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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2021 12:41:38 GMT -5
I wish Purdue vs. Nebraska was on the spring schedule. I was disappointed it wasn't tbh. Last year's matches were fun |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2021 12:47:49 GMT -5
I wish Purdue vs. Nebraska was on the spring schedule. Nebraska is really luckily honestly. They are obviously a very good team and always will be but Nebraska’s passing isn’t quite as bad as Minnesota’s but still isn’t great and they don’t have the fire power to overcome the Purdue defense like minny did. |
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Post by vbsam16 on Feb 7, 2021 12:56:21 GMT -5
That Purdue defense was the funnest thing to watch so far this spring season.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2021 13:05:24 GMT -5
I wish Purdue vs. Nebraska was on the spring schedule. Nebraska is really luckily honestly. They are obviously a very good team and always will be but Nebraska’s passing isn’t quite as bad as Minnesota’s but still isn’t great and they don’t have the fire power to overcome the Purdue defense like minny did. Nebraska has more firepower across the board with the exception of Samedy. And Nebraska has better pin blocking. I think NE-Purdue match up well and it'd be an exciting match. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2021 13:08:23 GMT -5
Nebraska is really luckily honestly. They are obviously a very good team and always will be but Nebraska’s passing isn’t quite as bad as Minnesota’s but still isn’t great and they don’t have the fire power to overcome the Purdue defense like minny did. Nebraska has more firepower across the board with the exception of Samedy. And Nebraska has better pin blocking. I think NE-Purdue match up well and it'd be an exciting match. I really disagree with this and it’s not just Bc I don’t like Nebraska. I very much respect them as a program and players but Kubik and Sun are probably better overall players than Landfair and Rollins. but they don’t have the same heat and angles. Both of those are pretty important against Purdue specifically because the only way minny got balls to drop consistently was to hit it so hard that nobody could dig it. Agree about the blocking though. I also don’t think Purdue would just roll Nebraska. It would be a fun and exciting match |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2021 13:17:29 GMT -5
Nebraska has more firepower across the board with the exception of Samedy. And Nebraska has better pin blocking. I think NE-Purdue match up well and it'd be an exciting match. I really disagree with this and it’s not just Bc I don’t like Nebraska. I very much respect them as a program and players but Kubik and Sun are probably better overall players than Landfair and Rollins. but they don’t have the same heat and angles. Both of those are pretty important against Purdue specifically because the only way minny got balls to drop consistently was to hit it so hard that nobody could dig it. Agree about the blocking though. I also don’t think Purdue would just roll Nebraska. It would be a fun and exciting match Those just aren't good observations then. Both Kubik and Sun have plenty of "heat/angles" to work with. Even more with Nebraska having a middle attack than can take blockers/defenders away. |
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Post by Kingsley on Feb 7, 2021 13:19:28 GMT -5
I wish Purdue vs. Nebraska was on the spring schedule. You can never totally rule out any matchups given the COVID cancellations. Nebraska wanted to pick up Michigan State last weekend, but obviously Ohio State got the opportunity instead. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2021 13:27:02 GMT -5
I really disagree with this and it’s not just Bc I don’t like Nebraska. I very much respect them as a program and players but Kubik and Sun are probably better overall players than Landfair and Rollins. but they don’t have the same heat and angles. Both of those are pretty important against Purdue specifically because the only way minny got balls to drop consistently was to hit it so hard that nobody could dig it. Agree about the blocking though. I also don’t think Purdue would just roll Nebraska. It would be a fun and exciting match Those just aren't good observations then. Both Kubik and Sun have plenty of "heat/angles" to work with. Even more with Nebraska having a middle attack than can take blockers/defenders away. when does kubick ever use her heat? She literally tries to swing high hands EVERY time. She’s pretty good at finding them I’ll admit but that’s what I see from her everytime I watch. Sun can absolutely smash the ball but how often does she actually try and do that? |
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Post by trianglevolleyball on Feb 7, 2021 13:29:28 GMT -5
How many teams do we get into the tourney? Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Nebraska seem like locks and Penn State probably just needs to take care of business against teams that they're better than.
For Purdue, the games @penn State, @osu, and vsIll will be really important, and I think they'll have to go 3-3 to make an impression on the committee beyond the eye test. Ohio State needs to take care of business and pull off an upset at some point. Illinois is currently on the outside looking in IMO and having away matches at MN and Purdue doesn't help with that. I don't see the other 6 as having a chance.
And the most important question. Does anyone know where Michigan stands right now with COVID precautions?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2021 13:30:11 GMT -5
Those just aren't good observations then. Both Kubik and Sun have plenty of "heat/angles" to work with. Even more with Nebraska having a middle attack than can take blockers/defenders away. when does kubick ever use her heat? She literally tries to swing high hands EVERY time. She’s pretty good at finding them I’ll admit but that’s what I see from her everytime I watch. Sun can absolutely smash the ball but how often does she actually try and do that? Just because they can do it, doesn't mean they have to. It's all a part of being a smart hitter. Using high hands, on a block that isnt very good (which Purdue's isnt) can be more effective than just hammering it. I dont think its a coincidence one of Kubik's best matches last year came against Purdue. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2021 13:34:26 GMT -5
when does kubick ever use her heat? She literally tries to swing high hands EVERY time. She’s pretty good at finding them I’ll admit but that’s what I see from her everytime I watch. Sun can absolutely smash the ball but how often does she actually try and do that? Just because they can do it, doesn't mean they have to. It's all a part of being a smart hitter. Using high hands, on a block that isnt very good (which Purdue's isnt) can be more effective than just hammering it. I dont think its a coincidence one of Kubik's best matches last year came against Purdue. I don’t think they have to do it everytime. I’m just saying that Minnesota found the most success that way. I also said I think Sun and Kubick are better players overall than Landfair and Rollins right now but Landfair and Rollins are both way more aggressive and that really helped them against Purdue. I just don’t think it’s a good match up for Nebraska. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2021 13:34:27 GMT -5
How many teams do we get into the tourney? Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Nebraska seem like locks and Penn State probably just needs to take care of business against teams that they're better than. For Purdue, the games @penn State, @osu, and vsIll will be really important, and I think they'll have to go 3-3 to make an impression on the committee beyond the eye test. Ohio State needs to take care of business and pull off an upset at some point. Illinois is currently on the outside looking in IMO and having away matches at MN and Purdue doesn't help with that. I don't see the other 6 as having a chance. And the most important question. Does anyone know where Michigan stands right now with COVID precautions? Purdue probably can't afford to lose to either OSU or Illinois. Beating PSU would change the narrative though. The bubble will be tight. |
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Post by badgerbreath on Feb 7, 2021 13:48:10 GMT -5
How many teams do we get into the tourney? Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Nebraska seem like locks and Penn State probably just needs to take care of business against teams that they're better than. For Purdue, the games @penn State, @osu, and vsIll will be really important, and I think they'll have to go 3-3 to make an impression on the committee beyond the eye test. Ohio State needs to take care of business and pull off an upset at some point. Illinois is currently on the outside looking in IMO and having away matches at MN and Purdue doesn't help with that. I don't see the other 6 as having a chance. And the most important question. Does anyone know where Michigan stands right now with COVID precautions? I think Purdue needs to and can do better than 3-3 in those matches. It was always going to be an uphill battle against Minnesota, but they would have pulled out at least one win there if Samedy didn't go off. I think they are a bit more solid than Illinois right now. PSU is closer call, but they can take at least one against them from what I saw. Purdue can't let the disappointment of the weekend affect them. There has been a tendency in past seasons to let such losses metastasize. As Cleveland gets more time, they will get substantially better. They still have a lot of upside. |
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Post by trianglevolleyball on Feb 7, 2021 14:07:40 GMT -5
I do wonder if AVCA poll rankings will play into selection committees thoughts without non-con play. If the even PAC upper half continues to beat up on each other and keeps their rankings in the their rankings in the 15-25 range, that could end up to the benefit of Purdue because the there's such a gap between them and the Big Ten bottom 6.
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Post by redcard🏐 on Feb 8, 2021 21:45:32 GMT -5
Weekly Honors:
Player of the Week
Stephanie Samedy, Minnesota
OPP – Sr. – Clermont, Fla. – East Ridge
• Led No. 6 Minnesota to two wins versus No. 13 Purdue over the weekend averaging 4.8 kills and 3.6 digs per set
• Posted 28 kills and 26 digs on Friday night, becoming the first Gopher in over a decade to put up those numbers; the last time dates back to Katherine Harms against Washington on Dec. 3, 2011
• Followed with another 20-kill performance on Saturday night, in addition to 10 digs
• Earns her seventh career Player of the Week award
• Last Minnesota Player of the Week: Stephanie Samedy (Dec. 2, 2019)
Defensive Player of the Week
Leyla Blackwell, Indiana
MB – Fr. – San Diego, Calif. – La Jolla
• Led Indiana to a five-set win versus Iowa with 13 blocks, tying the Indiana school record for blocks in a Big Ten five-set match
• The 13 blocks helped the Hoosiers register 22 team blocks in the win, the second most blocks in program history for the Big Ten five-set match
• Currently leads the Hoosiers with 1.39 blocks per set
• Earns her first career Defensive Player of the Week accolade
• Last Indiana Defensive Player of the Week: Awele Nwaeze (Oct. 6, 2014)
Setter of the Week
Melani Shaffmaster, Minnesota
S – Fr. – New Castle, Ind. – New Castle
• Tallied 113 assists for No. 6 Minnesota, averaging 11.30 assists per set in two five-set wins against No. 13 Purdue
• Posted a match-best 60 assists on Friday and also had 12 digs for the double-double, three kills, an ace and a solo block
• On Saturday, followed with another match-best assists (53), added another double-double with 15 digs, three blocks and three kills
• Earns her first career Setter of the Week award; named Freshman of the Week on Jan. 25, 2021
• Last Minnesota Setter of the Week: Kylie Miller (Dec. 2, 2019)
Freshman of the Week
Tommi Stockham, Indiana
OH – Las Vegas, Nev. – Bishop Gorman
• Posted a season-high 26 kills, two aces and 10 digs for a double-double in a victory at Iowa
• Leads Indiana with 83 kills on the season, averaging 3.61 per set
• Receives her first career Freshman of the Week honor
• Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Kendall Beerman, (Oct. 31, 2016)
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