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Post by deacondive on Oct 7, 2015 22:59:16 GMT -5
One thing that really impressed me is Nebraska's tip coverage. Very few tips fell tonight.
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Post by digmesomevb on Oct 7, 2015 23:04:41 GMT -5
Michigan state looks good, might be a bit underrated maybe? Word. This Spartan squad needs to be in the top 25. MSU has 5 losses and one is to Miami (Ohio). They are not a top 25 team.
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Post by milkmandan on Oct 7, 2015 23:23:49 GMT -5
Their volleyball is really good, and I agree those elements of their game when they get in a rhythm are IMO better than any team in the country. However, offensively they are really volatile, and that is a huge concern. On the nights when they arent great in those areas (OSU) it will be very hard for them to beat great teams because they don't have the arms that can carry them. Three weeks ago it looked like a team that was going to be carried offensively by the lefts, now....... I think they are awfully good, but I also think they are missing that one player you need to get you over the hump on the nights you aren't executing. Nebraska isn't even in the top 50 for blocks per set... Their serving is good, but they rarely get aces. Not ranked in the top 50 for that either.. Nebraska defense keeps them in games. Bloxking and serving do not. Just because you're not getting stuff blocks and ace serves that you can look up on NCAA.com doesn't mean you're not a good block and serving team. Trust me, Nebraska's block (touches) and serving spun this match. Hunter continues to be less-than-sharp, so this team will have to win with serving, blocking , and floor D.
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Post by spikerthemovie on Oct 7, 2015 23:29:31 GMT -5
I know some will say a team may rack up a lot of serving errors and still be serving well because they're serving tough but 13 errors with only three aces and not that many serves that took NE out of system is not going to cut it. (I was curious to see if MSU's serve is always so inconsistent. They're averaging a bit more than two per set, as opposed to the more than three per set they averaged today.)
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Post by deacondive on Oct 7, 2015 23:43:00 GMT -5
Nebraska isn't even in the top 50 for blocks per set... Their serving is good, but they rarely get aces. Not ranked in the top 50 for that either.. Nebraska defense keeps them in games. Bloxking and serving do not. Just because you're not getting stuff blocks and ace serves that you can look up on NCAA.com doesn't mean you're not a good block and serving team. Trust me, Nebraska's block (touches) and serving spun this match. Hunter continues to be less-than-sharp, so this team will have to win with serving, blocking , and floor D. I second this. Nebraska's block was big tonight and last Friday against Penn State. The Husker defense works very well as a unit (blocking + defense). My concern with this team is out of system termination. The outsides struggled a bit tonight.
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Post by SuperSpike on Oct 8, 2015 0:52:37 GMT -5
Their volleyball is really good, and I agree those elements of their game when they get in a rhythm are IMO better than any team in the country. However, offensively they are really volatile, and that is a huge concern. On the nights when they arent great in those areas (OSU) it will be very hard for them to beat great teams because they don't have the arms that can carry them. Three weeks ago it looked like a team that was going to be carried offensively by the lefts, now....... I think they are awfully good, but I also think they are missing that one player you need to get you over the hump on the nights you aren't executing. Nebraska isn't even in the top 50 for blocks per set... Their serving is good, but they rarely get aces. Not ranked in the top 50 for that either.. Nebraska defense keeps them in games. Bloxking and serving do not. With those 3 skills and in-game adjustments, NE looks like a boa constrictor. Did you MSU and PSU late match with ball control falling apart, getting blocked, getting dug? Despair setting in... Yeah Cook has a special team in this group.
NE just dominated PSU in these facets of the game and RR preaches this stuff so I'd say it's notable.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2015 0:58:06 GMT -5
The real strength of Huskers is their backrow defense....the best in the country (wong-orantes, albrecht, and maloney)
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Post by volleyfan24 on Oct 8, 2015 2:37:07 GMT -5
The question for Nebraska is not whether they can be a top 4 team but rather can they compete for a national title and sustain a high level of volleyball consecutive matches to get to Omaha and win a NC.
We all know that Nebraska when on can knock off and compete with any of the top teams but when off can lose. They can't just win against Penn State and lose to OSU. The same way they knocked off Washington at home in last years tourney and failed to show up against BYU. Tonight they started slow. The good news for the Huskers is no team has yet to assert their dominance as the clear favorite to win the national title.
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Post by dorothymantooth on Oct 8, 2015 7:55:31 GMT -5
Their volleyball is really good, and I agree those elements of their game when they get in a rhythm are IMO better than any team in the country. However, offensively they are really volatile, and that is a huge concern. On the nights when they arent great in those areas (OSU) it will be very hard for them to beat great teams because they don't have the arms that can carry them. Three weeks ago it looked like a team that was going to be carried offensively by the lefts, now....... I think they are awfully good, but I also think they are missing that one player you need to get you over the hump on the nights you aren't executing. Nebraska isn't even in the top 50 for blocks per set... Their serving is good, but they rarely get aces. Not ranked in the top 50 for that either.. Nebraska defense keeps them in games. Bloxking and serving do not. How big of a factor do you think serving and blocking play in team defense?
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Post by dorothymantooth on Oct 8, 2015 7:58:58 GMT -5
The question for Nebraska is not whether they can be a top 4 team but rather can they compete for a national title and sustain a high level of volleyball consecutive matches to get to Omaha and win a NC. We all know that Nebraska when on can knock off and compete with any of the top teams but when off can lose. They can't just win against Penn State and lose to OSU. The same way they knocked off Washington at home in last years tourney and failed to show up against BYU. Tonight they started slow. The good news for the Huskers is no team has yet to assert their dominance as the clear favorite to win the national title. I don't disagree, but losing to OSU after playing 5 at PSU isn't a great example. Not many teams are going to beat a very good OSU team on the road 20 hrs after being in a war with PSU. You don't travel after winning the round of 16 match. Nebraska is one of about 8 teams that could win it all, as you said, there is no clear favorite.
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Post by dorothymantooth on Oct 8, 2015 8:00:56 GMT -5
Nebraska isn't even in the top 50 for blocks per set... Their serving is good, but they rarely get aces. Not ranked in the top 50 for that either.. Nebraska defense keeps them in games. Bloxking and serving do not. Just because you're not getting stuff blocks and ace serves that you can look up on NCAA.com doesn't mean you're not a good block and serving team. Trust me, Nebraska's block (touches) and serving spun this match. Hunter continues to be less-than-sharp, so this team will have to win with serving, blocking , and floor D. it swung the match at PSU as well. Nebraska's block and D can wear team's out.
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Post by stand on Oct 8, 2015 8:31:43 GMT -5
It swung the match at PSU as well. Nebraska's block and D can wear team's out. Yes, both physically and psychologically. I remember several times in that match where PSU took a huge swing at the ball and the crowd starting cheering expecting the kill, and being a bit stunned that Neb dug it up. Kills are always tough to get against Neb D. It takes a lot of discipline to keep at it in those long rallies. At times I thought "how is MSU not ranked higher?" But they seemed to answer that by unforced errors. This match only seemed close, when in fact Neb won by 20 points. But if MSU can clean up their serving, they will beat some top teams. They did it to PSU in Rec Hall not too long ago, and they could do it again.
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Post by vball778 on Oct 8, 2015 9:09:59 GMT -5
What's going on with Foeke? Huge match against PSU and now she is barely playing....
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Post by dorothymantooth on Oct 8, 2015 9:46:58 GMT -5
What's going on with Foeke? Huge match against PSU and now she is barely playing.... Freshman with great tools. Usually means on some nights she is going to tear it up, and other nights look in over her head.
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Post by eov4nu on Oct 8, 2015 10:33:23 GMT -5
On midweek matches like this with Iowa and Nebraska do the Michigan's go home or stay here?
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