Posts by Raf

    The way I see it: Aihara values developing young talent, Nakada values bond and experience, so imo Aihara is in charge of oil and water. Nakada sacrificing oil to become this era's "ace" to save Koga some face for 2024

    Nakagaichi was able to form this team because he was mostly consistent with the players he called to the NT. I don't think his setters changed since he became coach.

    But you also have to consider the rate of injuries and performance. Miyashita declined after Rio. During the latest season, Ugajin brought a better impact to Okayama.

    Something I realized the other day, I won't post links since you guys are against Yahoo Topics, but when the women's team lost to Korea there was a huge outburst surpassing news of the men's team advancing to QF. Their loss to Korea was a death sentence. It seems almost a national issue. I had to unfollow several Japanese fans on twitter because they were lashing out for hours. Compared to their loss to Dominican Republic, that was disturbing. If I were a Toray or JT staff, I'd go ahead with a lawsuit.

    link?

    This about Miyashita, though, is very illuminating. I'm shocked in 2019 she would still think like that. Really shocked. Someone should talk some sense into her head, it's crazy.


    By the way, I wasn't here when the announcement for the final 12 was delivered. I haven't been following much lately, but I was very surprised not seeing Miyashita among the 12. Did Nakada ever ellaborate on her choice of setters?

    Yeah, it's something like...Momii is a southpaw therefore she is superior

    Kurogo was nauseating to watch these past 2 days. She just gave up while Koga and Momii continued to grind. Ishikawa didn't even do much today so it was Kurogo's turn to step it up but again she never did.


    Russians made many errors in the tie-break, letting at least three balls fall while they could easily control them. Nonetheless, China wasn't able to take advantage, as they usually do, of those situations. This is the measure of how Chinese players are not confident in themselves. They have a big mental issue; something went wrong in the approach of this tournament.

    Yeahhh about that, it's starting to look like a mental block. All players are looking physically fine, they can keep up when they need to grind but they're just not connecting as they should be. No matter how hard Lang Ping directs them if they're not able to execute her strategy then everything falls apart

    Whatever. This pro-ishi sentiment is bullshit. She's overrated and everyone can see that. If she has to retire bearing Nakada's name on her forehead then so be it she can take all that with her along with her tipping automatism legacy

    Hayashi is not ready in my mind. Throw in height difference (5 cm) and highest jump (292 to 305), both in Nabeya’s favor. It basically makes no sense.

    Nabeya has proved time after time she is a spark plug off the bench.

    One thing Kumi almost never does is double down on defense with a back row sub. It is usually just service change and then out. Nabeya can be serve and back row defense. Let alone she can hit from the back if available. Or even the double switch setter and opposite.

    Ishii I am ok with because longest tenured player and if needed can play OH or passing opposite.

    Okumura as a 4th middle, I don’t think will matter. Just making sure if there is an injury or that she has one more back up.

    That's just wrong. Quantity played doesn't equate to quality and the only one who has that down is Araki, you can't say the same Ishii. Her efficiency is not there anymore on top of being sluggish and her main weapon being tipping

    I can't believe they cut Nabeya.

    Okumura is the plot twist here. She wasn't able to participate during the CFM and her presence at VNL wasn't prominent enough. I'm ok with it though, since she has the whole 2nd libero thing going on

    are you telling me nagaoka dated an old ass coach while she was in her early 20s?

    kaneko is not a grandpa ok y'all can reserve all the choking not all of the coaches are as old as nakada.


    he's from the same generation as yanagida


    I think she started her culinary degree around the time she was dating Shinya Yamazoe from Panasonic.


    I'm about to cry blood now :gone:

    yamazoe dated and married 竹田沙希 from toyota queenseis. nagaoka dated nec's current head coach, kaneko

    did miyashita have significant international experience prior to becoming the nt lead setter? or is her case almost the same as momii after okayama got promoted to v1 thanks to her setter conversion