Japan - V.League V1 (Division 1, Women) 2021-2022

    Only one match is left to be rescheduled PFU-Toray, which right now is not stopping Toray from making the playoffs.


    Big matches for the weekend:

    Saturday March 12

    Toray-JT, if JT wins, they basically will be the team getting the bye into the Final. Toray win, makes it a fun stretch run.

    NEC-Himeji, Can NEC Keep winning, and forcing Hisamitsu to match? Also if Himeji wins, Toyota has to match to stay out of 11th.

    Saitama-Hisamitsu, basically winner stays alive for the playoffs. Hisamitsu loss combined with a NEC win means that they are dependent on NEC losing to catch up.


    Sunday March 13

    NEC-Saitama, again Saitama in must win mode to stay alive, NEC looking to keep their narrow lead over Hisamitsu.

    JT-Hisamitsu, can JT beat Hisamitsu? Didn't in an earlier match. Hisamitsu still trying to keep pace with NEC/Toray. Two JT wins all but clinches playoff berth (magic number at best would become 3 (combined JT wins and Hisamitsu losses by end of weekend).

    JT might be somewhat rattled by Saga after they bulldozed their way through Empress Cup. This is exactly what everyone was forcing them to be, a powerhouse again. I think anything's possible for Saga atm.


    I am however rooting for Toray this time.

    Quote from Phoenix

    sitenoise what do you know about this girl ? she's besties with NEC's Kawakami


    is she good?

    Funny you would post this. A few posts up about I wrote about the Higane Clan. Mentioned that the youngest one, Yuki, who just signed with Toray didn't play a lot because her Uni, Aoyama, has had better setters than her the past few years. One of them is/was that girl, Ayano Sato. She was my favorite, and I thought the best of the three. That's all I know. And that, as bolt mentioned, she's signed with Kurobe


    How do you know she's besties w. Hina K? I see they went to the same HS, maybe that's it. HS bonds tend to last

    I hope some time before this season is over, during a Saitama match, when an opponent serves one into the net that Coach Marcos will run around and do an airplane interpretation

    Quote from taurusaeki

    JT seems lost

    I'm watching the V2 match but have looked at the JT/Toray score go by. They are not doing well in the Live Score department

    Maybe JT's just tired of winning :lol:

    I think NEC Coach is a little harsh on swp. Her yanks her pretty easily, pretty quickly. But it is great psychological use of Hirose: "Look at me! I'm replacing the big expensive import". Then again, that kind of pressure can be tough for Hirose.

    Quote from sitenoise

    I think NEC Coach is a little harsh on swp. Her yanks her pretty easily, pretty quickly. But it is great psychological use of Hirose: "Look at me! I'm replacing the big expensive import". Then again, that kind of pressure can be tough for Hirose.

    I am not even fond of his system, SWP deserves better:mad:

    Quote from taurusaeki

    I am not even fond of his system, SWP deserves better:mad:

    Maybe, but so do about five of NEC's other pin hitters. It just wasn't a good match. Unless she was going to show up as some Gargantuan Killdozer , what was the point? Her vibes? Trying to draw in USA audience ? (LOL)


    But I'm with you in ... I don't really understand his system (enough to be fond of it)

    Quote from avid

    im ready for her to leave.

    I'm sure she has better things to do. You know I wasn't happy with the draft of her, but it does seem almost cruel the way he treats her

    Saki Tanaka has great court vision for the tip thing. Sanae Watanabe has it too. Is it a thing lefties are better at than righties?