Posts by zhutingfan

Quote from Sisko95

I’m no Djokovic fan but what i read was that he’s against forced travel vaccinations which is not quite the same as being an anti-vaxxer. Yes, vaccinations are essential and have done a huge amount of good in the world, but they have gone wrong in the past and if he’s going to be forced to take a vaccine before we can study the long-term effects of it then it’s understandable he might be cautious about it.

However, if he said he is against vaccinations in general it was indeed a very dumb thing to say. Either way, I’m still going to call him Novax Djokovic from now on.

I agree with you, it's kind of a leap in logic when it's clear he was opposed to the covid 19 vaccine that may be out early. People just want something to be angry over.

Novax Djocovid-19 is a great name though....

My personal opinion, we should discuss covid only in the context of volleyball. I remember there was another thread where members analyzed which teams benefitted from the delay in Olympics and which teams were harmed. I think that was good and more in spirit with the forum, which should be volleyball first.

Yes, this is something that world leaders need to take into consideration when deciding to shut down economies: when people lose their jobs, a portion of them go homeless or hungry (as two examples) and then a portion of them die.

The goal should be to minimize all deaths related to the outbreak, including the ones from economic measures, and not just the ones from infections. This is not an easy choice to make but if opening the economy saves more people in the long run then that's the right thing to do...

Again this is not to discount the suffering of those infected with coronavirus (I myself am symptomatic but can't get tested; it could just be a fever) but when you're a world leader making decisions you have to minimize the negative impact to the majority of people.

Quote from Sillynameplus567

I watched it live yesterday and im pretty sure the OH thing was a responsed to the "If your not an Opp what position would you want to play as" question. She said most hitters would probably say a setter but she said they carry a heavy resposibility and that might break her and then she said OH but she NEEDS to be better at receiving. She said she admires those types of players and advices young vb players to not focus on just the hitting part.

When asked about the OG and her goals...she believes she set herself up in a good position to be considered but her personal goal is to reach her peak because she is capable of a lot more.

She considered leaving vb after her first pro season and didnt really think shes going anywhere but then Karch called and invited her to the NT. She was 23 when she finally commits to it 100%. Later than most she said.

Someone asked how its like playing for Karch and before she answered she took a long swing of her tea. Lol...but she was very complementary and seem to genuinely like him. He stresses the importance of family she said and urge them not to miss too many important moments.

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"We are a family" - KK (2016)

Quote from beri

best offense 2:

Zeng CL-Ding Xia

Zhu Ting-Zhang Changning

Yan Ni-Yuan

Oops

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haha you are funny

I nominate crovolley

Quote from Leonardo.D

Some days ago Trump declared that his government will close the border with Canada due the people who live there wants to go to the States. This article explains detailed why nobody who lives in Canada would go to USA.

https://globalnews.ca/news/673…ew-york-canada-responses/

In the other hand, it really amuses me how a country like El Salvador, which is one of the poorest country in the region, has been one of the first country who took an early stand against COVID-19. This centroamerican country barred entry to nearly all foreigners, required a 30-day quarantine for Salvadorans arriving from other countries, suspended schools for three weeks, and halted gatherings of 500 people or more – all before it had registered a single positive case.

Likewise, they have just released new measures in order to relief the economic impact for people and businesses.

For a three-month period, affected parties will be exempt from payments for electricity, water, mortgages and personal loans, credit cards, telephones, cable and internet, among other services.

https://nationalpost.com/pmn/h…-those-hit-by-coronavirus

https://www.csmonitor.com/Worl…els-fears-of-an-iron-fist

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In Canada, supported the American government closing it's borders with us.

Quote from WZP

FIVB is very determined to play this year VNL.

1. If world will come back to normal shape tournament will be held 15 August-September/October.

2. There is idea to reduce teams from 16 to 12 to reduce amount of travels.

https://www.polsatsport.pl/wia…na/?ref=slider_dyscyplina

Wow. Just wow.

Quote from WZP

Official dates of OG 2020:

23rd July-8th August 2021.

Postponed exactly by one year?

Quote from Janko

To make it more difficult (as if it needs any more of that!), try to construct 14 player current squad with the limitation of only 1 player per country. Its more tricky than you might think because some of the best players right now in the world are in countries with more than 1 world-class players, and you have to think not just who are the best players in the best teams in the world, but which of the national players from the top countries are the most indispensable on their respective positions vis-a-vis the rest of the world. Here's my try:

Setters: Joanna Wolosz, Nootsara Tomkom

OH: Zhu Ting, KYK, Gabi, Samantha Bricio

OPP: Tijana Boskovic, Isabelle Haak

MB: Robin de Kruijf, Eda Erdem Dundar, Irina Fetisova, Chiaka Ogbogu

LIB: De Gennaro, Brenda Castillo

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This makes it so much more difficult. At least you are giving us something to do during quarentine

I'd agree with your roster mostly, some changes:

De Gennaro <==> Kotoe Inoue

Boskovic <==> Egonu

Tomkom <==> Maja

but idk, i was mostly focused on replacing tomkom with a taller setter (for blocking) and Maja was the first one that came to my mind. So then I had to replace Boskovic and then led to a bunch of replacements.

this just in guys: professional athletes do not need to watch their physique.

Quote from beri

Many people go out and don't care, I was laughing at Greece but it's the same, but much worse version.

They need to take drastic measures or Turkey will be up there in the most infected list too. I already said from the start, once it hits Turkey, it's gonna go fast and our shit government can't do anything right anyway.

Also everyone yes I'm back lol. I'm cooled down now.

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Everyone thinks it won't affect them until it does.... Virus doesn't need passport or visa.

current active:

starting 7:

maja/boskovic

zhu/kelsey

yuan/rasic

de gennaro

sub:

ding/egonu

zhang/sylla/mihajlovic (2 of 3, can't decide)

yan/koroleva/danesi (again 2 of 3)

gizem orge (from vakif, not a NT player)

Quote from brahmin

only 3.3 million people applied for unemployment this week in the USA. That is roughly 1% of the US population. Or 2% of the eligible work force (aged 18-69).

only 3.3 mil? sarcasm?

Quote from crovolley

So now with Olympics are postponed for next year, that means that Zhu Ting will stay one more season in China....

sad. Don't even know what new format CVA is gonna roll out for the league. Hope it's longer and not a mini-league of ........... 13 games >.>

Quote from sloth

“ 'If #COVID19 only kills people above 40, why should we close schools' Bolsonaro now (using a teleprompter) on national TV. Zero mentions of the 46 victims in Brazil. And attacks on press and governors."

What you saw happen in Italy and what is still happening there and the whole world... it's going to happen here in Brazil, and it will be worse, much worse... Just wait and see... And for me, I'm trying to stay calm, God knows I'm trying, but I don't know how much I can handle, I don't know how long I can take it... I know you all get pretty agitated when we talk about politics and that a lot of people won't care about any of this.. But this parasite needs to fuck the hell off, or worst, because, if he doesn't, we will (continue to) suffer... we will die!

So, after all that off my chest... In the end, when this is all over, please, never forget what happened, remember to empathize with each other, remember that your life is worthy, A LOT, but as much as anyone's life and vote for what's right, for good people who cares about people, not capitalism puppets. Please!

Yikes. Hang in there

Quote from Janko

It just dawned on me: assuming VNL stays on (re)schedule, this will be the first time that Serbia might actually take that competition (counting WGP) seriously in years.

Preparation for olympics?

Quote from StefanS

After the decision to postpone Olympics for one year the interesting question arises, if the current qualifications are preserved - I guess, they will, but nothing is for sure now.

No way can they not preserve it.... Otherwise what is the justice for the qualified teams?

qualification rules won't change though right...?

Quote from ossubtus

have you seen the monkeys running around in the white house? no surprise we're in this mess...

https://www.washingtonpost.com…c-70d7479d83f0_story.html

what do you have against monkeys to compare them as such my friend