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Post by Cruz'n on Oct 17, 2023 20:49:37 GMT -5
Pringle has become the first string DS/serving sub. Belardi seems to have fallen to the #3 DS/serving sub option. It's a little surprising to me. Last season Hambly was high on Belardi often referring to her as a "baller". She played for the beach team and did extremely well. Some fans believe beach volleyball improves passing/digging skills. I don't know if this is true but it didn't seem to help Belardi's standing in the battle for starting time indoors. I know Belardi is the backup setter but I don't see that interfering with her playing DS. Edited statement about what beach volleyball supposedly improves. They are all only serving subs, and Pringle has been serving very well, has had quite a few long runs.
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Post by Cruz'n on Oct 17, 2023 20:51:01 GMT -5
I haven't been here for about a month. Only read the last page 1556. I've learned from faircritic there are 14 and 15 year old kids making better setting decisions than a college player leading the NCAA in assists per set. Also learned Karch and Hambly were influenced in recruitment by a player's father who never touched a volleyball in his life. Awesome and accurate summary. Thanks for that!
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Post by paloalto on Oct 17, 2023 20:56:57 GMT -5
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Post by baytree on Oct 17, 2023 21:24:15 GMT -5
I don't understand how anyone can let Oregon State off the hook. They (along with Arizona State) were one of Larry Scott's biggest enablers. I agree that Stanford neglected football for too long.
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Post by SakiBomb25 on Oct 17, 2023 21:43:02 GMT -5
Pringle has become the first string DS/serving sub. Belardi seems to have fallen to the #3 DS/serving sub option. It's a little surprising to me. Last season Hambly was high on Belardi often referring to her as a "baller". She played for the beach team and did extremely well. Some fans believe beach volleyball improves passing/digging skills. I don't know if this is true but it didn't seem to help Belardi's standing in the battle for starting time indoors. I know Belardi is the backup setter but I don't see that interfering with her playing DS. Edited statement about what beach volleyball supposedly improves. I can see why Hambly doesn't play Belardi if she is the back-up setter. If anything were to happen to Miner (i.e., injury, major playing funk), if she was already subbed in as a server, then no one would be able to fill in for Miner until the next game.
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Post by SakiBomb25 on Oct 17, 2023 21:47:42 GMT -5
You still haven’t answered my initial question. Can you provide some examples of her consistently making bad decisions? Not necessarily agreeing or disagreeing with you, but it’s a theme you have been talking about so I’d like to hear why you think this so. I would if I had game videos and video processing capabilities handy. Let me just give you and example of what I have seen. A 16U setter that I have observed over time was able to accurately set from any point in the court to anyother point on the same court. She was able to quickly assess which of her hitters had the angle and space to dodge blocks. With that skill, I have watched her render a 6' 6"" opposing middle totally ineffective. But, you could watch a game video, stop it at the point where the setter has the ball and ask yourself, with the advantage of highsight, given the other side positioning, where would the most effective set be? Ok - so you really haven't answered my question, since you can't come up with any concrete examples. Let me try and come at this from a different angle. Aside from your 16U setter who does a much better job of making decisions than Miner, what college (or high school!) setters out there are better than Miner in this department and why?
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Post by volleylbc on Oct 17, 2023 22:43:52 GMT -5
Pringle has a nasty Flean serve I would imagine that’s why she’s the #1 serving sub.
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Post by surfvolleypolojock77 on Oct 20, 2023 22:38:10 GMT -5
Nice to see Belardi setting the last 5 points for Miner in today's match at Oregon State
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Post by surfvolleypolojock77 on Oct 24, 2023 2:12:45 GMT -5
How will Stanford do against the Arizona schools for maybe the last time that they have to go there since the PAC-12 is dissolving?
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Post by liberosetter101 on Oct 24, 2023 2:14:54 GMT -5
How will Stanford do against the Arizona schools for maybe the last time that they have to go there since the PAC-12 is dissolving? I’m sure they will face each other often in the non conference schedule
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Post by liberosetter101 on Oct 24, 2023 2:15:47 GMT -5
Anyone else saw that Mullen visited Minnesota? I really want her to land to Stanford lol
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Post by tnp101 on Oct 24, 2023 8:32:03 GMT -5
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Post by Riviera Minestrone on Oct 25, 2023 2:19:35 GMT -5
Anyone else saw that Mullen visited Minnesota? I really want her to land to Stanford lol All of the top recruits have visited numerous universities; Mullen and her fam were at Maples earlier this season. And on that note, recruiting has gone really well for Stanford. Most of the top targets are well into the admissions process...only one PSA is still undecided about her ultimate choice. Might come November 8 (the start of the early NLI signing period); may come before or after via Insta-announcement. All have a life-determining decision that they have the right to proclaim: not from my source or myself. Stay tuned
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Post by cbrown1709 on Oct 25, 2023 19:53:37 GMT -5
Mullen either told Nebraska no or that she wasn't ready to decide and they quickly made the move to Hunter.
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Post by cbrown1709 on Oct 25, 2023 19:55:12 GMT -5
I'm just hoping that the longer we don't hear of Harvey committing somewhere else means she's joining her sister.
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