Post by The Bofa on the Sofa on Sept 3, 2004 12:41:48 GMT -5
I know a lot of you agree with me that ball handling is getting really sloppy lately. I saw it again the other night in Purdue/Butler. I really wish the refs would tighten it up. But that is not the main thing I wanted to rant about.
I understand the whole "more slack allowed on the first hit" thing, and am not all that bothered by it. A lot of people groan on the ugly hits, but I realize it is part of the process. OK, so you want to allow some sloppiness on that first hit to give players a chance to play it. No problem. But jeez, do we really have to allow players to botch things like floater serves hit right at them? In the match the other night, the player wasn't watching the server on a floater and it surprised her, and she fumbled the pass. No whistle, of course, because it was the first contact. But man, it wasn't like it was a tough serve, it was a floater right to her and the only reason she had trouble was because she wasn't paying attention.
Allowing less than perfect hits to generate rallies is one thing. But save it for tough plays.
(will someone call Clemson and tell them to post the results of their morning matches? The suspense is really nasty)
I understand the whole "more slack allowed on the first hit" thing, and am not all that bothered by it. A lot of people groan on the ugly hits, but I realize it is part of the process. OK, so you want to allow some sloppiness on that first hit to give players a chance to play it. No problem. But jeez, do we really have to allow players to botch things like floater serves hit right at them? In the match the other night, the player wasn't watching the server on a floater and it surprised her, and she fumbled the pass. No whistle, of course, because it was the first contact. But man, it wasn't like it was a tough serve, it was a floater right to her and the only reason she had trouble was because she wasn't paying attention.
Allowing less than perfect hits to generate rallies is one thing. But save it for tough plays.
(will someone call Clemson and tell them to post the results of their morning matches? The suspense is really nasty)
