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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2015 12:59:57 GMT -5
Yes, she has. Although, she has been putting up gaudy numbers for the season with a .293 hitting % average, she did have nights where she was not as efficient. Normally this isn't a big deal, except when one player carries the team's offense. These matches resulted in either a loss or were 5 set wins: USC vs Colorado (Oct 09, 2015) Bricio, Samantha 17 9 64 .125 USC vs Washington (Oct 30, 2015) Bricio, Samantha 17 7 46 .217 USC vs Washington State (Nov 01) Bricio, Samantha 26 10 76 .211 I didn't look at any of the other matches, which were 3-0 or 3-1 wins. Personally, I'm a Bricio fan, this is not a knock on her, it's more a concern about the team's depth. Vs Colorado Abercrombie. 15-2-35. .371% Ogoms. 14-2-29. .414 % Ford. 15-6-37. .243% Vs Wazu Abercrombie 16-2-28. .500 So I guess Bricio didn't have to carry the team on these victories. They also have a player named Abercrombie Yes, it seems both Abercrombie (.299) and Ogoms (.404) have good season hitting % averages. I noticed that Bricio takes almost as many swings (539) as Abercrombie (255), Ogoms (198), and Johnson (98) combined, which is interesting. Ford has 283 swings as well, but her hitting % isn't as efficient (.241).
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Post by akbar on Nov 23, 2015 13:15:45 GMT -5
Vs Colorado Abercrombie. 15-2-35. .371% Ogoms. 14-2-29. .414 % Ford. 15-6-37. .243% Vs Wazu Abercrombie 16-2-28. .500 So I guess Bricio didn't have to carry the team on these victories. They also have a player named Abercrombie Yes, it seems both Abercrombie (.299) and Ogoms (.404) have good season hitting % averages. I noticed that Bricio takes almost as many swings (539) as Abercrombie (255), Ogoms (198), and Johnson (98) combined, which is interesting. Ford has 283 swings as well, but her hitting % isn't as efficient (.241). 8m are beating on my drum again?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2015 22:30:12 GMT -5
Yes, it seems both Abercrombie (.299) and Ogoms (.404) have good season hitting % averages. I noticed that Bricio takes almost as many swings (539) as Abercrombie (255), Ogoms (198), and Johnson (98) combined, which is interesting. Ford has 283 swings as well, but her hitting % isn't as efficient (.241). 8m are beating on my drum again? USC is a good team this year and I've said before that I'd like to see them make the final. Having said that, I'd still prefer more balance on their offense because the better blocking teams in the tourney will key in on Bricio. She's taking 40% of the team's total attacks, which is huge. Better teams (in the later rounds) will key in on her and it will impact USC's offense. The issue would concern, if I was a fan.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Nov 23, 2015 23:29:56 GMT -5
In Seattle, Washington controlled Bricio (17k .217) and Abercrombie (11k .296), while shutting everybody else down: Johnson (3k .600), Ogoms (3k .333), Ruddins (2k .000), and Ford (0k -.333). UW did not outblock USC, which had 8 blocks to UW's 6 (although they did get a lot of putbacks and soft touches), but outhit them (spreading their attack among six hitters). Instead of attacking Bricio, UW targeted Ford in serve-receive, degrading USC's passing and making it hard to set the middles (5k on 17 attacks), while passing nails and siding out at 75% (to 60% for USC).
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Post by scottysocc on Nov 24, 2015 0:07:19 GMT -5
In Seattle, Washington controlled Bricio (17k .217) and Abercrombie (11k .296), while shutting everybody else down: Johnson (3k .600), Ogoms (3k .333), Ruddins (2k .000), and Ford (0k -.333). UW did not outblock USC, which had 8 blocks to UW's 6 (although they did get a lot of putbacks and soft touches), but outhit them (spreading their attack among six hitters). Instead of attacking Bricio, UW targeted Ford in serve-receive, degrading USC's passing and making it hard to set the middles (5k on 17 attacks), while passing nails and siding out at 75% (to 60% for USC). I think it would be interesting to see USC and Washington play on a neutral court. I think UW benefits a lot from their home fans and the crowd. USC at home vs away is less of a factor I think.
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Post by gmanoc on Nov 24, 2015 0:28:43 GMT -5
But better blocking teams in the tourney will have to figure out how to close the block quickly as USC runs a very fast offense. There is a reason why USC has only lost once. Stopping Bricio is easier said than done. The one key to USC is serving them tough and serve Ford. By doing this it takes away the middles. USC is not one dimensional. The reason why Bricio gets so many sets is because she will get most of the OOS sets when the passing goes south and she usually will deliver a kill. I don't understand why it's an issue if she gets kills and helps her team win.
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Post by ndodge on Nov 24, 2015 0:29:13 GMT -5
I'll go with Wisconsin, beating Washington in the finals. (I probably just like UW-UW.) The Badgerettes seem to be peaking at the right time. The casualties will be the teams that lack ball control like Florida and Texas and SC because of their reliance on Bricio (and mostly because I just don't like SC. Kudos to the Ducks for whopping them in football yesterday!) WI has had a pretty balanced attack lately, that will help. With even ok passing, lots of options for Carlini, including the middles that are finally getting some recognition.
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Post by gmanoc on Nov 24, 2015 0:33:28 GMT -5
It's funny how everybody thinks USC will struggle against better blocking teams. When they have beaten teams like Washington/North Carolina/ BYU and Stanford..
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Post by luckydawg on Nov 24, 2015 1:04:33 GMT -5
In Seattle, Washington controlled Bricio (17k .217) and Abercrombie (11k .296), while shutting everybody else down: Johnson (3k .600), Ogoms (3k .333), Ruddins (2k .000), and Ford (0k -.333). UW did not outblock USC, which had 8 blocks to UW's 6 (although they did get a lot of putbacks and soft touches), but outhit them (spreading their attack among six hitters). Instead of attacking Bricio, UW targeted Ford in serve-receive, degrading USC's passing and making it hard to set the middles (5k on 17 attacks), while passing nails and siding out at 75% (to 60% for USC). I think it would be interesting to see USC and Washington play on a neutral court. I think UW benefits a lot from their home fans and the crowd. USC at home vs away is less of a factor I think. UW beat USC in LA last year and twice the year before. And came pretty close to doing it again this year.
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Post by pineapple on Nov 24, 2015 1:11:58 GMT -5
8m are beating on my drum again? USC is a good team this year and I've said before that I'd like to see them make the final. Having said that, I'd still prefer more balance on their offense because the better blocking teams in the tourney will key in on Bricio. She's taking 40% of the team's total attacks, which is huge. Better teams (in the later rounds) will key in on her and it will impact USC's offense. The issue would concern, if I was a fan. Do you think SC fans are not concerned? They can't do anything about but hope for the best with Bricio. If Hawaii doesn't make the cut, I will pull for Bricio, and if the final is between WA and USC, I will root for WA and for Bricio. WA to win and Bricio POY.
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Post by scottysocc on Nov 24, 2015 1:26:20 GMT -5
I think it would be interesting to see USC and Washington play on a neutral court. I think UW benefits a lot from their home fans and the crowd. USC at home vs away is less of a factor I think. UW beat USC in LA last year and twice the year before. And came pretty close to doing it again this year. That was that year, this is this year. Washington certainly held their own this year at the Galen Center, but I don't know if I'd call losing in 4 (albeit a 4th close set) coming "pretty close" to winning the match. Although no use in arguing over semantics. Personally I don't think USC is as one-dimensional as people claim. Yes, Bricio is their go to hitter - just as she would be on literally any other team in the country - but that doesn't mean USC doesn't have other weapons. Abercrombie played well against Washington, and if she turns it on come tournament time USC can and will make a deep run. Ford can also be influential too, though I admit her passing can be suspect and the jury is still out on her killing ability against high level opponents with strong blocking.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2015 2:21:17 GMT -5
USC is a good team this year and I've said before that I'd like to see them make the final. Having said that, I'd still prefer more balance on their offense because the better blocking teams in the tourney will key in on Bricio. She's taking 40% of the team's total attacks, which is huge. Better teams (in the later rounds) will key in on her and it will impact USC's offense. The issue would concern, if I was a fan. Do you think SC fans are not concerned? They can't do anything about but hope for the best with Bricio. If Hawaii doesn't make the cut, I will pull for Bricio, and if the final is between WA and USC, I will root for WA and for Bricio. WA to win and Bricio POY. Do you know, statistically speaking, WA has the best chances to win the National Championship this year. They are tops in almost all stat categories. If I had to bet, I'd put my money on them. Although, I don't know if they'll have the nerve to pull of beating several strong teams in a row knowing each time that it's do or die. Interesting to see who comes out on top this year.
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Post by byuinsider on Nov 25, 2015 20:05:44 GMT -5
I'm predicting another easy path for BYU, which includes two home matches to start things off. National championship for the Cougars this time around
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Post by redbeard2008 on Nov 25, 2015 21:40:04 GMT -5
UW beat USC in LA last year and twice the year before. And came pretty close to doing it again this year. That was that year, this is this year. Washington certainly held their own this year at the Galen Center, but I don't know if I'd call losing in 4 (albeit a 4th close set) coming "pretty close" to winning the match. Although no use in arguing over semantics. Well, UW came within an eyelash of having a chance of winning it, with a 5'3" DS stuck in the front row, after "gifting" USC the first set by playing a lineup Haley said he wouldn't have had the guts to play, and missing their leading hitter for the match. Over both matches, UW led 4 sets to 3, and in points 169 to 165. I would expect a match between them in the tourney to be a fierce struggle. Bricio can be a game changer, both hitting and at the line, while UW depends more on all-around strong play.
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Post by tomclen on Nov 25, 2015 22:21:33 GMT -5
If DeHoog was in the lineup, I'd vote for UW. I still think they could pull this off, but missing a 6'4" Southpaw OH is tough.
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