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Post by Volleyhorns on Jun 23, 2024 22:07:52 GMT -5
Poor Abby Vander Wal, glad Taylor made it on the team thought. Heavy Nebraska bias lol She’s on the roster. They just issued a “corrected roster” Period! Still fighting with Sigler for that #1 spot
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Post by slxpress on Jun 23, 2024 22:46:10 GMT -5
This roster has me humming tunes from The Music Man. I can’t even help it.
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Post by hookem1 on Jun 24, 2024 17:50:18 GMT -5
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Post by ay2013 on Jun 24, 2024 18:33:36 GMT -5
Poor Abby Vander Wal, glad Taylor made it on the team thought. Heavy Nebraska bias lol Meh, I don't see "bias" towards those Nebraska players. If anything, if there is bias it's for Texas. I can't imagine anyone who actually watches volleyball would tell you that Taylor Harvey is among the best U21 middles right now.
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Post by Volleyhorns on Jun 24, 2024 18:36:32 GMT -5
Poor Abby Vander Wal, glad Taylor made it on the team thought. Heavy Nebraska bias lol Meh, I don't see "bias" towards those Nebraska players. If anything, if there is bias it's for Texas. I can't imagine anyone who actually watches volleyball would tell you that Taylor Harvey is among the best U21 middles right now. lol she’s a better passer in the serving rotation than Jackson or Favor. She might not be as physical but her vertical and quickness isn’t far away
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Post by stanfordvb on Jun 24, 2024 18:45:21 GMT -5
Meh, I don't see "bias" towards those Nebraska players. If anything, if there is bias it's for Texas. I can't imagine anyone who actually watches volleyball would tell you that Taylor Harvey is among the best U21 middles right now. lol she’s a better passer in the serving rotation than Jackson or Favor. I promise you this is significantly less important to the staff than blocking and hitting. By a lot
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Post by ay2013 on Jun 24, 2024 18:57:58 GMT -5
Meh, I don't see "bias" towards those Nebraska players. If anything, if there is bias it's for Texas. I can't imagine anyone who actually watches volleyball would tell you that Taylor Harvey is among the best U21 middles right now. lol she’s a better passer in the serving rotation than Jackson or Favor. Well, if middles were ever substantively judged by how good of a passer they are, your opinion of Harvey compared to Jackson and Favor is good to know. It wouldn't surprise me that Harvey passes better than Jackson or Favor, considering Harvey has played a lot of OH in her prep days. I'll make sure to take note of that for the handful of receptions these middles will see.
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Post by blackiechan1999 on Jun 24, 2024 18:59:09 GMT -5
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Post by xlumie on Jun 24, 2024 19:06:32 GMT -5
Meh, I don't see "bias" towards those Nebraska players. If anything, if there is bias it's for Texas. I can't imagine anyone who actually watches volleyball would tell you that Taylor Harvey is among the best U21 middles right now. lol she’s a better passer in the serving rotation than Jackson or Favor 😭😭😭 Oh god. Why wasn't Hames invited? Isn't she better than Harvey right now?
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Post by hookem1 on Jun 24, 2024 19:07:32 GMT -5
Poor Abby Vander Wal, glad Taylor made it on the team thought. Heavy Nebraska bias lol Meh, I don't see "bias" towards those Nebraska players. If anything, if there is bias it's for Texas. I can't imagine anyone who actually watches volleyball would tell you that Taylor Harvey is among the best U21 middles right now. I don’t really think there was bias for either side. Harvey was on the U21 roster last year so it’s not a stretch at all for her to be picked this year. Also I have watched volleyball before and she’s absolutely in the same category as the other middles hence why she made the team. You can definitely argue that you think Andrew should’ve made it instead, for example, but they are comparable.
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Post by ay2013 on Jun 24, 2024 19:13:11 GMT -5
Meh, I don't see "bias" towards those Nebraska players. If anything, if there is bias it's for Texas. I can't imagine anyone who actually watches volleyball would tell you that Taylor Harvey is among the best U21 middles right now. I don’t really think there was bias for either side. Harvey was on the U21 roster last year so it’s not a stretch at all for her to be picked this year. Also I have watched volleyball before and she’s absolutely in the same category as the other middles hence why she made the team. You can definitely argue that you think Andrew should’ve made it instead, for example, but they are comparable. Meh, I'm indifferent who actually makes these teams, if I'm being honest. But there are those on this forum that somehow give these teams a ton of weight about who the "best" players are. "(insert player) made the USAV youth/junior traveling team, they must be the best" is a sentiment that gets peddled around volleytalk a lot. I would surely agree that Harvey is among the top middle prospects in the 2025 class, but it's absolutely ridiculous to say that she's the best U21 middle right now. She isn't even the best u21 middle for Texas' current pipeline, let alone the country. There are all sorts of reasons of why certain players make these rosters while others don't (or even get invited in the first place)....being the best isn't always the reason.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Jun 24, 2024 19:21:50 GMT -5
I don’t really think there was bias for either side. Harvey was on the U21 roster last year so it’s not a stretch at all for her to be picked this year. Also I have watched volleyball before and she’s absolutely in the same category as the other middles hence why she made the team. You can definitely argue that you think Andrew should’ve made it instead, for example, but they are comparable. Meh, I'm indifferent who actually makes these teams, if I'm being honest. But there are those on this forum that somehow give these teams a ton of weight about who the "best" players are. "(insert player) made the USAV youth/junior traveling team, they must be the best" is a sentiment that gets peddled around volleytalk a lot. I would surely agree that Harvey is among the top middle prospects in the 2025 class, but it's absolutely ridiculous to say that she's the best U21 middle right now. She isn't even the best u21 middle for Texas' current pipeline, let alone the country. There are all sorts of reasons of why certain players make these rosters while others don't (or even get invited in the first place)....being the best isn't always the reason. Winning NORCECAs is a given no matter who we send at this point thanks to the junior sports industrial complex. Investing in players with high upside makes sense.
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Post by hookem1 on Jun 24, 2024 19:34:06 GMT -5
I don’t really think there was bias for either side. Harvey was on the U21 roster last year so it’s not a stretch at all for her to be picked this year. Also I have watched volleyball before and she’s absolutely in the same category as the other middles hence why she made the team. You can definitely argue that you think Andrew should’ve made it instead, for example, but they are comparable. Meh, I'm indifferent who actually makes these teams, if I'm being honest. But there are those on this forum that somehow give these teams a ton of weight about who the "best" players are. "(insert player) made the USAV youth/junior traveling team, they must be the best" is a sentiment that gets peddled around volleytalk a lot. I would surely agree that Harvey is among the top middle prospects in the 2025 class, but it's absolutely ridiculous to say that she's the best U21 middle right now. She isn't even the best u21 middle for Texas' current pipeline, let alone the country. There are all sorts of reasons of why certain players make these rosters while others don't (or even get invited in the first place)....being the best isn't always the reason. Oh if you’re considering any qualifying American middle blocker then I agree, but of course many players don’t participate for a number of reasons who would be eligible. I was looking at it from the players who were vying for a spot.
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Post by Volleyhorns on Jun 24, 2024 19:38:54 GMT -5
Let me rephrase, I think Harvey may have made the roster because she is more agile and the most likely to serve better and be able to get a ball up out of that rotation even though USA two middles serve I think it just helped her out, although she is just as good of a middle as the others!
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Post by hookem1 on Jun 24, 2024 19:41:52 GMT -5
Let me rephrase, I think Harvey may have made the roster because she is more agile and the most likely to serve better and be able to get a ball up out of that rotation even though USA two middles serve I think it just helped her out, although she is just as good of a middle as the others! I’m gonna agree on the agile part, she definitely is light on her feet.
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