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Post by akinradeheaux on Jun 17, 2024 10:22:10 GMT -5
Watched a bit of Turkey/Brazil, and oh my god Simge was a huge liability in the second set. Roberta went on a massive service run and Simge just crumbled. I thought she was supposed to be the best passer of the 3 libero options?
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Post by CAI BIN MUST GO on Jun 17, 2024 10:24:03 GMT -5
Turkey-Brazil might even bring madden back to this forum...
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Post by tedheise on Jun 17, 2024 10:56:50 GMT -5
she didnt really have a great week either. she was 37%/.200ish Maybe some of that was being back playing for only a short time? Seems her shoulder was taped, though maybe I'm mixing her up with another player.
And what's the brace on JT's left elbow? A little concerning.
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Post by fireandwater on Jun 17, 2024 11:23:55 GMT -5
Watched a bit of Turkey/Brazil, and oh my god Simge was a huge liability in the second set. Roberta went on a massive service run and Simge just crumbled. I thought she was supposed to be the best passer of the 3 libero options? Everyone in Turkiye team sucked that day. Like to a point i didnt even recognize the level of play. It was Brazil’s easiest game. I suspect it was playing 5 sets then 18 hours later another game with jetlag, they’re exhausted, constant traveling and playing with about 8 players the whole time. Santarelli is to blame but what do i know?
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Post by Reach on Jun 17, 2024 11:25:35 GMT -5
Week 3 for USA was the best play we've seen in 24.
JWO was my MVP.. she really did everything well. There really isn't much else to say. WORLD CLASS 🏆
Bright spots:
Drews was swinging with a purpose. Love that... Bonus: she even dugs a few balls. She should be starting finals week for sure. Annie is all vibez.
Skinner was wonderful at times. She's on the verge of being great! I love how her passing numbers have surpassed Larson. Wild. She needs a line shot yesterday.
Carlini.. what a week for her. The confidence has returned. Love her getting the middles involved consistently throughout the week. She was fantastic and world class at times but then struggled to locate the ball to the left at times. Her defense is the best in the world of any setter.
Middle of the road: our middles...
Chi was okay but she really struggled to block balls and slow down anyone. I still expect more from Chi. That said, more time with Carlini will be better for her but she needs to kill balls one on one.
Rettke same..
Washington... well she played.
Hall? Feels like she played well anytime she's given the opportunity no matter the setter. Really feels like she should have made the Paris squad.
Disappointing:
Plummer and our outsides really. Plummer is injured they say... who knows.
While Larson and Cook weren't bad, they certainly weren't great. Cooks passing was world class as was her defense but the rest of her game really lacked and you could see her dip when she played Italy. Larson had the worst of the 3 weeks and I'm not sure why. Maybe she's tired as she played a huge roll week 1 and 2.
JT... meh. She seems bored.
Poulter didn't even warm up while Hancock was decent in the dub sub role. Even I feel bad for Hancock. She should be going to Paris.
Downright bad:
"Let's have a plan". Karch -
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Post by coisavioleta on Jun 17, 2024 11:40:53 GMT -5
Watched a bit of Turkey/Brazil, and oh my god Simge was a huge liability in the second set. Roberta went on a massive service run and Simge just crumbled. I thought she was supposed to be the best passer of the 3 libero options? Everyone in Turkiye team sucked that day. Like to a point i didnt even recognize the level of play. It was Brazil’s easiest game. I suspect it was playing 5 sets then 18 hours later another game with jetlag, they’re exhausted, constant traveling and playing with about 8 players the whole time. Santarelli is to blame but what do i know? Lots of teams had this problem. So whoever set the insane schedule is to blame ultimately, although obviously not for playing the same players.
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Post by akinradeheaux on Jun 17, 2024 12:49:18 GMT -5
Everyone in Turkiye team sucked that day. Like to a point i didnt even recognize the level of play. It was Brazil’s easiest game. I suspect it was playing 5 sets then 18 hours later another game with jetlag, they’re exhausted, constant traveling and playing with about 8 players the whole time. Santarelli is to blame but what do i know? Lots of teams had this problem. So whoever set the insane schedule is to blame ultimately, although obviously not for playing the same players. It seems FIVB is trying to schedule marquee matches all during the weekend for spectatorship.
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Post by akinradeheaux on Jun 17, 2024 12:54:10 GMT -5
Week 3 for USA was the best play we've seen in 24. JWO was my MVP.. she really did everything well. There really isn't much else to say. WORLD CLASS 🏆 Bright spots:Drews was swinging with a purpose. Love that... Bonus: she even dugs a few balls. She should be starting finals week for sure. Annie is all vibez. Skinner was wonderful at times. She's on the verge of being great! I love how her passing numbers have surpassed Larson. Wild. She needs a line shot yesterday. Carlini.. what a week for her. The confidence has returned. Love her getting the middles involved consistently throughout the week. She was fantastic and world class at times but then struggled to locate the ball to the left at times. Her defense is the best in the world of any setter. Middle of the road: our middles...Chi was okay but she really struggled to block balls and slow down anyone. I still expect more from Chi. That said, more time with Carlini will be better for her but she needs to kill balls one on one. Rettke same.. Washington... well she played. Hall? Feels like she played well anytime she's given the opportunity no matter the setter. Really feels like she should have made the Paris squad. Disappointing:Plummer and our outsides really. Plummer is injured they say... who knows. While Larson and Cook weren't bad, they certainly weren't great. Cooks passing was world class as was her defense but the rest of her game really lacked and you could see her dip when she played Italy. Larson had the worst of the 3 weeks and I'm not sure why. Maybe she's tired as she played a huge roll week 1 and 2. JT... meh. She seems bored. Poulter didn't even warm up while Hancock was decent in the dub sub role. Even I feel bad for Hancock. She should be going to Paris. Downright bad:"Let's have a plan". Karch - I wonder what USA pins' hitting percentages are against top teams (e.g. teams that made it to elimination). My hunch is that it's not very good - it truly feels like none of our hitters are "activated." I don't mean to spread a sense of pessimism, but if I were to pick a dream team from group stage, not a single USA player would be in the consideration other than JWO.
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Post by akinradeheaux on Jun 17, 2024 13:06:35 GMT -5
Can you do one for hitting percentages? Curious who the most efficient and highest KP pins are. This is only a handful of them (I didnt do any of the teams that didnt make the finals/minus Canada) and this is from VM, not volleystation Pins Vargas: 50%/.341 Gabi: 49%/.369 Sylla: 46%/.355 LYY: 45%/.317 Antropova: 44%/.309 Hayashi: 44%/.308 KVR: 44%/.258 Larson: 43%/.340 Egonu: 43%/.297 Koga: 43%/.355 + 35%/.238 Gong: 42%/.297 Rosa: 41%/.271 Stysiak: 41%/.282 Mayu: 41%/.284 AC: 40%/.264 Gray: 39%/.256 Ebrar: 39%/.228 JT: 39%/.281 Skinner: 39%/.248 Medryzk: 38%/.239 Plummer: 37%/.185 Lukasik: 35%/.252 Middles Fahr: 63%/.522 Yuan: 62%/.565 Danesi: 62%/.539 Alagierska: 56%/.478 Wang: 56%/.485 Lubian: 53%/.415 Jurczyk: 52%/.429 Korneluk: 52%/.397 Araki: 52%/.381 Stevenson: 51%/.491 Rettke: 51%/.446 Carol: 51%/.385 Thaisa: 51%/.387 Maglio: 48%/.409 Washington: 48%/.396 Chi: 48%/.283 Eda: 44%/.230 Gabi is such a GOAT. I really hope she wins something, and this is looking like their year. If Rosamaria can continue this level of play (which is just okay relative to past Brazilian opposites) and AC picks it up a notch, they might be gold medal favorites.
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Post by skullars on Jun 17, 2024 13:22:26 GMT -5
Week 3 for USA was the best play we've seen in 24. JWO was my MVP.. she really did everything well. There really isn't much else to say. WORLD CLASS 🏆 Bright spots:Middle of the road: our middles...Disappointing:Downright bad:Good summary. If I were adding commentary I'd say: > JWO MVP yes. Beyond that caveman exclamation, she did everything well to very well. Minor issues w/some tip reads and some OOS unnecessary trap sets but she was basically outstanding. > Setters - I had Carlini & Hancock on my "If I was Karch" Paris roster prior to his picks...still believe it's the best pair > Skinner needs a line shot yesterday + get more work on a high-hands shot. I've been a long-time fan & had her on my "If I was Karch" Paris roster for a long time. > Chi - agree; always thought the playbook on her was blocking>attacking. In VNL neither were that good. > OHs - wasn't really disappointed; they basically gave what I've seen in the past and what I expected this time around; thought Skinner passed well; Larson & Cook aren't out there for their dominant powerful attacking prowess; Plummer only one that was underwhelming > Downright bad - "Let's get back to our good"
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Post by enchantress on Jun 17, 2024 13:40:49 GMT -5
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Post by enchantress on Jun 17, 2024 13:42:11 GMT -5
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Post by xlumie on Jun 17, 2024 14:10:41 GMT -5
Who’s got the best middles, China, Brazil or Italy China for attacking and Brazil for blocking?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2024 14:29:55 GMT -5
Hold up.
So the women's finals overlap with the men's 3rd round preliminaries?
Is this due to it being an Olympic year?
Me no likey
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Post by alohavball on Jun 17, 2024 14:35:25 GMT -5
Hold up. So the women's finals overlap with the men's 3rd round preliminaries? Is this due to it being an Olympic year? Me no likey They made the finals so quick this year. Only a few days rest between ending of week 3 and finals compared to at least a week's rest in previous editions. Teams are going straight to Thailand from what I've seen.
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