Comments on: Scrimmage recap, Taylor update

By: WiseMaary

WiseMaary — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 02:33:52 +0000

Cant wait for the season to start. im really excited to see Passi the girls need someone with an aggressive attitude to get the girls going…too much nice nice last season on the court

By: LanaiBoy

LanaiBoy — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 23:34:03 +0000

Just wanted to add that it seems, with comments from both Karch and Hooker, that both want to resolve the conflict and Hooker can come back if she can get back in shape, given the long break from the game.

By: Cubicle1126

Cubicle1126 — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 23:30:49 +0000

more on hooker…. from what i recall, there’s been some folks posting links to hooker’s twitter posts on VT. it looks like she has started a volleyball camp, and i remember seeing a twitter post with a picture of her camp schedule, stretching into next year. based on that, it didn’t seem like she was contemplating playing pro again or rejoining the team soon. if i’m also remembering it correctly, some people have asked her on twitter if she wants to be try and part of the team in Rio, and she’s been vague about her responses. i can’t recall exactly how she responded.

By: LanaiBoy

LanaiBoy — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 23:30:23 +0000

Re: #16. To be more specific, it seems that Karch instituted a rule that friends and relatives could not be at the practices. Destinee Hooker, being a new mom, wanted her baby and husband there. Her strong disagreement with this rule led Hooker to be suspended from the national team for being insubordinate. I’m not too sure how serious one should take anything from Volley Talk but more than likely this account is accurate. Too bad. Hooker, with her high jumping background, is an impressive athlete and became a great right-side hitter.

By: Cubicle1126

Cubicle1126 — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 23:27:11 +0000

Cindy — I didn’t watch a lot of the WGP matches. i did catch a bit of a usa-brazil match. it looked like jacqueline rejoined the the brazil squad. she’s an OH. with her experience and skill set, i’m guess she brought a little more stability and reliability to their passing and offense.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 22:54:41 +0000

Now this is all according to volleytalk, so take it with a grain of salt, but several people close to the situation said hooker is not on the team right now because she broke some rules with karch and she had an “attitude’. she is welcome back on the team at anytime, but she needs to get back into the correct physical and mental shape.

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 20:18:07 +0000

In reply to Big Island VB fan.

The Friendlies went to 5 sets several times and when it does that, it’s a tossup. didn’t check the roster for Brazil. was it the same as they used for the USAV Cup?
Brandon could you explain “suspended” in regards to Hooker? Players usually are cut from the team, sometimes asked to leave before the cuts.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 18:55:26 +0000

The USA was without four starters from 2012 Olympics with harmotto and hooker out. And tom and berg not returning to the team. Hooker is still “suspended” but I hope we get her back. Murphy is amazing, but hooker is other worldly

By: Cubicle1126

Cubicle1126 — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 18:41:40 +0000

Turkey also had a distinct advantage in the WGP… they had a lot of home matches and/or had to travel very little throughout. Some teams were shipped all over the the place week to week. That, and yes, Turkey has improved a great amount, it seems.

By: Big Island VB fan

Big Island VB fan — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 18:33:06 +0000

Interesting report and analysis. Can hardly wait five more days for season debut.

Meanwhile Brazil won the World Grand Prix beating the host Japanese team that won its previous four home matches. I’m still amazed at how USA could defeat Brazil in the friendlies four times in a row. Guess Brazil hadn’t jelled as of then. Only surprise in the Grand Prix was that they lost in five sets to Turkey. So did USA. Turkey has vastly improved.