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Post by sonofbarcelonabob on Aug 27, 2004 1:32:23 GMT -5
....but you know that she has slow feet and a noodle arm? WOW, you're GOOD! Haha! I channelled my volleyball chi and knew that before I even saw her. Just kidding. I meant never saw her play live. I did see her in person at the Thunderdome in 2002, when the USC team was sitting in the stands during the Pepp/UCSB regional match. I have also seen her play on TV. Just have never had the combination of seeing her play live. But...I stand by my assessment - noodle arm, slow feet. P.S. If anyone wants to enter a counter-argument, I'll consider changing my assessment. |
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Post by cbrown1709 on Aug 27, 2004 1:41:57 GMT -5
Well, I have to agree about Adams, if she joined her main focus would be to work on foot speed, but what do they do when she is in the back row? We all know she isn't a defensive person... But with the USC connection, I truely feel that with a couple of years of international experience, which she is about to get, Nicole Davis will be right there in the hunt for the starting position in 2008.
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Post by VBCOACH on Aug 27, 2004 1:59:08 GMT -5
But...I stand by my assessment - noodle arm, slow feet. P.S. If anyone wants to enter a counter-argument, I'll consider changing my assessment. I'll enter a counter argument. Emily hits with power. And, regardless of her foot speed (or lack thereof,) she got the job done at rightside without any prior experience. AND brought a lot of tough balls up on D. Remember, I never said that she was good enough to play on the National Team now, but maybe in four years......? |
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Post by sonofbarcelonabob on Aug 27, 2004 3:16:24 GMT -5
I'll enter a counter argument. Emily hits with power. And, regardless of her foot speed (or lack thereof,) she got the job done at rightside without any prior experience. AND brought a lot of tough balls up on D. Remember, I never said that she was good enough to play on the National Team now, but maybe in four years......? Hitting with power is not a key indicator of success at the international level, for the simple reason that EVERYONE at that level can hit with power. The key indicator, whether Adams is indeed an international caliber hitter, is does she have the ability to hit sideline to sideline, does she have all the shots needed to put the ball away against an international block, and is her arm good enough to do that. You can hit with power with a slow arm, but a slow arm won't work at the international level. Oh...and playing rightside at Nationals, even in the Open division, is no comparison to hitting rightside in any major FIVB competition, against the top teams in the world. |
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