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Post by redbeard2008 on May 22, 2015 19:25:10 GMT -5
I'm feeling like 2015 will be just a fair year for the Husky's. Besides Jones, Scambry and Sybeldon, this team does not seem to be very quick. Though it might seem like a cliche' who is the leader of this team? Strickland at Libero or Sybeldon at MH? I'd say that Jones, Scambray, Sybeldon, and Strickland are all very quick. Strickland is the quickest player on the roster. Jones is potentially one of the most dynamic athletes in the college game. Sybeldon is one of the quickest MB/MH's in the nation. Schwan isn't as quick, but is very steady and strong. In the backrow, steadiness and consistency are as important as quickness. Tanner was still coming back from her foot injury last season, but she's not slow. Finau isn't slow, by any means. For her height, Wade is far from being slow. Strickland will be the leader. She'll run into a wall, and everybody else will follow.
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Post by mikegarrison on May 22, 2015 19:58:37 GMT -5
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Post by tomclen on May 22, 2015 20:19:14 GMT -5
Volleyblog Seattle has a new post up on which teams in the Pac-12 skip which road trips... Read the full story HERE
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Post by deepsouthfan on May 23, 2015 23:25:53 GMT -5
Volleyblog Seattle has a new post up on which teams in the Pac-12 skip which road trips... Read the full story HEREThanks for sharing!
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Post by ay2013 on May 24, 2015 16:57:23 GMT -5
so....Chrissy Jones to the middle in 2016? Next year UW will be flush with OH's, backrow specialists, and at least two setters on the roster. What we WON'T have is any proven middle with Wade and Sybeldon leaving. We are only bringing in 1 middle in 2016. We at the VERY least need another recruit between now and then or a transfer. The Huskies have done well with the developing under-hyped MB's into all americans, BUT that was under J-Mac, jury is still out on Keegan. First big test for this young HC, find us another ringer at MB by the start of 2016, please and thanks.
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Post by Disc808 on Jun 23, 2015 11:42:04 GMT -5
Very weak non-conference schedule.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Jun 23, 2015 14:18:23 GMT -5
so....Chrissy Jones to the middle in 2016? Next year UW will be flush with OH's, backrow specialists, and at least two setters on the roster. What we WON'T have is any proven middle with Wade and Sybeldon leaving. We are only bringing in 1 middle in 2016. We at the VERY least need another recruit between now and then or a transfer. The Huskies have done well with the developing under-hyped MB's into all americans, BUT that was under J-Mac, jury is still out on Keegan. First big test for this young HC, find us another ringer at MB by the start of 2016, please and thanks. I'm thinking Jones at MB would be a waste. She's the one hitter for UW who can consistently hit over the block, it seems to me. I'm seeing Jones, Scambray, and Schwan on the outside for the next three years, Tanner at S/OPP if playing a 6-2. In UW's system, quickness at MB is more important than height. Bajema (6'1") or even Julye (5'11") could end up at MB. Sybeldon was an under the radar middle coming in.
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Post by ay2013 on Jun 23, 2015 19:25:48 GMT -5
so....Chrissy Jones to the middle in 2016? Next year UW will be flush with OH's, backrow specialists, and at least two setters on the roster. What we WON'T have is any proven middle with Wade and Sybeldon leaving. We are only bringing in 1 middle in 2016. We at the VERY least need another recruit between now and then or a transfer. The Huskies have done well with the developing under-hyped MB's into all americans, BUT that was under J-Mac, jury is still out on Keegan. First big test for this young HC, find us another ringer at MB by the start of 2016, please and thanks. I'm thinking Jones at MB would be a waste. She's the one hitter for UW who can consistently hit over the block, it seems to me. I'm seeing Jones, Scambray, and Schwan on the outside for the next three years, Tanner at S/OPP if playing a 6-2. In UW's system, quickness at MB is more important than height. Bajema (6'1") or even Julye (5'11") could end up at MB. Sybeldon was an under the radar middle coming in. I never said I prefer to see Jones in the middle, just not sure who uw has yet to fill those spots after this year, and God forbid someone gets injured. Bajema and Julye are OH. While it's fine to suggest that underrated MB's do well at UW, neither of those players were recruited as MB Also, uw's system doesn't focus on hitting over the block anyway. The sets generally aren't high enough or close enough to the net to snap down over the block with much success.
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Post by hammer on Jun 23, 2015 20:19:01 GMT -5
FWIW, I thought Jones looked good on the left side in club and in some of the limited reps she got last year for the Huskies.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Jun 23, 2015 21:40:59 GMT -5
Bajema and Julye are OH. While it's fine to suggest that underrated MB's do well at UW, neither of those players were recruited as MB Doesn't mean one won't be shifted to the inside - might be her best chance for playing time the next few years. If the choice is between a slower MB and a quicker OH recruit, I'll take the latter to fill a need at MB, given she has good blocking potential. Jones has the biggest offensive potential of any on the roster. Cook isn't going to move her back to MB as a junior, unless she flames out on the outside. Who knows, maybe someone will transfer in for 2016.
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Post by ay2013 on Jun 23, 2015 22:08:43 GMT -5
Bajema and Julye are OH. While it's fine to suggest that underrated MB's do well at UW, neither of those players were recruited as MB Doesn't mean one won't be shifted to the inside - might be her best chance for playing time the next few years. If the choice is between a slower MB and a quicker OH recruit, I'll take the latter to fill a need at MB, given she has good blocking potential. Jones has the biggest offensive potential of any on the roster. Cook isn't going to move her back to MB as a junior, unless she flames out on the outside. Who knows, maybe someone will transfer in for 2016. Suggesting one of them may move to MB is not the same as comparing them to Sybeldon (which you did). It's a completely different circumstance. Sybeldon was recruited to fill a MB spot, albeit lowly rated, and she flourished above her prep ranking. How on earth is that even remotley similar to forcing a OH to play MB because of lack of option and then expecting them to exceed their prep expectations at a position they were never even ranked for? Also, you are making some big assumptions on position speed for players you have never seen play. If the projected recruits stay the same, I'd bet money that Jones would move to the middle in 2016. The point is that uw needs to pick up two more middles (at least 1) before 2016 starts.
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Post by firedup on Jun 23, 2015 23:21:24 GMT -5
so....Chrissy Jones to the middle in 2016? Next year UW will be flush with OH's, backrow specialists, and at least two setters on the roster. What we WON'T have is any proven middle with Wade and Sybeldon leaving. We are only bringing in 1 middle in 2016. We at the VERY least need another recruit between now and then or a transfer. The Huskies have done well with the developing under-hyped MB's into all americans, BUT that was under J-Mac, jury is still out on Keegan. First big test for this young HC, find us another ringer at MB by the start of 2016, please and thanks. I'm thinking Jones at MB would be a waste. She's the one hitter for UW who can consistently hit over the block, it seems to me. I'm seeing Jones, Scambray, and Schwan on the outside for the next three years, Tanner at S/OPP if playing a 6-2. In UW's system, quickness at MB is more important than height. Bajema (6'1") or even Julye (5'11") could end up at MB. Sybeldon was an under the radar middle coming in. Crissy Jones in the middle is not a waste. In fact, it is allowing her to play the position that she has played for the preponderance of her career. The move to OH in high school at Los Alamitos happened in her Senior year and was because of need. For T-Street, she was a dominant middle. She's a great teammate and will do whatever the Huskies ask of her, but for my money, I'd place her in the middle, run a boatload of offense through her, and allow Scambray and Schwan to bang away on the pins.
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Post by Ralph Kramden on Jun 24, 2015 0:28:36 GMT -5
I'm thinking Jones at MB would be a waste. She's the one hitter for UW who can consistently hit over the block, it seems to me. I'm seeing Jones, Scambray, and Schwan on the outside for the next three years, Tanner at S/OPP if playing a 6-2. In UW's system, quickness at MB is more important than height. Bajema (6'1") or even Julye (5'11") could end up at MB. Sybeldon was an under the radar middle coming in. Crissy Jones in the middle is not a waste. In fact, it is allowing her to play the position that she has played for the preponderance of her career. The move to OH in high school at Los Alamitos happened in her Senior year and was because of need. For T-Street, she was a dominant middle. She's a great teammate and will do whatever the Huskies ask of her, but for my money, I'd place her in the middle, run a boatload of offense through her, and allow Scambray and Schwan to bang away on the pins. I like Jones wherever she plays and that Scambray will flourish at the OH1 spot. OH2 and Opp are up in the air as I don't think Schwan can be a go to attacker in the Pac12. For me the big question is what offense system the Dawgs play. I hope it's a 5-1 with Tanner setting. Anyone have any insight on that yet?
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Post by ay2013 on Jun 24, 2015 1:13:11 GMT -5
Crissy Jones in the middle is not a waste. In fact, it is allowing her to play the position that she has played for the preponderance of her career. The move to OH in high school at Los Alamitos happened in her Senior year and was because of need. For T-Street, she was a dominant middle. She's a great teammate and will do whatever the Huskies ask of her, but for my money, I'd place her in the middle, run a boatload of offense through her, and allow Scambray and Schwan to bang away on the pins. I like Jones wherever she plays and that Scambray will flourish at the OH1 spot. OH2 and Opp are up in the air as I don't think Schwan can be a go to attacker in the Pac12. For me the big question is what offense system the Dawgs play. I hope it's a 5-1 with Tanner setting. Anyone have any insight on that yet? If beals is healthy, she should be on the floor, no doubt about that.
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Post by WahineFan44 on Jun 24, 2015 1:29:52 GMT -5
Is tanner good enough at hitting and blocking to play Opp and set in a 6-2?
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