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Post by huskyvolley on Apr 20, 2021 10:55:19 GMT -5
For all Kentucky fans, I am curious how this Kentucky team compares to the team last season?
Has Stumler improved? Is A. Skinner better than Edmond? Is this middle duo better than the duo last season? I do think M. Skinner is better than Cooper.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2021 10:56:57 GMT -5
For all Kentucky fans, I am curious how this Kentucky team compares to the team last season? Has Stumler improved? Is A. Skinner better than Edmond? Are these middle duos better than the duos last season? I do think M. Skinner is better than Cooper. this team is better in many aspects. Having a good right side option opens up so much and we don’t over rely on Edmond. Tealer has been fantastic in her hybrid role and the floor defense is just fantastic
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Post by donut on Apr 20, 2021 10:59:49 GMT -5
For all Kentucky fans, I am curious how this Kentucky team compares to the team last season? Has Stumler improved? Is A. Skinner better than Edmond? Are these middle duos better than the duos last season? I do think M. Skinner is better than Cooper. Yes, Stumler has improved. I think Edmond is better than A. Skinner, but they don't ask A. Skinner to do as much as Edmond, and what they do ask from her (terminate from the LS), she does as well as Edmond. Yes, middles are better, but it kind of feels like apples and oranges, because of the way they use Tealer. Meyer was good (probably 1 of the 3 best MBs in the SEC) but they are getting a lot more offense out of Tealer.
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Post by skullars on Apr 20, 2021 11:06:59 GMT -5
Washington you've had a great season. Congrats on grabbing the #6 seed and battling through multiple 5-setters including a reverse sweep of Pitt (especially Pitt ). You've got a really good team - I like your setter, your middle play, and your scrappiness. Unfortunately your season comes to an end on Thursday. Kentucky 3 - 1.
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Post by volleylbc on Apr 20, 2021 11:12:47 GMT -5
Washington you've had a great season. Congrats on grabbing the #6 seed and battling through multiple 5-setters including a reverse sweep of Pitt (especially Pitt ). You've got a really good team - I like your setter, your middle play, and your scrappiness. Unfortunately your season comes to an end on Thursday. Kentucky 3 - 1. LOL .... man this one is hard I want Washington to bring it home to the Pac-12 but I also really love Watching Kentucky play. This is an exciting final four where any team could really win it all...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2021 11:13:30 GMT -5
Washington you've had a great season. Congrats on grabbing the #6 seed and battling through multiple 5-setters including a reverse sweep of Pitt (especially Pitt ). You've got a really good team - I like your setter, your middle play, and your scrappiness. Unfortunately your season comes to an end on Thursday. Kentucky 3 - 1. LOL .... man this one is hard I want Washington to bring it home to the Pac-12 but I also really love Watching Kentucky play. This is an exciting final four where any team could really win it all... Washington has 0 chance. Even if they make it past Kentucky.
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Post by trojansc on Apr 20, 2021 11:19:25 GMT -5
LOL .... man this one is hard I want Washington to bring it home to the Pac-12 but I also really love Watching Kentucky play. This is an exciting final four where any team could really win it all... Washington has 0 chance. Even if they make it past Kentucky. If you can serve tough and block you have a chance in any match. Not a great chance at all, but, it's there.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2021 11:21:25 GMT -5
Washington has 0 chance. Even if they make it past Kentucky. If you can serve tough and block you have a chance in any match. Not a great chance at all, but, it's there. Washington barely scraped by a decent Dayton team and 2 good but not amazing teams in Pitt and Louisville. They looked very impressive in the middle of conference but have have looked nothing like that since. If they play close to how they have been all tournament UK will hold them under 20 points all three sets. If they can find their mojo then we could have a match
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Post by donut on Apr 20, 2021 11:25:50 GMT -5
Yeah, I feel like we're going to jinx UK if we start saying Washington has "0 chance" let's stay humble pls
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2021 11:28:26 GMT -5
Yeah, I feel like we're going to jinx UK if we start saying Washington has "0 chance" let's stay humble pls that’s not me being over confident in UK. Washington just has not been good. Even if they make it past us they won’t be able to beat the winner of UT UW.
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Post by Resident Bitchy Canadian Fan on Apr 20, 2021 11:30:24 GMT -5
Ok yeah, this thread is starting to look like a certain thread in 2016, so hopefully we do not jinx it. But with that being said, I think it is fair to say that if Washington keeps playing the way they’ve been playing and Kentucky keeps playing at their level of play, this will be over quick.
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Post by trojansc on Apr 20, 2021 11:31:36 GMT -5
Yeah, I feel like we're going to jinx UK if we start saying Washington has "0 chance" let's stay humble pls that’s not me being over confident in UK. Washington just has not been good. Even if they make it past us they won’t be able to beat the winner of UT UW. Yes, Washington was not great. However, many teams could have beaten Wisconsin the way they played yesterday.
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Post by volleylbc on Apr 20, 2021 11:33:00 GMT -5
Yeah, I feel like we're going to jinx UK if we start saying Washington has "0 chance" let's stay humble pls that’s not me being over confident in UK. Washington just has not been good. Even if they make it past us they won’t be able to beat the winner of UT UW. They haven’t been good??? That’s not a fact .... you don’t get to the final four by “not being good” ... so let’s start there. lol but yea anyways....i do like your team tho. Haha
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Post by Sooners1822 on Apr 20, 2021 11:34:10 GMT -5
Crazier things have happened then a good, not great, Washington team, pulling an upset over Kentucky in its first ever final four. If they can win the serve and pass battle they have a shot. I think Kentucky will win, but let's not kid ourselves that Washington is a bum of a team.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2021 11:36:24 GMT -5
Crazier things have happened then a good, not great, Washington team, pulling an upset over Kentucky in its first ever final four. If they can win the serve and pass battle they have a shot. I think Kentucky will win, but let's not kid ourselves that Washington is a bum of a team. I don’t think Washington is a bad team. I’ve been super harsh about them recently because they have been very lucky with their draw and the Louisville implosion. The problem is they simply don’t have the passing to keep up against the elite teams or the OOS bangers you need to make up for it and that will catch up to you eventually
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