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Post by staticb on Aug 22, 2024 21:04:12 GMT -5
They are rotating everyone, every other game it seems. Amber's been dominant offensively when she's been in there. (I also like Jimmerson's all around game)
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Post by hookem1 on Aug 22, 2024 21:19:55 GMT -5
You can't argue with Kipp's production hitting the D-ball though! im a slide truther and i love the slide fake and hitting the inside D that Annie Drews does (im not sure if that works with a right handed opposite) I’m fairly certain I’ve seen Thompson run it with USA before so I think it’s possible! It’s a nice combination
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Post by avid 2.0 on Aug 22, 2024 22:33:34 GMT -5
the semifinal will be the same time as the nebraska red-white.
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Post by madithekuntress on Aug 23, 2024 1:12:24 GMT -5
the semifinal will be the same time as the nebraska red-white. do you know if it's streaming anywhere? also, do you know if there's a thread for it :3
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Post by stanfordvb on Aug 23, 2024 1:35:07 GMT -5
You can't argue with Kipp's production hitting the D-ball though! im a slide truther and i love the slide fake and hitting the inside D that Annie Drews does (im not sure if that works with a right handed opposite) I feel like I remember Thomspon hitting a decent amount of those in her early days with the nt?
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Post by avid 2.0 on Aug 23, 2024 7:41:37 GMT -5
the semifinal will be the same time as the nebraska red-white. do you know if it's streaming anywhere? also, do you know if there's a thread for it :3 it’s on B1G+ I think. ilikecorn do you have one? I haven’t looked lol
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Post by ilikecorn on Aug 23, 2024 8:51:38 GMT -5
do you know if it's streaming anywhere? also, do you know if there's a thread for it :3 it’s on B1G+ I think. ilikecorn do you have one? I haven’t looked lol Making it today
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Post by vergyltantor on Aug 23, 2024 9:31:32 GMT -5
do you know if it's streaming anywhere? also, do you know if there's a thread for it :3 it’s on B1G+ I think. ilikecorn do you have one? I haven’t looked lol Yes, the Red-White game is 8/24 on BTN+ or NPM 6:00 p.m. CT.
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Post by hopefuldawg on Aug 23, 2024 14:50:36 GMT -5
Thoughts coming out of pool play (based on the sets I was able to watch and the stats ( avid 2.0 : do you have the latest VM passing scores?)): Middles - All 4 are great.
- Igeide and Morrissette looked the most impressive to the eye, but Gray is putting up great numbers, and Jimerson has been no slouch and gone on impressive serving runs.
Outsides
- RJP put the ball away and hasn't had her hitting efficiency dip below 0.200; however, she appears to have been the weaker passer of the 2 outsides every game she started.
- Winters and Eggleston have both been up and down, but Winters moreso, and Eggleston's passing has been great the whole time.
- Claire. Baby girl. Digging balls. Passing nails. Offense is nails on a chalkboard.
- I expected more from the outsides based on the level of competition.
Setters
- Gray is the overall better of the two. At times, its felt like she just spams Kipp.
- I stand by what I posted earlier: if you want to get the middles involved, EMP is the way to go.
Opposites
- Kipp > Samedy
- Samedy's a better right back defender, but that doesn't make up for the offensive boost Kipp gives.
Libero
- Fleck's the better defender.
- Sponcil's the better passer.
- The gap in defense is larger than the gap in passing.
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Post by volley642 on Aug 23, 2024 15:11:00 GMT -5
How different is level of competition / play here vs the tournament that Franklin / Rodriguez / Miner were in?
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Post by avid 2.0 on Aug 23, 2024 15:20:40 GMT -5
How different is level of competition / play here vs the tournament that Franklin / Rodriguez / Miner were in? In this tournament, DOM/PUR are worse than they were in the Final Six. MEX is probably the same. Cuba is better, plus ARG too. Jury is out on Colombia.
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Post by vbfamily on Aug 23, 2024 15:23:29 GMT -5
How different is level of competition / play here vs the tournament that Franklin / Rodriguez / Miner were in? This tournament is a little stronger because it involves a larger pool of teams. In 2023 USA team that was sent got Bronze and the same team a couple weeks later got Gold at NORCECA Final 6. Argentina won the PanAm cup in 2023, they are not part of NORCECA final 6. Not sure how an Olympic year may affect it. In '23 I believe the USA team won all four pool play games 3-0, then lost to Argentina in the semis 1-3. Edit: Just saw Avid's post above. :-)
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Post by avid 2.0 on Aug 23, 2024 17:48:32 GMT -5
there's no passing stats yet, lame.
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Post by avid 2.0 on Aug 23, 2024 18:26:39 GMT -5
DOM just lost the first set to PR??
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Post by volleyballerin12 on Aug 23, 2024 19:52:35 GMT -5
Puerto Rico is about to beat DR in 4...
Nvm spoke too soon ... Arias decided to start blocking and digging balls so we go 5
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