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Post by dorothymantooth on Dec 19, 2014 14:35:18 GMT -5
Foecke plays in Iowa's smallest class. I know she averaged 13 points a set in one of their state tournament games. Not saying she wouldn't/couldn't put up similar numbers at a bigger school, but even if Hodson had played HS ball, it'd be hard to replicate the numbers Foecke put down just because of the competition she was up against. Here are her hitting stats from high school: SEASON | KILLS/SET | HITTING % | Freshman | 4.07 | .419 | Sophomore | 5.43 | .519 | Junior | 6.08 | .569 | Senior | 6.45 | .635 |
One may discount those numbers because of the competition she played against in high school, but at the 2013 FIVB Girls' World Championship, where Team USA placed second (the first time a youth/junior USA volleyball team of either gender medaled in a world championship), Foecke had 84 kills and hit .449 in eight matches, leading Team USA to the silver medal. In the championship match against China, both Foecke and Molly Haggerty led the team with 9 points apiece. If I remember correctly, Hodson was the team captain at that tournament. I'm confident in her offensive game with the stats and experience that she brings to Nebraska (we've all seen the video on Youtube where she knocks two people out in the same play), but I'm interested in seeing how she develops as a back-row player. Both she and Chesney McClellan have been quoted saying that they chose Nebraska because they feel Nebraska prepares players to have a great defensive and passing game better than any other school (see Team USA's current lineup of primary and secondary passers). John Kawa says she possesses the "agility of a libero," so it will be interesting to see if she plays all around or gets subbed out. I'm sure we can expect to see her at the serving line, though, as she has a wicked jump serve a la Jordan Larson and Kelsey Robinson. Hitting stats from HS have no business in any discussion relating to how good players will be in college.
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Post by dorothymantooth on Dec 19, 2014 14:35:54 GMT -5
What are people's thoughts on Cook running a 6-2? TBH, I'm not much of a fan of that system. Besides Stanford's modified 6-2 where both setters became opposites in the front row years ago, I don't recall a team winning the title with a contemporary 6-2. Does anyone think Cook will experiment with it in the pre-season? It certainly would give the players an opportunity to showcase their abilities at different positions. If it becomes a pre-season reality, who's the other setter? Would Cook look at Brooke Smith, when both Justine and Alexa were setters in high school? Justine was great at setting out-of-system plays for us this year, and if she became a setter, that would give Maloney a shot at libero. OFC, this scenario would rely heavily on Maloney's prowess as libero, but people are talking about her being the next Banwarth, Miyashiro, Ailes, Hagglund. If this were the case, could a possible 6-2 lineup look like this: STARTERS: S1: Hunter S2: Wong-Orantes OPP1: A. Rolfzen OPP2: Foecke OHs: K. Rolfzen & Fien MBs: Hall & Meghan Haggerty L: Maloney BACKUPS: S: Smith OPP: Larson OH: Maddie Haggerty, Ostrander, and Boender MB: Keil, Reeves DS: Ethridge, Townsend there is zero chance they are in a 6-2. Zero
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Post by #skoskers on Dec 19, 2014 14:41:13 GMT -5
What are people's thoughts on Cook running a 6-2? TBH, I'm not much of a fan of that system. Besides Stanford's modified 6-2 where both setters became opposites in the front row years ago, I don't recall a team winning the title with a contemporary 6-2. Does anyone think Cook will experiment with it in the pre-season? It certainly would give the players an opportunity to showcase their abilities at different positions. If it becomes a pre-season reality, who's the other setter? Would Cook look at Brooke Smith, when both Justine and Alexa were setters in high school? Justine was great at setting out-of-system plays for us this year, and if she became a setter, that would give Maloney a shot at libero. OFC, this scenario would rely heavily on Maloney's prowess as libero, but people are talking about her being the next Banwarth, Miyashiro, Ailes, Hagglund. If this were the case, could a possible 6-2 lineup look like this: STARTERS: S1: Hunter S2: Wong-Orantes OPP1: A. Rolfzen OPP2: Foecke OHs: K. Rolfzen & Fien MBs: Hall & Meghan Haggerty L: Maloney BACKUPS: S: Smith OPP: Larson OH: Maddie Haggerty, Ostrander, and Boender MB: Keil, Reeves DS: Ethridge, Townsend there is zero chance they are in a 6-2. Zero That is such a relief to hear! Like I said, I'm not a fan of the 6-2. As a spectator, I loathe watching games against teams with 6-2s, because it slows the game down. As a player, it's obviously harder to have to adjust to two different setters.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Dec 19, 2014 14:43:19 GMT -5
Nebraska's going to have a lot of interesting choices to make in the back row next year. There are only so many subs, and it's going to be hard to fit them all in. Etheridge's serve is so good I can't see her not getting onto the court somehow. Albrecht's serve is also a point-scorer, and she gives them a pretty good pipe attack option - Maloney could be a better passer and defender than the other two and still make the team worse unless that serve cranks.
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Post by #skoskers on Dec 19, 2014 15:27:29 GMT -5
Here are her hitting stats from high school: SEASON | KILLS/SET | HITTING % | Freshman | 4.07 | .419 | Sophomore | 5.43 | .519 | Junior | 6.08 | .569 | Senior | 6.45 | .635 |
One may discount those numbers because of the competition she played against in high school, but at the 2013 FIVB Girls' World Championship, where Team USA placed second (the first time a youth/junior USA volleyball team of either gender medaled in a world championship), Foecke had 84 kills and hit .449 in eight matches, leading Team USA to the silver medal. In the championship match against China, both Foecke and Molly Haggerty led the team with 9 points apiece. If I remember correctly, Hodson was the team captain at that tournament. I'm confident in her offensive game with the stats and experience that she brings to Nebraska (we've all seen the video on Youtube where she knocks two people out in the same play), but I'm interested in seeing how she develops as a back-row player. Both she and Chesney McClellan have been quoted saying that they chose Nebraska because they feel Nebraska prepares players to have a great defensive and passing game better than any other school (see Team USA's current lineup of primary and secondary passers). John Kawa says she possesses the "agility of a libero," so it will be interesting to see if she plays all around or gets subbed out. I'm sure we can expect to see her at the serving line, though, as she has a wicked jump serve a la Jordan Larson and Kelsey Robinson. Hitting stats from HS have no business in any discussion relating to how good players will be in college. You don't think college coaches would be turned off by a recruit averaging only 1.2 kills per set and hitting .180 in the high school game? I'm sure coaches would ponder if that player could do any better in the college game, whereas conversely, coaches would look more favorably at that same recruit if her numbers were over the top. Also, why is any weight given to PrepVolleyball and other rankings in recruiting, when those rankings are partially based on a player's stats? I guess, following your reasoning, coaches don't look at recruits' stats whatsoever, since you say it has "no business in any discussion" regarding a player's potential in college.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Dec 19, 2014 16:01:32 GMT -5
Hitting stats from HS have no business in any discussion relating to how good players will be in college. You don't think college coaches would be turned off by a recruit averaging only 1.2 kills per set and hitting .180 in the high school game? I'm sure coaches would ponder if that player could do any better in the college game, whereas conversely, coaches would look more favorably at that same recruit if her numbers were over the top. Also, why is any weight given to PrepVolleyball and other rankings in recruiting, when those rankings are partially based on a player's stats? I guess, following your reasoning, coaches don't look at recruits' stats whatsoever, since you say it has "no business in any discussion" regarding a player's potential in college. 1) PrepVolleyball rankings aren't based on stats. The Maxpreps are, and that's also why they're not taken seriously. PrepVB rankings are based on coaches watching players play. 2) Even if reliable rankings DID use stats, they would use CLUB and not HIGH SCHOOL stats. Big difference.
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Post by #skoskers on Dec 19, 2014 16:21:28 GMT -5
You don't think college coaches would be turned off by a recruit averaging only 1.2 kills per set and hitting .180 in the high school game? I'm sure coaches would ponder if that player could do any better in the college game, whereas conversely, coaches would look more favorably at that same recruit if her numbers were over the top. Also, why is any weight given to PrepVolleyball and other rankings in recruiting, when those rankings are partially based on a player's stats? I guess, following your reasoning, coaches don't look at recruits' stats whatsoever, since you say it has "no business in any discussion" regarding a player's potential in college. 1) PrepVolleyball rankings aren't based on stats. The Maxpreps are, and that's also why they're not taken seriously. PrepVB rankings are based on coaches watching players play. 2) Even if reliable rankings DID use stats, they would use CLUB and not HIGH SCHOOL stats. Big difference. C4ndle, thanks for the clarification! I wasn't sure which ranking system used the stats.
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Post by vup on Dec 19, 2014 16:28:20 GMT -5
What are people's thoughts on Cook running a 6-2? TBH, I'm not much of a fan of that system. Besides Stanford's modified 6-2 where both setters became opposites in the front row years ago, I don't recall a team winning the title with a contemporary 6-2. Does anyone think Cook will experiment with it in the pre-season? It certainly would give the players an opportunity to showcase their abilities at different positions. If it becomes a pre-season reality, who's the other setter? Would Cook look at Brooke Smith, when both Justine and Alexa were setters in high school? Justine was great at setting out-of-system plays for us this year, and if she became a setter, that would give Maloney a shot at libero. OFC, this scenario would rely heavily on Maloney's prowess as libero, but people are talking about her being the next Banwarth, Miyashiro, Ailes, Hagglund. If this were the case, could a possible 6-2 lineup look like this: STARTERS: S1: Hunter S2: Wong-Orantes OPP1: A. Rolfzen OPP2: Foecke OHs: K. Rolfzen & Fien MBs: Hall & Meghan Haggerty L: Maloney BACKUPS: S: Smith OPP: Larson OH: Maddie Haggerty, Ostrander, and Boender MB: Keil, Reeves DS: Ethridge, Townsend Dear Lord...
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Post by #skoskers on Dec 19, 2014 16:51:43 GMT -5
What are people's thoughts on Cook running a 6-2? TBH, I'm not much of a fan of that system. Besides Stanford's modified 6-2 where both setters became opposites in the front row years ago, I don't recall a team winning the title with a contemporary 6-2. Does anyone think Cook will experiment with it in the pre-season? It certainly would give the players an opportunity to showcase their abilities at different positions. If it becomes a pre-season reality, who's the other setter? Would Cook look at Brooke Smith, when both Justine and Alexa were setters in high school? Justine was great at setting out-of-system plays for us this year, and if she became a setter, that would give Maloney a shot at libero. OFC, this scenario would rely heavily on Maloney's prowess as libero, but people are talking about her being the next Banwarth, Miyashiro, Ailes, Hagglund. If this were the case, could a possible 6-2 lineup look like this: STARTERS: S1: Hunter S2: Wong-Orantes OPP1: A. Rolfzen OPP2: Foecke OHs: K. Rolfzen & Fien MBs: Hall & Meghan Haggerty L: Maloney BACKUPS: S: Smith OPP: Larson OH: Maddie Haggerty, Ostrander, and Boender MB: Keil, Reeves DS: Ethridge, Townsend Dear Lord... "Dear Lord"? Productive post. LOL Again, I never said I was promoting a 6-2. In fact, I said I'm not a fan of it at all. So what are you Dear Lord-ing? My disclaimer saying I didn't like the 6-2, or are you agreeing with me that a 6-2 would be futile, given that there hasn’t been a history of success with said system? Given Cook's use of the system in the past 10 years (2005, 2009, 2013) that deserved a "Good Lord," that shouldn't disqualify the question from being pondered, especially since the title of this thread, "Nebraska 2015," is speculative in nature.
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Post by vup on Dec 19, 2014 17:45:44 GMT -5
"Dear Lord"? Productive post. LOL Again, I never said I was promoting a 6-2. In fact, I said I'm not a fan of it at all. So what are you Dear Lord-ing? My disclaimer saying I didn't like the 6-2, or are you agreeing with me that a 6-2 would be futile, given that there hasn’t been a history of success with said system? Given Cook's use of the system in the past 10 years (2005, 2009, 2013) that deserved a "Good Lord," that shouldn't disqualify the question from being pondered, especially since the title of this thread, "Nebraska 2015," is speculative in nature. It's just my reaction towards being in a 6-2 with Hunter and Wong-Orantes. That would certainly be a game-changer, in a way that would make me say, Dear Lord. Your speculation is appreciated, if not humoring.
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Post by milkmandan on Dec 19, 2014 18:13:32 GMT -5
I agree with dorothy. Cook has said several times he doesn't like running a 6-2. Hunter hasn't sat for two years only to come in and share the setting duties with someone who hasn't set for three years.
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Post by wishinwestcoastvb on Dec 19, 2014 18:20:01 GMT -5
If they go with someone's 6-2 idea with Maloney at libero, don't worry about Maloney not scoring points off her serve. She has a wicked jump float. The bottom drops right out.
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Post by bball on Dec 19, 2014 18:46:41 GMT -5
No 6-2 will happen,but fun to think about. I'm excited for Huskers next season. I'm going to hire Amber a drill Sargent to work with in the off season I think.
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Post by dorothymantooth on Dec 19, 2014 18:55:53 GMT -5
I agree with dorothy. Cook has said several times he doesn't like running a 6-2. Hunter hasn't sat for two years only to come in and share the setting duties with someone who hasn't set for three years. Cook actually does like the 6-2, they don't have the personnel for it. They currently dont have won strong RS attacker let alone 2, and also only have one setter at a high level. Zero chance.
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Post by dorothymantooth on Dec 19, 2014 18:57:51 GMT -5
Also, as to the China discussion earlier in the thread, while Cook thought they played great volleyball in Asia and had their best Asia trip yet, the staff will admit it threw a wrench in their off-season recovery and led to some sluggish performances early in the year. If they had it to do over again, they would've tried to take the Asia trip earlier in the year and leave more time for recovery in the summer. Yes, and they did try to go earlier. Initially they were going to Brazil but the trip fell to close to soccer world cup and it got very expensive and logistically very difficult.
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