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Monday, July 2nd 2012, 11:46am
I agree with you. I'm impressed with Richards.. sad that she already signed with a team in Turkey, after this WGP she would have received many better offers for sure.. Also I don't think Tom will retire, since all of her life is volleyball she will play for couple of years for USA.. Although she is not hitting that effective anymore she is IRREPLACEABLE... Gotta love herCongratulations to the American Ladies! I am extremely proud! USA became the 2nd nation (after Brazil) to get 3-straight Grand Prix Titles.
Im just sad that more than half of these 12 ladies will not be able to play in the Olympics in London.
By the way, I am now a Kristin Richards' fan. I love her! If Tom retires hopefully she's the next great American OH...
Congratulations to USA for amazing performance! Totally deserved championship, It must scare all opponents that they cannot win USA's bench player, what is worse is that most of their key players are young so they can keep playing at least 2 more OG after London
MVP's of the Grand Prix:
2010 - Akinradewo
2011 - Hooker
2012 - Hodge
I find it reassuring that although after this Olympic Games a lot of veterans "might" retire like Berg, Tom, Bown, Scott-Arruda, Haneef-Park, Sykora but USA still got the likes of Akinradewo, Hodge, Larson, Hooker, Alisha Glass, Kristin Richards, Tamari Miyashiro, Christa Harmotto, Carli Lloyd, Lauren Gibbmeyer, Alix Klineman, Cynthia Barboza, etc
and yet it will remain to be a very strong team... Tom, for example, will surely be missed if in any case but I really like the progress of USA's OHs (Larson, Hodge, Richards). Harmotto and Akinradewo will be great for many many years and same with Hooker.. This is truly awesome!
why is it sad for her to have signed with a Turkish team? Richards has to prove herself yet playing well in Turkish league.i liked her but i will decide what kind of player she is after watching her for Yeşilyurt together with Polish Kosek in Turkey.they are two different things to play for NT and for a Club.Some players play very well for NT but not well for Club and vice versa.
This post has been edited 1 times, last edit by "Canter" (Jul 2nd 2012, 1:11pm)
Monday, July 2nd 2012, 12:59pm
No, no you've got me wrong. I love Turkish league and Turkish NT... She signed for Yeşilyurt, and as fr as I know their is a huge difference between the first 4 teams and the others... I meant that after this WGP she could've signed with Fener, Galatasaray, Eczacibasi...
I agree with you. I'm impressed with Richards.. sad that she already signed with a team in Turkey, after this WGP she would have received many better offers for sure.. Also I don't think Tom will retire, since all of her life is volleyball she will play for couple of years for USA.. Although she is not hitting that effective anymore she is IRREPLACEABLE... Gotta love herCongratulations to the American Ladies! I am extremely proud! USA became the 2nd nation (after Brazil) to get 3-straight Grand Prix Titles.
Im just sad that more than half of these 12 ladies will not be able to play in the Olympics in London.
By the way, I am now a Kristin Richards' fan. I love her! If Tom retires hopefully she's the next great American OH...
Congratulations to USA for amazing performance! Totally deserved championship, It must scare all opponents that they cannot win USA's bench player, what is worse is that most of their key players are young so they can keep playing at least 2 more OG after London
MVP's of the Grand Prix:
2010 - Akinradewo
2011 - Hooker
2012 - Hodge
I find it reassuring that although after this Olympic Games a lot of veterans "might" retire like Berg, Tom, Bown, Scott-Arruda, Haneef-Park, Sykora but USA still got the likes of Akinradewo, Hodge, Larson, Hooker, Alisha Glass, Kristin Richards, Tamari Miyashiro, Christa Harmotto, Carli Lloyd, Lauren Gibbmeyer, Alix Klineman, Cynthia Barboza, etc
and yet it will remain to be a very strong team... Tom, for example, will surely be missed if in any case but I really like the progress of USA's OHs (Larson, Hodge, Richards). Harmotto and Akinradewo will be great for many many years and same with Hooker.. This is truly awesome!
why is it sad for her to have signed with a Turkish team? Turkish league is a rising league and becoming better and better.And Richards has to prove herself yet playing well in Turkish league.i liked her but i will decide what kind of player she is after watching her for Yeşilyurt together with Polish Kosek in Turkey.they are two different things to play for NT and for a Club.Some players play very well for NT but not well for Club and vice versa.
Favourite Team: Brasil/Türkiye/United States/日本/Россия
Favourite Players: Paula/Neslli/Hooker/Kana/Startseva
Location: Beijing, China
Monday, July 2nd 2012, 3:12pm
What kind of injure has Davis? Is it serious? I saw her walking normally.
BTW, IMO Haneef and Scott are out of the 12
dont worry...she is 100% ok now.
i had a conversation with Davis couple of days ago in Beilun, Ningbo...She was nice person and optimistic with her injury...
she said she felt okay of her feet and just needed a rest before the final preparation of OG..
i may not be the tallest,
the fastest, or the strongest,
but at least i can do one thing better than anyone else,
to be me...
the fastest, or the strongest,
but at least i can do one thing better than anyone else,
to be me...
Favourite Team: Peru, Russia, Cuba, Brazil, USA, Japan, Netherlands, Germany, Serbia, Turkey, China, Poland, Korea.
Favourite Players: Tom, Sheilla, Thaisa, Adenizia, Gamova, Ebata, Takeshita, Carcases, Kosheleva, Sokolova, Hui Ruoqi, Kim, Harmotto, Arrighetti
Location: Peru
Monday, July 2nd 2012, 6:48pm
What kind of injure has Davis? Is it serious? I saw her walking normally.
BTW, IMO Haneef and Scott are out of the 12
dont worry...she is 100% ok now.
i had a conversation with Davis couple of days ago in Beilun, Ningbo...She was nice person and optimistic with her injury...
she said she felt okay of her feet and just needed a rest before the final preparation of OG..
Thanks for sharing that.
So there's a posibility to see Richards in OG... Miyashiro with her services doesn't help to much.
Favourite Team: Polish NT,Cuba NT, Chemik Police, Budowlani Lodz 2010-12, Muszynianka 2005-2010, Scavolini Pesaro, RC Cannes, Uralochka
Favourite Players: 1 K.SKOWRONSKA, 2 M.Zenik, 4 I.Belcik, 5 M.Sliwa, 7 M.Glinka, 8.D.Swieniewicz, 9 A.Mroz, 10 J.MIREK, 11 S.Pycia, 13 M.Rosner, 14 M.Liktoras, 16 A.Przybysz...and many others
Monday, July 2nd 2012, 8:02pm
Favourite Team: Cuban NT, Turkish NT, Vakıfbank
Favourite Players: Neslihan Darnel-Naz Aydemir, Rosanna Giel Ramos-Nancy Carillo, Carolina Costagrande-Kimura Saori, Yuko Sano
Location: Sweden
Monday, July 2nd 2012, 10:14pm
I agree with you. I'm impressed with Richards.. sad that she already signed with a team in Turkey, after this WGP she would have received many better offers for sure.. Also I don't think Tom will retire, since all of her life is volleyball she will play for couple of years for USA.. Although she is not hitting that effective anymore she is IRREPLACEABLE... Gotta love herCongratulations to the American Ladies! I am extremely proud! USA became the 2nd nation (after Brazil) to get 3-straight Grand Prix Titles.
Im just sad that more than half of these 12 ladies will not be able to play in the Olympics in London.
By the way, I am now a Kristin Richards' fan. I love her! If Tom retires hopefully she's the next great American OH...
Congratulations to USA for amazing performance! Totally deserved championship, It must scare all opponents that they cannot win USA's bench player, what is worse is that most of their key players are young so they can keep playing at least 2 more OG after London
MVP's of the Grand Prix:
2010 - Akinradewo
2011 - Hooker
2012 - Hodge
I find it reassuring that although after this Olympic Games a lot of veterans "might" retire like Berg, Tom, Bown, Scott-Arruda, Haneef-Park, Sykora but USA still got the likes of Akinradewo, Hodge, Larson, Hooker, Alisha Glass, Kristin Richards, Tamari Miyashiro, Christa Harmotto, Carli Lloyd, Lauren Gibbmeyer, Alix Klineman, Cynthia Barboza, etc
and yet it will remain to be a very strong team... Tom, for example, will surely be missed if in any case but I really like the progress of USA's OHs (Larson, Hodge, Richards). Harmotto and Akinradewo will be great for many many years and same with Hooker.. This is truly awesome!
why is it sad for her to have signed with a Turkish team? Richards has to prove herself yet playing well in Turkish league.i liked her but i will decide what kind of player she is after watching her for Yeşilyurt together with Polish Kosek in Turkey.they are two different things to play for NT and for a Club.Some players play very well for NT but not well for Club and vice versa.
Yeah yeah, we know playing great in such an unimportant(!) tournament Grand Prix doesn't show her quality
In order to prove themselves to you, any player must play in Turkish League,right 
From my point of view, Kristin is really way better player for Yeşilyurt level indeed. It seems that they find a new sponsor and will make more good players. Wİth Kosek and Kristin they can compete for 5th place with TED Ankara Kolejliler.
Monday, July 2nd 2012, 10:45pm
According to reports in German press (quoting Chinese press), Chinese players avoided eating pork meat during the final round of WGP because they were afraid that it could be contaminated with some chemical substance (clenbuterol) that could cause doping suspicions. According to Yu Juemin, this has weakened the players and was the reason for their bad performances.
Source
This is probably the craziest excuse I've ever heard, and it actually sounds like a news that could be published on 1st April
Source
This is probably the craziest excuse I've ever heard, and it actually sounds like a news that could be published on 1st April
Favourite Team: USA NT, Rabita Baku, Kazan, Japan NT
Favourite Players: Hooker, Harmatto, Akinradewo, Lloyd, Garay, Takeshita, Sano, Klinemann, Adenizia
Location: In your heart ;-)
Tuesday, July 3rd 2012, 3:29pm
According to reports in German press (quoting Chinese press), Chinese players avoided eating pork meat during the final round of WGP because they were afraid that it could be contaminated with some chemical substance (clenbuterol) that could cause doping suspicions. According to Yu Juemin, this has weakened the players and was the reason for their bad performances.
Source
This is probably the craziest excuse I've ever heard, and it actually sounds like a news that could be published on 1st April
Ironically, China is really known to inject their food with any chemical that they can think of
Favourite Players: _________ 1. Olga Ativi (LAT), _________ 2. Jekaterina Stepanova (LAT), 3. Viktorija Brice (LAT) - avatar
Tuesday, July 3rd 2012, 10:29pm
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Bronze - World Grand Prix 2012
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