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Post by stanfordvb on Feb 7, 2019 11:24:12 GMT -5
If Lanier is healthy and finds a way to connect with Lazaro, USC could surprise folks. Then again, Crouch could run them into the ground again. Big questions are M2 and L. Horin looked great in the all American game !
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Post by stanfordvb on Feb 7, 2019 11:25:59 GMT -5
Hold on now! Just stating my opinion. Believe it or not I am a fan of the Badgers. Geez! But your opinion is based on an incorrect fact. We were in the top ten all season WITH OUR EXISTING PIN HITTERS...ALL THREE OF THEM. We? What position did you play? Your jersey #? sorry I have been wanting to say that every time people say “we” when comparing sports teams. Pet peeve
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2019 12:01:47 GMT -5
1. Stanford 2. Nebraska 3. Texas 4. Wisconsin 5. Illinois 6. Kentucky 7. Minnesota 8. Pittsburgh 9. Florida 10. Tennessee
This is a year where I think STANFORD is in a league of its own.....honestly 2-10 is a toss up....A lot of those teams will rely on replacing some big pieces with new youth.
Did not include BYU in the top 10....simply because Miller is an unknown and RJP is a huge loss.
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Post by bluepenquin on Feb 7, 2019 12:38:04 GMT -5
I like Tennessee and all - but I don't see how they are T10 preseason (or really anywhere that close)? They finished #21 last year in Pablo and return 8 of their 9 starters. The player they lose (Treiber - MB) was their leader in points. She hit .392 with 2.9 K/S and led the team in blocks. This is not an insignificant player for their team last year. Transfer Ava Bell is a nice replacement for Treiber - but I just don't see how they become significantly better this year.
For some perspective - the difference between Pablo #10 and #21 is the same as #21 and #45 - we are talking about a significant improvement for Tennessee to get to T10. 3 teams from the SEC in the T10 vs. 1 for PAC would be an interesting (and unlikely) dynamic.
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Post by SportyBucky on Feb 7, 2019 13:02:30 GMT -5
But your opinion is based on an incorrect fact. We were in the top ten all season WITH OUR EXISTING PIN HITTERS...ALL THREE OF THEM. We? What position did you play? Your jersey #? sorry I have been wanting to say that every time people say “we” when comparing sports teams. Pet peeve It's an abbreviation for WI
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Post by cbrown1709 on Feb 7, 2019 14:01:25 GMT -5
Kentucky is one middle and a consistent rightside away from being Top 5. well, they are getting a transfer All American MB and their RS last year was over .300 for the season. Yes Myers is coming in but replacing Kentucky's best middle, Morgan. Cooper's hitting percentage was good but she has to have more of a presence. Especially blocking and taking more of a offensive load taking some of the pressure off of Edmonds.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2019 14:21:27 GMT -5
1. Stanford 2. Nebraska 3. Texas 4. Wisconsin 5. Illinois 6. Kentucky 7. Minnesota 8. Pittsburgh 9. Florida 10. Tennessee This is a year where I think STANFORD is in a league of its own.....honestly 2-10 is a toss up....A lot of those teams will rely on replacing some big pieces with new youth. Did not include BYU in the top 10....simply because Miller is an unknown and RJP is a huge loss. Interesting. Ranking a Poulter/Bastianelli-less Illinois higher than an SSS-less Minnesota team that lost 1 match in the B1G last year is bold.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2019 14:29:44 GMT -5
1. Stanford 2. Nebraska 3. Texas 4. Wisconsin 5. Illinois 6. Kentucky 7. Minnesota 8. Pittsburgh 9. Florida 10. Tennessee This is a year where I think STANFORD is in a league of its own.....honestly 2-10 is a toss up....A lot of those teams will rely on replacing some big pieces with new youth. Did not include BYU in the top 10....simply because Miller is an unknown and RJP is a huge loss. Interesting. Ranking a Poulter/Bastianelli-less Illinois higher than an SSS-less Minnesota team that lost 1 match in the B1G last year is bold. Like I said, I really think 2-10 is a toss up. I chose to rank Illinois higher because I think they still have tremendous offensive talent that Allison can navigate well. Their defensive core was young last year and is getting better. Returning Quade, Prince, Cooney, and Fleming are big pieces. For Minny, going from SSS to Miller or any other setter is going to be a big adjustment; it is not easy for a setter to come in behind someone like SSS and run as fast as an offense that is prone to error when the timing is off. I guess similar can be said about going down from Poulter, but in my opinion I feel that Illinois got a better transfer setter than Miller who was reduced to a 6-2 and was inconsistent. Allison and Auburn did not flourish, but that is no reflection on the talent Allison brings IMO.
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Post by stanfordvb on Feb 8, 2019 0:19:55 GMT -5
1. Stanford 2. Nebraska 3. Texas 4. Wisconsin 5. Illinois 6. Kentucky 7. Minnesota 8. Pittsburgh 9. Florida 10. Tennessee This is a year where I think STANFORD is in a league of its own.....honestly 2-10 is a toss up....A lot of those teams will rely on replacing some big pieces with new youth. Did not include BYU in the top 10....simply because Miller is an unknown and RJP is a huge loss. Interesting. Ranking a Poulter/Bastianelli-less Illinois higher than an SSS-less Minnesota team that lost 1 match in the B1G last year is bold. Putting Nebraska at #2 is extremely bold. Minnesota I think is the obvious choice at #2, SSS was not their whole team. Tennessee is not at that next caliber yet. Kentucky is also fairly high considering they don’t really take down extremely good teams, they have 1 top 10 win in the last 2 seasons I believe and it was against Florida in 2017. Maybe BYU was top 10 when Kentucky beat them in 2017 but I’m not sure. Still only two top 10 wins in 2 seasons is not a team I would put a lot of expectation on. I’m a huge Kentucky fan though and would love to see them be able to hold a ranking as high as 6.
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Post by ay2013 on Feb 8, 2019 16:11:17 GMT -5
I think Minnesota and Illinois dumb down to a more simplified offense for next year. No knock against the setters replacing SSS and Poulter, but if they try to run the same offense as last year they are going to lose a lot of early matches. Tempo for Illinois meant A-ish bics to Quade in transition. they just shouldn't attempt those kinds of sets. Revert to a more traditional offense and trust that your pint hitters are strong enough to score some points. Samedy, Hart, and Rollins are for Minnesota, there is a REASON why this teams 3 points away from going undefeated in the Big 10, and it's not all because of SSS. Quade and Cooney are for Illinois.
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Post by azvb on Feb 8, 2019 16:11:29 GMT -5
1. Stanford 2. Nebraska 3. Texas 4. Wisconsin 5. Illinois 6. Kentucky 7. Minnesota 8. Pittsburgh 9. Florida 10. Tennessee This is a year where I think STANFORD is in a league of its own.....honestly 2-10 is a toss up....A lot of those teams will rely on replacing some big pieces with new youth. Did not include BYU in the top 10....simply because Miller is an unknown and RJP is a huge loss. As much as I love RJP, I think the loss of LHE is the biggest hole. But yes, RJP’s KPG will be tough to replace. Hoping Maddie Robinson will be in the weight room a lot this spring 🤞. (Spring really doesn’t exist in Utah. There’s early winter (October-November), winter (December-February), late winter (March-April), muddy (May), summer (June-August), Fall (September).
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Post by ironhammer on Feb 14, 2019 21:31:07 GMT -5
You referenced pre-season to pre-season. See above. I only meant that their pre-season was pretty high in 2018 so I'll wait to see how they do this season before I rank them that high. I had no idea someone could get so butt hurt over another poster's rankings. ... the thread title says " Preseason Top 10" and your post says Wouldn't be so sure about Kentucky at #3. Ask the AVCA pre-season voting last season. The 2018 pre-season rankings have zero relation to the 2019 pre-season rankings. I don't think Kentucky #3 in the country either, but that has nothing to do with how they were ranked at the beginning of last season. Oh you are the real ranking expert now are you?
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Post by donut on Feb 14, 2019 21:38:40 GMT -5
... the thread title says " Preseason Top 10" and your post says The 2018 pre-season rankings have zero relation to the 2019 pre-season rankings. I don't think Kentucky #3 in the country either, but that has nothing to do with how they were ranked at the beginning of last season. Oh you are the real ranking expert now are you? Please don’t quote me. I just pointed out you posted duplicate threads within a few days of each other because the first one got zero replies. No need to get bitter.
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Post by ironhammer on Feb 14, 2019 21:39:57 GMT -5
Oh you are the real ranking expert now are you? Please don’t quote me. I just pointed out you posted duplicate threads within a few days of each other because the first one got zero replies. No need to get bitter. They are not duplicate threads, genius. What I am doing now is just giving you a taste of your own medicine. Want me to be nicer to you? Learn to know what "duplicate" means in the dictionary.
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Post by Victory At Hand on Feb 15, 2019 0:06:30 GMT -5
I think Minnesota losing Samantha Seliger Swenson is a big loss. With that said, Minny are very much a title contender with the players they're returning. Samedy, Rollins, Morgan, Hart, and Pittman.
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