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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2021 15:49:30 GMT -5
Shooting at a mall in Omaha today. Suspects still at-large apparently.
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Post by badgerbreath on Apr 17, 2021 15:51:08 GMT -5
OMG
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2021 15:51:42 GMT -5
Shooting at a mall in Omaha today. Suspects still at-large apparently. Yes, at Westroads. (about 10 miles from downtown omaha) |
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Post by Kingsley on Apr 17, 2021 15:51:52 GMT -5
The mall is all the way across town, but still something to keep an eye on.
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Post by mintonetteman on Apr 17, 2021 16:06:56 GMT -5
Heather Olmstead and her staff have done an amazing job. I don’t understand why they haven’t developed better passers, however. Is passing a trait you’re born with, or can it be coached? Can you teach an undersized player how to block Flo Hyman? H. Olmstead and staff have been great since taking over in 2015 (I wouldn't want to trade her for basically any other coach). At this point, we've seen her and her staff do the following really well: + Recruit by BYU standards ... Olmstead is particularly successful at bringing in top Mormon talent. + Developing players as hitters and blockers. Both at the pin and the middle. + Her teams generally improve throughout the year. + She coaches around weaknesses really well <- Making it to the final four, when by the end of the season BYU was basically down to one pin hitter, was amazing + Her teams compete really hard. I do think the issue of identifying and bringing in good litles and developing passers is the one aspect we don't have a great handle on yet for H. Olmstead. So much of the passing part of the H. Olmstead era is co-identified with Mary Lake; the best passing libero in BYU history. In the first three years of the Mary Lake era BYU did have some nice litles to help Lake: Santiago and then Martindale. I am guessing that these struggles in passing are a temporary blip that we don't see persistently. Of course, BYU is unlikely to have as good as passer as Lake, but I suspect long term we will see Olmstead able to consistently bring or develop passers of he Santiago, Martindale, and Stetler quality. I give Heather a lot of credit for understanding early (last year) that she was going to struggle in the serve receive game and going with a smaller athletic setter in W. Bower...few setters can get to balls that she can and keep the team in system...reminds me of what Elliot does at Texas and their smaller setter...keep the ball alive and rely on a big block. We really do miss Lake who was truly special. That being said...IMO we are much much better with Ballard-Nixon playing 6 rotations than Robison and are much better with the offensive minded and quick middle in Dodson. Heather has done a great developing Dodson and Livingston and getting the most out of this very young team. |
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Post by redcard🏐 on Apr 17, 2021 16:07:37 GMT -5
The mall is all the way across town, but still something to keep an eye on. You realize “all the way across town” in Omaha is like 10 mins. Max... |
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Apr 17, 2021 16:10:32 GMT -5
How do they stack up position by position?
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Post by Kingsley on Apr 17, 2021 16:12:59 GMT -5
The mall is all the way across town, but still something to keep an eye on. You realize “all the way across town” in Omaha is like 10 mins. Max... Damn, I’ve been taking the wrong roads through Omaha. |
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Post by redcard🏐 on Apr 17, 2021 16:15:04 GMT -5
You realize “all the way across town” in Omaha is like 10 mins. Max... Damn, I’ve been taking the wrong roads through Omaha. Ha maybe!! Let’s assume there is no rush hour today (aka rush20). |
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Post by mintonetteman on Apr 17, 2021 16:17:05 GMT -5
I'm speculating, but I think two significant bad "shocks" to passing are the following: (1) I really think Olmstead thought that Madi Robinson was going to develop into a high level ball control OH, and (2) that Callie Whitney, as a jr college transfer, would be able to contribute like Martindale did when she came in (giving Olmstead more time to let Wee and M Bower develop). Obviously, neither of those two things happened. Hard to say if those were mistakes by Olmstead, or just bad luck, etc. I think the fact that there were good passers on the 2018 team (Final Four aside) shows that Olmstead is not incapable of recruiting and/or developing good passers (remember, she was the recruiting coordinator for Shawn Olmstead). Just for whatever reason, this particular team doesn't have the best passers. I agree with your earlier comment that in the long run, whether with recruiting or development, Olmstead will likely be just fine in this department. BYU has a very systematic approach to teaching passing. BYU is committed to what they do and not all kids fit that system. IMO BYU teaches and is committed to that system more than anyone as evident by their sustained success. |
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Post by Zazu on Apr 17, 2021 16:28:11 GMT -5
I just want to know when Madi Robinson became Madi Robison.  |
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Post by azvb on Apr 17, 2021 16:31:42 GMT -5
Can you teach an undersized player how to block Flo Hyman? H. Olmstead and staff have been great since taking over in 2015 (I wouldn't want to trade her for basically any other coach). At this point, we've seen her and her staff do the following really well: + Recruit by BYU standards ... Olmstead is particularly successful at bringing in top Mormon talent. + Developing players as hitters and blockers. Both at the pin and the middle. + Her teams generally improve throughout the year. + She coaches around weaknesses really well <- Making it to the final four, when by the end of the season BYU was basically down to one pin hitter, was amazing + Her teams compete really hard. I do think the issue of identifying and bringing in good litles and developing passers is the one aspect we don't have a great handle on yet for H. Olmstead. So much of the passing part of the H. Olmstead era is co-identified with Mary Lake; the best passing libero in BYU history. In the first three years of the Mary Lake era BYU did have some nice litles to help Lake: Santiago and then Martindale. I am guessing that these struggles in passing are a temporary blip that we don't see persistently. Of course, BYU is unlikely to have as good as passer as Lake, but I suspect long term we will see Olmstead able to consistently bring or develop passers of he Santiago, Martindale, and Stetler quality. I give Heather a lot of credit for understanding early (last year) that she was going to struggle in the serve receive game and going with a smaller athletic setter in W. Bower...few setters can get to balls that she can and keep the team in system...reminds me of what Elliot does at Texas and their smaller setter...keep the ball alive and rely on a big block. We really do miss Lake who was truly special. That being said...IMO we are much much better with Ballard-Nixon playing 6 rotations than Robison and are much better with the offensive minded and quick middle in Dodson. Heather has done a great developing Dodson and Livingston and getting the most out of this very young team. Where does Dodson go when Heather Gneiting returns? She’ needs to be on the floor, but there will be a plethora of MB’s for them. |
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Post by bbg95 on Apr 17, 2021 16:43:21 GMT -5
I give Heather a lot of credit for understanding early (last year) that she was going to struggle in the serve receive game and going with a smaller athletic setter in W. Bower...few setters can get to balls that she can and keep the team in system...reminds me of what Elliot does at Texas and their smaller setter...keep the ball alive and rely on a big block. We really do miss Lake who was truly special. That being said...IMO we are much much better with Ballard-Nixon playing 6 rotations than Robison and are much better with the offensive minded and quick middle in Dodson. Heather has done a great developing Dodson and Livingston and getting the most out of this very young team. Where does Dodson go when Heather Gneiting returns? She’ needs to be on the floor, but there will be a plethora of MB’s for them. With Eschenberg coming back, it's possible that Gneiting will redshirt after she returns from her mission. Personally, I think that would be the smartest thing to do, so Gneiting won't have to rush to get into form in a matter of weeks. After Eschenberg graduates, Gneiting and Dodson can be the middles in the 2022 and 2023 seasons. Either way, potentially having too many good options at the position is a good problem to have. |
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Post by hammer on Apr 17, 2021 16:45:27 GMT -5
The mall is all the way across town, but still something to keep an eye on. You realize “all the way across town” in Omaha is like 10 mins. Max... Yeah, it's doable in the right vehicle ...  |
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Post by pelagius on Apr 17, 2021 16:46:04 GMT -5
Yeah, I am on the redshirt Gneiting train too. Competing at a high level one month after returning home is a tough (nearly impossible) ask.
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