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Post by matchpt on May 5, 2004 17:02:57 GMT -5
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Post by planetasia01 on May 5, 2004 18:03:44 GMT -5
Evan Patak 2nd AA.. YeaH Baby!
Where Delano Thomas though... hmmm... maybe he really is better in the middle?
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VILI
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Post by VILI on May 5, 2004 18:22:20 GMT -5
I like the teams
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Post by cougarize on May 5, 2004 18:28:34 GMT -5
The teams are pretty fair. It's too bad that Mike Burke was injured for half the year, otherwise he would've been in the mix. Next year though, Burke and Batista should both be first teamers.
Provided Batista isn't deported. (That's for all you "BYU's cheating" lemons out there)
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Post by midwestfan on May 5, 2004 20:32:07 GMT -5
Congrats to IPFW's Matty Z.!  Did anyone happen to notice that Evan Patak was named the Newcomer of the Year? |
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Post by benwhipdrofn on May 5, 2004 22:12:42 GMT -5
ACtually, I'm not too suprised FAbby isn't on there, but Soler maybe, but come on......is there a better libero than Ryan Stuntz  |
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Post by midwestfan on May 5, 2004 22:25:35 GMT -5
......is there a better libero than Ryan Stuntz Actually, there were 12 better, at least statistically! ;D With that being said, I'm not sure how Mattei (#11 in the nation in digs) got second time and others ranked above him didn't get it. |
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Post by sponge13 on May 6, 2004 4:11:47 GMT -5
Actually, there were 12 better, at least statistically! ;D With that being said, I'm not sure how Mattei (#11 in the nation in digs) got second time and others ranked above him didn't get it. Actually, digs are very misleading in judging men's volleyball players. A lot of teams direct offense to weaker passers - hence they have more opportunities for digs and rank higher in the statistical category. (Plus I don't think all the top 12 people in digs are all liberos - I may be wrong on that). I would bet the committee looks at a broader range of things for liberos. A better comparison would be passing efficiency on serve receive (including reception errors) and quality of passes. Back row people may rack up lots of digs, but are they quality passes for the setter to work with. Just some thoughts on evaluating liberos and breaking down even outsides that are primary passers. |
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Post by Vbfan on May 6, 2004 9:32:20 GMT -5
Good for Ball State. Schunzel deserves it. He's an awesome player.
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Post by Saruman on May 6, 2004 10:15:50 GMT -5
All of these position selections certainly have a bit of subjectivity to them......maybe the Libero the most of all. But I would certainly say with confidence that if you polled players and Coaches from around the Division I level the unanimous selection for the best libero in the game that invokes fear and concern from the opposition would undoubtedly be PSU's Mattei.
It was the right choice!
Certainly there are some excellent ones out there....Stuntz included but they don't carry the clout that Mattei does.
He has consistently been excellent for 4 straight years.
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Post by hellafella on May 6, 2004 10:16:17 GMT -5
I think there were a few reasons that Stuntz didn't make it. The first would be that all year he was surrounded by weak passers, Soler has improved but he is still not a great passer, and the other passer was a freshman all year. That would lead him to try to take more court than if he had a guy like Gustavo passing next to him. Besides that, with Bergman and Dayton switching of all year, it is tough to get a comfort level with the guys next to you. Another reason is probably just that he didn't have as good a year defensively as the past two years.
Still one of the top guys in the country.
Great for Schunzel, much deserved. Haven't seen a lot of the other guys play but it doesn't sound like there were too many surprises on there.
I am waiting for the Hawaii fans to cry foul for only having Azenha on the list. Or tigfan for not having any UOP guys.
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Post by tigfan on May 6, 2004 11:59:47 GMT -5
i'm down with the teams...
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Post by idigvb on May 6, 2004 13:32:27 GMT -5
Kudos to the two MIVA boys!!
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Post by BigBanger on May 6, 2004 15:36:52 GMT -5
I think Long Beach State's Jeff Wooton should have been on that 2nd team. He is one of the best passers I've ever seen and has a great overall game. I think he was overshadowed by out 3 Top Guns.
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Post by kolohekeiki on May 7, 2004 18:09:26 GMT -5
Evan Patak 2nd AA.. YeaH Baby! Where Delano Thomas though... hmmm... maybe he really is better in the middle? Delano Thomas didn't have that great of a year. He wasn't consistent through the year. There was even a point in time where he didn't even break into the starting line-up. |
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