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Post by ay2013 on Mar 31, 2020 6:09:59 GMT -5
WisconsinOH1: Grace Loberg OH2: Molly Haggerty MB1: Dana Rettke MB2: Danielle Hart OPP: Devyn Robinson IF the season happens, agree. Preseason prediction surprise...Devyn Robinson FOY. A safer bet for a FOY of the year among the more notable players in the 2020 class. Darkhorse? Julianna Dalton - WSU. She's a stud.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2020 9:51:03 GMT -5
IF the season happens, agree. Preseason prediction surprise...Devyn Robinson FOY. A safer bet for a FOY of the year among the more notable players in the 2020 class. Darkhorse? Julianna Dalton - WSU. She's a stud. Iman Ndiaye, UCLA Oppo. Great attitude, wouldn't surprise me at all if she hits the ground sprinting.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2020 9:59:52 GMT -5
I wouldn't count anyone out right now but SB really needs Outsides who can pass. Of the incoming Fr Bri McKnight has the edge in ball control. Froley - who is the best player on the roster for 2020 - will be one of the Right Sides in a 6-2. Ohwobete probably has a better chance over there than at OH. Her main competition for that spot will likely be Abrielle Bross who has a good arm and a bit more size. But Froley isn't a great blocker and this year they played converted Middle Kija Rivers at the other RS spot because she put up a better block. If Ohwobete can do that, she'll have a shot. Though, if I'm honest, I think UCSB will struggle next year regardless of who is on the pins. I forgot about Bross. From what I’ve seen of both of them, I think Ohwobete has a big advantage in hitting firepower. Not sure who would be a better blocker if you’re seeing them on the RS. I definitely think she has a better chance at RS. Given that they lost so much at the of the season though, if they see potential in Ohwobete, but she is a little raw they might just redshirt her (similar to what they did with Froley). I'm sure the coaching staff aren't saying it publicly but unless they get a high calibre transfer setter, next year might be best looked at as a learning experience for the Gauchos.
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Post by jwvolley on Mar 31, 2020 10:00:05 GMT -5
A safer bet for a FOY of the year among the more notable players in the 2020 class. Darkhorse? Julianna Dalton - WSU. She's a stud. Iman Ndiaye, UCLA Oppo. Great attitude, wouldn't surprise me at all if she hits the ground sprinting. Quite the supporting cast on the court to help her get there as well. UCLA looks real good on paper to me
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2020 10:16:06 GMT -5
Iman Ndiaye, UCLA Oppo. Great attitude, wouldn't surprise me at all if she hits the ground sprinting. Quite the supporting cast on the court to help her get there as well. UCLA looks real good on paper to me It's a good group. With Mosser not on the spring roster you'd imagine she's already gone & is just waiting to announce where. Not that I think it really matters. Behind Ndiaye and Hadrych, I don't think she'd have seen the floor much. Iman has a really high ceiling. On a TAV team absolutely loaded with talent, they tended to lean on her in crunch time. I don't want to overhype the kid, but I'm excited for her. Hadrych looks likely to be the other Oppo in the 6-2 Sealy would like to run. One name I haven't heard people mentioning at the pin is Allison Jacobs. She's got great ball control and was on the Team USA U18 World Cup Roster last year with Jess Mruzik, Emily Londot and Devyn Robinson. Before the transfer of McCall, the expectation was that Jacobs would be OH2. Obviously éLan is better known but Jacobs is a baller and will cause some competition.
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Post by winesalot on Mar 31, 2020 11:11:54 GMT -5
A safer bet for a FOY of the year among the more notable players in the 2020 class. Darkhorse? Julianna Dalton - WSU. She's a stud. Iman Ndiaye, UCLA Oppo. Great attitude, wouldn't surprise me at all if she hits the ground sprinting. I saw her play (in person) at a few school ball games this past season. She just makes it all look so effortless, and she looks like she's having a great time while doing it! I look forward to watching her at UCLA.
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Post by jwvolley on Mar 31, 2020 11:18:33 GMT -5
Huskers:
L1: Sun L2: Kubik RS: Sweet M1: Stiv M2: Schwarzenbach
Personally I was pretty disappointed with Callie this year and I thought Cook should've possibly let Zuhn have more opportunities. In any case, I'm not sure Meyer will be agile enough or be a good enough blocker coming in as a true freshman to earn herself the spot but it would be a nice surprise/change of pace. Hitters that are basically a non-threat just make life harder on our pins. I have a great feeling about our seniors...Jazz was money in the tournament, we all know what Lauren is capable of and Lexi is due to go off. Hopefully ball control will be better this year as well. Remains to be seen what's happening with the Miller situation but at least Knuckles and Kubik will have a year under their belt as primary passers this time around.
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Post by atticus on Mar 31, 2020 11:21:55 GMT -5
A safer bet for a FOY of the year among the more notable players in the 2020 class. Darkhorse? Julianna Dalton - WSU. She's a stud. Iman Ndiaye, UCLA Oppo. Great attitude, wouldn't surprise me at all if she hits the ground sprinting. Absolutely. Ndiyae is future All-American material. I think she’ll be capable on Day 1 of scoring against PAC-12 competition.
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Post by atticus on Mar 31, 2020 11:40:51 GMT -5
There’s a lot of uncertainty with BYU’s starters this season with such a young team, as well as Gneiting being in Seattle until the summer of 2021. The only players on the entire team that I’m certain will be starting are Eschenberg and Whitney Bower. Beyond that, it’s pretty wide open. Alongside Eschenberg, the other middles are redshirt sophomore Whitney Llarenas and incoming freshmen Leilani Dodson and Allie Hakes. It’s hard to really say with freshmen, but given that Dodson was 33rd in her class, I would bet on her to be the other starter by the end of the season. As for the pins, I do think Ballard-Nixon will be one of the starting outside hitters at the beginning of the season at least, as she is the only experienced outside hitter on the team. The others on the roster are sophomore Abbey Dayton, who played almost exclusively in the back row last year, and redshirt freshmen Erin Anderson and Morgan Johnson. Anderson was the highest-ranked recruit of the group, 89th in her class. BYU might actually be stronger on the right side than the left for the first time since Jennifer Hamson carried the team to the title game in 2014. Sophomore Kate Grimmer returns, and while she had a bit of an up-and-down season as a freshman, she’s very talented. The other opposite on the team is incoming freshman Makayla Tolman, who is 6-foot-4 and was ranked 44th in her class. I think Olmstead will probably find a way to use both in some capacity. Overall, I would guess: OH1: Ballard-Nixon OH2: Anderson (I think the others will get a look too) MB1: Eschenberg MB2: Dodson OPP: Grimmer/Tolman Edit: I just noticed that Tolman is currently listed as an outside hitter, so I'm not sure if that's a mistake or if it's indicative of anything. She is left-handed, as is Grimmer, but I wouldn't be shocked if Olmstead experimented with moving one of them to the left side. Tolman on the OH would be surprising as she’s such a classic RS - big, powerful lefty with a good block. But if Grimmer is a lock at RS and the OH2 spot is still wide open maybe they want to see her in the mix. I don’t see it though—I think that might be a roster mistake. I think Anderson starts at OH2. I’d expect to see a battle for that second MH spot. Llarenas is listed as a junior but has seen almost zero playing time behind two AA middles. I think both freshmen will compete there.
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Post by bbg95 on Mar 31, 2020 11:50:59 GMT -5
There’s a lot of uncertainty with BYU’s starters this season with such a young team, as well as Gneiting being in Seattle until the summer of 2021. The only players on the entire team that I’m certain will be starting are Eschenberg and Whitney Bower. Beyond that, it’s pretty wide open. Alongside Eschenberg, the other middles are redshirt sophomore Whitney Llarenas and incoming freshmen Leilani Dodson and Allie Hakes. It’s hard to really say with freshmen, but given that Dodson was 33rd in her class, I would bet on her to be the other starter by the end of the season. As for the pins, I do think Ballard-Nixon will be one of the starting outside hitters at the beginning of the season at least, as she is the only experienced outside hitter on the team. The others on the roster are sophomore Abbey Dayton, who played almost exclusively in the back row last year, and redshirt freshmen Erin Anderson and Morgan Johnson. Anderson was the highest-ranked recruit of the group, 89th in her class. BYU might actually be stronger on the right side than the left for the first time since Jennifer Hamson carried the team to the title game in 2014. Sophomore Kate Grimmer returns, and while she had a bit of an up-and-down season as a freshman, she’s very talented. The other opposite on the team is incoming freshman Makayla Tolman, who is 6-foot-4 and was ranked 44th in her class. I think Olmstead will probably find a way to use both in some capacity. Overall, I would guess: OH1: Ballard-Nixon OH2: Anderson (I think the others will get a look too) MB1: Eschenberg MB2: Dodson OPP: Grimmer/Tolman Edit: I just noticed that Tolman is currently listed as an outside hitter, so I'm not sure if that's a mistake or if it's indicative of anything. She is left-handed, as is Grimmer, but I wouldn't be shocked if Olmstead experimented with moving one of them to the left side. Tolman on the OH would be surprising as she’s such a classic RS - big, powerful lefty with a good block. But if Grimmer is a lock at RS and the OH2 spot is still wide open maybe they want to see her in the mix. I don’t see it though—I think that might be a roster mistake. I think Anderson starts at OH2. I’d expect to see a battle for that second MH spot. Llarenas is listed as a junior but has seen almost zero playing time behind two AA middles. I think both freshmen will compete there. I agree that Tolman at OH could be a roster mistake. I'm almost certain that Llarenas being listed as a junior is a mistake, since she didn't play at all during her freshman season, which makes me think that she had to have redshirted. She's probably a junior academically, not athletically. Though I suppose in practice, she may decide to be done with volleyball after she graduates if she can't really crack the lineup by then. Anyway, I agree with your analysis overall. I think the battles will be at OH2 (and maybe even OH1 as the season progresses), MB2, OPP, and of course the back row. Should be interesting.
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Post by SportyBucky on Mar 31, 2020 12:14:43 GMT -5
IF the season happens, agree. Preseason prediction surprise...Devyn Robinson FOY. A safer bet for a FOY of the year among the more notable players in the 2020 class. Darkhorse? Julianna Dalton - WSU. She's a stud. No sh*t, Sherlock!? That's why I said, "surprise."
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Post by jwvolley on Mar 31, 2020 12:31:32 GMT -5
A safer bet for a FOY of the year among the more notable players in the 2020 class. Darkhorse? Julianna Dalton - WSU. She's a stud. No sh*t, Sherlock!? That's why I said, "surprise." Are you always this unpleasant or
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2020 13:09:50 GMT -5
WisconsinOH1: Grace Loberg OH2: Molly Haggerty MB1: Dana Rettke MB2: Danielle Hart OPP: Devyn Robinson IF the season happens, agree. Preseason prediction surprise...Devyn Robinson FOY. Possible. Wouldn't shock me. Though, with the other firepower Wisconsin has she might not get the chance to be showcased. I have only seen her in the one spring match before coronavirus dominated our lives, but she looked really impressive. She stood out as a prospect as much as anyone I have seen in Madison, apart from Rettke, even those who have rated higher. An impressive athlete with great movement. She is learning a new position for this season. There will be growing pains. So, it would be a surprise but not a shock for her to win FOY. A lot of competition just in the B1G, as usual.
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Post by SportyBucky on Mar 31, 2020 13:12:29 GMT -5
No sh*t, Sherlock!? That's why I said, "surprise." Are you always this unpleasant or or I have a low tolerance for people who cannot read after being taught.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2020 13:47:56 GMT -5
IF the season happens, agree. Preseason prediction surprise...Devyn Robinson FOY. Possible. Wouldn't shock me. Though, with the other firepower Wisconsin has she might not get the chance to be showcased. I have only seen her in the one spring match before coronavirus dominated our lives, but she looked really impressive. She stood out as a prospect as much as anyone I have seen in Madison, apart from Rettke, even those who have rated higher. An impressive athlete with great movement. She is learning a new position for this season. There will be growing pains. So, it would be a surprise but not a shock for her to win FOY. A lot of competition just in the B1G, as usual. The idea that one of the most highly touted recruits in her class, who was recently announced as the youngest player on the Collegiate National Team rostera and is going to defending B10 champs and one of the faves for the NCAA title, would surprise people if she was FOY??? Man, some of you are easily surprised.
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