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Post by badgerbill on Jul 24, 2014 13:50:41 GMT -5
Wisky: S: Carlini MB: Nelson and Thompson OH: Kriskova and Chapman RS: Fricano/Thomas L: Morey
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Post by vballfreak808 on Jul 24, 2014 13:51:11 GMT -5
BYU: OH1: Alexa Gray OH2: Tambre Nobles (Haddock: She just got married) MB1: Whitney Young MB2: Amy Boswell OPP: Jennifer Hamson S: Camry Godfrey Willardson (Got married to as well I believe) L: Ciara Parker
I am assuming they are going to try and have Gray play all six rotations (they tried in parts of her freshmen year) but if that doesn't work then have Withers Welling play DS for her again.
Hawaii: OH1: Nikki Taylor OH2: Tai Manu-Olevau (Eventually beat out by Greeley) MB1: Kalei Adolpho MB2: Olivia Magill OPP: Keani Passi S: Taylor Higgins L: Sarah Mendoza
Texas: OH1: Haley Eckerman OH2: Tiffany Baker MB1: Khat Bell MB2: Molly McCage OPP: Chiaka Ogbogu S: Nicole Dalton L: Cat McCoy
Stanford: OH1: Jordan Burgess OH2: Brittany Howard MB1: Inky Ajanaku MB2: Megan McGehee OPP: Morgan Boukather S: Madi Bugg L: Kyle Gilbert
Penn State: OH1: Megan Courtney OH2: Ali Frantti MB1: Nia Grant MB2: Haleigh Washington OPP: Simone Lee S: Micha Hancock L: Dominique Gonzales DS: Lacey Fuller (For either Franti or Opposite)
Washington: OH1: Krista Vansant OH2: Tia Scambray MB1: Lianna Sybeldon MB2: Melanie Wade OPP1: DeHoog OPP2/S1: Tanner S2: Beals L: Strickland
USC: OH1: Samantha Bricio OH2: Lauryn Gillis MB1: Hannah Schraer MB2: Alicia Ogoms OPP1: Ebony Nwanebu OPP2: Brittany Abercrombie S1: Haley Crone S2: Alice Pizzasegola L: Taylor Whittingham
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Post by Longhorn20 on Jul 24, 2014 14:40:49 GMT -5
USC: OH-Bricio and Ruddins MB-Schraer and Dunn S(for middles)-Crone and Pizzasegola RS-Nwanebu and Abercrombie L(for left sides)-Schmidt I completely forgot that subbing the setters for the middles works. The only problem is that Nwanebu and Abercrombie would both have to play either middle or left back which I am sure they never really trained at in the back row. I think their extra firepower would be worth it. Plus they're only a sophomore and freshman, respectively, so plenty of time to work at it!
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Post by c4ndlelight on Jul 24, 2014 14:48:45 GMT -5
I completely forgot that subbing the setters for the middles works. The only problem is that Nwanebu and Abercrombie would both have to play either middle or left back which I am sure they never really trained at in the back row. I think their extra firepower would be worth it. Plus they're only a sophomore and freshman, respectively, so plenty of time to work at it! The big advantage there is that this way they can both get to serve (which they do well). Mick tried to get Nwanebu to serve a lot last year, but the rotations weren't as productive as they could be because there was no setter on the court. Whatever they give up in floor defense, they would more than make back in effectiveness of serve and presence of a setter to run the transition offense. Ho-hum service outside of Bricio might have been USC's biggest weakness last year, magnified when Bricio would get error-prone. This would really pump that up a notch.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2014 15:04:06 GMT -5
Best guess for Minnesota (and this is really wide open): S: Schau L1: Santana L2: Wilhite/Goehner M1: H Tapp M2: P Tapp O: Nora L: Rosado/Bohl If they run something funky with 2 setters, all bets are off. OP was talking about Top 10 teams. Not Minnesota. Very funny. Read his post again, doofus. Then apologize. I'll be waiting.
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Post by ay2013 on Jul 24, 2014 15:05:37 GMT -5
USC: OH-Bricio and Ruddins MB-Schraer and Dunn S(for middles)-Crone and Pizzasegola RS-Nwanebu and Abercrombie L(for left sides)-Schmidt I completely forgot that subbing the setters for the middles works. The only problem is that Nwanebu and Abercrombie would both have to play either middle or left back which I am sure they never really trained at in the back row. Primary back row defense of Bricio, nwanebu, Abercrombie, and some combination of ruddins or a freshmen?.... And no proven 2.5+ level passer on the floor? Sounds like a recipe for disaster. what's the point Of having all that offense if nobody can get the ball to the setter?
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Post by ay2013 on Jul 24, 2014 15:08:17 GMT -5
I think their extra firepower would be worth it. Plus they're only a sophomore and freshman, respectively, so plenty of time to work at it! The big advantage there is that this way they can both get to serve (which they do well). Mick tried to get Nwanebu to serve a lot last year, but the rotations weren't as productive as they could be because there was no setter on the court. Whatever they give up in floor defense, they would more than make back in effectiveness of serve and presence of a setter to run the transition offense. Teaching the middles to set a quality high ball to either pin would be a lot easier than teaching Nwanebu and Abercrombie back row play. Ho-hum service outside of Bricio might have been USC's biggest weakness last year, magnified when Bricio would get error-prone. This would really pump that up a notch. If getting the two big OPPS at the service line is the biggest bonus then they should play a half rotation without a setter... That would be a much better option than to play 6 rotations without a quality primary defender. If USC manages to make a defensive play off the OPP serve, Teach the middles to put up a high ball (shouldn't be too difficult) to either pin, since that is where the ball would be going anyway, even with a setter on the floor.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Jul 24, 2014 15:30:37 GMT -5
The big advantage there is that this way they can both get to serve (which they do well). Mick tried to get Nwanebu to serve a lot last year, but the rotations weren't as productive as they could be because there was no setter on the court. Whatever they give up in floor defense, they would more than make back in effectiveness of serve and presence of a setter to run the transition offense. Teaching the middles to set a quality high ball to either pin would be a lot easier than teaching Nwanebu and Abercrombie back row play. Ho-hum service outside of Bricio might have been USC's biggest weakness last year, magnified when Bricio would get error-prone. This would really pump that up a notch. If getting the two big OPPS at the service line is the biggest bonus then they should play a half rotation without a setter... That would be a much better option than to play 6 rotations without a quality primary defender. If USC manages to make a defensive play off the OPP serve, Teach the middles to put up a high ball (shouldn't be too difficult) to either pin, since that is where the ball would be going anyway, even with a setter on the floor. 6 rotations without a quality primary defender? Where did you get that from? The libero would come in for the opps after they've served.
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Post by ay2013 on Jul 24, 2014 15:31:29 GMT -5
I completely forgot that subbing the setters for the middles works. The only problem is that Nwanebu and Abercrombie would both have to play either middle or left back which I am sure they never really trained at in the back row. I think their extra firepower would be worth it. Plus they're only a sophomore and freshman, respectively, so plenty of time to work at it! Why does USC need extra firepower from the back row? Let's be honest, if Mick is depending on consistent offense from the back row to win matches, he has more pressing problems on is hands. If the setter is given a decent pass, USC's front line, at any given point in the match, should be able to score better than any team in the country.
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Post by ay2013 on Jul 24, 2014 15:34:20 GMT -5
If getting the two big OPPS at the service line is the biggest bonus then they should play a half rotation without a setter... That would be a much better option than to play 6 rotations without a quality primary defender. If USC manages to make a defensive play off the OPP serve, Teach the middles to put up a high ball (shouldn't be too difficult) to either pin, since that is where the ball would be going anyway, even with a setter on the floor. 6 rotations without a quality primary defender? Where did you get that from? The libero would come in for the opps after they've served. Well that I could get on board with. I got the impression from some posts that they would stay in the backrow for added offense. Perhaps I misunderstood. When it comes to USC the most apparent issues last year were the RS attack when Nwanebu was out, getting the middles the ball more, and passing breakdowns. I don't see how Nwanebu or Abercrombie playing significant time in the backrow helps improve any of that.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Jul 24, 2014 16:36:19 GMT -5
6 rotations without a quality primary defender? Where did you get that from? The libero would come in for the opps after they've served. Well that I could get on board with. I got the impression from some posts that they would stay in the backrow for added offense. Perhaps I misunderstood. When it comes to USC the most apparent issues last year were the RS attack when Nwanebu was out, getting the middles the ball more, and passing breakdowns. I don't see how Nwanebu or Abercrombie playing significant time in the backrow helps improve any of that. Minimal service pressure was certainly more of an issue than at least 1, and maybe 2 of those you list. Bricio was their only exceptional full-time server, and when she was missing opposing passers had it pretty easy. Mick tried to get Nwanebu serving as much as possible because she had their second best serve - it certainly wasn't so she could hit from the back row for half a rotation. Abercrombie has a good driving floater as well. This puts those two in lieu of the middle serving (which a lot of teams sub for anyways) and the libero (Hagglund wasn't very strong and I don't see any of the libero/DS corps excelling there either), and allows them to transition off of tough servers (there's not a lot more disheartening than getting a free ball off a tough serve and not converting because you don't have a setter on the court).
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Post by bballnut90 on Jul 24, 2014 16:39:49 GMT -5
Wisconsin: S: Carlini MB: Thompson/Nelson OH: Chapman/Kriskova RS: Thomas L: Morey DS: Morales
Penn State: S: Hancock MB: Grant/Washington OH: Frantti/Courtney RS: Whitney L: Gonzalez DS: Fuller
USC: S: Pizzasegola/Crone MB: Schraer/Ogoms OH: Bricio/Ruddins RS: Nwanebu/Abercrombie L: Whittingham
Texas: S: Collins/Dalton MB: Bell/McCage RS: Dalton/Ogbogu OH: Baker/Eckerman L: McCoy DS: Neal
Purdue: S: Nichol MB: Jones/Cuttino OH: Ambrose/Epenesa RS: Drews L: Neil
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Post by bballnut90 on Jul 24, 2014 16:43:41 GMT -5
Lots and lots of talent in women's volleyball this year with no obvious front runner.
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Post by trianglevolleyball on Jul 24, 2014 17:07:33 GMT -5
I think their extra firepower would be worth it. Plus they're only a sophomore and freshman, respectively, so plenty of time to work at it! The big advantage there is that this way they can both get to serve (which they do well). Mick tried to get Nwanebu to serve a lot last year, but the rotations weren't as productive as they could be because there was no setter on the court. Whatever they give up in floor defense, they would more than make back in effectiveness of serve and presence of a setter to run the transition offense. Ho-hum service outside of Bricio might have been USC's biggest weakness last year, magnified when Bricio would get error-prone. This would really pump that up a notch. You misunderstood what the longhorn guy thinks USC will do with their libero, he wants the libero to come in for the left sides (Bricio and Gillis/Ruddins) so that both Nwanebu and Abercrombie can play 6 rotations. In this scenario, at least one of them would have to be in the passing rotation, He thinks their offensive skills make up for their inability to play defense in the back row, but it's never gonna happen.
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Post by roofed! on Jul 24, 2014 19:08:06 GMT -5
The big advantage there is that this way they can both get to serve (which they do well). Mick tried to get Nwanebu to serve a lot last year, but the rotations weren't as productive as they could be because there was no setter on the court. Whatever they give up in floor defense, they would more than make back in effectiveness of serve and presence of a setter to run the transition offense. Ho-hum service outside of Bricio might have been USC's biggest weakness last year, magnified when Bricio would get error-prone. This would really pump that up a notch. You misunderstood what the longhorn guy thinks USC will do with their libero, he wants the libero to come in for the left sides (Bricio and Gillis/Ruddins) so that both Nwanebu and Abercrombie can play 6 rotations. In this scenario, at least one of them would have to be in the passing rotation, He thinks their offensive skills make up for their inability to play defense in the back row, but it's never gonna happen. I believe Bricio and Nwanebu will play all 6 rotations, and the libero will sub in for the 2nd OH and 2nd Opp. Obviously, there will be a rotation or two that the libero has to sit out as the 2nd OH and 2nd Opp do not line up across each other (when these 2 hitters would be in front row). The Opposites will share some of the passing duties, which is not uncommon in USC's system (Katie Fuller), especially when the 2nd OH is subbed out by the libero.
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