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Post by bruincardinals on Nov 19, 2024 18:37:33 GMT -5
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Post by uofaGRAD on Nov 19, 2024 18:42:04 GMT -5
this is also the last year of COVID years for the most part. you have TWO classes of athletes that have been developing since COVID. don’t think we’ve ever had two classes of athletes graduate at the same time ever so it’s bound to be the best ever
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Post by trianglevolleyball on Nov 19, 2024 18:56:05 GMT -5
It’s 2009. Hooker, Hodge, and Glass all graduated that year. Argument could be made for 2010 though.
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Post by stevehorn on Nov 19, 2024 19:02:35 GMT -5
this is also the last year of COVID years for the most part. you have TWO classes of athletes that have been developing since COVID. don’t think we’ve ever had two classes of athletes graduate at the same time ever so it’s bound to be the best ever An oddity to this is that in football, the early reviews of the upcoming draft is that it will be the weakest first round in a number of years. Will be interesting to see the impact of the end of the COVID classes on the strength of volleyball teams. Due to having an extra class for four years, wonder how much that will impact the experience level overall. |
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Post by uofaGRAD on Nov 19, 2024 19:05:21 GMT -5
this is also the last year of COVID years for the most part. you have TWO classes of athletes that have been developing since COVID. don’t think we’ve ever had two classes of athletes graduate at the same time ever so it’s bound to be the best ever An oddity to this is that in football, the early reviews of the upcoming draft is that it will be the weakest first round in a number of years. Will be interesting to see the impact of the end of the COVID classes on the strength of volleyball teams. Due to having an extra class for four years, wonder how much that will impact the experience level overall. yeah, sports where you can/do leave early aren’t nearly as affected I think next year is going to be a rebuilding year for a lot of squads, and then there’s going to be nebraska who is going to steamroll everyone the way Pitt has this season lol. granted, Pitt shouldn’t have *too* big of a fall off if everyone stays, but I have a feeling Dan is getting that USA job and at least one of Babcock/Stafford leaves. maybe not though! |
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Post by give me the og-ball-u on Nov 19, 2024 19:20:05 GMT -5
for USAV, i think the most impactful classes were 2008 (akinradewo, harmotto, fawcett, miyashiro, larson) & 2009 (hooker, hodge, glass) so far. we’ll see about 2024!
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Post by trianglevolleyball on Nov 19, 2024 19:35:47 GMT -5
for USAV, i think the most impactful classes were 2008 (akinradewo, harmotto, fawcett, miyashiro, larson) & 2009 (hooker, hodge, glass) so far. we’ll see about 2024! I believe Miyashiro was 2009 but looking at that 2008 First Team All-American list and wow. If you add Miyashiro to it, that roster could compete for Olympic Gold. It’s pretty hard to predict which middles will make it at the international level and 2008 certainly had impact middles. We have less standouts at MB right now, which we don’t really need. |
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Post by Reach on Nov 19, 2024 20:51:51 GMT -5
for USAV, i think the most impactful classes were 2008 (akinradewo, harmotto, fawcett, miyashiro, larson) & 2009 (hooker, hodge, glass) so far. we’ll see about 2024! and Barboza. |
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Post by princessavb on Nov 19, 2024 20:58:08 GMT -5
i think the class of 2015 is quite underrated
Sam Bricio is one of my favorite if not my favorite player of all time
and then u got Annie drews as well
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Post by hipsterfilth on Nov 19, 2024 21:10:55 GMT -5
2007-2009 were the absolute golden years for NCAA vball IMO. I think, looking back on it, that's what makes me SO amazed that Penn State won all three of those natties. I doubt we'll ever see a team as good as Stanford 2007 or Texas 2009 not win the natty and not just bc they didn't play well / injury late in szn. Kind of crazy.
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Post by VT Karen on Nov 19, 2024 21:40:47 GMT -5
this is also the last year of COVID years for the most part. you have TWO classes of athletes that have been developing since COVID. don’t think we’ve ever had two classes of athletes graduate at the same time ever so it’s bound to be the best ever This. |
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Post by VT Karen on Nov 19, 2024 21:42:51 GMT -5
for USAV, i think the most impactful classes were 2008 (akinradewo, harmotto, fawcett, miyashiro, larson) & 2009 (hooker, hodge, glass) so far. we’ll see about 2024! Those names send chills up my spine. Christa Harmotto was destroying the girls in her era. |
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Post by ay2013 on Nov 19, 2024 22:03:52 GMT -5
All these covid year player questions deserve an asterisks in my mind. Many have played five full seasons and we are essentially combining two full high school years (2020 and 2021) so the sheer volume of the elite player pool is just bigger. You just can't compare to classes prior to covid.
Is this the deepest year of strong senior players? probably....is it the most elite? probably not.
On the fundamentals, the graduating setters this year are sub par - other than Wait and Miner, nobody is really that elite. As for the player comparison in general, and in particular the hitters, I've said it before but given how the rules of the game have changed, I think trying to compare players in the past to the players today is a fools errand. We are now playing in a era where doubles are allowed and hitters can lift the ball.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Nov 19, 2024 22:19:53 GMT -5
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Post by noreaster on Nov 19, 2024 22:36:52 GMT -5
blah blah blah since Jordan Larson graduated alone, or something like that.
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