Posts by hakin12

    Haak is on the verge of doing the almost "impossible": To hit with better than 50.0% in a single season in Serie A1. She has 50,2% atm this season. I have only recgonized Egonu, Soucy and Betcheva to accomplish this feat or pass that milestone in the past 30 years. Both Artamonova and Sokolova were very close to achive it, but they failed at the finishing line.


    Here are the most impressive seasons - in terms of efficiency among OH/OPPs with at least 10 games and 250 attack points - during the last 30 years I am able to detect:


    Egonu, Paola, 58,8%, in 2020/2021

    Egonu, Paola, Italy, 54,4%, in 2019/2020

    Soucy Brigitte, Canada, 51,2% in 1997/1998

    Egonu, Paola, Italy, 51,2% in 2021/2022

    Betcheva, Teodora, Bulgaria, 50,2% in 1997/1998

    Artamonova/Estes, Evgenjia, Russia, 49,7% in 2000/2001

    Biamonte, Daniela, Italy, 49.5% in 1997/1998

    Sokolova, Liubov, Russia, 49,2% in 2002/2003

    Glinka, Malgorzata, Poland, 48,4% in 2003/2004

    Haak, Isabelle, Sweden, 48,3% in 2022/2023

    Francia, Mirka, 48,2% in 2006/2007

    Phipps, Keba, USA, 48,1% in 1997/1998

    Francia, Mirka, Cuba, 48,0% in 2005/2006

    Sokolova, Liubov Russia, 47,8% in 2003/2004

    Skowronska, Katia, Poland, 47,6% in 2008/2009

    Togut, Elisa, Italy, 47,6% in 2006/2007

    Gray, Alexa, Canada, 47,1% in 2019/2020

    Zetova, Antonia, Bulgaria, 47,1% in 2000/2001

    Egonu, Paola, Italy, 46,9% in 2017/2018

    Glinka, Malgorzata, Poland, 46,9% in 2001/2002

    Weersing Henriette, Netherlands, 46,8% in 1997/1998

    Egonu, Paola, Italy, 46,6% in 2018/2019

    Zetova, Antonia, Bulgaria, 46,3% in 1999/2000

    Rinieri, Simona, Italy, 46,3% in 2004/2005

    Phipps, Keba, USA, 46,3% in 1999/2000

    Gray, Alexa, Canada, 46,1% in 2020/2021

    Francia, Mirka, Cuba, 46,1% in 2004/2005

    Jelic, Barbara, Croatia, 45,8% in 1999/2000
    Crawford, Therese, USA, 45,8% in 2000/2001

    Piccinini, Fransesca, Italy, 45,7% in 2005/2006

    Togut, Elisa, Italy, 45,7% in 2004/2005

    Aguero, Taismary, Italy, 45,6% in 2006/2007

    Gray, Alexa, Canada, 45,4% in 2021/2022

    Beccaria, Vania, Italy, 45,4% in 2000/2001

    Turlea, Carmen, Romania, 45,4% in 2001/2002

    Aguero, Taismary, Italy, 45,3% in 2001/2002

    Menchova, 45,0% in 2002/2003

    Togut, Elisa, Italy, 45,0% in 2000/2001

    Rinieri, Simona, Italy, 45,0% in 2000/2001

    Roll, Sylvia, Germany, 44,9% in 2001/2002

    Plummer, Katheryn, USA, 44,7% in 2022/2023

    Fabris, Samantha, USA, 44,7% in 2017/2018

    Hill, Kimberley, USA, 44,0% in 2018/2019

    Grun, Angelina, Germany, 44,0% in 2002/2003

    Antropova, Ekaterina, Italy, 43,6% in 2022/2023

    Ting, Zhu, China, 43,1% in 2022/2023

    With Markova, Arina, Kadochkina, Akimova, Fetisova, Lyashko, Ksenia Ilchenko, Goncharova, Voronkova and more, how do you think Russia would have fared in the Olympic Games this year in case they were allowed to compete?

    I meant this Steven guy, and yes his English is terrible too

    There are some similarities between them in their sense of reasoning, which is rather devoid of logic, and the poor writing style. I havent seen any manic-obsessive or fanatic outbursts from him, though. Steven doesnt seem as crazy or persistent in his support of certain teams and leagues as crovolley and it was a standout feature of Cro.

    There are still two other crovolley-like accounts here, so maybe they are his alter egos😂

    Using a rather diplomatic terminology to describe his mastery of the English language, I would label it "unorthodox". Instead of writing "roster" he usually deployed the less conventional term (for the squad of a team) "roaster". There are numerous of other examples of his rather hilarous and idiosyncratic use of the language. In case anyone would bother about exposing any potential incognito account, I would try to delve into those conspicious patterns.

    Anyone knows whether crovolley is still alive and well? He hasnt used his account for over a month!


    He was a one of a kind, a genuine "volleyball maniac" and second to none when it came down to promoting Italian volleyball. Perhaps it will never arrive a more fanatic and obsessed fellow on the forum ever again. Although I rarely agreed with his posts, he will be missed for his "over the top" passion.

    Maybe it is time to try Stysiak?

    It would be moronic to not try something. Vargas is underperfoming massively. As they are struggling offensively, I would also take in Ana Cristina instead of Meliha in order to gain access to more firepower in attack.

    First of all, Egonu is Egonu. She is not the most consistent players and everyone knows that but she can score 40+ all of a sudden at big games and win a match singlehandedly, she did that multiple times in her career (in CL final with Novara, also last year with Vakıfbank etc) so I wouldn't count her out even if she's not at her best shape


    Secondly, it is true that fener is a very good serving team but they also have a very bad reception lineup when ana Cristina is playing as a starter. So it is also easy to disrupt their game. They can put Meliha in but they don't have a good scoring MB like eda anymore. With all respect to Fetisova (I think she is a great blocker) she is not a dominant attacker like Eda. So the game will be mostly on Vargas and Arina hitting constantly OOS balls.


    With Eda I would count fener as favorite but without her, Milano is slightly more favourite

    I get your points, and in case Egonu is on par with her peak shape, it might decide everything. But Milano has been thoroughly unconvincing during the last couple of months. Besides from losing to Casalmaggiore last weekend, they merely defeated low-tier teams like Roma with 3-2 and Pinerolo with 3-2 and lost points against them. Moreover they lost to Novara at home and to Vakifbank at home etc. I have watched them a lot this season and they are quite poor most of the time.

    I do not believe it . The OH and OPP will define the match. Sure Eda is important but Fener has also Fetisova. Sure she can replace Eda for some matches. Also IF I remember right she is taller than Eda and probably that means that will have a chance to limit Egonu because when you face a player like her the height is really important. Eda is good but Egonu can easily go over the top of her block and that would be a problem for Fener .

    Also please have a faith to Gaspari. There are a lot of possiblities even after so long time to start the match with the wrong players and let Rettke on the bench for example.

    That would be immensely stupid! I know he did it in some less important games, but he would be a moron in case he benched her today

    Some people are really jinxing Milano here, lmao. Milano recently lost to Casalmaggiore in the domestic league and isnt looking very strong. They have lost to Conegliano in all matches they have played against them, most of the time fair and square, and the lineup of Fenerbahce in terms of serving and offense with Ana Cristina/Arina/Vargas is certainly stronger than Cazaute/Sylla/Egonu as Egonu isnt even remotely close to her shape from last year. Last year Egonu had 58% in attack (surreal) but this year she has gone out of steam and declined to a way more human percentage of 46%. Milano doesnt have the strongest reception, and in case Fener, with their serving skills, is able to serve on par with their potential this might prove to be critical for the outcome.

    Who is better Akimova or Antropova so far

    Akimova has the better stats. But Antropova has proven herself more against better opposition. She has dominated against teams such as Eczacibasi and Milano while Akimovas performances have been sub-par against elite opposition up until this point, at least.

    Η ΑΕΚ αλλάζει τρεις ξένες παίκτριες, πρόταση σε Μπάκα! - Fosonline

    After they fired Paskova AEK ( Grecce) will also will fire Nikolova and Kalderon. This means that they are going to sign with three foreign players who are able to help the team to win the championship. They are also interested for the young OH Baka who plays in France. Aris also wants Baka.

    I used the translator from Greece to English and it says "AEK is contemplating to fire the players" but at least according to the translator it doesnt explicitly announce that its a done deal. Do you know if the measure is already implemented?

    Cup finals will be played today 20:00 CET, Sport1 will show them on TV as conference but both streams are individually available online:


    Vilsbiburg-Potsdam


    Dresden-Stuttgart

    Interesting! For someone who wants to watch but hasnt a lot of clue about what to expect, do you have any assumption of what game might be the most entertaining or exciting of the two? I want to avoid watching one-sided contests. Of course I am aware of the players in Dresden and Stuttgart but isnt up-2-date with injuries and so on. The other two teams are rather unfamiliar to me and a bit curious about what to expect there.