Posts by Mapuan

    Nice game by China!


    This is the problem with USA's system, without a good passing they are pretty much done when facing top teams like China and Serbia. Their system relies heavily of fast sets beating the middle blocker. Essentially, they don't have plan B whenever things aren't going their way.

    KP will finish her studies this December and she plans to go pro right away, I hope she gets transferred in team where she can be a starting 6 right away. Many standout US college players bomb in the pro-league.

    Plummer with 34 Kills yesterday. :super:


    Marquette who beat BYU and Wisconsin the past two weeks loss vs Baylor 0:3 .

    Pressley from Baylor is giving me Yumilka Ruiz vibe. She’s definitely a candidate for NT in the next quad.

    hancock was the starting setter at the recent pan am cup, which the US won.


    at the recent pan am games, cuttino could be a big hitter sometimes, but oh boy, her defense/backrow play was atrocious. at one point, on a free ball, she managed to shank the pass to the setter. has she never played defense in her life? i thought rivers was more impressive.

    I can't remember a ball in Pan Am that she was able to dig.

    She's mentally weak given the fact that her peers are in the same pressure as her. She will not reach her full potential or even reach a career longevity with this type of mentality. But if this will keep her sane and enjoy stress-free life then good for her.

    Europe hasnt won the golden medal since 1988 :!::!::!:

    URSS was the last country which won it. Actualy, it is the ONLY european country which has gotten it.

    Though it was considered under Europe, lots of countries from the defunct USSR are actually in Asia.


    This coming OG, Italy and Serbia are the only European countries that have an actual shot of winning gold.

    Oh, really ?? Because I am not supporting his imaginary ranking points based on the results of the last VNL, which most teams didnt even take serious that tournament. It will be better if he creates the new ranking system based on important tournaments (OGs, WC, IOGQ). Right now, VNL is equal to Volley Masters, Gloria Cup to me.

    Oh, he is very creative. USA NT won the gold medals of VNL in women volleyball, silver medals of VNL for men volleyball of USA NT. That's why his ranking points based on that tournament. We had friendly games in Kaliningrad, Russian NT won all of three games and I also want he added those points to his ranking system. It is ridiculous to me. If VNL offers ranking points to the teams, I dont think some NTs will send their "B team" to that tournament. Thats why WG was much better than VNL.

    With this post, you have proven that you are not smart.

    You are late, my friend. Russia NT got the ticket for OGs :) Serbia, Italy, USA, Japan, Brazil, China as well. It'll be better to discuss the rest of the teams.

    I tend to be realistic and leave you alone with your imaginary ranking system.

    You have bad comprehension skill. Brush it up.

    Frankly, I don't think the continental qualification tournaments are even needed. Just make the continental championships count as qualifiers. Make them important again. Right now, they're a bit of a joke. So, the continental champions qualify automatically, the World champion qualifies directly as well, and then the rest come through the World Qualifying Tournament. Easy.

    But FIVB needs money. Lesser tournaments = lesser money from sponsors.


    Your idea makes sense the most.

    I do agree with that, + USA's women's team dropped like a wall even though they won gold medals of VNL (commercial tournament) too. They barely won over Bulgaria (3-2). We dont even know USA's women team would be able to defeat Korea:/ cuz Bulgaria was the weakest team of VNL.

    Lol! When was the last time Korea won against USA?

    I think Hancock is injured or she is struggling with one injury from the past, i don't know for sure... When she returns to be fit, i think she will be the 2nd option

    Hancock is using float in NT as prescribed by Karch. Her jump server is only second to Egonu in Italian League which is a bummer that she can't use it under Karch.


    China, Serbia, and Italy will be the frontrunner at the Olympics but USA will be the darkhorse of the race. They may get a podium finish if the other teams will not play their full potential.


    For World Cup, I would like to see the younger/secondary girls play since this is pretty my a no-bearing game for them: Foecke, Poulter, Hancock, Cuttino, Rivers, Parsons, etc.

    The Karch Effect.


    I hope Destinee, Nicole, Tom, and other girls will write their respective experiences of how they were disinvited.

    It used to be a very important tournment for many teams, but now it looks like only a "training".

    Cuba x Brazil in these Games were just awesome! Even USA with it B team was a good team. I remember Berg, Tayyiba Haneef Park, Thompson, Scott Arruda, Akinradewo, Klineman, Lloyd, Banwarth, etc, playing it.

    The level of the competition has dicreased a lot.

    Agreed! The last time USA and Brazil sent their second stringers. Those girls can start in other national teams. This Pan-Am games they sent their C team. Clearly, they just joined for the sake of joining.

    when i watched some matches of BRA league last season, she was very unimpressive. her arm swing seemed quite slow to me. in some matches, she was outshined by the likes of fawcett, tifanny, diouf and leyva...

    She's past her prime. Though during her stint Brazil she always showed up her A game in the latter part of the season. But it is very noticeable that she no longer jumps as she used to and her hitting speed has also slowed down.