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Post by badgerbreath on Mar 24, 2024 20:00:53 GMT -5
I hope the Badgers find a left side for depth, but excess middle/right talent for 2024 is definitely a First World Problem! LOL. If there ever was one, this is it.
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Post by cheesehead on Mar 27, 2024 14:24:44 GMT -5
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Post by badgerbreath on Mar 27, 2024 18:57:06 GMT -5
Love that Courtney Thomas gets her due here.
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Post by honeybadger88 on Mar 27, 2024 23:10:08 GMT -5
I hope the Badgers find a left side for depth, but excess middle/right talent for 2024 is definitely a First World Problem! The simple answer in theory would be to convert one of them as OH but that would be a very hard thing to do, it would be like in Australian rules football where the team has plenty of key defenders (players who are 193 cm or 6'4" an above) and trying to turn them into key forwards which is much harder to play than key defender since midfielders can get pressured and they have to settle with sub par delivery and the defence can double team the forward. I can imagine the same thing with MB/RS being ask to play at OH such as swinging from unfamiliar angles. Maybe Devyn would be the best candidate to convert to OH and play 6ro if her defence holds up.
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Post by tablealgebra on Mar 28, 2024 1:01:15 GMT -5
I don't see any converted MB/RS player being better at OH for the Badgers than Orzol. Passing is too important.
The issue with Orzol is that she doesn't convert well out of system ... well, more that when she goes for it against a well-formed block she gets roofed a little too much. But as long as we keep Smrek right side so that we can convert out of system and in transition, that's fine - you can have either Smrek or Franklin up front 5 of 6 rotations, and the other rotation is rotation 4 where Smrek will serve (so who cares about our out of system play, we're looking to ace them or get a free ball) and then you just have to side out once with Franklin still available on the bic.
OTOH I do think (since I don't think Devyn takes out the trash nearly as well as Smrek) that Orzol at OH deprives us of the possibility of Smrek at M2, where I can envision her hitting .450. Her ability to get available as a hitter on transition from the middle would worry me though (blocking is also a concern but with Booth and Smrek as your middles you just basically concede that they're even more likely to score on a perfect pass).
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Post by chibadgerfan on Mar 28, 2024 16:58:14 GMT -5
I hope the Badgers find a left side for depth, but excess middle/right talent for 2024 is definitely a First World Problem! The simple answer in theory would be to convert one of them as OH but that would be a very hard thing to do, it would be like in Australian rules football where the team has plenty of key defenders (players who are 193 cm or 6'4" an above) and trying to turn them into key forwards which is much harder to play than key defender since midfielders can get pressured and they have to settle with sub par delivery and the defence can double team the forward. I can imagine the same thing with MB/RS being ask to play at OH such as swinging from unfamiliar angles. Maybe Devyn would be the best candidate to convert to OH and play 6ro if her defence holds up. I don’t see Robinson playing OH, but if she does, assuming we’re doing 5-1, she could just play 3 ro.
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Post by tablealgebra on Mar 28, 2024 20:23:06 GMT -5
The simple answer in theory would be to convert one of them as OH but that would be a very hard thing to do, it would be like in Australian rules football where the team has plenty of key defenders (players who are 193 cm or 6'4" an above) and trying to turn them into key forwards which is much harder to play than key defender since midfielders can get pressured and they have to settle with sub par delivery and the defence can double team the forward. I can imagine the same thing with MB/RS being ask to play at OH such as swinging from unfamiliar angles. Maybe Devyn would be the best candidate to convert to OH and play 6ro if her defence holds up. I don’t see Robinson playing OH, but if she does, assuming we’re doing 5-1, she could just play 3 ro. Still causes passing problems during those three rotations.
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Post by honeybadger88 on Mar 28, 2024 21:10:19 GMT -5
I don’t see Robinson playing OH, but if she does, assuming we’re doing 5-1, she could just play 3 ro. Still causes passing problems during those three rotations. As tempting as it is to convert Devyn, I don't think she should play OH unless Frank, Julia go through injury. It's more of a break glass in case of emergency situation. Don't know what her passing abilities are like and if it's suspect then that will be a big problem.
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Post by badgerbadgerbadger on Mar 28, 2024 23:28:18 GMT -5
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Post by badgerbreath on Mar 29, 2024 11:34:44 GMT -5
No way are they gonna try Devyn at OH. People float this idea every year, she even does one or two rotations there a year OOC. But it never comes close to happening. She is an enormous talent, but that is not where she could help the team.
Orzol is OH2 unless Shadd Ceres makes some incredible progress her first year.
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Post by rainbowbadger on Mar 29, 2024 11:45:39 GMT -5
No way are they gonna try Devyn at OH. People float this idea every year, she even does one or two rotations there a year OOC. But it never comes close to happening. That's is not where she could help the team. Orzol is OH2 unless Shadd Ceres makes some incredible progress her first year. Agreed. Based on Sheff's comments and what little video I've seen of her, Shadd-Ceres strikes me as a Bates-type player who could slot into Orzoɫ's spot as a sophomore.
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Post by badgerbreath on Mar 29, 2024 12:27:34 GMT -5
No way are they gonna try Devyn at OH. People float this idea every year, she even does one or two rotations there a year OOC. But it never comes close to happening. That's is not where she could help the team. Orzol is OH2 unless Shadd Ceres makes some incredible progress her first year. Agreed. Based on Sheff's comments and what little video I've seen of her, Shadd-Ceres strikes me as a Bates-type player who could slot into Orzoɫ's spot as a sophomore. TSC has so much upside. There is no doubting her physical attributes. I just think it's going to take some time to catch up to the level of competition she'll be facing. I suspect her ceiling is very high though. Orzol is just so passionate AND experienced at this stage. That is such a valuable combination. Badgers just don't look as good in the rare instances when she is off the court. She has to be an on court leader for this year's team.
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Post by Montour Meteor on Mar 29, 2024 14:46:38 GMT -5
Are Badgers playing a spring season?
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Post by rainbowbadger on Mar 29, 2024 14:57:13 GMT -5
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Post by cheesehead on Mar 29, 2024 16:39:00 GMT -5
Hi Rainbow, is there any way to stream these spring matches?
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