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Post by silversurfer on May 19, 2007 10:02:57 GMT -5
It wasn't going to be UCLA's year. Why...because whoever won the match between Nebraska and Minnesota in the regional final was going to win the National Championship. Yep, UCLA would have lost to Minnesota who would have then beaten Stanford had they in fact gotten past Nebraska. No point in denying it everyone. Simply the best volleyball played out of all the regionals. A pity they had to meet there instead of in the finals in Omaha. Wouldn't everyone have loved that 5 game thriller instead of the pitiful 4 games Stanford mustered to take it to? At least that's my theory, but I love Nebraska and Minnesota. In fact I've always been a UCLA fan too. Hate that Stanford team though. Just can't like them. And....the best setter in the country is Holloway. She should be leading the National Team right now. The future best setter in the country is Alex Blatt! Just sayin'. Now feel free to tear me to shreds, it's fun. Not a chance. The Gophers would have lost to UCLA, who would have lost to Stanford. It was an unbelievable performance that got them in a position to beat Nebraska, something they wouldn't have been able to duplicate in the Final Four.
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Post by calivb on May 19, 2007 12:33:36 GMT -5
It wasn't going to be UCLA's year. Why...because whoever won the match between Nebraska and Minnesota in the regional final was going to win the National Championship. Yep, UCLA would have lost to Minnesota who would have then beaten Stanford had they in fact gotten past Nebraska. No point in denying it everyone. Simply the best volleyball played out of all the regionals. A pity they had to meet there instead of in the finals in Omaha. Wouldn't everyone have loved that 5 game thriller instead of the pitiful 4 games Stanford mustered to take it to? At least that's my theory, but I love Nebraska and Minnesota. In fact I've always been a UCLA fan too. Hate that Stanford team though. Just can't like them. And....the best setter in the country is Holloway. She should be leading the National Team right now. The future best setter in the country is Alex Blatt! Just sayin'. Now feel free to tear me to shreds, it's fun. Not a chance. The Gophers would have lost to UCLA, who would have lost to Stanford. It was an unbelievable performance that got them in a position to beat Nebraska, something they wouldn't have been able to duplicate in the Final Four. I have to agree with Revellowski. Minnesota had a really great team last year and they were very close to beating Nebraska. I also believe that Minnesota would have beaten UCLA had they surpassed Nebraska. The middle match-ups would have been fun to watch against UCLA. I am not sure about Stanford, but it would have been a great rematch final.
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Post by Revellowski on May 19, 2007 13:19:00 GMT -5
JHAM and I got to see Blatt play at the NLQ. Delicious hands and delivery of the ball. Not one trap set, no spin and nice deception based on her style of setting. Just a smart all around setter. Nailed an overpass or two, had several blocks, very calm demeanor on the court. And......you could see that she was having a ton of fun too. The emotional part of her game was my favorite. Not only was she composed but she smiled, she celebrated with her team and had plenty of competitive fire. She's a bit more athletic than Hartmann I'd say. Nicer touch on the ball. Built similarly though.
Deiter, Gibbemeyer and Cowles also stopped to watch her play throughout the tourney and were pleased that they had such a great future setter to play with.
Who knows what may have happened if the Gophers had beaten Nebraska, certainly fun to speculate. It's what I would have wanted to happen, of course.
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Post by snickers on May 19, 2007 14:44:42 GMT -5
JHAM and I got to see Blatt play at the NLQ. Delicious hands and delivery of the ball. Not one trap set, no spin and nice deception based on her style of setting. Just a smart all around setter. Nailed an overpass or two, had several blocks, very calm demeanor on the court. And......you could see that she was having a ton of fun too. The emotional part of her game was my favorite. Not only was she composed but she smiled, she celebrated with her team and had plenty of competitive fire. She's a bit more athletic than Hartmann I'd say. Nicer touch on the ball. Built similarly though. Deiter, Gibbemeyer and Cowles also stopped to watch her play throughout the tourney and were pleased that they had such a great future setter to play with. Who knows what may have happened if the Gophers had beaten Nebraska, certainly fun to speculate. It's what I would have wanted to happen, of course. Sweet. Hopefully Jlo will read this report We are set for some great volleyball over the next few years.
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Post by silversurfer on May 19, 2007 16:56:28 GMT -5
Not a chance. The Gophers would have lost to UCLA, who would have lost to Stanford. It was an unbelievable performance that got them in a position to beat Nebraska, something they wouldn't have been able to duplicate in the Final Four. I have to agree with Revellowski. Minnesota had a really great team last year and they were very close to beating Nebraska. I also believe that Minnesota would have beaten UCLA had they surpassed Nebraska. The middle match-ups would have been fun to watch against UCLA. I am not sure about Stanford, but it would have been a great rematch final. Let's break it down: Setting: Spicer v. Hartmann, edge to Spicer M1: Meriwether v. Nelson, edge Meriwether M2: Rachell Johnson v. Jones, edge Jones L1: Cumpston v. Carter, push L2: Roehrig v. Daley, edge Daley RS: Bowman v. Sather, push Libero: Peniata v. Lyman, push
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Post by Gorf on May 19, 2007 17:50:37 GMT -5
Wasn't there a supposed "edge" to Merriweather over Stalls as well?
That "edge" didn't help her much in the Bruin / Husker match.
The Gophers didn't defeat the Huskers, however, they did force the Huskers to play their best defense of the season which helped them in their matches against both the Bruins and the Cardinals.
As Revellowski said its fun to speculate about a match that didn't happen but we'll never really know what would have happened.
Personally I'd change some of your "edges".
I'd give Cumpston the edge of Carter, Peniata the edge over Lyman.
I'd have Roerhrig / daley a push because of their contrasting styles. Daley an edge on attacking but Roehrig an edge on blocking.
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Post by silversurfer on May 19, 2007 18:23:37 GMT -5
Wasn't there a supposed "edge" to Merriweather over Stalls as well? That "edge" didn't help her much in the Bruin / Husker match. The Gophers didn't defeat the Huskers, however, they did force the Huskers to play their best defense of the season which helped them in their matches against both the Bruins and the Cardinals. As Revellowski said its fun to speculate about a match that didn't happen but we'll never really know what would have happened. Personally I'd change some of your "edges". I'd give Cumpston the edge of Carter, Peniata the edge over Lyman. I'd have Roerhrig / daley a push because of their contrasting styles. Daley an edge on attacking but Roehrig an edge on blocking. Good points. I think Peniata is the better defensive player, Lyman the better passer, thus the push. As for Cumpston / Carter, Carter on the year has almost a hundred more kills and averaged almost one more kill per game. Cumpston had a better hitting percentage, though. Carter's blocking numbers are better, too.
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Post by jewel on May 19, 2007 18:40:35 GMT -5
i give littlesota props for being up 2-0. but they lost. really good teams don't choke away a lead like that. so one has to conclude nerdaska had as much to do with the 0-2 hole as littlesota did.
they's a team that fundamentally never believed they could pull it off. not in 2003-4 and not in 2006. put 'em on the couch, freud.
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Post by huskervbfan on May 19, 2007 18:55:41 GMT -5
I'd have Roerhrig / daley a push because of their contrasting styles. I totally disagree. Roerhrig controlled Nebraska until the Huskers made the adjustments between games 2 & 3. She will never be a defensive threat but as an attacker or blocker, watch out. She would clearly have the edge over daley.
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Post by Gorf on May 19, 2007 19:15:36 GMT -5
Ummm...
Isn't blocking where I said I'd give Kyla the edge?
As a defensive player Kyla has frequently been replaced in the back row.
I'd give Ali a bit of an as an attacker because she's been somewhat more consistant in that role when I've seen her play. Kyla can be a dominant attacker, however, she also still has stretches at times where she can't seem to find the court. [She seems to have improved on that over the spring though.]
I'd give Kyla a significant edge in terms of blocking.
Combining it all I'd make the comparison a push overall.
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Post by huskervbfan on May 19, 2007 22:28:42 GMT -5
Sorry. I meant to quote SilverSurfer on this line:
L2: Roehrig v. Daley, edge Daley
That's who I was disagreeing with.
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Post by silversurfer on May 19, 2007 23:19:38 GMT -5
I'd have Roerhrig / daley a push because of their contrasting styles. I totally disagree. Roerhrig controlled Nebraska until the Huskers made the adjustments between games 2 & 3. She will never be a defensive threat but as an attacker or blocker, watch out. She would clearly have the edge over daley. Roehrig, Kyla 390 3.25 157 964 .242 39 49 88 0.73 Daley, Ali 324 2.92 104 909 .242 5 68 73 0.66 So more kills for Roehrig, same hitting percentage, obvious blocking advantage for Roehrig, but Daley was fourth on the team in digs.
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Post by Gorf on May 20, 2007 7:18:00 GMT -5
So, based on stats:
Attacking even Blocking favors Kyla Floor defense favors Ali
Overall a push.
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Post by huskervbfan on May 20, 2007 7:55:35 GMT -5
The intimidation factor tips the scales (figuratively and literally) in favor of Kyla.
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