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Post by sluggermatt15 on Aug 13, 2014 19:36:01 GMT -5
If UW runs a 6-2 with Tanner setting it is very possible that she could be the hitter when she rotates to the front row. Like Florida with Murphy and the Beavs with McBride. Stanford did that with Lichtman. It's not uncommon. Murphy and Lichtman turned out pretty well, I'd say... playing for Team USA. Not a bad trend there.  |
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Post by Huskyfan on Aug 13, 2014 20:36:25 GMT -5
Today's practice: Krista, Kaleigh, Carly, Tia and Courtney at OH. Mel, Liana and Crissy at middle. Bailey, Reni, Katy and Jade at setter. Justice, Kim and Cassie at Libero.
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Post by hammer on Aug 13, 2014 20:49:47 GMT -5
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Post by chisovnik on Aug 13, 2014 21:36:10 GMT -5
Sophs: Didn't all those girls redshirt? |
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Post by ay2013 on Aug 13, 2014 22:15:51 GMT -5
Today's practice: Krista, Kaleigh, Carly, Tia and Courtney at OH. Mel, Liana and Crissy at middle. Bailey, Reni, Katy and Jade at setter. Justice, Kim and Cassie at Libero. well, I could have guessed that  |
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Post by Huskyfan on Aug 13, 2014 22:27:57 GMT -5
Today's practice: Krista, Kaleigh, Carly, Tia and Courtney at OH. Mel, Liana and Crissy at middle. Bailey, Reni, Katy and Jade at setter. Justice, Kim and Cassie at Libero. well, I could have guessed that Well, from the discussions here, Reni could be practicing at Libero, Bailey and Crissy at OH. It was good to finally see Carly hit. Krista looked great hitting at a high point. The freshmen were competing well. |
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Post by ay2013 on Aug 13, 2014 22:51:56 GMT -5
I wonder if since Micha Hancock single handily eviscerated the UW passing rotation, if the coaching staff will work with Dehoog to develop a competent jump serve. UW does emphasize serving as a core skill to win games. Having another jump server who can break the ball the opposite direction could really add a nice wrinkle to the UW serve game. Of course the serve would have to prove big enough to warrant having no setter on the floor....either that or she comes in purely as a serving sub for some player.
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Post by vllybll09 on Aug 14, 2014 12:31:17 GMT -5
well I think they should run a 6-2 too, but that's really only if the passing can stay consistent and the middle defender gets better at playing deep line shots (we got burned by our fair share of those last year). I really wish our setters would take a few steps back, dig in and play defense first, and teach our middles our to set a decent ball to the pins if the pass off the dig isn't high enough for the setter to get there. The setters shouldn't cheat up so far on defense.... I mean, the setters are only playing 3 rotations, they can afford to expend a little more energy chasing balls right I'll reserve my feelings for the starting lineup until I see how the passing rotation looks. Strickland, while a very solid player, had some passing woes in the second half of the season and had than her fair share of being too aggressive in defense, to the tune of taking (and shanking) a ball that another defender was in position to play. I'd want to see how her passing has improved and the communication in the backcourt, as well as the passing skills of the 3rd primary passer (whomever that may be) before I make any sweeping judgements. As far as attacking, I think that it will depend on the setting. Nelson was very good from the right but I also think that it would because she had the better RS setter in her rotations (Nogueras). Nogueras would set the RS in transition A LOT, and do it very well. Beals sets to the RS, even in system, weren't that crisp, and she didn't do it often in transition. Now perhaps that's because the offensive system was designed that way considering Vansant was on the left with Beals during the majority of her rotations, but, regardless, the point is that based on what I've seen of Beals setting to the RS last year, Nelson may not be as effective as she was. Does that mean she moves to the left? maybe... I was never overly impressed with her when she hit on the left. Every now and then she'd have some booming kills, but in general she doesn't have the range and shot selection an L2 needs to be successful at this level. I like the idea of having a left OPP during half the rotations. It gives the opposing defense something to think about. Anyway, we shall see. I would almost bet on them sticking with a 6-2, with Tanner looking healthy, they are able to do so and also save the subs when she goes into the front row. If there is a struggle in her front court play there are options to put in for her on the front row. I would also go ahead and bet on Nelson sticking to the RS as her shot selection is a bit better there, if she does stay on the right I think it will be Tanner who is setting her there so Beals being less comfortable with the backset is not an issue. As far as hands go, Jade has beautiful hands and she is fast! I would not be surprised to see her get some reps in preseason to see what she can do. The passing rotation for UW will be a major question this season but I am going to go out on a limb here and say that if it is questionable, it is not going to be because Strickland is too aggressive. I will agree there were times when she reached for balls she shouldn't have but hey, that is the game and no one is perfect. One stat I find impressive from last season, Strickland had only 7 Serve Receive errors on 510 attempts. That puts her in the area of about 98% successful passing on serve receive. I bet that there will be plenty of work done in the off and pre season to the the entire team to communicate and pass well. All in all, looking forward to another great season! Go DAWGS! |
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 14, 2014 13:16:38 GMT -5
I wonder if since Micha Hancock single handily eviscerated the UW passing rotation I think it was a combination of Hancock herself and getting psyched out by the whole Final Four in Seattle thing. |
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Post by c4ndlelight on Aug 14, 2014 13:18:19 GMT -5
I wonder if since Micha Hancock single handily eviscerated the UW passing rotation, if the coaching staff will work with Dehoog to develop a competent jump serve. UW does emphasize serving as a core skill to win games. Having another jump server who can break the ball the opposite direction could really add a nice wrinkle to the UW serve game. Of course the serve would have to prove big enough to warrant having no setter on the floor....either that or she comes in purely as a serving sub for some player. Do you really think Hancock's serve can be trained like that? Wouldn't every lefty in the country be jump serving if that were the case? |
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Post by ay2013 on Aug 14, 2014 16:17:14 GMT -5
I wonder if since Micha Hancock single handily eviscerated the UW passing rotation, if the coaching staff will work with Dehoog to develop a competent jump serve. UW does emphasize serving as a core skill to win games. Having another jump server who can break the ball the opposite direction could really add a nice wrinkle to the UW serve game. Of course the serve would have to prove big enough to warrant having no setter on the floor....either that or she comes in purely as a serving sub for some player. Do you really think Hancock's serve can be trained like that? Wouldn't every lefty in the country be jump serving if that were the case? I wasn't saying it would be as good, but competent jump serving can be developed. |
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Post by c4ndlelight on Aug 14, 2014 16:20:23 GMT -5
Do you really think Hancock's serve can be trained like that? Wouldn't every lefty in the country be jump serving if that were the case? I wasn't saying it would be as good, but competent jump serving can be developed. I just don't see how Hancock effects what you would do with De Hoog. Are they gonna train Vansant on a hybrid because Bricio gets so many aces with hers? |
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Post by vllybll09 on Aug 14, 2014 16:32:21 GMT -5
I wasn't saying it would be as good, but competent jump serving can be developed. I just don't see how Hancock effects what you would do with De Hoog. Are they gonna train Vansant on a hybrid because Bricio gets so many aces with hers? With the number of hitters that they have I find it highly unlikely that they would put the time and energy into trying to develop DeHoog as a jump-server because she would have to replace a setter on the floor in the back row. Unless she was playing opposite of Tanner, in which case there would still be a setter, just in the front row. But as I said earlier, with a 6-2 scheme and the talent they have, IMO Tanner would most likely be setting Nelson on the RS. I have also seen DeHoog serve in practice and it isn't a jump  |
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Post by redbeard2008 on Aug 14, 2014 17:13:37 GMT -5
I wonder if since Micha Hancock single handily eviscerated the UW passing rotation I think it was a combination of Hancock herself and getting psyched out by the whole Final Four in Seattle thing. Also coming off of a stratispheric emotional victory against SC to make it into the FF. Something similar happened after UW beat Nebraska in the Seattle Regional in an almost equally emotional victory - in the following match, they came out flat as an ironing board and laid an egg against Cal. Granted that PSU and Cal were simply the better teams, but UW, in both cases, was a better team than they looked. |
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 14, 2014 17:16:20 GMT -5
I think it was a combination of Hancock herself and getting psyched out by the whole Final Four in Seattle thing. Also coming off of a stratispheric emotional victory against SC to make it into the FF. Something similar happened after UW beat Nebraska in the Seattle Regional in an almost equally emotional victory - in the following match, they came out flat as an ironing board and laid an egg against Cal. Granted that PSU and Cal were simply the better teams, but UW, in both cases, was a better team than they looked. The Huskies "came out" just fine against PSU, taking a 10-4 lead IIRC. Until Hancock started serving.... And then after that they played super tight and never really got back to playing like we saw them all year long. |
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