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Post by Disc808 on Jul 2, 2024 12:03:06 GMT -5
The more I look at the pool, the more it feels like C has the most potential for a rock-paper-scissor situation, with USA, Japan, and Argentina all going 1-1 against each other and Germany being the wild card. For me, the more I look at all the pools, the more I don't know what the most likely outcomes are for each of them  , except pool B with Egypt. And that will make an excellent tournament!!! I’m not ready for the chaos! And it will be sad seeing good teams not make it out of these tough pools… and the medal rounds gonna go crazy too! |
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Post by BigDigEnergy on Jul 2, 2024 12:27:57 GMT -5
For me, the more I look at all the pools, the more I don't know what the most likely outcomes are for each of them , except pool B with Egypt. And that will make an excellent tournament!!! That's well said. And with only 3 pool matches, every set and every point will matter. This has the makings of a very competitive and fun olympics. The most intriguing line through the last several years for me is Brazil. The last several outings, I've kind of written them off because they just haven't looked that good. That said, it feels like one of those "doubt Brazil at your own risk" kind of things, even when stacked in the same pool as Italy and Poland. Yeah how Brazil performs in this Olympics will depend on their OH duo. They are just not steady enough to me but they do have a very high ceiling. |
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Post by BigDigEnergy on Jul 2, 2024 12:33:47 GMT -5
For me, the more I look at all the pools, the more I don't know what the most likely outcomes are for each of them , except pool B with Egypt. And that will make an excellent tournament!!! I’m not ready for the chaos! And it will be sad seeing good teams not make it out of these tough pools… and the medal rounds gonna go crazy too! I know I know. It will be an awesome Olympics. This is probably what I would predict with the final 8 teams advancing to the quarterfinals: Pool A: France, Slovenia Pool B: Poland, Italy Pool C: Japan, USA Final 2 spot: Brazil, and Germany. I want Canada to get in but I am not sure. I also don't think Argentina will make it out of the Pool C based on what we seen from this VNL. |
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Post by Disc808 on Jul 2, 2024 12:39:49 GMT -5
I’m not ready for the chaos! And it will be sad seeing good teams not make it out of these tough pools… and the medal rounds gonna go crazy too! I know I know. It will be an awesome Olympics. This is probably what I would predict with the final 8 teams advancing to the quarterfinals: Pool A: France, Slovenia Pool B: Poland, Italy Pool C: Japan, USA Final 2 spot: Brazil, and Germany. I want Canada to get in but I am not sure. I also don't think Argentina will make it out of the Pool C based on what we seen from this VNL. Tbh, it’s totally possible that Brazil doesn’t beat Poland and Italy, and therefore may not have a good enough record to advance. Which would be wild |
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Post by Spike Town on Jul 2, 2024 13:13:10 GMT -5
That's well said. And with only 3 pool matches, every set and every point will matter. This has the makings of a very competitive and fun olympics. The most intriguing line through the last several years for me is Brazil. The last several outings, I've kind of written them off because they just haven't looked that good. That said, it feels like one of those "doubt Brazil at your own risk" kind of things, even when stacked in the same pool as Italy and Poland. Yeah how Brazil performs in this Olympics will depend on their OH duo. They are just not steady enough to me but they do have a very high ceiling. 100%. And where is the OH depth?! It seems like forever since they had a 3rd OH in the queue ready to fully contribute on a big stage. |
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Post by BigDigEnergy on Jul 2, 2024 13:25:10 GMT -5
I know I know. It will be an awesome Olympics. This is probably what I would predict with the final 8 teams advancing to the quarterfinals: Pool A: France, Slovenia Pool B: Poland, Italy Pool C: Japan, USA Final 2 spot: Brazil, and Germany. I want Canada to get in but I am not sure. I also don't think Argentina will make it out of the Pool C based on what we seen from this VNL. Tbh, it’s totally possible that Brazil doesn’t beat Poland and Italy, and therefore may not have a good enough record to advance. Which would be wild Actually I would say it is more likely than not that they will lose to Poland and Italy. Will 1-2 be enough? We don't know. It might come down to set difference. |
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Post by BigDigEnergy on Jul 2, 2024 13:26:13 GMT -5
Yeah how Brazil performs in this Olympics will depend on their OH duo. They are just not steady enough to me but they do have a very high ceiling. 100%. And where is the OH depth?! It seems like forever since they had a 3rd OH in the queue ready to fully contribute on a big stage. Right they have some promising ones but they were not used enough. They will probably not ready for this big stage either. |
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Post by alohavball on Jul 4, 2024 12:38:29 GMT -5
bruinsgold apparently CBV is pressuring Bernardinho to cut Mauricio. 
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Post by bruinsgold on Jul 4, 2024 16:59:07 GMT -5
bruinsgold apparently CBV is pressuring Bernardinho to cut Mauricio. AS. THEY. SHOULD! Bring Lucarelli, Leal, Honorato, and Bergmann as the OHs. |
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Post by BigDigEnergy on Jul 4, 2024 18:06:53 GMT -5
bruinsgold apparently CBV is pressuring Bernardinho to cut Mauricio. AS. THEY. SHOULD! Bring Lucarelli, Leal, Honorato, and Bergmann as the OHs. Yes they should bring those 4. Invest in the future. At this point Mauricio is not providing much to the team anyway. |
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Post by Disc808 on Jul 5, 2024 11:25:58 GMT -5
Anzani out of consideration for the Olympics, due to health issues. That sucks. I wonder who will be that third middle for Italy.
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Post by mnbadger on Jul 5, 2024 12:45:55 GMT -5
Anzani out of consideration for the Olympics, due to health issues. That sucks. I wonder who will be that third middle for Italy. Oof. That sucks for him. Based on VNL rosters, I'd suspect Sanguinetti, but I assume they'd be riding Galassi and Russo throughout the tournament. |
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Post by bruinsgold on Jul 5, 2024 12:48:15 GMT -5
Anzani out of consideration for the Olympics, due to health issues. That sucks. I wonder who will be that third middle for Italy. Ugh that sucks!! |
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Post by bruinsgold on Jul 5, 2024 12:51:44 GMT -5
Anzani out of consideration for the Olympics, due to health issues. That sucks. I wonder who will be that third middle for Italy. Oof. That sucks for him. Based on VNL rosters, I'd suspect Sanguinetti, but I assume they'd be riding Galassi and Russo throughout the tournament. I actually think they should go with Mosca. They're both fairly good attackers but Mosca was by far the better blocker. They both had 9 positive touches during VNL but Mosca had 11 blocks to Sanguinetti's 4. Mosca also went on more service runs. |
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Post by mnbadger on Jul 5, 2024 13:04:06 GMT -5
Oof. That sucks for him. Based on VNL rosters, I'd suspect Sanguinetti, but I assume they'd be riding Galassi and Russo throughout the tournament. I actually think they should go with Mosca. They're both fairly good attackers but Mosca was by far the better blocker. They both had 9 positive touches during VNL but Mosca had 11 blocks to Sanguinetti's 4. Mosca also went on more service runs. I agree with this take, hard. Mosca was a big bright spot for the week 3 and finals legs. Not sure if DiGiorgi agrees, but I'm on board. |
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, except pool B with Egypt. And that will make an excellent tournament!!! 
