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Post by vbstan123 on Dec 2, 2019 16:54:22 GMT -5
As a Wisconsin fan I am most nervous about an "on" UCLA team more than anything. If Mac May gets going that could mean trouble. May really is a great player..............she has all the shots. Last week she tore apart USC Another thing UCLA did great against USC that worries me for Wisconsin is the block touches they got on the left side. Balls were touched so frequently and Simo did a great job of turning those touches into in system passes. Basically I am very scared of UCLA at this point. |
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Post by oldunc on Dec 2, 2019 18:21:32 GMT -5
May really is a great player..............she has all the shots. Last week she tore apart USC Another thing UCLA did great against USC that worries me for Wisconsin is the block touches they got on the left side. Balls were touched so frequently and Simo did a great job of turning those touches into in system passes. Basically I am very scared of UCLA at this point. That was a lot of what they did against Stanford too (as well as passing, something of a weakness most of this year). In the match they won, that is. |
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Dec 2, 2019 18:23:09 GMT -5
Horns Down!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2019 18:34:12 GMT -5
I'm just hoping we dont get Deberg'ed you never know.
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Post by houstonbear15 on Dec 2, 2019 18:47:14 GMT -5
Baylor is vulnerable. Texas dismantled them in Austin. If Pressley isn't cooking then they could be in big trouble in any match. Baylor is vulnerable because they lost one match to the #2 overall seed? What does that make the rest of the field? |
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Post by jwvolley on Dec 2, 2019 18:54:44 GMT -5
Baylor is definitely vulnerable. They ride Pressley a ton. Works very well most of the time but most of their competition was in the beginning of the year. A lot of teams have gotten much better since that point. Texas did not play well on Baylor's home court, tons of errors. Baylor deserves their #1 seed but yes, they are vulnerable and I'm typically more uneasy against teams with crazy balance.
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Post by dunninla3 on Dec 2, 2019 19:05:18 GMT -5
I understood the question to mean -- which top 8 team loses the 2nd weekend to the bottom half of the top 16?
Given that understanding, Pitt falls to Penn St. has more chance of happening than any other Sweet 16 match.
I think giving Russ Rose lots of time to prep will do it.
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Post by houstonbear15 on Dec 2, 2019 19:08:57 GMT -5
Baylor is definitely vulnerable. They ride Pressley a ton. Works very well most of the time but most of their competition was in the beginning of the year. A lot of teams have gotten much better since that point. Texas did not play well on Baylor's home court, tons of errors. Baylor deserves their #1 seed but yes, they are vulnerable and I'm typically more uneasy against teams with crazy balance. So the same thing can be said about Baylor playing at Texas- they did not play well. If any team has shown the ability to be beat then they are vulnerable by definition. I agree that Baylor will need production from others to be successful in the long run but to single them out because Pressley can carry a game is crazy- especially when they’ve only lost one match. Even though their biggest wins came at the beginning of the season, all of the teams Baylor has beat have shown they too are vulnerable, even with more balance. Baylor’s system has worked well more than most of the time (all but 1). Baylor goes as Pressley goes is just a tired statement. |
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Post by huskervolleyball on Dec 2, 2019 19:09:57 GMT -5
I'm just hoping we dont get Deberg'ed you never know. Our passing definitely is not the best in years but I've watched Mizzou a few times this year and they're worse. |
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Post by jwvolley on Dec 2, 2019 19:21:08 GMT -5
Baylor is definitely vulnerable. They ride Pressley a ton. Works very well most of the time but most of their competition was in the beginning of the year. A lot of teams have gotten much better since that point. Texas did not play well on Baylor's home court, tons of errors. Baylor deserves their #1 seed but yes, they are vulnerable and I'm typically more uneasy against teams with crazy balance. So the same thing can be said about Baylor playing at Texas- they did not play well. If any team has shown the ability to be beat then they are vulnerable by definition. I agree that Baylor will need production from others to be successful in the long run but to single them out because Pressley can carry a game is crazy- especially when they’ve only lost one match. Even though their biggest wins came at the beginning of the season, all of the teams Baylor has beat have shown they too are vulnerable, even with more balance. Baylor’s system has worked well more than most of the time (all but 1). Baylor goes as Pressley goes is just a tired statement. I mean I think it goes without saying that any team is vulnerable? But you have to put things into perspective. Baylor is the highest seeded team in the entire tournament and they face a potentially very dangerous USC team early who also has a player that can carry a team on her back but has a better supporting cast when they're on their game. Of course that is going to generate more use of the word vulnerable. I don't think we have to clarify that "USC" is vulnerable. Also, yes you could say the same thing about Baylor at Texas but my point is Texas playing well beats Baylor playing well(in my opinion). Baylor's season has earned them their seed but I reserve the right to question them more than a few other teams that I feel are more imposing because of weapons all over the court. |
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Post by dcvolleyball on Dec 2, 2019 19:32:42 GMT -5
My head says Washington. But my heart hopes it's Baylor getting knocked off by USC so that UW can host a regional. That is my hope too. I think Baylor has a tough match regardless of who wins between USC and WKY. |
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Post by houstonbear15 on Dec 2, 2019 19:34:20 GMT -5
So the same thing can be said about Baylor playing at Texas- they did not play well. If any team has shown the ability to be beat then they are vulnerable by definition. I agree that Baylor will need production from others to be successful in the long run but to single them out because Pressley can carry a game is crazy- especially when they’ve only lost one match. Even though their biggest wins came at the beginning of the season, all of the teams Baylor has beat have shown they too are vulnerable, even with more balance. Baylor’s system has worked well more than most of the time (all but 1). Baylor goes as Pressley goes is just a tired statement. I mean I think it goes without saying that any team is vulnerable? But you have to put things into perspective. Baylor is the highest seeded team in the entire tournament and they face a potentially very dangerous USC team early who also has a player that can carry a team on her back but has a better supporting cast when they're on their game. Of course that is going to generate more use of the word vulnerable. I don't think we have to clarify that "USC" is vulnerable. Also, yes you could say the same thing about Baylor at Texas but my point is Texas playing well beats Baylor playing well(in my opinion). Baylor's season has earned them their seed but I reserve the right to question them more than a few other teams that I feel are more imposing because of weapons all over the court. No, I agree- it goes without saying. Which is why I responded to Baylor being singled out. Their record just doesn’t reflect them being the most vulnerable of teams. |
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Post by jwvolley on Dec 2, 2019 19:37:54 GMT -5
I mean I think it goes without saying that any team is vulnerable? But you have to put things into perspective. Baylor is the highest seeded team in the entire tournament and they face a potentially very dangerous USC team early who also has a player that can carry a team on her back but has a better supporting cast when they're on their game. Of course that is going to generate more use of the word vulnerable. I don't think we have to clarify that "USC" is vulnerable. Also, yes you could say the same thing about Baylor at Texas but my point is Texas playing well beats Baylor playing well(in my opinion). Baylor's season has earned them their seed but I reserve the right to question them more than a few other teams that I feel are more imposing because of weapons all over the court. No, I agree- it goes without saying. Which is why I responded to Baylor being singled out. Their record just doesn’t reflect them being the most vulnerable of teams. I kinda feel like you missed/ignored the point of what I said but okie doke. |
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Post by jgrout on Dec 2, 2019 19:42:53 GMT -5
We actually won both ends of the home and home with Washington. Wisconsin couldn't do that! So did Washington State. The Cougs also won both halves of the home and home with your WOT. I guess that means Baylor is lucky not to be playing Washington State instead of USC. |
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Post by houstonbear15 on Dec 2, 2019 20:59:52 GMT -5
No, I agree- it goes without saying. Which is why I responded to Baylor being singled out. Their record just doesn’t reflect them being the most vulnerable of teams. I kinda feel like you missed/ignored the point of what I said but okie doke. Your point was that USC is dangerous because they have Lanier and people behind her. And maybe that Baylor is kind of just the Pressley show. My point is that this Baylor team has only allowed their vulnerabilities to best them once- which is a point that cannot be ignored. If Lanier could carry her team as much as it’s being made out to be, they should’ve won more games down the stretch. I just don’t see Lanier getting the best of Baylor when no one really has been able to. Maybe that’ll come back to bite me- but with Stafford, McGhee and van der Mark playing like they have been, Baylor is a lot more put together than being suggested. |
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