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Post by notpriddy (COIF) on Oct 29, 2014 6:20:00 GMT -5
Go Boilers!
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Post by beb12345 on Oct 29, 2014 10:17:03 GMT -5
Dave has really been shuffling through outsides and middle hitters (Evans, Stahl, and Epenesa and Kiki, Cuttino, and Faye). I was curious if you guys think its a problem or he should keep it shuffling. I tend to like it, kind of a "who's hot" type thing and if the options are there, use them. But some people think in consistency comes comfortability and it hurts the team. Either way, big game coming up and I think this coaching staff is one of the best in the country at getting the team ready to play especially after a loss. And if you ask the girls, most of them will say their biggest rival isn't IU or Illinois, they'll say Wisconsin. There's a lot of fire in this match up and I'm anxious to see the game! Purdue is getting ready for the NCAA tourney. Since the element for error is very small, having the right chemistry is very important. Unforced hitting errors, overpasses, and service errors can mean everything. And throw in officiating errors, deuce sets are basically ties. Momentum is huge. IMHO,,Drews is asked to do a little too much. Evans about right. Stahl needs to be set more, especially in system. Azariah's vertical is approximately 5 inches higher than Sam's. Against Illinois, Stahl really terminated some balls set her way. She can hang with anybody and getting reps in real matches is where true confidence is made/confirmed. Vs. Wisconsin will be a great match up. For those who enjoy watching setters, tonight is your night. 2 6'2" setters. Carlini may be the best setter in the world today and both setters can put on offensive shows. Just an observation from the Penn State vs. Purdue match a few days ago for Purdue "fans", which is BTW,,, short for fanatic. Except for 3-4 teams,,the Big Ten is really good VB. Getting ready for December is everything. If a loss happens,, it happens. What matters now is playing great in December.
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Post by volleyvolleyfan on Oct 29, 2014 11:15:43 GMT -5
Question to Purdue VT posters.. What is up with Ambrose? Will she be a factor in 2015 for this team. Don't see much chatter about her and just curious
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Post by beb12345 on Oct 29, 2014 14:00:07 GMT -5
Question to Purdue VT posters.. What is up with Ambrose? Will she be a factor in 2015 for this team. Don't see much chatter about her and just curious Redshirting. She will be a factor going forward,,, just like Evans is this year from redshirting in '13.
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Post by spoilerboilermakers on Oct 29, 2014 21:53:44 GMT -5
Purdue had a tough loss tonight...but I believe that they will bounce back with their next match on Saturday. They are young and resilient. I am pretty sure that Coach Shondell will be able to regroup everyone and have them start playing Purdue Volleyball. They just didn't look like they were having fun tonight...they didn't have that look in their eyes when they believe in themselves to be able to win. I cannot wait for Saturday's game
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Post by spoilerboilermakers on Oct 29, 2014 22:05:44 GMT -5
Dave has really been shuffling through outsides and middle hitters (Evans, Stahl, and Epenesa and Kiki, Cuttino, and Faye). I was curious if you guys think its a problem or he should keep it shuffling. I tend to like it, kind of a "who's hot" type thing and if the options are there, use them. But some people think in consistency comes comfortability and it hurts the team. Either way, big game coming up and I think this coaching staff is one of the best in the country at getting the team ready to play especially after a loss. And if you ask the girls, most of them will say their biggest rival isn't IU or Illinois, they'll say Wisconsin. There's a lot of fire in this match up and I'm anxious to see the game! I may be remembering incorrectly, but doesn't Coach Shondell usually have a set line-up by this time of the year? I do think that he should go with who is hot at the moment too, since they earned it. I also think that it is a great problem to have...too many great players . I have been wondering why Faye doesn't play as much...does anyone see anything that I don't? I thought that she was a solid go to player and was consistent. Cuttino is a pleasure to watch too though.
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Post by beb12345 on Oct 29, 2014 22:08:23 GMT -5
Purdue had a tough loss tonight...but I believe that they will bounce back with their next match on Saturday. They are young and resilient. I am pretty sure that Coach Shondell will be able to regroup everyone and have them start playing Purdue Volleyball. They just didn't look like they were having fun tonight...they didn't have that look in their eyes when they believe in themselves to be able to win. I cannot wait for Saturday's game Purdue will be just fine. WI is playing great VB. WI got swept by PSU @ home 1st weekend of Big Ten season. See where they are now???
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Post by mangoman on Oct 29, 2014 22:16:55 GMT -5
Question to Purdue VT posters.. What is up with Ambrose? Will she be a factor in 2015 for this team. Don't see much chatter about her and just curious Now what on Earth would make an FSU fan ask that question?
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Post by beb12345 on Oct 29, 2014 22:54:09 GMT -5
Question to Purdue VT posters.. What is up with Ambrose? Will she be a factor in 2015 for this team. Don't see much chatter about her and just curious Now what on Earth would make an FSU fan ask that question? [br Christina is from Florida.
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Post by blindpirate on Oct 29, 2014 23:15:31 GMT -5
beb please explain why she is in Florida?
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Post by notpriddy (COIF) on Oct 30, 2014 3:21:41 GMT -5
Did anyone else feel that Val Nichol's setting was just a tad off vs. Wisconsin? Some very good sets by Val, but she "short-armed" (if that is a correct vb term) some other sets that caused the Boiler hitters some problems.
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Post by spoilerboilermakers on Oct 30, 2014 8:21:45 GMT -5
Did anyone else feel that Val Nichol's setting was just a tad off vs. Wisconsin? Some very good sets by Val, but she "short-armed" (if that is a correct vb term) some other sets that caused the Boiler hitters some problems. I am not very volleyball savvy lol...but I did see one set to Cuttino that looked weird and of the course the one that went to no one it looked like. But how do you tell if the hitter was off or setter was off?
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Post by BoilerOn on Oct 30, 2014 9:13:44 GMT -5
Dave has really been shuffling through outsides and middle hitters (Evans, Stahl, and Epenesa and Kiki, Cuttino, and Faye). I was curious if you guys think its a problem or he should keep it shuffling. I tend to like it, kind of a "who's hot" type thing and if the options are there, use them. But some people think in consistency comes comfortability and it hurts the team. Either way, big game coming up and I think this coaching staff is one of the best in the country at getting the team ready to play especially after a loss. And if you ask the girls, most of them will say their biggest rival isn't IU or Illinois, they'll say Wisconsin. There's a lot of fire in this match up and I'm anxious to see the game! I may be remembering incorrectly, but doesn't Coach Shondell usually have a set line-up by this time of the year? I do think that he should go with who is hot at the moment too, since they earned it. I also think that it is a great problem to have...too many great players . I have been wondering why Faye doesn't play as much...does anyone see anything that I don't? I thought that she was a solid go to player and was consistent. Cuttino is a pleasure to watch too though. I think with regards to Faye and Cuttino, Cuttino puts up such a massive block that it's hard to keep her off the floor. I think the connection with Faye offensively is much better (exhibit A would be the multiple paint brush hits in the middle with Val and Cuttino) and Faye is very strong and quick defensively. But the only way to get through those growing pains with Cuttino is playing her and rotating Kiki and Faye.
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Post by blindpirate on Oct 30, 2014 9:38:30 GMT -5
IMO Purdue is better with Nichol as an arm rather than a setter. She is a good setter not a great setter and she set during her high school days and probably wanted to do it in college so found a place that would want her to do it. She is just too good of a hitter to not be swinging. As for Cuttino, she is the answer for Purdue in the middle to be elite. There are going to be growing pains but that is why they should have played her from the start so that she would be ready for this time of the year. (see: Rhamat Alahssan) They are the exact same type of athlete and almost the same ability level just took different paths to this point of the season. Purdue has to figure out what they are going to do on the pin, Drews is fine, but Nichol struggles to set back so that is an issue but she is as good as they have back there. Epenesa has been pretty consistent on the OH, but after that the door is open and nobody is taking the job. (Insert Val Nichol) I don't know if Dimke could run a big 14 offense or not but they need to find something to push through this half of the season. They are firmly on the bubble now and any more bad losses could really hurt. With that being said, they put themselves in this position with their schedule, average RPI of the teams in the preconference is 171 and pablo of 169.5 so they are laying their bed. I am assuming they put people on the schedule that were traditionally 'OK' teams to play and most of those teams are now hurting them. (The loss to St. Louis is really pulling at them every week the season goes on) Just my opinion on Purdue.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Oct 30, 2014 9:49:53 GMT -5
IMO Purdue is better with Nichol as an arm rather than a setter. She is a good setter not a great setter and she set during her high school days and probably wanted to do it in college so found a place that would want her to do it. She is just too good of a hitter to not be swinging. As for Cuttino, she is the answer for Purdue in the middle to be elite. There are going to be growing pains but that is why they should have played her from the start so that she would be ready for this time of the year. (see: Rhamat Alahssan) They are the exact same type of athlete and almost the same ability level just took different paths to this point of the season. Purdue has to figure out what they are going to do on the pin, Drews is fine, but Nichol struggles to set back so that is an issue but she is as good as they have back there. Epenesa has been pretty consistent on the OH, but after that the door is open and nobody is taking the job. (Insert Val Nichol) I don't know if Dimke could run a big 14 offense or not but they need to find something to push through this half of the season. They are firmly on the bubble now and any more bad losses could really hurt. With that being said, they put themselves in this position with their schedule, average RPI of the teams in the preconference is 171 and pablo of 169.5 so they are laying their bed. I am assuming they put people on the schedule that were traditionally 'OK' teams to play and most of those teams are now hurting them. (The loss to St. Louis is really pulling at them every week the season goes on) Just my opinion on Purdue. Purdue is fine bubble-wise. They need to not collapse, but that's true of pretty much everyone save Stanford right now. They could go 15-5 in the B1G and not be close to a seed, and that's where they really shot themselves in the foot schedule-wise. I do agree that they lose something without Nichol hitting. I just happen to think her front row hitting is a bigger positive for the team than her front row setting, esp. b/c the connection isn't always so smooth. (But maybe they don't have anyone else ready to set?)
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