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Post by blue-footedbooby on Oct 14, 2019 17:28:07 GMT -5
What does Washington have to do to host as far as possible into the tourney? Maybe lose 2-3 more and still be in good shape?
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Post by redbeard2008 on Oct 14, 2019 17:48:17 GMT -5
What does Washington have to do to host as far as possible into the tourney? Maybe lose 2-3 more and still be in good shape? Their chances of hosting a sub-regional are pretty strong. If they can run the table, they might be able to host a regional, depending on what teams above them do.
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Post by ay2013 on Oct 14, 2019 18:43:23 GMT -5
What does Washington have to do to host as far as possible into the tourney? Maybe lose 2-3 more and still be in good shape? Their chances of hosting a sub-regional are pretty strong. If they can run the table, they might be able to host a regional, depending on what teams above them do. If Washington ran the table I think they would have a strong resume to host a regional. They’d challenge for a top 4 RPI, if cal can stay in the top 25 and Utah be in there, they’d have 8 top 25 wins, 9 if Illinois was in there, but, more importantly, head to head wins against Wisconsin (twice) and Stanford.
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Post by ACE on Oct 14, 2019 19:43:18 GMT -5
Their chances of hosting a sub-regional are pretty strong. If they can run the table, they might be able to host a regional, depending on what teams above them do. If Washington ran the table I think they would have a strong resume to host a regional. They’d challenge for a top 4 RPI, if cal can stay in the top 25 and Utah be in there, they’d have 8 top 25 wins, 9 if Illinois was in there, but, more importantly, head to head wins against Wisconsin (twice) and Stanford. Washington's double defeat of Wisconsin is looking so much better now with Wisc doing some beatdownz of their own in the B1G
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Post by TuesdayGone on Oct 14, 2019 20:00:37 GMT -5
I have seen 3 Washington matches
2 vs Wisconsin 1 vs Stanford
To me Washington is best team Wisconsin has played
But it sure looks/sounds like they are very good and then not so good to have the losses they have
Can someone that knows Washington explain why they are not top 5 team??
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Post by midnightblue on Oct 14, 2019 20:06:51 GMT -5
I have seen 3 Washington matches 2 vs Wisconsin 1 vs Stanford To me Washington is best team Wisconsin has played But it sure looks/sounds like they are very good and then not so good to have the losses they have Can someone that knows Washington explain why they are not top 5 team?? Well... L to @ Washington St and @ USC. Escaped in two other matches : @ UCLA and home vs. (5-10) UR Oregon. They did win @ Stanford, but have also struggled / lost to teams they shouldn't.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Oct 14, 2019 20:43:35 GMT -5
Can someone that knows Washington explain why they are not top 5 team?? Inconsistency. They have threetwo sophomores starting (Powell, Hoffman , Drechsel), while the top two subs are also sophomores (Crenshaw, Grote). The areas where they most need more consistency: passing, serving, setting. If they clean those areas up, they've got hitters and blockers who can deliver.
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Post by mikegarrison on Oct 14, 2019 20:46:21 GMT -5
I have seen 3 Washington matches 2 vs Wisconsin 1 vs Stanford To me Washington is best team Wisconsin has played But it sure looks/sounds like they are very good and then not so good to have the losses they have Can someone that knows Washington explain why they are not top 5 team?? I think it is quite clear that they are not a top-5 team when Hoffman is out with an injury, as she was in the losses to WSU and USC.
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Post by blue-footedbooby on Oct 14, 2019 22:23:19 GMT -5
If Washington ran the table I think they would have a strong resume to host a regional. They’d challenge for a top 4 RPI, if cal can stay in the top 25 and Utah be in there, they’d have 8 top 25 wins, 9 if Illinois was in there, but, more importantly, head to head wins against Wisconsin (twice) and Stanford. Washington's double defeat of Wisconsin is looking so much better now with Wisc doing some beatdownz of their own in the B1G The Creighton and Stanford wins on the road are not looking to shabby either.
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Post by alwayslearning on Oct 15, 2019 10:34:59 GMT -5
Can someone that knows Washington explain why they are not top 5 team?? Inconsistency. They have three sophomores starting (Powell, Hoffman, Drechsel), while the top two subs are also sophomores (Crenshaw, Grote). The areas where they most need more consistency: passing, serving, setting. If they clean those areas up, they've got hitters and blockers who can deliver. Drechsel is a junior, not a sophomore. But you are right -- it's all about consistency. And Mike is right about the importance of Hoffman's absence in a couple losses. I don't see this team running the table, although they will presumably be favored in the great majority of their matches. I could see running the table at home, as they do not play Stanford. Can they sweep their trips to the Mountains and to Oregon? Not so sure. I think a top ten seed is more likely than a top four seed.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Oct 15, 2019 11:47:39 GMT -5
But you are right -- it's all about consistency. And Mike is right about the importance of Hoffman's absence in a couple losses. I don't see this team running the table, although they will presumably be favored in the great majority of their matches. I could see running the table at home, as they do not play Stanford. Can they sweep their trips to the Mountains and to Oregon? Not so sure. I think a top ten seed is more likely than a top four seed. Having won on the road against top competition should serve the Huskies well when visiting Utah/Colorado, Arizona, and Oregon. If UW can become more consistent (Dr. Jekyll rather than Mr. Hyde), I don't see that running the table is an unrealistic possibility. The biggest bumps in the road will be Utah/Colorado (always tough at elevation) and possibly a revived Oregon. Only six of 14 of their remaining matches will be on the road. Seeding could be like a lottery, with being sent to a Baylor or Pittsburgh regional as the possible prizes. The clunker doorprizes would be being sent to Nebraska or Stanford.
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Post by tomclen on Oct 15, 2019 15:18:09 GMT -5
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Post by tomclen on Oct 21, 2019 8:47:19 GMT -5
More than any point in the schedule so far, this coming week is when we will find out which is the real Washington team.
UW seasons have been littered with tough weekends at Utah and Colorado.
Utah is one game behind UW in the standings and came very close to knocking off Stanford Sunday at Maples.
Despite their 0-8 record, Colorado almost knocked off Cal in Berkeley, losing 16-14 in the 5th.
So which Washington team makes it to the mountains: the one that crushed Stanford, or the one that struggled against injury-riddled Arizona?
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Post by mikegarrison on Oct 21, 2019 11:18:39 GMT -5
So which Washington team makes it to the mountains: the one that crushed Stanford, or the one that struggled against injury-riddled Arizona? Is Hoffman playing? Same question, really. If Hoffman isn't playing, I hope Crenshaw steps up to the situation.
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Post by tomclen on Oct 21, 2019 11:44:01 GMT -5
I guess we should feel a little better (or a little more confused) considering ASU fell behind 0-2, but won 3 straight sets to knock off WSU in 5 at Pulllman.
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