#vball world anouncers

[autisticbokutoenthusiast]

clayton and liam's opening for the usa v italy match is exactly why i like them as a duo. now if only we can get a week with them + shelby id be so happy

also clayton trying to talk about the usa setter subs vs getting hit with a volleyball is exactly why they need to free my man from floor interviews sighhhhh i know hed have so much fun in the booth for this one

[autisticbokutoenthusiast]

the anouncer for the china v turkiye match summed it up best with " shit... incredible!!!"

[autisticbokutoenthusiast]

clayton and dave are doing the mens finals?!?!? are you fucking kidding me!??!

yall we were supposed to have clayton doing womens finals we were supposed to have his reaction to the brazil v thailand and brazil v japan matches i cant believe his ass was in poland girlie coulnt make a stop over in bangkok just to catch the semis or something?!??!

this is a nightmare for me personally like i just know clayton would have lost his fucking mind at the japan v brazil match... another L for me im furious. and clayton and dave make good co-anouncers this is so sad

[autisticbokutoenthusiast]

well there goes my dreams for shelby and clayton being the anouncers for finals :( theres always next year ig.

[autisticbokutoenthusiast]

clayton taking the time to scream about the fact they get to interview coaches and how cool it is volleyball as a sport has access to the players and coaches opinions on the matches

he just like me lmao this the whimsy we miss without him

[autisticbokutoenthusiast]

ranting about niche things in my own tags so i can come back to them at a later point and see if my opinions have changed (i was in a crowded area for longer than i wanted to today and need to get over my hater energy)

[autisticbokutoenthusiast]

and if i say bokuto becomes an anouncer post retirement... i think he'd be like vball world tv's clayton but more energetic and also having a bit more professional insight

just the type of anouncer where everything that happens is the most exciting possibility in that scenario (im think the time the scoreboard malfunctioned and clayton was like "i guess now we have time to talk about how amazing this technology is" or when there was an extended pause cause there was something wrong with the ref's reference tablet and he went off on how cool it was they had the ability to interview players and coaches and get even more insight into the match)

hes always so excited when he gets to do post set 2 and post game interviews that he gets bummed he has a 4 question limit

sometimes he gets so caught up in an amazing rally that he takes a break from play by play commentary to just scream

hes always bringing up his old teammates and gets so swept up in catching up with players/coaching staff/ other anouncers he played with/against that he has to be reminded theyre there to talk about the match at hand

idk just having thoughts about my enthusaistic boy....

[autisticbokutoenthusiast]

shoutout to this new vball world tv anouncer

1. i like how her experiance as a libero leads her to have very interesting comments on the hitters and what their form means for where they'll hit and why

2. finally an anouncer who knows how to give accurate comentary without bringing an overbearing negative vibe. like she knows how to explain whats happening while still keeping it fun and positive

3. she is also a wipawee stan and as someone whose said 2024 will be her year since last vnl its nice to hear someone else speak nicely on my wife <3

[autisticbokutoenthusiast]

Reacting to VNL 2025 Anouncement

(yes im a few days late i was processing irl for a bit)

im gonna go week by week and look at the pools and what im excited for! (lowkey confused by the pools cause on the one hand some teams are in the same pool several times which is normal but also poland/italy and japan/turkiye dont match once??? neither do s. korea/thailand and thats a rematch im looking forward to? but wtv we have world champs coming up in the fall so well hopefully see those matchups then)

Week 1

GABI!!!!

POOL A:

japan, netherlands, serbia, canada, dominican republic and bulgaria

Im most looking forward to:

JPN v DOM because they are such different teams its always interesting to see how they match against eachother

CAN v NED because they were pretty evenly matched this year so i think that game will be interesting and hard fought

DOM v CAN because i also feel they are evenly matched but different teams and i think they could challenge eachother in a way that brings out the best play in eachother

JPN v CAN this was a 5 setter last vnl with canada winning so lets see what goes down next year

POOL B

italy, brazil, usa, germany, czech republic, south korea

im most looking forward to:

ITA v BRA cause we all know that will be an intense match (brazil will be coming in without some of their veterans but most of their core team is the same as far as im understanding) i mean brazil won their match this last vnl but italy is the team to beat rn and brazil will be hungry to get back on top- not to mention a lot of their big players (im thinking gabi and carol rn) are playing in the italian league

USA v BRA both of these teams are strong and will play a hell of a match i can feel it, usa will want that remtch cause they went down in 4 last time, i know this has 5-set potential (same goes for USA v ITA)

im also curious about CZE v KOR because czech team got in from the challenger cup and south korea is (i say this with love and respect) the bottom of the vnl teams (to be the worst of the top 18 teams is still an accomplishment but they just havent been winning these past years) so i think they may be evenly matched and play an interesting game

POOL C

turkiye, poland, china, thailand, belgium, france

what im most looking forward to:

TUR v POL these are just two vicious teams and its always fun seeing them rile eachother up then get riled up against the refs then the crowd then the coach then the net then the ball etc both teams will also be without their captains (wołosz and erdem retired from nat team afaik) so i wonder who will be holding them down (my bets are korneluk and örgey)

TUR v CHN something about china always gets under turkeys skin and i want to see them come up with an answer or it also li ying ying v vargas should be interesting

POL v CHN two blocking powerhouses i cant wait

THAI v CHN thailand beat china once im waiting to see them do it again

THAI v FRA/BEL i think these may be evenly matched teams and yall know i love level skill matches

THAI v TUR fun fact but i was a passive vball watcher until the 5 setter between these two teams in world champs 22. it was just such a fun match i immidiately started following all the players and really getting invested in volleyball. thailand actually won if im not mistaken (this was pre vargas) so i know that a shake up can happen

WEEK 2

YUAN XIN YUE

POOL A

brazil, turkiye, canada, dominican republic, belgium, south korea

what im most looking forward to

BRA v TUR yall..... yall know when these two teams match EVERYONE ACTS UP like the fans, the teams, the commentators it gets CRAZY but in a more serious sense their matches are very fun and brazils experience vs turkiyes youngblood is always interesting

CAN v DOM i love when these two teams meet cause you never know who will win till they do ya know just fun games to watch, last time can won 3-0 but i know las reinas have it in them

CAN v TUR hear me out yall!!! i think van ryck and gray are gonna be trouble for turkiye this year idk why but i can feel it

POOL B

italy, china, japan, thailand, czech republic, bulgaria

what im most looking forward to

ITA v CHN highly competent teams with italy being on top i want to see how china approaches them especiall looking at the li ying ying/egonu and yuan xin yue/denesi matchup. china didnt take a single set off them last vnl but i know they could

JPN v CHN china is usually seen as the top asian team but japan beat them in 4 and got silver at last vnl so i think itll be interesting to see what happens

ITA v JPN listen this was the gold medal match last year but japan is now without their ace koga but still!! i think it could be interesting

THAI v everyone yall should know by now they are lowkey my ult team but listen against italy itll be a challenge but theres something about watching thailand fight till the last point thats always interesting- then we have them against japan which both teams have similar play styles (tho i would say thailand is a bit more scrappy <3) so its fun seeing them battle it out too- then for the other teams its just not something we see a lot so ill look forward to how they play out, thailand came away with a win last time they faced bulgaria but can they do it again

POOL C

poland, usa, netherlands, serbia, germany, france

what im most looking forward to

POL v USA the block battle about to go down oooo also 6'8 stysiak v 6'8 and 6'6 retke and plummer.... coaches play them against eachother im tryna see something...

POL v GER and POL v SER just becuse the polish fans wont be at home but they're gonna turn up and boo like no tomorrow.....

USA v SER if usa really is trying to swipe guidetti then should be interesting👀

WEEK 3

SKINNER

POOL A

italy, turkiye, netherlands, serbia, belgium, czech republic

what im most looking forward to

ITA v TUR italy took it 4 sets last time, can they do it again? i think this match should be really fun

SER v TUR because if we still have santerelli and guidetti then its the teams playing their coaches from 2022 so these are coaches that know the other team well and should be interesting

POOL B

usa, china, canada, dominican republic, germany, thailand

what im most looking forward to

USA v CHN china came out the winner of the 4 set battle in 24 but it was usa's non regulars. will they be able to do the same against usa at home 👀 (also need 6'8 middles yuan and retke to meet in the middle also li ying ying nd plummer)

USA v CAN these teams have very similar play styles (to my untrained eyes) and van ryck was causing lots of trouble last vnl so this match should be interest

CHN v CAN yall remember when canada won this in vnl 2024 cause i do and i cant wait for the rematch

DOM v THAI listen yall this one of my fav matches im still not over the post game interactions between martinez and achjarpon and piyannut in 2024 i need to see it again IN PERSON like im booking a flight THIS WEEK IDGAF

POOL C

japan, poland, brazil, france, bulgaria, south korea

what im most looking forward to

JPN v POL very different but both skilled teams i want to see how they match up given polands offensive power and japans strong floor defense

POL v BRA last vnl it was only a 4 setter but i think these teams are pretty evenly matched. theres a fieriness to poland thats different from brazils athleticism. i just love watching these two meet

JPN v BRA NOW YALL KNOW THIS IS GONNA BE THE REMATCH OF ALL TIMEEEEEEE like kogas gone (miss you queen) but wada and airi came outta nowhere that match and stunned so i will be tuned the fuck in

general points

italy team to beat after winning last vnl AND olympics i wonder how the other teams will handle them and if they can be beaten, especially if they play egonu/sylla/fahr from the beginning

Im really curious about this USA team, they lost their head coach and still havent anounced whose replcing kiraly, its the first time the us has its own pro league meaning we're gonna see these players play club with their nat teammates and while i doubt itll happen in only one season i wonder if well see the us develop its own playstyle

also for usa i want to see their deep bench again. while i think it may have hurt them a bit going into finals week/olympics that they didnt have an established starting squad that worked well off of eachother i loved seeing the variety of players they brought out in weeks 1 and 2 last year

the expanded format is interesting i mean i was surprised seeing france belgium and czech republic on here since they havent been part of like the core vnl teams the past few years (excl frances inclusion cause of olympics)

arlington being home of usa vball continuing to piss me off wdym the men get to play in chicago thats one of my bucket list cities ive spent ENOUGH time in dallas ENOUGH. but i will try to be there to see wipawee play in my home country <3

i noticed a lot of players growing their hair on the chinese and japanese teams last year i wonder what if shoulder length ponytails will still be the stile or we'll go back to bobs and short cuts

its gonna be sad seeing these times without a lot of the legends that played (and some cases came back) for the 24 season but theres so much young talent i dont think well have time to miss them too badly

anyway what are yalls thoughts??!?!?!?

(i know theres like 2 ppl on this webbed site that watch vball and you probably didnt scroll all the way down but if you did what are you looking forward to seeing)

[autisticbokutoenthusiast]

thoughts on the usa womens volleyball team olympic roster

setters:

carlini and poulter: micha hancock fans we lost 😞 but she'll be there as the an alternate!!!! i really wish they played her more cause i feel like rallies are more fun but carlini and poulter isn't at all shocking like we knew this was coming theyre solid in fact im glad poulter is back and better from her injury i missed her last year

outsides:

plummer and skinner: not that surprised since they've been big hitters the last two vnls (skinner especially has been solid since her debut last year) and they were getting played a lot last week, skinner i felt was gonna make the cut just based on her being subbed in so many times though i honestly thought they'd go with franti instead of plummer since franti has been a consistant part of the team for longer.

larson and cook: no surprises here obvs im happy jordan larson is still bringing brought at 37 like go girlie go, i just know the vball world anouncers are kicking their feetsies at this. cook they've clearly been resting (same as last vnl) but shes a solid player for them

opposites:

thompson: shes a solid hitter, which i can respect. hoping she connects more with poulter cause i feel like they havnt matched yet but i know they can

drews: we all knew lol. ive been missing her presence, she makes such a difference imo and i feel like the usa would have had way more points and wins with her. i really love her one of my fav opposites lowkey i feel like shes underrated

middles:

washington and ogbogu: ofc like they were there last time when usa won gold and theyre both so good. i was so happy washignton was a starter towards the end of week two 1. she makes a difference in terms of playing but 2. SHE IS THE MOOD MAKER like even when shes on the bench the whole team got a diff vibe (im like pretty sure she started the whole 'screaming yee-haw' bit lol)

rettke: not surprised in a bad way just i had no clue which of the younger middles theyd be bringing. was kinda hoping for my girl asia o'neil but rettke is good too and her angles are crazy like 6'8 is TALLLLLLL excitedly to see how she plays

liberos:

wong-orantes: i mean who else could do what she does? no one. love her and i wonder if she'll still be captain. idk if its just because theyre not flashy but usa isnt a receiving team to me, not that theyre bad at receiving just that its not like watching japan or even italy when scilla is playing back row OR wong orantes is just that good that everyone looks less impressive (cause she is such a great libero)

anyway what are y'alls thoughts ??

[autisticbokutoenthusiast]

helppp im kinda loving shelby (new? [at least not the usual for womens vnl] volleyball world anouncer) she be teasing the fuck out of nick and bringing some fun and chaos in the anouncer booth im crying. i support her in her antics. (like the "whose gonna tell the coach the camera never lies' "you are, i support you!" exchange had me giggling)

also i need vball world to allow shelby and my man clayton to cover all the thailand / dominican republic / japan cames AND THEM ALONE they are the only ones who know how to speak on my ults with whimsy and not be weird about them not being european (im looking at you **** and ***)

[autisticbokutoenthusiast]

omg wait is clayton here now liam? said "after an outfit change claytons ready to give expert analysis" omgggggg

also what is it with liam and clowning clayton's suits like like leave him his ties and his pocket square alone 😭

clayton and liam's opening for the usa v italy match is exactly why i like them as a duo. now if only we can get a week with them + shelby id be so happy

also clayton trying to talk about the usa setter subs vs getting hit with a volleyball is exactly why they need to free my man from floor interviews sighhhhh i know hed have so much fun in the booth for this one