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Post by volleylearner on Jul 25, 2015 9:14:02 GMT -5
IS this morning's match available on universal sports? Morning? Today's WGP matches are 3, 5, and 8 local time (CDT). |
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Post by Upfrontvb on Jul 25, 2015 9:32:30 GMT -5
Should have sent Easy to Toronto and Vansant to Omaha So that Vansant could sit and not play at all? This way Vansant gets playing time and experience. Her riding the bench in Omaha wouldn't do that. Good point! |
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Post by n00b on Jul 25, 2015 9:44:02 GMT -5
Does anyone have the tiebreak scenarios for the USA if they drop one of these final 2 matches? Also, is head to head a part of the equation if tied in points and match %? No, head-to-head is not part of it. Also, I think the points are cumulative from the previous weekends, so currently Brazil and USA have 33 points and China has 30. Because the points for a 3-2 match are different from 3-0 or 3-1, there are many possibilities in the remaining matches. worldgrandprix.2015.fivb.com/en/competition/poolrankingcriteriaThis isn't true. Only matches in the final round count toward crowning a champion. Finals standings are determined by: • Match wins • Match points (THREE for winning 3-0 or 3-1, TWO for winning 2-1, ONE for losing 2-3, ZERO for losing 1-3 or 0-3) • Sets ratio • Points ration • Head to Head result USA can clinch today if they win AND earn more points than Russia. That could mean either the USA wins and Russia loses (to China) OR USA wins and earns the full 3 points while Russia beats China in 5, only earning 2 points. |
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Post by gobruins on Jul 25, 2015 9:51:45 GMT -5
Without a doubt, Kreklow's the best Minnesota player that Mike Hebert didn't reel in. Missouri's coaches might have had a slight advantage over Hebert, in Kreklow's recruitment.  |
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Post by Upfrontvb on Jul 25, 2015 10:09:12 GMT -5
The dub sub not really working out here... been working fine today. We are where we need to be, losing this set is either Russia takes it or we let it go.
The double sub is working. Murphy had 5 kills and she helped by slowing down the ball. Thompson set fairly well and she plays great floor defense. We also need another hitter and blocker when it comes to playing certain teams.
I also thought Dixon had a mediocre night, blocking and hitting wise. But she was able to get the last two digs by getting hit and the last service ace for the win. But still not a good match. I think the only players that had a very good night were Lowe, Foluke and Banswarth. |
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Post by zenyada on Jul 25, 2015 10:11:52 GMT -5
I get that these are not Russia's or Brazil's A teams, but can someone please put into perspective, internationally K-Lowe's performance last night? She seemed dominating, made very few errors, and played some D. As impressive as Gamo.
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Post by volleyguy on Jul 25, 2015 10:24:22 GMT -5
I get that these are not Russia's or Brazil's A teams, but can someone please put into perspective, internationally K-Lowe's performance last night? She seemed dominating, made very few errors, and played some D. As impressive as Gamo. Lowe's performance was impressive because she has such little international experience. That inexperience can be an advantage in the sense that the opposing team isn't keying on her. On the other hand, everyone always knew the ball was going to Gamova, and she could still dominate, and she did so for many years. Lowe isn't there yet, but she has shown that she has the potential to be really, really good. |
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Post by Jack on Jul 25, 2015 11:25:01 GMT -5
That inexperience can be an advantage in the sense that the opposing team isn't keying on her. She may be a new player on the international scene but opposing teams have seen enough to know that at the moment she is the most dangerous offensive player the US has. Either through scouting, reading box scores, or in the case of the Russians having played against her already. Word gets around fast. She did not arrive in Omaha at the GP finals as an unknown quantity. She is not getting a lot of one on ones. Really any opposite is not going to get a whole lot of those anyway. She is doing well against double and triple blocks. Hitting high hands, tooling, or in some cases hitting over the blocks. She is also fairly quick so sometimes she is beating the blockers that way. She has a high point of contact and generates steep angles into the court making it more difficult for the defenders. |
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Post by volleyguy on Jul 25, 2015 11:51:47 GMT -5
That inexperience can be an advantage in the sense that the opposing team isn't keying on her. She may be a new player on the international scene but opposing teams have seen enough to know that at the moment she is the most dangerous offensive player the US has. Either through scouting, reading box scores, or in the case of the Russians having played against her already. Word gets around fast. She did not arrive in Omaha at the GP finals as an unknown quantity. She is not getting a lot of one on ones. Really any opposite is not going to get a whole lot of those anyway. She is doing well against double and triple blocks. Hitting high hands, tooling, or in some cases hitting over the blocks. She is also fairly quick so sometimes she is beating the blockers that way. She has a high point of contact and generates steep angles into the court making it more difficult for the defenders. Agreed, but there's always going to be a lag between recognizing an opposing player's strengths and tendencies on paper or on video, actually playing against that player in competition, and then making the adjustments either in the gym and in future matches. |
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Post by Orpheus on Jul 25, 2015 11:57:42 GMT -5
This might be premature, but after watching Pan Am and Grand Prix matches, it's my opinion that Rachel Adams is indeed the 5th middle behind the obvious starters and Dixon/Gibby. If I had to choose today between Dixon and Gibby, I'd prolly choose Dixon. There might still be time for more movement in the depth chart, but despite Rachel's physical superiority, I just don't see as much polish and efficiency/accuracy in her game. Still very young with a bright Vball career, however. Looking forward to seeing how Team USA shakes out, and I have no doubt they're all 'bought in' to Karch's team first and self-engagement philosophies. All of them will contribute to the team's success, whatever their role may be. Interesting observation. As I recall looking through the stats of the Italian woman's league this past season, Adams had the best stats (or maybe she was best scorer) of all the middles in the league. I can see that and I admit I didn't closely follow their professional seasons. Perhaps it is a premature observation and the Pan Am squad has several players still in contention. I'm still seeing a high number of service errors, some poor decisions in scramble plays, and letting balls drop without any communication to teammates. All very correctable errors and maybe my expectations are the problem. I'll be very happy with whomever Karch chooses as his 3rd and 4th middles regardless because we are so deep in this position. |
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Post by aps987 on Jul 25, 2015 12:00:24 GMT -5
She may be a new player on the international scene but opposing teams have seen enough to know that at the moment she is the most dangerous offensive player the US has. Either through scouting, reading box scores, or in the case of the Russians having played against her already. Word gets around fast. She did not arrive in Omaha at the GP finals as an unknown quantity. She is not getting a lot of one on ones. Really any opposite is not going to get a whole lot of those anyway. She is doing well against double and triple blocks. Hitting high hands, tooling, or in some cases hitting over the blocks. She is also fairly quick so sometimes she is beating the blockers that way. She has a high point of contact and generates steep angles into the court making it more difficult for the defenders. Agreed, but there's always going to be a lag between recognizing an opposing player's strengths and tendencies on paper or on video, actually playing against that player in competition, and then making the adjustments either in the gym and in future matches. The stat I was most impressed with last night was that she had three blocks. During the first week I was like YIKES. It's great to see improvement like that week to week from such a young, inexperienced player. Really impressed with the adjustment there. |
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Post by c4ndlelight on Jul 25, 2015 12:10:21 GMT -5
Interesting observation. As I recall looking through the stats of the Italian woman's league this past season, Adams had the best stats (or maybe she was best scorer) of all the middles in the league. I can see that and I admit I didn't closely follow their professional seasons. Perhaps it is a premature observation and the Pan Am squad has several players still in contention. I'm still seeing a high number of service errors, some poor decisions in scramble plays, and letting balls drop without any communication to teammates. All very correctable errors and maybe my expectations are the problem. I'll be very happy with whomever Karch chooses as his 3rd and 4th middles regardless because we are so deep in this position. To clarify here, Adams had the highest kill percentage among middles in Italy (by a lot, actually) but wasn't at the top of hitting percentage because of.... errors. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2015 12:14:45 GMT -5
Is Harmotto a lock or does her health make her vulnerable?
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Post by volleyguy on Jul 25, 2015 12:15:28 GMT -5
Agreed, but there's always going to be a lag between recognizing an opposing player's strengths and tendencies on paper or on video, actually playing against that player in competition, and then making the adjustments either in the gym and in future matches. The stat I was most impressed with last night was that she had three blocks. During the first week I was like YIKES. It's great to see improvement like that week to week from such a young, inexperienced player. Really impressed with the adjustment there. She had the cleanest block stats, according to the FIVB stats: Karch indicated in the post-match press conference that USA adjusted the block to try to contain Goncharova, but Russia's setter was also pretty bad for a good portion of the match. Attachments:WGP2015a_p3-063.pdf (54.63 KB)
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Jul 25, 2015 12:19:52 GMT -5
i'm watching the replay of the us/russia match on universal sports, and sunderland mentioned that larson had ankle surgery a couple months ago, right after the usa cup matches against china. i know there's been some criticism/observation of her lackluster play this summer, and i don't know if her ankle injury has been mentioned, and if not, it could account for things.
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