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Derpies posted:If the thread titles can be horny why can't Nooner. What is your opinion on the matter now that Nooner has snitched on ya?
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I'm supposed to be sleeping for night shift but I can't stop watching China vs USA.
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Jul 27, 2021 03:51
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Love those cross court shots from Jordan Thompson
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Jul 27, 2021 04:31
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Great game, but it seems like USA has some big weak points that could be blown open
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Bullbar posted:Love those cross court shots from Jordan Thompson She’s playing great tonight. I had to step away for the second set but in the huddle at the overtime timeout in the first set you could hear Karch Kiraly basically say “set JT, and keep doing it until we score” and it fuckin worked lol. Her arm is a whip
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Jul 27, 2021 04:52
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5th set between Brazil and the Dominican Republic. Pretty exciting game.
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Jul 27, 2021 13:57
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spamman posted:5th set between Brazil and the Dominican Republic. Pretty exciting game. Thanks for this pick! I just watched the 1st and 5th sets. Gabi 
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SLICK GOKU BABY posted:What is your opinion on the matter now that Nooner has snitched on ya? I thought it was funny and well played.
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Jul 27, 2021 19:58
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One amusing thing about women's beach volleyball and the time delay is noticing the awkward camera cuts the networks do to avoid showing the women slapping their teammate's butt when they make a good play.
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Jul 27, 2021 20:05
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Vakal posted:One amusing thing about women's beach volleyball and the time delay is noticing the awkward camera cuts the networks do to avoid showing the women slapping their teammate's butt when they make a good play. No respect for sportsmanship.
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Jul 27, 2021 20:30
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Agatha/Duda losing to the chinese team is kind of a surprise, if the brazilians do poorly in pool play and then pull it out for elimination games the brackets could end up looking pretty weird. A gold medal matchup happening the the quarterfinals would really suck.
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Jul 27, 2021 21:19
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Vakal posted:One amusing thing about women's beach volleyball and the time delay is noticing the awkward camera cuts the networks do to avoid showing the women slapping their teammate's butt when they make a good play. is this the "not celebrating American values in the presentation of the Olympics" that Fox News is complaining about?
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Starsfan posted:is this the "not celebrating American values in the presentation of the Olympics" that Fox News is complaining about? Pretty sure Fox News is evenly split on if female athlete's need to be sent to a gulag and forced into pioneer era puritan clothing or being forced to perform with tassels on depending on which demographic is watching that hour bloc.
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Jul 27, 2021 22:08
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Brazil vs Dominican Republic is being a real sweatfest hot drat
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Jul 28, 2021 00:26
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Negostrike posted:Brazil vs Dominican Republic is being a real sweatfest hot drat Yeah looked like the sun was down too. Must be humid as hell but at least it wasn’t raining like yesterday
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Jul 28, 2021 00:33
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Make them play at midnight for the time differential and for the heat
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Jul 28, 2021 00:38
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Actually I meant the game was super tight, lol. But yeah, Tokyo gets crazy humid and it's no wonder there were some triathletes almost dying. Brazil won but it was pretty close for the other team. Some crazy good defenses by both teams, very fun game to watch all in all.
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Jul 28, 2021 01:32
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Negostrike posted:Actually I meant the game was super tight, lol. But yeah, Tokyo gets crazy humid and it's no wonder there were some triathletes almost dying. I got mixed up with the Duda/Agatha vs China beach game which was the literal sweat fest. So many dang games
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Jul 28, 2021 01:42
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I think Gibb and Bourne have something good going. However, Cherif on Qatar is a beast and they play Friday. That will definitely be worth checking out
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Jul 28, 2021 02:36
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Just tuned in to the 4th set of USA vs TUN men’s game and the announcers have so far roasted Venezuela, Russia, Canada, Brazil, and Iran lol
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Jul 28, 2021 05:02
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VEN vs POL was fun because Venezuela played 2 bad sets, one very good set and then a bad set again. Truly, volleyball is a game of wonders
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Jul 28, 2021 12:54
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I've just tuned in to the first set of Brazil-ROC which is pretty close so far. Second time I've seen somebody break the barriers surrounding the court 
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u brexit ukip it posted:I've just tuned in to the first set of Brazil-ROC which is pretty close so far. Second time I've seen somebody break the barriers surrounding the court Having both lost to ROC, I'm wondering if USA has a decent shot at beating Brazil on Friday.
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Jul 28, 2021 17:39
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Sick block to end the CAN/SUI match Pavan cursing out the swiss players caught on hot mic at 106:30 on the NBC feed
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Jul 29, 2021 02:47
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The Wiggly Wizard posted:Sick block to end the CAN/SUI match Wait what I missed that part. Sarah and Mel (CAN1) have finished their pool play undefeated.
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DuckConference posted:Wait what I missed that part. It was in private to Mel but they were on mic after the game. I heard "loving psychopath," "are you loving kidding me," and "get a loving life," apparantly in response to the swiss blocker having challenged all of those calls and growling through the net at Sarah Does 3 games each seem like a really small amount of time to sort out the teams? Especially for what I'm guessing are single-elimination playoffs
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Jul 29, 2021 03:05
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This morning's women's game China-ROC is pretty fun so far, just finished watching the 2nd set.
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The Wiggly Wizard posted:It was in private to Mel but they were on mic after the game. I heard "loving psychopath," "are you loving kidding me," and "get a loving life," apparantly in response to the swiss blocker having challenged all of those calls and growling through the net at Sarah That's the format they've used for a while, only the 4th place team in each pool and a few of the 3rd place teams get eliminated before the round of 16 so it's still pretty easy to come back from a mixed performance in pool play. Most of the world tour events used a new format where each 4 team pool played a little bracket (one initial game, then the winners and losers play). It saves one game and is a little clearer than the round-robin format where you can end up with ties that have to be broken by points and sets ratios. Speaking of which, it looks like the new dutch team of Stam/Schoon is staying alive and Borger/Sude are out. They probably would have made it further if they had been in one of the easier pools, but being in a pool with CAN1 and SUI1 isn't easy. Also Perusic played last night? Is he done with quarantine already or something? EDIT: I guess it's been 2 weeks already? quote:After forfeiting their opening match in their pool, Perusic and Schweiner were finally released from quarantine to make their debut appearance on the Olympic sand. Despite having had time for just one practice, the Czechs were able to come back from a set down against young Mexican fighters Josue Gaxiola and Jose Luis Rubio to emerge victorious with a 2-1 (17-21, 21-16, 16-14) win.
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Turkey vs USA women's game was pretty close. Karakurt is a very talented server and hitter but also emotionally chaotic and she should never be allowed near a second touch because her sets were disastrous.DuckConference posted:That's the format they've used for a while, only the 4th place team in each pool and a few of the 3rd place teams get eliminated before the round of 16 so it's still pretty easy to come back from a mixed performance in pool play. Most of the world tour events used a new format where each 4 team pool played a little bracket (one initial game, then the winners and losers play). It saves one game and is a little clearer than the round-robin format where you can end up with ties that have to be broken by points and sets ratios. Good info thanks. Like I mentioned in the OP, it's hard to watch pool play for a lot of tournaments because often it's "Court 1 Livestream" hidden on youtube with no titles, commentator, or camera angles
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I generally just follow the results and schedule on the FIVB site: https://en.volleyballworld.com/beachvolleyball/competitions/olympics-2020/schedule/#2021-07-29 EDIT: Finally read up on how the "lucky loser" matches work: quote:The first two (2) ranked teams from each pool, and the best two (2) teams that rank third (3rd) in their respective pools, will advance automatically to the final phase. For the cross-pool comparisons, I think teams are ranked by the "pool points" (wins/losses), then by sets ratio, then by points ratio. big shtick energy fucked around with this message at 18:25 on Jul 29, 2021 |
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Jul 29, 2021 18:17
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The dutch take the first set vs. April and Alix. A win by the dutch would be a huge upset but wouldn't necessarily get them out of the pool.
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Jul 30, 2021 01:23
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the dutch outright collapsed in the third set
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Jul 30, 2021 01:54
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This USA vs BRA men’s game could be a long battle. Catch this one live if you can! It’s tied 17-17 in the first set
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Jul 30, 2021 03:31
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The Wiggly Wizard posted:This USA vs BRA men’s game could be a long battle. Catch this one live if you can! It’s tied 17-17 in the first set brazil is up 24 to 23 now in the first set after one of the us men just served it into the net
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Jul 30, 2021 03:40
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lol they just did it again
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Jul 30, 2021 03:41
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Missed serves are super common in men's volleyball. 80-90% of the time a good 1st pass means the receiving team will win the point, so they need to serve as hard as possible, sometimes aiming for the corners or the back line
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Jul 30, 2021 03:44
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Yo, this set slaps!
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Jul 30, 2021 03:46
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some perv at OBS just did a very long shot of volleyball men feet
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Jul 30, 2021 03:47
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Wow. Straight punched the ball to end that set. What fun!
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You can challenge in the middle of a play indoors? TIL
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