Posts by Bogdan

While I agree that there is huge distinction between current Boskovic's role and Egonu's, and if there is 1-1 comparison we should compare Egonu's performance with Markova and Boskovic with second option of Milano where tbh i see clear winners in favour of Vakif. Anyway i see that comparisons rather useless.

What should be the fair assesment is why Boskovic is second option. Yeah i believe that with more rythm Boskovic would play better but will it be on Markova's level? Or more importantly if she is the first option will the sum of Markova+Boskovic remain the same as now. Maybe there is a room for introspection that while Boskovic is far from done player as some irrational individuals here believe, (us) her fans need to consider that she will need to suit this new role and deliver better, if not i personally find that absurd and selfish. Yeah it is hard to kill OOS balls getting them in 10 points span, i agree, but the perfect balance between Markova and Boskovic in high intense matches is almost impossible to accomplish, and in late 4th set and 5th, Boskovic from few sets that she got, scored 0.

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Sure, but again, Piva/Pietrini/Lanier scored 25 pts with 25/66 on attack and 21% efficiency - Cazaute and Boskovic score 39 pts with 34/67 on attack and 37% attack efficiency, that's by far the bigger difference than Egonu vs Markova (38 pts on 37% efficiency vs 37 pts on 45% efficiency).

Obviously, Egonu was gassed in the latter part of the game (although she was great in the tiebreak), but it's not that surprising considering she scored like 24 pts in two sets, lol.

Ultimately the game went according to the plan: Milano can put up a fight thanks to Egonu, but Vakif has much bigger depth, it's crazy to see Boskovic casually playing in the 2nd fiddle role offensively behind Markova.

That's all nice, but original "question" was did they they stop Egonu, which they obviously did for 3 sets, i.e. enough to win the volleyball game, whatever the reason is behind that.

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Did they? Egonu after all scored 38 pts on 37% attack efficiency, crazy performance on her part as well.

That's the overall but

1st 2nd

Egonu - 22/38 (58%; -1bl 55% eff.)

3rd, 4th and 5th

Egonu - 14/38 (37%; -5err -2bl 18% eff.)

Markova

But on the serious note, Cansu has to rewatch this game. Precision is one thing, not meaningless, but you can have that day. OTOH it is set ball for your team, on opponents side you have Piva on one side and Egonu on other, and no Busa attacking against Piva, and you avoid to set on Piva's side of block.

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Egonu and rest of the Milano are that good today that the chance is not huge, but with Ayca and todays Cansu they aint gona win 100%.

Don't mind to be wrong at this one tbh.

Ayca is slaying now even in defense tbh, and Cansu is good enough i guess

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she’s actually had some good matches lately so I was starting to like her more

She is struggling today i agree, both precision and strategic wise, but this comment seems like she is random setter with mediocre career.

At least she is still fighting (as always).

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when arent you

When they play against Fener (there is Hande).

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Wasnt that you, who blamed Vakif defense for Egonu scoring same place over and over again

Down the line direction in first set was definitely the issue, Guidetti saw that also and close the line, but then Egonu started to rock diagonals short/long, block outs.....nothing that someone can do.

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Its more like Vakif got her usual Rythm back actually. first two sets they were shaky and out of system

Disagree. I wouldn't take 0.00001% from Egonu performance during first two sets.

Egonu out of gas?

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Markova firing up, where Egonu slowed down a bit. Reverse sweep coming

Dont jinx it

Pietrini with xyz down the line spike, bullying Cansu's block.

Cansu just stop to set low sets for fuck sake

Even Markova is decent at reception today.

Ayca is doing really god now.

Ogbogu

Egonu and rest of the Milano are that good today that the chance is not huge, but with Ayca and todays Cansu they aint gona win 100%.

OTOH just have to say that Egonu is killing everything, like by no means that's a completely random set of balls and she is killing it one by one.

There are a lot of good things for Milano today obviously, but God Egonu is out of this world.

Elite block defense from Milano, they are touching everything and has crazy terminal Egonu + decent Piva and Pietrini.