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Post by redbeard2008 on Dec 13, 2019 17:13:53 GMT -5
No other player got double digit kills. Both Hoffman and Dreschel hit sub .120. Niece did have a nice game. They were instumental in getting UW up 2-0, but tailed off in the last two sets (although Bajema didn't).
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Post by alwayslearning on Dec 13, 2019 17:14:02 GMT -5
Washington is impressive. UK never seemed to get in a consistent zone like last year. Not sure why. I didn't watch this match - and this analysis could be spot on. But Washington 'only' won 51.1% of the total points in the match. Kentucky won 51.8% of the points in the final 3 sets - of which Washington won 2 of the 3. From a gamescore perspective - this was a very even match that could have gone either way. To say that Washington was good and Kentucky was not good (not the words used here or necessarily the implication) could imply that normally Kentucky is a vastly better team (which I don't think anyone thinks is the case). This appears to have been a 50/50 matchup (that is how Pablo viewed it) where Washington played slightly better on this day and won. This very easily could have been a 2-2 match with a deciding 5th set coming up. Your instincts are correct -- this was a very tight match between two evenly matched teams.
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Post by pepperbrooks on Dec 13, 2019 17:14:05 GMT -5
Washington is impressive. UK never seemed to get in a consistent zone like last year. Not sure why. I didn't watch this match - and this analysis could be spot on. But Washington 'only' won 51.1% of the total points in the match. Kentucky won 51.8% of the points in the final 3 sets - of which Washington won 2 of the 3. From a gamescore perspective - this was a very even match that could have gone either way. To say that Washington was good and Kentucky was not good (not the words used here or necessarily the implication) could imply that normally Kentucky is a vastly better team (which I don't think anyone thinks is the case). This appears to have been a 50/50 matchup (that is how Pablo viewed it) where Washington played slightly better on this day and won. This very easily could have been a 2-2 match with a deciding 5th set coming up. I was speaking more of UK over the year, not this one match
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Post by bluepenquin on Dec 13, 2019 17:21:42 GMT -5
Washington is impressive. UK never seemed to get in a consistent zone like last year. Not sure why. UW dominated the ends of the sets they won: 1st set: 7 of 11 to close. 2nd set: 11 of 17 to close (even with the three shanks). 4th set: 5 of 6 to close. This looks like the difference in this match for sure. A question is whether this is skill based and thus repeatable or was more random variance. I tend to believe the latter. If it is the former - that is one heck of an important skill.
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Post by mikegarrison on Dec 13, 2019 17:27:06 GMT -5
Nah, this was a team win. Of course Kara is the horse they are going to ride, but there was a lot of other contribution. No other player got double digit kills. Both Hoffman and Dreschel hit sub .120. Niece did have a nice game. Kentucky lost because of Bajema's cross court shot. Not taking anything away from them, but they won because of her 24 kills, hitting .400, NOT because of a balanced attack. That's not really the issue. Huskies are going to ride Bajema as far as they go. This was obvious before the tournament even started. But I've seen matches where Bajema completely carried the team, and this wasn't one of them. Just look at the way they finished that last set. Bogomolova serving, Powell with a timely dump, and Bajema getting her points despite everyone knowing she's going to get the ball. It was the entire team playing well, not Bajema covering for the rest of the team struggling.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Dec 13, 2019 17:28:53 GMT -5
Bajema:
1st set: 5k 0e
2nd set: 5k 3e
3rd set: 6k 0e
4th set: 8k 2e
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Post by mikegarrison on Dec 13, 2019 17:30:14 GMT -5
UW dominated the ends of the sets they won: 1st set: 7 of 11 to close. 2nd set: 11 of 17 to close (even with the three shanks). 4th set: 5 of 6 to close. This looks like the difference in this match for sure. A question is whether this is skill based and thus repeatable or was more random variance. I tend to believe the latter. If it is the former - that is one heck of an important skill. It's not random variation. It's Bajema. One of the key things a team needs in the tournament is a go-to player who can get kills even if everyone knows where the set is going. Not every team has that. Bajema is extremely good at it, and the Huskies tend to set her more and more and more at the end of tight sets. It's a pattern they have used all year long.
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Post by Thrill of the 'ville on Dec 13, 2019 17:30:49 GMT -5
Not sure if it was previously mentioned, this is a long thread, but I loved how although the match was in Waco, the announcers took a shot at Memorial Coliseum’s hot and humid environment by saying how it’s given Kentucky experience wiping up perspiration. 🤣
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Post by mikegarrison on Dec 13, 2019 17:34:20 GMT -5
Not sure if it was previously mentioned, this is a long thread, but I loved how although the match was in Waco, the announcers took a shot at Memorial Coliseum’s hot and humid environment by saying how it’s given Kentucky experience wiping up perspiration. 🤣 Kentucky went to the towels way more than the Huskies did. Maybe the uniform vents were the key factor!
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Post by mikegarrison on Dec 13, 2019 17:38:34 GMT -5
By the way, this discussion about Bajema? What's happening here is that people who haven't been watching the UW all year long are saying "Wow! Bajema was great!" Husky fans *know* Bajema is great. She was doing what she's done all season. We're used to it.
We see, however, that the rest of the team also played one of their higher-level performances.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Dec 13, 2019 17:39:36 GMT -5
Washington is impressive. UK never seemed to get in a consistent zone like last year. Not sure why. I didn't watch this match - and this analysis could be spot on. But Washington 'only' won 51.1% of the total points in the match. Kentucky won 51.8% of the points in the final 3 sets - of which Washington won 2 of the 3. From a gamescore perspective - this was a very even match that could have gone either way. To say that Washington was good and Kentucky was not good (not the words used here or necessarily the implication) could imply that normally Kentucky is a vastly better team (which I don't think anyone thinks is the case). This appears to have been a 50/50 matchup (that is how Pablo viewed it) where Washington played slightly better on this day and won. This very easily could have been a 2-2 match with a deciding 5th set coming up. UW had a 10-pt disadvantage in the set they lost, but a 14-pt advantage in the three sets they won. More important, they controlled the ends of the sets they won, winning more of the critical points.
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Post by jwvolley on Dec 13, 2019 17:42:02 GMT -5
If Washington is so one dimensional one might think Kentucky should've beat them
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Post by ay2013 on Dec 13, 2019 17:44:27 GMT -5
Go huskies! Can’t wait to watch the replay.
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Post by ay2013 on Dec 13, 2019 17:50:54 GMT -5
By the way, this discussion about Bajema? What's happening here is that people who haven't been watching the UW all year long are saying "Wow! Bajema was great!" Husky fans *know* Bajema is great. She was doing what she's done all season. We're used to it. We see, however, that the rest of the team also played one of their higher-level performances. Meh.... I’m waiting for all the offense to click in the match. Don’t think we’ve really seen that since the Stanford match way back when. Hopefully it makes an appearance against Baylor. THAT is a national champion team.
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Post by Thrill of the 'ville on Dec 13, 2019 17:54:17 GMT -5
Not sure if it was previously mentioned, this is a long thread, but I loved how although the match was in Waco, the announcers took a shot at Memorial Coliseum’s hot and humid environment by saying how it’s given Kentucky experience wiping up perspiration. 🤣 Kentucky went to the towels way more than the Huskies did. Maybe the uniform vents were the key factor! Haha. When I first briefly saw those, I thought it was a gold accent. The second time I noticed it was actually a hole and I found it very strange. I understand the logic but it just looked weird.
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