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Post by volleyguy on Sept 30, 2014 17:34:21 GMT -5
I like Boof. He speaks for the super PSU fan in me. He says things I hope, but am afraid to say. I can imagine he gets to be a bit much for those who chose to support other teams. It's nice that there's a BLOG like Volleytalk, where we can all express our innermost selves, and know that the other participants have equally valid viewpoints. It's not that I don't like PSU, I don't think he supported his arguments with anything but circumstantial evidence given this is a team sport. It's like saying Yount is better than Ripken because the Brewer's owned the head-to-head over the Orioles and Yount has two MVPs. It's ridiculous to assert those facts as reasons for Yount's superiority (although he was) and similarly, it is wrong to assert Micha's superiority as a setter given those facts. If he were to talk about her skills in detail, I'd be okay. I think Micha is better than Carlini with regard to attacking and serving. She is not going to make the National Team as a result of those two skills and is not better than Carlini otherwise. Just not a well-crafted argument. Come on now. You posted this: No. She will never play with a NT. She doesn't have the setting skill. Period. Not really a well-crafted argument in the exact opposite way.
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Post by volleyguy on Sept 30, 2014 17:49:14 GMT -5
I'd take Hancock over Courtney Thompson, which by definition apparently, would make Micha national team material. I don't see Micha playing a serious role on the national team, but she's certainly good enough and accomplished enough to play professionally somewhere if she chooses to pursue that possibility. I think obviously has the ability to play professionally if she wants to. I do not, however, think she could play for Team USA as a setter. Agreed. As I said, I don't see her on the NT, but that's not because she's terrible, as some people suggest, but rather because there are other (and better) options that are too similar or too diiferent from what she has to offer (Glass in the former, and Carlini in the latter) I'm not completely sold on the fact that Carlini is a lock either. There are simply too many variables eg. changes in coaches, philosophy, culture etc to be able to predict.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 17:52:57 GMT -5
I think obviously has the ability to play professionally if she wants to. I do not, however, think she could play for Team USA as a setter. Agreed. As I said, I don't see her on the NT, but that's not because she's terrible, as some people suggest, but rather because there are other (and better) options that are too similar or too diiferent from what she has to offer (Glass in the former, and Carlini in the latter) I'm not completely sold on the fact that Carlini is a lock either. There are simply too many variables eg. changes in coaches, philosophy, culture etc to be able to predict. Unfortunately, I agree with you, but I think that a change in coaches (which likely yields a change in philosophy/culture) would be her best option.
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Post by volleyguy on Sept 30, 2014 18:07:37 GMT -5
Agreed. As I said, I don't see her on the NT, but that's not because she's terrible, as some people suggest, but rather because there are other (and better) options that are too similar or too diiferent from what she has to offer (Glass in the former, and Carlini in the latter) I'm not completely sold on the fact that Carlini is a lock either. There are simply too many variables eg. changes in coaches, philosophy, culture etc to be able to predict. Unfortunately, I agree with you, but I think that a change in coaches (which likely yields a change in philosophy/culture) would be her best option. Do you think Carlini is a good fit for this super-fast offense? I feel that one of the thoughts behind the whole "Washington spilled the beans on the Carlini give" was simply to try to get in her head about technique. Trying to make sudden or wholesale changes to her technique seems like the worst thing she could do.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 18:16:42 GMT -5
Unfortunately, I agree with you, but I think that a change in coaches (which likely yields a change in philosophy/culture) would be her best option. Do you think Carlini is a good fit for this super-fast offense? I feel that one of the thoughts behind the whole "Washington spilled the beans on the Carlini give" was simply to try to get in her head about technique. Trying to make sudden or wholesale changes to her technique seems like the worst thing she could do. I think Carlini is the very best fit we have for this super-fast offense... if the coach still thinks that this offense is our best option to win (I don't). She's the only one technically talented enough to execute this system as consistently as it requires. And, I agree about the Washington thing; they noticed nothing that gave them an edge in set four/five.
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Post by volleyguy on Sept 30, 2014 18:21:35 GMT -5
I think they did notice something. I was referring to the fact that they decided to mention it to someone who would relay/publish it. That seemed a clearly intentional effort to put it out there.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 18:36:35 GMT -5
I think they did notice something. I was referring to the fact that they decided to mention it to someone who would relay/publish it. That seemed a clearly intentional effort to put it out there. I don't think that her tendency allowed them to score more blocks, or gave them an advantage in those sets, and I don't think that the staff magically discovered this valuable piece of information between the third and fourth sets like they claim. Not a chance. As often as I do manage to correctly guess where she's setting the ball beforehand, she schools me the next 15 times without a doubt. I don't think her tendency is as big of a weakness as the article tried to imply. It was a very interesting move by Washington to publicize it.
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Post by SportyBucky on Sept 30, 2014 18:56:38 GMT -5
I've posted more than a few times before about why I believe micha will not set for the NT. Don't care to reiterate for the tenth time. She just doesn't have the location and tempo consistency and it's not improved that dramatically that I expect her skills to grow enough to set for the USA.
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Post by MTC on Sept 30, 2014 21:39:39 GMT -5
I've posted more than a few times before about why I believe micha will not set for the NT. Don't care to reiterate for the tenth time. She just doesn't have the location and tempo consistency and it's not improved that dramatically that I expect her skills to grow enough to set for the USA. Why don't I believe you? I'm sure you will reiterate it a few more time this season and praise Carlini's play. LOL
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Post by kabvb on Sept 30, 2014 23:53:26 GMT -5
These are grown men jealous of a young woman. Comparing her to Carlini and continuing to minimize her talent,appears to motivate her to play even harder. Thank you.
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Post by SportyBucky on Oct 1, 2014 8:31:15 GMT -5
I've posted more than a few times before about why I believe micha will not set for the NT. Don't care to reiterate for the tenth time. She just doesn't have the location and tempo consistency and it's not improved that dramatically that I expect her skills to grow enough to set for the USA. Why don't I believe you? I'm sure you will reiterate it a few more time this season and praise Carlini's play. LOL I honestly don't think Carlini has been as impressive this season and Micha has impressed. Doesn't mean she'll set for the NT. I do believe Carlini has the skill to do so. I can't speak to why you don't believe me, but I can take some guesses if you like.
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