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Post by redbeard2008 on Nov 17, 2024 18:29:12 GMT -5
Very thankful for the depth this year. Especially, with Hani having the experience of being a starter last year and, at times, being neck-and-neck with Wessels, she's able to be slotted into the lineup without missing a beat. 15 (with 1 redshirting) is not a particularly "deep" roster. Many schools have 18-20 or more. I believe the AD sets the roster numbers. They're talking about increasing scholies to 18. |
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Post by volleybob on Nov 17, 2024 18:31:16 GMT -5
I am a fan of Marin Grote as a color broadcaster for Husky broadcasts on Big+. She sticks to succinct insights that befit a former topflite player and avoids tedious chatter and obviousisms. Hope to hear more of her in the future.
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Post by Huskyfan on Nov 17, 2024 18:35:22 GMT -5
.. and of course Julia's offense suffers in this setup. :/ But the passing was better (although against a weaker serving team). Wilson's sets to Hunt look to me to tend to be too low. Hunt is very quick, so may be out jumping Molly's sets. Bush and Wilmes played all the way around, with Bush getting a couple of BIC kills in the third set. Endsley struggled, but has only played OPP recently. Can be tougher because the setter needs to back-set and a righty OPP is getting sets across her body. Actually, Madi hit from the left mostly today. She played OPP only in one rotation during one sever receive. She did struggle hitting from the right. |
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Post by hopefuldawg on Nov 17, 2024 18:55:50 GMT -5
Very thankful for the depth this year. Especially, with Hani having the experience of being a starter last year and, at times, being neck-and-neck with Wessels, she's able to be slotted into the lineup without missing a beat. 15 (with 1 redshirting) is not a particularly "deep" roster. Many schools have 18-20 or more. I believe the AD sets the roster numbers. They're talking about increasing scholies to 18. 7 pins, 6 of whom have proven to be starter quality and can hit from the left and right, 3 starter quality middles, and 2 setters that could run the offense well is a lot better than what we had last year and is on par with a lot of teams. Part of the disparity in Washington’s roster size comes from only having 3 littles. Remember, quantity does not equal quality. |
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Post by maigrey on Nov 17, 2024 19:03:54 GMT -5
Very thankful for the depth this year. Especially, with Hani having the experience of being a starter last year and, at times, being neck-and-neck with Wessels, she's able to be slotted into the lineup without missing a beat. 15 (with 1 redshirting) is not a particularly "deep" roster. Many schools have 18-20 or more. I believe the AD sets the roster numbers. They're talking about increasing scholies to 18. They are talking about limiting the roster to 18 (this includes male practice players) and eliminating scholie limits. Definitely a different situation. |
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Post by dawgnerd on Nov 17, 2024 19:09:09 GMT -5
Actually, Madi hit from the left mostly today. She played OPP only in one rotation during one sever receive. She did struggle hitting from the right. Wilmes was opposite Wilson in the lineup and hit mostly from the right. However, she played all of the way around as a primary receiver, another creative adjustment by Gabriel. In the match, when Wilmes was struggling on receive, especially in 2 person lineups, Bush was added to the receive and did well. |
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Post by dawgnerd on Nov 17, 2024 19:30:22 GMT -5
I just replayed that 'carry' call on Hani near the end of the second. IMO, that was not a carry! She got her hand around behind the ball and pushed it straight, but at an unexpected angle. no change of direction or 'sticking' on the hand. The ball stays on the hand much longer in many sets than that hit. Likewise with the Hunt reaction play at 4-8 in the 3rd. If a setter can use straight finger action, so should hitters (otherwise, its called beach)
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Post by maigrey on Nov 17, 2024 19:47:48 GMT -5
I just replayed that 'carry' call on Hani near the end of the second. IMO, that was not a carry! She got her hand around behind the ball and pushed it straight, but at an unexpected angle. no change of direction or 'sticking' on the hand. The ball stays on the hand much longer in many sets than that hit. Likewise with the Hunt reaction play at 4-8 in the 3rd. If a setter can use straight finger action, so should hitters (otherwise, its called beach) I didn't watch the play, but if the ball comes from behind the player's head to in front of it, it's going to be called a carry/throw, no matter how long the ball was in the hand, 99 times of 100. I'm guessing that was the case here. |
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Post by dawgnerd on Nov 17, 2024 20:16:37 GMT -5
I just replayed that 'carry' call on Hani near the end of the second. IMO, that was not a carry! She got her hand around behind the ball and pushed it straight, but at an unexpected angle. no change of direction or 'sticking' on the hand. The ball stays on the hand much longer in many sets than that hit. Likewise with the Hunt reaction play at 4-8 in the 3rd. If a setter can use straight finger action, so should hitters (otherwise, its called beach) I didn't watch the play, but if the ball comes from behind the player's head to in front of it, it's going to be called a carry/throw, no matter how long the ball was in the hand, 99 times of 100. I'm guessing that was the case here. Nope - all in front on both, though they didn't go the way the player was facing, moving across the body, instead. (also, why is that an interpretation. The exact same contact can be made in front or behind the head. Now continuing contact from behind to in front is different.) |
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Post by redbeard2008 on Nov 17, 2024 20:22:07 GMT -5
But the passing was better (although against a weaker serving team). Wilson's sets to Hunt look to me to tend to be too low. Hunt is very quick, so may be out jumping Molly's sets. Bush and Wilmes played all the way around, with Bush getting a couple of BIC kills in the third set. Endsley struggled, but has only played OPP recently. Can be tougher because the setter needs to back-set and a righty OPP is getting sets across her body. Actually, Madi hit from the left mostly today. She played OPP only in one rotation during one sever receive. She did struggle hitting from the right. Ah, you're right. Wasn't paying close enough attention. Wilmes was at OPP, for six rotations, and Endsley was at OH, for three. |
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Post by redbeard2008 on Nov 17, 2024 20:38:42 GMT -5
I just replayed that 'carry' call on Hani near the end of the second. IMO, that was not a carry! She got her hand around behind the ball and pushed it straight, but at an unexpected angle. no change of direction or 'sticking' on the hand. The ball stays on the hand much longer in many sets than that hit. Likewise with the Hunt reaction play at 4-8 in the 3rd. If a setter can use straight finger action, so should hitters (otherwise, its called beach) Were there two or three "carry" calls? Throws are called much, much less often (like hardly ever) than they are not (but should be, in my opinion). |
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Post by Huskyfan on Nov 17, 2024 20:50:36 GMT -5
I just replayed that 'carry' call on Hani near the end of the second. IMO, that was not a carry! She got her hand around behind the ball and pushed it straight, but at an unexpected angle. no change of direction or 'sticking' on the hand. The ball stays on the hand much longer in many sets than that hit. Likewise with the Hunt reaction play at 4-8 in the 3rd. If a setter can use straight finger action, so should hitters (otherwise, its called beach) Were there two or three "carry" calls? Throws are called much, much less often (like hardly ever) than they are not (but should be, in my opinion). Julia Hunt got called for one also today. There has always been a grey area between a legal push or a carry or a dunk. I guess they leave it to the ref of the day to call it |
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Post by dawgnerd on Nov 18, 2024 9:10:36 GMT -5
Were there two or three "carry" calls? Throws are called much, much less often (like hardly ever) than they are not (but should be, in my opinion). Julia Hunt got called for one also today. There has always been a grey area between a legal push or a carry or a dunk. I guess they leave it to the ref of the day to call it There was at least one more that really did stick, IMO. I don't remember who it was on. |
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Post by gohuskiesfan on Nov 18, 2024 14:17:11 GMT -5
Julia Hunt got called for one also today. There has always been a grey area between a legal push or a carry or a dunk. I guess they leave it to the ref of the day to call it There was at least one more that really did stick, IMO. I don't remember who it was on. Has there always been a grey area or has it become more so in recent years. I remember Texas coming back to beat UW in the NCAA tournament and I felt that the Texas player (Fields?) literary "carried" them to the win (I might be a little bit sore still). I thought that maybe carries weren't called because it added to the excitement. Now, it seems like everyone does it. However, I was watching a D2 match this weekend and I really didn't notice any carries and the few I saw were called. Has the standard for being a carry changed in recent years? |
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