USA Women's NT 2023

    I kinda had a hunch that Frantti will be left out after Skinner’s latest performances. USA will most likely start with Cook and Larson for a more stable reception to replicate the Larson-Bartsch duo in Tokyo. If Larson struggles with offense, Plummer can come in and then Skinner.


    USA might also start with Cook and Plummer ala Imoco. If Plummer struggles, Skinner can come in. Larson can be a serving and backrow sub like what Hill did in Tokyo.


    I would definitely miss Frantti’s energy though. Sometimes what a team needs is an energizer inside the court and Frantti is exactly that.

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    I didnt watch drews recently but Eggleston this season was even better than Thompson, when she played as Opp. It is ridiculous that karch invited cuttino instead of Eggleston who literally benched cuttino during club season. Karch really has his favourites and stick with them😒

    I think Eggleston personally declined the offer. She organized or was a part of a volleyball camp.

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    I think Eggleston personally declined the offer. She organized or was a part of a volleyball camp.

    That was the rumor. But at least he can include her in the wide roster. Anyway, I hope to see Logan in the mix post-Paris.

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    I was sure that Frantti will not make it. All the season and now in NVL showed that she cannot play volleyball in the highest level. With Turkey she almost hit negative AGAIN. It it bad because she has the abilities but I do not know what is happening to her.

    About Skinner was just a wrong choice. Kirally should give time and choose Lanier. She is clearly better player and she had a good season. For the Olympics it takes a maturity and experience that Skinner doesn't have.

    Don't talk to me about frantti hit negatively this season because she carried alot offensively in vakifbank compare to what. Thompson who was even had a very terrible season even Eggleston was better than her. So if they based on the club season why the heck she isn't there to conpete with drews and thompson?

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    I think Eggleston personally declined the offer. She organized or was a part of a volleyball camp.

    Eggleston hasn't been battle tested in the opp position for a long time. If she started as opp at the beginning of club season she may get a chance. It will be too high of a risk based on results of just few games. She will get her chances after Paris for the LA meet. Larson, Cook, and Drews will surely be out by then.

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    Don't talk to me about frantti hit negatively this season because she carried alot offensively in vakifbank compare to what. Thompson who was even had a very terrible season even Eggleston was better than her. So if they based on the club season why the heck she isn't there to conpete with drews and thompson?

    At least Thompson deliverd sometimes and has proove that she is able to play big matches. Frannti has not proove herself in he highest level and she was bad everytime which she had to face a stronge opponent something which shows that it it beyond her abilities to play in the highest level ( not tehnical).

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    At least Thompson deliverd sometimes and has proove that she is able to play big matches. Frannti has not proove herself in he highest level and she was bad everytime which she had to face a stronge opponent something which shows that it it beyond her abilities to play in the highest level ( not tehnical).

    Same goes to plummer! The only saving grace is her playing imoco with alot of A Team players. not totally discrediting her but if you have haak,cook,Wolosz and de Gennaro plus italian MB your team will do good and that shows how she played poorly in week2 against big teams like poland and turkeye. Ohh by the way larson and poulter didn't play club last season but still able to make it to the cut.

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    Same goes to plummer! The only saving grace is her playing imoco with alot of A Team players. not totally discrediting her but if you have haak,cook,Wolosz and de Gennaro plus italian MB your team will do good and that shows how she played poorly in week2 against big teams like poland and turkeye. Ohh by the way larson and poulter didn't play club last season but still able to make it to the cut.

    I am sorry but there is not meaning in what you say. Plummer has proove herself many times in Imoco and this is not only because of the team but because of herself. Do not pretent like from Wolosz to Poulter and from Robinson to Larson can change her so much. She is just in the start of the her NT career. She has no experience or she just has a bad period lol. Also Frantti was playing in VB with top level players and coach. Just she is not so good.

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    Same goes to plummer! The only saving grace is her playing imoco with alot of A Team players. not totally discrediting her but if you have haak,cook,Wolosz and de Gennaro plus italian MB your team will do good and that shows how she played poorly in week2 against big teams like poland and turkeye. Ohh by the way larson and poulter didn't play club last season but still able to make it to the cut.

    Seriously? She won everything. And every single final had her sign as one of the best player on court. Including some record performances, like those in semifinals. She was by far the best OH of the play-offs.

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    I am sorry but there is not meaning in what you say. Plummer has proove herself many times in Imoco and this is not only because of the team but because of herself. Do not pretent like from Wolosz to Poulter and from Robinson to Larson can change her so much. She is just in the start of the her NT career. She has no experience or she just has a bad period lol. Also Frantti was playing in VB with top level players and coach. Just she is not so good.

    So how will you explain her playing poorly against those two big teams? She was subbed out against poland and skinner to frantti against turkeye? NO she didn't prove anything yet by herself only by club TEAM with alot of A team players.. She started with NT longer than frantti actually. Yeah frantti was playing with VB with whom? With gabi only, if you compare by position vb will not win against imoco and that showed in CL. Plummer is just Height and mentally weak! Her passing/defense still the weakest amongst US players. Kelsey saved her this time. Maybe she voted her and i don't blame her for that.

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    Seriously? She won everything. And every single final had her sign as one of the best player on court. Including some record performances, like those in semifinals. She was by far the best OH of the play-offs.

    Yes, as she should! She's been playing with imoco for how many season? And she has the best A team players. Will you think she can do that if she was playing with cheiri instead of avery or she can save VB instead of frantti? i don't think so.

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    Yes, as she should! She's been playing with imoco for how many season? And she has the best A team players. Will you think she can do that if she was playing with cheiri instead of avery or she can save VB instead of frantti? i don't think so.

    I only know she played for Imoco. And she saved Imoco multiple times, including 7 kills in a tie break of the finals, a whole semifinals series (3 games) spiking between 50 and 60% and receving 60% of the opponents' services every single game. Or do we wanna mention every single time Imoco played Vero Volley and she made Egonu silent, facing her as blocker?


    Frantti and Skinner? They would not be able to do that IMHO. There's not a single player in current volleyball that can pass 40 services for game and spike over 50%, just her.

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    So how will you explain her playing poorly against those two big teams? She was subbed out against poland and skinner to frantti against turkeye? NO she didn't prove anything yet by herself only by club TEAM with alot of A team players.. She started with NT longer than frantti actually. Yeah frantti was playing with VB with whom? With gabi only, if you compare by position vb will not win against imoco and that showed in CL. Plummer is just Height and mentally weak! Her passing/defense still the weakest amongst US players. Kelsey saved her this time. Maybe she voted her and i don't blame her for that.

    You talking only for TWO MATCHES. TWO. Nothing more than that. Means nothing. In Imoco there was MANY times which she started bad or even benched but always Santarelli was putting her again in to the match and she was delivering.

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    You talking only for TWO MATCHES. TWO. Nothing more than that. Means nothing. In Imoco there was MANY times which she started bad or even benched but always Santarelli was putting her again in to the match and she was delivering.

    Then maybe she is better in club and not NT! Well, the selection is done and i hope i am wrong about her come olympic we will see how her being you said a top OH can help USA without haak,Wolosz etc on her side!

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    I only know she played for Imoco. And she saved Imoco multiple times, including 7 kills in a tie break of the finals, a whole semifinals series (3 games) spiking between 50 and 60% and receving 60% of the opponents' services every single game. Or do we wanna mention every single time Imoco played Vero Volley and she made Egonu silent, facing her as blocker?


    Frantti and Skinner? They would not be able to do that IMHO. There's not a single player in current volleyball that can pass 40 services for game and spike over 50%, just her.

    Same with plummer you wouldn't know how she'll perform in different club like Avery with Chieri and frantti with VB. It's easier to compare the data with these players but if you look at the other area. Avery doesn't have an A tier players with her and frantti(except gabi) compare to plummer.


    Also, i am a bit disappointed with Larson's decision of playing again. she already proved herself and won a medals, she could have just give this to younger players.

    I'm fine with the selection. I knew Poulter would be in instead of one of the other setters the same moment I saw her on court. That's enough for Karch to call her. She's his favourite setter and the one closer to his idea of fast game (the kind of game they started building with Alisha Glass).


    If we actually talk about meritocracy, Larson shouldn't be there at all, because she didn't play a single game the whole season and rested, while the other were following Karch's directives to play full time starters (and possibly in Italy). Same goes with Poulter. If people are okay with them being on the roster, then all the comments about Karch being unfair because he called that player instead of another one are just matters of taste or hypocrisy, depending by the user.


    I wasn't sure Carlini would made it to the roster, expecially because whenever I saw a game of her this season, I had a feeling her level was adapting to the level of her teammates (good/decent players, but nothing more). And it has nothing to do with playing in Turkey or elsewhere, because with THY she had a chance to play high level volleyball and challenge top 3 turkish teams. So I'm happy for her. She deserved it even more in Tokyo, to be honest.


    On the other hand, Washington was a bench warmer the whole season. I'd rather see Stevenson or O'Neal in the roster. But some rules evidently don't work for some players when it comes to Karch.