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Post by Reach on May 29, 2019 11:35:24 GMT -5
Has anyone noticed we are not setting as fast as we were last year or is it just me? Plus I’m pretty sure that system was built around Hill and Murphy. It was and only Glass was able to deliver the ball most of the time.
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Post by yupyupyup on May 29, 2019 11:38:41 GMT -5
Has Jordan Thompson always been a right side attacker? Does she have a future as an OH on the left after her college career comes to an end? Haven’t seen her play in college, but I’d imagine she doesn’t serve receive. She has to be able to do that to play internationally as an OH.
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Post by donut on May 29, 2019 11:42:49 GMT -5
Has anyone noticed we are not setting as fast as we were last year or is it just me? I’ll bet Luka told Karch to give up the low and fast game plan because everyone is onto it. Plus I’m loving all of the production out of the middles and on the right side. Last year was hard to watch. Plus I’m pretty sure that system was built around Hill and Murphy. I doubt Karch has abandoned the "USA fast" system entirely. I think the sets to the left have looked generally the same. The rightside may have slowed down a little, but I think the real noticeable difference is the improvement in distribution. Not every OOS ball is a shoot set to the LS.
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Post by Pipe Attack on May 29, 2019 11:45:01 GMT -5
Has anyone noticed we are not setting as fast as we were last year or is it just me? I’ll bet Luka told Karch to give up the low and fast game plan because everyone is onto it. Plus I’m loving all of the production out of the middles and on the right side. Last year was hard to watch. Plus I’m pretty sure that system was built around Hill and Murphy. Not sure about Hill and Murphy. I feel it was before them. I think it was more Glass. Then she had that connection with Hodge. You had Larson that could pass (and maybe even Tom if she say switched to libero). Then, if you had a fast, high jumper like Hooker, it would have been lights out! Feel like it was an experiment with Hugh. They ran it fast, but then slowed it down a little when appropriate. When Karch took over, it was more put into action - then Hill and Murphy appeared on the scene and flourished with it, then it became a main stay. Like many believe, I think only Glass (and maybe Kreklow) were the ones who could constantly deliver this offense. You need setters and hitters who can deliver as well as passers that allow you to run it. The only thing now is, as many mentioned, many teams are running like it -- and you even have the Netherlands (with former US coach Morrison) running something similar. But really, when you have hitters that can go over the block ... you don't necessarily have to run it fast all the time. Can you imagine if Egonu had to play that fast offense ... she might be wiped out at the end of the match!
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Post by cbrown1709 on May 29, 2019 11:47:11 GMT -5
Any links to this match?
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Post by Reach on May 29, 2019 11:48:05 GMT -5
I’ll bet Luka told Karch to give up the low and fast game plan because everyone is onto it. Plus I’m loving all of the production out of the middles and on the right side. Last year was hard to watch. Plus I’m pretty sure that system was built around Hill and Murphy. I doubt Karch has abandoned the "USA fast" system entirely. I think the sets to the left have looked generally the same. The rightside may have slowed down a little, but I think the real noticeable difference is the improvement in distribution. Not every OOS ball is a shoot set to the LS. For sure, we are seeing D and Bic so far but then again, we saw that in the VNL last year as well and then he abandoned it. Hill has become a monster out of the back and should be used so much more going forward.
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Post by c4ndlelight on May 29, 2019 11:54:54 GMT -5
I doubt Karch has abandoned the "USA fast" system entirely. I think the sets to the left have looked generally the same. The rightside may have slowed down a little, but I think the real noticeable difference is the improvement in distribution. Not every OOS ball is a shoot set to the LS. For sure, we are seeing D and Bic so far but then again, we saw that in the VNL last year as well and then he abandoned it. Hill has become a monster out of the back and should be used so much more going forward. One thing though - if you watched Conegliano last year, there were a good 3 months of Hill and Wolosz misconnecting on the bic(-ish) half the time. Team USA's approach to evaluating what is efficient doesn't really allow for connections like that to develop, and how we prioritize developing systems (with semi-interchangeable parts) also doesn't help. I guess this approach helps our C team be super functional (as we are seeing in the VNL).
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Post by Reach on May 29, 2019 11:59:18 GMT -5
For sure, we are seeing D and Bic so far but then again, we saw that in the VNL last year as well and then he abandoned it. Hill has become a monster out of the back and should be used so much more going forward. One thing though - if you watched Conegliano last year, there were a good 3 months of Hill and Wolosz misconnecting on the bic(-ish) half the time. Team USA's approach to evaluating what is efficient doesn't really allow for connections like that to develop, and how we prioritize developing systems (with semi-interchangeable parts) also doesn't help. I guess this approach helps our C team be super functional (as we are seeing in the VNL). Perhaps. The reality is that if rest of the world is willing to take that risk working on these connections then so should we. We will fail against the best if we revert to sending a large percentage of balls to the left side. Our lefts just don’t have the firepower.
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Post by volleyguy on May 29, 2019 12:05:00 GMT -5
Plus I’m pretty sure that system was built around Hill and Murphy. It was and only Glass was able to deliver the ball most of the time. The system is built around Karch. Everyone else is a drone.
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Post by badgerbreath on May 29, 2019 12:35:49 GMT -5
Tapp seems to be dressed as libero?
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Post by rainbowbadger on May 29, 2019 12:36:28 GMT -5
That would suggest Lee might play!
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Post by n00b on May 29, 2019 12:40:58 GMT -5
Has Jordan Thompson always been a right side attacker? Does she have a future as an OH on the left after her college career comes to an end? Haven’t seen her play in college, but I’d imagine she doesn’t serve receive. She has to be able to do that to play internationally as an OH. You'd imagine wrong. She's a primary passer for Cincinnati. Not saying she's a good enough to be a competent international serve receiver, but she is passing now.
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Post by donut on May 29, 2019 12:41:54 GMT -5
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Post by n00b on May 29, 2019 12:42:00 GMT -5
That would suggest Lee might play! Tapp as libero just moves Mary Lake into a regular jersey. Not sure how that effects Lee. (But Lee very well could play today). It DOES suggest that we could see Lake as a DS or serving sub.
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Post by crosscourt3m on May 29, 2019 12:43:58 GMT -5
That would suggest Lee might play! Tapp as libero just moves Mary Lake into a regular jersey. Not sure how that effects Lee. (But Lee very well could play today). It DOES suggest that we could see Lake as a DS or serving sub. My hope is that Lake is dressed to DS for Lee in case she becomes Shankzilla 2.0
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