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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2019 8:11:53 GMT -5
I hear you about not having enough pin hitters to really run a 6-2; but, if you don’t have the weapons to side out consistently when the setter is in the front row and a serious lack of height to block, isn’t it better to have height in the front row even if the second OPP isn’t going to be a terminal offensive player? It would also keep the block guessing between two options on not-so-great sets. Ideally we have Harrison, Cox, and Austin, and then you’d have Peck, LaGarde, and Wine to fill that fourth spot. I do think the left will be manned by Austin and then whoever has better defense between Harrison and Cox. The other will be the Opposite. Peck is most likely to redshirt IMO, havent seen enough of LaGarde to comment, and Wine is decent but I do not believe she can play good enough block defense on a left side attacker. I get keeping the defense on their toes with 3 front row hitters, but a true opposite means you have at least 3 attackers anyway. Also, if your defense is not solid, the defense does not have to guess because the ball is always going left. Jacobs was a good defender, but was horrendous in serve receive. It all starts with the receive and that is where she was hard to watch. Her spark was most important. I really think Diaz gets playing time and I do think she gets the libero jersey at some point if Mia does not step up.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2019 9:54:50 GMT -5
NCAA allows one libero. The libero can be subbed out for another player but both cannot be "libero" simultaneously. One can be a DS. There have been years like last at UNC where the main libero is on the court (Fradenburg) but Joe will use another player such as Jacobs who was libero the year before last as a DS,so there was 3 rotations with essentially 2 liberos on the floor.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2019 10:10:36 GMT -5
Atherton really should be taking leadership. She isn’t a terrible setter by any stretch but without the leadership piece of the pie I’m not terribly impressed with her skill set. I didn’t see that serve receive was terrible in the clips I’ve watched but it was also from the NCSU side of the court and it was difficult to ascertain what was going on with Carolina defense. We need a bigger block. Say why we want, Jacobs was a great defender and a very vocal back row leader. THIS! Your setter has to be an offensive quarterback and a total leader. I think our middles are good size blockers, I just think they need more timing discipline. Esterly has proved she is a top caliber ACC blocker, Howard can close from pin to pin. Outsides also have to do their part and get up and set a good block position.
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Post by charger0304 on Mar 13, 2019 12:39:21 GMT -5
Jacobs was a good defender, but was horrendous in serve receive. It all starts with the receive and that is where she was hard to watch. Interesting take. I’ve been a casual observer recently but I did run into one of the coaches last month (mutual friend) and the topic of who would replace Jacobs came up. The coach said she had the best passing numbers overall last season.
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Post by dvader on Mar 13, 2019 12:49:41 GMT -5
There are 3 new DS freshmans starting this year so we can expect the serve receive and defense will improve. If not, we are bound to have a season like last year :<
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Post by maɡˈnōlēə on Mar 13, 2019 20:32:44 GMT -5
There are 3 new DS freshmans starting this year so we can expect the serve receive and defense will improve. If not, we are bound to have a season like last year :< We can hope but if they aren’t prepared for that level of game or already have the tools in place for growth there may be a season like last. I do not blame last season on serve receive. I refuse to. I saw too many issues with lack of termination from front row. The back row may lack but it wasn’t Carolina’s biggest issue
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2019 8:05:11 GMT -5
There are 3 new DS freshmans starting this year so we can expect the serve receive and defense will improve. If not, we are bound to have a season like last year :< We can hope but if they aren’t prepared for that level of game or already have the tools in place for growth there may be a season like last. I do not blame last season on serve receive. I refuse to. I saw too many issues with lack of termination from front row. The back row may lack but it wasn’t Carolina’s biggest issue I think serve receive limited front row options....you cannot terminate if the defense knows where the ball is or if the serve receive results in bad sets....I agree though that we could not put the ball away. Harrison and Howard are proving they are up to the task. I hope Cox returns soon so we can see if she has had any improvement. It is always safe to be cautious but offense should not be a problem with Harrison, Howard, Cox, and Austin. We need a second middle to join the club. I do not know about Wurl, but Diaz and Austin are college ready.
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Post by outofsystem1 on Mar 14, 2019 11:42:00 GMT -5
A big part of blocking is the scheme as much as it's the individual blockers. It's a bit like the very different run blocking you do with an offensive line in football: you can have terrific athletes, but if you don't teach them to coordinate and read, it's not going to matter much. Esterly's certainly a good blocker at an individual level. My take is that the issues have had more to do with how things are being set up or not set up as it were.
In terms of freshmen being college ready. It's often not a physical or a volleyball skill issue; a lot of it is a matter of adjusting to the intensity level, the impact of being away from home, classes, travel, etc. In other words, you can't really tell until the player shows up and deals with it for a bit. I do think early enrollment helps, if it's possible.
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Post by maɡˈnōlēə on Mar 14, 2019 23:10:55 GMT -5
A big part of blocking is the scheme as much as it's the individual blockers. It's a bit like the very different run blocking you do with an offensive line in football: you can have terrific athletes, but if you don't teach them to coordinate and read, it's not going to matter much. Esterly's certainly a good blocker at an individual level. My take is that the issues have had more to do with how things are being set up or not set up as it were. In terms of freshmen being college ready. It's often not a physical or a volleyball skill issue; a lot of it is a matter of adjusting to the intensity level, the impact of being away from home, classes, travel, etc. In other words, you can't really tell until the player shows up and deals with it for a bit. I do think early enrollment helps, if it's possible. I do agree fully with that last part. Most juniors clubs do not train at the intensity or focus on team work to get kids college ready. Be it the value isn’t recognized or the club parents are unwilling to allow it to take place.
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Post by maɡˈnōlēə on Mar 14, 2019 23:16:35 GMT -5
We can hope but if they aren’t prepared for that level of game or already have the tools in place for growth there may be a season like last. I do not blame last season on serve receive. I refuse to. I saw too many issues with lack of termination from front row. The back row may lack but it wasn’t Carolina’s biggest issue I think serve receive limited front row options....you cannot terminate if the defense knows where the ball is or if the serve receive results in bad sets....I agree though that we could not put the ball away. Harrison and Howard are proving they are up to the task. I hope Cox returns soon so we can see if she has had any improvement. It is always safe to be cautious but offense should not be a problem with Harrison, Howard, Cox, and Austin. We need a second middle to join the club. I do not know about Wurl, but Diaz and Austin are college ready. Idk the more I think about it the more I disagree. I think a really good setter can give an imperfect set on the court and a really adept hitter can translate that to a powerful hit or kill. I know a lot of it is placement but I’ve seen some girls work with very imperfect sets (sometimes because of not great passes) and still manage to stuff that ball for a kill. I’m not saying that should be the norm but that it should be expected of players at this level to be able to accommodate imperfect plays and the hitters still put a fair amount of points on the board in their favor. Heck if it can be done at the juniors level then a team of a smart court aware libero and DS, a fairly savvy and adept setter and a set of pins that strive to put the ball away CAN do it. I think the back row players often get beat up and blamed for termination issues and it’s not always a fair assessment. Again it’s a matter of teamwork and communication and a willingness to trust one another. They need two really great confident leaders to take the helm and lead, there’s no doubt that the talent abounds.
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Post by outofsystem1 on Mar 17, 2019 2:58:33 GMT -5
In terms of freshmen being college ready. It's often not a physical or a volleyball skill issue; a lot of it is a matter of adjusting to the intensity level, the impact of being away from home, classes, travel, etc. In other words, you can't really tell until the player shows up and deals with it for a bit. I do think early enrollment helps, if it's possible. I do agree fully with that last part. Most juniors clubs do not train at the intensity or focus on team work to get kids college ready. Be it the value isn’t recognized or the club parents are unwilling to allow it to take place. I think that's perfectly appropriate though. Clubs should not be treating high school kids like they're 18-22 year olds. I do think clubs should help their players understand what's going to be expected of them in terms of conditioning, time management, etc. at the college level. I don't think they have to train as if they were college programs.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2019 9:14:19 GMT -5
Will be interesting to see if Cox plays this weekend. Will be interesting to see how UNC does against a good Penn State team.
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Post by maɡˈnōlēə on Mar 18, 2019 15:09:05 GMT -5
Will be interesting to see if Cox plays this weekend. Will be interesting to see how UNC does against a good Penn State team. Do you know if these spring games are being recorded anywhere for later consumption?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2019 9:23:06 GMT -5
Will be interesting to see if Cox plays this weekend. Will be interesting to see how UNC does against a good Penn State team. Do you know if these spring games are being recorded anywhere for later consumption? Not that I know of......only reason we saw NCSU game was one of their fans periscoped it.
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Post by maɡˈnōlēə on Mar 19, 2019 19:50:00 GMT -5
I figured but thought I'd ask.
It'd be cool if a Carolina fan set up an iPad or something and FB streamed it or something.
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