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Post by Sbilo on Dec 8, 2023 3:50:23 GMT -5
Rubin’s overall play this season has been some sort of an encouragement for the future of this team. We are losing Kipp and Baird after this season (huge losses) and while we have reloaded with 3 top recruits - Blyashov, Harvey and Kurt, it won’t be easy. So having Rubin as the potential point scorer and leader for this team next season is just promising.
Back to the Future - happy that younger Harvey remains uncommitted. The longer she stays uncommitted, the better for Stanford. That 2025 recruiting class is going to be topnotch - Demaria, Parks, Harvey, Sayer, and a top libero?
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Post by dokterrudi on Dec 8, 2023 3:56:13 GMT -5
If anyone finds the post match news conference please post the link. I can never find it.
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Post by FTLOG on Dec 10, 2023 2:21:00 GMT -5
Welp. That was disappointing.
Two things:
1. Thanks to the team, especially the seniors, for a great ride. Ended too short, but still gave us (or at least me) a lot of fun these past few months (and years).
2. I feel like this team didn’t really improve much during the season. Or maybe they peaked too early. Maybe both. 🤷♂️
Anyway…
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Post by tristen on Dec 10, 2023 3:42:38 GMT -5
Welp. That was disappointing. Two things: 1. Thanks to the team, especially the seniors, for a great ride. Ended too short, but still gave us (or at least me) a lot of fun these past few months (and years). 2. I feel like this team didn’t really improve much during the season. Or maybe they peaked too early. Maybe both. 🤷♂️ Anyway… Agree both…peaked too early than plateaued…never really watched and thought wow theyre dominant and playing at an elite level…
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Post by Cruz'n on Dec 10, 2023 4:38:44 GMT -5
Welp. That was disappointing. Two things: 1. Thanks to the team, especially the seniors, for a great ride. Ended too short, but still gave us (or at least me) a lot of fun these past few months (and years). 2. I feel like this team didn’t really improve much during the season. Or maybe they peaked too early. Maybe both. 🤷♂️ Anyway… Agreed. This team was not peaking at the end. Losing sucks no matter what. But personally I like it a lot more when you play great and just get beaten by a team who played better. This was a sub-par performance. Rubin played with a fervor, refusing to lose. Miner showed some of that too. Kipp was very good, but we have seen her play even better. Our defense this weekend? Really slow to some balls, not getting to some that they normally get to all season. And what happened to our block? Non-existent. When a team underperforms like that in the post-season, I tend to want to point to the coach. Maybe that is not fair. idk
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Post by liberosetter101 on Dec 10, 2023 5:37:13 GMT -5
Love Stanford but the reality is we will never be able to complete against teams who have an advantage to the transfer portal
Proud of our girls either way! The Stanford legacy is over and I’m okay with it <3 Thank you Kipp for the memories!
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Post by baytree on Dec 10, 2023 7:40:33 GMT -5
I've loved this class. I'm sad that they went out on a relatively poor performance and also sad about the covid years that made it hard for them to practice. (I'm also counting fall 2021 since not being able to practice in spring 2021 made the fall 2021 season difficult.) But I'm grateful for the many matches of excellent volleyball that I got to watch. Thank you for the great memories.
It does seem like, for whatever reason, this team was wildly inconsistent. They showed a lot of promise when they were at their peak but I agree that they peaked too early.
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Post by baytree on Dec 10, 2023 7:48:59 GMT -5
Love Stanford but the reality is we will never be able to complete against teams who have an advantage to the transfer portal Proud of our girls either way! The Stanford legacy is over and I’m okay with it <3 Thank you Kipp for the memories!
Transfers in aren't nearly as common as at other universities but some Stanford teams do have players transfer in. E.g., football, mbb, softball, baseball, track. Does anyone have info on why some Stanford teams use the portal but others don't?
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Post by volleyball303 on Dec 10, 2023 8:48:48 GMT -5
Love Stanford but the reality is we will never be able to complete against teams who have an advantage to the transfer portal Proud of our girls either way! The Stanford legacy is over and I’m okay with it <3 Thank you Kipp for the memories! Transfers in aren't nearly as common as at other universities but some Stanford teams do have players transfer in. E.g., football, mbb, softball, baseball, track. Does anyone have info on why some Stanford teams use the portal but others don't?
It sucks they can’t utilize the portal like other teams. 3 of the 4 FF teams rely heavily on transfer players. Would have been nice when Booth was wanting to go to a team that could “compete for a natty” had Stanford been an option. Especially when Stanford was one top middle away from probably being the best team in the country.
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Post by slxpress on Dec 10, 2023 9:20:22 GMT -5
Transfers in aren't nearly as common as at other universities but some Stanford teams do have players transfer in. E.g., football, mbb, softball, baseball, track. Does anyone have info on why some Stanford teams use the portal but others don't?
It sucks they can’t utilize the portal like other teams. 3 of the 4 FF teams rely heavily on transfer players. Would have been nice when Booth was wanting to go to a team that could “compete for a natty” had Stanford been an option. Especially when Stanford was one top middle away from probably being the best team in the country. It’s self inflicted. It’s an institutional choice not to use transfers. I would exchange the word “can’t” with “won’t.” I understand there are significant difficulties because of the lack of transfer student admissions overall (among other things) but Stanford adds yet another obstacle to competing at the highest levels on top of the ones it already overcomes. It’s impressive, and admirable, and there’s a huge part of me that wishes all athletic departments conducted themselves in the way Stanford does. But since they don’t, and I like to win, I’m glad my school is not making the same choices. But make no mistake. It is a choice.
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Post by bigjohn043 on Dec 10, 2023 9:47:29 GMT -5
Love Stanford but the reality is we will never be able to complete against teams who have an advantage to the transfer portal Proud of our girls either way! The Stanford legacy is over and I’m okay with it <3 Thank you Kipp for the memories! This has nothing to do with the portal. Of course we can compete. Heck, we lost in the regional final to the #5 Pablo team. We lost because a Texas team that had passed poorly all year all of the sudden was able to stay in system. It just happens sometimes....
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Post by vbstan123 on Dec 10, 2023 10:11:51 GMT -5
Love Stanford but the reality is we will never be able to complete against teams who have an advantage to the transfer portal Proud of our girls either way! The Stanford legacy is over and I’m okay with it <3 Thank you Kipp for the memories! Stanfords starters are as good or better than any other in the nation. Definitely not a skill issue.
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Post by dokterrudi on Dec 10, 2023 13:59:54 GMT -5
Katie Baird is a wonderful player and an even better person. The same can be said of Kipp, amazing to see in action just wonderful. But that doesn’t mean national champion. When the season started I knew this team didn’t have what it takes but you always hope right? You need an edge, you need tenacity. Rubin was the only one that looked like she wanted to put the team on her shoulders, but it’s a team sport. As for Miner, to me the jury is still out. If I was picking a team right now I'd take Pukis. Not sure Kami has the intangibles, we’ll see next season when it’s her and Rubins team. No doubt Covid and losing two middles hurt this team. And I agree that Kipp and Baird may have plateaued. I’m reminded of an old Bill Walsh quote that I’ll get wrong but it was something to the effect of not drafting good football players but drafting good Forty-Niners. It takes heart and will, a player may check all the boxes but if they don’t hate losing with all their soul…yadda…I ramble because I’m sad..As far as the portal is concerned, I’m not buying it…time will tell.
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Post by dokterrudi on Dec 10, 2023 14:04:46 GMT -5
Love Stanford but the reality is we will never be able to complete against teams who have an advantage to the transfer portal Proud of our girls either way! The Stanford legacy is over and I’m okay with it <3 Thank you Kipp for the memories! Stanfords starters are as good or better than any other in the nation. Definitely not a skill issue. Agree, not a physical skill issue but Hambly needs players that are self motivated.
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Post by liberosetter101 on Dec 10, 2023 14:12:09 GMT -5
Love Stanford but the reality is we will never be able to complete against teams who have an advantage to the transfer portal Proud of our girls either way! The Stanford legacy is over and I’m okay with it <3 Thank you Kipp for the memories! This has nothing to do with the portal. Of course we can compete. Heck, we lost in the regional final to the #5 Pablo team. We lost because a Texas team that had passed poorly all year all of the sudden was able to stay in system. It just happens sometimes.... We lost back to back regional finals to teams who used players from the portal. (Not saying there’s anything wrong with them doing it) But the reality is we are at a disadvantage Stanford will still be a top 25 team, but not a national championship team l
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