Posts by sloth

saishuu wrote:

I think Honorato would fit perfectly, despite his height. He reminds me a lot of a young Murilo, one of those great all-around OHs. I'd like to see him play effectively in the senior adult, yeah. I do agree about Felipe Roque, he could be a beast if he wanted to, but he's just not there yet and I'm not sure if he'll ever be.

Minas isn't necessarily a developmental team for the NT per se, but some of our best young players and prospects come from them. They have one of (if not the) best youth program in the country imo.

By the way, it's Renan, not Renato. lol

Any thoughts on setter Thiaguinho from Sesc? I dont watch Man volleyball very often but i really liked him against SESI.

Macris playing so dumb today, forcing with Lana all the time and making technical errors. Barueri knows how to play against Minas, they are looking really good. Minas need to start to destroy Barueri's reception or they will lose again

Welcome back Praia

Praia 0x1 Pinheiros.. Praia doesnt want to win anymore. Pinheiros is doing magical reception but Praia is lacking concentration. Praia needs to stop to be complacent and start to play

Carcaces and Cuttino played superbly well. Adenizia was a block machine but couldnt stop Pomì by herself. Really good match. Monza vs Cuneo was also fun to watch, i really enjoy Hancock style, i think she is the best Usa setter right now.

yudeko wrote:

No offense to Goncharova but i think she is so stoic to play in Brazil. Again no offense meant

She could handle Bernardinho's yelling pretty well though

mdacs wrote:

Juma sets were not good either. Kasia was having trouble to score with her sets. Dani Lins entered and did a better job by far, but as you've mentioned, Barueri's wing spikers are useless. They can't kill a single ball, and in many occasions, they were facing a single block of Carol Albuquerque. I feel bad both for Juma and Dani Lins. These girls can do the best job ever but their wing spikers are unable to score and also unable to receive. Their terrible reception compromises the team overall because Milka and Thaisa could have been more useful in attack.

Milka and Thaisa could have been more useful if the reception were at least ok, i think. But their block were also terrible so no excuse there. Hooker and Paraiba demolished them with basically no effort

Osasco lost a lot of quality over the years but they play with heart and sometimes that is enough. It helps that Barueri cannot pass, Ze should be ashamed of his OHs.

Let's go orange wrote:

I would love to see Balkestein-Grothues play in the Brazilian league! In my opinion it is a good fit, because she is so passionated, just as most of the Brazilian players are.

And I think she would accept it. Her reception skills could be really appreciated it

kyle7in1 wrote:

Imoco took the set 3. Now they are down at 1:2.

Schwerin is not a strong team for sure. Imoco played weirdly.

Schwerin already won against Conegliano and they are giving a good fight again. I dont know if you can say that Schwerin is not strong. They definitely do something that Conegliano cannot counter.

mdacs wrote:

Praia lost to São Caetano today

Since Minas won 3-0 against Pinheiros, the team is now leading Superliga.

What is happening with Praia? Internal problems? It doesnt make sense at all!

Worst game i have ever seen in my life, wow

SESI build a team that is not suitable to Anderson's style of coaching. He destroys their confidence all the time! He screams when he needs to support, he says all the bad things his team do instead of trying to fix it. He is doing really bad.

mdacs wrote:

I am not sure about that. Natalia said that the reason why she chose Minas was to recover herself, even though she had way better offers from China, Italy, and Turkey. I don't think Minas will be able to compete with richer clubs, even with a new major sponsor.

I am with Sidney on this one. Natalia will never be 100% again, why she would return to Europe and get hurt again? Here in Brazil she can rest all time she wants and needs, there she will need to push her limits and she cant handle this anymore

Rains wrote:

Is Sylla seeing a therapist?

Ever since the final defeat of Italy in the WCH. It changed her, I thought she's showing her potential and then you see her like this and I just feel something's not right.

How come? She did two hell of matches. Are you saying that she changed her game or her behavior? I didnt notice anything different from her common style

pope wrote:

Mkmalaluan what happened with Mayane? Mara has been playing really well but Mayane did great at the WCH. Is she injured?

She has a kidney infection but they said she is almost recovered

Gabi, Natália and Bruna Honório with 16 points each!

The players forgot how to play and my only option is to blame the weather. Too much errors, too much injuries and physical problems and it is really really hot right now. I cant see other answer for this show of horror

QueenPiccininiLover wrote:

Praia Clube goes to final. When does Osasco-Minas start?

In a couple of minutes