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Post by Voleibol!!!!!! on Jul 31, 2014 16:21:47 GMT -5
I know nothing about D3, but I've noticed NYU got some good recruits. How will they do? I would expect them to be competitive again. They really found their way towards the end of last season and with what they have returning combined with what they have coming in, they will be another threat as long as they can find a way to replace Mortland. We all know what happens when a team is trying to find their way with a new setter. A lot of talk is about Stevens Tech, my question is what are they going to do with all that talent? A transfer plus 3 returning for their 5th year. Some one has to ride the pine. I expect New Paltz to remain competitive and in contention. Heard Nazareth found a setter that is capable of doing a better job than what the previous one did. Elmira needs to replace their setter, heard that they got a transfer from Juniata. What's up with MIT? Lost both starting setters from last year and it's been pretty quite over there. Vassar only graduate 1 athlete and played with a lot a heart last year. I heard they have a decent size class coming in and 3 of them could be just what they are looking for to get them back on track. Not sure what is going on at PSU-Behrend and Bard.
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Post by BroNamath on Aug 1, 2014 9:00:18 GMT -5
Any team that is losing an experienced, talented setter is going to struggle at least for the first part of the season. It takes a special kind of player to start running a team right away in their first year, so unless teams like NYU find that kind of player again they are going to have to figure some things out. It's not every year that a team gets a setter like Pieper, Wexter, or Mortland (Top 3 in the country last year IMO) who can run their team at a high level during their freshman year. I know teams may have backup setters who are upperclassmen but that is a different conversation because they will be in the same spot once they graduate too.
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Post by TheReignman on Aug 1, 2014 21:15:18 GMT -5
Any team that is losing an experienced, talented setter is going to struggle at least for the first part of the season. It takes a special kind of player to start running a team right away in their first year, so unless teams like NYU find that kind of player again they are going to have to figure some things out. It's not every year that a team gets a setter like Pieper, Wexter, or Mortland (Top 3 in the country last year IMO) who can run their team at a high level during their freshman year. I know teams may have backup setters who are upperclassmen but that is a different conversation because they will be in the same spot once they graduate too. Any backup setter who has pride in his position and role on the team, spends his years on the bench preparing to run the team when his time arrives. Smart backups spend their time watching the starters, asking questions, and receiving tutelage from their mentors. Part of the responsibility falls on the starter to impart their knowledge onto the backup. All in the day of a life a setter.
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Post by vballstudyguy on Aug 2, 2014 9:24:13 GMT -5
There will be some interesting setters coming out of nowhere this year along with some new programs
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Post by vballstudyguy on Aug 2, 2014 9:44:36 GMT -5
Predictions for this year:
Springfield Stevens Juniata Naz if they get an ok setter even just so many good attackers Kean just becoming good vball program & done serious blocking New paltz will be interesting on how their offense works Santa Cruz always competitive Rivier going to be odd with no huge middle presence but markuson is a legit guy see how much he can carry
Some teams to perhaps become great
Dominican Went worth Stevenson Hunter Lakeland
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Post by growthegame25 on Aug 3, 2014 13:25:47 GMT -5
Watch for Dominican in their programs second year. Saw some good team tenacity in cvc playoff weekend and they return everyone as sophomores
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Post by TheReignman on Aug 5, 2014 22:33:23 GMT -5
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Post by volleyball20102011 on Aug 6, 2014 6:09:08 GMT -5
Most schedules are complete just not released yet
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Post by BroNamath on Aug 6, 2014 12:11:23 GMT -5
NYU has a pretty tough schedule for next year it looks like. They have 5 of the 8 teams who made the tournament (no Juniata, Endicott, or Rivier). If they can have a successful year against the better opponents during the regular season they could possibly make a run at the tournament. They play Springfield 2 days before the UVC playoffs start which will be a great test for them because traditionally Springfield starts to hit their stride at the end of the season. The biggest question for them will be if they can replace the loss of Mortland, because we all saw what happened to them without him last year.
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Post by bbk on Aug 7, 2014 10:27:29 GMT -5
NYU has a pretty tough schedule for next year it looks like. They have 5 of the 8 teams who made the tournament (no Juniata, Endicott, or Rivier). If they can have a successful year against the better opponents during the regular season they could possibly make a run at the tournament. They play Springfield 2 days before the UVC playoffs start which will be a great test for them because traditionally Springfield starts to hit their stride at the end of the season. The biggest question for them will be if they can replace the loss of Mortland, because we all saw what happened to them without him last year. This brings to mind how teams schedule. Does a coach go tough for testing the team throughout the season and possibly losing a few matches or just worry about the conference championship and schedule teams they should beat? Does a coach learn from others and discontinue scheduling 3-5 multi day tournaments? It will be fascinating to see how teams have scheduled especially since a great number of teams are in Pool B as independents (until their conferences receive their Automatic Bid)
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Post by BroNamath on Aug 7, 2014 11:12:34 GMT -5
NYU has a pretty tough schedule for next year it looks like. They have 5 of the 8 teams who made the tournament (no Juniata, Endicott, or Rivier). If they can have a successful year against the better opponents during the regular season they could possibly make a run at the tournament. They play Springfield 2 days before the UVC playoffs start which will be a great test for them because traditionally Springfield starts to hit their stride at the end of the season. The biggest question for them will be if they can replace the loss of Mortland, because we all saw what happened to them without him last year. This brings to mind how teams schedule. Does a coach go tough for testing the team throughout the season and possibly losing a few matches or just worry about the conference championship and schedule teams they should beat? Does a coach learn from others and discontinue scheduling 3-5 multi day tournaments? It will be fascinating to see how teams have scheduled especially since a great number of teams are in Pool B as independents (until their conferences receive their Automatic Bid) I believe that coaches should schedule the toughest competition they can (outside of their conference if they are in one) because it will push their team to the limit and reveal weaknesses they have. When the weaknesses are revealed then they can put in extra time in the gym to correct those weaknesses. Scheduling weaker teams just to boost the win column does not help a team it just wastes a day of competition where the team did not become better they just let the other team beat themselves.
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Post by Voleibol!!!!!! on Aug 7, 2014 12:37:03 GMT -5
This brings to mind how teams schedule. Does a coach go tough for testing the team throughout the season and possibly losing a few matches or just worry about the conference championship and schedule teams they should beat? Does a coach learn from others and discontinue scheduling 3-5 multi day tournaments? It will be fascinating to see how teams have scheduled especially since a great number of teams are in Pool B as independents (until their conferences receive their Automatic Bid) I believe that coaches should schedule the toughest competition they can (outside of their conference if they are in one) because it will push their team to the limit and reveal weaknesses they have. When the weaknesses are revealed then they can put in extra time in the gym to correct those weaknesses. Scheduling weaker teams just to boost the win column does not help a team it just wastes a day of competition where the team did not become better they just let the other team beat themselves. I think it depends on what conference you in. Let's take the UVC, that is arguably one of the toughest conferences so when you schedule out of conference you need to be selective and you need to win those matches. If you have weakness they will arise in conference play. Take Elmira for example, they probably played the toughest schedule in D3 and it ended up costing them a spot in the NCAA tournament due to how the last portion of the non conference matches played out. Another example would be Endicott. They don't play in a tough conference and their non conference play is not that tough, hence they will continue to be in the play-in situation. Kean was in that similar situation a year or two ago and last year they beefed up their non conference schedule and was successful and ended up being seeded versus being a play-in team.
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Post by BroNamath on Aug 7, 2014 14:53:23 GMT -5
I believe that coaches should schedule the toughest competition they can (outside of their conference if they are in one) because it will push their team to the limit and reveal weaknesses they have. When the weaknesses are revealed then they can put in extra time in the gym to correct those weaknesses. Scheduling weaker teams just to boost the win column does not help a team it just wastes a day of competition where the team did not become better they just let the other team beat themselves. I think it depends on what conference you in. Let's take the UVC, that is arguably one of the toughest conferences so when you schedule out of conference you need to be selective and you need to win those matches. If you have weakness they will arise in conference play. Take Elmira for example, they probably played the toughest schedule in D3 and it ended up costing them a spot in the NCAA tournament due to how the last portion of the non conference matches played out. Another example would be Endicott. They don't play in a tough conference and their non conference play is not that tough, hence they will continue to be in the play-in situation. Kean was in that similar situation a year or two ago and last year they beefed up their non conference schedule and was successful and ended up being seeded versus being a play-in team. Very good point, I was thinking of teams in weaker conferences. I believe that with the exceptions of the UVC and CVC, teams must go outside of their conference to get the highest quality opponents they can find. Most likely they will find those opponents from the CVC, UVC, or obviously the independents (UCSC and SC). On a different note are there any teams moving out or into conferences this year like UCSC did last year?
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Post by bbk on Aug 7, 2014 16:49:19 GMT -5
I think it depends on what conference you in. Let's take the UVC, that is arguably one of the toughest conferences so when you schedule out of conference you need to be selective and you need to win those matches. If you have weakness they will arise in conference play. Take Elmira for example, they probably played the toughest schedule in D3 and it ended up costing them a spot in the NCAA tournament due to how the last portion of the non conference matches played out. Another example would be Endicott. They don't play in a tough conference and their non conference play is not that tough, hence they will continue to be in the play-in situation. Kean was in that similar situation a year or two ago and last year they beefed up their non conference schedule and was successful and ended up being seeded versus being a play-in team. Very good point, I was thinking of teams in weaker conferences. I believe that with the exceptions of the UVC and CVC, teams must go outside of their conference to get the highest quality opponents they can find. Most likely they will find those opponents from the CVC, UVC, or obviously the independents (UCSC and SC). On a different note are there any teams moving out or into conferences this year like UCSC did last year? The Buffalo 3 left the UVC (off to the NEAC) and the Illinois/Wisconsin schools have left the CVC (will form their own) so a whopping 15 schools in Pool B which include new program Loras as well (if they start this season). The West is stacked with teams including Rutgers Newark dropping into the CVC which still has Juniata, Stevenson and Thiel among its members.
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Post by BroNamath on Aug 8, 2014 11:29:34 GMT -5
Carthage, UCSC, and Springfield all independents this year? Will be interesting to see how that plays out because Springfield and Carthage never play each other during the regular season so maybe that will change now. SC and UCSC usually play each other once in the Hall of Fame Classic. That will be a battle for that pool B bid. It may be possible then for the second place independent to get a pool C bid if they all have successful seasons overall.
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