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Post by xlumie on Nov 7, 2023 13:46:48 GMT -5
The message from Riley Gaines (trash) IS the jumpscare. I used to be a big Whit supporter, but that's tarnished that for me. Y'all can have her. That’s mighty big of you given that Nebraska isn’t an option regardless. Thank you for your generosity. I support transphobia as long as it's my team. 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 !!!!###$$$!!! TERFS. 🤡 |
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Post by stanfordvb on Nov 7, 2023 13:52:52 GMT -5
sometimes coaches just talk to talk. wenaas has very slightly improved her offensive production and her passing has declined since she was at Minnesota. honestly, id prefer her play with Minnesota than what she's doing at texas. Same way cook was saying Orr made these massive strides and was neck and neck with bergen in the spring - that just wasn't true While Wenaas’s passing has gone down, I do think at least some of it - in fact, IMO a large part of it - is due to how limited her playing time is compared to Minnesota. Most of the time she’s only playing 3 rotations - sometimes 4. She had a bigger role in serve receive than she does at Texas. that's definitely a possible reason for her passing decline - it is harder to get in rhythm when only playing half the time. On the other hand... skinner, akana, and barnes have all had noticeable drops in their passing numbers after transferring. That's 4 out of the 5 passers all doing worse in that specific skill than they were before - I think it may have something to do with the training of the skill. i'd be interested to know the difference in how texas trains passing compared to schools like Nebraska or Kentucky on a technical level |
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Post by g4lvolley on Nov 7, 2023 13:56:15 GMT -5
While Wenaas’s passing has gone down, I do think at least some of it - in fact, IMO a large part of it - is due to how limited her playing time is compared to Minnesota. Most of the time she’s only playing 3 rotations - sometimes 4. She had a bigger role in serve receive than she does at Texas. that's definitely a possible reason for her passing decline - it is harder to get in rhythm when only playing half the time. On the other hand... skinner, akana, and barnes have all had noticeable drops in their passing numbers after transferring. That's 4 out of the 5 passers all doing worse in that specific skill than they were before - I think it may have something to do with the training of the skill. i'd be interested to know the difference in how texas trains passing compared to schools like Nebraska or Kentucky on a technical level Do you have numbers or a source to confirm this? I feel like Akana has improved tremendously on passing. And I feel like Texas has turned Skinner into a really good 6 rotation player. Now Carissa Barnes I agree but the others I find that hard to believe. |
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Post by eyeroll2021 on Nov 7, 2023 14:10:15 GMT -5
that's definitely a possible reason for her passing decline - it is harder to get in rhythm when only playing half the time. On the other hand... skinner, akana, and barnes have all had noticeable drops in their passing numbers after transferring. That's 4 out of the 5 passers all doing worse in that specific skill than they were before - I think it may have something to do with the training of the skill. i'd be interested to know the difference in how texas trains passing compared to schools like Nebraska or Kentucky on a technical level Do you have numbers or a source to confirm this? I feel like Akana has improved tremendously on passing. And I feel like Texas has turned Skinner into a really good 6 rotation player. Now Carissa Barnes I agree but the others I find that hard to believe. Madi's passing and backrow defense has gotten so much better since her 1st season and she continues to improve. . . |
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Post by stanfordvb on Nov 7, 2023 14:25:40 GMT -5
that's definitely a possible reason for her passing decline - it is harder to get in rhythm when only playing half the time. On the other hand... skinner, akana, and barnes have all had noticeable drops in their passing numbers after transferring. That's 4 out of the 5 passers all doing worse in that specific skill than they were before - I think it may have something to do with the training of the skill. i'd be interested to know the difference in how texas trains passing compared to schools like Nebraska or Kentucky on a technical level Do you have numbers or a source to confirm this? I feel like Akana has improved tremendously on passing. And I feel like Texas has turned Skinner into a really good 6 rotation player. Now Carissa Barnes I agree but the others I find that hard to believe. yes numbers back up everything I said, it wasn't an opinion or a guess lol skinner at Kentucky : 2.09 skinner at texas : 1.97 akana at Nebraska : 2.14 akana at texas : 1.99 wenaas is currently passing a 1.93 at texas and believe she was somewhere around a 2.15 at Minnesota. barnes currently passing a 2.06 and I think she was somewhere around a 2.3 last year? texas would be passing about .7 higher overall (which is a lot) if all the players were passing the way they did at previous schools |
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Post by stanfordvb on Nov 7, 2023 14:26:24 GMT -5
Do you have numbers or a source to confirm this? I feel like Akana has improved tremendously on passing. And I feel like Texas has turned Skinner into a really good 6 rotation player. Now Carissa Barnes I agree but the others I find that hard to believe. Madi's passing and backrow defense has gotten so much better in 1 season and she continues to improve. . . from her season 1 at texas maybe, but not from season 1 as an OH (2021) |
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Post by mln59 on Nov 7, 2023 14:30:36 GMT -5
It’s always such a pet peeve of mine not to include the AIAW title in 1981. Worse than mln59 ‘s use of irregardlessly. Barely. you love it |
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Post by slxpress on Nov 7, 2023 15:23:53 GMT -5
It’s always such a pet peeve of mine not to include the AIAW title in 1981. Worse than mln59 ‘s use of irregardlessly. Barely. you love it I love you. There’s a difference. |
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Post by Longhorn20 on Nov 7, 2023 15:39:30 GMT -5
While Wenaas’s passing has gone down, I do think at least some of it - in fact, IMO a large part of it - is due to how limited her playing time is compared to Minnesota. Most of the time she’s only playing 3 rotations - sometimes 4. She had a bigger role in serve receive than she does at Texas. that's definitely a possible reason for her passing decline - it is harder to get in rhythm when only playing half the time. On the other hand... skinner, akana, and barnes have all had noticeable drops in their passing numbers after transferring. That's 4 out of the 5 passers all doing worse in that specific skill than they were before - I think it may have something to do with the training of the skill. i'd be interested to know the difference in how texas trains passing compared to schools like Nebraska or Kentucky on a technical level You can’t possibly think that Texas A&M-CC is training passing better than Texas….. I think (outside of Wenaas) that it has more to do with the passers they were passing next to at their previous schools compared to at Texas. Akana was passing next to Rodriguez and Kubik, Skinner was passing next to Stumler and Curry. They didn’t have near the responsibility they do now. |
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Post by stanfordvb on Nov 7, 2023 15:53:39 GMT -5
that's definitely a possible reason for her passing decline - it is harder to get in rhythm when only playing half the time. On the other hand... skinner, akana, and barnes have all had noticeable drops in their passing numbers after transferring. That's 4 out of the 5 passers all doing worse in that specific skill than they were before - I think it may have something to do with the training of the skill. i'd be interested to know the difference in how texas trains passing compared to schools like Nebraska or Kentucky on a technical level You can’t possibly think that Texas A&M-CC is training passing better than Texas….. I think (outside of Wenaas) that it has more to do with the passers they were passing next to at their previous schools compared to at Texas. Akana was passing next to Rodriguez and Kubik, Skinner was passing next to Stumler and Curry. They didn’t have near the responsibility they do now. I didnt mention A&M-CC so not sure where you got that, but they did have barnes passing nearly .3 higher - while having more of that repsonbillity you're talking about. Also, skinner didnt pass next to curry bc she's was an oppo the only year they played together. skinners numbers last year next to fleck and halter were also worse than they were at Kentucky, as were akanas compared to Nebraska. Texas isn't necessarily known for training great passers, and there's nothing wrong with that. I dont want you to think im criticizing them. Their results speak for themselves and they do a great job training other skills - maybe they train just dont passing as much as other schools I have no clue. I just dont think the passing next to better players argument holds up when barnes and wenaas weren't next to great passers, and skinner and akana were next to great passers at both schools but still regressed post transfer |
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Post by xlumie on Nov 7, 2023 16:39:14 GMT -5
that's definitely a possible reason for her passing decline - it is harder to get in rhythm when only playing half the time. On the other hand... skinner, akana, and barnes have all had noticeable drops in their passing numbers after transferring. That's 4 out of the 5 passers all doing worse in that specific skill than they were before - I think it may have something to do with the training of the skill. i'd be interested to know the difference in how texas trains passing compared to schools like Nebraska or Kentucky on a technical level You can’t possibly think that Texas A&M-CC is training passing better than Texas….. I think (outside of Wenaas) that it has more to do with the passers they were passing next to at their previous schools compared to at Texas. Akana was passing next to Rodriguez and Kubik, Skinner was passing next to Stumler and Curry. They didn’t have near the responsibility they do now. Didn't Stumler & Curry graduate after 2020? Madi Skinner was a 3RO OPP. Avery Skinner passed with them. |
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Post by hgc159 on Nov 7, 2023 17:29:08 GMT -5
Typo. My apologies to the 1988 NCAA National Champions! |
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Post by horns1 on Nov 7, 2023 21:19:56 GMT -5
Congrats to Brennan!
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Post by g4lvolley on Nov 8, 2023 2:13:32 GMT -5
So idk how true the Whitney visiting Texas this week is but from a source, she can’t visit until she enters the portal and that starts December 3rd
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Post by slxpress on Nov 8, 2023 4:41:44 GMT -5
So idk how true the Whitney visiting Texas this week is but from a source, she can’t visit until she enters the portal and that starts December 3rd That’s not how things work. First of all, the portal doesn’t open and shut down on a certain date. It’s actually always active. The new windows (they were only implemented last year - the portal itself is only a few years old) allow for a waiver. If an undergrad enters the portal during the designated times they’re allowed a one time waiver where they do not have to sit out a season if they transfer. They can play right away. Waivers are granted for other reasons. If a player has already earned a degree they can transfer without sitting out a season. If their coach’s job status changes they can transfer without sitting out a season. If the NCAA grants a hardship waiver they can transfer without sitting out for a season. The NCAA used to hand out hardship waivers like candy on Halloween, but they’ve announced they’re not going to do that any more. Because Lauenstein officially withdrew from Nebraska, is no longer on scholarship, she also doesn’t have the same restrictions regarding visiting other schools that a scholarship player would. She can visit wherever she wants. That’s why a player like Morgan O’Brien was able to attend Texas, come out for practices, and eventually play for Texas while in grad school. She had to enter the portal right before she became a part of the team, but she was actually already enrolled at Texas by then. That’s why Jhenna Gabriel was able to become a volunteer coach at UNLV under Dawn Sullivan, and eventually became their starting setter. She eventually entered the portal to become part of the UNLV team, but that was after she had already been on campus for quite a while. Same thing with Lauenstein. She can visit campuses all she likes, but before she can be a part of a team she’ll enroll in the portal to make it official. But by then she’ll have made her decision and it will be simply a matter of following a procedure. None of this is to declare Lauenstein is for sure visiting Texas or when that will occur. I do believe Lauenstein is visiting Texas. IMO she’ll end up committing to come to Texas. Texas just doesn’t lose a lot of these. There are too many advantages compared to other programs. Texas will have an extremely compelling sales pitch to offer Lauenstein. But we’ll see. What I will say is that the December 3 date will have no bearing on her recruitment. She’s not a scholarship player. She’s not going to have to sit out a year regardless. Therefore the portal windows have no application to her. |
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