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Post by ballervolley on Jun 1, 2015 11:39:44 GMT -5
The OH depth chart at the moment from my slanted view: Anderson Sander Jaeschke Priddy Lotman A. Russell Rooney Jablonsky Muagututia Touzinsky Menzel Sunder Lawson Page DeFalco Powell G. Petty Crabb Ciarelli Taylor The beach and retirement may take away some of these guys in the next couple years, but there is some talent. Here are some of the recent rosters we've run out: www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/USA-Teams/Indoor-Volleyball/Men/Athletes-and-RostersSo on the broadcast last night they mentioned that John Speraw said Aaron Russell was the best OH in the gym last summer, and then that is backed up by Russell starting both matches this weekend and the logical conclusion somehow is that he's behind Lotmann? What am I missing? Do you think John Speraw was lying? He's got a pair of matches vs the #10 team in the world at the end of last season and in both matches he starts a kid who has been in the gym for 12 minutes when he has 20 other players to choose from. It LOOKS like Speraw believes this kid is ready. And he went 12-2-19 last night, with 1 fault in 13 passes, while Anderson recorded 4 faults on 25 passes, which is a pretty clear statement of who Iran thought was a better serving target. There are a lot of things that can happen, and we'll know a lot more in a few weeks but early signs are good for Russell. still early but russell is the answer so far that the US has been looking at the pins as far as hitting. his blocking has definitely got to pick up and so does his defense i'm sure he will be making improvements in both.
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Post by akbar on Jun 1, 2015 12:28:02 GMT -5
Error prone, blocking and defense is suspect. ....how is Russell even on the team? Oyh weh
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Post by ballervolley on Jun 1, 2015 12:33:27 GMT -5
Error prone, blocking and defense is suspect. ....how is Russell even on the team? Oyh weh stop drunk posting
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Post by BeautifulTranslator on Jun 1, 2015 13:05:52 GMT -5
Error prone, blocking and defense is suspect. ....how is Russell even on the team? Oyh weh Did you even watch the matches against Iran?
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Post by akbar on Jun 1, 2015 13:17:54 GMT -5
Error prone, blocking and defense is suspect. ....how is Russell even on the team? Oyh weh Did you even watch the matches against Iran? Read through the thread and you will realize that I was being very sarcastic. Been a big proponent of Russell for quite a long time.
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Post by ballervolley on Jun 1, 2015 13:21:34 GMT -5
Did you even watch the matches against Iran? Read through the thread and you will realize that I was being very sarcastic. Been a big proponent of Russell for quite a long time. you mean penn state players and "big" is an understatement
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Post by akbar on Jun 1, 2015 14:10:34 GMT -5
Read through the thread and you will realize that I was being very sarcastic. Been a big proponent of Russell for quite a long time. you mean penn state players and "big" is an understatement Certainly, but vb in general too.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2015 15:12:18 GMT -5
Question for akbar or anyone else who wants to answer it regarding Aaron Russell. Watching him at the NCAAs and during the Iran matches, I don't recall seeing any off-speed shots from him. Is he able to hit them and I just haven't seen any (or didn't notice) or is that something he has not developed?
I like what I saw this past weekend, but I thought he struggled a bit against the Lewis block and wonder if a bigger block than Iran will pose some problems for him. Also at the NCAAs, I thought he did not adjust quickly to poor sets, but I was probably expecting too much from him after being so high on him and really looking forward to watching him live.
I was very impressed with his movement in general on the back row though. He's agile and has very good anticipation, and his passing seems pretty solid. I still think Jaeschke is better in that respect as well as being the better server. Their blocking seems about even to me. Anyway, just more thoughts from me, but I am curious about the off-speed hits.
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Post by downtheline on Jun 1, 2015 15:36:21 GMT -5
Taylor is the only one with off speed stuff. This is king kong ball so off speed will get you the bench.
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Post by ballervolley on Jun 1, 2015 15:36:38 GMT -5
Question for akbar or anyone else who wants to answer it regarding Aaron Russell. Watching him at the NCAAs and during the Iran matches, I don't recall seeing any off-speed shots from him. Is he able to hit them and I just haven't seen any (or didn't notice) or is that something he has not developed? I like what I saw this past weekend, but I thought he struggled a bit against the Lewis block and wonder if a bigger block than Iran will pose some problems for him. Also at the NCAAs, I thought he did not adjust quickly to poor sets, but I was probably expecting too much from him after being so high on him and really looking forward to watching him live. I was very impressed with his movement in general on the back row though. He's agile and has very good anticipation, and his passing seems pretty solid. I still think Jaeschke is better in that respect as well as being the better server. Their blocking seems about even to me. Anyway, just more thoughts from me, but I am curious about the off-speed hits. i rather have him annihilate the ball, soft shots will rarely go down in international volleyball
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Post by lionsarm on Jun 1, 2015 15:50:08 GMT -5
When you play the giants like Poland and Russia, off speed shots play like free balls unless they are executed perfectly. More often than not at this level, off speed shots are utilized to force the other team's setter to take the ball thus putting them out of system bc the attacking team isn't in a favorable situation due to bad passing/setting/timing.
But...teams are now responding to these off speed shots to the setter by doing this, giving the backrow OH the option to attack on the second or feint and set a wide open hitter.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2015 15:50:35 GMT -5
Question for akbar or anyone else who wants to answer it regarding Aaron Russell. Watching him at the NCAAs and during the Iran matches, I don't recall seeing any off-speed shots from him. Is he able to hit them and I just haven't seen any (or didn't notice) or is that something he has not developed? I like what I saw this past weekend, but I thought he struggled a bit against the Lewis block and wonder if a bigger block than Iran will pose some problems for him. Also at the NCAAs, I thought he did not adjust quickly to poor sets, but I was probably expecting too much from him after being so high on him and really looking forward to watching him live. I was very impressed with his movement in general on the back row though. He's agile and has very good anticipation, and his passing seems pretty solid. I still think Jaeschke is better in that respect as well as being the better server. Their blocking seems about even to me. Anyway, just more thoughts from me, but I am curious about the off-speed hits. i rather have him annihilate the ball, soft shots will rarely go down in international volleyball Okay, just wasn't sure if I'd missed something. It was much more noticeable at the NCAAs because you actually see a fair amount of them there, or at least I did this year. Thanks for responding. I'm not saying he needs it to be effective. I really am not that familiar with the international game. I've only been following it for a year. The last time I followed it closely was back in the 80s and early 90s when Steve Timmons was my favorite player and I was but a youngster. The game has changed so much since then. I needed some time to mourn the loss of side-out volleyball before I could become enthusiastic about it again on any level . Not sure I'll ever agree with or get used to some of the changes, but I've learned to love the game again in spite of them.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2015 16:13:34 GMT -5
Even internationally there is no defence for a line-wipe. Obviously wing players need a lot of pop in their arms to succeed long term but they also need the hitters tool box. Hitters need range ... angles, speed, trajectory. The art of shot making. US v Iran night two the US was highly efficient and was one of the primary reasons for their success. It also allows them to roll out 5 jump servers and rack up a few more errors trying to enable their blocking and transition game.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2015 16:15:34 GMT -5
When you play the giants like Poland and Russia, off speed shots play like free balls unless they are executed perfectly. More often than not at this level, off speed shots are utilized to force the other team's setter to take the ball thus putting them out of system bc the attacking team isn't in a favorable situation due to bad passing/setting/timing. But...teams are now responding to these off speed shots to the setter by doing this, giving the backrow OH the option to attack on the second or feint and set a wide open hitter. Thanks for bringing this up and sharing that video. What a great sequence from France! In thinking over the matches I've watched, that is what I've been seeing most of the time with off-speed shots. The attacking on two is something I thought I might see a bit more of in the international game than I have. Too much beach volleyball watching I guess while I was on hiatus from indoor volleyball.
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Post by kokyu on Jun 1, 2015 17:17:33 GMT -5
What an awesome play by N'gapeth. Watching Bruno and N'gapeth together is probably my favorite setter OH combo in the world right now.
Noticed Grenkin and Muserskiy didn't play in Poland, wonder if they'll show in Cali?
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