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Post by ay2013 on Dec 31, 2017 3:17:55 GMT -5
Does Parker have the footwork to be a LS in the big 10? I dunno. I just recently rewatched some of the past club year finals of the bigger tournaments on youtube.... I don't see a PSU/top half Big 10 caliber LS attacker in Jonni Parker right now. Perhaps with some training and experience, but next year? Honey, what? You don't think she has the footwork to be able to hit on the left at that level, but she does have the footwork to set...? And, I never referenced technique. I referenced necessity. They literally don't have anyone else on the roster with pin attacking experience. Parker is it. I meant to put and hops.... I just don't see a top half Big 10 caliber LS attacker. If she's not going to pass I think PSU would be better off trying to get one of their jumping jacks out to the pin. I also agree with you that she's not that great of a setter either, especially for THIS class. Separately, while I know PSU was in the running for Hall, and lost, I just don't understand how Rose could let his pin depth get this bad.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2017 3:42:10 GMT -5
Honey, what? You don't think she has the footwork to be able to hit on the left at that level, but she does have the footwork to set...? And, I never referenced technique. I referenced necessity. They literally don't have anyone else on the roster with pin attacking experience. Parker is it. Separately, while I know PSU was in the running for Hall, and lost, I just don't understand how Rose could let his pin depth get this bad. Maybe signing four pin hitters in "the greatest class ever" had some disadvantages.
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Post by akbar on Dec 31, 2017 6:21:40 GMT -5
all is well . patience
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2017 9:07:21 GMT -5
Separately, while I know PSU was in the running for Hall, and lost, I just don't understand how Rose could let his pin depth get this bad. Maybe signing four pin hitters in "the greatest class ever" had some disadvantages. Except they didn't sign four pin hitters (and to be clear, Rose never referred to the 2014 class as "the greatest class ever" -- that came from others; and Stanford's 2013 class had also been referred to as the "greatest class ever"; as was Stanford's 2016 class. Maybe an overused/assigned too-soon term? But both the Penn State 2014 class and the Stanford 2016 class were on NCAA Championship teams. So, not really busts, either.). The 2014 Class consisted of: MB Haleigh Washington, OH Ali Frantti, OH Simone Lee, MB Heidi Thelen (who later transitioned to RS/Opp), OH Nia Reed, Setter Bryanna Weiskircher, and DS/L Lainy Pierce. Skylar Dykstra subsequently transferred in, but was not initially part of the class.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2017 12:27:35 GMT -5
We've added a Q&A with Talking Head to DigNittanyVolleyball.com. Here's the link: www.dignittanyvolleyball.com/new-years-eve-qa-with-talking-head-on-2017-2018-penn-state-coaching-vacancy/And here's a brief excerpt: We’re speaking today — the last day of 2017 — with Talking Head, who played D1 volleyball and has coached the sport for many years. (And who, surprisingly enough, looks nothing like the image we have used to depict TH for several years.) DigNittany: It’s the last day of 2017. At the start of the season, it certainly wasn’t a given that the team would make the Final Four, and certainly wasn’t a given that Coach Rose would go to a 6-2 offense. But they did (and came within one “can’t-believe-that-just-happened” broken play from making the Finals) and he did. What’s your 2017 wrap on how the team performed? Talking Head: From a coaching standpoint, the team didn’t achieve its goal — which was to win it all. But from an overall perspective, the 2017 season absolutely was a success, and one that was interesting — very interesting. Running the 6-2, which allowed Coach Rose to utilize both 6-0 Sr. RS/setter Abby Detering and 6-0 RS Jr. setter Bryanna Weiskircher — both terrific servers. The development of 6-2 Sr. RS/Opp Heidi Thelen (who earned AVCA Honorable Mention), and her transition from MB to rightside (she ended up hitting .360 overall for the season, and .350 for conference-only — both of which placed her 7th in the B1G) — that was certainly a success story. I think the emergence of 6-2 MB Tori Gorrell into a player who competed at a consistently high level (she hit .453 for the season and averaged 1.02 blocks/set) was a real positive. And you have to give a shout-out to 5-5 So. libero Kendall White, who elevated her game from an already high level, to where she was named 2nd Team AVCA All-American, averaging 3.76 digs/set. (For perspective, White is the first Penn State libero to earn All-America status since 2005, when Kaleena Walters was named to the Honorable Mention team, and only one other libero — Stanford’s So. Morgan Hentz, who was named to the 1st Team — earned AVCA All American honors in 2017.) It seemed that the more physical the match was (think Michigan State) the better Kendall White played. She certainly was a big part of the team’s success.
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Post by Boof1224 on Dec 31, 2017 13:45:49 GMT -5
Circa 2009-2013 you couldn’t start a thread without it being hijacked by a PSU fan.... Don't worry, we left Boof behind. He's lurking and still hijacks threads with the best of them. Actually on dignittany more, just under different name and only crazy on volleytalk because it can be entertaining.
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Post by pancakes on Dec 31, 2017 14:20:26 GMT -5
Without a transfer, I think it will be Reed and Parker. There is zero need for Parker to set (and I don't think she's that good of a setter anyway). I could also see Gray playing a pin position, but maybe not the left. PSU will have exactly zero six-rotation receivers. Pretty crazy. Does Parker have the footwork and hops to be a LS in the big 10 like PSU needs? meh..... I just recently rewatched some of the past club year finals of the bigger tournaments on youtube.... I don't see a PSU/top half Big 10 caliber LS attacker in Jonni Parker right now. Perhaps with some training and experience, but next year? (AAU Final against Sports Performance) (Triple Crown against A4)
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Post by pancakes on Dec 31, 2017 14:23:14 GMT -5
The only thing I notice about the top video is that RICK BUTLER is on the bench. Cringeworthy. Disgusting. It literally makes me sick to my stomach. An abomination for the AAU and for those in that club. WAKE UP PEOPLE and do something.
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Post by Heisenberg on Jan 1, 2018 23:34:32 GMT -5
The only thing I notice about the top video is that RICK BUTLER is on the bench. Cringeworthy. Disgusting. It literally makes me sick to my stomach. An abomination for the AAU and for those in that club. WAKE UP PEOPLE and do something. We don’t have to turn this into a thread about Rick Butler because there are enough of those, but why do people get so outraged by him still being around? My intention is not to make it sound like the allegations are not serious. However, what happened is pretty well known. Yet, parents still send their kids there. Call it a risk if you like, but they are making a decision. If kids didn’t play for him then he wouldn’t have a team to coach. And you can’t act like there aren’t plenty of good options for clubs in Chicago. My stance on it is if you believe the allegations and are against it, then don’t send your kid to play for him. If you want to send your kid there then it’s your choice. Why does everyone act like these kids are getting unwillingly assigned into servitude with him though?
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Post by pancakes on Jan 2, 2018 13:52:49 GMT -5
Why do people get so outraged by him still being around? Did you really ask that? Let's, for a moment, take the parents out of this and let's put it solely on the AAU and other governing bodies. Now, would you still like to ask that question?
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Post by akbar on Jan 2, 2018 14:37:05 GMT -5
to all please skip the last couple posts.
There are multiple threads on this sad topic in place.
As to PSU 2018. They will be good and better than most here seem to think.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2018 5:38:02 GMT -5
Maybe signing four pin hitters in "the greatest class ever" had some disadvantages. Except they didn't sign four pin hitters (and to be clear, Rose never referred to the 2014 class as "the greatest class ever" -- that came from others; and Stanford's 2013 class had also been referred to as the "greatest class ever"; as was Stanford's 2016 class. Maybe an overused/assigned too-soon term? But both the Penn State 2014 class and the Stanford 2016 class were on NCAA Championship teams. So, not really busts, either.). The 2014 Class consisted of: MB Haleigh Washington, OH Ali Frantti, OH Simone Lee, MB Heidi Thelen (who later transitioned to RS/Opp), OH Nia Reed, Setter Bryanna Weiskircher, and DS/L Lainy Pierce. Skylar Dykstra subsequently transferred in, but was not initially part of the class. Sorry, I count four. Thelen was always projected as a pin player, if I remember correctly.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2018 6:32:36 GMT -5
Except they didn't sign four pin hitters (and to be clear, Rose never referred to the 2014 class as "the greatest class ever" -- that came from others; and Stanford's 2013 class had also been referred to as the "greatest class ever"; as was Stanford's 2016 class. Maybe an overused/assigned too-soon term? But both the Penn State 2014 class and the Stanford 2016 class were on NCAA Championship teams. So, not really busts, either.). The 2014 Class consisted of: MB Haleigh Washington, OH Ali Frantti, OH Simone Lee, MB Heidi Thelen (who later transitioned to RS/Opp), OH Nia Reed, Setter Bryanna Weiskircher, and DS/L Lainy Pierce. Skylar Dykstra subsequently transferred in, but was not initially part of the class. Sorry, I count four. Thelen was always projected as a pin player, if I remember correctly. I think you are mistaken. I can't speak to everyone who may have projected her as a pin hitter, but I'm pretty sure she didn't play as a pin hitter until her junior season.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2018 7:49:20 GMT -5
Sorry, I count four. Thelen was always projected as a pin player, if I remember correctly. I think you are mistaken. I can't speak to everyone who may have projected her as a pin hitter, but I'm pretty sure she didn't play as a pin hitter until her junior season. Well, correct me if I'm wrong, but she barely played -period- until her junior year. She wasn't a regular part of the lineup as a sophomore, often getting subbed out for Lee so that Whitney could return to the middle because Thelen was clearly not ready to play middle at that level. In fact, a big part of Penn State's problems in 2015 was the inconsistent lineup and the indecisiveness around where to put Whitney. Thelen wasn't even in the lineup for the last part of the B1G schedule, I believe. I remember most people expecting her to play on the right, if anywhere.
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Post by Reach on Jan 3, 2018 8:01:53 GMT -5
PSU ate so many cupcakes over the years that they ended up being the biggest cupcake. The irony.
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