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Post by sizzlincatfish on Jul 21, 2015 13:05:08 GMT -5
Bruins need putaway hitters, bottom line, and without Lowe it's gonna get really interesting this year.
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Post by hammer on Jul 21, 2015 18:55:31 GMT -5
Not unless the ghost of Andy Banachowksi showers your lawn with water and his former team with great outside hitters ...
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Post by C on Jul 21, 2015 19:04:28 GMT -5
Every Penn St. hitter was over 6ft. To say that Penn St. would have won with either Danielson or Pressey is only speculation. There's no way to say that they still would have won, or would have lost. The fact is that no NCAA champion in the past 10 years (maybe even 15 years) had hitters under 6ft. that were starters. But you said no team will win. Yes no team HAS WON, but replace Dorton with FIRST team AA danielson, and they easily win in 2009. 2010 as well. Speculation? Yes. But Im sure Kanani would still be a starting OH on any team she played on. What I said was, "I think we both know that no NCAA division 1 team is going to win a national championship with sub 6' outside hitters anytime soon, let's be honest." I stand by my statement 100%. Look at all the top teams in the NCAA, none of them have any starting OHs under 6ft.
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Post by chisovnik on Jul 21, 2015 19:59:43 GMT -5
Brazil won the last Olympics with a starting lineup that included two outside hitters that were 5'10" and 6'0". Your argument is invalid. Noooo your invalid. The United States NCAA championship and the Brazilian women's national team are two completely different things. You have 12 subs in women's division 1 volleyball. You can go 6'9" if you wanted to front row and go 5'2" in the back row. You can't sub like that in international matches so players have to be more well rounded. Why do you think Penn State goes so big and wins. You're such a dummy. I don't know why I even bother with this discussion anymore. You're an idiot. Learn something about the sport.
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Post by WahineFan44 on Jul 21, 2015 20:26:09 GMT -5
But you said no team will win. Yes no team HAS WON, but replace Dorton with FIRST team AA danielson, and they easily win in 2009. 2010 as well. Speculation? Yes. But Im sure Kanani would still be a starting OH on any team she played on. What I said was, "I think we both know that no NCAA division 1 team is going to win a national championship with sub 6' outside hitters anytime soon, let's be honest." I stand by my statement 100%. Look at all the top teams in the NCAA, none of them have any starting OHs under 6ft. PSU this coming year, add a dynamic shorter girl, to complement Frantii, aiyanna (who imo will play middle), wahsington, Courtney, and they have just as much of a chance as ever. Again, I'm not disagreeing per say. Is it harder? Yes. But if UCLA started this shorter girl, bt has dynamic players at every other position, they could very we'll win.
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Post by Disc808 on Jul 21, 2015 20:31:22 GMT -5
With all this under 6 feet controversy, will Wallace Ford make a difference?
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Post by fetchin on Jul 21, 2015 21:15:47 GMT -5
Noooo your invalid. The United States NCAA championship and the Brazilian women's national team are two completely different things. You have 12 subs in women's division 1 volleyball. You can go 6'9" if you wanted to front row and go 5'2" in the back row. You can't sub like that in international matches so players have to be more well rounded. Why do you think Penn State goes so big and wins. You're such a dummy. I don't know why I even bother with this discussion anymore. You're an idiot. Learn something about the sport. You are awfully cocky for someone who is proven wrong all the time.... Frantti, and now Lowe over Murphy on the US national team.
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Post by Longhorn20 on Jul 21, 2015 21:47:20 GMT -5
But you said no team will win. Yes no team HAS WON, but replace Dorton with FIRST team AA danielson, and they easily win in 2009. 2010 as well. Speculation? Yes. But Im sure Kanani would still be a starting OH on any team she played on. What I said was, "I think we both know that no NCAA division 1 team is going to win a national championship with sub 6' outside hitters anytime soon, let's be honest." I stand by my statement 100%. Look at all the top teams in the NCAA, none of them have any starting OHs under 6ft. There are 7 starting outside hitters 6' or under just in last years top 10.
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Post by zenyada on Jul 21, 2015 22:12:49 GMT -5
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Post by chatchu-off moksri on Jul 21, 2015 23:10:24 GMT -5
Do people think Jordan Anderson will be a big impact for this UCLA team next year? She took a ton of swings for her WVU team last year, but I don't know if she is going to be a big enough difference maker on this Bruin squad to keep UCLA relevant next year.
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Post by C on Jul 22, 2015 0:13:05 GMT -5
What I said was, "I think we both know that no NCAA division 1 team is going to win a national championship with sub 6' outside hitters anytime soon, let's be honest." I stand by my statement 100%. Look at all the top teams in the NCAA, none of them have any starting OHs under 6ft. There are 7 starting outside hitters 6' or under just in last years top 10. WHO??
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Post by Victory At Hand on Jul 22, 2015 0:51:02 GMT -5
UCLA will always be relevant. I don't care if they don't win another national title. They will always be one of the greats!!!
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Post by Longhorn20 on Jul 22, 2015 6:38:42 GMT -5
There are 7 starting outside hitters 6' or under just in last years top 10. WHO?? PSU-none BYU-Haddock Stanford-none Wisconsin-Thomas/Bates Texas-Neal Florida-Snyder/Recek UNC-Andrew Nebraska-none Washington-Scambray FSU-none That's actually 8, not 7. I stand corrected. Also, Washington and Wisconsin made it to the final four/final last year with 2 hitters under 5'9".
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Post by WahineFan44 on Jul 22, 2015 6:52:19 GMT -5
PSU-none BYU-Haddock Stanford-none Wisconsin-Thomas/Bates Texas-Neal Florida-Snyder/Recek UNC-Andrew Nebraska-none Washington-Scambray FSU-none That's actually 8, not 7. I stand corrected. Also, Washington and Wisconsin made it to the final four/final last year with 2 hitters under 5'9". Exactly. Had texas just gotten past BYU, they could of beat Penn State. They had the hitters too. Its very possible to win with a sub 6 hitter. Harder? Absolutely, size is everything in volleyball. Would you win with more than one hitter under 6 feet? Probably not. But one hitter, who is dynamic and a great player? Absolutely. Hawaii in 2011 had all the tools to win it that year and they were starting an Opp and OH that were both below 6 feet. They were actually the better team in the USC match, but Jupiter went alive in the fifth set. I think they would of beaten Pepperdine. Would they have beaten Illinois? Ehh maybe not, but could they have? Yes.
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Post by gobruins on Jul 22, 2015 7:57:08 GMT -5
PSU-none BYU-Haddock Stanford-none Wisconsin-Thomas/Bates Texas-Neal Florida-Snyder/Recek UNC-Andrew Nebraska-none Washington-Scambray FSU-none That's actually 8, not 7. I stand corrected. Also, Washington and Wisconsin made it to the final four/final last year with 2 hitters under 5'9". How many more who are listed at 6-0 or 6-1 are actually under 6 feet?
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