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Post by bigjohn043 on Dec 10, 2023 19:25:37 GMT -5
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.... Overall, Texas passed poorly last night too. Our passing was much better than theirs and Skinner had half (24/50) of their kills. Halter was great, tho.
Their blocking was much better than ours and caused a lot of uncharacteristic attack errors for Stanford.
Passing stats Stanford Rubin - 2.53 (73.3%) 15 attempts Oglivie - 2.25 (64.3%) 14 attempts Baird - 2.20 (59.6%) 52 attempts
Texas Akana - 1.83 (25.0%) 12 attempts Barnes - 1.89 (44.4%) 9 attempts Halter - 2.50 (75%) - 16 attempts Skinner - 2.19 (62.5%) - 16 attempts Wenaas - 1.56 (37.5%) - 16 attempts
Wow. That doesn't match what I thought I was seeing at all. That is why passing stats are so valuable. Really hard to follow passing consistently when you are just watching the match. It looks like Texas just had a super hot hitting game. I didn't think they ran a super fast offense or anything. They just stepped up....
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Post by Cruz'n on Dec 10, 2023 19:49:44 GMT -5
Overall, Texas passed poorly last night too. Our passing was much better than theirs and Skinner had half (24/50) of their kills. Halter was great, tho.
Their blocking was much better than ours and caused a lot of uncharacteristic attack errors for Stanford.
Passing stats Stanford Rubin - 2.53 (73.3%) 15 attempts Oglivie - 2.25 (64.3%) 14 attempts Baird - 2.20 (59.6%) 52 attempts
Texas Akana - 1.83 (25.0%) 12 attempts Barnes - 1.89 (44.4%) 9 attempts Halter - 2.50 (75%) - 16 attempts Skinner - 2.19 (62.5%) - 16 attempts Wenaas - 1.56 (37.5%) - 16 attempts
Wow. That doesn't match what I thought I was seeing at all. That is why passing stats are so valuable. Really hard to follow passing consistently when you are just watching the match. It looks like Texas just had a super hot hitting game. I didn't think they ran a super fast offense or anything. They just stepped up.... I'm not surprised that Skinner hit so well. She's just on another level lately. But I'm very disappointed that we did not block or slow down anyone else. Our blocking and defense was severely lacking.
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Post by badgercard on Dec 11, 2023 12:10:25 GMT -5
I really hope Harvey and Blysh. bring some emotion to the Stanford court next season, Rubin can't be the only one who wants it.
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Post by vbwatchman on Dec 11, 2023 12:44:55 GMT -5
I really hope Harvey and Blysh. bring some emotion to the Stanford court next season, Rubin can't be the only one who wants it. Emotion, grit and hopefully a faster offense. This loopy offense isn’t going to work.
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Post by midnightblue on Dec 11, 2023 12:51:49 GMT -5
The middle situation doesn't improve next season (I'd say it gets worse, honestly). Might be a long year.
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Post by badgercard on Dec 11, 2023 12:54:25 GMT -5
I really hope Harvey and Blysh. bring some emotion to the Stanford court next season, Rubin can't be the only one who wants it. Emotion, grit and hopefully a faster offense. This loopy offense isn’t going to work. and maybe adding in some freeball/3 point pass plays to throw off blockers? something other than the predictable offense we run.
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Post by WahineFan44 on Dec 11, 2023 13:04:42 GMT -5
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.... Overall, Texas passed poorly last night too. Our passing was much better than theirs and Skinner had half (24/50) of their kills. Halter was great, tho.
Their blocking was much better than ours and caused a lot of uncharacteristic attack errors for Stanford.
Passing stats Stanford Rubin - 2.53 (73.3%) 15 attempts Oglivie - 2.25 (64.3%) 14 attempts Baird - 2.20 (59.6%) 52 attempts
Texas Akana - 1.83 (25.0%) 12 attempts Barnes - 1.89 (44.4%) 9 attempts Halter - 2.50 (75%) - 16 attempts Skinner - 2.19 (62.5%) - 16 attempts Wenaas - 1.56 (37.5%) - 16 attempts
Rubin...
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Post by hammer on Dec 11, 2023 17:26:09 GMT -5
The middle situation doesn't improve next season (I'd say it gets worse, honestly). Might be a long year. Here's a Feb. 2022 video of Lizzie Andrew. Stanford is banking on for the 2024 season as Vicini's replacement. As you can see she has size and a big wingspan. Her footwork doesn't look too bad given her age for closing the block which is a critical skill Stanford desperately needs. I think she'll provide more offense than Vicini.
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Post by hammer on Dec 11, 2023 17:28:29 GMT -5
I really hope Harvey and Blysh. bring some emotion to the Stanford court next season, Rubin can't be the only one who wants it. They will be better than Baird and Kipp IMO.
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Post by liberosetter101 on Dec 11, 2023 17:35:26 GMT -5
The middle situation doesn't improve next season (I'd say it gets worse, honestly). Might be a long year. I saw Andrew play at the U21 or U19 and thought she looked impressive. She’ll be an offensive upgrade from Vicini for sure.
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Post by tnp101 on Dec 11, 2023 17:39:24 GMT -5
Kipp tried to hold her tears at the end...so sad.
Whatever happened to 31 sets to the middles. I thought thise were quite efffective in the past. Stanford offense was so predictable.
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Post by hammer on Dec 11, 2023 17:47:11 GMT -5
Kipp tried to hold her tears at the end...so sad. Whatever happened to 31 sets to the middles. I thought thise were quite efffective in the past. Stanford offense was so predictable. Like in the days of yore with Merete Lutz
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Post by cbrown1709 on Dec 11, 2023 18:13:46 GMT -5
Andrew doesn't help with the biggest issue, closing blocks quickly.
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Post by skyspy on Dec 11, 2023 18:22:30 GMT -5
The middle situation doesn't improve next season (I'd say it gets worse, honestly). Might be a long year. I saw Andrew play at the U21 or U19 and thought she looked impressive. She’ll be an offensive upgrade from Vicini for sure. Is Stanford the leader for Taylor Harvey in '25? That seems like a logical fit to pair with Andrew for a great pair of MBs.
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Post by baytree on Dec 11, 2023 18:26:43 GMT -5
I saw Andrew play at the U21 or U19 and thought she looked impressive. She’ll be an offensive upgrade from Vicini for sure. Is Stanford the leader for Taylor Harvey in '25? That seems like a logical fit to pair with Andrew for a great pair of MBs. Stanford or Texas
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