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Post by dorothymantooth on Dec 16, 2014 6:52:05 GMT -5
I'm going to have to re-watch this. I didn't think Nebraska played that badly, and in fact were pretty good defensively. Holding BYU to .236 is solid considering the Cougars were "on." I just thought BYU's block took them out of the game and the Cougars came up with some key, and kinda unexpected, digs that didn't allow the Huskers to get into the match (which was different from Friday when the Huskies gave up some very retrievable balls). Nebraska could certainly have played better, but so could Hamson. Watch how often Mary was actually in the sweet spot when setting. This was on serve receive for crying out loud and not out of system. Its a lack of mental focus and toughness. while her play warrants a fair share of criticism, her focus and toughness should never be questioned. If you ask any player or coach in that program, they would tell you she is beyond reproach in those areas. |
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Post by c4ndlelight on Dec 16, 2014 9:58:12 GMT -5
I'm going to have to re-watch this. I didn't think Nebraska played that badly, and in fact were pretty good defensively. Holding BYU to .236 is solid considering the Cougars were "on." I just thought BYU's block took them out of the game and the Cougars came up with some key, and kinda unexpected, digs that didn't allow the Huskers to get into the match (which was different from Friday when the Huskies gave up some very retrievable balls). Nebraska could certainly have played better, but so could Hamson. Watch how often Mary was actually in the sweet spot when setting. This was on serve receive for crying out loud and not out of system. Its a lack of mental focus and toughness. Mary was setting from target often enough. BYU had some aces on key points, but it wasn't a shankfest. I'd actually be curious to see the passing grades, I suspect it's a lot higher than you think. It's kind of an automatic response to blame passing when you lose (especially when you remember that one shank), but that's not always the case for everything. If anything, what happened was (a) Nebraska's inability to overcome BYU's blocking and digging, even in system and (b) Nebraska's inability to do as much damage on serve as they usually do (which I would argue they used to take home W's in several matches they were losing in the "run of the play" this year). |
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Post by tomclen on Dec 16, 2014 10:58:06 GMT -5
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Post by austintatious on Dec 16, 2014 12:42:50 GMT -5
Accept the fact that John Cook was outcoached and outstrategized by Olmstead. Certainly not trying to diminish the great job Olmstead did, I just feel at that level both teams will be exceptionally prepared, understand the challenges the opponent presents, but that players, and the level they perform at decide matches way more than coaches prep. Is outstrategized a word? Synonym for "out thunk." |
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Post by Mocha on Dec 18, 2014 15:29:21 GMT -5
Olmstead for Coach of the Year? Called it! |
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Post by coloradokidd on Dec 18, 2014 16:42:11 GMT -5
I feel that if NE had a couple more days of practice to prepare for this match - they could of, should of, would of prevailed. But 'C'est la vie'!
I think by Texas having those days to prepare, it will really help them.
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Post by canda on Dec 18, 2014 16:44:58 GMT -5
Can someone please explain to everyone the difference between "would of" and "would have", and that the latter is the correct usage.
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Dec 18, 2014 22:48:10 GMT -5
We will see =). Neal very used to being undersized. Haley...not so much. I still think Haley will really struggle tonight. Nice call. |
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