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Post by comet on Sept 26, 2024 11:53:40 GMT -5
I could only follow scores. Why the drastic swing in set scores? I know teams are playing at a range of levels in a match - and if Team A plays well while Team B plays poorly - then blowout sets can happen. But what were the specifics behind two 15 sets for MN and then two deuce+ sets? MN seems to have a broad range of play (I guess Wisc too), so postseason should interesting. But it's still relatively early and I'd expect Cook to get the Gophs to be more consistent and raise the floor of their low level play (so it's not as low) as the season goes on. After that 1st set, MN actually seemed in control most of the match. They played strong the 2nd, lost the 3rd by 2 and then came out strong again the 4th. Wisconsin had a hard time keeping up and would get behind and then surge for a few points at the end of the sets. MN needs to work on closing sets strong but MN looked like the more consistent team, IMO. |
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Post by vbdiva on Sept 26, 2024 12:35:43 GMT -5
What a difference Acevedo would of made.... I don't like her, but she would have us at 9-1 or 10-0.
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Post by mnbadger on Sept 26, 2024 12:37:04 GMT -5
I could only follow scores. Why the drastic swing in set scores? I know teams are playing at a range of levels in a match - and if Team A plays well while Team B plays poorly - then blowout sets can happen. But what were the specifics behind two 15 sets for MN and then two deuce+ sets? MN seems to have a broad range of play (I guess Wisc too), so postseason should interesting. But it's still relatively early and I'd expect Cook to get the Gophs to be more consistent and raise the floor of their low level play (so it's not as low) as the season goes on. After that 1st set, MN actually seemed in control most of the match. They played strong the 2nd, lost the 3rd by 2 and then came out strong again the 4th. Wisconsin had a hard time keeping up and would get behind and then surge for a few points at the end of the sets. MN needs to work on closing sets strong but MN looked like the more consistent team, IMO. As a badger fan, I agree with this take. Outside of the first set, it felt like watching MN beat WI for 2 hours even with a final score of 3-2. |
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Post by skolgophers on Sept 26, 2024 12:37:05 GMT -5
What a difference Acevedo would of made.... I don't like her, but she would have us at 9-1 or 10-0. Why don’t you like her? |
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Post by sherisalivingforthis on Sept 26, 2024 12:40:00 GMT -5
It continues to astound me that people have adopted "would of."
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Post by B1GHuskerGuy on Sept 26, 2024 12:46:12 GMT -5
100 pages, congrats everyone. It was a very entertaining game, lots of runs, lots of firepower, lots of head scratching, drama, dumb calls, loud environment, 5 sets and extra points!
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Post by vbdiva on Sept 26, 2024 12:52:19 GMT -5
What a difference Acevedo would of made.... I don't like her, but she would have us at 9-1 or 10-0. Why don’t you like her? Probably because she didn't commit to us... nothing she did or said -- just me having sour grapes. |
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Post by skolgophers on Sept 26, 2024 12:55:45 GMT -5
Probably because she didn't commit to us... nothing she did or said -- just me having sour grapes. I appreciate the honesty 😂 |
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Post by mcmike on Sept 26, 2024 13:31:05 GMT -5
I could only follow scores. Why the drastic swing in set scores? I know teams are playing at a range of levels in a match - and if Team A plays well while Team B plays poorly - then blowout sets can happen. But what were the specifics behind two 15 sets for MN and then two deuce+ sets? MN seems to have a broad range of play (I guess Wisc too), so postseason should interesting. But it's still relatively early and I'd expect Cook to get the Gophs to be more consistent and raise the floor of their low level play (so it's not as low) as the season goes on. set 1: neither team seemed sharp. Minatee missed an overpass termination at 12-10 in the midst of a Grote service run that was the turning point. WI outscored MN 7-1 after that and the one point we got was from their SE. MN, in particular, was passing poorly and Wookie was rather erratic in the back court. set1 was the last action she would see set 2: Both Lydia and Alex had service runs and that knocked the stuffing out of WI. Franklin had something like 6K in set1 and 0 in set 2. set 3: competitive and MN was unable to close WI out late. MN had leads at 21-18 and 22-19. i think the WI libero, GG, who had a rough night passing, was effective behind the line late. set 4: watching the WI setter run around the court trying to better bad passes was reminiscent of 2023 Gophers. There are unauthorized replays on YouTube as well as B1G highlight snippets As many have said, this was an entertaining match, whether or not you have partisan feelings. |
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Post by ugopher on Sept 26, 2024 13:43:15 GMT -5
I could only follow scores. Why the drastic swing in set scores? I know teams are playing at a range of levels in a match - and if Team A plays well while Team B plays poorly - then blowout sets can happen. But what were the specifics behind two 15 sets for MN and then two deuce+ sets? MN seems to have a broad range of play (I guess Wisc too), so postseason should interesting. But it's still relatively early and I'd expect Cook to get the Gophs to be more consistent and raise the floor of their low level play (so it's not as low) as the season goes on. After that 1st set, MN actually seemed in control most of the match. They played strong the 2nd, lost the 3rd by 2 and then came out strong again the 4th. Wisconsin had a hard time keeping up and would get behind and then surge for a few points at the end of the sets. MN needs to work on closing sets strong but MN looked like the more consistent team, IMO. Two things that really impressed me about MN last night: Their response in S4 after losing S3 when they were in control late. Would have been easy for WI to take that momentum into S4 and close out the match. But, MN let it roll off their collective backs and played even stronger in S4. Likewise, their response in S5 when, after being in control the entire set, WI tied the set at 14s. MN didn't panic or hang their heads. They kept playing. Not sure how many MN teams in the past would have responded as the team did last night. |
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Post by JT on Sept 26, 2024 14:07:19 GMT -5
It continues to astound me that people have adopted "would of." I could have adopted it, and maybe I should have, but then what would have happened? (Mother was an English teacher.)  |
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Post by ilikecorn on Sept 26, 2024 15:43:49 GMT -5
It continues to astound me that people have adopted "would of." I could have adopted it, and maybe I should have, but then what would have happened? (Mother was an English teacher.) Good, you shouldn't of. |
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Post by gopherhim on Sept 26, 2024 16:53:49 GMT -5
100 pages, congrats everyone. It was a very entertaining game, lots of runs, lots of firepower, lots of head scratching, drama, dumb calls, loud environment, 5 sets and extra points! I love the inclusion of head scratching lol. Clean perfect volleyball is so overrated. Need at least a few boneheaded errors to lighten the mood 😂😂 |
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Post by mnsports255 on Sept 26, 2024 16:54:00 GMT -5
Neither of these teams is very good, so drawing conclusions is not a very good idea. Ok goofy. Stop wasting your time watching such “low quality” matches then. |
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Post by gopherhim on Sept 26, 2024 17:03:20 GMT -5
It continues to astound me that people have adopted "would of." Random but related... an inordinate amount of people on volleytalk use dominate as an adjective. Actually surprising how often I see it on here. How did that happen to the volleyball community? It's a domina nt win not a dominate win. But maybe I shouldn't talk because yesterday after a challenge I said "the call stands" and someone corrected me and said it was confirmed not "stands." It was the only post they contributed in the thread 😭😭 |
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