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Post by swaggyp on Sept 17, 2024 22:11:48 GMT -5
Wisconsin has the best player in the country and some really nice pieces around her, but there is no cohesion and definite problems with this team. (I’m not talking about just this one match with a different setter) Early on in the season, but they are going to have to figure things out in a hurry if they want to compete for a B1G title. which one is the best player in the country? Is this a bit? If it is I am signed in and camera-on for the punchline.
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Post by badgerbyproxy on Sept 17, 2024 22:12:32 GMT -5
Kelly just said in the post-game interview that Franklin was in a lot of pain the whole game. Apparently dealing with back pain all day. Makes her performance tonight even more incredible. Oof, that explains why her back row defense and passing were a kinda rough. Hope they can play TSC against Troy so she can rest for Texas A&M
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Post by robtearle on Sept 17, 2024 22:13:17 GMT -5
Kelly just said in the post-game interview that Franklin was in a lot of pain the whole game. Apparently dealing with back pain all day. Makes her performance tonight even more incredible. I noticed during one time-out that the put some sort of warming (?) wrap on her lower back for the minute of the TO.
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Post by wiguy94 on Sept 17, 2024 22:13:50 GMT -5
Kelly just said in the post-game interview that Franklin was in a lot of pain the whole game. Apparently dealing with back pain all day. Makes her performance tonight even more incredible. well it kind of makes me mad, because she's taking all those swings she's going to make things worse, possibly. I mean, she didn't need to take 105.65 swings, right? Do we think there's any chance they try and give Franklin the night off on Friday against Troy?
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Post by badgerbreath on Sept 17, 2024 22:14:34 GMT -5
Kelly just said in the post-game interview that Franklin was in a lot of pain the whole game. Apparently dealing with back pain all day. Makes her performance tonight even more incredible. well it kind of makes me mad, because she's taking all those swings she's going to make things worse, possibly. I mean, she didn't need to take 105.65 swings, right? Only 60!
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Post by dodger on Sept 17, 2024 22:15:36 GMT -5
Franklin doesn't look better than skinner At their current form so far this season, in terms of play um yes she does lmao. Now in terms of face card…that’s a whole different discussion. Madi never declines in that category 🤭 so big night versus Marquette and she is best in country for a 3 loss Wisconsin team? lost to Stanford, lost to Louisville, lost to TEXAS! but she's better player than skinner? they are both excellent and will be for quite awhile baring injuries: but looking better: bigger jump, more explosive, different kinds of arms and abilities but both need there due but neither need
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Post by maigrey on Sept 17, 2024 22:16:05 GMT -5
Post match: Sheff: Brought Carly in just for this occasion. One of the most experienced setters in the country. Got better as the match went on. Only learned hours before the match Sheff: Told Carly to feed Smrek as often as possible to give her a career night. Figured as a Canadian she must have misheard him to say Franklin. Sheff: Franklin was in a lot of pain during the match. Back is a problem. Spent a lot of time staying loose before the match (I did think she was stiff moving in the back row.) Best performance he's ever seen under that circumstance. Sheff: Loved the mentality of the team. Subbed Dev for CC to get a bit more offense, but then CC really did well as blocking sub. Orzol figured out a way after a slow start. Lola really scrapping. I am disappointed in the lack of discussion of the 6-0 offense.
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Post by netninja on Sept 17, 2024 22:16:11 GMT -5
Kelly just said in the post-game interview that Franklin was in a lot of pain the whole game. Apparently dealing with back pain all day. Makes her performance tonight even more incredible. Oof, that explains why her back row defense and passing were a kinda rough. Hope they can play TSC against Troy so she can rest for Texas A&M I was kind of mad at her for diving for that one ball in the 4th set that was going way out and no chance of getting it. She dove hard and I could tell it was rough getting up for Sarah. They put something around her back on that challenge at the end of 4th, some kind of thing to keep it warm/loose I'm guessing. Let's hope it's not a nagging thing. Any info on Charlie's injury?
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Post by SportyBucky on Sept 17, 2024 22:18:26 GMT -5
Not to be controversial but now please tell me Franklin doesn’t look much more impressive then Skinner at this point with equally questionable setting 🤷🏽♂️ Franklin doesn't look better than skinner She's injured 🙄
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Post by badgerbreath on Sept 17, 2024 22:18:35 GMT -5
Post match: Sheff: Brought Carly in just for this occasion. One of the most experienced setters in the country. Got better as the match went on. Only learned hours before the match Sheff: Told Carly to feed Smrek as often as possible to give her a career night. Figured as a Canadian she must have misheard him to say Franklin. Sheff: Franklin was in a lot of pain during the match. Back is a problem. Spent a lot of time staying loose before the match (I did think she was stiff moving in the back row.) Best performance he's ever seen under that circumstance. Sheff: Loved the mentality of the team. Subbed Dev for CC to get a bit more offense, but then CC really did well as blocking sub. Orzol figured out a way after a slow start. Lola really scrapping. I am disappointed in the lack of discussion of the 6-0 offense. That was the CC comment.
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Post by tablealgebra on Sept 17, 2024 22:18:41 GMT -5
If Sarah was having pain in her back you have to figure it only got worse after carrying the team like that.
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Post by SportyBucky on Sept 17, 2024 22:20:03 GMT -5
Daaaaang Carly with 51 assists, 11 digs. And about 50% of her sets were unhittable
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Post by gohuskervolleyball on Sept 17, 2024 22:20:18 GMT -5
At their current form so far this season, in terms of play um yes she does lmao. Now in terms of face card…that’s a whole different discussion. Madi never declines in that category 🤭 so big night versus Marquette and she is best in country for a 3 loss Wisconsin team? lost to Stanford, lost to Louisville, lost to TEXAS! but she's better player than skinner? they are both excellent and will be for quite awhile baring injuries: but looking better: bigger jump, more explosive, different kinds of arms and abilities but both need there due but neither need Texas also lost to Stanford +’Minnesota, and Miami so what’s your point? If you want to argue they’re equal players ok fine, but based off how they’ve played so far this season I don’t know how you can sit here and be triggered that someone who is by no means a Wisconsin fan thinks Franklin looks like the best player in the country at this current moment in time. 🤷🏽♂️ I was actually part of #TeamSkinner for NPOY last season and feel free to fact check that twin lmfao don’t do too much. Mind you she’s been taking out the trash all season long so far while recovering from injury and dealing with just as much inconsistent setting as Skinner has been, yet one is currently not doing the same even while healthy so you’re barking up the wrong tree 🤨
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Post by SportyBucky on Sept 17, 2024 22:22:33 GMT -5
i fear Anderson is making wisconsin look so much better than they were with Fuerbringer You have to be her grandma.
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Post by badgerbadgerbadger on Sept 17, 2024 22:25:09 GMT -5
Uh 2012's Texas team was set by Hannah Allison. Kristin Carpenter played nearly 15 years ago, where players were waaay less athletic on average well aint this the biggest bunch of balony witnessed here tonight! one of the best setters in the world Nootsara Tomkon and she's not even close to 5'9". Debbie Green was barely 5'9" etc etc etc> Debbie Green, from Google, played in the 1980s. This is like if I say NBA teams now have to shoot 3s in order to win and you say no, in the 1980s teams won without shooting 3s at all!!! Like it's been 40 years lmao. When she played, Pacific was still a power and nowadays they can't even make the tourney. Nootsara Tomkon is Thai? Thai played a much more defensive style of ball that US teams don't play, and even so they are never among the best teams in the world. Gabby Blossom is probably the best "undersize" setter the US has produced recently, and even she hasn't done anything in the international game and her team got destroyed by Texas in the semis in large part due to her stature. Also, if you have to bring up world-class level of setters in order to try to disprove my point about teams not winning titles with 5'9" setters, then you've already proven my point LOL. Those people are the exceptions, not the rule, and if Carly Anderson was one of those exceptions, she'd not have spent 4 years at Montana, no offense to her.
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