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Post by dman on Sept 24, 2020 10:55:28 GMT -5
NCSU passing was horrific last night; that has to improve! Frazier is a stud libero but can't handle the whole back row by herself! Good news is they could have very easily walked away with a W. Looking forward to the rematch on Saturday. She didn't play like a stud last night. She had fewer errors than Myers or Wander, but still only managed a good pass on 43% of her passes in the match. Meaning on more than half of her passes, NC State were out of system. You need more than that from your libero. Hmmm, that surprises me....didn't seem like that but was just the "eye test" for me. Such a "libero beater" beater bwf2!
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Post by ay2013 on Sept 24, 2020 11:45:00 GMT -5
Think of it as a spring match, cause that’s what it was, after a really long winter. ☃️ If you say so. If you want to be the best, you have to play at your best from game 1 to game 1,000. That's what is expected. If that was their best, okay. Both teams are not in shape. Simple offensive and defensive schemes were missed. Passing was bad, digging was bad, Blocking was okay, the setting was better from Duke but nothing exceptional. It reminded me of high school volleyball. To me, the best players were the OH 1 and MB 1 from NC State. They just need much more consistent support. It was a pretty bad match. And it's unfortunate because with the Pac 12 and Big 10 not playing right now, I'm sure this drew a lot more attention than it normally would have and I can't imagine very many people left that match thinking very highly of the ACC.
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Post by oldnewbie on Sept 24, 2020 12:03:50 GMT -5
If you say so. If you want to be the best, you have to play at your best from game 1 to game 1,000. That's what is expected. If that was their best, okay. Both teams are not in shape. Simple offensive and defensive schemes were missed. Passing was bad, digging was bad, Blocking was okay, the setting was better from Duke but nothing exceptional. It reminded me of high school volleyball. To me, the best players were the OH 1 and MB 1 from NC State. They just need much more consistent support. It was a pretty bad match. And it's unfortunate because with the Pac 12 and Big 10 not playing right now, I'm sure this drew a lot more attention than it normally would have and I can't imagine very many people left that match thinking very highly of the ACC. To be fair, you are watching the opening match in a truly weird season between the #10 and #11 teams. We know the ACC isn't as deep as the B1G or ACC in the first place, so compare it to a season opener between Rutgers and Indiana, or Oregon state and ASU (or this year, maybe Cal). It's not going to be pretty.
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Post by volleynerdmw on Sept 24, 2020 13:13:05 GMT -5
It was a pretty bad match. And it's unfortunate because with the Pac 12 and Big 10 not playing right now, I'm sure this drew a lot more attention than it normally would have and I can't imagine very many people left that match thinking very highly of the ACC. To be fair, you are watching the opening match in a truly weird season between the #10 and #11 teams. We know the ACC isn't as deep as the B1G or ACC in the first place, so compare it to a season opener between Rutgers and Indiana, or Oregon state and ASU (or this year, maybe Cal). It's not going to be pretty. agreed... NCSU looked to have the same issues they have had in the past. Poor passing and really critical serving errors. Slabe is a teacher and will hammer the fundamentals but hasn't had the time to train this group enough and get some of his players. Evans is good but gets blocked or slowed down a ton and makes silly error on OOS balls. Parchment was yanked more than a handful of time last year so last night was not a surprise. She is undersized and gets hot for a bit then either gets worn down or the other team figures her out. With Rowland out they are going to struggle on the Left side and that's not good when you are out of system. Duke I just don't think they have the horses. Johnson is nice player but i was surprised to see she hit .086 and Owokoniran made a ton of hitting errors. Having a 6'5 MH helps. Running a modified 5-1 is interesting. Nazor is very highly touted out of HS and the Springate doesn't have a ton of experience (plus she looks like she could be a freshman in HS). I guess Nazor is not a good defender? Nazor is super aggressive at the net a blocks well. Both teams have plenty to clean up... it was great to watch some live Volleyball!
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Post by ay2013 on Sept 24, 2020 13:45:18 GMT -5
It was a pretty bad match. And it's unfortunate because with the Pac 12 and Big 10 not playing right now, I'm sure this drew a lot more attention than it normally would have and I can't imagine very many people left that match thinking very highly of the ACC. To be fair, you are watching the opening match in a truly weird season between the #10 and #11 teams. We know the ACC isn't as deep as the B1G or ACC in the first place, so compare it to a season opener between Rutgers and Indiana, or Oregon state and ASU (or this year, maybe Cal). It's not going to be pretty. Well yes *I* understand that, but I’m talking about a casual volleyball fan watching this that may not delve that deep into ACC volleyball.
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Post by oldnewbie on Sept 24, 2020 14:07:25 GMT -5
To be fair, you are watching the opening match in a truly weird season between the #10 and #11 teams. We know the ACC isn't as deep as the B1G or ACC in the first place, so compare it to a season opener between Rutgers and Indiana, or Oregon state and ASU (or this year, maybe Cal). It's not going to be pretty. Well yes *I* understand that, but I’m talking about a casual volleyball fan watching this that may not delve that deep into ACC volleyball. Oh, I don't know, what do you think the casual fan thought last year while watching Oregon, #3 in PAC12 preseason ranking, lose to that same Duke team?
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Post by HawaiiVB on Sept 24, 2020 15:01:10 GMT -5
Duke had awesome teams in the past. In 2014, they played Hawai'i at Washington in the 1st rd and they were deadly. Emily Skylar was a stud. She was tall, quick on her feet, could hit from all positions and she had a very high VB IQ. Jeme Obeime was also a weapon, she had a crazy vertical and she hits at a high contact point. Hawai'i got lucky, perhaps Duke was overconfident, perhaps neither team knew much about each other and that made it hard to scout and prepare. So it just came down to other intangibles. it was a great match.
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Post by Barefoot In Kailua on Sept 24, 2020 15:07:13 GMT -5
Duke had awesome teams in the past. In 2014, they played Hawai'i at Washington in the 1st rd and they were deadly. Emily Skylar was a stud. She was tall, quick on her feet, could hit from all positions and she had a very high VB IQ. Jeme Obeime was also a weapon, she had a crazy vertical and she hits at a high contact point. Hawai'i got lucky, perhaps Duke was overconfident, perhaps neither team knew much about each other and that made it hard to scout and prepare. So it just came down to other intangibles. it was a great match. Hawai'i dominated that match because they were the better team. Duke was good but Hawai'i was better, no luck involved.
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