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Post by avid 2.0 on Jul 12, 2024 17:50:35 GMT -5
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Post by WahineFan44 on Jul 12, 2024 17:57:20 GMT -5
What is the ranking of difficulty for these pools?
Im assuming Pool B is the easiest
Then pool C then A?
Or is C harder than A?
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Post by avid 2.0 on Jul 12, 2024 18:03:39 GMT -5
What is the ranking of difficulty for these pools? Im assuming Pool B is the easiest Then pool C then A? Or is C harder than A? If the goal is to get out of pool, I'd prefer B, A should be sufficient but you never know. If I wanted to ensure a top 2 spot, I wouldn't want A. C will depend on what DOM brings tbh. (If Gaila is healthy/or enough to play and Brenda can help stabilize them) |
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Post by WahineFan44 on Jul 12, 2024 18:20:40 GMT -5
What is the ranking of difficulty for these pools? Im assuming Pool B is the easiest Then pool C then A? Or is C harder than A? If the goal is to get out of pool, I'd prefer B, A should be sufficient but you never know. If I wanted to ensure a top 2 spot, I wouldn't want A. C will depend on what DOM brings tbh. (If Gaila is healthy/or enough to play and Brenda can help stabilize them) So C may be harder to get out of pool play, as Dom > France But a a trio of USA, China Serbia is harder than Neterlands, Italy and turkey? |
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Post by avid 2.0 on Jul 12, 2024 18:23:52 GMT -5
If the goal is to get out of pool, I'd prefer B, A should be sufficient but you never know. If I wanted to ensure a top 2 spot, I wouldn't want A. C will depend on what DOM brings tbh. (If Gaila is healthy/or enough to play and Brenda can help stabilize them) So C may be harder to get out of pool play, as Dom > France But a a trio of USA, China Serbia is harder than Neterlands, Italy and turkey? Yes. If im trying to get 2nd, Id rather play Netherlands and DOM than China. |
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Post by blue10 on Jul 12, 2024 20:57:14 GMT -5
If the goal is to get out of pool, I'd prefer B, A should be sufficient but you never know. If I wanted to ensure a top 2 spot, I wouldn't want A. C will depend on what DOM brings tbh. (If Gaila is healthy/or enough to play and Brenda can help stabilize them) So C may be harder to get out of pool play, as Dom > France But a a trio of USA, China Serbia is harder than Neterlands, Italy and turkey? definitely. |
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Post by CAI BIN MUST GO on Jul 12, 2024 21:18:28 GMT -5
So C may be harder to get out of pool play, as Dom > France But a a trio of USA, China Serbia is harder than Neterlands, Italy and turkey? Yes. If im trying to get 2nd, Id rather play Netherlands and DOM than China. nah, china only has a couple of outsides and serbia only has boskovic |
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Post by trojansc on Jul 12, 2024 22:08:27 GMT -5
C will depend on what DOM brings tbh. So many questions. Can Gaila go? Will Marte be a D+ setter to give DOM a chance or her usual F quality? Whose hair is going to be on point? Will Eve play 6-rotations? Will they feel like playing 5 sets any given day or just not be bothered? CAN TEAMS AVOID BRENDA ON SERVE? God I hope not. |
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Post by trojansc on Jul 12, 2024 22:10:50 GMT -5
DOM and Netherlands both beat China (in China) in the Olympic Qualifiers. DR beat Serbia-A in its past two meetings.... For what that's worth.
(I'd obviously favor Serbia over both and to a lesser extent favor China over both today, but, just me being me)
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Post by trojansc on Jul 12, 2024 22:14:54 GMT -5
What is the ranking of difficulty for these pools? Im assuming Pool B is the easiest Then pool C then A? Or is C harder than A? it's just a dumb stupid format. France and Kenya mess everything up. Though if they were both in the same pool in a 2 pools of 6 format it would also be unfortunate... It's hard to compare these. Getting out of pool play is probably easiest if you are B, A, then C. The #1 or #2 overall team in these 3 pools is going to get a potential nasty matchup with a 3rd-placed Pool A team. |
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Post by blue10 on Jul 13, 2024 8:09:27 GMT -5
Yes. If im trying to get 2nd, Id rather play Netherlands and DOM than China. nah, china only has a couple of outsides and serbia only has boskovic how sure are you about that  Uzelac and Aleksic are coming for blood. This is the most support Boskovic has had since the Mihajlovic days. Also the Chinese middles score like 15 points each lol |
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Post by shootset on Jul 16, 2024 3:12:23 GMT -5
It’s probably too late inquiring, but wondering if there is a send off for USA Volleyball at LAX? From what I see on Instagram it appears they’re flying out any day now. For fans living in Southern California, can we cheer them on (off)? |
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Post by blue10 on Jul 16, 2024 7:59:09 GMT -5
Poor France. In their pool the 3 other teams combine for these results in the last 10 years.
2 Olympic Gold Medals, 3 World Championship Gold Medals, 2 European Gold Medals, 3 VNL Gold Medals, an Olympic Silver and 2 Bronze Medals, A World Championship Silver Medal, 2 European Silver Medals, VNL Silver and Bronze Medals.
All just in the last 10 years 😭😭😭😭
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Post by avid 2.0 on Jul 17, 2024 9:26:16 GMT -5
nothing about this screams italy to me (the white one is nice)  |
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Post by Reach on Jul 17, 2024 9:34:11 GMT -5
nothing about this screams italy to me (the white one is nice) Italy has never won anything at the olympics looking like Italy... maybe it's a rebrand ? |
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Uzelac and Aleksic are coming for blood. This is the most support Boskovic has had since the Mihajlovic days. Also the Chinese middles score like 15 points each lol
