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Post by BeiBei on May 4, 2015 21:09:50 GMT -5
Sealy wasn't losing to JMac. Scambray and Jones both would have committed to UCLA had they been offered. Sealy didn't offer either one. The big loss was Bedard-Ghani when her club coach was Sealys asst. A lot of misses so far. Why in the world did Sealy not offer Jones or Scambray? That makes no sense. Make no sense and sounds completely Sealy! Jones has UCLA written all over her. Sealy went hard after Washington hoping the Tara Hittle's connection will help although Washington already mentioned in an interview she is 98% sure she is going to PSU. Purely on speculation, I think he has a poor relationship with the t street coaches
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Post by BeiBei on May 4, 2015 21:16:47 GMT -5
I would not be surprised if Buechler has a better year than Scambray or Shebby at Oregon. I will be very very surprised if this is true. Buechler is similar to Kelly Reeves who entered college a solid player with little upside and did not improve much over the years. Neither are tall, jump high nor hard hitters. Reeves's limitations are exposed in her last year when Love and Kidder graduated. Shebby can be explosive and pound the ball hard. She may end up as an AA if she develops more shots
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Post by bigfanofbigfan on May 4, 2015 21:40:38 GMT -5
One thing I noticed about USC is....Wait, wha?
OOps, sorry for interrupting, I thought this is a USC thread, my bad! LOL
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Post by socalsurf on May 5, 2015 0:48:25 GMT -5
*sigh* What a mess the last year has been for my Women of Troy... haha
I'm one of the few who aren't completely off of the Mick-train just yet. I still think he's a good coach and a great recruiter, so starting completely from scratch means you'll probably lose a number of the big name recruits and whatnot, and I don't think we can afford that right now. Even when Mick does retire though, who would be able to/want to take over? USC, IMO, would be a dream job for many coaches around the country: it's a hotbed for recruits, a storied volleyball program, has top notch facilities, and of course you'd be living in Los Angeles, so it'll be interesting to see who would replace him. I'm hoping Associate HC Tim Nollan stays though, he's great. Seeing as that this is the 2015 offseason thread, here's my guess:
OH1: Sam Bricio (Sr.) OH2: Elise Ruddins (Jr.) - Alyse Wallace-Ford (Fr.) - Sarah Livingston (So.) MB1: Alicia Ogoms (Sr.) MB2: Jordan Dunn (So.) - Rachel Reed (Fr.) OPP: Brittany Abercrombie (So.) S: Alice Pizzasegola (Jr.) / Baylee Johnson (Fr.) L: Taylor Whittingham (Jr.) - Victoria Garrick (Fr.)
There's only 12 on the roster now including the incoming frosh and excluding any new transfers/walk-ons. Does anyone think Mick would still run a modified 6-2 like last year instead of going strictly 5-1? I know Pizzasegola wasn't all that good last year, but I don't think Mick would want his Italian import riding the bench for two more years. 2016, though, will be good with an OH in Lanier coming in to replace Bricio. I think the other two recruits, a tall MB from Texas and Raegan LeGrand, an athletic libero from Nebraska, are highly touted as well?
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Post by bigfanofbigfan on May 5, 2015 9:46:55 GMT -5
I supposed those who are not happy have left the team, those who want to keep being a Trojan stay. It's easier to motivate, lead and teach those who believe in the system and organization.
This could bode very well for the team this year. They could be more united as a team. Leadership on and off the court could be stronger and more visible.
When I watch the WoT last year, they obviously missing a leader ala Hagglund. Maybe because Coach Haley was so vocal and visible during the match? I don't know.
I will be rooting for them to rise above all the adversities this year.
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Post by zenyada on May 5, 2015 16:45:48 GMT -5
One thing I noticed about USC is....Wait, wha? OOps, sorry for interrupting, I thought this is a USC thread, my bad! LOL Let me try to bring it full circle....I was responding to this posts growing hysteria about talent leakage out of Southern California, apparently as a result of Mick and Mike's deficient recruiting skills. My comments earlier about Wallace Ford and then Buechler were essentially along the same path, that its premature to declare either coach incapable of assembling and retaining high level talent both in southern california and beyond. As I said, I think AWF will be an upgrade at OH-2 and defensively for WoT. And while I may be in the minority on Buechler here, I would add: ---her passing and defense were never really bad, but Drolson really picked up her game and was just a bit better, and this allowed Reily to focus on hitting. Not a bad coaching decision. She can play six rotations. ---I thought she made a nice transition from power hitter at the club level to add shot making and using the edges of the block in her first year. ---The Kelly Reeves comparison is fair in that both are more naturally OH-2's, but I recall Kelly improving dramatically from freshman to sophomore years. She just lacked the same help in 2013. ---and while Buechler may have struggled in a few matches, this may have partly been setting related. If Chandler sets, she may find improved rhythm hitting sets from her high school teammate. I just think it will be interesting to watch how the class of 2014 progresses in the PAC this year, including Abercrombie.
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Post by bigfanofbigfan on May 5, 2015 17:33:13 GMT -5
One thing I noticed about USC is....Wait, wha? OOps, sorry for interrupting, I thought this is a USC thread, my bad! LOL Let me try to bring it full circle....I was responding to this posts growing hysteria about talent leakage out of Southern California, apparently as a result of Mick and Mike's deficient recruiting skills. My comments earlier about Wallace Ford and then Buechler were essentially along the same path, that its premature to declare either coach incapable of assembling and retaining high level talent both in southern california and beyond. I just think it will be interesting to watch how the class of 2014 progresses in the PAC this year, including Abercrombie. I think you have useful insights and very interesting observations, but more suited in a separate thread, specifically "PAC12 2014 signees in 2015" maybe? Is there such topic yet? If not you should create one, I am sure lot of others been waiting for one.
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Post by tomclen on May 5, 2015 17:39:43 GMT -5
Before you guys throw Mick out with the bath-water, remember that his team was one ever-so-slightly-wide attack error from going to the final four in Seattle in 2013.
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Post by WahineFan44 on May 5, 2015 17:55:27 GMT -5
I don't get the mick hate. Yes he reminds me of a lizard (Hagglund said it so don't attack me) and he's old school, the man can coach and he's sure as hell can receuit. Maybe besides Elliot, who I am certain has sold his soul for the ability to land these reveuits, and rose, also MAYBE Sheffield he's the best recruiter in college volleyball. Sure he's not the perfect cosch by any means, but what coach is?. Losing nwanebu and gillis sucks, but it's not like usc doesn't have top ten talent on their team. They do and there is no excuse why they shouldn't be ranked next year.
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Post by pepperbrooks on May 5, 2015 18:43:29 GMT -5
I don't get the mick hate. Yes he reminds me of a lizard (Hagglund said it so don't attack me) and he's old school, the man can coach and he's sure as hell can receuit. Maybe besides Elliot, who I am certain has sold his soul for the ability to land these reveuits, and rose, also MAYBE Sheffield he's the best recruiter in college volleyball. Sure he's not the perfect cosch by any means, but what coach is?. Losing nwanebu and gillis sucks, but it's not like usc doesn't have top ten talent on their team. They do and there is no excuse why they shouldn't be ranked next year. Well, he's not super humble, for one thing. And he's very stubborn. Just a thought.
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Post by WahineFan44 on May 5, 2015 18:46:05 GMT -5
I don't get the mick hate. Yes he reminds me of a lizard (Hagglund said it so don't attack me) and he's old school, the man can coach and he's sure as hell can receuit. Maybe besides Elliot, who I am certain has sold his soul for the ability to land these reveuits, and rose, also MAYBE Sheffield he's the best recruiter in college volleyball. Sure he's not the perfect cosch by any means, but what coach is?. Losing nwanebu and gillis sucks, but it's not like usc doesn't have top ten talent on their team. They do and there is no excuse why they shouldn't be ranked next year. Well, he's not super humble, for one thing. And he's very stubborn. Just a thought. Ive only seen him coach in person once and that was 2006, so I don't know much about his demeanor but I've never really heard that bad of things about him. I do know he "cries" a lot when calls go against his team, but I didn't know he wasnt humble. I think everyone has a right to an opinion, on who they like and who they don't like, but to blame him for the transfers isnt the right thing to do IMO
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Post by southie on May 5, 2015 19:15:53 GMT -5
Before you guys throw Mick out with the bath-water, remember that his team was one ever-so-slightly-wide attack error from going to the final four in Seattle in 2013. And, more importantly, don't forget how he and his team had a 2-0 set lead at home over Washington before losing in 5 sets. He did that around 3-5 times in Regional Finals while coaching at Texas.
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Post by WahineFan44 on May 5, 2015 19:23:45 GMT -5
Before you guys throw Mick out with the bath-water, remember that his team was one ever-so-slightly-wide attack error from going to the final four in Seattle in 2013. And, more importantly, don't forget how he and his team had a 2-0 set lead at home over Washington before losing in 5 sets. He did that around 3-5 times in Regional Finals while coaching at Texas. I wouldnt blame 2013 on Mick. I blame it on Krista, who pretty much had the match of a life time and it was Krista vs USC (mainly Ebony)
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Post by uscyaaa on May 6, 2015 14:04:18 GMT -5
Before you guys throw Mick out with the bath-water, remember that his team was one ever-so-slightly-wide attack error from going to the final four in Seattle in 2013. And, more importantly, don't forget how he and his team had a 2-0 set lead at home over Washington before losing in 5 sets. He did that around 3-5 times in Regional Finals while coaching at Texas. Gee...which coach had a 2-0 lead in the 2009 national championship match? hmmmmm
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Post by Longhorn20 on May 6, 2015 14:59:34 GMT -5
And, more importantly, don't forget how he and his team had a 2-0 set lead at home over Washington before losing in 5 sets. He did that around 3-5 times in Regional Finals while coaching at Texas. Gee...which coach had a 2-0 lead in the 2009 national championship match? hmmmmm 2013 UW is nowhere close to 2009 PSU
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