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Post by redbeard2008 on Aug 25, 2014 13:46:38 GMT -5
Good article. Though I'd be darned if any of the freshman takes a starting spot. Most likely if they are playing at a high level they will see playing time. Hard to believe the season begins this weekend! I'm still thinking: OH1: Vansant, Schwan OH2: Nelson, Scambray MB: Sybeldon, Wade, Jones OPP: Tanner, DeHoog, Jones S: Beals, Tanner L: Strickland Scambray and Jones could earn starting spots, but they'll have to unseat veterans to do it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2014 14:26:12 GMT -5
If you have Tanner at OPP, are you speculating a 5-1, or 6-2 with Beals and Finau? If Nelson stays at Opp, we have have proven, veteran talent at OH and Opp. If Nelson goes to OH2 you only have freshman choices for the right side. Tanner and DeHoog are both promising redshirt freshman, but untested.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Aug 25, 2014 14:41:10 GMT -5
Good article. Though I'd be darned if any of the freshman takes a starting spot. Most likely if they are playing at a high level they will see playing time. Hard to believe the season begins this weekend! I'm still thinking: OH1: Vansant, Schwan OH2: Nelson, Scambray MB: Sybeldon, Wade, Jones OPP: Tanner, DeHoog, Jones S: Beals, Tanner L: Strickland Scambray and Jones could earn starting spots, but they'll have to unseat veterans to do it. I'm not sure moving Nelson to the left gives you enough passing. Vansant-Nelson-Strickland could get rough. Nelson has been more effective on the right so far anyways. I also don't see JMac sacrificing Scambray (or Schwan) as a receiver-attacker for Tanner's hitting. I see Jones as an instant offense super-sub across multiple positions this year if she doesn't break into the starting lineup.
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Post by johnnyo on Aug 25, 2014 16:24:16 GMT -5
During the first part of practice they do blocking at the main net and use the two perpendicular to for drills. When the time comes for more full scrimmage style practice they take down the two extra nets and use the main one.
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Post by volleyfuntimes on Aug 25, 2014 19:18:43 GMT -5
I'm still thinking: OH1: Vansant, Schwan OH2: Nelson, Scambray MB: Sybeldon, Wade, Jones OPP: Tanner, DeHoog, Jones S: Beals, Tanner L: Strickland Scambray and Jones could earn starting spots, but they'll have to unseat veterans to do it. I'm not sure moving Nelson to the left gives you enough passing. Vansant-Nelson-Strickland could get rough. Nelson has been more effective on the right so far anyways. Volleyfuntimes--If Nelson hits better on the right and is very effective why not put her there, and Schwan in OH2 if she is a solid 6 rotation player?
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Post by redbeard2008 on Aug 25, 2014 21:32:40 GMT -5
If you have Tanner at OPP, are you speculating a 5-1, or 6-2 with Beals and Finau? If Nelson stays at Opp, we have have proven, veteran talent at OH and Opp. If Nelson goes to OH2 you only have freshman choices for the right side. Tanner and DeHoog are both promising redshirt freshman, but untested. Tanner and Beals setting in a 6-2. Not having to sub for Tanner saves two subs every six rotations, which can be used to sub for Nelson in the back row, if necessary.
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Post by johnnyo on Aug 25, 2014 23:09:31 GMT -5
Looking forward to the matches in Boise, although probably no questions about the starters and system will be answered this weekend. Jim does lots of experimenting in this tournament. I remember the coaches experimenting with the 6-2 when Jenni was a Freshman.
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Post by vllybll09 on Aug 26, 2014 0:32:19 GMT -5
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 26, 2014 1:20:12 GMT -5
Looking forward to the matches in Boise, although probably no questions about the starters and system will be answered this weekend. Jim does lots of experimenting in this tournament. I remember the coaches experimenting with the 6-2 when Jenni was a Freshman. I agree that we can not read a lot into what we might see this weekend. Two years ago, in the first match of the season, in consecutive sets, they played 5-1 with Nogueras, 5-1 with Beals, and then 6-2. Every set in every match after that was 6-2.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Aug 26, 2014 13:35:41 GMT -5
I'll be very surprised if we're not running a 6-2 this season. That doesn't mean JMac won't run some 5-1 sets early, if only to get match experience in case of running out of subs.
He also experimented with positions early last season, with Nelson at OH2 and Parker at OPP, before reverting to Nelson at OPP and Strickland at OH2. So I don't think this weekend will tell us too much about what the starting rotations are ultimately going to look like.
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Post by vbtraveler on Aug 26, 2014 15:28:59 GMT -5
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Post by Huskyfan on Aug 26, 2014 15:35:35 GMT -5
I went to a practice session two weeks ago and noticed how involved he was in various aspects of the practice (stopping the play, talking to the athletes about proper techniques/ strategies etc.)
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 26, 2014 15:48:59 GMT -5
I went to a practice session two weeks ago and noticed how involved he was in various aspects of the practice (stopping the play, talking to the athletes about proper techniques/ strategies etc.) Is he unrelated to the Italy trip the UW took a couple years ago?
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Post by vllybll09 on Aug 26, 2014 17:11:05 GMT -5
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Post by ay2013 on Aug 26, 2014 22:40:04 GMT -5
Interesting picture...if that ball is incoming, it looks like it's going to be a total shank. She's taking the ball too high and off her bicep, rather than her forearm, which means very little control and most likely an uneven platform = shank.
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