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Post by ay2013 on Nov 14, 2017 22:47:56 GMT -5
I'd like to propose next year bringing back the playing the freshmen every week. I think it adds a fun wrinkle.
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Post by cbrown1709 on Nov 14, 2017 23:18:03 GMT -5
I'd like to propose next year bringing back the playing the freshmen every week. I think it adds a fun wrinkle. I agree!
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Post by cbrown1709 on Nov 15, 2017 3:02:32 GMT -5
Looks like agean beat me this week 4-1.
Agean. Cbrown
138. Kills. 168 249. Assists. 25 18. Aces. 15 165. Digs. 157 33. Blocks. 24
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Post by trojansc on Nov 15, 2017 3:20:09 GMT -5
I'd like to propose next year bringing back the playing the freshmen every week. I think it adds a fun wrinkle. I was also thinking of being allowed to pick one player from ANY conference, as long as you pick her up by the first week of the year. Lily Johnson, Jaelyn Keene, Courtney Pence some names that come to mind instantly...
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Post by ay2013 on Nov 15, 2017 4:08:50 GMT -5
I'd like to propose next year bringing back the playing the freshmen every week. I think it adds a fun wrinkle. I was also thinking of being allowed to pick one player from ANY conference, as long as you pick her up by the first week of the year. Lily Johnson, Jaelyn Keene, Courtney Pence some names that come to mind instantly... Frankly, if we are scoring ourselves, why even limit the conferences at all? It takes just as much time to dig up stats in the Pac-12 as it does in the big south. But I suppose as a compromise I’d surely be down for at least 1 pick to be from ANY conference, regardless of when she’s added
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2017 10:02:36 GMT -5
I was also thinking of being allowed to pick one player from ANY conference, as long as you pick her up by the first week of the year. Lily Johnson, Jaelyn Keene, Courtney Pence some names that come to mind instantly... Frankly, if we are scoring ourselves, why even limit the conferences at all? It takes just as much time to dig up stats in the Pac-12 as it does in the big south. But I suppose as a compromise I’d surely be down for at least 1 pick to be from ANY conference, regardless of when she’s added Agreed on this. On the whole, I feel like a lot of us are statting our own games, so this doesn't become a huge issue unless a certain school/conference is notoriously terrible at uploading their box scores promptly
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Post by n00b on Nov 15, 2017 10:29:51 GMT -5
To me, statting was never the issue with limiting the conferences. The issue is that the way to win will be picking people that nobody has heard of whose matches are never watchable.
All of the conferences we use are relevant to the national volleyball scene and do a pretty good job of broadcasting their games, either on tv or web streams.
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Post by BuckysHeat on Nov 15, 2017 10:34:14 GMT -5
I do not see the issue as who is providing the scores, most of us have excel sheets that have all the links so whether a player is from the Southwestern conference or the Big 10 makes no difference for that. What I thought the limitation was being used for was to narrow down the number of players from relevant and comparable conferences. MVC would have been nice to have but the teams voted that conference down in the beginning so outside of Pilar Victoria (#1 in total kills by a long way) the next player in accepted conferences is Allie Barber at #7 and then Ruddins at #12 (she is not is even on a team right now though). So you have 10 of the top 12 hitters in total kills from disqualified conferences.
If all we want is stat stuffers, then fine. However I personally would rather have a challenge instead of just placing the one player on a low low level D1 team that has ability on our roster every week. The way it is now we all have players that are not performing the way we hoped or we made bad choices on our own and are stuck with them. By forcing a limited number of teams you have to actually put thought into this to do well which is something that some people do while others have put no thought into after the 3rd week. I study my opponents team each week before making my team because there are limits to what my roster can do.
If this came to a vote I would vote to keep the limitation. It has nothing to do with how scores are compiled but with the challenge presented. Football sticks to 10 conferences, basketball does as well
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Post by BuckysHeat on Nov 15, 2017 10:38:12 GMT -5
I will also add that I am much more invested in watching players from my fantasy team this year and have seen a lot of matches I would not have watched most likely. If I were to pick a player from the Colonial league (for example), the same would not be true. I already watch enough High School ball that I would not want to take the time to watch even more on TV.
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Post by ay2013 on Nov 15, 2017 21:16:40 GMT -5
well I'd certainly vote in favor of needing to play a freshmen and getting 1 pick from ANY conference.
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Post by ay2013 on Nov 15, 2017 22:32:39 GMT -5
I’d also like to propose we change up the scoring, try something new. We’d still go head to head BUT it’s a point system
Something like Winning 5-0 gives the winner 4 points Winning 4-1 gives the winner 3 points Winning 3-2 gives the winner 2 points and the loser 1 point
Additionally, 2 points are given to the overall category winner each week.
And then we based the winner on total points, that way half way through the season, half the league doesn’t feel left out.
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Post by n00b on Nov 15, 2017 22:50:00 GMT -5
Week 12 Scores
vballfreak808 def Hawk Attack 3.5-1.5 (150-131, 267-230, 13-13, 146-116, 20.5-31.5) ay2013 def doubletrojan 3-2 (162-136, 281-219, 10-15, 172-162, 16-25) trojansc def sodakinebrah 3-2 (117-108, 141-252, 17-13, 122-117, 17.5-20.5) BuckysHeat def swaneys14 3-2 (206-114, 29-195, 11-4, 167-100, 25.5-30)
agean09 def cbrown1709 4-1 (138-168, 249-25, 18-15, 165-157, 33-24) n00b def wiscvball 3-2 (160-108, 134-204, 10-13, 149-127, 23.5-15.5) mistabeez def Longhorn20 3-2 (149-107, 126-215, 14-13, 122-171, 27.5-19) wolfdog def HawaiiVB 3-2 (183-127, 16-91, 14-5, 121-172, 19.5-15.5)
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Post by n00b on Nov 15, 2017 23:11:11 GMT -5
Week 13 Lineups
BuckysHeat Lauren Twitty OH New Mexico Hannah Frohling OH Pepperdine Kirstie Hillyer MB Colorado State Ryann DeJarld L Notre Dame Alyssa Garvelink MB Michigan State Carli Snyder OH Florida Kylie Long OH Wake Forest Meredith Klare L Xavier Deja Harris MB San Diego St Carly Nolan OH Cincinnati doubletrojan Khalia Lanier OH USC Ainise Havili S Kansas Mary Lake L BYU Taylor Nelson S Cal Poly Jelena Vujcin OH Mississippi St. Adlee Van Winden OH Cal Poly T'ara Cesar (Fr.) OH Georgia Mikayla Robinson (Fr.) MB South Carolina Emma Decker S Villanova Zana Muno L UCLA trojansc Olga Strantzali OH Miami Taylor Hughes S Ohio State Payton Caffrey OH West Virginia Abby Thelen OH Seton Hall Emily Hiebert S Wichita State Sam Fry MB Notre Dame Maddi Osburn L Boise State Cali Thompson S Portland Brandee Markwith L East Carolina Kaitlyn Kearney MB NC State
wiscvball Simone Lee OH Penn State Samantha Seliger-Swenson S Minnesota Stephanie Samedy (Fr.) OH Minnesota Tionna Williams MB Wisconin Gabby Curry (Fr.) L Kentucky Jenna Gray S Stanford Jess Janota MB Iowa Dalianliz Rosado L Minnesota Marion Hazelwood MB Washington Alexa Smith OH Colorado vballfreak808 Jemma Yeadon OH Notre Dame Jaali Winters OH Creighton Harlee Kekauoha OH UC Irvine Alexa Filley S Auburn Oluoma Okaro MB Arizona State Cosy Burnett MB BYU Claire Kieffer-Wright MB Michigan Hannah Lockin (Fr.) S Baylor Molly Sauer L Louisville Makayla Ferguson S Butler wolfdog Allie Barber OH Marquette Leah Edmond OH Kentucky Alyssa Munlyn MB Missouri Kaitlyn Blake MB Texas A&M Symone Abbott OH Northwestern Alexis Hart OH Minnesota Jordan Pingel L UCF Caroline Wolf L Wake Forest Regan Pittman (Fr.) MB Minnesota Mariena Hayden (Fr.) OH UNLV agean09 Rhamat Alhassan MB Florida Courtney Schwan OH Washington Micaya White OH Texas Mikaela Foecke OH Nebraska Molly Lohman MB Minnesota Rachel Minarick S Michigan State Halle Harker L Arizona St. Jordyn Poulter S Illinois Rachel Rippee S Arkansas Audriana Fitzmorris MB Stanford Longhorn20 Hollann Hans OH Texas A&M Haleigh Washington MB Penn State Kelsie Payne OH Kansas Ashley Evans S Purdue Reily Buechler OH UCLA Brittany Witt L Creighton Autumn Bailey OH Michigan State Jenna Lerg L Michigan Madison Lilley (Fr.) S Kentucky Cori Crocker MB Michigan
ay2013 Adora Anae OH Utah Taylor Mims MB Washington State MacKenzi Welsh S Michigan Taylor Bannister (Fr.) MB/OH LSU Gia Milana OH Maryland Kylee McLaughlin (Fr.) S Oregon St. Kylie Pickrell S NC State Lauren Anderson OH Utah State Emilia Petrachi L UCSB Jacqueline Hutcheson L Fresno State n00b Crissy Jones OH Washington Emily Thorson OH Tulsa Abbie Lehman MB Wichita State Taylor Louis OH Iowa Erica Di Maulo S St. John's Elsa Descamps MB UNLV Anna Logan OH Butler Gabrielle Orr (Fr.) S Iowa Madeline Schneider OH Cal State Fullerton Katie Karbo L Houston cbrown1709 Lexi Sun (Fr.) OH Texas Torrey Van Winden OH Cal Poly Jesse Earl L Auburn Mary-Kate Marshall OH Oregon State Ronnika Stone MB/OH Oregon Briana Holman MB Nebraska Jess Schaben OH Iowa State Tabitha Brown OH Wichita St. Ashley Dusek L Kentucky Emily Franklin MB Kentucky mistabeez Morgan Hentz L Stanford Dana Rettke (Fr.) MB Wisconsin Taylor Leath OH North Carolina Taylor Tashima S Northwestern Avery Skinner OH Kentucky Sherridan Atkinson OH Purdue Marysa Wilkinson MB Creighton Kelli Bates L Wisconsin Abby Detering S Penn State Julia Cast OH St. John's (NY) HawaiiVB Kathryn Plummer OH Stanford Norene Iosia S Hawaii Emily Maglio MB Hawaii Lindsey Vander Weide OH Oregon McKenna Miller OH BYU Caroline Knop L Florida Brandi Donnelly L Illinois Berkeley Oblad MB Utah Bailey Choy S Utah Aeryn Owen OH CSUN swaneys14 Lydia Dimke S Creighton Ali Bastianelli MB Illinois Camille Conner (Fr.) S Texas A&M Lael Ceriani OH East Carolina Kristen Massa OH Xavier Kia Bright OH UCF Annika Albrecht OH Nebraska Kaylie McHugh L Tulane Lyndie Haddock S BYU Kendall White L Penn State Hawk Attack Sierra Nobley OH Boise State Hannah Troutman OH Portland Rachel Ritchie (Fr.) OH Georgia Lexi Thompson OH Ole Miss Allison Barber S Providence Katie Oleksak S Colorado State Santita Ebangwese MB Syracuse Erica Treiber MB Tennessee Amanda Pedersen-Henry MB Villanova Paige McKnight S Georgetown sodakinebrah Sydney Hilley (Fr.) S Wisconsin Ebony Nwanebu OH Texas Victoria Garrick L Southern California Kaz Brown MB Kentucky Pilar Victoria OH Arkansas Sarah Sponcil S UCLA Ashley Shook (Fr.) S Texas Adeja Lambert OH Michigan Naghede Abu MB Colorado McKenna Granato OH Hawaii
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Post by ay2013 on Nov 18, 2017 0:18:09 GMT -5
what ended up being a VERY lack luster digging performance by my team in the first match of the week was semi-saved by Petrachi's 27 digs!!! in 3, yes 3 sets. Let that sink in. HOT DAMN
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Post by Fight On! on Nov 18, 2017 20:22:34 GMT -5
Looks like another loss brewing for me.... Opponent keeps getting 5 setters, and I get only 3 setters. HMPH. Going to finish with a losing record. Oh well, lessons learned for next time...
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