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Post by redincolorado on Mar 26, 2007 20:34:02 GMT -5
www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=834112Colorado Springs, Colo. – USA Volleyball announced Monday that Nebraska volleyball players Tracy Stalls and Jordan Larson were two of five collegiate players selected to the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team program this summer. Both players earned the opportunity following a pair of open tryouts earlier this winter.
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Post by D. B. Cooper on Mar 26, 2007 20:53:26 GMT -5
Geesh...Let's see... Larson, Stalls, Foluke, Barboza & Hampton...What a surprise.  Good thing they had a "tryout?" I could've done the same thing and saved everybody a whole lot of time and MONEY. But wait, that's what the USAV is all about...the MONEY. |
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Post by beachman on Mar 26, 2007 21:08:14 GMT -5
Geesh...Let's see... Larson, Stalls, Foluke, Barboza & Hampton...What a surprise. Good thing they had a "tryout?" I could've done the same thing and saved everybody a whole lot of time and MONEY. But wait, that's what the USAV is all about...the MONEY. I'm still chuckling at this whole situation......great post ;D |
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Post by cbrown1709 on Mar 26, 2007 22:16:16 GMT -5
Do you not think Barboza and Larson are the future OHs for out National Team? And that Stalls and Akinradewo are future MBs?
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Post by Reach on Mar 27, 2007 0:08:09 GMT -5
They might be the future, but what about Tom and Nnamni? Do we know what they are planning to do? Do they want to return the the national team or not?
And where is Cristal Morrison, did she try out? I like Hampton, but I take Morrison over Hampton anyday.
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Post by Go Iowa on Mar 27, 2007 7:10:51 GMT -5
I'd take the big guns at Penn State over Hampton or Morrison. But I'd have Kisya representing the Gators at MH. I love that girl there.
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Post by OverAndUnder on Mar 27, 2007 9:03:53 GMT -5
Do you not think Barboza and Larson are the future OHs for out National Team? And that Stalls and Akinradewo are future MBs? Yes, but those two comments are saying that it was obvious from the beginning those would be the players with the best NT potential, yet USAV still has tryouts for hundreds of young ladies who have no chance for a post-college career outside of their city rec center. Personally, I like the tryouts and think certain posters' objection to them is overdramatized. The fees aren't that expensive compared to other costs these girls have had through their playing careers, and it gives them an interesting and unique memory (what percentage of the population can claim to have officially tried out for an adult Olympic team?) that will last a lifetime. Think of it like bungee jumping or parasailing or NFL Fantasy Camps. If you've got the funds and the time, why the hell not? |
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Post by Murina on Mar 27, 2007 11:29:01 GMT -5
They might be the future, but what about Tom and Nnamni? Do we know what they are planning to do? Do they want to return the the national team or not? I'd be surprised if Tom returned. Nnamani could return, but I don't think she'll have much of an impact. If I was coach of USA NT I'd much rather have some of the players mentioned in this thread than Nnamani. |
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Post by brybry2 on Mar 27, 2007 12:16:14 GMT -5
I'm very curious to see how Larson and Barboza pass at the international level.
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Post by Reach on Mar 27, 2007 14:31:05 GMT -5
Nnamni is a better hitter than barboza and larson. She contacts the ball much higher than they do. She is also a better blocker. The girl cannot pass to save her life. I'd personally like to see Ogonna go at it one more time.
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Post by Murina on Mar 27, 2007 14:39:09 GMT -5
Nnamni is a better hitter than barboza and larson. She contacts the ball much higher than they do. She is also a better blocker. The girl cannot pass to save her life. I'd personally like to see Ogonna go at it one more time. I disagree completely that Nnamani is a better hitter than Barboza and Larson. Well, maybe I should say that Barboza and Larson could be at least as good at attacking as Nnamani. There is much more to attacking than height of contact. Nnamani has not shown the savvy or control to be more than an average hitter. If Barboza and/or Larson are able to make and execute good decision making in attack they could easily be as good of an attacker as Nnamani is, or better. I'm also not so sure about blocking... |
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Post by Reach on Mar 27, 2007 14:59:56 GMT -5
Nnamni is a better hitter than barboza and larson. She contacts the ball much higher than they do. She is also a better blocker. The girl cannot pass to save her life. I'd personally like to see Ogonna go at it one more time. I disagree completely that Nnamani is a better hitter than Barboza and Larson. Well, maybe I should say that Barboza and Larson could be at least as good at attacking as Nnamani. There is much more to attacking than height of contact. Nnamani has not shown the savvy or control to be more than an average hitter. If Barboza and/or Larson are able to make and execute good decision making in attack they could easily be as good of an attacker as Nnamani is, or better. I'm also not so sure about blocking... Did you see Nnamani play in Athens? There were many times when she was the only player on the team to put balls down. She out hit Tom and Phipps, who was horrible this pas Olympics, many times. Blocking? She is great blocker! Barboza and Larson can bring the heat, but they lack a higher contact point. Lets say the Stanford 04 team was reversed and you put Barboza or Larson in place of Ogonna. Could they terminate the ball from anywhere on the court like she did? Also, Ogonna didn't have a Foluke and the middle or a Pavan the the rightside for the opponent to think about as both Barboza and Larson do now. Ogonna was the primary offensive weapon with little support from Hucke and Richards. |
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Post by Murina on Mar 27, 2007 15:41:29 GMT -5
I disagree completely that Nnamani is a better hitter than Barboza and Larson. Well, maybe I should say that Barboza and Larson could be at least as good at attacking as Nnamani. There is much more to attacking than height of contact. Nnamani has not shown the savvy or control to be more than an average hitter. If Barboza and/or Larson are able to make and execute good decision making in attack they could easily be as good of an attacker as Nnamani is, or better. I'm also not so sure about blocking... Did you see Nnamani play in Athens? There were many times when she was the only player on the team to put balls down. She out hit Tom and Phipps, who was horrible this pas Olympics, many times. Blocking? She is great blocker! Barboza and Larson can bring the heat, but they lack a higher contact point. Lets say the Stanford 04 team was reversed and you put Barboza or Larson in place of Ogonna. Could they terminate the ball from anywhere on the court like she did? Also, Ogonna didn't have a Foluke and the middle or a Pavan the the rightside for the opponent to think about as both Barboza and Larson do now. Ogonna was the primary offensive weapon with little support from Hucke and Richards. I'm not as concerned about the NCAA references because someone like Nnamani can be dominant there. Athens is exactly one of the places Nnamani failed to distinguish herself. Brazil took about 15 points of seeing Nnamani before they figured her out and completely erased her. Russia and Cuba never noticed her presence. You really ought to look at the stats from Athens before you pop off about how Nnamani out played Tom and Phipps... Phipps at her worst (Athens 2004) is still better than Nnamani has ever been. Tom? Seriously? Right now she is the O1 on her team and is the 3rd or 4th attacking option. She struggles to get 40% kills against top level opponents. If she's going to just be an attacker and not contribute positively on the floor she needs to be 45%+ consistantly against top level opponents. This is raw kill% I'm talking about - errors are not taken into consideration. Boxes like this one from the bronze medal game of the European Champions League just can't happen if she's not going to contribute in the back row. www.cev.lu/mmp/online/website/main_menu/volleyball/european_cups/indesit/4923/8153/8155/6037_EN.htmlRosner for Tenerife still has a tremendous impact even attacking at 30% as she is a terrific receiver and defender. Check out what Tom did for Tenerife while you're at it. In the previous match (the semi-final) she was at 41% v. most of the Russian NT - not nearly good enough! |
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Post by brybry2 on Mar 27, 2007 15:44:01 GMT -5
I disagree completely that Nnamani is a better hitter than Barboza and Larson. Well, maybe I should say that Barboza and Larson could be at least as good at attacking as Nnamani. There is much more to attacking than height of contact. Nnamani has not shown the savvy or control to be more than an average hitter. If Barboza and/or Larson are able to make and execute good decision making in attack they could easily be as good of an attacker as Nnamani is, or better. I'm also not so sure about blocking... Did you see Nnamani play in Athens? There were many times when she was the only player on the team to put balls down. She out hit Tom and Phipps, who was horrible this pas Olympics, many times. Blocking? She is great blocker! Barboza and Larson can bring the heat, but they lack a higher contact point. Lets say the Stanford 04 team was reversed and you put Barboza or Larson in place of Ogonna. Could they terminate the ball from anywhere on the court like she did? Also, Ogonna didn't have a Foluke and the middle or a Pavan the the rightside for the opponent to think about as both Barboza and Larson do now. Ogonna was the primary offensive weapon with little support from Hucke and Richards. IMO, Ogonna would have to beat out Metcalf. I don't think the US can afford to start two non-ball handling OHs (especially if the one ball handling OH is Haneef). |
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Post by adrimich on Mar 27, 2007 16:59:18 GMT -5
Give Haneef a break with the passing, shes working very hard. And as far as I know she is the only one of the versatile towers (Gamova Haneef, Merkalova (sp?)) that actually passes. To be able to pass well takes a long time to master especially at the international level. She didn't start but barely two years ago with the arrival of Lang Ping. And shes not doing that bad, cause if she was they wouldn't have her do it!!!!! And to the discussion at hand it makes little sense to make guesses at who will be on the NT for 2008, alot of things need to happen before that, my guess is that the roster that qualifies us for the olympics will be the one that goes!!
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