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Post by simpleton on Jun 9, 2016 8:55:35 GMT -5
I see athleticism. Would bet she will be able to connect on 3's.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Jun 9, 2016 13:38:51 GMT -5
I see athleticism. Would bet she will be able to connect on 3's. Agreed. But "just" 1s and slides already shows a good deal of versatility. Also, who knows, maybe she'll get moved to a pin. Based on what the highlight tape saw, I bet Duff could develop a pretty devastating 2-to-2 shot.
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Post by jengal on Jul 2, 2016 12:25:24 GMT -5
Excellent 2016 class. One of my favorite in the nation! I say 6-2 because Brooke is such a dynamic player. Way too good to just be used as a DS. #theblockinator My opinion is that Oregon should run the 6-2. They played much better last year in this system, and I think they will have the offensive personnel to do so. OH: LVW, Rasmussen/Van Sickle (maybe a DS for Rasmussen?) MB: Stone, Nady/Page OPP: Agost, Johnson Libero: Benson S: Scott (pair with Johnson), Raskie (pair with Agost)
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Post by ducksvbfan on Jul 5, 2016 1:02:56 GMT -5
Here is Frankie Shebby's take on her dismissal from the team (cut and pasted from her Instagram account). Sounds like a heartfelt explanation, and that she is still committed to playing volleyball at a high level somewhere else, hopefully in 2017. She's a very good player, lots of potential, and best wishes to her to turn her academics around and play somewhere! Posted on July 1:
"If one more person asks me what I'm doing next year, I may lose my mind. I SCREWED UP. I got bad grades freshman year which lead my coach to have me sign a strict separate contract that was meant to keep me in check. I couldn't miss or be late to tutoring or class. A single infraction would lead to my dismissal. One mistake (a family emergency that lead me to be late to a tutoring appointment) ended my volleyball career at Oregon. This was 100% my fault, I should've prioritized and realized what was at stake in that moment. During the first half of the season I was very inconsistent, I struggled with confidence and wasn't in the same mindset I had always been in playing the sport I loved. For the first time in my career I was being benched. For me it was humiliating and instead of igniting a flame that would push me to work even harder, it did the opposite. I checked out, I didn't want anyone to know how it was affecting me. My grades were improving, but my performance was not. All my life I had been mentally strong, no one could puncture my tough skin. People saw that as a lack of emotion or that I just didn't care, but that was never the case. For me showing emotion was being vulnerable and being vulnerable was not something I thought I could risk. One day one of the coaches approached me stating he had been a psychology major and knew everything about me. "What goes on inside of your head is like a people magazine, full of useless information." he said. Usually a comment like that would go in one ear and out the other, but this time it stuck. "Why can't I perform at the level I once did. Am I really useless." These thoughts kept me up at night. I was on a downward spiral that I thought would never end. Halfway through the season I started playing again and I was beginning to work harder and regain my confidence, but things kept going wrong. I wanted it so bad and thought just by being obedient it would workout, however I still wasn't putting in overtime. Before every game I would ask the coach what I needed to do and I would try and do nothing but that.
Some would say that that is all that should be done, you should listen to your coaches they are wiser and know the game. Yes, this is true. But I lacked style, I lacked the joy and swagger I had once played with. Yes, I was following the coaches orders, but I wasn't Frankie. At this point I felt like a robot and when that final ball dropped in Wisconsin I knew I had let my team down. I had let myself down. Since I started playing sports the only person that could affect me was myself, I was always my harshest critic. I had wasted an entire season dwelling on my mistakes and every hiccup in my two years at Oregon that it hadn't allowed me to progress. I promised myself that this would never happen again. I would work my ass off if that meant I had to sleep at the arena, so be it. I was going to reach my potential because I was tired of being told how much of it I had. Next year I would prove to everyone that I'm not just another player that "had a lot of potential". Then January came..."Legally we are releasing you from the team for violating your contract" the coach said. But he went on to talk about how the team thought it was unfair for me to be there and how it was unfair for me to have played above a freshman that had worked harder than I had. They said they had talked to some of the girls and they wanted me gone. This destroyed me. I felt worthless. My own teammates had wanted me gone. How could I have done this. I had been blindsided by the fact that my own teammates thought they'd be better off without me. February approaches and I can't seem to get out of this slump. I've transformed into the worlds worst pessimist, I can't seem to find light in any situation, I hadn't left my house in over a month, thankfully my best friend was there with me or God only knows what could've happened. No one could help me. I hated myself and no matter what anyone said nothing was going to change my mind. Months go by and I start looking into transferring, I admit it was exciting thinking about the opportunity to prove myself and to prove to everyone that I was more than what I had demonstrated at Oregon.
I wanted to play for a team and I wanted them to trust me and confide in me. But nothing was working out due to the grades I had so easily achieved freshman year (nothing above a C). So the depression comes back, full force. Now things get scary, my mom intervenes and has to withdraw me from school halfway through the term. Big mistake. I had completely given up on myself. The schools I wanted to play for couldn't accept me because of grades and the withdrawal. The schools that were able to, I was in no state of mind to consider. I finally started talking to the girls and asking them about what had been said. None, but one had wanted me gone. They wanted more from me. I was inconsistent and they said I needed to work harder, but they hadn't given up on me. Although this experience was painful and quite depressing in all honestly, it was my fault. I had sabotaged myself. But it has made me stronger and lead me to promise myself to never give up again. God gave everyone a purpose and I will never doubt that again. I'm so much more than just a player that had potential. I will reach that potential and I will destroy anyone that tries to get in my way (on the court)... Although it may not happen in 2016, I will be on the court again and no one will look forward to playing my team & I. that's a promise. & to my old teammates, nothin but love for you guys."
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Post by tomclen on Jul 5, 2016 5:08:38 GMT -5
Wow, that Shebby account is heavy. Hope she can land somewhere and have an impact again.
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Post by sunsuphornsup on Jul 5, 2016 10:14:05 GMT -5
Wow, lot's to take in with that. I can't believe a coach would tell her that her teammates wanted her gone?
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Post by c4ndlelight on Jul 5, 2016 10:40:17 GMT -5
Wow, lot's to take in with that. I can't believe a coach would tell her that her teammates wanted her gone? I wouldn't assume that what the athlete took away from the conversation is what was communicated. Obviously, it's been a tough year for her, and I hope she gets back on her feet.
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Post by dawgs4life on Jul 5, 2016 10:40:26 GMT -5
Wow, lot's to take in with that. I can't believe a coach would tell her that her teammates wanted her gone? That sure sounds like a Jim Moore comment to me.
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Post by ay2013 on Jul 5, 2016 10:45:24 GMT -5
I hope she bounces back.
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Post by jengal on Jul 5, 2016 12:32:42 GMT -5
Wow, that Shebby account is heavy. Hope she can land somewhere and have an impact again. I feel sorry for Frankie. I hope she gets the help she needs, not just academically.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Jul 5, 2016 13:19:24 GMT -5
Excellent 2016 class. One of my favorite in the nation! I say 6-2 because Brooke is such a dynamic player. Way too good to just be used as a DS. #theblockinator My opinion is that Oregon should run the 6-2. They played much better last year in this system, and I think they will have the offensive personnel to do so. OH: LVW, Rasmussen/Van Sickle (maybe a DS for Rasmussen?) MB: Stone, Nady/Page OPP: Agost, Johnson Libero: Benson S: Scott (pair with Johnson), Raskie (pair with Agost) I think at this point a 6-2 is pretty likely. I am curious to see how the pieces all fit together - a lot of options at all the hitting positions.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2016 13:57:07 GMT -5
Sophomore highlight video of new commit Duff: Super long, moves well, touches 10-4. Looks like a great get out of the Midwest. Legacy only runs two sets for their middles? a 1 and a slide? no 3s? slow offense they run. will be interesting to see how she connects with her setter when she has to run more than two sets. 3 of the first six attacks in this video were 3s/Bs/31s. Another was a J/bingo/A-off-one-leg (depending on your regional nomenclature). Not sure what you were watching. I'm also not sure how your perception was so negative. Pretty nice athlete, needs work moving laterally, but a damn good foundation to build on. Must be personal for you.
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Post by simpleton on Jul 5, 2016 15:13:02 GMT -5
Saw her this weekend. A tad raw, but very athletic and the sky is the limit. Went over blocks multiple times and had the ability to put the ball where the other team was not. Saw Bacon as well. Oregon did very well in getting both of these players.
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Post by kokyu on Jul 6, 2016 0:22:06 GMT -5
I will be on the court again and no one will look forward to playing my team & I. "I" should be objective case, pet peeve we hear way too often especially among sports commentators. I don't mind disregarding grammar in speech if it's not to sound educated, ironically.
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Post by onfiya on Jul 6, 2016 14:01:35 GMT -5
Rich Kern shows Shebby is headed to UCSB. Any info there?
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