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Post by blastingsand on Dec 26, 2010 23:26:33 GMT -5
Vansant is very underrated. She is a great player and has what it takes to help UW challenge for that top spot. She is Klineman/Walsh good. She will also have a great middle blocker in Gil to help carry some of the load.
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Post by baywatcher on Dec 26, 2010 23:47:43 GMT -5
I don't think Vansant is underrated, per se. She is the #1 recruit and everybody believes she will start at OH from match #1 and be there for four years, to me being a star and getting lots of swings. The shorter OOC schedule will give Washington 4 fewer matches to decide whom else will play, and where.
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Post by mikegarrison on Dec 27, 2010 0:12:58 GMT -5
Vansant is very underrated. "Very underrated"? How is it even possible for the #1 rated recruit to be underrated at all, much less "very underrated"?
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Post by baywatcher on Dec 27, 2010 0:29:34 GMT -5
I don't think Cal did too badly this year for a team with four middles starting. I've heard some of the Cal coaches describe that they were trying to recruit volleyball players and not necessarily position players. Cal is definitely going to be different next year. Although they did pretty well this season, I would hope that there's a legitimate competition to start in 2011. Some of the incoming freshman (Neumayr and Higgins) are experienced pin hitters and there's a chance that they could get decent playing time. That could be a wildcard, although Cal's players at those positions this season did pretty well. If I were to guess, Murrey and Barrett are sure bets to start. Other than those two, nothing would surprise me, including Johnson at middle. I agree with all that BearClause says, adding that Schmidt needs to be replaced unless one of the front row players besides Murrey goes all the way around.
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Post by ay2013 on Dec 27, 2010 0:49:50 GMT -5
Vansant is very underrated. She is a great player and has what it takes to help UW challenge for that top spot. She is Klineman/Walsh good. She will also have a great middle blocker in Gil to help carry some of the load. hmmm Vansant was the #1 recruit on prep volleyball and the Gatorade National Player of the Year. The coaching staff knows exactly the caliber of player that is coming in next season. If I may, underrated isn't the word you are looking for. I think you mean to say under-hyped. Clearly she's not unrelated being the #1 recruit, however the hype around her (and players in general of this class) at least on this forum is not high at all. There have been "super" recruits that get so much attention in high school and are pegged as the second coming of christ and how they will change the face of the college game, blah blah blah and some that are not. It comes in waves, Falyn as a #1 recruit was certainly very hyped, Webster as a #1 recruit was not, Murphy was sort of hyped, Klineman was very hyped, Hodge was sort of hyped, Barboza was very hyped, etc. etc. Krista, and the rest of this class, doesn't get the hype that others in the past have. The true underrated player is Ross. She's a fantastic all around player who excels in the areas that UW needs (passing and smart hitting). She's the most accomplished beach volleyball player of her age and jim will surely work day and night to make sure that success is translated to the indoor game. She didn't play a lot of indoor volleyball her last year in high school which is why I suspect she was only #15 in senior aces. She's very very polished in all aspects of the game, raw potential be damned, she's great now.
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Post by NebraskaVBfan93 on Dec 27, 2010 1:04:48 GMT -5
Vansant is very underrated. She is a great player and has what it takes to help UW challenge for that top spot. She is Klineman/Walsh good. She will also have a great middle blocker in Gil to help carry some of the load. hmmm Vansant was the #1 recruit on prep volleyball and the Gatorade National Player of the Year. The coaching staff knows exactly the caliber of player that is coming in next season. The true underrated player is Ross. She's a fantastic all around player who excels in the areas that UW needs (passing and smart hitting). She's the most accomplished beach volleyball player of her age and jim will surely work day and night to make sure that success is translated to the indoor game. She didn't play a lot of indoor volleyball her last year in high school which is why I suspect she was only #15 in senior aces. She's very very polished in all aspects of the game, raw potential be damned, she's great now. playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/winners/2010-11/girls-volleyball/bio/We husky fans already knew Vansant was a special player with or without this award.. We don't need the gatorade NPOY (which is in addition to other POY and #1 recruit awards she's received) to put smiles on our faces about what an extraordinary talented pair of recruits we have coming in next season (Summer Ross being the other). one thing you'll come to notice on this board is that it really only seems to be Nebraska/Penn State/Hawaii fans who shove the accomplishments and "potential" greatness of recruits down everyone throats
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Post by ay2013 on Dec 27, 2010 1:10:53 GMT -5
hmmm Vansant was the #1 recruit on prep volleyball and the Gatorade National Player of the Year. The coaching staff knows exactly the caliber of player that is coming in next season. The true underrated player is Ross. She's a fantastic all around player who excels in the areas that UW needs (passing and smart hitting). She's the most accomplished beach volleyball player of her age and jim will surely work day and night to make sure that success is translated to the indoor game. She didn't play a lot of indoor volleyball her last year in high school which is why I suspect she was only #15 in senior aces. She's very very polished in all aspects of the game, raw potential be damned, she's great now. playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/winners/2010-11/girls-volleyball/bio/We husky fans already knew Vansant was a special player with or without this award.. We don't need the gatorade NPOY (which is in addition to other POY and #1 recruit awards she's received) to put smiles on our faces about what an extraordinary talented pair of recruits we have coming in next season (Summer Ross being the other). one thing you'll come to notice on this board is that it really only seems to be Nebraska/Penn State/Hawaii fans who shove the accomplishments and "potential" greatness of recruits down everyone throats useless.
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Post by blastingsand on Dec 27, 2010 2:04:30 GMT -5
Alright underrated is not the word, but I guess underhyped, like someone else said. I mentioned her because unlike the last few #1s, she isn't talked about as if she's going to make an impact in the team. With that said, I except her and Ross to be like a Jupiter/Fanoimoana combo of UW.
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Post by C on Dec 27, 2010 2:30:05 GMT -5
Alright underrated is not the word, but I guess underhyped, like someone else said. I mentioned her because unlike the last few #1s, she isn't talked about as if she's going to make an impact in the team. With that said, I except her and Ross to be like a Jupiter/Fanoimoana combo of UW. I've talked about vansant and that girl can play! I really like her saw her play in the CIF finals and man does she have a rocket of an arm she's probably the hardest high school girl hitter I've seen she's really good and I definitely see her taking over the offense at Washington
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Post by gobruins on Dec 27, 2010 2:58:54 GMT -5
McGraw played the front row only Kidder and McGraw contributed equally this year. I say co-mvp. Didn''t Horton substitute for Kidder in the backrow about as much as Reeves played for McGraw in the backrow? That's what I saw in all of the matches I watched. What I think sets McGraw apart from Kidder is consistency and her positive attitude. McGraw was a go-to hitter in stretches of key games and she was always upbeat and firey (in an inspirational way). Kidder certainly pulled through in some key games, but she also seemed to slip into a funk that looked contageous at times. Both are great talents, but I tend to prefer the player who inspires others with their positivity and passion. It was Meg Norton (not Horton) who played back row for Kidder. Horton was busy trying to hear a who. In the matches I saw, Norton played back row for Kidder about half the time. When they wanted defense, they went with Norton, when they felt they need a more offense from a back-row attack, they went with Kidder. McGraw almost never played back-row. She was always substituted by either Reeves or Todorovic (whichever was not playing front row at the time). On the subject of UCLA 2011, I think one big issue no one has mentioned is whether Katie Camp will be able to come back 100% from her knee surgery.
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Post by baywatcher on Dec 27, 2010 3:12:53 GMT -5
Summer Ross sounds like a Cassidy Lichtman type player and talent and it will be interesting to see where she ends up playing. I know Washington recruited Cassidy and perhaps the Ross solution will be a picture of what could have been.
Agree calling Vansant underhyped is probably more accurate. Since the Ruffda led revolutionaries insist the Pac 10 is sinking into obscurity perhaps Vansant will get lost in the waves out here in the boonies.
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Post by tomclen on Dec 27, 2010 8:07:46 GMT -5
. Since the Ruffda led revolutionaries insist the Pac 10 is sinking into obscurity perhaps Vansant will get lost in the waves out here in the boonies. Ruffda-nistas?
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Post by oskibear on Dec 27, 2010 20:35:03 GMT -5
I agree with all that BearClause says, adding that Schmidt needs to be replaced unless one of the front row players besides Murrey goes all the way around. Yes, Murrey and Barrett will start, and there'll be a lot of competition for the other spots. I think this is the most front row scholarship players they've ever had. Although I think the starters did a great job this year and would hate to see any of them benched, I'd really like to see a true opposite rather than a converted middle hitting on the right side. Johnson has done a great job, but was usually limited to in-system plays. This was clear in the championship match, where the PSU block was just waiting for Murrey/Gehan. With her quickness, she'll do fine in the middle, but who to displace? Both Brown and Hawari did well also, and I'm hearing great things about Schonewise. My guess is that Johnson was left on the right side this year because Johnson, Brown, Hawari were all better than Loerch. It'd also be good to have the other OH play all the way around to allow a 2nd back row option. I thought Gehan did a pretty good job of passing, but not sure about her hitting from the back row and defense. With Loerch, Higgins, Neymaur, and Gehan vying for the OH2 and OPP spots, could this be like trying to juggle Kidder, McGraw, Hole, Todorovic at UCLA? Don't know of any walk-on DS, but I thought Rostratter did a great job all year but just had a bad match in the finals. I thought Schmitt was sometimes slow to react, but they will definitely miss her serving. I think she and Brown had the best serves on the team. Wonder if any of them will redshirt.
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Post by gocalbears on Dec 27, 2010 20:51:51 GMT -5
I agree with all that BearClause says, adding that Schmidt needs to be replaced unless one of the front row players besides Murrey goes all the way around. Yes, Murrey and Barrett will start, and there'll be a lot of competition for the other spots. I think this is the most front row scholarship players they've ever had. Although I think the starters did a great job this year and would hate to see any of them benched, I'd really like to see a true opposite rather than a converted middle hitting on the right side. Johnson has done a great job, but was usually limited to in-system plays. This was clear in the championship match, where the PSU block was just waiting for Murrey/Gehan. With her quickness, she'll do fine in the middle, but who to displace? Both Brown and Hawari did well also, and I'm hearing great things about Schonewise. My guess is that Johnson was left on the right side this year because Johnson, Brown, Hawari were all better than Loerch. It'd also be good to have the other OH play all the way around to allow a 2nd back row option. I thought Gehan did a pretty good job of passing, but not sure about her hitting from the back row and defense. With Loerch, Higgins, Neymaur, and Gehan vying for the OH2 and OPP spots, could this be like trying to juggle Kidder, McGraw, Hole, Todorovic at UCLA? Don't know of any walk-on DS, but I thought Rostratter did a great job all year but just had a bad match in the finals. I thought Schmitt was sometimes slow to react, but they will definitely miss her serving. I think she and Brown had the best serves on the team. Wonder if any of them will redshirt. I'm watching the under armour game and Schonewise can crush the ball, is she going to red shirt or play? She could challenge for a starting spot but I doubt Brown or Hawari would lose theirs after the seasons they had. I say redshirt
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Post by baywatcher on Dec 27, 2010 21:29:45 GMT -5
Somebody said, presumably on this board, is that the plan is for Schonewise to redshirt. But strictly rumor and hey, if she's the best when training starts......I have seen Higgins play on a videotape and she is the real deal at Opposite.
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