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Post by rainbowbadger on Mar 1, 2015 12:04:40 GMT -5
I am waiting for pelc's suggested schedule for the 7 freshmen. The only one I would swap would be Georgetown. I also think Georgia will be a little better this year. Is Bayer still with them. The Kuzmas will be highly conflicted! Is he planning to start all 7 freshmen? I would doubt it. My full prediction, assuming Williams ankle and Kriskova's knee rehab out well, is: S - Carlini L1 - Bates L2 - Duello M1 - Williams M2 - Nelson RS - Kriskova L - Morey for the middles, serving for Williams DS - MacDonald for Duello That's 3 of 8 primary players with no collegiate experience, and a 4th with minimal Big 10 experience. It's a far more uncertain lineup than we had last year, with only Bates starting brand new as a freshman. At this point, I'm just hoping the weather cooperates in August so that we can actually have a Cardinal & White Scrimmage! |
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Post by SportyBucky on Mar 1, 2015 16:46:46 GMT -5
We'll disagree on that. With a healthy Carlini, match would have played out differently...slightly closer, more games, in my opinion. I attribute that directly to Carlini's injury. I am not saying another setter would have produced a different result than Carlini. I am saying they may have played a more complete game than an injured Carlini. Just too many other moving parts to tinker with the most important part, particularly when the new part was untested. I rest my case. Chapman, Morales, and Nelson never showed up. Their performance was the reason Wisconsin lost. ok |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2015 20:28:57 GMT -5
On another note, often over-looked here, is our serving next year. Kriskova have a very effective serve, she may have led her conference in aces. Additionally, McDonald is a great server and I've seen Williams go on tangents. And I expect Carlini to continue to improve her serving. We could be better from the line this year.
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Post by Wiswell on Mar 2, 2015 11:02:16 GMT -5
Does Kriskova have a jump serve, and if so, do you think she would still use it with her knee recovery?
Boy, I'd really be curious to know what they do in practice next month with 5 full 2 rehabbing players. Maybe a blog post from staff or players (hint hint...).
Badgerbreath, getting tickets to one of the home tournaments?...
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Post by rainbowbadger on Mar 2, 2015 11:32:31 GMT -5
Does Kriskova have a jump serve, and if so, do you think she would still use it with her knee recovery? Boy, I'd really be curious to know what they do in practice next month with 5 full 2 rehabbing players. Maybe a blog post from staff or players (hint hint...). Badgerbreath, getting tickets to one of the home tournaments?... Kriskova has a pretty strong jump topspin. Reminds me a bit of Kelsey Robinson's. I saw it during the open practice that took the place of the Cardinal & White Scrimmage. I'm curious to see whether Sheff dials her back to a jump float instead of a topspin. He's said before that jump floats can be harder to pass than jump topspins. The thing about Kelsey Robinson's serve wasn't just that it was a jump topspin, but that the placement was dead on, right at the seams, right at the spots that were hard to cover. So what you had was a serve with good spin on it that the passers had to dive for, and that's why it was so effective. Sheff's MO seems to be that if you can't place the jump topspin well, but you can place the jump float well, then you serve the jump float and rely on placement to throw the opponent out of system. |
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Post by rainbowbadger on Mar 2, 2015 11:48:44 GMT -5
Sheffield at a community outreach event. He needs a Dr. Seuss hat also.
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Post by vbnerd on Mar 2, 2015 11:58:40 GMT -5
On another note, often over-looked here, is our serving next year. Kriskova have a very effective serve, she may have led her conference in aces. Additionally, McDonald is a great server and I've seen Williams go on tangents. And I expect Carlini to continue to improve her serving. We could be better from the line this year. Did spell check get you here? Tangents 1. a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point, but if extended does not cross it at that point. 2. a completely different line of thought or action Where were you trying to go with that one? Also, BTW, they pointed out the coaches with Wisconsin ties... here are the coaches with Kelly Sheffield ties... Colgate is coached by Ryan Baker and his wife, the former Kristen Fiorillo, who played at UAlbany and was an assistant at Dayton, both with you know who. Arkansas is coached by Robbie Pulliza, part of the Ball State Brotherhood when Sheffield was there. As has been mentioned, Kent State's assistant coach is Kim Kuzma who is not just a Wisconsin Alum, but also played at Munciana. College of Charleston's assistant was Kimmi Freeburg-Olsen (now at EMU), also of Munciana. Noticing a trend? And FWIW Western Kentucky has defeated Purdue a few times now. That may not be a name that gets people excited but that is absolutely a match where the outcome will be in doubt. |
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Post by BuckysHeat on Mar 2, 2015 13:20:59 GMT -5
One aspect of the incomers that I have not seen mentioned yet is that 3 of them (Williams, Duello and Morgan) are coming from state championship teams. Granted, most states have a minimum of 4 champions but to lead your team to the end shows that they know what it takes to win. Again, winning in Highschool is not the same as winning in college but it is far different from being used to losing or just playing .500 ball.
Given the nature of volleyball with a 9 month season now and the high levels of competition the girls have year round, the only question I have is how long it will take the "old" and new to get on the same page come next fall.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2015 17:24:16 GMT -5
I look at UW's incoming class as feast or famine. Too much respect for the youngsters to identify by name, but I see three who will contribute heavily during their careers and three who will not. Nothing wrong with Badger fans being optimistic, but trust me, "there's no better way to overpower a trickle of doubt than with a flood of naked truth.” I think Morgan, Williams, Duello and Mcdonald will all contribute heavily. who's your odd man out? |
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Post by SportyBucky on Mar 2, 2015 20:05:53 GMT -5
Does Kriskova have a jump serve, and if so, do you think she would still use it with her knee recovery? Boy, I'd really be curious to know what they do in practice next month with 5 full 2 rehabbing players. Maybe a blog post from staff or players (hint hint...). Badgerbreath, getting tickets to one of the home tournaments?... Kriskova has a pretty strong jump topspin. Reminds me a bit of Kelsey Robinson's. I saw it during the open practice that took the place of the Cardinal & White Scrimmage. I'm curious to see whether Sheff dials her back to a jump float instead of a topspin. He's said before that jump floats can be harder to pass than jump topspins. The thing about Kelsey Robinson's serve wasn't just that it was a jump topspin, but that the placement was dead on, right at the seams, right at the spots that were hard to cover. So what you had was a serve with good spin on it that the passers had to dive for, and that's why it was so effective. Sheff's MO seems to be that if you can't place the jump topspin well, but you can place the jump float well, then you serve the jump float and rely on placement to throw the opponent out of system. If it's good (see Bricio, Hancock, etc...), they'll use it. Real question is what she can do in the back row. |
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Post by rainbowbadger on Mar 2, 2015 22:43:36 GMT -5
Kriskova has a pretty strong jump topspin. Reminds me a bit of Kelsey Robinson's. I saw it during the open practice that took the place of the Cardinal & White Scrimmage. I'm curious to see whether Sheff dials her back to a jump float instead of a topspin. He's said before that jump floats can be harder to pass than jump topspins. The thing about Kelsey Robinson's serve wasn't just that it was a jump topspin, but that the placement was dead on, right at the seams, right at the spots that were hard to cover. So what you had was a serve with good spin on it that the passers had to dive for, and that's why it was so effective. Sheff's MO seems to be that if you can't place the jump topspin well, but you can place the jump float well, then you serve the jump float and rely on placement to throw the opponent out of system. If it's good (see Bricio, Hancock, etc...), they'll use it. Real question is what she can do in the back row. Kriskova played all around at VCU and for the Slovakian junior national team. I anticipate she'll play 6 rotations for Wisconsin. |
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Post by Wiswell on Mar 3, 2015 9:18:53 GMT -5
I look at UW's incoming class as feast or famine. Too much respect for the youngsters to identify by name, but I see three who will contribute heavily during their careers and three who will not. Nothing wrong with Badger fans being optimistic, but trust me, "there's no better way to overpower a trickle of doubt than with a flood of naked truth.” I'll be the first to raise my hand to admit to being all wrong on Bates. I thought for the Big Ten she was too short, didn't have passing skills, and wouldn't contribute much (part of that was the fact that Sheffield had originally essentially told her she wasn't good enough for the Big Ten too). With that said then, I will stick to being a good bureaucrat rather than an armchair coach, so I look forward to seeing who develops versus expectations! |
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Post by badgerbreath on Mar 3, 2015 10:06:51 GMT -5
To be fair, Sheff changed his mind on Bates when he saw how far she had progressed since he recruited her at Dayton. Which brings me to my real source of optimism going forward -- Sheffield. Sheff has been a good judge of talent so far (Morey, Bates), and just as good at getting the most out of the players once at Wisconsin. They buy in and he finds ways that they can contribute and makes them better players while doing so.
With Sheff at the helm, I don't doubt that any of these freshman could be very important for the badgers. If some of the freshman do not contribute as much as expected in the end, my guess is that will be because somebody else steps up rather than because they fall down. I personally think they will all be fine in the end, because they each have a great base to work from.
Frankunderwood's last sentence bamboozles me. Not sure what it means.
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Post by badgerbreath on Mar 3, 2015 10:08:11 GMT -5
Does Kriskova have a jump serve, and if so, do you think she would still use it with her knee recovery? Boy, I'd really be curious to know what they do in practice next month with 5 full 2 rehabbing players. Maybe a blog post from staff or players (hint hint...). Badgerbreath, getting tickets to one of the home tournaments?... Too early to say yet. Just got back from chicago...may have to go back this summer/fall...so maybe I can mix work with some fun! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2015 11:04:33 GMT -5
Frankunderwood's last sentence bamboozles me. Not sure what it means. Pretty sure it's taken from House of Cards. So, in this context it doesn't mean much. Unless... Frank Underwood is our new OPP, then I get it. |
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