I'm having trouble imagining how this system works. Is it modeled after another league overseas?
Posts by Raf
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Display Moreits weird because saga didn't drop hisamitsu in their name but jt dropped jt what's with that
saga springs
shiga arrows
saitama medics
these would be so much easier idk
JT Marvelous has a men's team what are they called
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Osaka Marvelous sounds like a whole different team like who is that
Yeah I'm not dropping JT
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no offense but why her? she's not known enough and isn't even part of the nt this year
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Press con is a GO
Their motto this time is ONE TEAM ONE DREAM
I don't think anyone will be using #1 on their jersey since Kurogo is 16
Tominaga is 1
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It's no use continuously comparing the Men's and Women's team since they are in a completely different level now. Even before the Men's got a podium finish at VNL, popularity is very different.
Hinotori has way bigger problems than that
They can't even find their right combination of players yet 
Regardless of the result this year, there are a lot of things that needs to be changed in how they handle the Women's NT, including the Coach. Enough of the next Saori or what. They need to start from scratch and really build a good program.The new plan of "winning medals every year" will prove to be problematic for the women's team because they're always a hundred steps behind not only the men's team but all the big national teams in general. Even China is sending their players to Vakif and other top teams. Thailand is sending their players to gain better skills. If Koga wants to be the proud wife that's fine. Araki always wanted the public to know that she's a proud mother. That has nothing to do with their abilities as players anyway it's just one facet of them as an individual. But without the reinforcements needed to make this team stronger then what medals can we expect them to win? Friendly matches like the one in France?
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This is not at all realistic for the women's right now they're way behind in "globalization" and Manabe failed to take one step towards that. Koga isn't an international figure and at her age she will never be. Mayu is just starting her career in Italy. It's more attainable for the men's team since they're already leading in both global status and they can be marketed easily whereas the women's team don't have that (yet)
I agree but a lot can change in the span of 1-2 years depending on the coach and new talent. During Ishikawa and Yanagida's time when Saori was still the figurehead of the sport things were moving slow for them as well but all that changed when exciting new players like nishida and ran takahashi came along. The article emphasizes the future starting with LA2028 so it won't start with Koga anymore.
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Kitty is 2004 (182cm)... same age as
Same age as ??? I don't know
same age as Kasai at Toyota
voly Uemura is also 2006 unfortunately she's too short but could land in B
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She kinda does look like Nabeya with that haircut lol
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"a lot of documents" is possibly code for top team privilege.
If anyone knows Nick Fazekas former NBA he also got his citizenship within months in 2018 he's with Brave Thunders in B League one of the strongest teams until now. Achievements with the local club are also very likely taken into consideration especially if that athlete leads the team, has won championship with that team or is crowned MVP in a national tournament and would therefore be a big help in the national team. Fazekas is still active in the men's basketball team that represents Japan.
All the more reason for Valdes to leave PFU asap. Uemura can take over
Ebata no longer had any chance in the NT once she went to PFU meanwhile other players despite getting injured multiple times still make the NT at least once before they retire. Ebata never got that chance again.
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Aranmare's goal should be to win at least 1 or 2 games in this tournament. This should be their best chance.
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lol if she ends up at toray though
Valdes is from the same school as Alondra Tapia and Kumagai former Usquad captain where is she placed now
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Alain from the Men’s side also graduated in High School in Japan. He got his Japanese citizenship just last month as announced by his club.
He graduated from a Japanese high school in March 2020. Melissa graduated 2021. No idea when they applied.Is this his first time in the NT or was he already in the NT prior to this year?
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was otomo's daughter considered a trainee when they got her last year? i dont think ive heard of getting "trainees" in the nt before so the addition of valdes and santiago seems like it was prompted by jva and not because manabe was considering them.
i was just thinking with kurogo, inoue and yoshino sato's addition that this team is doomed. but sato is his only popular with the locals new blood without a backbone while kurogo is most likely there for the buzz idk why inoue is even there at all. once he does use kurogo or bench mayu for inoue that way i can confirm that manabe has already given up.
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Niida>>>>>
Nonaka>>
On another note, it was smart of Seki to make this deal and escape to Italy regardless of the results of the Olympics. And of course Mayu will keep growing there as well.
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Which one of these wing spikers are oh and which ones are opps? Or can they all receive and attack both sides?
All are OHs except Hayashi but she has the best reception among all the spikers. I'm not too familiar with Yoshino Sato since she's a college player and the last time I saw her all she made were errors
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2022 was Airi Miyabe. Miyashita was just bonus.
It's the other way around. Miyashita was Manabe's star setter who rivaled Saori in popularity she was once as huge as Masahiro Yanagida
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I guess we already have an idea on which players are likely to retire and it's not Yamagishi like some of you hoped lol
I wonder if news will drop this week or after V Cup?
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What does Manabe have against PFU and their players?
That's kinda awkward since PFU will host the NT's intermatch in their new arena before they leave for VNL
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I think Kurogo is only meant to be this year's PR headline just to draw attention
2022 - Miyashita
2023 - Nagaoka
2024 - Kurogo
You guys don't have to worry about her stealing Hayashi's spotlight