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Post by jagdpanther on Mar 1, 2016 19:59:50 GMT -5
Wow so many people jumping on the negativity train. Why not try and find positives, which their always is if u look hard enough. Psu is still good. They have created a impossible standard to maintain with what they did. I know they surely have things to work on but maintain some faith. It's not the standard being too high in this case. This season was a trainwreck after the first couple OOC matches. Outside is not going to get fixed anytime soon. Defense desperately needs to improve. It was bad. No way around it. There don't appear to be girls you can point to and say, "She's going to be a total all-star" like there have been in prior years (unless Frantti makes this past year seem like an aberration). Not even Washington really strikes me that way like Wilson did (who I think she's most like of the middles over the last 10 years). Obviously, it's a team game, so having an all-star isn't necessarily the most important thing, but in this game perhaps more than a few other team sports, it's nearly critical to winning it all.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2016 20:03:17 GMT -5
Wow so many people jumping on the negativity train. Why not try and find positives, which their always is if u look hard enough. Psu is still good. They have created a impossible standard to maintain with what they did. I know they surely have things to work on but maintain some faith. It's not the standard being too high in this case. This season was a trainwreck after the first couple OOC matches. Outside is not going to get fixed anytime soon. Defense desperately needs to improve. It was bad. No way around it. There don't appear to be girls you can point to and say, "She's going to be a total all-star" like there have been in prior years (unless Frantti makes this past year seem like an aberration). Not even Washington really strikes me that way like Wilson did (who I think she's most like of the middles over tohe last 10 years). [ Ive heard from numerous people that white is the real deal. If she is as good as people think then the passing should get cleaned up. Better passing leads to better sets which lead to more efficient kill rate. I would never just give up on a rose team. May their be some trying times this season? Probably. I wouldn't just dismiss them though.
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Post by usvballfan on Mar 1, 2016 20:46:28 GMT -5
I've heard White is good also.
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Post by MTC on Mar 1, 2016 21:34:25 GMT -5
It's not the standard being too high in this case. This season was a trainwreck after the first couple OOC matches. Outside is not going to get fixed anytime soon. Defense desperately needs to improve. It was bad. No way around it. There don't appear to be girls you can point to and say, "She's going to be a total all-star" like there have been in prior years (unless Frantti makes this past year seem like an aberration). Not even Washington really strikes me that way like Wilson did (who I think she's most like of the middles over tohe last 10 years). [ Ive heard from numerous people that white is the real deal. If she is as good as people think then the passing should get cleaned up. Better passing leads to better sets which lead to more efficient kill rate. I would never just give up on a rose team. May their be some trying times this season? Probably. I wouldn't just dismiss them though. If Frantti can stay out of White's way the defense will have solved almost all of their problems. Kendall is that good. The coaching staff have been very concerned with the setting decisions made last year and have worked very hard on it. They continue to bring in additional setters and are determined to improve the setting in the coming season. The lack of a go-to terminator has been a problem and this year they again expect someone to step-up. Maybe 2016 will be the year. Hopefully the team will jell and get better as the season progresses but the coaches will be better off if they can make some early decisions and stick with them.
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Post by southie on Mar 1, 2016 21:49:18 GMT -5
[ Ive heard from numerous people that white is the real deal. If she is as good as people think then the passing should get cleaned up. Better passing leads to better sets which lead to more efficient kill rate. I would never just give up on a rose team. May their be some trying times this season? Probably. I wouldn't just dismiss them though. If Frantti can stay out of White's way the defense will have solved almost all of their problems. Kendall is that good. The coaching staff have been very concerned with the setting decisions made last year and have worked very hard on it. They continue to bring in additional setters and are determined to improve the setting in the coming season. The lack of a go-to terminator has been a problem and each year they expect someone to step-up. Maybe 2016 will be the year. Hopefully the team will jell and get better as the season progresses but the coaches will be better off if they can make some early decisions and stick with them. Say what? "Each year" starting when?
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Post by MTC on Mar 1, 2016 22:18:33 GMT -5
If Frantti can stay out of White's way the defense will have solved almost all of their problems. Kendall is that good. The coaching staff have been very concerned with the setting decisions made last year and have worked very hard on it. They continue to bring in additional setters and are determined to improve the setting in the coming season. The lack of a go-to terminator has been a problem and each year they expect someone to step-up. Maybe 2016 will be the year. Hopefully the team will jell and get better as the season progresses but the coaches will be better off if they can make some early decisions and stick with them. Say what? "Each year" starting when? 2015
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Post by dorothymantooth on Mar 2, 2016 9:26:47 GMT -5
[ Ive heard from numerous people that white is the real deal. If she is as good as people think then the passing should get cleaned up. Better passing leads to better sets which lead to more efficient kill rate. I would never just give up on a rose team. May their be some trying times this season? Probably. I wouldn't just dismiss them though. If Frantti can stay out of White's way the defense will have solved almost all of their problems. Kendall is that good. The coaching staff have been very concerned with the setting decisions made last year and have worked very hard on it. They continue to bring in additional setters and are determined to improve the setting in the coming season. The lack of a go-to terminator has been a problem and each year they expect someone to step-up. Maybe 2016 will be the year. Hopefully the team will jell and get better as the season progresses but the coaches will be better off if they can make some early decisions and stick with them. How many people in the world are more qualified to know what their coaches would be better off doing?
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Post by toomuchvb on Mar 2, 2016 10:39:34 GMT -5
Say what? "Each year" starting when? 2015 Megan Courtney, 2014 NCAA Finals MOP and Ali Frantti, incoming #2 and 2014 NFOY--in 2015.
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Post by bkedane on Mar 2, 2016 11:14:17 GMT -5
If Frantti can stay out of White's way the defense will have solved almost all of their problems. Kendall is that good. The coaching staff have been very concerned with the setting decisions made last year and have worked very hard on it. They continue to bring in additional setters and are determined to improve the setting in the coming season. The lack of a go-to terminator has been a problem and each year they expect someone to step-up. Maybe 2016 will be the year. Hopefully the team will jell and get better as the season progresses but the coaches will be better off if they can make some early decisions and stick with them. How many people in the world are more qualified to know what their coaches would be better off doing? Only one. MTC
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Post by MTC on Mar 2, 2016 12:22:03 GMT -5
I'm just sharing my opinion. 2015 was a bad year for Russ Rose making decisions. He spent the entire season trying to figure out who should be libero and it caused the team to collapse at the end of the season. He spent part of the season trying to figure out who should be the setter. It was not the best environment for a team trying to jell after losing 3 starters. I'm not going to even mention the parade of substitute servers. Hopefully we won't have to go through all the musical chairs again this coming season.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2016 12:45:09 GMT -5
I'm just sharing my opinion. 2015 was a bad year for Russ Rose making decisions. He spent the entire season trying to figure out who should be libero and it caused the team to collapse at the end of the season. He spent part of the season trying to figure out who should be the setter. It was not the best environment for a team trying to jell after losing 3 starters. I'm not going to even mention the parade of substitute servers. Hopefully we won't have to go through all the musical chairs again this coming season. Be careful or you might get slammed for criticizing the things rose does. He has won 6 titles in last 10 years. Calm down. He did what he could with what he had available. He was making switches because he was trying to find what would work. If something worked he would have left it alone I assume. They arnt just gonna be the best Indefinatly. That's not realistic. Man have some pride in the program or maybe your better off with the Nebraska fans. Rose has more wins then anyone in the history of women's volleyball. I think he knows what he's doing. I don't get it. You slam cook then your about Nebraska. You loved psu now your criticizing rose. Make up your mind. You know coach Elliot is still available for you.
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Post by vbprisoner on Mar 2, 2016 13:47:06 GMT -5
I'm just sharing my opinion. 2015 was a bad year for Russ Rose making decisions. He spent the entire season trying to figure out who should be libero and it caused the team to collapse at the end of the season. He spent part of the season trying to figure out who should be the setter. It was not the best environment for a team trying to jell after losing 3 starters. I'm not going to even mention the parade of substitute servers. Hopefully we won't have to go through all the musical chairs again this coming season. If this was last year all we would need to do is take out the name RR and insert John Cook and add a line about integrity issues and this would be a typical "MTC" post.
You are lost in the VT abyss! LOL
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Post by vbprisoner on Mar 2, 2016 13:49:19 GMT -5
I'm just sharing my opinion. 2015 was a bad year for Russ Rose making decisions. He spent the entire season trying to figure out who should be libero and it caused the team to collapse at the end of the season. He spent part of the season trying to figure out who should be the setter. It was not the best environment for a team trying to jell after losing 3 starters. I'm not going to even mention the parade of substitute servers. Hopefully we won't have to go through all the musical chairs again this coming season. Be careful or you might get slammed for criticizing the things rose does. He has won 6 titles in last 10 years. Calm down. He did what he could with what he had available. He was making switches because he was trying to find what would work. If something worked he would have left it alone I assume. They arnt just gonna be the best Indefinatly. That's not realistic. Man have some pride in the program or maybe your better off with the Nebraska fans. Rose has more wins then anyone in the history of women's volleyball. I think he knows what he's doing. I don't get it. You slam cook then your about Nebraska. You loved psu now your criticizing rose. Make up your mind. You know coach Elliot is still available for you. You need to stop trying to throw Texas into the mix! We have enough drama on our threads without MTC joining the herd.
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Post by CoolBean on Mar 2, 2016 15:00:32 GMT -5
Get this info from a well known poster in BWI:
"Russ spoke to the PSU Naples Alumni Association yesterday. His third straight year. Russ loves the warm weather. He is a humorous speaker and always give out good info. He was not surprised that we finished 4th in the conference last year. Usually, you can see where a handful of mistakes have lead to a loss. He is not optimistic going into next year. He thinks he has a lot of talent but many lack the game know-how. Hard work has always been what has won for him in the past and that will continue. He lost his top three recruits to Stanford for next year. He is essentially done with 2017 and 2018 recruiting . Most top recruits are spotted years in advance and commit very early. He explained that like FB and BB, VB recruits can not sign a letter of intent until close to their graduation date but,in all of his years of recruiting, he has only had one de-commitment. Wish football was a bit more like this! Stanford is almost impossible to beat out when they want some one. Unlike FB and BB, transfers can play immediately. The Big Ten will be tough again this year with Nebraska and Minnesota returning strong teams. We will like the new libero. Russ has a 23 year old son who was just hired as an asst coach at Arizona State. Women's scholarships (12 allowed) can not be broken up. Men's volleyball scholarships are limited to 4 1/2 and can they can get a half, quarter, etc). Many former PSU women and men VB players will be on the international teams representing the US."
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2016 15:17:31 GMT -5
Get this info from a well known poster in BWI: "Russ spoke to the PSU Naples Alumni Association yesterday. His third straight year. Russ loves the warm weather. He is a humorous speaker and always give out good info. He was not surprised that we finished 4th in the conference last year. Usually, you can see where a handful of mistakes have lead to a loss. He is not optimistic going into next year. He thinks he has a lot of talent but many lack the game know-how. Hard work has always been what has won for him in the past and that will continue. He lost his top three recruits to Stanford for next year. He is essentially done with 2017 and 2018 recruiting . Most top recruits are spotted years in advance and commit very early. He explained that like FB and BB, VB recruits can not sign a letter of intent until close to their graduation date but,in all of his years of recruiting, he has only had one de-commitment. Wish football was a bit more like this! Stanford is almost impossible to beat out when they want some one. Unlike FB and BB, transfers can play immediately. The Big Ten will be tough again this year with Nebraska and Minnesota returning strong teams. We will like the new libero. Russ has a 23 year old son who was just hired as an asst coach at Arizona State. Women's scholarships (12 allowed) can not be broken up. Men's volleyball scholarships are limited to 4 1/2 and can they can get a half, quarter, etc). Many former PSU women and men VB players will be on the international teams representing the US." Not optimistic doesn't sound right. I can't believe a coach would say that publicly. Is saying you have no faith in your players and their capabilitys
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