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Post by hbmb10k on Apr 11, 2021 11:38:32 GMT -5
You won 5-0? We demand an explanation for this BS! A USC fan may not care but the opposition might question the legitimacy of the pairings and whether it constitutes sandbagging. What five's pair in the country would stand a chance against Dennis/Maple? The problem is USC is just that stacked. |
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Post by sonofdogman on Apr 11, 2021 13:45:49 GMT -5
A USC fan may not care but the opposition might question the legitimacy of the pairings and whether it constitutes sandbagging. What five's pair in the country would stand a chance against Dennis/Maple? The problem is USC is just that stacked. Yep. And all it took for them to lose two matches last weekend was to miss one of their starters. Those two things combined should clear any objective person's mind that there is sand bagging going on. I've got a lot of respect for Blanton, but it is probably hard even for him to gauge exactly what the order is, and seeing all these different pairings perform so well this weekend will only complicate that. |
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Post by volley2022 on Apr 11, 2021 14:57:43 GMT -5
USC 4, Stanford 1
1. Graudina/Kraft vs Ekstrom/Villapando 21-16, 21-17
2. Scoles/Slater vs Hodel/Reilly 21-18, 21-17
3. Hallgren/Harward vs Kriz/Harvey 21-19, 21-14
4. Dennis/Maple vs Dailey/McKinney 21-15, 21-19
5. Nourse/Nourse vs Sharp/Smith 24-26, 21-18, 13-15
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Post by sonofdogman on Apr 11, 2021 15:05:24 GMT -5
First loss of the year for the Nourses.
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Post by newbeach on Apr 11, 2021 15:09:15 GMT -5
A USC fan may not care but the opposition might question the legitimacy of the pairings and whether it constitutes sandbagging. What five's pair in the country would stand a chance against Dennis/Maple? The problem is USC is just that stacked. I didn’t say that I believe it is or isn’t sandbagging. My point was that there is likely opposition that feel it is when, for example, Graudina is at flight #2. USC would have to prove that there were legitimate reasons why the lineup was ordered the way it was. |
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Post by raylasseter on Apr 11, 2021 16:27:39 GMT -5
You won 5-0? We demand an explanation for this BS! A USC fan may not care but the opposition might question the legitimacy of the pairings and whether it constitutes sandbagging. I don't think there is a lineup that USC could field that some butt-hurt opponent's fan wouldn't try to call sandbagging. Completely preposterous. |
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Post by raylasseter on Apr 11, 2021 16:36:09 GMT -5
What five's pair in the country would stand a chance against Dennis/Maple? The problem is USC is just that stacked. I didn’t say that I believe it is or isn’t sandbagging. My point was that there is likely opposition that feel it is when, for example, Graudina is at flight #2. USC would have to prove that there were legitimate reasons why the lineup was ordered the way it was. Again - I said this in an earlier post... Graudina at #2 literally doesn't mean almost anything. On top of that, she's now at #1 again, so whatever. Nonetheless, let me simplify: Graudina + Slater = beats everyone at every practice almost all the time To extremes: Graudina + SadLad = only wins when SadLad plays out of her mind - so they lose to every other USC pair at practice ALL. THE. TIME. One day, Graudina/Slater no longer beat everyone at practice, so as a head coach, you try to find a pair that does that. They drill it down all the time to see which pairs should be ranked where. So turns out Graudina/Kraft were pretty good but lost repeatedly to Scoles/Slater in practice. But maybe only by a little. You could conceivably (and should be able to) put those pairs in whatever order is true to the rankings. I don't see anywhere in the rule books that says you need to order your pairs the way fans think you should because of XXXXX reasons. Also - because Graudina can't conceivably play with Graudina (because she's literally only HALF of a pair), there's no way the general public would know what pairs are better than others only because of one person. You can "yeah, but" all you want - but "best player + second best player" does not always equal best pair. |
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Post by volley2022 on Apr 11, 2021 18:21:47 GMT -5
USC vs Arizona State
1. Graudina/Kraft vs Carballo/Sweeney
2. Scoles/Slater vs Anderson/Fitzgerald
3. Hallgren/Harward vs Flood/Waters
4. Dennis/Maple vs Bordis/Plaster
5. Nourse/Nourse vs Ames/Weintraub
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Post by hbmb10k on Apr 11, 2021 19:12:25 GMT -5
volleyballlife.com/tournament/2598/division/11991/round/15779/bracketsLooks like California has finally put on their first legitimate open to the public women's Open tournament today after a one year Covid shutdown. USC commit, Delany Karl, who's still a junior in high school defeats teams that included the 38th ranked player in the country, and UCLA's best 2021 commit.
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Post by volley2022 on Apr 11, 2021 22:42:50 GMT -5
USC 5, Arizona State 0
1 Graudina/Kraft (USC) def. Carballo/Sweeney (ASU) 21-10, 21-13
2 Scoles/Slater (USC) def. E. Anderson/Fitzgerald (ASU) 21-13, 21-14
3 Hallgren/Harward (USC) def. Flood/Waters (ASU) 22-20, 21-15
4 Dennis/Maple (USC) def. Bordis/Plaster (ASU) 21-18, 21-8
5 Nourse/Nourse (USC) def. Ames/Weintraub (ASU) 21-13, 21-6
Order of Finish: 1, 4, 5*, 2, 3
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Post by burbank55 on Apr 12, 2021 0:04:24 GMT -5
volleyballlife.com/tournament/2598/division/11991/round/15779/bracketsLooks like California has finally put on their first legitimate open to the public women's Open tournament today after a one year Covid shutdown. USC commit, Delany Karl, who's still a junior in high school defeats teams that included the 38th ranked player in the country, and UCLA's best 2021 commit. Congrats to Delaney! I’m guessing you mean Jessica Smith as UCLA’s best 2021 commit. Smith was playing with Colby Bennett who will be joining USC for next season. Recap of future USC recruits: 2021 Colby Bennett Ava Gallien Ava Kirunchyk Tatiana Rusich Savannah Davis Eden McCoy (still has USC BeachVb ‘25 on her Instagram) 2022 Gabby Walker Bailey Showalter Madison White Delaney Karl Mabyn Thomas Klaire VanDeusen |
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Post by volley2022 on Apr 13, 2021 13:50:55 GMT -5
AVCA Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week
Tina Graudina/Megan Kraft, USC
Paired together for the first time in their careers, Megan Kraft and Tina Graudina went 4-0 en route to being named the AVCA Pair of the Week.
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Post by volley2022 on Apr 13, 2021 17:41:26 GMT -5
Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week
Tina Graudina/Megan Kraft, USC
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Post by volley2022 on Apr 14, 2021 13:52:47 GMT -5
volleyballmag.com/college-beach-volleyball-041421/“We’re constantly trying to find the right combinations to win. I think we have multiple combinations that we can put together, and you’re always looking for team chemistry and how players work together,” USC coach Dain Blanton said. “We’re trying to put our best team out there.”
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Post by volley2022 on Apr 15, 2021 0:08:29 GMT -5
USC twins Audrey Nourse and Nicole Nourse are wearing 8 and 24 on their visors this season in honor of the late Kobe Bryant
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