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Post by midwestfan on Mar 13, 2004 21:57:33 GMT -5
Pepperdine takes game 1, 38 - 36. Pepperdine hit .452 for the game and BYU hit .319.
BYU takes game 2, 30 - 24. They hit .515 to Pepp's .156.
Game 3, 30 - 25 BYU. BYU, .424 - Pepperdine, .275.
BYU in game 4, 30 - 27. Hitting .441 to .394.
Game, set and Match to BYU.
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Post by lalalaluuuke on Mar 14, 2004 1:11:50 GMT -5
Here is the article and box score. Once again Moreno showing why he is the best setter in the country giving his blockers many one on one hitting opportunities. Batista was one kill shy of all 5 attackers having double digit kills. Great effort and focus after losing a marathon in game one. Fred Winters had a great match until the final game where his rockets were dug over and over by a very good BYU defense. www.byucougars.com/volleyball_m/filings/0000004974_rel.htmlOn a side note, did Gledhill lose his starting role to Aris de Wolff? He doesn't seem as effective against BYU as Gledhill. Was Gledhillinjured? He was there suited up. Also for those who watched the match on BYUTV, did you catch the nose-picker/eater behind Fernando Pessoa (BYU was up 28-23 and he was waiting to serve)? The kid totally dug 2nd knuckle and then put it in his mouth. BUSTED!!! |
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Post by cougarize on Mar 14, 2004 1:28:53 GMT -5
There is alot that can be said about BYU's success right now. Carlos is obviously at the center of it all, but I think alot of credit also has to go to the coaching staff. Tom has come into a very unique situation at BYU and done an excellent job with no drop off from the Carl McGown era.
The start of this season looked bleak for the Cougars, but the coaches held the players together, they adjusted, shuttled players in, put the players into positions where they could be successful and have been very patient.
Sure the talent is there, and Carlos does a masterful job of spreading the ball. He doesn't have the best hands in the country, but his brain and ability to feel where the opposing front line is, is better than any collegiate setter. Saying all that, kudos to the coaching staff. I'm sure guys like Rangel, Evans, Nielsen, etc., want to play and I'm sure they could play this year, but the reason why BYU is a perenial power is because these guys go up against the best in practice, then slide into the starting lineup in subsequent years.
Balancing all the players' demands and match-planning by the coaching staff has brought BYU to where it is today.
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Post by fightingminime on Mar 14, 2004 1:42:34 GMT -5
Sorry, I have to comment on something . . . so I am curiously flipping through the box score from the BYU/Pep game and I think to myself "Hey, Joe Hillman, I know that guy!?! Isn't he the guy I saw kick arse for Utah Valley State's club team for FOUR YEARS?" and sure enough it was . . . that's no stinking mission folks. Dude he is 27 . . . that's a bit old yo!
Also, just a sidebar, how many college player's profiles would read "and hanging out with his WIFE" . . . LOL
Sorry, I could care less regarding the legal issues of all of this, I just find it incredibly funny is all.
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Post by beachman on Mar 14, 2004 11:26:10 GMT -5
Sorry, I have to comment on something . . . so I am curiously flipping through the box score from the BYU/Pep game and I think to myself "Hey, Joe Hillman, I know that guy!?! Isn't he the guy I saw kick arse for Utah Valley State's club team for FOUR YEARS?" and sure enough it was . . . that's no stinking mission folks. Dude he is 27 . . . that's a bit old yo! Also, just a sidebar, how many college player's profiles would read "and hanging out with his WIFE" . . . LOL Sorry, I could care less regarding the legal issues of all of this, I just find it incredibly funny is all. Actually MR. Hillman will be 28 in less than 3 months  |
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Post by lalalaluuuke on Mar 14, 2004 12:41:05 GMT -5
Yes, Joe played for UVSC's club team. Those years ended up counting against two eligibility years plus a red-shirt year, based on his academic progress credit-wise.
I keep hearing that Carlos "doesn't have the best/softest hands." Explain that to me. He not only runs the most effective offense in the country with the highest hitting percentage, he consistently puts the ball on the money. Isn't that what "soft hands" is? Accuracy with placements on sets? Please explain that to me more clearly.
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Post by PukaPants on Mar 14, 2004 15:07:47 GMT -5
I keep hearing that Carlos "doesn't have the best/softest hands." Explain that to me. He not only runs the most effective offense in the country with the highest hitting percentage, he consistently puts the ball on the money. Isn't that what "soft hands" is? Accuracy with placements on sets? Please explain that to me more clearly. RedYukon, maybe they think he needs to moisturize with hand lotion, who the hell knows??? I think he sets beautifully. He's also got great court awareness, not to mention the best one hand set in the game. I think people are basing their criticisms on his freshman year when he was still a little rough around the edges. I can safely say that is no longer an issue. |
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Post by roy on Mar 14, 2004 17:54:15 GMT -5
Yes, Joe played for UVSC's club team. Those years ended up counting against two eligibility years plus a red-shirt year, based on his academic progress credit-wise. I keep hearing that Carlos "doesn't have the best/softest hands." Explain that to me. He not only runs the most effective offense in the country with the highest hitting percentage, he consistently puts the ball on the money. Isn't that what "soft hands" is? Accuracy with placements on sets? Please explain that to me more clearly. When I think of a setter having soft hands, I think of a setter who can make any set look really good. I don't think it has much to do with placement of the set, but how the setter takes the pass. If the passer doesn't pass the ball on the money, the setter with soft hands just has the touch to make the ball into a really good set. The setter can take the ball and is deceptive enough to set the ball anywhere without giving away where they will set it. These setters just have a flow of the game. Other setters can do the same but the movement from pass to set is choppy and doesn't look as fluid. A setter with really soft hands can make the set look really good. The best example I can think of is that Russian setter in the Hawaii women's exhibition. That is a setter who had really soft hands. |
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Post by cougarize on Mar 15, 2004 20:36:57 GMT -5
Yes, Joe played for UVSC's club team. Those years ended up counting against two eligibility years plus a red-shirt year, based on his academic progress credit-wise. I keep hearing that Carlos "doesn't have the best/softest hands." Explain that to me. He not only runs the most effective offense in the country with the highest hitting percentage, he consistently puts the ball on the money. Isn't that what "soft hands" is? Accuracy with placements on sets? Please explain that to me more clearly. What it comes down to is knowing volleyball. Not to be haughty or anything. Carlos can go without having the best hands and be the best setter in the country. Just as Barry Bonds can go without having the best swing and still be the best hitter in baseball. Setters with great, soft hands put the ball up like it's second nature, and it might seem like they can do it with their eyes closed. The pass will come, they put up their hands and it might not seem like their hands move, but the ball is set perfectly. It's really hard to describe, but it's even rarer to see. |
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