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Post by diggger33 on Jan 28, 2005 9:08:14 GMT -5
Hey my defence is getting much better ;D I wasn't arguing whether it was good or bad.... just saying that defense isn't your primary function. Do me a favor and unload on a couple of balls tonight. I don't like the junk balls. Of course this is dependant on your setter I guess. I really don't like Lewis... it was fun watching them choke away a 2 game lead against PennSt in Hawaii.
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Post by Mr. Pink on Jan 28, 2005 10:29:53 GMT -5
Digger, I guess you just don't understand volleyball. See, the midwest can not compete with the west coast becuase... You think its okay for exceptional athletes like Matt, Soler, etc. to only focus on one skill. Hitting wins games, but defense wins championships. California has proven that how many times now. Once the midwest gets off the idea of bigger HITTERS is better and makes these athletes ALL around players is when the MIVA can compete year after year.
And like you said, as good as Matt is, if he doesn't have a setter that can run an OFFENSE (not just good sets to matt), he will not be effective.
Matt, you can keep that trophy. Cause its just that, a trophy. Just stating how I feel about All-Americans on a whole. Though I would rather trade in an All-American award for a chance for my team to play in the Final Four and a chance at winning.
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Post by diggger33 on Jan 28, 2005 12:35:03 GMT -5
Digger, I guess you just don't understand volleyball. See, the midwest can not compete with the west coast becuase... You think its okay for exceptional athletes like Matt, Soler, etc. to only focus on one skill. Hitting wins games, but defense wins championships. California has proven that how many times now. Once the midwest gets off the idea of bigger HITTERS is better and makes these athletes ALL around players is when the MIVA can compete year after year. And like you said, as good as Matt is, if he doesn't have a setter that can run an OFFENSE (not just good sets to matt), he will not be effective. Matt, you can keep that trophy. Cause its just that, a trophy. Just stating how I feel about All-Americans on a whole. Though I would rather trade in an All-American award for a chance for my team to play in the Final Four and a chance at winning. I never said the midwest could compete with the West Coast... I am a West Coast guy transplated in the midwest... It is going to take an exception team from the Midwest to win a legit title. The ball control out here is brutal but that the midwest doesn't mean they don't have a couple of good players. There's not a lot of OPP players even on the West Coast that I'd consider all-around.. Azenha, C. Patterson, Patak even Bautista are hitters first off and hitters second. It's not their primary job to play defense. And to me defense is more about coaching anyway... it's their responsibility to teach their players where to play and how to play defense. You get better at defense with more reps and I don't think coaches devote enough time to it.
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