Regarding Nagaoka, I think it was ultimately her decision not to join NT activities after VNL since she wasn’t even present during Saga Fest where she was supposed to be one of the headliners. A lot of Japanese fans got mad she was absent
You can see the comments here and in jvas saga fest post
Display MoreSAGA SPRINGS vs Turkey WNT friendly match at Salonpas Arena September 12
Full details here
Participating players:
Nagaoka (nooooooooo)
Mckenzie Adams who the hell is that
Babyhead Kitamado ACE obviously
Nakajima
Nakagawa
Fukasawa
Sakae
Otake
Mandai
Shion
Yoshitake
Hammy and Araki are still undergoing rehab and will not participate. Moeri Hanai (libero) is in poor condition idk who will play libero Nakajima can probably do that? Nishimura is with the NT and will most likely be OQT roster
Turkey has not yet given the list of players that will participate but don't expect any Zehra Ebrar or Vargas. But do expect Derya.
SPRINGS unofficial libero during the Turkey friendly will be Nonoka Uechi of Kanoa
https://www.kanoa-vb.com/staff_detail_0000033.html
I don't even know her
Retired OG Haruka Mori will also join them due to the absence of Hammy and Araki
Tickets via Pia are already sold out
Nichika Yamada is
OVER HERE~
lmao
Koga is so brave to not have that annoying fringe lol
Koga is so brave to not have that annoying fringe lol
whats funny is that wada now has matching hairstyles with hayashi and it actually looks better on her
whats funny is that wada now has matching hairstyles with hayashi and it actually looks better on her
I can't tell if that's the case I've only seen that one photo Koga shared but at least Wada doesn't look so dead anymore
SPRINGS unofficial libero during the Turkey friendly will be Nonoka Uechi of Kanoa
She was Gunma Bank's libero when Gunma won their two V2 Championships a few years ago. She took a couple years off (maternity?) and just joined The KLF this year. I'm a fan-ish
Sad we won't get to see Kojima do her thing in the A Team and I still don't understand what makes her less capable than Fukudome or why they would rather choose Meguro
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ive always wondered if people unironically enjoy watching nishimura play because for the life of me i dont feel the satisfaction one should feel when watching a sport they like whenever i see her play
ive always wondered if people unironically enjoy watching nishimura play because for the life of me i dont feel the satisfaction one should feel when watching a sport they like whenever i see her play
Nishimura unironically blew my mind during V League seeing her play with the team for the first time. I'm not sure if it's the setting or what but it's near impossible to one up Mana Toe she had an immense energy and was Saga's local Energizer bunny. Nishimura doesn't have that energy but she got everything done and it looked effortless too which was good in its own way something I always thought Rena could do. However it only took me her first 2 matches during VNL to not see that effortlessness transition well in the NT which is understandable since this is her first time and given that's just how she is not the upbeat type.
Yuko Sano was not the ultra hyper flashy type of libero either that's why she never had as much popularity as say Arisa Sato but she was the most reliable in the team even more reliable than Saori and she came through during the most crucial moments that's where the real thrill was
Yuko Sano was not the ultra hyper flashy type of libero either that's why she never had as much popularity as say Arisa Sato but she was the most reliable in the team even more reliable than Saori and she came through during the most crucial moments that's where the real thrill was
Arisa Sato was popular in Japan because she was goodlooking. I'm not saying she's a terrible libero but her popularity was 70% her looks. You can ask any Japanese fan.
Arisa Sato was popular in Japan because she was goodlooking. I'm not saying she's a terrible libero but her popularity was 70% her looks. You can ask any Japanese fan.
I don't doubt that. Sato was certainly a type but Just like with Saori, she too was a very clever player and an aggressive libero
Was Sato really an aggressive libero when Miyashita took pretty much most of the damage from chasing balls during that era?
Nishimura is in NPC mode in the NT. Not outstanding but not flop either. Still Kojima >
Was Sato really an aggressive libero when Miyashita took pretty much most of the damage from chasing balls during that era?
Nishimura is in NPC mode in the NT. Not outstanding but not flop either. Still Kojima >
That's some selective memory. Sato had finesse. Every dive was smooth. She didn't just tumble chaotically like Miyashita did.
Display MoreJAPAN - Asian Championship 3rd Place
Yuki Nishikawa did okay in the tournament. Not back on board with her tho. She's blinky and does stuff like hits an overpass out of bounds or a free ball into the net. At the top of the NT food chain that's the kind of thing that can be the difference between winning a set 25–23 and losing it 24–26
But congrats to Yuki on best OH award
I'm blindly in love with Miiku Iwasawa so I would have given her best Libero
But congrats to Manami on best L award. Nice to see her on court again even if split screen
Still want to know where Fuyumi's pipe attack came from, and why Nonaka didn't play more instead of Nakagawa. It's not like Miyu used her height advantage to be a blocking machine. She wasn't horrible, and has long feet
Nakagawa sadly has not improved since 2017. How she still gets chosen for NT despite participating as a sub in like 3 games the entire season is just tallgirl privilege at this point.
Nishikawa is only able to control the game at this level. Filler autopilot style.
Hopefully Miku (Otomos daughter) will go beyond what these 2 cannot
this was a B team as the A team was in training. Maybe a player or two gets promoted to A team for qualifying.
the 3rd place got them in the next world Championship.
