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Post by coach10 on Sept 25, 2010 6:49:14 GMT -5
What I mean is, as UCF shares setting duties sometimes, it's better to look at assists per set for the team as I whole.
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Post by elevationvb on Sept 25, 2010 22:02:37 GMT -5
Thanks. Didn't mean to state that Vuckson was playing poorly now. I was trying, lamely I now admit, to address the point the other poster was making about some UCF players being among the leaders in certain stats. I should have just said that the 1st 7 wins agains relatively weak competition may have inflated the stats. Sorry!
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Post by elevationvb on Sept 25, 2010 22:06:01 GMT -5
just noticed that Rice lost in 4 to S. Miss. This is a surprise to me. Did Rice lose some key players from last years team?
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Post by karellen on Sept 26, 2010 21:27:00 GMT -5
Rice splits with so Miss - that is a surprise Tulane splits with Houston UTEP gets two from ECU - another surprise to me. SMU 2-0 vs UAB Mashall 2-0 vs UCF Tulsa 2-0 vs memphis - only surise here is that Memphis got a game in each match
This will be Tulsa's conference to lose in my opinion. Rice may still come around, but after that, I do not know who to consider in the running.
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Post by yumyum on Sept 26, 2010 21:50:02 GMT -5
Ahhhh...my Green Wave teased me! I suppose asking for an opening weekend sweep was too much for this young group. But after Saturday's 4 set win over Houston, I was hoping. I'm afraid it's tighten the seat belt and get ready for a roller coaster ride of a ride
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Post by karellen on Sept 26, 2010 21:51:00 GMT -5
Actually, the Conference USA does have that provision, but the requirement to sit out a year can be waived by the institutions involved. Tulsa waived the requirement. That's not correct. There is no such Conference USA provision for its member institutions to waive. Any volleyball player at a C-USA school can transfer to another C-USA school without having to sit out a year, unless the school that the player is transferring from objects to the transfer. But the previous school doesn't have to formally waive anything. Any C-USA Associate Commissioner will confirm that this is true. I do not mean to split hairs, but aren't we talking semantics here. If Tulsa had the opportunity to object and block her transfer (which I am told they thought about), isn't that the same as waiving her need to sit out a year? Again, I think we are talking semantics and wording. So I guess we are both right.
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Post by yumyum on Sept 26, 2010 21:52:01 GMT -5
uhhhh... "roller coaster ride of a ride" didn't make much sense :/
But hang on none the less!
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Post by chancelucky on Sept 26, 2010 23:41:28 GMT -5
I was looking at the box scores of the Tulsa-Memphis matches. Memphis set its two middles a total of 14 times in 8 sets. They're playing 2 freshmen there, but that's maybe the least diverse offense I've ever seen.
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Post by wearem2010 on Sept 27, 2010 7:21:06 GMT -5
This will be Tulsa's conference to lose in my opinion. Rice may still come around, but after that, I do not know who to consider in the running. I'll give you a hint... We Are!!
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Post by vbfanvbfan on Sept 27, 2010 11:55:54 GMT -5
I think those two middles are just bad. Knowing that, then you need to give credit to other attackers in that team. I mean they literally are playing with NO middles and still was able to play hard and fight against Tulsa. I watched first match and Memphis had set points for 2:1 lead... I think many people will be surprised with them this year.
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Post by chancelucky on Sept 27, 2010 13:07:42 GMT -5
I think it's fairer to say that Memphis's 2 middles are just very young. I don't think they're bad and would say that they're doing quite well given the situation. It'll be interesting to see how they progress over the course of the season.
I do think the team's two main hitters, Hawkins and Jovanovic have done really well. I was just commenting that I've never seen a balance that extreme with the set distribution. Tulsa is not a great blocking team, partly because they're playing a 5'5" setter in a 5-1 but it's interesting that they did well against A. Hawkins nonetheless and Jelic the l2 hit about .160 for the weekend (I think that was the matchup for Clampitt) which won't exactly turn a match. If anything, the two lefts hit worse than they have against taller setters. In return, Tulsa wound up with a huge hitting advantage going the other way, kill differentials of 15-18 in the 2 matches.
I thought Tulsa was a very entertaining team to watch and I expect them to do very well in conference. Clampitt is really fun and Henderson is a force who has a great shot at conference player of the year. It wasn't clear to me that their bad patches were Memphis's doing or Tulsa simply playing erratic volleyball (lots of missed serves among other things in the lost sets).
I think we'll know more in coming weeks and I'll be rooting for both teams.
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Post by vbfanvbfan on Sept 27, 2010 15:13:04 GMT -5
I agree with you chancelucky...Maybe those middles are just young. I was surprised with Jovanovic as a RS for Memphis. She is really good player. I watched almost all teams and players in past year or two and I think it is fair to say that Jelic from Memphis is one of the best passers I seen in past seasons. Maybe even best passer this season. We will see. I think if Memphis would have one better MB they could beat team like Tulsa which is great thing knowing how they did last year. Also Memphis have very young team, and with addition of one or two MB next year they will be one of best teams in C-USA. I expect to see Tulsa as a #1 team at end of the year...
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Post by lonewolf on Sept 27, 2010 15:30:54 GMT -5
Actually, the Conference USA does have that provision, but the requirement to sit out a year can be waived by the institutions involved. Tulsa waived the requirement. That's not correct. There is no such Conference USA provision for its member institutions to waive. Any volleyball player at a C-USA school can transfer to another C-USA school without having to sit out a year, unless the school that the player is transferring from objects to the transfer. But the previous school doesn't have to formally waive anything. Any C-USA Associate Commissioner will confirm that this is true. It seems that for volleyball, C-USA follows the general NCAA guidelines...however, if the 'one-time exception' is not granted (or the transfer involves sports without the 'one-time exception) then they would also lose a year of eligibility. From the C-USA Intra-conference transfer rules: GENERAL RULE: The eligibility of a student-athlete or prospective student-athlete who has signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) with a Conference USA institution who transfers directly or indirectly from one conference member institution to another shall be determined by NCAA regulations. In the event NCAA regulations require the student-athlete to complete one full academic year in residence before being eligible to compete in a sport, the student-athlete shall also forfeit one season of competition in that sport.
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Post by karellen on Sept 27, 2010 15:32:17 GMT -5
This will be Tulsa's conference to lose in my opinion. Rice may still come around, but after that, I do not know who to consider in the running. I'll give you a hint... We Are!! You are right - I think you could be a good dark horse pick.
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Post by wearem2010 on Sept 27, 2010 19:06:46 GMT -5
Sept 27 Pablo Rankings
29 TULSA 46 SMU 95 SOUTHERN MISS 101 MARSHALL 106 RICE 116 HOUSTON 141 TULANE 151 MEMPHIS 184 UTEP 193 UCF 195 UAB 276 EAST CAROLINA
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