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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Sept 22, 2021 17:06:21 GMT -5
Announcers, multiple camera angles, that's a great stream.
I've seen some streams that look like they were filmed from the rafters using a tomato can. No audio at all, not even game noise. Like a silent movie with 8 bit graphics.
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Post by bbg95 on Sept 22, 2021 17:23:17 GMT -5
Announcers, multiple camera angles, that's a great stream. I've seen some streams that look like they were filmed from the rafters using a tomato can. No audio at all, not even game noise. Like a silent movie with 8 bit graphics. Eh, I'd say it's about on par with most of the WCC, which is to say not very good. And, way, way, way worse than BYUtv. |
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Sept 22, 2021 17:38:04 GMT -5
BYU is a cut above most, no doubt about that.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2021 19:29:51 GMT -5
As expected, big time ‘23 recruit Silina Damuni just announced her commitment to the Cougs.
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Post by bbg95 on Sept 30, 2021 21:05:45 GMT -5
Here is Silina Damuni's commitment announcement on Twitter. Her father, Jack, is a former BYU football player and is now a member of the football staff.
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Post by VB48 on Sept 30, 2021 21:17:19 GMT -5
If you have not seen Salina play, she is a fantastic athlete, and a really good setter. Only a junior, her club team this year is very, very good, and could be one of the best club teams ever in Utah.
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Post by Zazu on Oct 2, 2021 21:53:18 GMT -5
Gonzaga match on the 9th moved up to 12pm on the schedule.
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Post by kk1971 on Oct 5, 2021 11:54:22 GMT -5
A few midseason thoughts at the halfway point of this season:
1. If BYU can get through the WCC schedule unbeaten, which would be a tall order as I think the top 4 teams in the WCC are all tourney worthy and at least 3 will get in, their RPI might be enough to get them a hosting seed all the way through to the final 4. San Diego, Pepperdine and LMU are all good enough that they could derail this, but with this team I think it is possible. And even if BYU doesn't get to host all the way through, they will still be a high seed as I don't see this team losing more than 1 or two at most until the tournament. A higher than normal seed giving us a winnable match against a beatable host in the elite eight is absolutely on the table, IMO.
2. The only weaknesses on this team are the lack of a truly elite outside and depth. In every other way, this is a generational team, and would give the RJP final four team of a few years ago a run for the money. Serve receive is improved, Bower is phenomenal, our middles are as good as anyone's, TBN and Livingston are solid, and Koerber is outstanding on the right side, and, more importantly, makes us dangerous on so many out of system balls when she is back row. This is a REALLY good team. I truly believe that if TBN had made the trip to Pitt, we would have had a real shot at beating them there. If somehow are outsides can find another level in the weeks and months ahead, this is a really dangerous team. Final four caliber. Short of that I believe we still make the elite eight and give someone a run for their money.
3. I alluded to this in an earlier post, but BYU's 2023 recruiting class could be top two in the country if Olmstead can lock up top Utah recruits. They would give BYU the athletes to truly challenge for the national championship, IMO. There are some phenomenal players in this class. Really glad to see Damuni commit and hope she can be instrumental in bringing more with her. She will be really good and far better than she is ranked by the recruiting services. Little is already amazing and is solid in all 6 rotations. I am hoping that Olmstead is reversing recent recruiting and going after Utah athletes hard because there are several that can make the difference between a "normal" Olmstead top 10 or 15 class and a top 2.
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Post by bbg95 on Oct 5, 2021 12:44:55 GMT -5
One thing about BYU that I think is a little underreported is that they're currently in the top three in both hitting percentage (.324) and opposing hitting percentage (.114). The last time BYU did that was in 2018. Now, I don't think this team is as good as the 2018 team was because they haven't played as tough a schedule, and RJP and Lake were basically irreplaceable. But still. 210 points is an enormous disparity between hitting percentage and opposing hitting percentage. This might explain why metrics like Pablo (BYU is fifth right now) like BYU more than I would have expected from just watching the matches.
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Post by bbg95 on Oct 5, 2021 13:29:46 GMT -5
A few midseason thoughts at the halfway point of this season: 1. If BYU can get through the WCC schedule unbeaten, which would be a tall order as I think the top 4 teams in the WCC are all tourney worthy and at least 3 will get in, their RPI might be enough to get them a hosting seed all the way through to the final 4. San Diego, Pepperdine and LMU are all good enough that they could derail this, but with this team I think it is possible. And even if BYU doesn't get to host all the way through, they will still be a high seed as I don't see this team losing more than 1 or two at most until the tournament. A higher than normal seed giving us a winnable match against a beatable host in the elite eight is absolutely on the table, IMO. 2. The only weaknesses on this team are the lack of a truly elite outside and depth. In every other way, this is a generational team, and would give the RJP final four team of a few years ago a run for the money. Serve receive is improved, Bower is phenomenal, our middles are as good as anyone's, TBN and Livingston are solid, and Koerber is outstanding on the right side, and, more importantly, makes us dangerous on so many out of system balls when she is back row. This is a REALLY good team. I truly believe that if TBN had made the trip to Pitt, we would have had a real shot at beating them there. If somehow are outsides can find another level in the weeks and months ahead, this is a really dangerous team. Final four caliber. Short of that I believe we still make the elite eight and give someone a run for their money. 3. I alluded to this in an earlier post, but BYU's 2023 recruiting class could be top two in the country if Olmstead can lock up top Utah recruits. They would give BYU the athletes to truly challenge for the national championship, IMO. There are some phenomenal players in this class. Really glad to see Damuni commit and hope she can be instrumental in bringing more with her. She will be really good and far better than she is ranked by the recruiting services. Little is already amazing and is solid in all 6 rotations. I am hoping that Olmstead is reversing recent recruiting and going after Utah athletes hard because there are several that can make the difference between a "normal" Olmstead top 10 or 15 class and a top 2. 1. BYU is 10th in RPI futures with one projected loss the rest of the way, and they're way behind the projected top five teams. I think even if they run the table in the WCC, their RPI won't be high enough for them to get a top four seed. Unseeded is much more likely than top four in my view. The RPI continues to be a dumb metric that should be abandoned, but it is what it is. I think BYU's issues on this front will be alleviated to a degree after moving to the Big 12. 2. I think the team is very good, but I wouldn't put them on the level of the 2018 or 2014 teams just yet. Let's see how they do the rest of the way. 3. I think Olmstead should recruit the best athletes that she can, whether they are in Utah or other parts of the country. And I think she will. As I mentioned earlier, Diljeet Taylor won a title with mostly Utah runners, but that doesn't mean she shouldn't have recruited No. 1 overall Jenna Hutchins. It just depends on the quality of the local talent in a given year. Utah isn't like California where there will always be several elite players in every single class. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2021 13:52:21 GMT -5
The only weaknesses on this team are the lack of a truly elite outside and depth. In every other way, this is a generational team, and would give the RJP final four team of a few years ago a run for the money. Serve receive is improved Serve receive is still a weakness. It is improved from the spring when they had a team good pass percentage of 43.1% but only to 43.5% this fall. The 2018 team had a gp% of 51.7%. It probably feels like the SR is better because the FBSO% has improved from 32.9% in the spring to 36.1% this fall but I think that is more about Gneiting than the passers. |
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Post by bbg95 on Oct 5, 2021 14:03:39 GMT -5
The only weaknesses on this team are the lack of a truly elite outside and depth. In every other way, this is a generational team, and would give the RJP final four team of a few years ago a run for the money. Serve receive is improved Serve receive is still a weakness. It is improved from the spring when they had a team good pass percentage of 43.1% but only to 43.5% this fall. The 2018 team had a gp% of 51.7%. It probably feels like the SR is better because the FBSO% has improved from 32.9% in the spring to 36.1% this fall but I think that is more about Gneiting than the passers. Has the good pass percentage been fairly constant across the season, or has it improved as the season has gone along? I thought the OP meant the latter. Though I agree with you that the additions of Gneiting and Koerber, as well as Bower's continued excellence, are what's improving the offense. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2021 14:11:45 GMT -5
Serve receive is still a weakness. It is improved from the spring when they had a team good pass percentage of 43.1% but only to 43.5% this fall. The 2018 team had a gp% of 51.7%. It probably feels like the SR is better because the FBSO% has improved from 32.9% in the spring to 36.1% this fall but I think that is more about Gneiting than the passers. Has the good pass percentage been fairly constant across the season, or has it improved as the season has gone along? I thought the OP meant the latter. Though I agree with you that the additions of Gneiting and Koerber, as well as Bower's continued excellence, are what's improving the offense. 44.3% through the first 7 matches. 42.9% through the last 8. |
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Post by bbg95 on Oct 5, 2021 14:12:16 GMT -5
Has the good pass percentage been fairly constant across the season, or has it improved as the season has gone along? I thought the OP meant the latter. Though I agree with you that the additions of Gneiting and Koerber, as well as Bower's continued excellence, are what's improving the offense. 44.3% through the first 7 matches. 42.9% through the last 8. Interesting. Thanks for the response. |
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Post by mintonetteman on Oct 5, 2021 16:12:27 GMT -5
I appreciate kk1971's excite for 2023--BYU always gets top volleyball recruits--some pan out some do not. For some reason rankings mean less for BYU kids (this year is great example if you look at the pins). I am excited for each year but really excited about the length we are getting over the next two years on the pins and in the middle--but I am really hoping BYU actually figures out how to bring in impact back row players (or I will be saying the same thing). It feels like a long long long time--since we had Mary Lack (plus one other sold DS). We have to be better at developing kids in serve receive--not sure what the issue is here (to GMS oriented, I honestly don't know). I see it differently than kk1971, This team's weakness is not hitting--nor outsides. Our hitting percentages as noted are really really good--and what we are doing that despite the fact that our passing is way below average (and our setter looks like she walked out of the ER). Our middles hitting percentages (especially Gneiting) are near the top in the country--but you have to put your setter in a position to use them. I don't care what BWF2 says about the passing stats--they are the one volleyball stat IMO that are truly subjective and easily manipulated. It doesn't take someone who has any volleyball knowledge to watch this team and see who they target or who struggles at passing (and how they can target those players depending on rotations). We have not had hitters like this since RJPs senior year and I worry we will waste it if we do't make significant improvements in our serve receive. We have been able to pull Ballard-Nixon out of serve receive and largely replaced her with Koerber who has been pretty solid (not saying she hasn't had her struggles, just not as frequently as Ballard-Nixon or Robison the year before). Plus she is the best back row attack we have had since RJP. Biggest problem...when we played good teams this year our passing looked really bad...when we play weak teams (2/3rds of our conference schedule) we look competent and think "all is well."
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