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Post by MTC on Sept 22, 2014 18:53:37 GMT -5
For some strange reason I admire both Carlini and Hancock and hope they both have great seasons. I am nominating both ladies for my "Wonder Woman" award. LOL  |
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Post by Phillytom on Sept 22, 2014 19:21:34 GMT -5
Micha has a ring. I'm sure she would be delighted to let Lauren be setter of the week every single week if it would help Micha get one more trip to the finals. And I'm sure Carlini would feel the same way. At the level Hancock and Carlini are playing, individual honors like this are simply not important. They are both at the pinnacle of their position -- and just want to get better. ok, this may come off as being a hater, but that is not my intention at all... i'm really surprised that carlini and hancock are sharing setter of week accolades. don't get me wrong... micha is a great setter, but considering the level of competition over the weekend - WI went 1-1 against 2 top 10 teams, where as PSU went 3-0 over much weaker teams - micha's stats showed better. i feel like carlini deserved the award much more than hancock (and i'm not saying this because I'm a badger). so the question is because I don't know... who makes the decisions as to who gets what, and do they not consider the level of competition players are facing? |
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Post by Wiswell on Sept 22, 2014 20:09:47 GMT -5
ok, this may come off as being a hater, but that is not my intention at all... i'm really surprised that carlini and hancock are sharing setter of week accolades. don't get me wrong... micha is a great setter, but considering the level of competition over the weekend - WI went 1-1 against 2 top 10 teams, where as PSU went 3-0 over much weaker teams - micha's stats showed better. i feel like carlini deserved the award much more than hancock (and i'm not saying this because I'm a badger). so the question is because I don't know... who makes the decisions as to who gets what, and do they not consider the level of competition players are facing? For setters, specifically, I bet one thing they look at is a team's hitting percentage. Those ace numbers are impressive as usual. However, without looking it up, Carlini gets a lot of points off her serve. I wonder by looking at points from serve how close they are. |
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Post by rainbowbadger on Sept 22, 2014 20:27:12 GMT -5
It seems to me these awards are about who had the best week. Not who is the best player of all. Micha and Lauren both had good weeks. So they share the award. My bet is that the response from both was something like, "Oh, cool. What's next?"
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Post by alwayslearning on Sept 22, 2014 22:27:16 GMT -5
I don't know a lot about the Big Ten but I just want to say that Taylor Morey, the Wisconsin libero, had an unbelievable couple matches in Seattle. Wisconsin plays great team defense, and Morey is the heart of that defense. Her performance was reminiscent of Natalie Hagglund of USC, and that's high praise indeed.
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Post by Boof1224 on Sept 22, 2014 22:50:28 GMT -5
I don't know a lot about the Big Ten but I just want to say that Taylor Morey, the Wisconsin libero, had an unbelievable couple matches in Seattle. Wisconsin plays great team defense, and Morey is the heart of that defense. Her performance was reminiscent of Natalie Hagglund of USC, and that's high praise indeed. Morey is good but like hagglund, don't know about that. Hagglund was insane. Motet is good but I don't think she's that good |
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Post by badgerbreath on Sept 22, 2014 23:24:33 GMT -5
I had doubts about Morey going into the season too, but this year she has been truly exceptional every time I've actually watched her. And that does not include the games against USC and UW. It's good she's getting wider recognition from other fans.
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Post by Trojan on Sept 23, 2014 21:39:13 GMT -5
Couple things. First of all psu went 4-0. Secondly not all agree USC is top ten team. They both split the award. Jeez. Getting a little greedy don't u think. If u look at stats alone Hancock should have won it. Carlini faced better I opponents. It is prob where it should be. not getting greedy - it was an opinion.. on top of that, there was a question about the process... so no need for your attitude. thanks. |
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