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Post by vllybll09 on Sept 13, 2014 23:07:39 GMT -5
Starters now seem to be settled, other than perhaps at setter, with Tanner sitting out this weekend: OH: Vansant, Scambray MB: Wade, Sybeldon OPP: Jones, Nelson S: Tanner/Finau, Beals L: Strickland Scambray's edge over Schwan has come down to serve-receive, despite the latter having better kills/set and hitting percent stats. If Tanner's neck(?) injury hangs on, running a 5-1 is a possibility. If that were the case, I'd love to just see them keep the 6-2 with Finau, she is a deceptive setter and plays great defense!
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Post by redbeard2008 on Sept 14, 2014 1:47:10 GMT -5
If that were the case, I'd love to just see them keep the 6-2 with Finau, she is a deceptive setter and plays great defense! Assists per set: Beals: 6.74 Tanner: 5.11 Finau: 4.46 This weekend, Finau averaged 5.00 assists/set.
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Post by mikegarrison on Sept 14, 2014 1:58:20 GMT -5
If that were the case, I'd love to just see them keep the 6-2 with Finau, she is a deceptive setter and plays great defense! Assists per set: Beals: 6.74 Tanner: 5.11 Finau: 4.46 This weekend, Finau averaged 5.00 assists/set. You know, it's not legit to average in 5-1 sets and compare them to 6-2 sets....
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Post by redbeard2008 on Sept 14, 2014 11:28:39 GMT -5
Assists per set: Beals: 6.74 Tanner: 5.11 Finau: 4.46 This weekend, Finau averaged 5.00 assists/set. You know, it's not legit to average in 5-1 sets and compare them to 6-2 sets.... That's true, although I believe only a few 5-1 sets have been played, all by Beals, I also believe. Finau is still trailing Tanner, arguably against lesser competition. On the other hand, UW's blocking has improved (now leading the Pac-12) - they had 29.5 blocks (3.28/set) this weekend, which at least lowered Finau's assist opportunities per set.
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Post by vllybll09 on Sept 14, 2014 12:22:21 GMT -5
If that were the case, I'd love to just see them keep the 6-2 with Finau, she is a deceptive setter and plays great defense! Assists per set: Beals: 6.74 Tanner: 5.11 Finau: 4.46 This weekend, Finau averaged 5.00 assists/set. If assists/set were the only measurement used to decide on a setter then perhaps this might be relevant. However, the defense that Finau brought this weekend and her ability to move te ball around unpredictably was a lot of fun to watch. Even if every set she put up wasn't a kill, she moved the ball around enough that the other teams were left guessing where she was going to set and also managed to get her hitters isolated for some pretty swings throughout the weekend. I like all of the setters I am just saying that I hope to see Finau out there getting some playing time throughout te season because that girl is good!
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Post by vbtraveler on Sept 14, 2014 12:37:45 GMT -5
I attended all of the matches this week and really liked what I saw from Finau. Watching the matches in Boise, to me it looked like there was a level of cautiousness that Tanner exhibited in her play that could be to not making really sudden/quick/explosive movements to get to the ball. There was a couple times I noticed Jim talking to Finau about set choices especially on balls that were more difficult to get to (15-20 ft off) and instead of doing the same footwork and set to either pin, Finau would do a back/side set to the pipe. Jim seemed to be telling her to be disciplined to do the footwork they want and set the pins. I think there could be a greater competition for the S2 position. Beals experience will keep her locked at S1. Tanner seemed to have a better connection with Jones.
Another setting note was there did seem to be an emphasis at times to get the ball to the middles, maybe early in the sets, specifically recall Beals setting Wade from 10-12' off the net in the 2 gap. There were a couple nice connections that really helped us when we're in Rotation 1 and have our RS hitting on the OH, especially for Nelson who was able to bury balls in the seam with a closing MB that was late.
Overall tempo to the pins seems to have increased slightly compared to the first weekend. Greater confidence especially by Beals to set the OH very quickly as she was chasing a pass towards the OH. Scambray did a great job staying in rhythm to hit this type of ball.
One area I think UW might be looking to improve is in some greater efficiency in transition off balls that our setters dig. A number of rallies seemed to be really extended when our setters were digging, but our hitters could terminate with balls that were much higher/slower than the normal in system balls. I liked seeing Krista take balls with her hands in those situations, this seemed to happen a lot in Wade's serving rotation, but I can imagine that transition offense might get some focus in the coming weeks to ensure when we have that transition opportunity we aren't taking 3 or 4 swings.
It will be interesting to see if Jim likes Rotation 3 (Wade serving) enough to start in that rotation in upcoming matches given the double sub happens as we go to Rotation 4.
Another random note, I don't recall the announcer saying anything about the fact that USC would be playing matches at 5:30 on Thursday and Friday prior to the UW matches.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Sept 14, 2014 14:43:51 GMT -5
If assists/set were the only measurement used to decide on a setter then perhaps this might be relevant. However, the defense that Finau brought this weekend and her ability to move te ball around unpredictably was a lot of fun to watch. Yes, it's an imperfect measurement, but pretty much all we've got. It does provide at least a rough comparison between Tanner and Finau, if not with Beals. Even granting that Finau has improved, we can't assume that Tanner wouldn't have also. It would be nice if we had the total set attempts, so we could measure kill/attempt. The coaches do have it, however, and not just for matches. JMac has said the most important contribution of a setter is to "put up a good hittable ball": The old saw in sports, of course, is that you don't lose your starting job due to an injury. Of course, if she's in sweats next week...
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Post by ay2013 on Sept 14, 2014 14:57:32 GMT -5
frankly I am a terrible setter but there is an interesting dynamic between "institutionalizing" a set, and setting to the hitter. Of course I've been conditioned to appreciate what Jim does with his program, but as a volleyball player I tend to think that the latter option produces a higher quality team. Obviously setting to the hitter requires a more proficient setter, but I would think that institutionalizing a set makes it easier for opposing defenses to read. Also, the best hitters all hit differently. The perfect set for Logan Tom is not the perfect set for Yumilka Ruiz.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Sept 14, 2014 15:46:54 GMT -5
frankly I am a terrible setter but there is an interesting dynamic between "institutionalizing" a set, and setting to the hitter. Of course I've been conditioned to appreciate what Jim does with his program, but as a volleyball player I tend to think that the latter option produces a higher quality team. Obviously setting to the hitter requires a more proficient setter, but I would think that institutionalizing a set makes it easier for opposing defenses to read. Also, the best hitters all hit differently. The perfect set for Logan Tom is not the perfect set for Yumilka Ruiz. I don't think it is an either/or. It is the responsibility of the hitter to time her drop to the pass and her approach to the set. It is all timed (like a football receiver running a down-and-out). A 6'5" receiver might take a higher ball than one who is 6'0", so I don't buy that UW's setters don't vary or adjust sets to different hitters. The coaches know if the hitter is early or late or the setter's location is off (low/high and/or short/long), even if us fans usually just blame it on the setter. A good example might be setting the quick to Sybeldon vs Wade - because they are very different hitters, getting in rhythm with both can be a challenge for the setter. Playing a 6-2 also has an effect, in that the setting will be more conservative and less adventurous, in that you want different setters delivering the same ball to the same hitter.
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Post by Upfrontvb on Sept 15, 2014 13:06:47 GMT -5
SEC Players of the Week: Freshman of the week: Aiple of Texas AM. Defensive player of the Week: Napper of Kentucky. Offensive Player of the week: Alhassan of Florida.
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Post by mikegarrison on Sept 15, 2014 13:33:00 GMT -5
SEC Players of the Week: Freshman of the week: Aiple of Texas AM. Defensive player of the Week: Napper of Kentucky. Offensive Player of the week: Alhassan of Florida. OooooooK. I think you have posted in the wrong thread, though.
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Post by Upfrontvb on Sept 15, 2014 13:37:26 GMT -5
SEC Players of the Week: Freshman of the week: Aiple of Texas AM. Defensive player of the Week: Napper of Kentucky. Offensive Player of the week: Alhassan of Florida. OooooooK. I think you have posted in the wrong thread, though. Yes I did. Thanks.
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Post by dawgnerd on Sept 15, 2014 20:38:48 GMT -5
Washington goes to the top of the team hitting % list this week at 0.372 www.ncaa.com/stats/volleyball-women/d1/current/team/45 . Sybeldon leads at #12 with 0.477 (got on the list this week after getting set enough to pass the required 0.33 attacks per set), with both Vansant and Nelson in the top 50 (2 out of 9 non-MBs, also including the Wisconsin SETTER - watch that on Friday). Sybeldon also #4 on the blocking list (1.72).
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Post by mikegarrison on Sept 15, 2014 20:47:03 GMT -5
Washington goes to the top of the team hitting % list this week at 0.372 www.ncaa.com/stats/volleyball-women/d1/current/team/45 . Sybeldon leads at #12 with 0.477 (got on the list this week after getting set enough to pass the required 0.33 attacks per set), with both Vansant and Nelson in the top 50 (2 out of 9 non-MBs, also including the Wisconsin SETTER - watch that on Friday). Sybeldon also #4 on the blocking list (1.72). Is the Wisconsin setter any good? I think maybe I remember some people talking about her last year.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Sept 15, 2014 21:41:44 GMT -5
Washington goes to the top of the team hitting % list this week at 0.372 www.ncaa.com/stats/volleyball-women/d1/current/team/45 . Sybeldon leads at #12 with 0.477 (got on the list this week after getting set enough to pass the required 0.33 attacks per set), with both Vansant and Nelson in the top 50 (2 out of 9 non-MBs, also including the Wisconsin SETTER - watch that on Friday). Sybeldon also #4 on the blocking list (1.72). Washington, Penn State, and Stanford are #1, #2, and #3 in the nation, and Wisconsin is #6: 1. Washington .372 2. Penn State .361 3. Stanford .334 6. Wisconsin .315 Washington is also #15 in blocks/set, #5 among ranked teams: 1. BYU 3.83 2. Texas 3.36 4. North Carolina 3.12 12. Minnesota 2.88 15. Washington 2.87 18. Stanford 2.81 UW, of course, out-blocked BYU in their match, 14.5 to 13.0.
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