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Post by dokterrudi on Nov 13, 2023 1:47:30 GMT -5
Yeah that was rough, could have been worse.
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Post by liberosetter101 on Nov 13, 2023 15:02:03 GMT -5
Stanford now ranked #2 in the latest AVCA rankings
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Post by baytree on Nov 13, 2023 15:20:58 GMT -5
Stanford is also #2 in modified RPI and KPI. These are the two measures the Committee is supposed to use to determine seeding in the NCAA Tournament. It's not clear how much weight they'll put on each.
There's a pretty big gap between Nebraska and Stanford in both.
RPI 1. Nebraska 0.7460 2. Stanford 0.7266 3. Louisville 0.7136 4. Pittsburgh 0.7108 5. Wisconsin 0.7074 6. Texas 0.7002 7. Tennessee 0.6860 8. Oregon 0.6827
KPI 1. Nebraska 0.764 2. Stanford 0.673 3. Louisville 0.667 4. Pittsburgh 0.667 5. Wisconsin 0.643 6. Texas 0.606 7. Tennessee 0.580 8. Oregon 0.571
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Post by tristen on Nov 13, 2023 16:56:45 GMT -5
Who cares where theyre ranked…just win baby! Always better to win it all when youre the underdog
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Post by hammer on Nov 13, 2023 17:05:40 GMT -5
Stanford now ranked #2 in the latest AVCA rankings IMO, the two obvious teams that prevent the Card from making it to the Final 2 are Nebraska and (a healthy) Wisconsin. So we probably want Nebraska at #1 and Wisky at #4 or #5. That looks possible right now, but the Nebraska @ Wisconsin match is looming large.
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Post by tristen on Nov 13, 2023 17:25:26 GMT -5
Stanford now ranked #2 in the latest AVCA rankings IMO, the two obvious teams that prevent the Card from making it to the Final 2 are Nebraska and (a healthy) Wisconsin. So we probably want Nebraska at #1 and Wisky at #4 or #5. That looks possible right now, but the Nebraska @ Wisconsin match is looming large. The moment you look at the seeding and what top team you will play against in your bracket is when you lose against a team you overlooked cuz you were too busy worrying about Nebraska or Wisconsin
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Post by volleylbc on Nov 13, 2023 17:29:50 GMT -5
I’m hoping we stay in the 2-3 range for seeding. Imo this group is not reliable under pressure. They need to play loose and with a nothing to lose, everything to gain mentality. Nebraskas had a great year and have a ton of hype right now. There will be a lot of pressure on them and Wisconsin to deliver. We just need to go out have fun and play loose since they all love to smile and laugh so much on the court 😅
Switching gears to next year, I’m curios to see what the new offense will look like. Rubin, Blyshov and Harvey I like to play fast. Curios how much Kami speeds up the offense.
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Post by baytree on Nov 13, 2023 17:41:13 GMT -5
IMO, the two obvious teams that prevent the Card from making it to the Final 2 are Nebraska and (a healthy) Wisconsin. So we probably want Nebraska at #1 and Wisky at #4 or #5. That looks possible right now, but the Nebraska @ Wisconsin match is looming large. The moment you look at the seeding and what top team you will play against in your bracket is when you lose against a team you overlooked cuz you were too busy worrying about Nebraska or Wisconsin How will the fans' concerns about seeding affect how the team plays? The coaches will prepare the team for whomever they're playing. They aren't going to overlook a team just bc of what fans think/wish for.
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Post by hammer on Nov 13, 2023 18:04:17 GMT -5
IMO, the two obvious teams that prevent the Card from making it to the Final 2 are Nebraska and (a healthy) Wisconsin. So we probably want Nebraska at #1 and Wisky at #4 or #5. That looks possible right now, but the Nebraska @ Wisconsin match is looming large. The moment you look at the seeding and what top team you will play against in your bracket is when you lose against a team you overlooked cuz you were too busy worrying about Nebraska or Wisconsin That's why I included the word "obvious". Teams like Louisville, Texas, Pitt, Oregon are very close to or on par with Stanford's abilities. Stanford has a bunch of seniors, juniors, and 5th year starters who have been through several NCAA tournaments. That experience should have prepared them to avoid looking ahead.
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Post by tristen on Nov 13, 2023 18:04:42 GMT -5
The moment you look at the seeding and what top team you will play against in your bracket is when you lose against a team you overlooked cuz you were too busy worrying about Nebraska or Wisconsin How will the fans' concerns about seeding affect how the team plays? The coaches will prepare the team for whomever they're playing. They aren't going to overlook a team just bc of what fans think/wish for. Fans and players do it hopefully the Cards players dont
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Post by hammer on Nov 13, 2023 18:32:25 GMT -5
I’m hoping we stay in the 2-3 range for seeding. Imo this group is not reliable under pressure. They need to play loose and with a nothing to lose, everything to gain mentality. Nebraskas had a great year and have a ton of hype right now. There will be a lot of pressure on them and Wisconsin to deliver. We just need to go out have fun and play loose since they all love to smile and laugh so much on the court 😅 Switching gears to next year, I’m curios to see what the new offense will look like. Rubin, Blyshov and Harvey I like to play fast. Curios how much Kami speeds up the offense. I'm not sure that works for this Stanford team. The way they want to play is like they did in the 5th set versus Oregon last Friday. As Hambly said at the chalk talk last Sunday before the OSU match, he looked into his team's eyes in the timeout period before the 5th set with the Ducks and he could see they were very determined and focused. Hambly would like to go faster to the pins next year but he has to consider what his team can handle. This year, Hambly wanted to go fast to Baird out on the pin, but she wasn't adjusting to it very well, so he had Miner slow it down a bit by going higher. Rubin, OTOH likes it fast and low.
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Post by Turlington on Nov 14, 2023 21:34:06 GMT -5
Jenna Gray!
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Post by StanfordFan on Nov 18, 2023 4:17:30 GMT -5
I have a question for those of you who are actually watching Stanford play online or in-person. I live abroad and rarely watch the team, but mostly follow the play-by-play on the threads here after the fact, and look at the overall scores. This team doesn’t seem to be peaking at the right time. Is my sense completely off base?
I constantly hear Baird or Kipp or Rubin or Oglivie or Francis had a bad night, and rarely do I hear that they are all clicking together. Swept by ASU or taken to five by UCLA, the team doesn’t seem to have the efficiency or the ruthlessness of a team like Nebraska (again, just my perception from reading posts) to dismantle opponents. Just seems like too many slip ups or dropped focus at the wrong time, this close to NCAAs.
A win is a win, so I’m glad they beat UCLA. But once they hit the tournament, I don’t think this is going to fly. Would welcome other thoughts.
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Post by WahineFan44 on Nov 18, 2023 5:47:40 GMT -5
I have a question for those of you who are actually watching Stanford play online or in-person. I live abroad and rarely watch the team, but mostly follow the play-by-play on the threads here after the fact, and look at the overall scores. This team doesn’t seem to be peaking at the right time. Is my sense completely off base? I constantly hear Baird or Kipp or Rubin or Oglivie or Francis had a bad night, and rarely do I hear that they are all clicking together. Swept by ASU or taken to five by UCLA, the team doesn’t seem to have the efficiency or the ruthlessness of a team like Nebraska (again, just my perception from reading posts) to dismantle opponents. Just seems like too many slip ups or dropped focus at the wrong time, this close to NCAAs. A win is a win, so I’m glad they beat UCLA. But once they hit the tournament, I don’t think this is going to fly. Would welcome other thoughts. Nebraska was taken to five and had dropped sets too. Main thing is Stanford won. UCLA is not a slouch team.
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Post by cbrown1709 on Nov 18, 2023 10:21:31 GMT -5
There are definitely times the team let's off the gas. The killer instinct still isn't there. I'm hoping they all come together in the tournament.
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