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Post by huskervbfan on Apr 23, 2007 18:21:06 GMT -5
Um, what's the fuss about? Winning 18-16 in the third set does suggest that another team had a good chance to win too. So Larson and Pavan did well. It sounds like a well-earned win, too. Besides the obvious talent though, do you think that there may have been other contributing factors? Did the other teams send an assistant coach with the players? Did the other teams spend practice time having a sand volleyball tournament? Just asking. Yes, either team could have won and in fact, Stanford was at match point when Barbosa had a service error. Not all teams did send an assistant coach, some sent the head coach. Maybe others didn't practice as much but that is their problem. Nebraska went for the win and got it whereas all 7 other teams didn't. If the others didn't spend time practicing for a tournament while representing their school, why bother showing up. I'm sure other teams would have liked to participate and been willing to put in the effort. Someone else commented on the hard-packed sand. So what. It was the same for all teams and may have hurt or helped the Huskers since they are used to playing in deep soft sand. Hard-packed sand may have contributed to the pool play loss or may have helped them win in the tournament portion. Either way, it was the same for all.
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Post by redincolorado on Apr 23, 2007 19:12:28 GMT -5
Pavan: "I can't ever just have fun," Pavan said with a laugh. "I can't ever just play for fun. I know that's how it's supposed to be, but we're going there to win."
Mindset?
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Post by holidayhusker on Apr 23, 2007 21:41:53 GMT -5
Wow....judging by the bitterness of some of these comments toward NU I would deduce that we have some cry baby poor losers.
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Post by Ye Olde Dawg on Apr 24, 2007 4:07:46 GMT -5
If the others didn't spend time practicing for a tournament while representing their school, why bother showing up. I'm sure other teams would have liked to participate and been willing to put in the effort. Let's be realistic. Everybody practiced. However, each team and coach also balanced preparation for this Spring sand exhibition tournament against their main goal: preparing for the indoor season. This is all new, so I'm sure each team (and the participating players) made different choices. It's not about whether they practiced; it's about how they prepared. We know a little about what Nebraska did, and frankly I was surprised that some of the whole team's limited Spring practice time went to support participants in this tournament. I meant to wonder out loud about that; I certainly didn't mean to offend a Husker fan's pride or to diminish any of those other schools. Thank you.
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Post by huskervbfan on Apr 24, 2007 6:37:40 GMT -5
Doesn't the whole team support just those that will be on the court all year long, even though some will not get on the court? This was a whole team effort, even though only two people were playing. But it wasn't just this tournament that they were preparing for. They had the indoor court built to help them prepare for the indoor fall season. Skills learned in sand can easily transfer to wood surfaces. Certainly the play is different but if you are practicing in sand with the idea of taking what you learn to the hard court, it can be a tremendous training aid. Plus playing in sand is much easier on the body than hitting the hard wood constantly.
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Post by rose4vb2 on Apr 24, 2007 8:52:09 GMT -5
Um, what's the fuss about? Winning 18-16 in the third set does suggest that another team had a good chance to win too. So Larson and Pavan did well. It sounds like a well-earned win, too. Besides the obvious talent though, do you think that there may have been other contributing factors? Did the other teams send an assistant coach with the players? Did the other teams spend practice time having a sand volleyball tournament? Just asking. Yes, either team could have won and in fact, Stanford was at match point when Barbosa had a service error. Not all teams did send an assistant coach, some sent the head coach. Maybe others didn't practice as much but that is their problem. Nebraska went for the win and got it whereas all 7 other teams didn't. If the others didn't spend time practicing for a tournament while representing their school, why bother showing up. I'm sure other teams would have liked to participate and been willing to put in the effort. Someone else commented on the hard-packed sand. So what. It was the same for all teams and may have hurt or helped the Huskers since they are used to playing in deep soft sand. Hard-packed sand may have contributed to the pool play loss or may have helped them win in the tournament portion. Either way, it was the same for all. SO WHAT! Looks like you know little about beach volleyball. Real sand diminishes the height and weight factor. Physics, GET IT>>>> Let us be real here, if you want real beach volleyball, you play on the beach, like Manhattan or Hermosa...Anybody can play in a cat box... By the way, how much Beach Sand do they have in Nebraska?
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Post by Floyd R. Turbo on Apr 24, 2007 8:58:45 GMT -5
Enough for Pavan and Larson to train successfully to win this tournament, apparently.
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Post by HOLIDAY on Apr 24, 2007 9:11:05 GMT -5
Yes, either team could have won and in fact, Stanford was at match point when Barbosa had a service error. Not all teams did send an assistant coach, some sent the head coach. Maybe others didn't practice as much but that is their problem. Nebraska went for the win and got it whereas all 7 other teams didn't. If the others didn't spend time practicing for a tournament while representing their school, why bother showing up. I'm sure other teams would have liked to participate and been willing to put in the effort. Someone else commented on the hard-packed sand. So what. It was the same for all teams and may have hurt or helped the Huskers since they are used to playing in deep soft sand. Hard-packed sand may have contributed to the pool play loss or may have helped them win in the tournament portion. Either way, it was the same for all. SO WHAT! Looks like you know little about beach volleyball. Real sand diminishes the height and weight factor. Physics, GET IT>>>> Let us be real here, if you want real beach volleyball, you play on the beach, like Manhattan or Hermosa...Anybody can play in a cat box... By the way, how much Beach Sand do they have in Nebraska? Your team lost. Suck it up and quit making excuses . I didn't realize that it had to be California sand in order to be correct . One year we went to the Jose Cuervo in Boulder Co. I guess they should contact the winners and have their win revoked. After all...........where on earth did they get their sand?
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Post by redincolorado on Apr 24, 2007 9:42:00 GMT -5
SO WHAT! Looks like you know little about beach volleyball. Real sand diminishes the height and weight factor. Physics, GET IT>>>> Let us be real here, if you want real beach volleyball, you play on the beach, like Manhattan or Hermosa...Anybody can play in a cat box... By the way, how much Beach Sand do they have in Nebraska?[/quote] Well, I've heard some "humorous" arguments in the past but this has to go in the top ten all time. Sand isn't "real sand" unless its on a beach. So much for the Sahara. By the way, this was played "ON A REAL BEACH". The best athletes won-----deal w/it.
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Post by dishdaball on Apr 24, 2007 11:16:22 GMT -5
It was played on a beach and you are right that the best team that day won - that's why it is a competition....ironically enough though - Pavan with all her so called beach experience and her practice with Larson on Nebraska's sand court almost got beat by a team where one of the girls has never played on the beach!!! Go figure that one out...... might not be as good as all the talk....
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Post by Gorf on Apr 24, 2007 11:44:49 GMT -5
SO WHAT! Looks like you know little about beach volleyball. Real sand diminishes the height and weight factor. Physics, GET IT>>>> Let us be real here, if you want real beach volleyball, you play on the beach, like Manhattan or Hermosa...Anybody can play in a cat box... By the way, how much Beach Sand do they have in Nebraska? San Diego is notoriously far from the beach, perhaps they couldn't figure out how to get fans to commute to watch the matches on a real beach with real beach sand so they hauled unreal beach sand to a real parking lot instead. In further news the AVP will soon be canceling many of their events because they're not being played on a real beach with real beach sand.
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Post by Gorf on Apr 24, 2007 11:58:40 GMT -5
It was played on a beach and you are right that the best team that day won - that's why it is a competition....ironically enough though - Pavan with all her so called beach experience and her practice with Larson on Nebraska's sand court almost got beat by a team where one of the girls has never played on the beach!!! Go figure that one out...... might not be as good as all the talk.... Where was your rhetorical "one of the girls has never played on the beach" comment before any of the matches were played insteads of adding it sour grapes fashion after they lost in the finals? Why didn't you make that comment after they lost a match in pool play or after the matches they actually managed to win?
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Post by redincolorado on Apr 24, 2007 12:33:31 GMT -5
It was played on a beach and you are right that the best team that day won - that's why it is a competition....ironically enough though - Pavan with all her so called beach experience and her practice with Larson on Nebraska's sand court almost got beat by a team where one of the girls has never played on the beach!!! Go figure that one out...... might not be as good as all the talk.... Go figure that one out? gee professor, i don't know. Could it be about athletic ability and not weather you grew up playing on the beach? Nobody is arguing the fact there were many outstanding athletes besides Pavan and Larson. This day, at this competition they were the best---again.
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Post by huskervbfan on Apr 24, 2007 13:02:12 GMT -5
It was played on a beach and you are right that the best team that day won - that's why it is a competition....ironically enough though - Pavan with all her so called beach experience and her practice with Larson on Nebraska's sand court almost got beat by a team where one of the girls has never played on the beach!!! Go figure that one out...... might not be as good as all the talk.... On the other hand, the one with the most experience playing beach volleyball made one of the most basic mistakes of committing a service error when she had match point.
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Post by jump31 on Apr 24, 2007 13:19:08 GMT -5
this on biggirlinthemiddle.com
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