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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2014 11:25:08 GMT -5
Who is ready to make their final all American predictions? There are a lot of players, but there's only a couple more games. What are everyone's guesses? (other than rambler who would choose the entire Loyola roster for 1st team (ha.ha. Just kidding, sorta))
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2014 13:22:41 GMT -5
Who is ready to make their final all American predictions? There are a lot of players, but there's only a couple more games. What are everyone's guesses? (other than rambler who would choose the entire Loyola roster for 1st team (ha.ha. Just kidding, sorta)) Haha. 63 is very proud of his team as am I. Loyola's best offensive player this year has been Thomas Jaeschke. While Loyola has a high team percentage all around, he has been very dominant in many matches and is hitting nearly .400 as an OH. He merits consideration, in my opinion. Smalzer has dropped off just a tad this season after being named a 2nd teamer last season. While Loyola has been relying a little more on the OHs and Smalzer, both middles Nick Olson and Owen McAndrews have so far racked up a .500 percentage each with Olson blocking over 1 per set. Maybe Peter Hutz gets some consideration for running this offense. And yes I do understand that Loyola has a weaker strength of schedule. Loyola has taken care of business most of the year and this is the most dominant Loyola offense that I have seen since I started following them consistently in 2003. Anyway, put my pseudo votes down for Jaeschke and Hutz for at least a 2nd teamer. |
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Post by baywatcher on Apr 9, 2014 16:55:04 GMT -5
Not sure how many are on team, or if they stick to positions. If there are only 2 OH, it would be hard to put Jaeschke in over Sander and Crabb; those two have been lights out all year. If there are 3, or you don't care about position, then I did see Jaeschke v. Penn State and he was very impressive. Setter is tough, hard to imagine the Loyola setter is as good as West, Christenson or Shaw, but then I haven't seen him, it's always hard to gauge setters, and their record at Loyola speaks for itself. Long tradition, I think, of AA awards for #1 teams. The one middle sounds outstanding; not much juice for MPSF middles, although I believe there are some outstanding ones out here, and liberos can come from anywhere.
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Post by rambler63 on Apr 9, 2014 18:17:18 GMT -5
Jaeschke is a sophomore, so unlikely to get named AA. But he's quite possibly the single most valuable player on Loyola this year.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2014 18:18:55 GMT -5
So does anyone want to put down a list of names?
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Post by justcallmemom on Apr 10, 2014 0:34:42 GMT -5
Michael Brinkley of UC Irvine for sure! This weekend will bring out the talent in the MPSF. The teams are so closely matched that the All-Americans will set themselves apart from the rest.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2014 1:58:58 GMT -5
I would agree, except I don't think he has done what he did last year. He has gotten worse, almost as if he needed tilie, or he is over it because uci isn't in contention.
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Post by midwestvolleyball on Apr 10, 2014 8:29:11 GMT -5
I think it would be very difficult to justify NOT having Jaeschke on the 1st or 2nd team. The guy is hitting close to .400 on the season as an outside and has carried Loyola through many of their wins this year including totally out shining Taylor Sander in their match up earlier this year. Smalzers numbers have been down this year (other than aces) but he still deserves some consideration for 2nd team. As for Hutz, I agree that he has done a phenomenal job running the Loyola offense this year but he's no where near the likes of Micah and West at this point. However, I do think he's the kind of setter you need to keep an eye on moving forward because I think if he keeps improving, with his atheticism, size and volleyball knowledge that he will establish himself as a top setter over the next two years.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2014 9:01:40 GMT -5
Not sure how many are on team, or if they stick to positions. If there are only 2 OH, it would be hard to put Jaeschke in over Sander and Crabb; those two have been lights out all year. If there are 3, or you don't care about position, then I did see Jaeschke v. Penn State and he was very impressive. Setter is tough, hard to imagine the Loyola setter is as good as West, Christenson or Shaw, but then I haven't seen him, it's always hard to gauge setters, and their record at Loyola speaks for itself. Long tradition, I think, of AA awards for #1 teams. The one middle sounds outstanding; not much juice for MPSF middles, although I believe there are some outstanding ones out here, and liberos can come from anywhere. If I remember correctly, in the old days there used to be 3 all american teams with 6 per team. The last few years there have been 2 teams with ten or so on each team. |
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Post by opposito on Apr 10, 2014 11:15:48 GMT -5
Maybe we should put together the all conference team (maybe just first teams??) speculations first, giving everyone a better idea entirely who is under consideration ( for MIVA, MPSF, EIVA and CC)??
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Post by hunter on Apr 10, 2014 19:40:29 GMT -5
midwest volleyball, seriously! hutz... i looked up the stats,
k/s 45
d/s 17
b/s 27
sa/s not even ranked top 50
hes only 6'4
there are several setters way above him in these categories. have a little creativity, dont just look at assists per set. that does not make a setter the best..
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Post by opposito on Apr 10, 2014 19:50:45 GMT -5
Agreed. Having seen him play multiple times, he's got so many assists per set because of the quality of his hitters. He does seem pretty difficult to read and commands a quick offense, but he's not the instrument to their success
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Post by midwestvolleyball on Apr 10, 2014 20:53:17 GMT -5
midwest volleyball, seriously! hutz... i looked up the stats, k/s 45 d/s 17 b/s 27 sa/s not even ranked top 50 hes only 6'4 there are several setters way above him in these categories. have a little creativity, dont just look at assists per set. that does not make a setter the best.. Easy Hunter and opposito. I didn't say he should be considered this year in any way, shape or form for All-American honors although I do believe he deserves 2nd team all MIVA after Boldog from Lewis. But he does do a great job with running the offense. Loyola runs one of the fastest and best bics in the country. He's also very solid on defense and blocking. Don't be so quick to hate on him. He has a lot of weapons but since he took over setting midway through the season last year, Loyola has lost a total of 4 matches including their first ever appearance in the final four. |
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Post by thenetset on Apr 10, 2014 21:53:37 GMT -5
All-American selection -- two teams of ten, no attention paid to positions. Last year's first team had a libero, a setter, an opposite, a middle, and six outsides. The second team had two setters, a libero, three middles, two opposites, and two outsides. There's no honourable mention like there is on the women's side, which I think is kinda too bad.
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Post by opposito on Apr 11, 2014 0:33:13 GMT -5
Not trying to hate and definitely agree about the bic. Fastest I've seen except for maybe stanford. Penn state is close but Jaeske and Caldwell run it very fast.
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