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Post by badgerbreath on Oct 12, 2017 8:51:23 GMT -5
I don't recall the Badgers running Duello in the middle once on a two ball. Anyone else? That's a play they had beat to death before this match and tonight they were much more intentional about keeping her on the right side and using her there. Never seen Hilley backset as much in a match as tonight. I believe that is true. What also is true is that Duello had more attacks than any other player period. So that's two ways they went against form. It seems they decided to stop treating Duello as an accessory to Rettke.
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Post by buckybadger8 on Oct 12, 2017 10:27:31 GMT -5
Happy with this match. Very happy. What a showing from Duello. Gillis stayed in check and the Dana/Hilley connection seemed to click from start to finish. I also applaud the defensive effort. Moving forward, I'd love to see WI stay healthy and take care of business the next two matches. Big trips loom at the end of the month and I believe they can do it!
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Post by smb4 on Oct 12, 2017 10:40:52 GMT -5
I'm sad the Huskers lost. I hope those first two sets got whatever was ailing them out of their systems. The last two sets were much more fun to watch, especially the fourth, even though they lost. I'm hoping that this win will turn the Wisconsin fans back into the positive cheerleaders they usually are. There have been a surprising number of negative posts, and posts calling out specific players, from some Wisconsin fans recently. Those posts aren't unusual for VT, but they are unusual for Wisconsin, and I have come to enjoy reading the Wisconsin thread because of the positive vibe it usually conveys. So Buck up Bucky! Your team is really good.
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Post by SportyBucky on Oct 12, 2017 11:00:28 GMT -5
I don't recall the Badgers running Duello in the middle once on a two ball. Anyone else? That's a play they had beat to death before this match and tonight they were much more intentional about keeping her on the right side and using her there. Never seen Hilley backset as much in a match as tonight. I believe that is true. What also is true is that Duello had more attacks than any other player period. So that's two ways they went against form. It seems they decided to stop treating Duello as an accessory to Rettke. Have to get Duello more views from the RS to at least make other teams' blocks think about having to block that 1/3 of the net.
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Post by SportyBucky on Oct 12, 2017 11:02:12 GMT -5
I'm sad the Huskers lost. I hope those first two sets got whatever was ailing them out of their systems. The last two sets were much more fun to watch, especially the fourth, even though they lost. I'm hoping that this win will turn the Wisconsin fans back into the positive cheerleaders they usually are. There have been a surprising number of negative posts, and posts calling out specific players, from some Wisconsin fans recently. Those posts aren't unusual for VT, but they are unusual for Wisconsin, and I have come to enjoy reading the Wisconsin thread because of the positive vibe it usually conveys. So Buck up Bucky! Your team is really good. Calling out specific players isn't bad or wrong. We happened to see a decent performance out of two recenlty-weak links. If they'd even hit 100 in prior matches, we'd likely only have one loss. Woulda, coulda, shoulda...just hoping they continue in an upward trajectory.
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Post by mad1 on Oct 12, 2017 11:21:12 GMT -5
Basically, all the arm chair coaches were wrong! “Duello is awful, she should never play again” “Gillis can’t do anything, we’re never gonna win a game again those two”. They all had their fancy lineups that they were sure would be much better than what Sheffield had been using. Wisconsin played good game and beat Nebraska with the same lineup the basically been using all season with the exception of Dodge missing.
Next time before you spout off about what the real coach thinks, think twice before you make your ridiculous bold predictions!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2017 11:23:04 GMT -5
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Post by greatlakesvballer on Oct 12, 2017 11:27:16 GMT -5
I thought Hilley had one of her best matches as a Badger, going for and mostly executing more aggressive sets or then going left once the Huskers were anticipating those. Highlight of the match for me: Hilley's solo block of Holman. People were roaring in Section S when that went down.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2017 11:28:43 GMT -5
Basically, all the arm chair coaches were wrong! “Duello is awful, she should never play again” “Gillis can’t do anything, we’re never gonna win a game again those two”. They all had their fancy lineups that they were sure would be much better than what Sheffield had been using. Wisconsin played good game and beat Nebraska with the same lineup the basically been using all season with the exception of Dodge missing. Next time before you spout off about what the real coach thinks, think twice before you make your ridiculous bold predictions! I mean, he did change the lineup. Dodd returned and Gillis played all six-rotations. Not exactly what I was thinking, but at least it was something. Wisconsin fans should feel really happy and excited that Duello was able to play at a decently high level for the duration of the match last night. I certainly am. However, they should also feel apprehensive about her ability to do it for multiple matches in a row. Right now, one match out of seven is an outlier. I thought Gillis was Gillis - pretty likely to hit .200, and she did. Nothing surprising there. Tiffany Clark continues to make the Michigan coaches look like they really made a poor choice last season. She's really, really good. The real surprise, IMO, even more than Duello's play, was Sydney Hilley. I thought she looked incredible last night.
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Post by greatlakesvballer on Oct 12, 2017 11:30:14 GMT -5
Basically, all the arm chair coaches were wrong! “Duello is awful, she should never play again” “Gillis can’t do anything, we’re never gonna win a game again those two”. They all had their fancy lineups that they were sure would be much better than what Sheffield had been using. Wisconsin played good game and beat Nebraska with the same lineup the basically been using all season with the exception of Dodge missing. Next time before you spout off about what the real coach thinks, think twice before you make your ridiculous bold predictions! VT is for spouting off...and you're here to correct us, of course.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2017 11:39:25 GMT -5
So shocking that for this match Sheffield stuck with what he's judged to be his best lineup. I thought he'd switch to a lineup preferred by volleytalk experts based on their extensive observations of the team. As an aside, Clark is so-so on serve receive, which is a surprise. She's always been a much better defender than receiver.
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Post by wiscvball on Oct 12, 2017 11:55:39 GMT -5
Duello, Clark and Hilley were the standouts to me last night. Easily Hilley's best match of the year. She looked confident and more leader-esque that I've seen her this season. Loved the solo on Holman as well. I shouted some happy expletives at the TV when that happened.
Duello, well obvious reasons why she stood out. I think she had a hitting error on one of her first swings, and I am really happy she didn't sulk on it and was able to pull off the performance she did. I loved her quote at the presser after the match - "I think the past couple games, I've been very quiet and very cautious. I didn't want to make errors, I didn't want to let my teammates down so I was very tentative. This game, it was time that I needed to step up. I wasn't scared of the block, I wasn't scared of making an error. I just went out there and hit the shots I was given and tried my best." Hopefully this performance can be a turning point.
Clark just has this amazing knack to take an incredibly hard driven ball and get the pace off of it, pop it up in a good location for the setter and keep the team in system when a lot of other liberos would either shank the dig or get their team into a 3rd ball free ball situation. She's also very quick and seems to have no regard for her safety in diving on the floor for a ball. She's really, really fun to watch.
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Post by SportyBucky on Oct 12, 2017 11:57:54 GMT -5
Basically, all the arm chair coaches were wrong! “Duello is awful, she should never play again” “Gillis can’t do anything, we’re never gonna win a game again those two”. They all had their fancy lineups that they were sure would be much better than what Sheffield had been using. Wisconsin played good game and beat Nebraska with the same lineup the basically been using all season with the exception of Dodge missing. Next time before you spout off about what the real coach thinks, think twice before you make your ridiculous bold predictions! One good match doesn't make us all wrong. Nice try, pops. Still think ME has been too slow. Still think we're better off getting Rettke more attempts on the RS.
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Post by permagrin on Oct 12, 2017 12:16:41 GMT -5
I'm sad the Huskers lost. I hope those first two sets got whatever was ailing them out of their systems. The last two sets were much more fun to watch, especially the fourth, even though they lost. I'm hoping that this win will turn the Wisconsin fans back into the positive cheerleaders they usually are. There have been a surprising number of negative posts, and posts calling out specific players, from some Wisconsin fans recently. Those posts aren't unusual for VT, but they are unusual for Wisconsin, and I have come to enjoy reading the Wisconsin thread because of the positive vibe it usually conveys. So Buck up Bucky! Your team is really good. Calling out specific players isn't bad or wrong. We happened to see a decent performance out of two recenlty-weak links. If they'd even hit 100 in prior matches, we'd likely only have one loss. Woulda, coulda, shoulda...just hoping they continue in an upward trajectory. The players do read this stuff or at least hear about it from others, i have had players from minnesota in the past question me about certain posts and ask my name on here and check my stuff out. I dont go negative on players or for that matter coaches usually because they are way smarter than i am. I love watching wisconsin and Nebraska play and really enjoyed the match last night, Duello was a stud when they needed her so enjoy the win
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Post by Trojan on Oct 12, 2017 12:18:25 GMT -5
Duello may be Smooth Jazz but Jazz Sweet man, that kid is calm, cool, collected, and lethal. LETHAL. She's gonna have a fabulous 4 years (I hope).
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