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Post by harryhotspur on Apr 11, 2010 16:30:03 GMT -5
I thought Hana graduated. Like most Cal grads she now has a stall on Telegraph Avenue, where she sells her used t-shirts and team photos. |
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Post by BearClause on Apr 11, 2010 16:31:11 GMT -5
I thought Hana graduated. Yes she did. However - players are allowed to participate in practice and spring competition as long as they're within the five year eligibility window. Cal is a bit shorthanded, so they must have asked her to participate in practices. They have enough players to play 6 though. I remember seeing St Mary's play a few years back in spring. That was the year that Mandy Bible had completed her regular playing eligibility. They didn't otherwise have any designated setter, so she was left setting in spring. I think Cal has been playing Murrey and Loersch at the left, and probably Correy Johnson at middle. |
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Post by oskibear on Apr 11, 2010 17:29:34 GMT -5
If Johnson's playing middle, wonder who's been playing opposite?
Any word on Hawari's recovery? From the twitter pics, looks like she's back at practice.
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Post by ladeda on Apr 11, 2010 17:42:10 GMT -5
That head coach from Fresno State is a real dingaling.
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Post by norcalmomster on Apr 11, 2010 18:58:32 GMT -5
If Johnson's playing middle, wonder who's been playing opposite? Any word on Hawari's recovery? From the twitter pics, looks like she's back at practice. Hana and Kristen were not there. Correy played middle the whole time and was literally unstoppable, along with Kat not many balls made it past their block, Tia was in at middle as well. Elly set most of the time and looked very comfortable and connected well with her hitters, a couple of really nice dumps too. Carli had her way on the right side while Elly was setting, and really, need I say anything about Carli setting $$ m o n e y . Tarah and Lauren played OH and did well. Would love to know what Lauren vert is, that young lady seriously gets up there! Robyn and Megan were DS/Libero. Shannon came in to serve, played a little back row, no front row yet, and I am sure will be back for the season. The team has great chemistry, played out of system well for first play of spring. Hope I didn't miss anybody. So much fun to watch them play. |
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Post by baywatcher on Apr 11, 2010 23:53:01 GMT -5
I suspect one of the incoming frosh, the one from Texas whose last name I get confused with Tia's, will get a long look at Opposite. The incoming frosh played in the All Star game at the Final Four and supposedly can play any position across the front line. Correy Johnson looks very comfortable in the middle the few times I have seen her there. Lloyd is probably having fun playing right side, although we will have to see if she can pass. Any time a setter gets to square up and hit it must be a treat. (She also gets to scream to get set, make faces at and cryptic comments to the present setter and ignore the coach, for once).
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Post by BearClause on Apr 12, 2010 0:06:26 GMT -5
I suspect one of the incoming frosh, the one from Texas whose last name I get confused with Tia's, will get a long look at Opposite. The incoming frosh played in the All Star game at the Final Four and supposedly can play any position across the front line. Correy Johnson looks very comfortable in the middle the few times I have seen her there. Lloyd is probably having fun playing right side, although we will have to see if she can pass. Any time a setter gets to square up and hit it must be a treat. (She also gets to scream to get set, make faces at and cryptic comments to the present setter and ignore the coach, for once). Lloyd loves to hit. I know she hit/set out of a 6-2 in HS and possibly in club. She'd make a great opposite, although probably on the short side in today's college game (at least at the Pac-10 level). The Texas player you're thinking of is Adrienne Gehan. |
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Post by onestunna16 on Apr 12, 2010 11:55:59 GMT -5
Does anyone know if Amian from sjsu was playing at the tournament?
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Post by uclakidd03 on Apr 12, 2010 12:45:11 GMT -5
on the comment about Carli being to short she is the same height as Bojana and Dicey and Carli does get quite a few blocks so i dont think her height is a disadvantage to her hitting if they ran a 6-2
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Post by BearClause on Apr 12, 2010 12:57:27 GMT -5
on the comment about Carli being to short she is the same height as Bojana and Dicey and Carli does get quite a few blocks so i dont think her height is a disadvantage to her hitting if they ran a 6-2 I don't disagree with that assessment. I do remember sub-6" players who were true opposites, including LaToya Harris at Washington State and Jenna Brown at Cal. I'm just saying that the current trend seems to be more towards taller players - either outsides or converted middles. In the past few seasons, Cal has variously played Natalie Smart (6'3"), Morgan Beck (6'3"), Tarah Murrey (6'3"), Am'ra Solomon (6'1" with great hops), and Correy Johnson (6'4") on the right. |
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Post by uclakidd03 on Apr 12, 2010 13:06:02 GMT -5
Ya thats true but like UCLA had Lauren on the right side going up against cutra which she blocked it was nice but not all the time. I think Carli has great height and can put some fingers on a ball off the block
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Post by oskibear on Apr 13, 2010 1:11:45 GMT -5
Loerch touches 10-3 with a block touch of 9-6.
Unlikely, but it'd be fun to see a modified 6-2 with Lloyd playing all the way around and Gehan subbing for Barrett. Perhaps experiment with it during the preseason?
I sat next to Barrett's grandfather a couple matches last season and we got to talking about how tough it must've been for her to be among the top setting recruits who would start at most schools to come to Cal and sit behind Lloyd.
I'd really like to see Barrett get some playing time. When Lloyd graduates, I wonder if Barrett will get a chance to take the reins or if Feller will go with another freshmen like he did with Lloyd over Nielson. After all, Barrett would have had 2 years training with most of this young squad.
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Post by BearClause on Apr 13, 2010 1:39:53 GMT -5
Loerch touches 10-3 with a block touch of 9-6. Unlikely, but it'd be fun to see a modified 6-2 with Lloyd playing all the way around and Gehan subbing for Barrett. Perhaps experiment with it during the preseason? I sat next to Barrett's grandfather a couple matches last season and we got to talking about how tough it must've been for her to be among the top setting recruits who would start at most schools to come to Cal and sit behind Lloyd. I'd really like to see Barrett get some playing time. When Lloyd graduates, I wonder if Barrett will get a chance to take the reins or if Feller will go with another freshmen like he did with Lloyd over Nielson. After all, Barrett would have had 2 years training with most of this young squad. Your suggestion is a 6-2. Nothing modified about it. The only things that would be modified 6-2s are alignments where the setters aren't opposite each other in the rotation order. Cal did that with Candace McNamee. As for Barrett - she's possibly the top-rated setting recruit Cal has ever gotten. Nielson didn't get to start because frankly she was no where near as good as Lloyd was as a freshman. I would be surprised if Barrett doesn't start in 2011, although I suppose Lindsey Parrott (6'2" setter from Bishop D'Dowd HS and Golden Bear 18 Forefront) could surprise me. |
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Post by oskibear on Apr 13, 2010 2:40:11 GMT -5
I guess I always thought of a 6-2 more in terms of having both setters also hit, but you're right. Any insight on the libero situation? What do you think of Stivanicevic compared to Schmitt? I think Rostratter is a bit slow. Also noticed that a number of players had dropped from the Spring roster....
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Post by BearClause on Apr 13, 2010 10:31:18 GMT -5
I guess I always thought of a 6-2 more in terms of having both setters also hit, but you're right. Any insight on the libero situation? What do you think of Stivanicevic compared to Schmitt? I think Rostratter is a bit slow. Also noticed that a number of players had dropped from the Spring roster.... A standard 6-2 is one where the setters (or at least rotations with setters) are opposite each other such that once one setter moves into the back row, the other moves into the front row. Throw in substitutions of a setter for a RS, and it's still a 6-2. I have seen a few modifications, including ones where the second setter wasn't opposite and might have only set for one or two backrow rotations. I've seen another modified one considering the substitution pattern, but where the setters swapped with the middles. It was actually pretty well aligned unless the team runs out of subs. The last D-I team I heard of that ran a pure 6-2 where both setters also hit was Stanford in 1995, when they made it to the Final Four. Their statline for that that year had two players who were either 1 or 2 in both kills and assists. www.gostanford.com/sports/w-volley/archive/stan-w-volley-95stat.html |
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