Posts by sitenoise

Quote from jaq

sometimes they're having a bad game, but a lot of times the team is just being outplayed by the opp team and they're trying to adjust

this is something we all may forget too often. A team playing well can make the other team look bad

Okay reverse sweep time

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NEC Red Rockets legend Shimamura is playing.

I didn't recognize Fukudome without the pony tale. Is Kojima retired from NT?

Ishikawa is so overrated. Lol

We're not sure why Kojima isn't playing much. She's not retired. Fukudome pony tale? Was that a couple few years ago?

Ishikawa is a good volleyball player

These tips are killing me

Pressure's on Sakae

Let's go girl

Quote from Phoenix

Actually maybe Kitty does have that potential but that very specific Japanese pressure to be like Saori hasn't fully sinked in.

Ishii from what I can recall was also not big on scoring during her first years with the NT but Nakada bullied her into being a full fledged all-rounder pretty sure she was invited first before Nagaoka and Shinnabe. We'll see how that goes for Kitty since Nakada is in charge.

First play of the match last night was lovely. Kitty receives a serve that spins her around, she does a cartwheel and skips up to the net for a cross court banger

Quote from Phoenix

Kitty is definitely not a scorer to begin with and Ferhat shouldn't use her that way.

Why is this her story? I've seen a few SAGA-heads say it. I'm not buying it (yet). The funny thing about her the other day is that when whatever happened to her happened to her she looked to me like she reverted to old school SAGA inspired NT wussy whack ball. She's not up to the starter pins level yet but 13/30 @43% in her first(?) full A team NT match isn't bad

Quote from Phoenix

The height thing shouldn't bother anyone since it is normal for them but Seki works better with a frantic Yoshino and Sakae has a more balanced approach/distribution (not her biggest fan when Nagaoka was around) even though she's still a little rough when it comes to utilizing middles. I also don't know why Nakagawa reverts to 2nd tempo so much it's making it hard to get any scoring.

Ultimately Japan always struggles against DR, a tale as old as time lol.

Btw I mentioned this in the VNL thread, Toshiki said Seki complained about thigh pain so there's also that.

Well ... if you're going to be reasonable

If I had my druthers I'd be starting Sakae (until she fails, if she fails). The Sakae hate should be a thing of the past. Nagaoka is not around and Kitty said she's going to score more points than Nagaoka anyway Let's go with what we got

I thought you slandered my girl due to her performance in the DOM match--due to this perceived height problem

Is Seki's complaint just about last night or from this whole VNL? I hope just last night or what the flock is she doing here. She's the one whose level I wonder about. She's a panic attack waiting to happen

I seem to recall a run in the third set where DOM was scoring at will from 4, presumably over Tsukasa because she's 159cm but I don't know, didn't rewatch it)

As for the 4th set, I just watched it and DOM scored 4 points from 4 when Tsukasa was in front. Two of them went off Shimamura and one was a tip. Blame the last one on Tsukasa because she's 159cm. Tapia scored 5 points, the MBs 5, and DOM scored 8 points from 4 when Tsukasa was in back row

As for distribution and kill rate in the 4th

Wada 2/5
Haruyo 4/6
Yoshino 1/4 "horrible"

Kitty 5/9
Akimoto 3/5
Yamaguchi 0/1

Come on

What are you guys are watching

First of all, a 159cm setter is not new for Japan. Who did Funhat entrust to quarterback the Tie-Breaks this VNL? It wasn't for blocking! Who won them?

DOM match had Kiity and ::cough::Nishizaki ::cough:: I think that was an okay double whammy to try out. Hinata got a few swings. Kitty looks fine to me this match. She clearly had something happen to her the other day. Let's not jump so quickly to "horrible"

I mean, how many years is Seki going to get ... trying? If you want to talk about "this level"?

Quote from Phoenix

Nakagawa is not for this level

I’m coming after you for this

I blame the female commentator for this mess

I'm uncomfortable with this events

This tight score is making me uncomfortable

I think Kitty's passing looks very smooth and confident for the most part

Hinata

This female commentator is wearing me out

Quote from jaq

Where's Kojima? Has she lost all favor with Ahkbas?

don't think anyone knows. maybe she's not 100%

Quote from volleySrb

since the ever

okay , . I could have sworn I read it in this forum before hearing someone say it on TV

How long has this phrase "tooling the block" been around? I don't think I remember it 3 or 4 years ago