4th (lost 0-3 ot Italy in the Bronze medal match, lost 1-3 to Serbia in the Semifinals) 2023 VNL: 4th (lost 2-3 to Poland in the Bronze medal match, lost to Turkey 1-3 in Semifinals) 2023 NORCECA Championship: 2nd (beat DOM in Pool play 3-0, lost 2-3 in the Finals) 2023 OQT: 1st in Pool (winning tie-breaker via set-record with Poland despite H2H loss, but both qualified for Olympics anyways) Does USA make it all not matter with a repeat Olympic Gold or do they pull a China and fizzle out early |
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Post by jwvolley on Mar 30, 2024 23:14:23 GMT -5
Y'all aint ready for Avery this summer paired with Kelsey
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Post by volleyguy on Mar 30, 2024 23:25:10 GMT -5
I'm considering this 'quad' as post-Tokyo Olympics.. where the A-Team is sent. I guess the best result is the 2023 OQT? Though that was a loss to Poland - the wins were Italy without Egonu, though they did have Antropova and the other 2 threats in the pool were Thailand/Germany, USA handled both) 2022 VNL: 5th (lost in Quarterfinals to Serbia) 2022 WCh: 4th (lost 0-3 ot Italy in the Bronze medal match, lost 1-3 to Serbia in the Semifinals) 2023 VNL: 4th (lost 2-3 to Poland in the Bronze medal match, lost to Turkey 1-3 in Semifinals) 2023 NORCECA Championship: 2nd (beat DOM in Pool play 3-0, lost 2-3 in the Finals) 2023 OQT: 1st in Pool (winning tie-breaker via set-record with Poland despite H2H loss, but both qualified for Olympics anyways) Does USA make it all not matter with a repeat Olympic Gold or do they pull a China and fizzle out early USA's key players have been up and down, and inconsistent, but have shown an ability to put it together when it counts, but to continue the theme, I think the likeliest outcome is:  |
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Post by Reach on Mar 31, 2024 7:44:10 GMT -5
Drews has saved us almost every time she’s been asked this quad as has Carlini really. Everytime JT couldn’t get it done, Drews was there 75% of the time. I just watched the qualifier match against Germany .. look at how the team was playing before JT was subbed out. We have to have a the opposite scoring points.. especially if Karch is going to start Larson opposite Cook. Not sure why Drews gets as much negativity as she does. Is her defense bad, sure.. but she seems to bring the hammer when we need it most. I’d actually call her clutch in tight moments. I just don’t know about JT.. she’s extremely up and down. I'd slightly contest your point that Carlini saved us every time. Karch decided to start Hancock at last year's VNL, and she did her job until the bronze medal match against Poland. Carlini stepped in and didn't help us out too much. Lauren was injured and it was obvious how slow she was |
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Post by Reach on Mar 31, 2024 7:47:20 GMT -5
Wasn't it when she was nursing a quad injury? IIRC, it was. I mean, it also applied when she wasn't nursing an injury - see WCH. The OP is just a Carlini fanboy. There isn't a viable "Carlini saved us" narrative outside of his spin. Twat away they’re been matches where Carlini has replaced Hancock and Poulter this quad that have led to WINS And everyone was bad in the WCH |
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Post by akinradeheaux on Mar 31, 2024 8:31:24 GMT -5
I'd slightly contest your point that Carlini saved us every time. Karch decided to start Hancock at last year's VNL, and she did her job until the bronze medal match against Poland. Carlini stepped in and didn't help us out too much. Lauren was injured and it was obvious how slow she was Ah, that makes sense. Was that the reason she didn't start over Hancock for most of the higher stakes matches? |
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Post by HandeBallerdın on Mar 31, 2024 9:08:17 GMT -5
Lauren was injured and it was obvious how slow she was Ah, that makes sense. Was that the reason she didn't start over Hancock for most of the higher stakes matches? i would say its because of her serve, but, ya know |
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Post by Reach on Mar 31, 2024 9:16:05 GMT -5
Lauren was injured and it was obvious how slow she was Ah, that makes sense. Was that the reason she didn't start over Hancock for most of the higher stakes matches? What higher stakes matches were there? Lauren was only on the 3rd week of vnl and finals because of the injury and she probably shouldn’t have even been there. It was planned and well discussed at the time. She started the rest of the summer. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2024 20:08:51 GMT -5
I remember reading an interview with Karch where he talked about how it was NOT the plan to play Hancock as much as they did in the 2023 VNL. She ended up having to start more in the earlier weeks than was planned due to Carlini being not fully 100% and THEN she injured her leg in the lead up to the finals. So Karch decided to let Hancock run the show the rest of the tournament. Evans wasn't able to step up like he had hoped.
With Poulter back, it will be good to see which two rise to the top.
Evans is probably in the conversation but her and Gray and any other setter are unlikely, in my opinion, to unseat any of the top three (Poulter/Carlini/Hancock).
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