Russia - Суперлига 2015/16

    They loaned Moroz to Korean Air Jumbos and he was doing pretty well. IMHO they know there is no team who can beat Zenit Kazan on the best of 5 matches, so they give up for this season, trying to earn some money with Moroz's and Camejo's loans. Anderson, Leon, MM must be something you can't actually deal with. :white:

    There won't be best of 5 matches. It is olympics season, so the winner of regular season wins the season.


    Maybe they loaned them to make money as you said, or because they couldn't pay their wages.

    Quote from Mony

    There won't be best of 5 matches. It is olympics season, so the winner of regular season wins the season.


    Maybe they loaned them to make money as you said, or because they couldn't pay their wages.


    You're right, I always forget about it, bit it still changes nothing: on the long run Kazan is simply too strong.

    #8
    Ural Ufa - Jurga-Samotłor Niżniewartowsk 1:3 (27:25, 23:25, 18:25, 19:25) stats
    Nowa Nowokujbyszewsk - Dinamo Krasnodar 3:1 (25:27, 25:18, 26:24, 26:24) stats
    Zenit Kazań - Kuzbass Kemerowo 3:0 (25:15 25:21 25:22) stats
    Dinamo Moskwa - Fakieł Nowyj Urengoj 2:3 (21:25 27:29 28:26 25:22 19:21) stats
    Gazprom-Jugra Surgut - Lokomotiw Nowosybirsk 3:1 (16:25, 25:15, 35:33, 25:15) stats
    Jenisiej Krasnojarsk - Neftiannik Orienburg 3:0 (25:23, 25:18, 25:23) stats
    Biełogorie Biełgorod - Niżnyj Nowgorod 3:2 (19:25 25:16 13:25 25:20 22:20) stats


    Ranking
    1. Zenit 21
    2. Dinamo 18
    3. Fakel 16
    4. Jugra 15
    5. Bielogorie 14
    6. Dinamo Kr 12
    7. Kuzbass 12
    8. Ural 12
    9. Lokomotiv 11
    10. Jenisiey 11
    11. Samotlor 9
    12. Nova 6
    13. Neftyanik 6
    14. N.Novgorod 5

    There are big rumors about financial problems in Lokomotiv Novosibirsk. Apparently, Russian railways got new board and they are cutting budget for volley. So "yard sale" is going on in Novosibirsk, Butko is close to Zenit, Diviš should sign for Kuzbass while Abrosimov for Ural. Butko didn't play yesterday against Gazprom Ugra :whistle:

    #9
    Neftiannik Orienburg - Ural Ufa 3:2 (18:25, 17:25, 25:19, 25:15, 17:15) stats
    Nowa Nowokujbyszewsk - Jurga-Samotłor Niżniewartowsk 3:2 (25:12, 30:32, 23:25, 25:23, 15:12) stats
    Dinamo Krasnodar - Zenit Kazań 0:3 (18:25, 13:25, 21:25) stats
    Biełogorie Biełgorod - Kuzbass Kemerowo 3:1 (23:25, 25:16, 25:12, 30:28 ) stats
    Fakieł Nowyj Urengoj - Gazprom-Jurga Surgut 2:3 (25:20, 22:25, 25:15, 22:25, 10:15) stats
    Lokomotiw Nowosybirsk - Jenisiej Krasnojarsk 3:0 (25:16, 25:23, 25:21) stats
    Niżnyj Nowgorod - Dinamo Moskwa 0:3 (22:25, 19:25, 19:25) stats


    Ranking
    1. Zenit Kazań 9 24
    2. Dinamo Moskwa 9 21
    3. Fakieł Nowyj Urengoj 9 17
    4. Biełogorie Biełgorod 9 17
    5. Gazprom-Jurga Surgut 9 17
    6. Lokomotiw Nowosybirsk 9 14
    7. Ural Ufa 9 13
    8. Kuzbass Kemerowo 9 12
    9. Dinamo Krasnodar 9 12
    10. Jenisiej Krasnojarsk 9 11
    11. Jurga-Samotłor Niżniewartowsk 9 10
    12. Nowa Nowokujbyszewsk 9 8
    13. Neftiannik Orienburg 9 8
    14. Niżnyj Nowgorod 9 5

    #10
    Nowa Nowokujbyszewsk - Neftiannik Orienburg 3:0 (27:25, 25:21, 25:19) stats
    Biełogorie Biełgorod - Dinamo Krasnodar 3:0 (25:21, 25:15, 25:20) stats
    Dinamo Moskwa - Kuzbass Kemerowo 3:2 (19:25, 28:30, 25:17, 25:21, 15:12) stats
    Fakieł Nowyj Urengoj - Lokomotiw Nowosybirsk 3:0 (25:19, 25:19, 25:23) stats
    Jenisiej Krasnojarsk - Ural Ufa 3:0 (25:15, 25:17, 25:18 ) stats
    Gazprom-Jurga Surgut - Niżnyj Nowgorod 3:0 (25:15, 25:18, 25:21) stats
    Zenit Kazań - Jurga-Samotłor Niżniewartowsk 3:0 (25:21, 25:21, 25:14) stats


    Ranking
    1. Zenit Kazań 10 27
    2. Dinamo Moskwa 10 23
    3. Biełogorie Biełgorod 10 20
    4. Fakieł Nowyj Urengoj 10 20
    5. Gazprom-Jurga Surgut 10 20
    6. Lokomotiv Nowosybirsk 10 14
    7. Jenisiej Krasnojarsk 10 14
    8. Kuzbass Kemerowo 10 13
    9. Ural Ufa 10 13
    10. Dinamo Krasnodar 10 12
    11. Nowa Nowokujbyszewsk 10 11
    12. Jurga-Samotłor Niżniewartowsk 10 10
    13. Neftiannik Orienburg 10 8
    14. Niżnyj Nowgorod 10 5

    Nice to see poltavsky playing. He's way off form now, but hope he'll get better

    The tendency palpable early in the season stays on: the League is way brighter than a year ago and I wouldn't say the level went down. If we crudely assess this by the average game score, a year ago after 11th round we had 12 five-setters while this year we have 17. I have to say that the most entertaining season (2012/13) had seen 27 tie-breaks after 11 rounds - although there were more matches played per round, the "corrected" number would be 24.


    I've been speculating earlier regarding the reasons for this miracle (mass release of the talented benchers by the grands and lack subprime purchases) but I think I've missed the obvious moment. The "smooth" calendar makes every loss count. While everyone has more or less agreed on who's getting the gold, the silver and bronze are a matter of a competition between four teams (Dinamo Msk, Belgorod, Ugra, Fakel). The irony here is that the de facto pressure on Dinamo and Belgorod should be even higher than it was a year ago as there's only one step between the second and the fifth spots and there is no play-off to mend potential problems in the end. A year ago, Dinamo had only one competitor (Novosibirsk) and that was for the bronze. The gaps between them and the rest (i.e. the two teams above and the rest below) were fairly safe. This is not the case this year as Ugra and Fakel are much more competitive and so is "the middle class". Moscow and Belgorod lost points to Yenisey, Ural and Kuzbass this season.

    #11 (30.01)
    Ural Ufa - Nowa Nowokujbyszewsk 3:0 (25:17, 25:20, 25:19) stats
    Neftiannik Orienburg - Zenit Kazań 0:3 (11:25, 15:25, 20:25) stats
    Dinamo Krasnodar - Dinamo Moskwa 1:3 (25:22, 15:25, 19:25, 19:25) stats
    Kuzbass Kemerowo - Gazprom-Jurga Surgut 2:3 (25:19, 25:27, 25:14, 21:25, 17:19) stats
    Fakieł Nowyj Urengoj - Jenisiej Krasnojarsk 2:3 (27:25, 25:16, 22:25, 22:25, 13:15) stats
    Niżnyj Nowgorod - Lokomotiw Nowosybirsk 0:3 (23:25, 23:25, 22:25) stats
    Jurga-Samotłor Niżniewartowsk - Biełogorie Biełgorod 0:3 (19:25, 18:25, 19:25) stats


    #12 (03.02)
    Ural Ufa - Zenit Kazań 1:3 (25:23, 18:25, 23:25, 18:25) stats
    Neftiannik Orienburg - Biełogorie Biełgorod 3:1 (18:25, 26:24, 25:20, 25:23) stats
    Dinamo Moskwa - Jurga-Samotłor Niżniewartowsk 3:0 (25:18, 25:20, 25:18 ) stats
    Gazprom-Jurga Surgut - Dinamo Krasnodar 3:2 (25:19, 28:30, 25:21, 20:25, 15:11) stats
    Lokomotiw Nowosybirsk - Kuzbass Kemerowo 3:0 (25:14, 25:22, 26:24) stats
    Jenisiej Krasnojarsk - Nowa Nowokujbyszewsk 3:1 (25:20, 20:25, 25:20, 25:21) stats
    Fakieł Nowyj Urengoj - Niżnyj Nowgorod 3:0 (25:22, 25:18, 28:26) stats


    Ranking
    1. Zenit 33
    2. Dinamo M 29
    3. Jugra 24
    4. Fakel 24
    5. Bielogorie 23
    6. Lokomotiv 20
    7. Yenisiey 19
    8. Ural 16
    9. Kuzbass 14
    10. Dinamo Kr 13
    11. Nova 11
    12. Neftyanik 11
    13. Samotlor 10
    14. N.Novgorod 5

    #13 (06.01)
    Nowa Nowokujbyszewsk - Zenit Kazań 0:3 (14:25, 21:25, 20:25) stats
    Ural Ufa - Biełogorie Biełgorod 2:3 (20:25, 25:20, 25:19, 22:25, 10:15) stats
    Neftiannik Orienburg - Dinamo Moskwa 3:2 (16:25, 25:23, 20:25, 25:20, 15:10) stats
    Jurga-Samotłor Niżniewartowsk - Gazprom-Jurga Surgut 0:3 (21:25, 26:28, 22:25) stats
    Dinamo Krasnodar - Lokomotiw Nowosybirsk 0:3 (23:25, 16:25, 17:25) stats
    Kuzbass Kemerowo - Fakieł Nowyj Urengoj 3:2 (16:25, 25:21, 19:25, 25:22, 15:9) stats
    Niżnyj Nowgorod - Jenisiej Krasnojarsk 2:3 (17:25, 21:25, 25:23, 25:21, 9:15) stats


    Ranking
    1. Zenit 36
    2. Dinamo M 30
    3. Jugra 27
    4. Fakel 25
    5. Bielogorie 25
    6. Lokomotiv 23
    7. Yenisiey 21
    8. Ural 17
    9. Kuzbass 16
    10. Neftyanik 13
    11. Dinamo Kr 13
    12. Nova 11
    13. Samotlor 10
    14. N.Novgorod 6

    Quote from YavorD

    Neftyanik Orenburg - the giants killer. First Belogorie, now Dinamo Moscow. With one of the setters I admire - Denis Ignatiev.


    The Orenburg coach says they've been working hard over the January gap. To me, Dinamo has underestimated the opponent but Belgorod was deservedly beaten in good game. My personal pick from Orenburg is Nikita Kozlov. The chap is very much OK but that was definitely one of the best games of his life. No doubt, Belgorod still think what was that. By the way, Belgorod drifted down really badly. They switched back to heroin to using Muserskiy as opp in the last game, which they narrowly won in Ufa. They still have only two solid OHs, the coach is still useless, Danilov is OK overall but wobbly when a killer-opp is needed.