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Post by proudd3mommy on Jan 3, 2019 9:10:28 GMT -5
Division III PreSeason All-Americans www.offtheblockblog.com/2018/12/off-the-block-unveils-2019-division-iii-preseason-all-american-team/Setter: Ian Capp, Kean Setter: Jacob Patterson, Stevens Tech Setter: Matt Reinsel, Carthage Opposite: David Lehman, Stevens Tech Opposite: Nate Miller, Lancaster Bible Opposite: Quinn Peterson, Juniata Opposite: Nick Smith, SUNY New Paltz Opposite: Evan Walsh, Carthage Outside attacker: Dylan DeBoer, Stevens Tech Outside attacker: Ethan Klosak, Domincan Outside attacker: Alex Li, NYU Outside attacker: Landon Shorts, Stevenson Middle attacker: Neil Ferraro, NYU Middle attacker: Kyle Jasuta, Springfield Libero: Danny Martens, Milwaukee Engineering Honorable Mention Setter/Opposite: Jovanny Torres, Elms Outside attacker: Paul Clark, Southern Virginia Outside attacker: Bryan Lipton, Endicott Outside attacker: Sam Safley, Marymount Middle attacker: Raymond Cascio, UC Santa Cruz Libero: Eli Irizarry Pares, Springfield 5 Pre-Season All American Opposite Attackers..... seems a little unrealistic.
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Post by TheReignman on Jan 3, 2019 14:56:42 GMT -5
Pre-Season Top 15 1 Springfield (20) 2 Stevens (4) 3 Carthage 4 Kean 253 5 SUNY New Paltz 6 NYU 7 Dominican 8 California Lutheran 9 UC Santa Cruz 10 Vassar 11 Stevenson 12 Marymount 13 Southern Virginia 14 Benedictine (IL) 15 Elms
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Post by noreaster on Jan 3, 2019 17:05:57 GMT -5
Juni-ATA!!!!!
Juni-ATA!!!!!
Has anyone seen Juniata? Where is Juniata?
Not even in the also receiving votes.
When is the last time Juniata was not ranked at the start a season?
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Post by proudd3mommy on Jan 4, 2019 9:46:03 GMT -5
Juni-ATA!!!!! Juni-ATA!!!!! Has anyone seen Juniata? Where is Juniata? Not even in the also receiving votes. When is the last time Juniata was not ranked at the start a season? Honestly, who cares? They are hardly even relevant anymore. Hmm... They do have a Pre-Season All American Opposite though, but then again so does literally everybody else
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Post by volleybum14 on Jan 4, 2019 11:02:35 GMT -5
Juni-ATA!!!!! Juni-ATA!!!!! Has anyone seen Juniata? Where is Juniata? Not even in the also receiving votes. When is the last time Juniata was not ranked at the start a season? Honestly, who cares? They are hardly even relevant anymore. Hmm... They do have a Pre-Season All American Opposite though, but then again so does literally everybody else You seem very fixated on this All American Opposite situation. Who would you remove and who would you put in their place. I could argue that those 5 opposites are the 5 best players on that entire list.
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Post by proudd3mommy on Jan 4, 2019 11:43:48 GMT -5
Honestly, who cares? They are hardly even relevant anymore. Hmm... They do have a Pre-Season All American Opposite though, but then again so does literally everybody else You seem very fixated on this All American Opposite situation. Who would you remove and who would you put in their place. I could argue that those 5 opposites are the 5 best players on that entire list. I'd remove Peterson and Smith. Put a Stevenson middle in. The Kean opposite seems almost more promising this season. IMO opinion Lehman is the only legit Opposite in the country. I'd also pull up Safley and obviously my son. I'd like to believe that if you are an All-American you are top 3 in your position not just a good player on a below average team carrying the majority of the load.
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Post by proudd3mommy on Jan 4, 2019 12:34:55 GMT -5
I suppose what I'm trying to say is that although you may think those are the best 5 players on that list if you were to choose a team you wouldn't choose the best 6 players, you would choose the best 6 players at their respected positions. You wouldn't pick a team of 6 opposites because then who would set. We can't always prioritize positions that score the most points, these players were selected because they all have a ton of kills, which is fine but if this list had 5 liberos on it because they all had a ton of digs I'm sure a lot more people would be confused.
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Post by vballguy7 on Jan 4, 2019 16:06:05 GMT -5
A preseason list is simply a list of the top PROJECTED players at each position - I am not sure if you are missing the entire list but this is a preseason list by position not a team - this list will offer differ significantly from the final All American list once Freshman who nobody knows play or transfers, etc. Also, often a RS will play both OPP and OH, there will be a 6-2 run with a setter also being an OH/OPP - again, simply a list of players that the D3 leadership team feels will excel at a position prior to the season starting
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Post by bbk on Jan 4, 2019 17:00:14 GMT -5
Pre-Season Top 15 1 Springfield (20) 2 Stevens (4) 3 Carthage 4 Kean 5 SUNY New Paltz 6 NYU 7 Dominican 8 California Lutheran 9 UC Santa Cruz 10 Vassar 11 Stevenson 12 Marymount 13 Southern Virginia 14 Benedictine (IL) 15 Elms Here's my annual post to remind you that polls mean squat unless you are holding the trophy at the end. There are at least 5 teams that have ZERO shot to make it to Kean for the chance to get a T Shirt and hat.
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Post by Scipio Aemilianus on Jan 5, 2019 1:34:45 GMT -5
Pre-Season Top 15 1 Springfield (20) 2 Stevens (4) 3 Carthage 4 Kean 5 SUNY New Paltz 6 NYU 7 Dominican 8 California Lutheran 9 UC Santa Cruz 10 Vassar 11 Stevenson 12 Marymount 13 Southern Virginia 14 Benedictine (IL) 15 Elms Here's my annual post to remind you that polls mean squat unless you are holding the trophy at the end. There are at least 5 teams that have ZERO shot to make it to Kean for the chance to get a T Shirt and hat. Couldn’t agree more when it comes to these polls. I said same type of stuff last year and it all ended up being true. Carthage is usually top 3 in poll in January and February, then end up outside of top 6 by end of year and awful in the tournament. Kean often in top 5 in January and plays like 4 great teams and goes 2-2 then is bad in the tournament. There’s always 3-4 coaches that think Springfield isn’t #1 because they graduated a POY and have way less Preseason All Americans then other top teams and must prove themselves all over again against lesser teams. Santa Cruz is almost always like top 10 in January then drop out of tournament play by mid season season, similar to Carthage just about 5 spots lower. My predictions for this year: The final will most likely be Springfield vs UVC. There will be some dark horses that play great (Southern Virginia is my dark horse). At least one of Kean/Carthage will be a top 4 seed and not make the Final Four. The #1 seed will win the tournament.
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Post by proudd3mommy on Jan 5, 2019 11:56:49 GMT -5
Here's my annual post to remind you that polls mean squat unless you are holding the trophy at the end. There are at least 5 teams that have ZERO shot to make it to Kean for the chance to get a T Shirt and hat. Couldn’t agree more when it comes to these polls. I said same type of stuff last year and it all ended up being true. Carthage is usually top 3 in poll in January and February, then end up outside of top 6 by end of year and awful in the tournament. Kean often in top 5 in January and plays like 4 great teams and goes 2-2 then is bad in the tournament. There’s always 3-4 coaches that think Springfield isn’t #1 because they graduated a POY and have way less Preseason All Americans then other top teams and must prove themselves all over again against lesser teams. Santa Cruz is almost always like top 10 in January then drop out of tournament play by mid season season, similar to Carthage just about 5 spots lower. My predictions for this year: The final will most likely be Springfield vs UVC. There will be some dark horses that play great (Southern Virginia is my dark horse). At least one of Kean/Carthage will be a top 4 seed and not make the Final Four. The #1 seed will win the tournament. Very true, not sure why they even bother with Santa Cruz anymore. I'm interested to see how they do this season though, after losing Lake it seems that they are in for a rough season. Carthage after losing Lillig and the other middle I believe could prove tough to replace. Kean should have a nice season seeing that they have 500 people on their roster, there is bound to be some unseen talent there. I'm not sure id have New Paltz ranked this high this early but they certainly could be. My darkhorse picks would be Stevenson and maybe Marymount. Stevenson has a pretty sure NCAA bid and a team that has potential to do some damage if they find some consistent setters. Marymount, while they won't make the tournament might still have a nice season, I think they have the possibility of beating some good teams but also wouldn't be surprised to see them lose to some lesser teams. IMO opinion CVC is between Kean, SVU, and Marymount, don't really think anyone else will be a factor. But like you said, at the end of the day its going to be Springfield and UVC
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Post by noreaster on Jan 5, 2019 21:13:48 GMT -5
Here's my annual post to remind you that polls mean squat unless you are holding the trophy at the end. There are at least 5 teams that have ZERO shot to make it to Kean for the chance to get a T Shirt and hat. Couldn’t agree more when it comes to these polls. I said same type of stuff last year and it all ended up being true. Carthage is usually top 3 in poll in January and February, then end up outside of top 6 by end of year and awful in the tournament. Kean often in top 5 in January and plays like 4 great teams and goes 2-2 then is bad in the tournament. There’s always 3-4 coaches that think Springfield isn’t #1 because they graduated a POY and have way less Preseason All Americans then other top teams and must prove themselves all over again against lesser teams. Santa Cruz is almost always like top 10 in January then drop out of tournament play by mid season season, similar to Carthage just about 5 spots lower. My predictions for this year: The final will most likely be Springfield vs UVC. There will be some dark horses that play great (Southern Virginia is my dark horse). At least one of Kean/Carthage will be a top 4 seed and not make the Final Four. The #1 seed will win the tournament. Per Kean's release on the ranking, this is their first top 5 preseason ranking, so not so often in the top 5. The voters have pretty consistently made them earn their ranking...kinda funny that they lose 3 starters and this is the year the voters have faith in them. Carthage has to be motivated after pulling up lame the end of the year last season. Is they are not fired with enthusiasm something is very wrong with them. If Santa Cruz and Cal Lu are both in the top 10, is it possible they both get at large bids and one of them hosts a regional? Santa Cruz making 3 trips east which suggests they think they have something. Cal Lu's schedule puts them face to face with New Paltz x2, Springfield, Stevens, Carthage, Dominican... I want to see the committee have to fly a Southern Va or somebody out to the west coast for the regional.
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Post by d3vbfan on Jan 5, 2019 21:31:10 GMT -5
Couldn’t agree more when it comes to these polls. I said same type of stuff last year and it all ended up being true. Carthage is usually top 3 in poll in January and February, then end up outside of top 6 by end of year and awful in the tournament. Kean often in top 5 in January and plays like 4 great teams and goes 2-2 then is bad in the tournament. There’s always 3-4 coaches that think Springfield isn’t #1 because they graduated a POY and have way less Preseason All Americans then other top teams and must prove themselves all over again against lesser teams. Santa Cruz is almost always like top 10 in January then drop out of tournament play by mid season season, similar to Carthage just about 5 spots lower. My predictions for this year: The final will most likely be Springfield vs UVC. There will be some dark horses that play great (Southern Virginia is my dark horse). At least one of Kean/Carthage will be a top 4 seed and not make the Final Four. The #1 seed will win the tournament. Per Kean's release on the ranking, this is their first top 5 preseason ranking, so not so often in the top 5. The voters have pretty consistently made them earn their ranking...kinda funny that they lose 3 starters and this is the year the voters have faith in them. Carthage has to be motivated after pulling up lame the end of the year last season. Is they are not fired with enthusiasm something is very wrong with them. If Santa Cruz and Cal Lu are both in the top 10, is it possible they both get at large bids and one of them hosts a regional? Santa Cruz making 3 trips east which suggests they think they have something. Cal Lu's schedule puts them face to face with New Paltz x2, Springfield, Stevens, Carthage, Dominican... I want to see the committee have to fly a Southern Va or somebody out to the west coast for the regional. While I like your thinking, for Cal Lu & UCSC to both get the at-larges, Springfield would have to not qualify for the tournament. Until something drastic happens, you can pencil them in.
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Post by noreaster on Jan 6, 2019 9:32:14 GMT -5
Are we back to 2 AQs? I thought there were more...
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Post by bbk on Jan 7, 2019 12:41:09 GMT -5
I believe that the number of AQ's is 10 w/ 4 at large bids. If I am wrong, someone will correct.
1 Pool B 3 Pool C
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