Turkey - Vodafone Sultanlar Ligi 2023-2024

    lol Logan always loved to throw the ball in her college days she had a big reputation for it. Between her and Lazovic on the same team gala has a lot of throws lol

    Ilkin is impressive for sure. Very strong arm and she has good range. I do wonder how successful she can really be in the big stages because she is physically limited but she is a very nice player. I’d like to see her for Ecza

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    Ilkin is impressive for sure. Very strong arm and she has good range. I do wonder how successful she can really be in the big stages because she is physically limited but she is a very nice player. I’d like to see her for Ecza

    Physically limited girl, came back from injury, developed and broke all time records of local players Turkish league, with 10 points in 2 sets.

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    Physically limited girl, came back from injury, developed and broke all time records of local players Turkish league, with 10 points in 2 sets.

    I mean it’s true. She’s 6 foot flat with just a decent jump. She has an amazing arm and vision though

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    I mean it’s true. She’s 6 foot flat with just a decent jump. She has an amazing arm and vision though

    I agree and it's ok, she also hits the ball very hard, a very heavy hitter. This is why she tends to make a lot of errors in certain matches imo. If she had a solution to that she'd be a perfect player but part of it is simply physics, I think she'd also just do better in general when she is more of a supportive attacker in her team and doesn't need to push out of her limitations. Since she also has good defensive skills she doesn't need to be prime Zhu Ting offensively anyways. She'd do very well in Ecz and will do well in Turkish NT. Her role if she continues to improve could be similar to that of players as Gabi, Logan Tom, Jordan Larson etc. Who are very good offensively, but known especially to be complete players, though the errors need to be cut a bit to be on that level for me, she is close though.

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    I agree and it's ok, she also hits the ball very hard, a very heavy hitter. This is why she tends to make a lot of errors in certain matches imo. If she had a solution to that she'd be a perfect player but part of it is simply physics, I think she'd also just do better in general when she is more of a supportive attacker in her team and doesn't need to push out of her limitations. Since she also has good defensive skills she doesn't need to be prime Zhu Ting offensively anyways. She'd do very well in Ecz and will do well in Turkish NT. Her role if she continues to improve could be similar to that of players as Gabi, Logan Tom, Jordan Larson etc. Who are very good offensively, but known especially to be complete players, though the errors need to be cut a bit to be on that level for me, she is close though.

    I don’t think she’ll ever be as good as those 3 players but I think she could peak and be a tier or 2 below with a similar skill set as them.

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    I don’t think she’ll ever be as good as those 3 players but I think she could peak and be a tier or 2 below with a similar skill set as them.

    I kinda agree, though I don't think her limit is to be 2 tiers below them. I think she could be considered 2 tiers below them as of now, definitely not on the same level as Gabi or better as some people point out now.

    Btw I think that Kuzeyboru could do a lot better this season had they not dealt with injuries and late arrival of Gaila Gonzalez + Maybe a better head coach.

    I think Ilkin is trying to use her body economically. She had 2 ACL injuries, and said in a recent interview that last time they used something from a cadaver to fix her injury and doctor told her this is her last chance. She used to jump a lot better and sometimes and goes to that reach still, but I think she is making controlled jumps to avoid overuse.


    With that, I agree on her arm and range, also she is a very good receiver and defender. If she improves her blocking and serves, she can be one of the best defensive OHs.

    Kuzeyboru finished 5th and Galatasaray 6th. Kuzeyboru will play Challenge Cup and Galatasaray will play Balkan Cup. This will be Kuzeyboru’s first time playing a European Cup


    I hope they will build a decent roster. Buket, Lazareva, 4T arent bad names for start.

    KUZEYBORU 3- GALATASARAY 1

    Congrats Kuzeyboru and GS. Excellent rallies, great defences with lot of excitement in 3 matches. It was proved that, both deserved to be in 5th and 6th place. I am 100% sure that, GS will climb the stairs, as of next year. Wishing Kuzeyboru the same.

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    Kuzeyboru finished 5th and Galatasaray 6th. Kuzeyboru will play Challenge Cup and Galatasaray will play Balkan Cup. This will be Kuzeyboru’s first time playing a European Cup


    I hope they will build a decent roster. Buket, Lazareva, 4T arent bad names for start.

    Kuzeyboru's planned team so far is actually so exciting. Might be my favorite again. If they further complement other names to it and make a nice team.

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    I think Ilkin is trying to use her body economically. She had 2 ACL injuries, and said in a recent interview that last time they used something from a cadaver to fix her injury and doctor told her this is her last chance. She used to jump a lot better and sometimes and goes to that reach still, but I think she is making controlled jumps to avoid overuse.


    With that, I agree on her arm and range, also she is a very good receiver and defender. If she improves her blocking and serves, she can be one of the best defensive OHs.

    Mostly correct. Anyone should take care of herself after all. 183cm is not a limitation for an OH in women volleyball, which is considered as average. Of course higher is better but also the technique/style, power and jumping skills is important. According to many sources, Gabi is 180cm.


    I really didn't read in this forum, somebody claiming that İlkin is better than Gabi. However there were some replies on that topic, comparing her figures with Gabi, during the normal season, while some biased users are under estimating İlkin's performance. If it is not known, Gabi is one of the favorite players of İlkin.


    Post NT season, İlkin never gave up and never took a rest through the whole long season and subbed only once in Kuzeyboru match, during the normal season, which this tempo is too much for a player. This is why, her overall performance declined by the end of the season but still considered very good.


    İlkin has good serve performance for a player who is not performing jump serve. On the other hand, she definitely needs to improve her blocking performance, by placing her hands in right direction and angle and you are right, if she was 187cm, I cannot imagine how this would help her. .