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Post by ims2pidladat on Apr 16, 2007 21:45:41 GMT -5
Well, there is still about four months until the season starts. We're all anxious here so I guess we'll start arguing now ;D.
We know Nebraska will probably be the preseason #1 and Stanford will probably be #2. Now let's figure out the other 23 teams that will be in AVCA preseason poll.
Just make sure Hawaii is in the top 10 ;D
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Post by beachman on Apr 16, 2007 23:14:35 GMT -5
TOP FIVE: Nebraska, Stanford, Penn State, Texas, Florida. Next ten in no particular order would be Washington, UCLA, U$C, Minnesota, Wisconsin, San Diego, Hawaii, Ohio State, Cal Poly, and BYU
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Post by HawaiiVB on Apr 16, 2007 23:47:38 GMT -5
Nebraska, Stanford, Penn St., Texas, Hawaii, Florida, USC, Washington, UCLA, Minnesota
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Post by utevbfan17 on Apr 16, 2007 23:50:37 GMT -5
so how is washington going to do with a setter change? CT was awesome and setter changes are hard. do you thing the transition will be smooth
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Post by HawaiiVB on Apr 16, 2007 23:56:42 GMT -5
They will have no problems with the setting. Washington will be in the mix.
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Post by pedro el leon on Apr 17, 2007 0:37:57 GMT -5
Jenna Hagglund is already on campus and practicing with the team, so I think there will be some good chemistry by the time the season starts. Last time UW had a setter change it wasn't bad, CT as a frosh took em to the elite 8 with less talent around her than Hagglund will have.
My guess for preseason will be: Nebraska, Stanford(who I think will win it all), Penn State, Texas, Florida, Washington, Minnesota, Hawaii, USC, UCLA(who I think will have the biggest drop of from last year, they lose the VAST majority of their offense.)
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Post by hwy101 on Apr 17, 2007 1:18:56 GMT -5
My guess for preseason will be: Nebraska, Stanford(who I think will win it all), Penn State, Texas, Florida, Washington, Minnesota, Hawaii, USC, UCLA(who I think will have the biggest drop of from last year, they lose the VAST majority of their offense.) UCLA could pick up Airial Salvo! |
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Post by Ye Olde Dawg on Apr 17, 2007 2:36:39 GMT -5
Jenna Hagglund is already on campus and practicing with the team, so I think there will be some good chemistry by the time the season starts. Last time UW had a setter change it wasn't bad, CT as a frosh took em to the elite 8 with less talent around her than Hagglund will have. Is Tamari Miyashiro practicing at setter at all this spring? As much as we'd miss her at libero, that is what she was recruited for. Washington may have a question mark at the setter position. Count me as one of those who thinks you can't just replace Courtney Thompson. But I agree; the rest of the positions are solid. There were three top-50 recruits red-shirting their freshman season last year -- two OHs and one MB -- and unless Tama becomes the setter the libero position should be solid as well. Surely a change of setters must be easier to go through when there's a lot of other talent on the court to work with, right? |
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Post by roy on Apr 17, 2007 4:08:25 GMT -5
Is Tamari Miyashiro practicing at setter at all this spring? As much as we'd miss her at libero, that is what she was recruited for. Washington may have a question mark at the setter position. Count me as one of those who thinks you can't just replace Courtney Thompson. But I agree; the rest of the positions are solid. There were three top-50 recruits red-shirting their freshman season last year -- two OHs and one MB -- and unless Tama becomes the setter the libero position should be solid as well. Surely a change of setters must be easier to go through when there's a lot of other talent on the court to work with, right? The biggest problem with a new setter tends to be the connection with the middles. Washington has had the luxury of having a top notch setter so even when the passing was suspect, Thompson could still keep the middles in the offense. With a new setter, the middles can to hit for a lower percentage than they did in the previous year or may not get as many kills. Thus, it puts pressure on the outsides in player's like Morrison who need to hold up the majority of the offense. Fortunately for Washington, they return their passing line up from last year. This makes it even more critical for Miyashiro to stay at libero. Strong passing gives your freshman setter a chance to run the offense. The only other problem with a freshman setter is that they obviously don't have the experience. An experienced setter can make good decisions during a tight match. They know who to set at those criticial times. Very few freshman setters can keep their team in the match and will their team to win. |
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Post by huskervbfan on Apr 17, 2007 6:35:07 GMT -5
Very few freshman setters can keep their team in the match and will their team to win. Except, of course, in two of the last three years where freshmen setters did exactly that. |
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Post by vballer05 on Apr 17, 2007 7:20:49 GMT -5
Which small school has the best chance to crack the top 25 next season?
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Post by OverAndUnder on Apr 17, 2007 8:23:52 GMT -5
In order from 1st place to when I ran out of care to think about it:
Stanford
Nebraska
Texas
Florida
Penn State
Hawai'i
Washington
Southern Cal
Wisconsin
Cal
Minnesota
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Post by Gelatinous Mass on Apr 17, 2007 8:45:44 GMT -5
Nebraska
Stanford
Penn St.
Texas
Florida
Washington
USC
Minnesota
UCLA
Cal
Hawaii - there, #11, happy?
Small school to crack the top 25 has to be Cal Poly SLO
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Post by caljr on Apr 17, 2007 8:57:25 GMT -5
My take on th top 10 or so:
1 Nebraska
2 Penn State
3 Stanford
4 Washington
5 Texas
6 USC
7 Florida
8 Wisconsin
9 UCLA
10 Cal
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Post by AntennaMagnet on Apr 17, 2007 10:34:43 GMT -5
I agree that PSU and Wisconsin should be the top Big 10 contenders. MN and OSU are going to be vulnerable in 2007. Purdue may be the biggest surprise this upcoming season if they discover consistency and the big girls don't run out of steam.
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