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Post by midwestfan on Sept 1, 2004 15:21:12 GMT -5
I think the next coach should be SOB ... he seems to have all the answers!
Oh yea, but then who would he bitch about! ;D
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Post by sonofbarcelonabob on Sept 1, 2004 15:33:06 GMT -5
I think the next coach should be SOB ... he seems to have all the answers! Oh yea, but then who would he bitch about! ;D Like I've said in the past, I couldn't afford the pay cut.
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Post by midwestfan on Sept 1, 2004 21:19:59 GMT -5
Like I've said in the past, I couldn't afford the pay cut. And you think Beal and Co. can?
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Post by sonofbarcelonabob on Sept 1, 2004 23:04:51 GMT -5
And you think Beal and Co. can? Beal continues to get a fat salary for stuff he did 20 years ago. Happens all the time in the business world, do something big early on, and live off that for the rest of your career. I guarantee you if they hire some schmoo to replace Beal that's not an international heavyweight like a Julio Velasco or Jose Guimares, that the negotiated salary level will be much less than what Beal is currently getting paid. And I assure you that Beal is getting paid big bucks right now by USAV.
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Post by vballguy2001 on Sept 1, 2004 23:11:21 GMT -5
-Millar is a guy who can hit a variety of sets. All he ever hits are front-ones. Hoff hits 31s, but I've never seen Ball set that to Millar. Why? I have no clue. How about a back one? We never see that either. Millar plays MB adjacent to Ball, which means he blocks with Ball 2 out of 3 times in the front row. We've detailed what a crummy blocker Ball is in RF, why not alter the system and allow Millar to block in the RF position, where he can line up against the best outside hitters of the opponents everytime. Ball can handle the first tempo in the middle, it's an easier set to block anyway, and if he's lucky, he may even get outside to help. In transition, Millar can hit a red or a 5 or even a back one. The '88 Gold Medal team used to do that all the time with Buck/Partie, and even Timmons. Flip-flop the blocking scheme to maximize the matchups. Heck, you'd see people like Stork and Partie hitting on the left because that's where they ended up blocking and sometimes hitting in dig-transition. The reason why Millar doesn't hit any other type of set is because Ball is a stubborn uncoachable setter. Probably the reason he hasn't got better either. I was at the houston and austin games against russia and argentina, and I remember Beal telling Ball every time out to set millar, and he never did. I think before we get all over the coaches for the lack of improvement I think we need to look at the players. Some of these players are very stubborn (ie Ball). I thought Millar when he was healthy before the olympics looked better then I have ever seen him, and Priddy looked amazing at times. About Sullivan, he has never been a good defensive player, he is in there for passing. As for the question as why he is always diving for balls? Come on, these guys hammer balls at 90 mphs (maybe an exageration at times). Sometimes going over the block. so naturally he's going to have to dive quite a bit.
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Post by VBCOACH on Sept 1, 2004 23:55:38 GMT -5
And I assure you that Beal is getting paid big bucks right now by USAV. $300,000/yr. Toshi only gets $75,000. That's because USAV spent all of their available money for Doug. The Womens' job was offered to Lang Ping (sp?) (good choise!) but she demanded that same salary as they were paying Doug Beal. USAV couldn't afford it, so she turned them down. So I heard.
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Post by sonofbarcelonabob on Sept 2, 2004 0:41:17 GMT -5
About Sullivan, he has never been a good defensive player, he is in there for passing. As for the question as why he is always diving for balls? Come on, these guys hammer balls at 90 mphs (maybe an exageration at times). Sometimes going over the block. so naturally he's going to have to dive quite a bit. 90% of the time when Sullivan dives for a ball, it's for show. Basic defensive philosophy has always been to move into position while the set is in the air travelling towards the hitter, and to stop and set yourself as the hitter contacts the ball. Sullivan has some of the worst defensive positioning of any player (not just libero, we are talking all players who play backrow) I've ever seen. Whatever the block is taking away, you move to take away the other most probable shot the hitter will take. But then again...playing behind any block set by Ball would probably cause alot of people to guess anyway.
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Post by sonofbarcelonabob on Sept 2, 2004 0:45:33 GMT -5
$300,000/yr. Toshi only gets $75,000. That's because USAV spent all of their available money for Doug. The Womens' job was offered to Lang Ping (sp?) (good choise!) but she demanded that same salary as they were paying Doug Beal. USAV couldn't afford it, so she turned them down. So I heard. If that's true, what a crock. That money could have been better spent upping the salaries of guys like Rob Browning, Hugh Mc-howeveryouspellhislastname, Toshi, and Kevin Hambly. You don't have to pay McGown much, he's retired anyway and just doing this to help out. But I'm sure all those other folks would gladly appreciate even a 5k-10k raise over what they are presently making, considering they bust their asses in their roles as assistants.
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Post by doctordubya on Sept 2, 2004 3:36:16 GMT -5
$300,000/yr. Toshi only gets $75,000. That's because USAV spent all of their available money for Doug. The Womens' job was offered to Lang Ping (sp?) (good choise!) but she demanded that same salary as they were paying Doug Beal. USAV couldn't afford it, so she turned them down. So I heard. Wow. You could get a decent coach for that sort of money... And if the Lang Ping scenario is right, Doug Beal is not only sucking up large amounts of $$ from USAV, but also setting a benchmark that prevents them hiring the best coaches? My, what a useful guy to have around.
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Post by foreignball on Sept 2, 2004 7:39:13 GMT -5
$300,000/yr. Toshi only gets $75,000. That's because USAV spent all of their available money for Doug. So I heard. Are you saying TY is making much less than quite a few college coaches? Wow
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Post by vballguy2001 on Sept 2, 2004 11:52:58 GMT -5
90% of the time when Sullivan dives for a ball, it's for show. Basic defensive philosophy has always been to move into position while the set is in the air travelling towards the hitter, and to stop and set yourself as the hitter contacts the ball. Sullivan has some of the worst defensive positioning of any player (not just libero, we are talking all players who play backrow) I've ever seen. Whatever the block is taking away, you move to take away the other most probable shot the hitter will take. But then again...playing behind any block set by Ball would probably cause alot of people to guess anyway. Agreed about how to play defense, and agreed on Ball. I think sometimes some will never be good defensive players. Sullivan is one of em.
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Post by VBCOACH on Sept 2, 2004 16:23:11 GMT -5
Are you saying TY is making much less than quite a few college coaches? Wow Yeah, just one of many reasons that top college coaches don't want to give up their gig to coach the Womens National Team.
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