USA Athletes Unlimited 2022

    Quote from avid

    Xue has really good lateral movement. She played one set (so far) and had 2 or 3 blocks

    Not able to watch rn, but I always loved her athleticism. More natural compared to tall unorthodoxed middles in China.


    Its unfortunate that she doesn't have ambitions for the NT.

    Quote from avid

    how do you know that?

    just speculation because she would've stayed for the training camp if she really wanted to be on the Chinese NT. Plus with Yan Ni retiring there would've been an open spot available.


    I would put her as the 3rd/4th MB on the NT instead of Yang Hanyu and Zheng Yixin.

    Gold won quite easily.


    Lloyd and Valentin (both on gold) were great. They dominated at the net.


    Santos/Dilfer (Purple) just couldnt find any connections with their players. Didnt help Lichtman had like 5 errors and Santos-Lamb couldnt find the floor

    Quote from Sillynameplus567

    Somebody please remind the Brazillians its a scrimmage. This season there are games in their league and teams that have been together longer that played/playing worse than what were seeing in these practice games.

    That's just plain rude... I dare you to say that to the Brazilian audience there :lol:

    Based on tonights play


    Should be starters

    OH: Edmond, DLC, McClendon, Cruz, Villenes

    S: Nootsara, Lloyd, Valentin

    MB: Morgan, Sybeldon, Bastianelli, McCage, Stivrins, Sandbothe

    Opp: Lowe, Sheilla, McNeal


    Might be starters

    OH: Lichtman, Drews, Stalzer, Mau, Peterson

    S: Glass, Bruns, Nichol

    MB: Rosenthal, Stone, Xue

    Opp: Withers, Crittenden


    Shouldn't be starters

    OH: Fairs, Santos-Lamb

    S: Santos, Dilfer

    MB: Fara, Willis, Boe

    Opp: Falyn, Fricano, Wilson

    Quote from bumpsetspike

    just speculation because she would've stayed for the training camp if she really wanted to be on the Chinese NT. Plus with Yan Ni retiring there would've been an open spot available.


    I would put her as the 3rd/4th MB on the NT instead of Yang Hanyu and Zheng Yixin.

    I thought she did say she want to be on the team :o

    Quote from VolleyOrange

    Anyone bothers to briefly summarize this whole AU concept? Or know where to find an explanation? :win:

    the whole concept of the league is to be player driven. There are no teams, no owners. Players sit on their own board and make their own decisions.


    Leading into that, with no teams, winners are decided by who scores the most points. Points are awarded based on their stats in matches. You gain points for good things (kills, blocks, digs, etc), lose points for errors (serve, ball control, attack, etc). You also get points for winning sets and matches (which is the most important imo). They also award points for MVPs. One caveat is 2 sets does not win a match (three sets are always played each match). Total score across the three sets determines the winners. Full Breakdown


    At the end of each week, the 4 players with the most points will be the captains for the next week. They draft their teams in a snake-style draft. You have to select a certain number of players from each position (so that teams dont get unbalanced). Teams will change every week, adding to the difficulty.


    Yea, basically the winner is the person at the end of the season with the most points. I will say that by the end of last season, I didnt fret about understanding the points system... but rather enjoy the volleyball and "worry" about points until after matches/the week was over.

    Amazing thank you very much!