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Post by mikegarrison on Dec 13, 2019 23:28:03 GMT -5
If you are listing all the players that would be expected to play, the Washington lineup should include #11 Crenshaw as a DS. Technically, she's an OH/DS. When Hoffman was injured, she got most of the time at L2. I don't expect to see Shannon playing in the front row, do you? I mean, sure, it could happen. But probably not. I do expect to see her playing as a DS. Maria is also an OH, but I don't expect to see her playing except when she serves.
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Post by bluepenquin on Dec 13, 2019 23:52:27 GMT -5
Wait, so do you think Texas was overrated too?? You must have not been paying attention. Pressley has not led the team in kills in any of the tournament games and they are winning in convincing fashion. Regardless, I’ll take a Pressley-led squad in the Elite 8 over the orange team that didn’t make it past an unseeded team in their home gym. Baylor is moving on, they still are a one hit wonder. This is the farthest they have ever been. Everyone can’t suck every year. When they have competed at this level consistently for more then one year, we can talk. I’m glad they are having one good year. It just will be short lived. We will see how they do going further. You enjoy the ride, they won’t win a national title, that I know! And we will see you next year when we reload and Baylor looks for transfer to fill their roster! P.S. and yes I believed Texas was over rated this year too. They are still missing the right pieces to compete at the highest level and sustain it! With the new transfer from UNC - 2020 Baylor team should be just as good as 2019 and possibly better. Maybe not in terms of record since this Baylor team was very fortunate to have won as many as they did this year - but in terms of quality and potential tournament advancement.
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Post by EyesOfTexas on Dec 13, 2019 23:56:13 GMT -5
Baylor is moving on, they still are a one hit wonder. This is the farthest they have ever been. Everyone can’t suck every year. When they have competed at this level consistently for more then one year, we can talk. I’m glad they are having one good year. It just will be short lived. We will see how they do going further. You enjoy the ride, they won’t win a national title, that I know! And we will see you next year when we reload and Baylor looks for transfer to fill their roster! P.S. and yes I believed Texas was over rated this year too. They are still missing the right pieces to compete at the highest level and sustain it! With the new transfer from UNC - 2020 Baylor team should be just as good as 2019 and possibly better. Maybe not in terms of record since this Baylor team was very fortunate to have won as many as they did this year - but in terms of quality and potential tournament advancement. She should be a bonus but they lose their senior middle. Texas should be even better next year with the addition of a new setter, another top recruit libero and Parra from the Mexican national team.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Dec 14, 2019 0:04:09 GMT -5
Technically, she's an OH/DS. When Hoffman was injured, she got most of the time at L2. I don't expect to see Shannon playing in the front row, do you? I mean, sure, it could happen. But probably not. I do expect to see her playing as a DS. Maria is also an OH, but I don't expect to see her playing except when she serves. She's Hoffman's backup. She's got 92 kills (114 points) on the season. The announcers also let drop that Hoffman has still been nursing her injury.
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Post by bluepenquin on Dec 14, 2019 0:04:47 GMT -5
With the new transfer from UNC - 2020 Baylor team should be just as good as 2019 and possibly better. Maybe not in terms of record since this Baylor team was very fortunate to have won as many as they did this year - but in terms of quality and potential tournament advancement. She should be a bonus but they lose their senior middle. Texas should be even better next year with the addition of a new setter, another top recruit libero and Parra from the Mexican national team. Sure - Texas will continue to be very good. Losing White should hurt. I really like Cabello a lot (but we are talking about a Freshman setter). But this really isn't about Texas, they are NC contender every year. It is whether Baylor is able to follow up next year. Stafford is a Major loss - but I suspect the ease of transferring will play well with Baylor and if they can win tomorrow - the recruits will continue to come. This should be a huge match for the Baylor program.
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Post by cindra on Dec 14, 2019 0:08:47 GMT -5
Washington seemed just OK in their match earlier but I think they turn it on against the bears and expose a lack of depth. This better pan out or my bracket is well and truly screwed.
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Post by bluepenquin on Dec 14, 2019 0:18:39 GMT -5
I have said this since the beginning of the season - If Baylor is healthy, they are capable of being as good as any team in the country (well, not counting Stanford). To my knowledge - they couldn't have had a better year in terms of lack of injuries.
I mean - Pressley missed 3 sets (which match was this?), Milana 2 sets and McGhee 1 set. 6 other players played in every set - which is pretty much the rest of the team.
Also curious to the 'lack of depth' argument. If it is they are lacking great players sitting on the bench (who cares?). If it is the perception that the team is a 1 player team - then I think that is a false narrative.
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Post by houstonbear15 on Dec 14, 2019 0:27:20 GMT -5
I have said this since the beginning of the season - If Baylor is healthy, they are capable of being as good as any team in the country (well, not counting Stanford). To my knowledge - they couldn't have had a better year in terms of lack of injuries. I mean - Pressley missed 3 sets (which match was this?), Milana 2 sets and McGhee 1 set. 6 other players played in every set - which is pretty much the rest of the team. Also curious to the 'lack of depth' argument. If it is they are lacking great players sitting on the bench (who cares?). If it is the perception that the team is a 1 player team - then I think that is a false narrative. Pressley sat out against Texas State. Milana and McGhee were simply benched and didn’t miss because of injuries. Baylor’s had a good, healthy year compared to what they went through over the last few seasons. And the lack of depth statement also gives me some questions. Baylor may not have the best talent siting on their bench, but that truly is not relevant unless someone gets injured. The whole “one-dimensional” argument is kinda old. Pressley gets the ball so much because she truly deserves to. But she has so much talent around her that have shown they are capable of being great players themselves. Even if they were a one-woman show, it’s obviously working for them and has not caused them any troubles thus far. It’s the same argument used before every big match and they have proved time after time that it’s not a reason they will lose.
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Post by blackiechan1999 on Dec 14, 2019 1:16:01 GMT -5
I have said this since the beginning of the season - If Baylor is healthy, they are capable of being as good as any team in the country (well, not counting Stanford). To my knowledge - they couldn't have had a better year in terms of lack of injuries. I mean - Pressley missed 3 sets (which match was this?), Milana 2 sets and McGhee 1 set. 6 other players played in every set - which is pretty much the rest of the team. Also curious to the 'lack of depth' argument. If it is they are lacking great players sitting on the bench (who cares?). If it is the perception that the team is a 1 player team - then I think that is a false narrative. Pressley sat out against Texas State. Milana and McGhee were simply benched and didn’t miss because of injuries. Baylor’s had a good, healthy year compared to what they went through over the last few seasons. And the lack of depth statement also gives me some questions. Baylor may not have the best talent siting on their bench, but that truly is not relevant unless someone gets injured. The whole “one-dimensional” argument is kinda old. Pressley gets the ball so much because she truly deserves to. But she has so much talent around her that have shown they are capable of being great players themselves. Even if they were a one-woman show, it’s obviously working for them and has not caused them any troubles thus far. It’s the same argument used before every big match and they have proved time after time that it’s not a reason they will lose. The win against Purdue should be used as evidence that Baylor isn’t one dimensional.
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Post by ilikecorn on Dec 14, 2019 1:40:08 GMT -5
I will update ESPNU link to the direct link in both the OP and 2nd post tomorrow when ESPN updates them.
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Post by Resident Bitchy Canadian Fan on Dec 14, 2019 1:42:41 GMT -5
I haven’t seen Baylor play much at all except for their past two matches, the Texas matches and parts of the Wisconsin match, but their recent play is quite impressive. I’d like Washington to win, but Baylor is looking good. I think this match will have a lot of good offense and it will be cool to see Bajema vs Pressley
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Post by redbeard2008 on Dec 14, 2019 2:02:26 GMT -5
Both USC and Purdue were able to control Pressley:
vs USC: 3s, 12k, 6e, 35ta, .171 vs Purdue: 4s, 15k, 8e, 36ta, .194
Total: 7s, 27k, 3.86k/s, 14e, 71ta, .183
If UW can control Pressley with their strong serve and block, they can force Baylor's other hitters (Van der Mark, Milana, and Stafford) to beat them. That worked for Baylor against USC and Purdue, but will it work against UW and a very hot Bajema?
Bajema:
vs South Carolina: 3s, 18k, 3e, 35ta, .429 vs Kentucky: 4s, 24k, 6e, 45ta, .400
Total: 7s, 42k, 6.00k/s, 9e, 80ta, .413
On the other hand, if Pressley goes off...
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Post by houstonbear15 on Dec 14, 2019 2:16:03 GMT -5
Even when Pressley doesn’t hit for a high percentage, the kills she does get are statement kills. They grab the attention of the defense but also fires her team up. I don’t see her stringing together so many subpar matches and I really think she’ll bring it tomorrow. I just hope the others can continue their success along with that. I don’t want it to be a one or the other thing between her and Stafford and VDM. They all need to be on.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Dec 14, 2019 2:54:17 GMT -5
Even when Pressley doesn’t hit for a high percentage, the kills she does get are statement kills. They grab the attention of the defense but also fires her team up. I don’t see her stringing together so many subpar matches and I really think she’ll bring it tomorrow. I just hope the others can continue their success along with that. I don’t want it to be a one or the other thing between her and Stafford and VDM. They all need to be on. A "statement" kill is worth the same as any other kill. While Pressley flies high and hits hard, she can be blocked, especially if UW's servers can get BU out-of-system and make them predictable. Bajema made quite the statement herself...
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Post by houstonbear15 on Dec 14, 2019 3:01:52 GMT -5
Even when Pressley doesn’t hit for a high percentage, the kills she does get are statement kills. They grab the attention of the defense but also fires her team up. I don’t see her stringing together so many subpar matches and I really think she’ll bring it tomorrow. I just hope the others can continue their success along with that. I don’t want it to be a one or the other thing between her and Stafford and VDM. They all need to be on. A "statement" kill is worth the same as any other kill. While Pressley flies high and hits hard, she can be blocked, especially if UW's servers can get BU out-of-system and make them predictable. Bajema made quite the statement herself... Right, all kills are indeed worth the same amount of points. But volleyball is often a game of momentum/runs. Big time players that lead with big time kills can result in a little more motivation for the players on the same side of the net. Pressley’s hitting percentage really hasn’t been all that spectacular throughout the entire season, but she still demands all the attention from the opposing team/spectators/etc. That’s because of the fashion she does it in.
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