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Post by Turlington on Oct 30, 2023 8:24:15 GMT -5
Speaking of Gray! in Brazil!
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Post by bigjohn043 on Oct 30, 2023 8:51:30 GMT -5
As I've stated in the past I'm not that high on Mullen. That's not to say she won't be a pretty good collegiate player, just not a game changer type talent, which I think we are looking for here at Stanford. Of course I could be wrong, but I believe I was right on Batenhorst a few years ago as I questioned her arm swing and approach. Mullen is a very good player but has been overhyped for quite a while because she played a year up on a very good club team. She likely will be a very good college player, but a commit or non-commit is likely not a program changer by itself. Demaria, VanderWal, Davis and Sigler would probably be bigger gets for a program. Mullen wasn't the starting OPP on the U21 national team because she played up a year on a very good club team. She is really good. She is also one of those girls who seemed to mature early into a tall body so it isn't clear how much upside she has from here. But I would say the same of Demaria. And Mullen is just a better player right now. OTOH, if we can get Harvey it will all be fine. I think she is a best player in the class and have said so for a while. I also think U$C is a strange choice....
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Post by Sbilo on Oct 30, 2023 14:06:16 GMT -5
I agree. USC is a strange choice. Congrats to Mullen though.
Keller can recruit for sure, but they continue to underachieve the past few years.
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Post by acea on Oct 30, 2023 14:36:31 GMT -5
I agree. USC is a strange choice. Congrats to Mullen though. Keller can recruit for sure, but they continue to underachieve the past few years. Them being in the Big 10 probably contributed heavily to the decision
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Post by liberosetter101 on Oct 30, 2023 14:38:21 GMT -5
I agree. USC is a strange choice. Congrats to Mullen though. Keller can recruit for sure, but they continue to underachieve the past few years. Them being in the Big 10 probably contributed heavily to the decision That + she knows the setter commit really well
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Post by leftcoaster71 on Oct 30, 2023 14:46:55 GMT -5
"perhaps gray"? she was a 3 time first team AA lol Gray is definitely the key leader for that class. She was smart and knew who to set to score points. Also a great blocker. I love her leadership. I don't feel the sense of urgency for the current team. I want them to get MAD MAD MAD the way they played or the way the opponent routed them. I would like to see the fire. When they made mistakes, I wanted them to be pissed and not just smiled and "oh well, it was ok!" Their body language during the ASU game was not good. 100% agree. This team feels like the 2012-2015 teams where you had great players but, no real leader. In a weird sort of way, the best thing to happen to Inky was her knee injury (Yeah, it really screwed up her career). That year off, she really learned how to be a leader. She accepted that role and was a key component for those freshmen in 2016 to grow up so quickly. Gray and Hentz learned from Inky and both were amazing leaders on their teams.
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Post by dokterrudi on Oct 30, 2023 17:14:41 GMT -5
Agree, I’ve felt all season that this team needs a motor. Rubin is the closest thing to it, she had a really bad day and no one could pick up the slack…to her credit Francis tried but..alas.
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Post by WahineFan44 on Oct 30, 2023 17:15:46 GMT -5
I agree. USC is a strange choice. Congrats to Mullen though. Keller can recruit for sure, but they continue to underachieve the past few years. Them being in the Big 10 probably contributed heavily to the decision UCLA being in the same conference was more of a factor. So i guess being in the "Big ten" was influence.
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Post by paloalto on Oct 30, 2023 17:23:37 GMT -5
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Post by tnp101 on Oct 30, 2023 17:27:41 GMT -5
Agree, I’ve felt all season that this team needs a motor. Rubin is the closest thing to it, she had a really bad day and no one could pick up the slack…to her credit Francis tried but..alas. We need Miner to be the leader or Kipp. Miner is the quarter back. Kipp's manner is too bubbly on court. The closest person with fire is Francis, but she lost her confidence now and her connection with Miner and hitting timing is a bit off. We need her to be the force if they want to win NC. And stop this attitude that serving out and hitting out is ok. It is not.
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Post by paloalto on Oct 30, 2023 17:52:12 GMT -5
I don't think Kipp's on-court demeanor is one for being a leader. She laughs most every time she makes a mistake. That's just who she is and that's fine, but it's not the right optics for a leader. I agree both serving into the net and repeatedly hitting out of bounds is not ok. It happens to every player but please not too often in critical sets.
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Post by stanfordvb on Oct 30, 2023 18:05:36 GMT -5
the biggest thing ive noticed with the serving strategy of 'errors dont matter' that hambly has adopted is that when playing good teams, we have a tough time gaining any separation. we struggle to string together more than 2-3 points at the MOST because we are sure to miss the serve before any big run can happen.
there's plenty of teams that serve very tough and dont miss as much as stanford does. the issue with us is that hambly wants them trying to hit an ace on every single attempt. Louisville for example has the same # of aces on the season as stanford, but they also have 70 fewer errors than stanford
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Post by hornshouse23 on Oct 30, 2023 18:08:20 GMT -5
the biggest thing ive noticed with the serving strategy of 'errors dont matter' that hambly has adopted is that when playing good teams, we have a tough time gaining any separation. we struggle to string together more than 2-3 points at the MOST because we are sure to miss the serve before any big run can happen. there's plenty of teams that serve very tough and dont miss as much as stanford does. the issue with us is that hambly wants them trying to hit an ace on every single attempt Lack of trust in the defense?
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Post by stanfordvb on Oct 30, 2023 18:13:13 GMT -5
the biggest thing ive noticed with the serving strategy of 'errors dont matter' that hambly has adopted is that when playing good teams, we have a tough time gaining any separation. we struggle to string together more than 2-3 points at the MOST because we are sure to miss the serve before any big run can happen. there's plenty of teams that serve very tough and dont miss as much as stanford does. the issue with us is that hambly wants them trying to hit an ace on every single attempt Lack of trust in the defense? if your asking me, yes lol. although oglivie, rubin, and miner are good defenders. baird and kipp are nothing to get excited about but not terrible. I think its that and poor blocking fromm the MBs when other teams are in system
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Post by WahineFan44 on Oct 30, 2023 18:17:38 GMT -5
Lack of trust in the defense? if your asking me, yes lol. although oglivie, rubin, and miner are good defenders. baird and kipp are nothing to get excited about but not terrible. I think its that and poor blocking fromm the MBs when other teams are in system isnt baird passing a 2.2 or 2.3 something this year Or am I making this up in my head? Can someone post stanfords passing numbers Oh wait ignore me you said defending not passing ill excuse myself
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