February 8, 20241 yr Author 1 hour ago, BadgerHorn said: Me figuring out my AVP travel plans: Saw this on Volleytalk and volleyball mag, but nothing on the AVP website. They can't get out of their own way Yeah, same here. First thing I did when I saw that story was go to the website. Not a peep. It's like when they dropped the news initially and then took it off the website by the next day. Who's fucking this pig? What a shitshow. Looks like they're just throwing shit at the wall, with a dwindling schedule. Not looking good for the series imho. At this rate I'll be surprised if any of it happens, or at least in this form.
May 17, 20241 yr Huntington Beach is underway, guess it’s YouTube this season. Gonna tune in after Skenes gives up a hit. https://avp.com/brackets/ A-Team is back, already won first match.
May 17, 20241 yr A-Team lost their second. Cheng/Hughes currently playing Cannon/M. Kraft in an all-USC battle.
May 18, 20241 yr Author Sinjin sighting, at his kid's match. Been a while since I've seen that dude. This schedule seems like a mess. Not sure what they're trying to accomplish here. And no Hermosa? WTAF? Edited May 18, 20241 yr by wood
May 18, 20241 yr Whitmarsh/Newberry sent home by Flint/Scoles. A-Team playing Simo/A. Van Winkle now.
May 18, 20241 yr Helluva comeback by A-Team, they should be at the bar now. April is 42 next month, wearing leggings & a tank top. She’s tired.
May 19, 20241 yr Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson come out of the losers bracket to beat Cheng/Hughes in the semis, get Kloth/Nuss in the final.
June 5, 20241 yr Dude's living the life. Quote Former college basketball standout and seven-year NBA veteran Chase Budinger will head to Paris next month to compete for the United States' beach volleyball team in the 2024 Summer Olympics. Budinger and partner Miles Evans qualified Wednesday for the U.S. men's team. They are tied for 13th in the most recent world rankings and are the No. 2 U.S. team behind Miles Partain and Andy Benesh, ranked No. 5. Budinger, 36, grew up playing basketball and volleyball, starring in both at La Costa Canyon High School in Encinitas, California. A 2006 McDonald's All American in basketball, he also was named Volleyball Magazine's National High School Player of the Year in 2005. The 6-foot-7 athlete played college basketball at Arizona, where he averaged 17.0 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 100 games (all starts) over three seasons (2006-09). Selected in the second round of the 2009 NBA draft, Budinger played 2009-16 and averaged 7.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists with the Houston Rockets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Indiana Pacers and Phoenix Suns in 407 games (50 starts). He played a season in Europe before shifting to beach volleyball, joining the AVP Tour in 2018. "Most guys, when they finish a sport, they're kind of confused, or they're kind of lost for the next journey," Budinger said on the Sandcast volleyball podcast in 2018. "I was lucky enough to just transition into a different sport immediately and play at the highest level." Budinger will become the only person to play a regular-season game in the NBA and Olympic beach volleyball, per NBC Sports. Keith Erickson, a member of UCLA's 1964 and 1965 NCAA championship basketball teams, was a member of the 1964 U.S. men's indoor volleyball team. The Americans finished ninth in the tournament in Tokyo. Erickson went on the win the NBA title with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1972.
July 29, 20241 yr 14 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said: ^ We have an Olympics volleyball thread if you want to join. Thanks. Haven't been able to keep up with the Olympics yet - aside from seeing some of the scores. I'll try to follow more closely the next few wks.
August 17, 20241 yr I almost posted the other day how sad it is that their TV coverage is now fucking ION. But being there would certainly be cool. At least tell us her coach’s name.
August 17, 20241 yr 4 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said: I almost posted the other day how sad it is that their TV coverage is now fucking ION. But being there would certainly be cool. At least tell us her coach’s name. Brook Bauer. She didn’t make it to semis today My daughter is a pretty good volleyball player but she doesn’t hold a candle to the some of the pipeline around here in the Southbay
August 17, 20241 yr Watching Urango play is always fun though. Appears the Molly/Kylie pairing didn't materialize.
August 18, 20241 yr Author 3 hours ago, Sgt Hulk said: Crabb / sander men are in main court they are pretty dominant Yep. THAT is our best men's team, and they probably would have made some noise in the Olympics ... but the qualification process is stupid.
August 18, 20241 yr Kloth/Nuss v. Rodriguez/Urango & Cheng/Hughes v. Flint/Scoles in the women’s semis. Brunner/Tr. Crabb v. Ta. Crabb/Sander & Budinger/Evans v. Benesh/Partain for the men. Finals at 2 Central on ION, men first.
August 18, 20241 yr They have definitely made it difficult lately. It’s been YouTube, ESPN+, Bally Live, all kinds of goofy shit. I thought ION just ran Blue Bloods all damn day.
August 18, 20241 yr Crazy busy today. Will say thay kloth/nuss on the women side is stupi. Kloth is every bit of 6’4 and she just dominates.
August 18, 20241 yr 2 minutes ago, aggie08 said: Watching this on antenna TV in like 480i or whatever the fuck is brutal. That's funny. For whatever reason, Direct has it on two channels, 68 & 305.
August 27, 20241 yr Author So, in typical recent AVP style, they sent out an email today about Chicago and about tickets for the 'AVP League' events. The Austin event will be at the HEB Center Oct 5-6, but when you click on the ticket link, it goes to an error message. No info on match schedules, how many matches, etc, either. Oh yeah, they also said the Chicago finals will be on the CW.
August 27, 20241 yr Here’s the Ticketmaster link. https://www.ticketmaster.com/avp-pro-beach-volleyball-tickets/artist/878083?venueId=475948&CAMEFROM=CFC_CEDARPARK_WEB_HEBC_AVP
August 27, 20241 yr Author Thanks, and the other one works now, too. $45 / day? For GA? Hmm ... bold strategy, Cotton. Sure would be nice to know how many matches, who our team is composed of, etc. Edited August 27, 20241 yr by wood
September 1, 20241 yr Chicago women's semis: Kloth/Nuss v. Cheng/Hughes Rodriguez/Urango v. Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson Men's: Budinger/Evans v. Ta Crabb/Sander Bomgren/Field v. Benesh/Partain
September 2, 20241 yr Author - Go Brandie! -Taylor Sander reminds me so much of Scott Ayakatubby. About the same size. Very athletic and mobile for his size. Similar look and demeanor. Thunderous, heavy, pure arm swing. - Even with a broken foot and playing in shoes & socks, Taylor Crabb is still one of the 2 or 3 best players on the beach. Unreal. Freak. Edited September 19, 20241 yr by wood
September 4, 20241 yr Last two are the best combined teams, other four not pictured won't really compete.
September 4, 20241 yr Author Yeah, Allen/Lotman? Meh. And the whole 'cities with teams' thing seems so forced. Palm Beach & NYC are easily the most likeable teams imho. Edited September 4, 20241 yr by wood
September 6, 20241 yr So there's a Hermosa Beach Open going on right now that has zero AVP affiliation. Cheng/Hughes are top seeds. https://datbe.volleyballlife.com/tournament/22534/division/87442/round/165221/brackets/
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