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Post by lo4um on Nov 10, 2017 23:23:40 GMT -5
Well, having watched that mess in person lo4um I can assure you that you should be extremely glad you didn't get to see any of it. An absolutely inexcusable, terrible loss on their home floor. I don't even know where to start. - First off, Cori Crocker was inured and did not play. So if you are going to play Kiara Shannon as your middle, you might want to at least feint at the possibility that she might get set at some point in the match. NW just loaded up on Carly and had a good old time blocking their purple little hearts away. - Serve receive was an absolute abomination. Towards the end of S2, they brought in Adeja to COVER for Natalie Smith in the back row. These are desperate times for Michigan volleyball when Lambert is now primarily a defensive option and you have to hide one of your DS's. I will give Adeja credit however as the only person on the team who served tough and consistent. - When you serve 45 lollipops consecutively at Symone Abbott, and she delivers perfect passes in around 40 of those, you might want to devise a different strategy. - Our team leaders (CKW, Lerg, Welsh, Carly) all made critical errors at the worst moments throughout this match, especially in S5. - Wetterstrom proved at Illinois that if you leave her in for a stretch, she can deliver. She had way too few rotations and touches tonight. - Up 6-1 in the 5th, Rosen waited far too long to use his TO. This was a particularly bad stretch for Carly and Mac as NW rattled off 6 straight, fairly easy points on our poor serve receive and poor decisions. NW tried their darndest to give this one away, but Michigan would have none of that. A complete collapse, one of the most disappointing performances I've seen from a Michigan team on their home floor. They need to sit DiSanto, Hamacher & Smith down & have a very serious conversation with them. They are litterally merry-go-arounding this position around and around. Beyond rediculous that not one of these athletes can play consistently for an entire match & then... the tricky part... the next one too!!!! Granted, they all were not expected to play this season. From the sounds of it, every person on the team, coaches included have to take a good long look at themselves in the mirror tonight and take responsibility.
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Post by Hawk Attack on Nov 10, 2017 23:28:22 GMT -5
Good for Northwestern to add a more reputable W to their B1G resume. Their previous three were Rutgers x2 and Indiana, so this at least gives them something a little bit more to hang their hat on.
They’ll get another shot at a W against Maryland in their final match.
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Post by bprtbone on Nov 10, 2017 23:34:51 GMT -5
As disappointed as I am in my team, I really do need to give credit to NW. Abbott and Robinson were excellent on offense. Hazen and Walker were huge on the block plus they added 21K between them. Tashima outplayed Welsh.
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Post by Northern lights on Nov 10, 2017 23:42:52 GMT -5
We will find out what kind of team Michigan has tomorrow. Bad loss for Michigan Volleyball tonight. I think they have problems finding someone who will narrate the Michigan games. Last season they aired a few on BTN with no commentators. Last week the match was called by someone who sounded like he was watching his very first volleyball game. It was brutal.
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Post by Hawk Attack on Nov 10, 2017 23:46:29 GMT -5
If Michigan goes 1-4 over the remainder of the B1G are they still a lock for the tourney? At the very least they’ll finish .500. Kind of worst case scenario (assuming a W against Indiana) they’ll finish 17-15. They seemed to be in the generally safe zone until potentially now.
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Post by Northern lights on Nov 10, 2017 23:52:29 GMT -5
I never thought that. Should teams from the BIG with .500 seasons and great RPI make the tournament? Michigan needs to beat Illinois tomorrow and probably Purdue once.
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Post by Hawk Attack on Nov 10, 2017 23:55:57 GMT -5
I never thought that. Should teams from the BIG with .500 seasons and great RPI make the tournament? Michigan needs to beat Illinois tomorrow and probably Purdue once. I mean... I’m going to say yes. Just because I think they’re probably one of the best 64 teams in the country.
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Post by Steve vb on Nov 11, 2017 0:22:39 GMT -5
I never thought that. Should teams from the BIG with .500 seasons and great RPI make the tournament? Michigan needs to beat Illinois tomorrow and probably Purdue once. I mean... I’m going to say yes. Just because I think they’re probably one of the best 64 teams in the country. They'd probably need to be approximately a top 42 team to get in because somewhere around 22 out of the 32 automatic bids go to teams not in the top 64.
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Post by Hawk Attack on Nov 11, 2017 0:31:03 GMT -5
I mean... I’m going to say yes. Just because I think they’re probably one of the best 64 teams in the country. They'd probably need to be approximately a top 42 team to get in because somewhere around 22 out of the 32 automatic bids go to teams not in the top 64. Yeah, I’m saying I think it’s fair for a B1G team with a .500 record to make it in over 3rd place team from a weaker conference with a better record.
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Post by bigfan on Nov 11, 2017 12:44:54 GMT -5
Huge win for Northwestern and a huge implosion for Michigan. Football and now volleyball circling the drain.
Congrats to Northwestern
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Post by bprtbone on Nov 11, 2017 13:33:04 GMT -5
Huge win for Northwestern and a huge implosion for Michigan. Football and now volleyball circling the drain. Congrats to Northwestern Field hockey going strong, though. Big win for Blue over Syracuse today. Hail!
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Post by semicoherent on Nov 11, 2017 13:34:17 GMT -5
Illinois was left out last year at 17-14 (10-10). If Michigan doesn't turn things around, they will be sweating it out on selection day.
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