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Post by azvolleydad on Jan 21, 2022 19:01:04 GMT -5
Well if Oglivie hadn’t gotten injured and if Miner hadn’t been out against the Arizona teams, those are three victories for Stanford. So who knows how the rest of the season would have shaped out. Will still lose in the second round..... Speaking of early exits from the NCAA, why did Cinderalla get cut from her high school volleyball team? --- She kept running away from the ball.
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Post by stanfordvb on Jan 21, 2022 19:04:26 GMT -5
I think some of the ds could see passing improvement as well as Francis. It’s also the sophomores first true spring season and they’ll have a normal summer training block as well. I’m not worried I don't think the DSs passing a bit better solves the problem. Our problem is that Baird is not a good passer and she was targeted relentlessly this year. Baird has had three college seasons so I am skeptical that is going to change. I am open to the idea that Francis can develop into a passer. Skeptical but open to the idea. Rubin of course already is..... My point is that lougeay or beaven weren’t very strong and if they develop it would help a lot to have 3 solid passers. That means Baird wouldn’t have to pass 6 rotations and they could squeeze her when she does pass. Let’s not act like their hasn’t been successful teams that have 1 OH who doesn’t pass that well. Every passer doesn’t need to be a great passer to have a great team. Luckily Baird and Kipp have the arms to help Stanford out if the pass isn’t perfect
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Post by bigjohn043 on Jan 21, 2022 19:57:25 GMT -5
I don't think the DSs passing a bit better solves the problem. Our problem is that Baird is not a good passer and she was targeted relentlessly this year. Baird has had three college seasons so I am skeptical that is going to change. I am open to the idea that Francis can develop into a passer. Skeptical but open to the idea. Rubin of course already is..... My point is that lougeay or beaven weren’t very strong and if they develop it would help a lot to have 3 solid passers. That means Baird wouldn’t have to pass 6 rotations and they could squeeze her when she does pass. Let’s not act like their hasn’t been successful teams that have 1 OH who doesn’t pass that well. Every passer doesn’t need to be a great passer to have a great team. Luckily Baird and Kipp have the arms to help Stanford out if the pass isn’t perfect It doesn't work to have three pins who all can't pass. That is what we had last year. We had Baird pass 6 rotations. I don't have passing stats but opposing coaches do and the sheer amount of balls she received suggests she just isn't a passer. She is someone who can pass three rotations with some squeezing. The problem is that as a 6 RO passer she actually has to be the one doing the squeezing.
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Post by Riviera Minestrone on Jan 21, 2022 20:12:49 GMT -5
My point is that lougeay or beaven weren’t very strong and if they develop it would help a lot to have 3 solid passers. That means Baird wouldn’t have to pass 6 rotations and they could squeeze her when she does pass. Let’s not act like their hasn’t been successful teams that have 1 OH who doesn’t pass that well. Every passer doesn’t need to be a great passer to have a great team. Luckily Baird and Kipp have the arms to help Stanford out if the pass isn’t perfect It doesn't work to have three pins who all can't pass. That is what we had last year. We had Baird pass 6 rotations. I don't have passing stats but opposing coaches do and the sheer amount of balls she received suggests she just isn't a passer. She is someone who can pass three rotations with some squeezing. The problem is that as a 6 RO passer she actually has to be the one doing the squeezing. Yeah, all-of-the-above should be improved exponentially w/ Rubin as a 6-ro OH. Hopefully Belardi and (maybe) the Greek 2022 recruit, Christina Armoni, can help shore up the back row...for Beaven and Lougeay certainly didn't show much there.
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Post by stanfordvb on Jan 21, 2022 20:52:19 GMT -5
They also didn’t have a suitable ds for Baird. She didn’t bring much offense out of the back row and wasn’t very good defensively or passing. With Rubin and belardi both being strong defensive players, I could see Baird having a shorter leash. Maybe they have a ds go for both outsides and Kipp plays 6 to hit the D ball and bics. We are adding some good pieces to a team that has all the potential and isn’t losing anyone important from last season in terms of skill
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Post by stanfankev on Jan 21, 2022 21:48:24 GMT -5
They also didn’t have a suitable ds for Baird. She didn’t bring much offense out of the back row and wasn’t very good defensively or passing. With Rubin and belardi both being strong defensive players, I could see Baird having a shorter leash. Maybe they have a ds go for both outsides and Kipp plays 6 to hit the D ball and bics. We are adding some good pieces to a team that has all the potential and isn’t losing anyone important from last season in terms of skill Poor Holly Campbell. She was so much better before her injury. She never got it back.
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Post by Riviera Minestrone on Jan 21, 2022 22:31:02 GMT -5
They also didn’t have a suitable ds for Baird. She didn’t bring much offense out of the back row and wasn’t very good defensively or passing. With Rubin and belardi both being strong defensive players, I could see Baird having a shorter leash. Maybe they have a ds go for both outsides and Kipp plays 6 to hit the D ball and bics. We are adding some good pieces to a team that has all the potential and isn’t losing anyone important from last season in terms of skill Poor Holly Campbell. She was so much better before her injury. She never got it back. Yep! I took off to do some shopping here in HI. Coming back I suddenly thought of this thread and Holly. Quite a shame. SU doesn't win the 2018 natty without her!
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Post by vollectator on Jan 21, 2022 22:57:26 GMT -5
so has Blyashov committed yet?
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Post by stanfankev on Jan 21, 2022 23:12:34 GMT -5
Poor Holly Campbell. She was so much better before her injury. She never got it back. Yep! I took off to do some shopping here in HI. Coming back I suddenly thought of this thread and Holly. Quite a shame. SU doesn't win the 2018 natty without her! She was so clutch. As a freshman. Didn't she have a career high in kills in that 2018 final?? I might be making that up.
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Post by Riviera Minestrone on Jan 21, 2022 23:21:23 GMT -5
Yep! I took off to do some shopping here in HI. Coming back I suddenly thought of this thread and Holly. Quite a shame. SU doesn't win the 2018 natty without her! She was so clutch. As a freshman. Didn't she have a career high in kills in that 2018 final?? I might be making that up. Nah, you are dead spot-on! She totaled a career-best fifteen Ks in that NC match. Whenever I watch that particular title contest, I still marvel at her cool composure.
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Post by stanfankev on Jan 21, 2022 23:24:16 GMT -5
so has Blyashov committed yet? No she hasn't. Per Stanford, their recruits are asked to not announce anything until they have passed admissions. That's why the recruits going elsewhere always announce where they are going before the Stanford recruits announce anything. There is always a lot of speculation about the athletes that are still "undecided" after most of the girls make they school commitments known. Sometimes, they are in fact going to Stanford. And sometimes they are actually undecided. Although it isn't official, many of those in the know are pretty sure she will end up at Stanford. I really hope she does.
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Post by stanfordvb on Jan 21, 2022 23:28:52 GMT -5
so has Blyashov committed yet? No but is likely to Stanford. The fact that she still hasn’t committed and being as good as her is just more convincing
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Post by vollectator on Jan 21, 2022 23:35:31 GMT -5
so has Blyashov committed yet? No she hasn't. Per Stanford, their recruits are asked to not announce anything until they have passed admissions. That's why the recruits going elsewhere always announce where they are going before the Stanford recruits announce anything. There is always a lot of speculation about the athletes that are still "undecided" after most of the girls make they school commitments known. Sometimes, they are in fact going to Stanford. And sometimes they are actually undecided. Although it isn't official, many of those in the know are pretty sure she will end up at Stanford. I really hope she does. any chance she didn't pass admissions? other top rosters would pretty much be all filled. has that happened before?
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Post by cbrown1709 on Jan 21, 2022 23:36:12 GMT -5
No she hasn't. Per Stanford, their recruits are asked to not announce anything until they have passed admissions. That's why the recruits going elsewhere always announce where they are going before the Stanford recruits announce anything. There is always a lot of speculation about the athletes that are still "undecided" after most of the girls make they school commitments known. Sometimes, they are in fact going to Stanford. And sometimes they are actually undecided. Although it isn't official, many of those in the know are pretty sure she will end up at Stanford. I really hope she does. any chance she didn't pass admissions? other top rosters would pretty much be all filled. has that happened before? From posters before, admissions shouldn't be an issue.
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Post by stanfankev on Jan 22, 2022 0:46:34 GMT -5
No she hasn't. Per Stanford, their recruits are asked to not announce anything until they have passed admissions. That's why the recruits going elsewhere always announce where they are going before the Stanford recruits announce anything. There is always a lot of speculation about the athletes that are still "undecided" after most of the girls make they school commitments known. Sometimes, they are in fact going to Stanford. And sometimes they are actually undecided. Although it isn't official, many of those in the know are pretty sure she will end up at Stanford. I really hope she does. any chance she didn't pass admissions? other top rosters would pretty much be all filled. has that happened before? Off the top of my head I can't think of an example. The recruiting process is long and "mentored" if you will. From an early age, the girls that are being considered (and want to go to Stanford) are made clear what the requirements are. I'm sure they are advised early on what classes to take, what organizations and extracurriculars would be helpful, what GPA's and SAT scores would be desirable. So during high school, as the recruit is progressing, they have a pretty good idea of how its going. I don't know for sure, but I would imagine as it gets down to crunch time, if the recruit is not going to make admissions, she wouldn't be offered a spot. And if she's someone that we would want offer a spot to, and still didn't pass admissions, I don't think it would be made public. The school would never say, "Well, we wanted her, but her grades weren't good enough." There just wouldn't be a need to address it because it was never announced before admissions anyway. They would just say, "Oh well, we lost that one to (Oregon, or whatever)" I don't have first hand knowledge of the recruiting/admissions for a specific SA. Just building a common sense picture from the little pieces of the process that I've heard about.
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