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Post by pelagius on Dec 23, 2021 18:31:17 GMT -5
This was posted in the transfer thread, but probably worth posting here too:
Congrats to Zayna Meyer on the transfer to Long Beach State. Seems like she is stepping into a situation where she could really thrive (given then new coach), and maybe start for four years.
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Post by bbg95 on Dec 23, 2021 19:46:36 GMT -5
This was posted in the transfer thread, but probably worth posting here too:
Congrats to Zayna Meyer on the transfer to Long Beach State. Seems like she is stepping into a situation where she could really thrive (given then new coach), and maybe start for four years.
Of all the places Meyer could have landed, LBSU is probably the one that I'm happiest with. I felt bad for her because if she was a couple years younger, the roster situation would be different, and she'd have more of an opportunity to play at BYU immediately. I wish her nothing but the best at Long Beach State. |
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Post by beba on Dec 24, 2021 1:20:38 GMT -5
Kemavor is a huge get. Very athletic. Underrated. Just watch her continue to develop.
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Post by bucky415 on Dec 24, 2021 1:38:59 GMT -5
Glad the Badgers got by BYU in the spring. The match with Utah in the fall was epic. Some major losses, but the program is not going away any time soon. I anticipate more NCAA tournament matches in Provo for the foreseeable future.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2021 1:41:12 GMT -5
Also, Zayna leaving makes the portal very interesting. No one is taking the starting job from Bower. It seems like most people transfer to get more playing time, so how does Olmstead and staff bring in a backup setter who knows they will be the backup setter, and a good one at that?
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Post by bbg95 on Dec 24, 2021 1:47:11 GMT -5
Losing Meyer is no bueno. She has more upside than Bower (don’t attack me Bower stans, she’s great) It’s just sad the way the timing worked out. Also interesting that Claire Little went from being the #9 overall recruit to the #34 (or close to there) recruit in the updated top 150 rankings for the 2023 class. Obviously rankings change, but I’m curious what led to that big of a drop. Has her progression slowed while others have excelled more recently? Does anyone have more info on her? Meyer wasn't going to play for two more years. I wish she had stayed, but her transferring is completely unsurprising. We have to accept that transfers will come with the territory now. Not even Stanford is immune, as they lost a highly-regarded setter for basically the same reason. |
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Post by bucky415 on Dec 24, 2021 2:16:08 GMT -5
I also hope BYU gets seeded more fairly going forward! Wisconsin had the benefit of being number 4, I won't lie, but BYU 11th? Come on!
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Post by pelagius on Dec 24, 2021 2:27:15 GMT -5
I also hope BYU gets seeded more fairly going forward! Wisconsin had the benefit of being number 4, I won't lie, but BYU 11th? Come on!
I think BYU could have been smarter about scheduling in terms of RPI this year. In the non-con schedule, BYU took some decent RPI bets (Pitt, Utah,UNLV, High Point, Bowling Green) but they needed more. For example, Michigan St was a bad RPI bet; so was having both SUU and Dixie St on the schedule. Of course, going to the big-12 will solve some of this since the bottom end of the WCC really hurts RPI (the bottom half of the big-12 is much better).
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Post by pelagius on Dec 24, 2021 2:30:50 GMT -5
so how does Olmstead and staff bring in a backup setter who knows they will be the backup setter, and a good one at that? Beg Hifo to stay ... worst case BYU ends up with a preferred walk on setter from Utah County or Salt Lake. |
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Post by bucky415 on Dec 24, 2021 2:40:38 GMT -5
I also hope BYU gets seeded more fairly going forward! Wisconsin had the benefit of being number 4, I won't lie, but BYU 11th? Come on! I think BYU could have been smarter about scheduling in terms of RPI this year. In the non-con schedule, BYU took some decent RPI bets (Pitt, Utah,UNLV, High Point, Bowling Green) but they needed more. For example, Michigan St was a bad RPI bet; so was having both SUU and Dixie St on the schedule. Of course, going to the big-12 will solve some of this since the bottom end of the WCC really hurts RPI (the bottom half of the big-12 is much better).
Yeah, despite RPI doing the best in predicting NCAA tournament wins and losses this year, it is still very flawed. No way BYU was the 11th best team with one loss to a Final 4 team! |
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Post by kk1971 on Dec 24, 2021 9:56:47 GMT -5
I did some research on Kemavor. She is a 6'4" middle from Virginia, and she led her high school to the Class 6A state championship while being named the region player of the year. She hit .450 and averaged 3.12 k/s and 1.14 b/s. She also plays for Metro Volleyball Club of DC, which seems to be a well-regarded club. They had 51 alumni on D1 rosters this season at 38 schools, including Wisconsin, Ohio State, UCLA, Penn State and Oregon. Kemavor had offers from UCLA, Maryland, Virginia and Duke, in addition to BYU (she possibly had some others, but those were the ones mentioned in the article). There are a couple of highlight videos on her recruiting profile. She seems to be very athletic and has good size. Overall, this seems like a very nice commitment for BYU. Here is another article on Brielle some will find interesting, especially when her coach says "She’s 6-4 and attack jumps 10-foot-7. That tends to make people special automatically." www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/11/19/colgan-survives-akasha-anderson-herndon-win-va-class-6-volleyball-title/ |
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Post by Zazu on Dec 28, 2021 14:57:00 GMT -5
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Post by bbg95 on Dec 28, 2021 15:17:17 GMT -5
I don't think Knudsen will do much to help with BYU's passing issues, though her addition probably at least means that Olmstead won't be faced with the prospect of playing either Dayton or Morgan Bower. Knudsen does seem to be a solid server (16 aces, 13 errors), and she averaged 3.28 d/s last season. I would hope that someone from the 2021 or 2022 classes or possibly another transfer will be able to make more of an impact on the passing game. |
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Post by silverchloride on Dec 28, 2021 16:23:18 GMT -5
Losing Meyer is no bueno. She has more upside than Bower (don’t attack me Bower stans, she’s great) It’s just sad the way the timing worked out. Also interesting that Claire Little went from being the #9 overall recruit to the #34 (or close to there) recruit in the updated top 150 rankings for the 2023 class. Obviously rankings change, but I’m curious what led to that big of a drop. Has her progression slowed while others have excelled more recently? Does anyone have more info on her? I don't see it as accurate. In my opinion, she's easily in the top 20. One of only two players committed as an 8th grader. Maybe she suffered from her team last year not getting an open bid, shrug. This year she on a stacked 17s team, we'll see how that works out. |
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Post by pelagius on Dec 28, 2021 20:32:55 GMT -5
I don't think Knudsen will do much to help with BYU's passing issues, though her addition probably at least means that Olmstead won't be faced with the prospect of playing either Dayton or Morgan Bower. Knudsen does seem to be a solid server (16 aces, 13 errors), and she averaged 3.28 d/s last season. I would hope that someone from the 2021 or 2022 classes or possibly another transfer will be able to make more of an impact on the passing game. I've really only seen her play in the matches against BYU. My memory is that BYU almost never served to her. I think BYU targeted mostly Cowell and to a lesser extent Baka. But BYU avoiding her in serve-receive is a good sign in terms of getting a player who is above replacement level relative to Reinert. Obviously, getting above replacement level passing relative to Reinert doesn't solve BYU's passing issues, but I'll take it. BYU could still end up with Dayton playing back row if one of the pins doesn't play six rotations. None of the returning pins have played back row much: + Livingston + Grimmer + Callahan + Stowell + One of the incoming OHs Olmstead has almost always used one six rotation pin (in 2019 when Robinson got benched, BYU didn't). I'm hoping a year behind Koerber was really good for Grimmer's six rotation development. |
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