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Post by alwayslearning on Sept 14, 2018 12:10:06 GMT -5
The Huskies have only one non-conference match remaining and it should be an easy sweep against Sacramento St. So far, Cook has elected not to play Claire Hoffman or Dani Cole. One or both have been injured, but both have also suited up for at least a few games. Will they be taking redshirts? Has Cook not seen enough in practice from them to warrant playing time? These players remain a mystery to all outside the inner circle of Husky volleyball.
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Post by Huskyfan on Sept 14, 2018 12:57:34 GMT -5
The Huskies have only one non-conference match remaining and it should be an easy sweep against Sacramento St. So far, Cook has elected not to play Claire Hoffman or Dani Cole. One or both have been injured, but both have also suited up for at least a few games. Will they be taking redshirts? Has Cook not seen enough in practice from them to warrant playing time? These players remain a mystery to all outside the inner circle of Husky volleyball. I particularly am hoping to see Claire Hoffman in a real match, since I was impressed with her play during the scrimmage. However, I noticed that she was not in uniform in Pittsburg and during yesterday's match against Boise State. So, I am guessing she may be injured. Dani Cole, on the other hand, has been in uniform.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Sept 14, 2018 14:25:41 GMT -5
UW is pretty much full-up on the outside, especially with Drechsel transferring in. Outside pecking order looks to be (*=start): Bajema*, Drechsel*, Julye*, Crenshaw, Bogomolova. I'm not seeing much opportunity for playing time for Cole or Hoffman this season, but Julye graduates this year, and Bajema next year. If redshirting, they might not start next season (with Crenshaw stepping up to OH2 and Drechsel moving back to OPP?), but would have a chance of starting their last three seasons.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Sept 14, 2018 14:48:15 GMT -5
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Post by alwayslearning on Sept 14, 2018 16:27:52 GMT -5
My guess is that Cook is looking to the future with respect to Cole and Hoffman. As a fan, I'd love to see what they can do against actual competition. But I suspect the coaching staff wouldn't mind having them around for five years instead of four. If nothing else, it would lighten the recruiting burden and even out the classes since you would no longer be looking for five or six new players in a single year, as Cook was for 2018.
Realistically, Cook and Co. know that this year's team has a ceiling that probably equates to third or fourth place in the Pac 12 and perhaps a spot in the Sweet Sixteen of the tournament. And that may be optimistic, assuming a LOT of improvement over the course of the season and a favorable draw in the tournament. The real upside should come over the next few years. It can probably be assumed, especially with the apparent injuries to Hoffman and Cole early this season, that the coaching staff does not see them making a significant impact this year. And if that's true, then it's probably a good strategic long-term decision to redshirt them.
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Post by 1peacemaker on Sept 15, 2018 8:17:53 GMT -5
My guess is that Cook is looking to the future with respect to Cole and Hoffman. As a fan, I'd love to see what they can do against actual competition. But I suspect the coaching staff wouldn't mind having them around for five years instead of four. If nothing else, it would lighten the recruiting burden and even out the classes since you would no longer be looking for five or six new players in a single year, as Cook was for 2018. Realistically, Cook and Co. know that this year's team has a ceiling that probably equates to third or fourth place in the Pac 12 and perhaps a spot in the Sweet Sixteen of the tournament. And that may be optimistic, assuming a LOT of improvement over the course of the season and a favorable draw in the tournament. The real upside should come over the next few years. It can probably be assumed, especially with the apparent injuries to Hoffman and Cole early this season, that the coaching staff does not see them making a significant impact this year. And if that's true, then it's probably a good strategic long-term decision to redshirt them. So strange, while watching the Boise State match. Cook had Dani Cole in starting in the line-up, guess he decided to pull the plug.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Sept 15, 2018 10:24:09 GMT -5
My guess is that Cook is looking to the future with respect to Cole and Hoffman. As a fan, I'd love to see what they can do against actual competition. But I suspect the coaching staff wouldn't mind having them around for five years instead of four. If nothing else, it would lighten the recruiting burden and even out the classes since you would no longer be looking for five or six new players in a single year, as Cook was for 2018. Realistically, Cook and Co. know that this year's team has a ceiling that probably equates to third or fourth place in the Pac 12 and perhaps a spot in the Sweet Sixteen of the tournament. And that may be optimistic, assuming a LOT of improvement over the course of the season and a favorable draw in the tournament. The real upside should come over the next few years. It can probably be assumed, especially with the apparent injuries to Hoffman and Cole early this season, that the coaching staff does not see them making a significant impact this year. And if that's true, then it's probably a good strategic long-term decision to redshirt them. So strange, while watching the Boise State match. Cook had Dani Cole in starting in the line-up, guess he decided to pull the plug. I believe they mistakenly listed the subs as the starters.
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Post by ay2013 on Sept 17, 2018 16:24:45 GMT -5
I'm skeptical about how good of an RPI team SD will really be this year. They have a lot of Pac-12 teams on their schedule (UW twice, USC, UCLA, and OSU) and incestuous play doesn't help western teams in the RPI. We shall see what other teams SD plans on playing before getting too excited over that matchup in regards to UW's RPI. looks like I was right. Where San Diego finishes in the unadjusted RPI could make or break whether or not UW gets the scheduling bonus this year.
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Post by alwayslearning on Sept 17, 2018 18:45:55 GMT -5
I'm skeptical about how good of an RPI team SD will really be this year. They have a lot of Pac-12 teams on their schedule (UW twice, USC, UCLA, and OSU) and incestuous play doesn't help western teams in the RPI. We shall see what other teams SD plans on playing before getting too excited over that matchup in regards to UW's RPI. looks like I was right. Where San Diego finishes in the unadjusted RPI could make or break whether or not UW gets the scheduling bonus this year. In retrospect, USD just does not appear to be a very good team this year. For example, the Huskies had a much harder time beating Dayton than USD. And USD just lost over the weekend to Oregon State. So some of the initial optimism among UW fans after the Huskies won 6 of 7 sets against the then-nationally ranked USD team appears to have been misplaced. It is interesting to me that Pablo is currently predicting a very balanced Pac 12, with many teams right around .500 in conference play. That will probably change over time, but other than Stanford and maybe Oregon and USC, it looks like the rest of the Pac may be capable of beating up on each other.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Sept 22, 2018 10:27:12 GMT -5
And San Diego dropped another one on Thursday, 3-2, against now 9-2 Saint Mary's.
Too bad volleyball RPI doesn't use set records (17-22, .436), instead of match records (3-7, .300) - they'd at least get credit for three 3-2 losses.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Sept 24, 2018 0:23:45 GMT -5
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Post by tomclen on Oct 1, 2018 10:50:51 GMT -5
Since the UW championship year, there have been two consistent streaks of conference play - 3 straight years with just 3 losses; and 3 straight years with just 2 losses. But in the middle of those impressive streaks were seasons with 5,8,7 and 6 losses. With losses of 4 and 6 conference matches in the past two seasons, it looks like we may be in the middle of another downside streak. This team has a lot of upside potential, but considering how they played against Utah, this upcoming trip to Arizona looks troubling. I guess if the trend repeats itself, we may have three great years coming up soon.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Oct 1, 2018 17:01:40 GMT -5
Time to renew the debate? Move Drechsel to OPP and play Crenshaw all the way around at L2? Would give us two reliable passers each rotation. Crenshaw against Utah had 3 kills and zero errors on 5 attacks (.600).
On the other hand, both the Buffs and Utes played a 6-2, so neither Bajema nor Drechsel were able to draw the "short" block.
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Post by mikegarrison on Oct 6, 2018 15:49:26 GMT -5
Am I the only one who sees Crenshaw out on the floor and thinks, "Hey, what's Kylin Munoz doing out there?"
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Post by bigfan on Oct 6, 2018 17:40:43 GMT -5
What is Keegan Cook's coaching demeanor? . He needs to get involved.
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