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Post by vballfreak808 on Aug 10, 2019 18:50:28 GMT -5
That's good to hear about Spann but bummer with DeLuzio. She wasn't playing healthy last season and looked good on the China trip.
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Post by VolleyballFella on Aug 10, 2019 18:57:16 GMT -5
Yeah, Spann looks to be well enough by month end. Top 75 Recruit, 6.6" Alexia Kuehl, is also automatically redshirting for some reason. No chance of DeLuzio and Ewert being on the floor at the same time this year. At least there won't be any question of who is setting...since they are both studs...and the team can just mesh with a system that seems to be already determined.
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Post by raisethebar on Aug 11, 2019 12:42:05 GMT -5
Huge bummer about Deluzio. Wishing her a speedy recovery. She made me a big fan of Colorado over the past couple years especially after the Simpsons finished their run there. I know it's super early to think about but with Ewert gaining this entire year of reps with the new team... does she think about a tranfer if she wants to continue setting? Or stick it out and play part time as setter or take over L? I think she's talented to make an impact in the B1G. Just saying....
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Post by c4ndlelight on Aug 11, 2019 12:43:48 GMT -5
Huge bummer about Deluzio. Wishing her a speedy recovery. She made me a big fan of Colorado over the past couple years especially after the Simpsons finished their run there. I know it's super early to think about but with Ewert gaining this entire year of reps with the new team... does she think about a tranfer if she wants to continue setting? Or stick it out and play part time as setter or take over L? I think she's talented to make an impact in the B1G. Just saying.... I'm pretty sure DeLuzio is a CU legacy. Also, the libero spot will be opening up right when she comes back.
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Post by VolleyballFella on Aug 11, 2019 14:09:36 GMT -5
Huge bummer about Deluzio. Wishing her a speedy recovery. She made me a big fan of Colorado over the past couple years especially after the Simpsons finished their run there. I know it's super early to think about but with Ewert gaining this entire year of reps with the new team... does she think about a tranfer if she wants to continue setting? Or stick it out and play part time as setter or take over L? I think she's talented to make an impact in the B1G. Just saying.... I'm pretty sure DeLuzio is a CU legacy. Also, the libero spot will be opening up right when she comes back. Yeah...I don't see Deluzio leaving. She seems very happy at CU, and she and the entire staff/team seem to mutually love each other. I see her staying in whatever capacity they need her... but you never know.
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Post by wishinwestcoastvb on Aug 11, 2019 14:16:44 GMT -5
Huge bummer about Deluzio. Wishing her a speedy recovery. She made me a big fan of Colorado over the past couple years especially after the Simpsons finished their run there. I know it's super early to think about but with Ewert gaining this entire year of reps with the new team... does she think about a tranfer if she wants to continue setting? Or stick it out and play part time as setter or take over L? I think she's talented to make an impact in the B1G. Just saying.... she should take over as their L in my opinion. Very impressive in club as a bro whenever she didn’t set.
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Post by VolleyballFella on Aug 11, 2019 14:39:55 GMT -5
Deluzio is so clinical, precise, and fluid in her setting...I'd hate to see her as a L. I love watching her set. She is better than Ewert at digs and making something out of bad passes, but I did see that Ewert improved so quickly throughout last season, she blocks a bit better, and is a very dynamic setter that brings in a lot of positive energy to the team. Although I slightly prefer Deluzio as setter, they are almost equal overall...and I can see why folks constantly question why 2 great setters are on the same team. With all that stated, I would take Deluzio at L and Ewert as setter to keep them both on the floor at Colorado.
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Post by volleyball303 on Aug 11, 2019 16:59:09 GMT -5
I would like to see her moved to Libero next year. Having your two best players share a position seems ridiculous. I also feel next year the biggest position that will need to be filled will be the Libero. Whipple will also have a better year this year not sharing a position. She played much better once gabby got hurt and they were no longer being swapped out with each other every set.
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Post by ilikecorn on Aug 11, 2019 18:24:51 GMT -5
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Post by VolleyballFella on Aug 15, 2019 12:24:30 GMT -5
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Post by VolleyballFella on Aug 24, 2019 18:20:50 GMT -5
Black and Gold scrimmage just finished.
It seems obvious the starters will be Ewert (S), Parker (OPP), Spann (OH1), Schneggenburger (OH2), Price (MB1), Hart (MB2), Whipple (L) ...with Demure as 2nd OPP.
Other than seeing basically the same level of play from the veteran starters (Ewert, Price, Whipple, Spann), Parker impressed me the most. She had good hits, smart playing, good blocking. Hart was off in all aspects, so hopefully it was just a bad day. Schneggenburger had some good front row hits, but needs some work in the back row in passing and hitting to be at Alexa Smith level. She did block well. Price blocked well, but hit into the block too much (something she has had a habit of). It seems it will take time to get the new starters up to the PAC-12 level, but the potential is definitely there. Middle seems to be our biggest opportunity... especially in hitting. I think they were all also taking a bit off to stay healthy too.
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Post by VolleyballFella on Sept 1, 2019 8:58:50 GMT -5
Colorado finished the opening weekend undefeated as CU Invitational Champs; winning 9 of 10 sets 3-0 vs WYO 3-0 vs LI 3-1 vs UCSB
NOTES: - CU serving has vastly improved with deep floaters or diving balls that move. This was one of their biggest opportunities in previous seasons. Had a number of aces this weekend. - Colorado block was on fire at times, and went missing at others. - Ewert was amazing most of the time (with just a few silly setting mistakes here and there). I like seeing that she is showing leadership a little more this season. She was named Tournament MVP. - Sterling Parker looked very impressive, had the best hitting efficiency in the last (toughest) match, and put down 25 kills/11 blocks as an OPP in 10 sets played. She should be happy in her debut weekend. - Scheneggenburger did well overall...with smart and aggressive hitting most of the time. Mostly needs to clean up serve-receive and passing placement to give Ewert more options. - Spann continues to show she can hit hard and get the kills. She is relied on to take the most swings right now. Still needs to work on serve-receive, and making smarter hitting choices in some of the "yellow light or red light" balls she is given. Does better at passing during a point that includes a tougher dig...than at serve-receive. - Whipple had some great digs at times and is owning the back court more, but didn't have her footing and placement on some digs that she was there for. Bump sets need to be placed a bit better. Should only get better now that she is the main libero, and can focus more on owning that role. - Neverdowski continues good serving, but needs to step up on digging/passing/defense. You can see with her body language that she is well aware of her defensive mistakes, so I bet she improves quickly. - Middles need to step up their hitting efficiency and hit away from opponent blocks and into the court more often. Price has gotten some good blocks and the slide looks good at times, but both middles seem to blindly hit into blocks more than usual. I'm sure they will both improve as the season moves forward.
Overall, a good weekend with a new team of faces. Next weekend...Iowa has already proven they will be a team to reckon with after beating WSU, and Illinois is still the biggest team to beat during this pre-conference season. It will be a big test and a tough weekend. Hopefully the Buffs can prepare well.
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Post by sisyphus on Sept 2, 2019 17:25:03 GMT -5
Did you watch the CU matches? Parker was given a lot of the crap balls that the OHs usually get...because that was CUs plan the first 2 matches. She had to push a lot of them over. She rarely made the silly mistakes that Anyse did. Anyse hit 15 kills the first 3 matches. Sterling has 25 kills...with a lot more balls given to Sterling (64 attempts versus something like 28 attempts for Anyse). A LOT of Sterlings balls were "red light balls" she couldn't do anything with. Sterling also blocked more the first 3 matches. From what I have seen Parker is a much stronger all around volleyball player than Anyse. Anyse was awesome for the highlight real and hit the ball as hard as anyone. In system, tight sets were where she excelled. She also was in the front row with an all American all three rotations. Parker is the teams #2 or #3 option and by the years end could easily be the number one option. Anyse also had 15 kills in 12 games vs Parker having 25 in 10. Anyse was also frustrating because she missed at least half the matches because of eligibility or tardiness issues. Phenomenal athlete and I hope she found the right fit but if I were the CU coach I would be excited about 4 years with this freshman class. I brought this reply here instead of continuing in the Iowa-Colorado match thread. You mention that Smith was in the front row with an All-American all three rotations. What do you intend for that to mean and how can we prove that meaning? You write that Parker is the #2 or #3 option. I don't know how to measure that. Do you have a suggestion? I don't think that total attempts would accurately define it so how else can we? You write about how many kills they each had in their first three matches. What is that meant to support? I thought we were comparing the two in terms of errors and efficiency. You write that she missed "at least half the matches". The stats show that she played in 104 of 125 sets. That's 83% of the time. Yes, she missed for reasons we think are dumb. I'm looking at what she did when she played. Missing matches certainly hurt her team. At this point last season, she hadn't done that yet so I don't know if we should be including that in our comparison of her and Parker. I agree with almost everything you write about Smith. I also agree with you about Colorado's future. I don't think I was trying to say something to the contrary. What I was going for is that it is hard to prove that Parker is better than Smith right now and on the court.
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Post by sisyphus on Sept 2, 2019 17:26:43 GMT -5
Anyse is on the roster at Arkansas Tech. This was mentioned in the transfer thread. Looking at their schedule, we'll find out on Thursday if she'll play or not. Looking at the first three matches of last year and the first three matches of this year, I have difficulty agreeing with your assessment. Smith hit .167, .167, and .563 while Parker hit .063, .125, .375. I could look at more matches but I don't think Smith got worse. Inconsistent with silly errors, yes. But still more efficient than Parker has demonstrated. Did you watch the CU matches? Parker was given a lot of the crap balls that the OHs usually get...because that was CUs plan the first 2 matches. She had to push a lot of them over. She rarely made the silly mistakes that Anyse did. Anyse hit 15 kills the first 3 matches. Sterling has 25 kills...with a lot more balls given to Sterling (64 attempts versus something like 28 attempts for Anyse). A LOT of Sterlings balls were "red light balls" she couldn't do anything with. Sterling also blocked more the first 3 matches (11 blocks versus 4 for Anyse). I brought this reply here instead of continuing in the Iowa-Colorado match thread. I feel like we're moving the goal posts a little. You wrote that you thought that Parker was already better than Smith and then commented on her inconsistency and errors. I thought that hitting efficiency would be the best stat to test those ideas. Now we're talking about total number of kills, which I don't think addresses inconsistency or errors. I don't know how to quantify "silly" errors versus other kinds so it's hard to discuss that point but if she's better than Smith, should't she have made fewer errors relative to her number of kills in general, regardless of the set quality? I am not disagreeing with your assessment of Smith. I also think that Parker is underrated and is going to be very good. I just don't think that I can agree with you that she's better right now and on the court.
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Post by VolleyballFella on Sept 2, 2019 17:55:34 GMT -5
Cool on moving to the CU thread.
My main point is that Parker's efficiency is lower because she was given a lot more balls...and a lot of balls given to her were out-of-system balls she could only get over as essentially a free ball. That lowers her efficiency. Parker also has more blocks and better defense, and is a better overall player. Anyse was usually given balls when CU was in system and the balls set to her were a lot easier to get a kill out of. You can see that they changed using Parker as a go-to when out-of-system in the 3rd match, and went with Spann for that (which is usually the obvious choice). You can see Spann's number of swings in that one and Parker's much better efficiency. I mentioned she is as good (if not better) as Anyse.
Also, Schneggenburger's efficiency is better than Alexa Smith's (2017 All-American) so far in the first 3 matches versus Alexa's first 3 last year. She doesn't have the back row defense that Alexa has yet, but I think she will also get better as the season goes on.
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