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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2020 12:15:12 GMT -5
Got bored and rewatched some 2016 Olympic matches. Loved Foluke hitting the slide and hope to see that again soon (I know that’s for a different thread) But dang Kayla was solid for us. Passing as a unit looks more confident and in system a lot more. I just don’t see JWO or Courtney being able to anchor a back row at the level. Another thing that is so neat about Kayla is her attitude/demeanor on the court. She has such a bad a$$ mentality, which is so lacking in JWO and Courtney. I hope Hentz and her confidence transition go international play. That’s at least one thing she can bring that others aren’t offering. I think we would see confidence out of White and Curry also. I really think we need someone confident back there no matter it is Robinson, JWO, Courtney, Hentz, or any one else Her passing was great but KGB had the worst dig success numbers of any libero at that OG. Part of it was playing her in middle back, but more was about her technique & athleticism.
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Post by reformate on Jul 1, 2020 21:27:57 GMT -5
Short reply: Robinson should be the starting libero.
Very long reply:
I understand the idea that Larson and Robinson are the team's best passing OHs, but I'd like to approach the libero problem as this: does Bartsch-Hackley, perhaps the best spiking OH we have, pass well enough to be the starting OH?
From the consolidated stats from WGP 2016 to COQT 2020 - SPI (Spikes) = points-errors/total attempts BLO (Blocks) = points-errors/total attempts SER (Serves) = points-errors/total attempts REC (Receives) = excellent-errors/total attempts
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BRA [Gabi-Natalia-Tandara-Leia] SPI: 29.1% (1652-530/3852) BLO: -11.7% (194-303/930) SER: -2.4% (103-146/1805) REC: 33.2% (1055-140/2757)
CHN [Zhu-Zhang-Gong-Wang] SPI: 34.2% (2027-459/4589) BLO: -3.4% (299-339/1168) SER: -0.1% (146-148/2296) REC: 25.2% (931-186/2951)
ITA [Bosetti-Sylla-Egonu-de Gennaro] SPI: 28.7% (2305-803/5228) BLO: -0.1% (253-254/873) SER: -5.1% (217-344/2469) REC: 23.9% (1056-186/3641)
SRB [Mihajlovic-Busa-Boskovic-Popovic] SPI: 28.9% (1958-708/4319) BLO: -13.4% (137-224/648) SER: -11.4% (156-363/1813) REC: 23.7% (723-175/2314)
TUR [Ismailoglu-Baladin-Boz-Akoz] SPI: 23.9% (1622-650/4069) BLO: -11.9% (158-240/684) SER: -3.7% (141-212/1906) REC: 25.1% (1004-229/3091)
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Now let's see USA's current starters -
USA [Larson-Robinson-Drews-Courtney] SPI: 28.4% (1425-448/3445) BLO: -18.1% (152-308/864) SER: -4.1% (124-193/1702) REC: 32.6% (1031-130/2763)
We're the second best receiving team, but the second worst spiking team. Yikes. [Side note: CHN's spiking efficiency is out of this world. For me, it's a battle for silver at this point.] What if I switch Robinson to LIB and have Bartsch-Hackley as starting OH?
USA [Larson-Bartsch-Drews-Robinson] SPI: 29.3% (1636-488/3915) BLO: -19.3% (172-361/980) SER: -1.3% (152-177/1982) REC: 30.6% (1158-167/3236)
We remain as the second best receiving team, but became the second BEST spiking team. What a turnaround. (I am aware that switching stats in my spreadsheet is an overly simplistic way to assess the change, but it's better than nothing.) Robinson should be the starting libero.
[Side note: Karch should really work on the net defense of our wing hitters. Worst blocking efficiency among the top six teams, with ITA and CHN on top. Our OHs were outblocked by the little giant named Lucia Bosetti.]
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Post by reformate on Jul 1, 2020 21:59:35 GMT -5
Just in case you are curious, here's the receiving performance of our outside hitters and liberos -
45.1% Banwarth (152-19/295) 37.1% Wong-Orantes (151-22/348) 34.9% Courtney (216-26/544) 32.9% Larson (442-59/1163) 31.2% Robinson (373-44/1054) 29.3% Kingdon (93-18/256) 29.1% Hill (376-61/1017) 27.5% Bartshc-Hackley (343-63/1017) 10.6% Foecke (42-16/246) 08.4% Wilhite (28-15/155)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2020 22:33:45 GMT -5
Just in case you are curious, here's the receiving performance of our outside hitters and liberos - 45.1% Banwarth (152-19/295) 37.1% Wong-Orantes (151-22/348) 34.9% Courtney (216-26/544) 32.9% Larson (442-59/1163) 31.2% Robinson (373-44/1054) 29.3% Kingdon (93-18/256) 29.1% Hill (376-61/1017) 27.5% Bartshc-Hackley (343-63/1017) 10.6% Foecke (42-16/246) 08.4% Wilhite (28-15/155) 'Excellent' I assume is a 3 pass? 45.1% doesn't represent KGB's good pass percentage from what I've seen.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2020 22:38:52 GMT -5
Just in case you are curious, here's the receiving performance of our outside hitters and liberos - 45.1% Banwarth (152-19/295) 37.1% Wong-Orantes (151-22/348) 34.9% Courtney (216-26/544) 32.9% Larson (442-59/1163) 31.2% Robinson (373-44/1054) 29.3% Kingdon (93-18/256) 29.1% Hill (376-61/1017) 27.5% Bartshc-Hackley (343-63/1017) 10.6% Foecke (42-16/246) 08.4% Wilhite (28-15/155) omg wilhite girl
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Post by Reach on Jul 1, 2020 22:44:39 GMT -5
Just in case you are curious, here's the receiving performance of our outside hitters and liberos - 45.1% Banwarth (152-19/295) 37.1% Wong-Orantes (151-22/348) 34.9% Courtney (216-26/544) 32.9% Larson (442-59/1163) 31.2% Robinson (373-44/1054) 29.3% Kingdon (93-18/256) 29.1% Hill (376-61/1017) 27.5% Bartshc-Hackley (343-63/1017) 10.6% Foecke (42-16/246) 08.4% Wilhite (28-15/155) omg wilhite girl Not sure why she was invited to train.
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Post by stanfordvb on Jul 1, 2020 22:45:45 GMT -5
Not sure why she was invited to train. Flecked ain’t too hot either....
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Post by vup on Jul 1, 2020 22:45:58 GMT -5
When did Kayla Banwarth become KGB? I’m so lost.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2020 22:47:21 GMT -5
When did Kayla Banwarth become KGB? I’m so lost. agreed like what
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2020 22:47:30 GMT -5
Just in case you are curious, here's the receiving performance of our outside hitters and liberos - 45.1% Banwarth (152-19/295) 37.1% Wong-Orantes (151-22/348) 34.9% Courtney (216-26/544) 32.9% Larson (442-59/1163) 31.2% Robinson (373-44/1054) 29.3% Kingdon (93-18/256) 29.1% Hill (376-61/1017) 27.5% Bartshc-Hackley (343-63/1017) 10.6% Foecke (42-16/246) 08.4% Wilhite (28-15/155) omg wilhite girl Wilhite, Lee, Benson and probably Kingdon should be cut from the team. There is just so much more talent coming down the pipe that should be given a shot post Tokyo IMO.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2020 22:48:47 GMT -5
Wilhite, Lee, Benson and probably Kingdon should be cut from the team. There is just so much more talent coming down the pipe that should be given a shot post Tokyo IMO. but I like wilhite ;(((
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2020 22:50:10 GMT -5
Just in case you are curious, here's the receiving performance of our outside hitters and liberos - 45.1% Banwarth (152-19/295) 37.1% Wong-Orantes (151-22/348) 34.9% Courtney (216-26/544) 32.9% Larson (442-59/1163) 31.2% Robinson (373-44/1054) 29.3% Kingdon (93-18/256) 29.1% Hill (376-61/1017) 27.5% Bartshc-Hackley (343-63/1017) 10.6% Foecke (42-16/246) 08.4% Wilhite (28-15/155) So JWO is our best Libero option then?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2020 22:50:30 GMT -5
Wilhite, Lee, Benson and probably Kingdon should be cut from the team. There is just so much more talent coming down the pipe that should be given a shot post Tokyo IMO. but I like wilhite ;((( Why?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2020 22:52:10 GMT -5
her evolution as a college player and I really like her game. Even if she can’t pass to save her life lol
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Post by trojansc on Jul 1, 2020 22:52:12 GMT -5
Just in case you are curious, here's the receiving performance of our outside hitters and liberos - 45.1% Banwarth (152-19/295) 37.1% Wong-Orantes (151-22/348) 34.9% Courtney (216-26/544) 32.9% Larson (442-59/1163) 31.2% Robinson (373-44/1054) 29.3% Kingdon (93-18/256) 29.1% Hill (376-61/1017) 27.5% Bartshc-Hackley (343-63/1017) 10.6% Foecke (42-16/246) 08.4% Wilhite (28-15/155) 'Excellent' I assume is a 3 pass? 45.1% doesn't represent KGB's good pass percentage from what I've seen. The key might be : “ From the consolidated stats from WGP 2016 to COQT 2020 -”
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