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Post by gibbyb1 on Nov 26, 2019 10:08:38 GMT -5
it sure is strange to have 2 coaches who both were liberos and the team struggle with back court defensive play. Agree. They need to get it going already Preposterous. Knuckles meeting or exceeding any reasonable persons expectations of what you should expect from a freshman playing at that level. Secondly, Miller is defending behind a small blocker, being great at picking up tips behind a small setter comes with being in concussion protocol every other match. They’re young players who can and will get better. Nebraska leads the Big Ten in opponent hitting pct at.160 with two woeful defensive players, and Nebraska coaches can’t develop solid defenders??? I’m selling. |
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Post by coloradokidd on Nov 26, 2019 12:25:10 GMT -5
I've noticed teams are serving short into Zone 5 (front middle back). This seems to be very effective against the Huskers, as well as against other teams, no matter which player is playing middle back on serve receive.
Also sending short placement shots over the block by our front row players, or short lobs when running a bic isn't working against the better teams. They have those areas covered and dug, if they don't just simply slam the ball back in your face as it crosses the net.
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Post by coloradokidd on Nov 26, 2019 12:42:12 GMT -5
I really think Nebraska is getting sent out to Stanford or Texas. More likely that it’s Stanford bc as I see it right now Nebraska and Washington are the 6 and 7 seeds. Whether Stanford is 2 or 3, I can’t really see the committee sending Washington to them (although they did put the top 2 Pac teams in the same regional in 2013). There is absolutely zero way anyone could even guess that. We have no idea what committee is going to do. Nebraska and Wisconsin are not the 6 and 7 seeds, they’re 6 and 8 in rpi. RPI will not be only factor, there’s more games, strength of schedule, last ten games........at this point we all would only be speculating Just a Guess: I think if both WI and NE win out; WI will raise and be #2 or #3, and NE will stay at #8 or drop to #9. |
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Post by gibbyb1 on Nov 26, 2019 13:06:21 GMT -5
There is absolutely zero way anyone could even guess that. We have no idea what committee is going to do. Nebraska and Wisconsin are not the 6 and 7 seeds, they’re 6 and 8 in rpi. RPI will not be only factor, there’s more games, strength of schedule, last ten games........at this point we all would only be speculating Just a Guess: I think if both WI and NE win out; WI will raise and be #2 or #3, and NE will stay at #8 or drop to #9. Not sure you even have to guess, the math nerds which is a complement, could probably tell you what their RPI would be. Of course that doesn’t mean that will be their seed |
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Post by stanfordvb on Nov 26, 2019 13:34:26 GMT -5
No matter what happens in the seedings, Nebraska will have its work cut out for themselves. Though they've improved in so many areas. There are still a few glaring problems that never seemed to have evolved. Asking Cook about those unaddressed issues would be pleasing. 1. Knuckles bump setting? I mean, I love knuckles but zero evolution on her bump setting. 2. Suns, one handed defensive digs. She needs to get this bad habit fixed. 3. Net violations. All of them are struggling with this. 4. Tip coverage from the pins. Knuckles and Miller have let at least 50 points drop this season. 5. Why no offensive patterns to open up an offense? No jazz X play? No jazz quick? No sun up the middle? I mean, where are the offensive looks options? ........though serve receive and serving are our leading issues, these other things are just never addressed it seems. I am a bit disappointed in the cleanliness that's lacking.... But, they have really improved lots in so many other areas. it sure is strange to have 2 coaches who both were liberos and the team struggle with back court defensive play. It's not all coaching tho, having 2 freshman serve receiving is gonna hurt. Having a socal trained outside passing is gonna hurt. Serve receive is one of the hardest things to train in volleyball. It's a skill that comes much more naturally to some than others. It takes time. Foecke was a stable passer her senior year after not even passing as a freshman. |
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Post by gibbyb1 on Nov 26, 2019 14:13:55 GMT -5
it sure is strange to have 2 coaches who both were liberos and the team struggle with back court defensive play. It's not all coaching tho, having 2 freshman serve receiving is gonna hurt. Having a socal trained outside passing is gonna hurt. Serve receive is one of the hardest things to train in volleyball. It's a skill that comes much more naturally to some than others. It takes time. Foecke was a stable passer her senior year after not even passing as a freshman. Not to mention the programs history of developing great passers and defenders. I’d love for them to be better of course, I’m just operating from a reasonable expectation level. |
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Post by staticb on Nov 26, 2019 14:30:43 GMT -5
Agreed, it's just bad luck/circumstance that we have two inexperienced passers shouldering such a big load. We know the coaching staff can develop passers--they've done so in many cases already. But not everyone develops at the same rate. Sometimes even having one amazing passer who can cover 60-50% of the court (if they need to) can help out and make everyone look better, but we don't have that right now either.
Doesn't mean we can't make a deep NCAA run, we are just more dependent on match-ups than usual.
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Post by Babar on Nov 26, 2019 14:41:20 GMT -5
[/quote]it sure is strange to have 2 coaches who both were liberos and the team struggle with back court defensive play.
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John Elway is the general manager of the Broncos but that doesn't guarantee great quarterback play. I also think Nebraska's libero will develop into an exceptional player. Serve receive is the biggest transition from club to college volleyball. Reading comes with experience and confidence.
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Post by huskerrob on Nov 26, 2019 15:03:30 GMT -5
There is absolutely zero way anyone could even guess that. We have no idea what committee is going to do. Nebraska and Wisconsin are not the 6 and 7 seeds, they’re 6 and 8 in rpi. RPI will not be only factor, there’s more games, strength of schedule, last ten games........at this point we all would only be speculating Just a Guess: I think if both WI and NE win out; WI will raise and be #2 or #3, and NE will stay at #8 or drop to #9. which poll is this? I go to NCAA.com and the latest AVCA & RPI poll have Nebraska at #6...they have Wisconsin at #5 in AVCA & #2 in RPI...is this one of those projections where winning actually gets you demoted? |
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Post by TuesdayGone on Nov 26, 2019 15:22:48 GMT -5
Telling stat from This year's 2 matches vs Wisconsin
In the two meetings Nebraska served 129 times without an ace against the Badgers.
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Post by andrewwmic on Nov 26, 2019 19:37:30 GMT -5
I need a press pass. If have cook squirming with questions. Sigh.....  The media for our team just doesn’t press him on anything. Somebody needs to point blank ask him “serve receive has been an issue all year and doesn’t seem to be improving much. Does that concern you?” Although he’d probably coach speak and say we’re young in the back row (granted, true) and that we are hitting well out of system I miss Jeff Sheldon covering them |
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Post by Redoutwest on Nov 26, 2019 19:58:12 GMT -5
Telling stat from This year's 2 matches vs Wisconsin In the two meetings Nebraska served 129 times without an ace against the Badgers. ^^^^ This, so much. Reception and passing will be there eventually, like what has been stated previously we have 2 freshman back there. (I do believe we have been spoiled with Foecke and Maloney the last couple of years). The ability to serve tough should be alot easier to pick up. |
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Post by des on Nov 26, 2019 20:51:05 GMT -5
Out of all the servers, who causes the least trouble for the opposing team?
Miller is obviously the one who causes the most damage (IMO), Sun can also generate runs with her serve. Out of Hames, Kubik and Densberger I think Kubik does the best though lacks consistency. Densberger caused a bit of trouble for Wisconsin, and Hames is not as effective serving as she was last year but this is all just “eye-test”. I’m eager to see a more extensive analysis and stats.
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Post by scot19 on Nov 26, 2019 21:12:17 GMT -5
Agreed, it's just bad luck/circumstance that we have two inexperienced passers shouldering such a big load. We know the coaching staff can develop passers--they've done so in many cases already. But not everyone develops at the same rate. Sometimes even having one amazing passer who can cover 60-50% of the court (if they need to) can help out and make everyone look better, but we don't have that right now either. Doesn't mean we can't make a deep NCAA run, we are just more dependent on match-ups than usual. Both Kenzie and Megan are learning new positions as well. They were both All American outsides in high school. And still they are helping B1G Red lead the conference in hitting percentage. They are going to be stellar. |
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Post by huskergeek on Nov 27, 2019 8:35:27 GMT -5
Out of all the servers, who causes the least trouble for the opposing team? Miller is obviously the one who causes the most damage (IMO), Sun can also generate runs with her serve. Out of Hames, Kubik and Densberger I think Kubik does the best though lacks consistency. Densberger caused a bit of trouble for Wisconsin, and Hames is not as effective serving as she was last year but this is all just “eye-test”. I’m eager to see a more extensive analysis and stats. | Player | S | SP | SA | SE | Serves /
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| Megan Miller | 413 | 206 | 18 | 22 | 9.67 | 4.83 | 4.36 | 5.33 | 49.88 | | Lexi Sun | 411 | 197 | 22 | 44 | 9.63 | 4.61 | 5.35 | 10.71 | 47.93 | | Nicklin Hames | 416 | 199 | 21 | 32 | 9.74 | 4.66 | 5.05 | 7.69 | 47.84 | | Hayley Densberger | 151 | 70 | 4 | 14 | 4.27 | 1.98 | 2.65 | 9.27 | 46.36 | | Kenzie Knuckles | 404 | 186 | 18 | 35 | 9.73 | 4.48 | 4.46 | 8.66 | 46.04 | | Madi Kubik | 344 | 154 | 10 | 38 | 8.06 | 3.61 | 2.91 | 11.05 | 44.77 | | Lauren Stivrins | 129 | 55 | 9 | 17 | 3.02 | 1.29 | 6.98 | 13.18 | 42.64 |
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