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Post by ksc on Nov 20, 2019 2:40:02 GMT -5
dman: Big for both of us...LSU cannot afford a loss in pursuit of an NCAA berth, and UK cannot afford a loss in pursuit of a 3rd straight SEC championship - never done before except by Florida (eighteen in a row) thanks to LSU in 2009.
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Post by sclawman on Nov 20, 2019 14:25:54 GMT -5
Mizzou is going to have to serve lights out in this game. The Tigers also need UK to have an off night serving. It's possible. For whatever reason, UK has been better on the road this season than at home.
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Post by ksc on Nov 20, 2019 20:00:51 GMT -5
dman: quick note before Mizzou vs UK in 2 minutes... the thanks above to LSU was that they STOPPED the 18 game run in 2009!!...I realized reading it that it sounded like LSU was responsible for the 18 game streak.. so again, thanks LSU.
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Post by vbshrink on Nov 20, 2019 22:41:27 GMT -5
vbshrink: I was misunderstood, I think...I was complimenting you as being one of the very few before the 2018 season even began to propose that while even some Kentucky fans expressed doubt that Curry could ever replace Dusek, you THOUGHT SHE COULD! Also, regarding Purcell, there is absolutely a place not only for both our opinions, but recognition of the positive impact both Purcell and Curry have on their respective teams! FYI...At 42 sets early in the season, Purcell's overall rank was tied for 2nd, with 1st in digs per set, 3rd in Assists per Set, and 4th in Serve %. Challenging Curry like that this year were also...at 48 sets, Gomez who actually tied for 2nd with Purcell... and at 4th with only 13 sets played, was Zgunda. Just to complete the picture, Gregory with 45 sets played, was 5th! That is a lot of exciting competition to anticipate? Last, I love your point on intangibles and context. I think that the perception of those, each in our own way, expressed and discussed respectfully, is where the real power of Volleytalk forums lie. Here is a perspective that you may or may not have thought about at the time, but one never mentioned when comparing Curry and Dusek. At the beginning of the 2017 season, with Ashley Dusek's injury, Curry inherited the starting libero role for her first 7 collegiate matches. UK went 5-2, with two losses to #7 Kansas and #9 Creighton, but 2 wins including #11 Utah and #19 USC. Dusek split the remaining regular season with 1 win and one loss, both with Florida ranked #4. She again went 1-1 in the NCAA Tournament, winning against #9 BYU, and losing against #1 Nebraska. While folks were disparaging Curry, she was actually playing excellent volleyball, not only against the teams mentioned, but also including perennially strong teams like Northern Iowa and Cincinatti. But here is my observation. Among all of the disparaging comments for the following two years, no one appears to have realized that Curry's supporting cast that first year in the backcourt was limited to DS MacKenzie Watson and OH Meredith Jewell, while Dusek always had the benefit of two oustanding DS -Watson and Curry! That combo carried UK to the brink of the final 4...not bad for a freshman! Again, I enjoy our conversations Great post! And your encyclopedic knowledge is intimidating!!! ;-)
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Post by ksc on Nov 21, 2019 11:44:20 GMT -5
vbshrink:
Hopefully not intimidating, and certainly not encyclopedic. Before writing my little blurb, I reviewed Curry's 7-match stint in 2017, probably for the 3rd or 4th time over the last 3 years(not exactly "encyclopedic knowledge")...and it was the first time that I realized that the 2nd match of the day for UK on 25 Aug 2017 was not only a victory against Utah, but that Utah was ultimately ranked 11th in the final poll that year!!!
It was a wonderful opportunity to reinforce my position/argument that Curry is, and probably has been the best libero in the SEC for the last few years, including her 7-match stint in 2017! With Utah now, the revised 2017 UK records against top 25 opposition are: Dusek 2-2; Curry 2-2 ---again, not bad company for freshman libero Curry! Plus, she was already behind freshman Cianciulli who was 9-0 at the end of Curry's 7-game libero stint, right, dman?
PS I got side-tracked after looking into Reagan's digs record as a libero during 2017...and noted that she is going to be LSU's All-Time Digs leader...wow! That led me to another observation: Cianciulli will be the all-time LSU digs leader; Curry will be the 2nd all-time in digs at UK; and Gregory will be the 3rd all-time in digs at Florida...with Dusek, not a bad era for liberos in the SEC!
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Post by ProfessorPlum on Nov 21, 2019 12:05:16 GMT -5
Anything else happening on the Curry thread this week?
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Post by sclawman on Nov 21, 2019 12:15:05 GMT -5
The SEC website has finally updated the stats.
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Post by trainermch on Nov 21, 2019 17:28:16 GMT -5
Anything else happening on the Curry thread this week? Is that not enough to last you a while?
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Post by nakedcrayon on Nov 22, 2019 9:13:11 GMT -5
Who you got tonight??
TAMU over Miss State in three Tennessee over Alabama in four Ole Miss over Arkansas in four South Carolina over Georgia in four
If Ole mIss drops against Arkansas I donโt see them winning another this season in conference. South Carolina needs this victory which is while I have the upset
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Post by trainermch on Nov 22, 2019 10:38:56 GMT -5
Who you got tonight?? TAMU over Miss State in three Tennessee over Alabama in four Ole Miss over Arkansas in four South Carolina over Georgia in four If Ole mIss drops against Arkansas I donโt see them winning another this season in conference. South Carolina needs this victory which is while I have the upset I'm feeling Texas A&M Sweep Tenn over Bama in 4 Ole Miss over Arkansas in 5 UGA over USC in 5, Georgia with home court adv. All are on SECN+
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Post by trainermch on Nov 22, 2019 19:51:55 GMT -5
Who you got tonight?? TAMU over Miss State in three Tennessee over Alabama in four Ole Miss over Arkansas in four South Carolina over Georgia in four If Ole mIss drops against Arkansas I donโt see them winning another this season in conference. South Carolina needs this victory which is while I have the upset I'm feeling Texas A&M Sweep Box ScoreTenn over Bama in 4 Box Score Ole Miss over Arkansas in 5 Live StatsUGA over USC in 5, Georgia with home court adv. Box ScoreAll are on SECN+ Links added All in one place on SEC site
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Post by trainermch on Nov 22, 2019 20:59:10 GMT -5
Texas A&M sweeps Mississippi State 19, 14, 22.
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Post by trainermch on Nov 22, 2019 21:00:11 GMT -5
Tenn sweeps Bama, 24, 16, 18.
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Post by trainermch on Nov 22, 2019 21:01:20 GMT -5
Gamecocks at Dawgs, just went to 5.
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Post by trainermch on Nov 22, 2019 21:28:04 GMT -5
Gamecocks win 3-2 Dawgs fought hard: 25, 23, 19, 25, 12
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