Best Volleyball Middle Blocker - David Smith

Oh, David Smith! What a hit! That's... Good serve, Grabennikov rocks back to pass it. Gapeth is roofed by Smith and Christensen. Monster block, and I promise you, the Palais de Vic... Balls behind his head a little bit, he gets in there early, you see. You almost can't hit the ball harder than... That's the hybrid topspin from O'Day. I'm not sure how to react to that one. I think he punched it. Rossada serve. Lovely pass from Taylor Sander. And David Smith unloads on that, what a... He's not letting them get away, USA not really delivering from the service line. Although they deliver at the front court. There is no better... An old school roundhouse from David Smith. Oh, wow! I told you. It's time to go to the circus. Brilliant pick up from Pack. USA really need a point off him here. It's a massive hit. USA not ready for it to come back over. Argentina though might not get away with it. Yeah, that's brilliant. That is absolutely brilliant. Christensen jumped and shaped a hit, but he's not a left-hander and the blockers for... Rossada serve. Lovely pass from Taylor Sander. And David Smith unloads on that, what a... Fernandes has it. Lansky with a swing. Oh my goodness. Massive. They make more of this advantage. Currently at four points. Not with a swat and a finish like that. Elementary. One of his specialities, David Smith. He's absolutely lapped a couple of serves. He's done it again. That's a wonderful pass. That is stunning from the US back line. To put the ball... Behind the scenes with Spiro on this US team. Well, he had to do something with it. David Smith didn't quite arrive where he wanted. Good save there by Russell. Oh yes. Mighty by David Smith. Short, sweet, simple. There's just so many. Big time American block. David Smith doing the damage. Front line. Goes right back to Gavini. And the block is on. Mons for Smith. He's going to go big, I think. No, off pace. Well seen. Middle blocker passes. And puts it away. Oh, that's a dream play from the USA. Exactly as Eric Shoji should do. Smith, he was opening up. Position five. The set from Christensen. The spacing on that set. Better than Duke. Good pass from Tulliata Jr. And there we go. There we go. And David Smith is back in the room. He's such a great player to watch. He really... Smith and Hensink take a little... Brutal spiking from the USA. Who are closing the... Textbook. Pathetically from Smith to save the first. Of those... Having a tall setter. A ton of points here earlier in the set. On his serve. Xander controls that right off the bat. Fastball in. And Smith, that over the shoulder slice. And he loves to score on that. They took that away earlier on. Going to work on the service line. Nice speed there. But... Smize Kozimernik. Monster block. First serve. Smith. And that is a beautiful conversion into a point. I love to see the setter giving the middle back the ball after they give a perfect pass. And you know I would do that for you too. David Smith. Doing his middle blocker role. Lee to serve. Perfect pass. Quick attack. And a bomb out of the middle by David Smith. That is... He is... Directly to Xander. Fastball in the middle. And Smith... Immediately getting a point through the middle off that reception. Wallace. Excellent pass. Great recovery by Durow. But the Americans still have the advantage. They know what they want to do with this. There's Smith. Paul-Louis Stern. Your brother, Stern-Durst. Can have a chance. America absolutely ruthless. Nice dig. Zenger. That is a great block from Smith. USA edge in front. With the serve. Pressure up. 6-5. Lovely turn from Smith. I like that little hang. You can see him. He's in the air. Right behind. Good defense again on the USA side. Fastball. Just a little bit flat. Smith is waiting for that. Nobody moved. Shoji sent right on top of the net. Powered all the way through and even into the coach. Vital Heynen.