The Olympic Village is a joke! The Japanese Volleyball Players will not stay in the Olympic Village until the condition gets better.
With Bruno Voloch as the source [2]
Posts by hana
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Maybe Bonitta will call Diouf back?
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Nice blog post from Glass, she talks a bit about finally be an Olympian and the London's cut.
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these doping theories are just ridiculous....now every justification it is cause of doping. they just played Grand Prix over how many countries, do you think they were not tested?
All these years playing outside....they dont test them only in Russia! If you have no proof yet of their doping its incredibly unhuman even to predict that. I wonder if it was with you all.....if you would like..... If it ever come out that she indeed used doping, then you beat them as much you want, but until then, this is just prejudice.
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Seems now any Russian athlete is guilty until proven innocent
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Zé Roberto said in an interview that you can't have two liberos listed among the 12 players.
I also find it very weird, because I thought Turkey had two liberos in 2012...Maybe something changed, Turkey and Algeria had two liberos in 2012.
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Brazil NT
S: Dani Lins, Fabiola
OP: Sheilla
OH: Fernanda Garay, Gabi, Jaqueline, Natália
MB: Adenízia , Juciely, Thaisa, Fabiana
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Brazil NT
S: Bruno, William
OPP: Evandro, Wallace
OH: Douglas Souza, Maurício Borges, Lipe, Lucarelli
MB: Éder, Lucão, Maurício Souza
L: SerginhoEDIT: Wrong thread
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Puerto Rico Final 12
S: Vilmatrie Mojica, Natalia Valentín
OP: Karina Ocasio
OH: Aury Cruz, Stephanie Enright, Yarimar Rosa, Daly Santana
MB: Lynda Morales, Alexandra Oquendo, Diana Reyes
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In USA professional leagues (NBA, NFL) coaches are often expected to work with difficult personalities because their talent and abilities help the team win. Kiraly seems to be thinking differently. No chance given to Hooker. Courtney as 3rd setter for her positive personality, but not necessarily her talent. Listening to the coaches in the huddle during Grand Prix, all positive, no change of emotion or tone of voice, which is very un-american when compared to professional football, baseball, and even the USA men's volleyball teams of which Kiraly was a leader and standout player.
If coaching is risk vs reward... Courtney over Hooker? Over Logan? Over Hagglund? Over Fawcett? Over a 4th middle/blocker like Crimes? Many many good players left out and it seems the reason is lack of personality.
Still, Kiraly's team did win world championship and he is the best volleyball player ever. I'll be rooting for USA to win gold.
All veterans players always talk how this team is different from the last (2009-2012) in terms unity, that they really care for each other and this kind of thing. After London's final some people close to NT's member said things about how McCutcheon was a week leader and didn't know to how manage the players. After Kiraly, it's seems they feeling better with theirs current teamates and for the first time they won an important tournament.
About Thompson, I think maybe Glass' condition is worse that we know, she is delaying her surgery for at least 2 seasons and we already know she will take the next season to rest.
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Thompson really made the team
I wonder if Kiraly would choose her over Lloyd if Easy isn't injuried.
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U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team
# - Name (Position, Height, Hometown, College)
1 – Alisha Glass (S, 6-0, Leland, Michigan, Penn State University)
2 – Kayla Banwarth (L, 5-10, Dubuque, Iowa, University of Nebraska)
3 – Courtney Thompson (S, 5-8, Kent, Washington, University of Washington)
5 – Rachael Adams (M, 6-2, Cincinnati, Ohio, University of Texas)
6 – Carli Lloyd (S, 5-11, Bonsall, California, University of California-Berkeley)
10 – Jordan Larson (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Nebraska, University of Nebraska)
12 – Kelly Murphy (OPP, 6-2, Wilmington, Illinois, University of Florida)
13 – Christa Dietzen (M, 6-2, Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania, Penn State University)
15 – Kim Hill (OH, 6-4, Portland, Oregon, Pepperdine University)
16 – Foluke Akinradewo (M, 6-3, Plantation, Florida, Stanford University)
23 – Kelsey Robinson (OH, 6-2, Bartlett, Illinois, University of Nebraska)
25 – Karsta Lowe (OPP, 6-4, Rancho Santa Fe, California, UCLA)Alternates:
Alexis Crimes (M, 6-3, Rancho Cucamonga, California, Long Beach State University)
Lauren Paolini (M, 6-4, Ann Arbor, Michigan, University of Texas)
Michelle Bartsch (OH, 6-3, Maryville, Illinois, University of Illinois)
Megan Easy (OH, 6-3, Boston, Massachusetts, Penn State University)
Krista Vansant (OH, 6-2, Redlands, California, University of Washington)
Nicole Fawcett (OPP, 6-4, Zanesfield, Ohio, Penn State University)
Natalie Hagglund (L, 5-9, Encinitas, California, University of Southern California)
Molly Kreklow (S, 5-9, Delano, Minnesota, University of Missouri) -
A Workout for Leading the U.S. Women’s Volleyball Team, Again
Three surgeries in the same knee, no wonder why she is struggling so hard recently.
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My point was, USA already announced their roster.. It's even posted in this thread. Or you are saying it was not official?
No, it wasn't, it was an user opinion but he/she wrote that was official.
BTW, Adams confirmed in the OG by the local media.
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Is Banwarth injured?
Yes, she has a little concussion, thats why she wasn't playing in a while.
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Or maybe Bartsch will play as Opp? They need Papa to play as starting OH since at least 3 Italians must be on court, otherwise they will have to sign an Italian MB (there are not many good ones left...).
Has Michelle Bartsch ever played as Opp in her life or at least can she play in this position?Yes, she had. In the last Pan Am Games she played was OPP in dub-sub and did it very well.
