Posts by USAvolleyfan

    Still I can not understand why everytime where there is an opportunity the don't set Akinradewo, she made only one error so far due to Skorupa not setting her for half a set. Come on Rabita lets close this!!!

    I like how Gabi plays too, but I expect Logan to play mainly about her reception and defense.. no one else in Unilever has that skills, not even Fabi. Maybe Bernandinho starts with Logan and Gabi - speaking about the finals, if they get there.. And about the next match I expect Logan to be just subbed in to pass

    For those concerned with Logan: someone on the broadcast just confirmed that she will soon be back on training and there's a chance she will at least be among the 12 players listed for the second game next Saturday.

    Thanks.. I hope that Unilever will improve their game tonight and win this semifinal

    As Leo said in an interview of 2/3 years ago she was already thinking about who could replace her. Like any other arrogant player do :roll: (in Turkey after few years everybody, young/old players, already love her)..anyway in my opinion she deserves to stay in NT because I don't see "young" setters playing better than her. I'd to see Leo first setter and second Signorile ( I think she could be the "New" Leo..but not yet) :D .

    Don't you think that thinking about ''who could replace me'' is arrogant enough. It's like I know I am the best and no one can play like me... Logan was doing it all for US for years now but she never said something like this.. I think she is a good setter but that doesn't mean she is a good player IMO.

    Although many wouldn't agree I think Serena is having a great season... many people say she is a bad setter, many criticised her when playing for Bergamo.. but she did a great job here in the finals

    i do not see this as a problem in fact i think this would help larson be tougher in the coming years which is crucial while logan tom's performance is deteriorating, the us nt must have a vocal leader and if larson will be the one to do it then it is alrright with me

    Nevermind it has gone too far. I still think she is a great player and will be very important for the USA in the next years to come but USA never had this kind of behavior in the team. Logan was always the leader and she never acted that way.. If you remember there were some issues back at the 2010 WCH when US lost to Brazil and Destinee twitted something about ''some people need to grow up... etc'' But after it was immediately deleted and after that Hugh never allowed chemistry problems in the team

    No. 18 is Irina Voronkova.


    I do not think Larson's reaction is intended to be mean, but more of a release of frustration.

    well yeah... but i still think she shouldn't act like this. First of all i isn't nice when you see it and second it reminds me of Cuban players and how they are always mad when someone makes a mistake

    People act very differently depending on the context. Without being able to hear what she's saying or be in the practice gym I think it's unfair to judge her based off of your perception of her body language. She's been in Kazan for three years now so I'm sure her teammates have a much greater understanding of her on court personality than any of us do.

    I do not judge her and I still think she is a great player but seeing that kind of behavior isn't nice. I remember a situation during the match against Rabita the other OH no.18 (don't know her name) who is just 18 years old made a reception error and she ''yelled'' at her an made some face. So I wonder if Logan and Stacy did stuff like this to her when she was struggling with her reception at the 2010 WGP and WCH

    Yup, and she also likes to join in the trashtalks through the net when Kazan plays against Dinamo Moscow. Must be Gamova's bad influence ;)

    I have a huge respect for her as a player as she has grown so much for the last 2 years and I don't want my opinion on her to be changed by some silly behavior like this.. I guess in USA NT is a great chemistry applied by Hugh and Logan - that's why I want her there forever

    Has anyone else noticed that Larson is very different playing for Kazan that for USA. Not talking about her game but her attitude. She is very impatient and I don't like her body language while playing, especially losing. She is not literally jelling at her teammates but she is making faces and some similar stuff you know... (remember Ramirez, she always does this kind of stuff) I do not know if it's about the couch but in USA NT she would never do something like this, neither Hugh nor Logan or the other veterans would allow it.

    So sad for Cuban NT. First Calderon, Carillo, Ruiz and Ramirez left after the Beijing Olympics. Then Sanchez left and just when they were finding their rhythm Kenia Carcases left. Silie retired and now Santos, Salas and Silva are also gone! And they could have been a great team, the played great in the Pan Am Cup against Brazil in the final. Huge loss for Cuba

    Why on this facebook page is written that Hugh McCutcheon will be the new coach on Italy WNT? I am confused, very confused! 8|

    If that's the case I lost all the respect I had for him.. I mean I still think he is a great coach but he did not agree to coach USA because he had other plans with some college.. and now this...