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Post by cbrown1709 on Jan 16, 2023 12:51:00 GMT -5
Also heard Elizabeth Andrews committed to Stanford What do people think of her? She is obviously very tall but doesn't look very athletic to me.... We need another athletic middle.
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Post by hammer on Jan 16, 2023 16:28:12 GMT -5
What do people think of her? She is obviously very tall but doesn't look very athletic to me.... We need another athletic middle. I've watched video of Lizzie Andrew and I'm questioning whether she could play the MB position effectively at the collegiate level. Right now, the side to side (middle to pin) speed to close a block isn't there. IMO, she's better suited for OPP sort of like a Lutz or Fitzmorris. One caveat is that very tall girls develop late wrt to coordination and muscle mass, so I wouldn't rule it out completely, but at this point its TBD.
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Post by tnp101 on Jan 16, 2023 16:59:39 GMT -5
Lizzie could play outside. But she could develop. She has a few more years.
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Post by bobbk on Jan 16, 2023 18:20:14 GMT -5
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Post by cbrown1709 on Jan 17, 2023 1:32:17 GMT -5
Did Ofoegbu commit anywhere? Hopefully waiting on Stanford admissions.
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Post by stanfordvb on Jan 17, 2023 2:14:43 GMT -5
Did Ofoegbu commit anywhere? Hopefully waiting on Stanford admissions. we would have the scholarship for her right?
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Post by cbrown1709 on Jan 17, 2023 4:19:41 GMT -5
Did Ofoegbu commit anywhere? Hopefully waiting on Stanford admissions. we would have the scholarship for her right? Possibly. I'm not sure if any if the DSs are on scholarship. If not, it leaves one. Kipp Baird Ogilvie Vicinity Smith Miner Francis Rubin Blyashov Kurt Harvey
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Post by bigjohn043 on Jan 17, 2023 7:03:43 GMT -5
We need another athletic middle. I've watched video of Lizzie Andrew and I'm questioning whether she could play the MB position effectively at the collegiate level. Right now, the side to side (middle to pin) speed to close a block isn't there. IMO, she's better suited for OPP sort of like a Lutz or Fitzmorris. One caveat is that very tall girls develop late wrt to coordination and muscle mass, so I wouldn't rule it out completely, but at this point its TBD. That is my sense as well. My daughter is a 2025 so I watch a lot of high school volleyball. I agree that tall girls take longer to develop but Lizzie just doesn't look that athletic to me. We have a 6-5 girl locally who is really long and isn't quiet in control of her limbs yet. But she is super athletic and you can see it coming as she gets used to her body. Lizzie looks like she just isn't that athletic. FWIW, both Lutz and Fitz played MB at the beginning. Those are also two different players. Fitz was very athletic for a girl her size. Lutz wasn't real athletic but was really really tall. Don't get me wrong, I would recruit this girl. Just not sure she is the answer at MB. And we need answers....
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Post by stanfordvb on Jan 17, 2023 10:59:41 GMT -5
we would have the scholarship for her right? Possibly. I'm not sure if any if the DSs are on scholarship. If not, it leaves one. Kipp Baird Ogilvie Vicinity Smith Miner Francis Rubin Blyashov Kurt Harvey I just assumed we wouldn't have had the time to replace l. smith scholarship for 2023 so there'd be an open one unless hambly gives it to someone already on roster who isnt on scholarship
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Post by cbrown1709 on Jan 17, 2023 11:46:19 GMT -5
Possibly. I'm not sure if any if the DSs are on scholarship. If not, it leaves one. Kipp Baird Ogilvie Vicinity Smith Miner Francis Rubin Blyashov Kurt Harvey I just assumed we wouldn't have had the time to replace l. smith scholarship for 2023 so there'd be an open one unless hambly gives it to someone already on roster who isnt on scholarship Possibly. Hopefully he held on to it in case.
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Post by paloalto on Jan 18, 2023 0:17:38 GMT -5
My experience in watching Under Armour All-Star games through the years is you can't make any useful evaluations; particularly with 13 players on each team and everyone getting playing time.
Here is a video of Harvey. Yes it's highlights and she is hitting against high school players. Good wrist snap, big jump, and seems to see the blocker's hands (at least in this video).
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Post by paloalto on Jan 18, 2023 0:22:50 GMT -5
Has Jess Robinson announced her transfer yet? Michigan got a really good new coach. Maybe she decided to stay at UM?
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Post by ShaneM2005 on Jan 18, 2023 7:42:06 GMT -5
My experience in watching Under Armour All-Star games through the years is you can't make any useful evaluations; particularly with 13 players on each team and everyone getting playing time. Here is a video of Harvey. Yes it's highlights and she is hitting against high school players. Good wrist snap, big jump, and seems to see the blocker's hands (at least in this video). I think Harvey looks impressive. She has a huge jump from what I've seen here & in other videos.
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Post by hammer on Jan 18, 2023 16:27:12 GMT -5
My experience in watching Under Armour All-Star games through the years is you can't make any useful evaluations; particularly with 13 players on each team and everyone getting playing time. Here is a video of Harvey. Yes it's highlights and she is hitting against high school players. Good wrist snap, big jump, and seems to see the blocker's hands (at least in this video). I think Harvey looks impressive. She has a huge jump from what I've seen here & in other videos. Yes, she's very athletic and looks very good hitting against essentially no block. But she's not tall enough or doesn't have the huge vertical needed to dominate at the next level. She'll be good in system IMO, but OOS, she'll need craftiness, roll shots, hit high hands, etc. After Kipp and Baird leave, if you have Kurt, Rubin, and Harvey as your three pin hitters, that's a lot of athleticism and no doubt a fun team to watch. Blyashov is a candidate too, but not quite as athletic, but taller. Her sister Taylor was in the video in a few places also, mainly just acting as a decoy or passing from middle back.
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Post by cbrown1709 on Jan 18, 2023 18:17:39 GMT -5
I think Harvey looks impressive. She has a huge jump from what I've seen here & in other videos. Yes, she's very athletic and looks very good hitting against essentially no block. But she's not tall enough or doesn't have the huge vertical needed to dominate at the next level. She'll be good in system IMO, but OOS, she'll need craftiness, roll shots, hit high hands, etc. After Kipp and Baird leave, if you have Kurt, Rubin, and Harvey as your three pin hitters, that's a lot of athleticism and no doubt a fun team to watch. Blyashov is a candidate too, but not quite as athletic, but taller. Her sister Taylor was in the video in a few places also, mainly just acting as a decoy or passing from middle back. Her sister is a few inches talker and jumps well. Hopefully, will be the next athletic middle we have been needing.
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