Say hello to relegation. Sariyer always struggled keeping players in their team for consecutive seasons tbh, but mid season...
, what is up with that. Not a fan of their management.....and also all these mid-season deals are ruining the leagues momentum. There should be some kind of ban imposed if you ask me for breaking contracts mid season.
if financial, makes sense. Hope she lands well.
Markova will replace Frantti.
No! Frantti is good for Fenerbaçhe. And if Frantti transferred out for Markova, that is not an upgrade.
Rivers IS Stuttgart, if they want to compete at a high level. It has been this way. She got relief when Lee came two seasons. They have had good Middles. But team often plays Rivers-ball to much. She probably is exhausted!
I don't really understand the Stuttgart coach. He rarely lets Alexis Hart play in the Bundesliga. But in the Champions League against Conegliano she suddenly gets to play a lot. Hart wasn't even allowed to play for a few seconds against the bottom team in the Bundesliga last Saturday.
He must want her out of team. Show her playing only against toughest competition when results will not be very good. Maybe they have another Dutch or German player in mind.
Alexis Hart isn't even allowed to play against Neuwied. Michelle Schwerdtner was also only allowed to play from the middle of the 3rd set.
Meant to ask why Alexis Hart is not “allowed” to play. Is Knollema performing best with Maria Segura?
Postponed Match
Galatasaray Daikin 3-2 Sarıyer Bld.İlkin 31, Ayçin 17, Sude 16, Eggleston 11 / Lee 30, Çağla 17, Merve 14
Lee putting up numbers. Too bad Sariyer couldn’t pull out the win.
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3-4th place: Thetis - AO Lamias 3-1 (25-20, 20-25, 25-22, 26-24)
Final: Olympiakos - PAOK 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-21)
Kubura 21 (15/37), Tsitsigianni 13 (10/24)
Williams 15 (14/30)
No Chumba? She and Ka$h Williams seem like a strong duo for PAOK.
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Watching now-thanks for the link. Marina Markova Looks good! Forgot Micaya White and Stephanie Samedy are also on this Muratpaşa team. 🇺🇸
I just watched their game, she looks so impressive at attack and not bad at reception for someone who is 198 cm. Muratpaşa might have hit jackpot
where can I watch the replay? Not finding on YouTube. Thanks!
Colombia is playing without Montano. Perhaps she will come back next year
Isn’t she ~40 yo? Where is she playing this season?
Maybe USA should try and godforbid naturalize her 😇
We could never. Coaches, players, program would have, unjustifiably, Hooker flashbacks. But we can dream: USA Oppo hits .475 scoring 25+ every match. 🎊🎉🎊
USA team is bad. I hope that Kirally has better plan for the important matches because if he thinks that he can win stronge teams with Robinson and Larson then maybe he lost his mind. And the most terrible thing is that he will help Manzatti to keep his job with his nonsense because even this Italy will crush this USA. Just think that they made Carlini to set the MB all time
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Points have been made. A couple players need in and a couple need the bench. And why not play, or sub in, the nonstarters against Thailand? There’s time to keep Kiraly’s starters cohesive for bigger matches. That’s why he makes the big bucks.
Louisville VS Stanford
I really like Anna Debeer! I hope to see her in the NT soon
she’s quite undersized. Not sure if, like Brooke Nunviller, she played Libero for USA on youth teams. Would Karch Kiraly go for a smaller OH? Hard to say. DeBeer is a good passer. So that will help.
How thin is Plummer's shot to Paris?
Not thin at all, imo. Plummer will be rostered for Paris.
I don't understand the Drews hate train. She's a good OPP
Oh, you’ll get no argument from me.Drews stepped up her professional game beyond what we saw in college at Purdue, and here she is an Olympic gold medalist! She fits the USA system quite nicely. Just wonder where she fits on that attached Oppo list. 💵💶💴
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A little bit difficult because she was not so good. Generally it is difficult for Drews to find a team in Europe because her price is too high and inconsistent with what she can offer and so the good teams they will not interest about her because she is not so good and the middle or the lower teams has not the money to transfer her. So it is almost certain that he will play in Asia, where they pay a premium. The only chance for her to play in Italy or Turkey is to low her price. Anyway for some reason I can imagine her in GS istead of Cuttino if she will not play good
Gotta get into this level to make highest demands. Pay is for performance.
Current EuroLeague Oppo Scoring Stats: https://x.com/gibbybaris/status/1694795686275911769?s=10
https://calbears.com/sports/wo…jones-schoonderwoerd/5685
Crissy Jones of Washington? I remember she played against Hawai'i and bounced a ball hard off Nikki Taylor's wrist. Nikki continued playing in pain the remainder of the match. I'm sure Shoji would've pulled her off because of the pain on her face, but I think she had career kills that game and wanted to stay in.
Bajema was playing middle at that time too. lol
Crissy started coaching this year, right? Wonder who’s up for the job?
Kiraly will never allow on court an outside that needs to be covered the way Gabi did in the Champions League final. It's actually bad for the USA team, because they have just similar players, no one brings something different on the table. And there's no plan B when the Plan A isn't working.
The exception here might been playing Hentz when KPlummer is on at OH. I agree it’s bad for the USA team to have one player covering another. Not a recipe for long-term success.
LA olympics will be a totally new rosters. I don't see jwo,krob,Haleigh,larson,thompson and drews joining that squad tbh. That's 4yrs gap!
i agree with those players. I was talking about these “new” OHs over Jordan Larson.
Larson doesn't have to make space for anyone. They gotta outplay her and earn their spot.
Bajema was bad in club season, terrible in VNL, and probably outplayed by others in the US gym.
These decisions are made on more than we see. If Larson is killing it in the gym, playing better than other OHs, Karch is correct to take her.
Wasn’t this demonstrated this VNL? Other OHs can deliver play that fits Karch’s system, and numbers that meet his expectations—and at the level to defeat opponents, even if it is in five sets. 😄 Develop these OH players now before they age out and the same issue reoccurs before LA Olympics. 
