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Post by stanfordvb on Dec 16, 2023 16:45:44 GMT -5
thats true, but speeding up the set is like the most basic thing nearly every team tries to do. Teams like louisville, Oregon, pitt, kentucky, etc all just do a little more than stanford does in terms of switching things around / running set plays. Again, obviously it's not like those teams are all better than stanford, but I think about what could happen if stanford had the same approach as them and truly tried to maximize every single rotation. Stanford looked like they were being coached out of a textbook this year imo instead of the personnel they had I liked what we did in rotation one in the mid to late season. Kipp on a 2 ball was fun, don’t think that’s enough mixing up but I don’t know why it disappeared in the post-season thats what im saying!! players like Babcock, jones, rutherford had like 5 different types of sets they would hit to keep the opponents guessing. we ran an incredibly simple offense these last two years with a setter more than capable of mixing things up
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Post by Cruz'n on Dec 16, 2023 18:08:00 GMT -5
thats true, but speeding up the set is like the most basic thing nearly every team tries to do. Teams like louisville, Oregon, pitt, kentucky, etc all just do a little more than stanford does in terms of switching things around / running set plays. Again, obviously it's not like those teams are all better than stanford, but I think about what could happen if stanford had the same approach as them and truly tried to maximize every single rotation. Stanford looked like they were being coached out of a textbook this year imo instead of the personnel they had I liked what we did in rotation one in the mid to late season. Kipp on a 2 ball was fun, don’t think that’s enough mixing up but I don’t know why it disappeared in the post-season I agree, Kipp's 2's were fun. You don't see that often at this level. It is merely my opinion, but I believed they went away from it because it was finally getting stopped. It is the easiest set to block for a MB. Early success might have been due to no team expecting it. 2's are very easy to hit. So why don't more teams use it? Because it is also easy to stop.
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Post by volleylbc on Dec 16, 2023 20:13:19 GMT -5
Agree with stanfordvb would have loved more diversity in the offense. That being said we obviously hit for a very high percentage this year, but the fact that we had that much fire power and they rarely seemed to click all at once was very mind boggling. With the athletes we have next year I really hope we’re bringing the Bic down to its true height so the hitters are coming right off the middles shoulder. Loved watching Skyler and Mimi run that A route this year. Do we only have 2 projected middles on the roster next year?
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Post by hammer on Dec 16, 2023 20:53:29 GMT -5
Agree with stanfordvb would have loved more diversity in the offense. That being said we obviously hit for a very high percentage this year, but the fact that we had that much fire power and they rarely seemed to click all at once was very mind boggling. With the athletes we have next year I really hope we’re bringing the Bic down to its true height so the hitters are coming right off the middles shoulder. Loved watching Skyler and Mimi run that A route this year. Do we only have 2 projected middles on the roster next year? Three, Francis, Andrew, and Duncan (the last two freshman). Andrew is a highly ranked recruit and Duncan the daughter of NBA Superstar, Tim Duncan. BTW, knock on wood regarding injuries since our luck with middle hitters hasn't been great over the past several years.
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Post by FTLOG on Dec 17, 2023 0:24:11 GMT -5
I once saw Tim Duncan sitting by himself in a coffee shop in Santa Monica at 6am on a Thursday. He seemed nice.
(This is the entire story.)
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Post by Cruz'n on Dec 17, 2023 0:42:55 GMT -5
I once saw Tim Duncan sitting by himself in a coffee shop in Santa Monica at 6am on a Thursday. He seemed nice. (This is the entire story.) Are you sure it was a Thursday?
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Post by Turlington on Dec 17, 2023 17:30:26 GMT -5
Would be nice to get a grad transfer MB. We're very thin in the middle.
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Post by liberosetter101 on Dec 17, 2023 17:46:43 GMT -5
At least we can say we lost to the champions 😅
Texas improved as the season passed, we did not
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Post by Cruz'n on Dec 17, 2023 17:48:53 GMT -5
Would be nice to get a grad transfer MB. We're very thin in the middle. It would be nice to be thin in the middle. At least for me.
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Post by Cruz'n on Dec 17, 2023 17:51:13 GMT -5
At least we can say we lost to the champions 😅 Texas improved as the season passed, we did not We certainly played Texas tougher than Wisconsin and Nebraska did.
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Post by stanfordvb on Dec 17, 2023 17:52:36 GMT -5
this does make me feel better about our loss. we ran into a red hot team. texas just took down the #2, #3, and #1 team in one week.
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Post by JJVb on Dec 17, 2023 18:11:56 GMT -5
Would be nice to get a grad transfer MB. We're very thin in the middle. Not gonna happen. Stanford doesnt get transfers that often.
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Post by FTLOG on Dec 17, 2023 18:34:33 GMT -5
this does make me feel better about our loss. we ran into a red hot team. texas just took down the #2, #3, and #1 team in one week. Hamblyball works! All you need is an AA middle.
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Post by Turlington on Dec 17, 2023 18:50:02 GMT -5
Would be nice to get a grad transfer MB. We're very thin in the middle. Not gonna happen. Stanford doesnt get transfers that often. Yup, there's none available!
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Post by liberosetter101 on Dec 17, 2023 20:13:01 GMT -5
Would be nice to get a grad transfer MB. We're very thin in the middle. My Christmas wish
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