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Post by slxpress on Sept 22, 2021 19:36:07 GMT -5
I only caught the last set and a half but nalani looked great defensively. Molly should just be nicknamed Misses Consistent or The Terminator because wow is she incredible from right. Melanie and Logan are amazing servers but we knew this. Only saw Saige set a few balls but she sure did telegraph them (to me). Wonder if that’s another thing that keeps Jhenna in front of her for now. The telegraphing also just be the fact she only set like three balls a set and isn’t in the flow of the game. Big block by her though, something we don’t see from Jhenna obviously. You missed a really nice kill from SKT in the second set as well. Back flip to the front right of Rice's side of the court. Given that she's only been working with the team for about two weeks, I'm willing to wait and see. Plenty of footage of her at Utah last year. I didn't feel like she telegraphed things too badly there. What's interesting is that she quickly passed Cabello on the depth chart. Instantaneously, even. I couldn't agree with you more on Phillips reliability. I'm curious to see if she remains on the right side or moves to the middle next year.
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Post by mln59 on Sept 22, 2021 19:38:40 GMT -5
and meow Texas has 8 days until the next match. hopefully get a little rest and relaxation and then hit the big12 opener hard
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Post by stevehorn on Sept 22, 2021 19:39:02 GMT -5
okay I probably missed a discussion on this already, but doesn't anyone know why SKT isn't playing? I have a hard time seeing why she would transfer to Texas unless she was ensured playing time. She could have gone to a number of other programs and started. She was already a starter with Utah. She obviously didn't transfer to get playing time. There's no way she was guaranteed anything. However, as @basil posted she got behind the eight ball a bit compared to other transfers. I don't know what the hold up was, but she wasn't able to enroll at Texas until last week. Because she wasn't enrolled, it really limited what the coaches and team could do with her. It's a little shocking to me she's getting the reps she's getting already. There's a role at Texas for her for sure. One of the key factors in the national championship match against Kentucky last spring was the Wildcats abusing Gabriel's presence in the front row. It was a well played national championship on both sides of the net, so there's probably a dozen factors that ended up being the difference in Kentucky winning it 3-1. That said, Gabriel being 5'6 is obviously something Elliot is keen to address. Not knowing SKT or what went into her decision making, having an opportunity to start at Texas was probably enough for her. Now we'll see how it goes both this year and next. For starters, she didn't graduate from Utah until mid-August per a message she posted. Don't know why she didn't join the team until after school started. I assume she had already been accepted into her master's program at Texas and tentatively enrolled pending her Utah graduation. Since she was a graduate transfer, I wouldn't think there was any NCAA academic clearing issue. From other social media posts, it appeared she had been in Austin for a few weeks already. So I'm clueless on guesses. Just assuming it was some kind of obscure paperwork delay.
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Post by mln59 on Sept 22, 2021 19:39:21 GMT -5
I only caught the last set and a half but nalani looked great defensively. Molly should just be nicknamed Misses Consistent or The Terminator because wow is she incredible from right. Melanie and Logan are amazing servers but we knew this. Only saw Saige set a few balls but she sure did telegraph them (to me). Wonder if that’s another thing that keeps Jhenna in front of her for now. The telegraphing also just be the fact she only set like three balls a set and isn’t in the flow of the game. Big block by her though, something we don’t see from Jhenna obviously. You missed a really nice kill from SKT in the second set as well. Back flip to the front right of Rice's side of the court. Given that she's only been working with the team for about two weeks, I'm willing to wait and see. Plenty of footage of her at Utah last year. I didn't feel like she telegraphed things too badly there. What's interesting is that she quickly passed Cabello on the depth chart. Instantaneously, even. I couldn't agree with you more on Phillips reliability. I'm curious to see if she remains on the right side or moves to the middle next year. that kill was super slick. thought SKT set well
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Post by basil on Sept 22, 2021 19:40:08 GMT -5
I couldn't agree with you more on Phillips reliability. I'm curious to see if she remains on the right side or moves to the middle next year. next season, I bet she moves back to the middle. Asjia is still there, but I bet Singletary will redshirt behind the two unless she's absolutely lights out. Devin coming in on the right gives us an excellent option there, but also Skylar can play there if Melanie can improve offensively to find front row time next year. but still got this season to worry about.
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Post by uofaGRAD on Sept 22, 2021 19:41:34 GMT -5
I only caught the last set and a half but nalani looked great defensively. Molly should just be nicknamed Misses Consistent or The Terminator because wow is she incredible from right. Melanie and Logan are amazing servers but we knew this. Only saw Saige set a few balls but she sure did telegraph them (to me). Wonder if that’s another thing that keeps Jhenna in front of her for now. The telegraphing also just be the fact she only set like three balls a set and isn’t in the flow of the game. Big block by her though, something we don’t see from Jhenna obviously. You missed a really nice kill from SKT in the second set as well. Back flip to the front right of Rice's side of the court. Given that she's only been working with the team for about two weeks, I'm willing to wait and see. Plenty of footage of her at Utah last year. I didn't feel like she telegraphed things too badly there. What's interesting is that she quickly passed Cabello on the depth chart. Instantaneously, even. I couldn't agree with you more on Phillips reliability. I'm curious to see if she remains on the right side or moves to the middle next year. Wonder if he’ll somewhat copy Kentucky last year and play Molly like they did Tealer where the middle just swings from right (although he’d have to use SKT or Naomi as setter). That would let Melanie play too, but who knows if he wants Skylar to stay on the left. Time will tell!
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Post by mln59 on Sept 22, 2021 19:54:25 GMT -5
Texas played well and i think they can be even better
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Post by hornshouse23 on Sept 22, 2021 19:57:11 GMT -5
Texas played well and i think they can be even better One thing I noticed that was encouraging was when they did have some messy moments, they came back with solid play. A shank, and then a dime pass. It wasn’t perfect, but I think this team has the mental toughness to run the table in Big 12 play, and into the tournament. I still wish our block was at the level it’s been in the past.
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Post by mln59 on Sept 22, 2021 20:00:29 GMT -5
Texas played well and i think they can be even better One thing I noticed that was encouraging was when they did have some messy moments, they came back with solid play. A shank, and then a dime pass. It wasn’t perfect, but I think this team has the mental toughness to run the table in Big 12 play, and into the tournament. I still wish our block was at the level it’s been in the past. if they can sustain their strong serving and get the block to improve, teams will have a tough time
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Post by slxpress on Sept 22, 2021 20:06:25 GMT -5
Texas played well and i think they can be even better One thing I noticed that was encouraging was when they did have some messy moments, they came back with solid play. A shank, and then a dime pass. It wasn’t perfect, but I think this team has the mental toughness to run the table in Big 12 play, and into the tournament. I still wish our block was at the level it’s been in the past. I'm with you. The biggest thing is the Big 12's schedule this year of no home and away. I could see Texas tripping up somewhere because of that. Also, Baylor in Waco twice in consecutive nights will be no walk in the park. Probably the Big 12 title on the line, and possibly the regional host, too.
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Post by mln59 on Sept 22, 2021 20:07:20 GMT -5
baylor will be a tough, tough test
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Post by hornshouse23 on Sept 22, 2021 20:11:31 GMT -5
One thing I noticed that was encouraging was when they did have some messy moments, they came back with solid play. A shank, and then a dime pass. It wasn’t perfect, but I think this team has the mental toughness to run the table in Big 12 play, and into the tournament. I still wish our block was at the level it’s been in the past. I'm with you. The biggest thing is the Big 12's schedule this year of no home and away. I could see Texas tripping up somewhere because of that. Also, Baylor in Waco twice in consecutive nights will be no walk in the park. Probably the Big 12 title on the line, and possibly the regional host, too. Yeah that road trip scares me, and I’m still hoping to make it to at least one match. I don’t see a path to hosting a regional without those two wins, the way the RPI futures has us set up.
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Post by slxpress on Sept 22, 2021 20:30:01 GMT -5
I'm with you. The biggest thing is the Big 12's schedule this year of no home and away. I could see Texas tripping up somewhere because of that. Also, Baylor in Waco twice in consecutive nights will be no walk in the park. Probably the Big 12 title on the line, and possibly the regional host, too. Yeah that road trip scares me, and I’m still hoping to make it to at least one match. I don’t see a path to hosting a regional without those two wins, the way the RPI futures has us set up. Unless 4 other teams play out of their gourd, I don’t see a one loss Big 12 champion Texas being kept from a regional host spot. But too many variables to account for this early. Starting with how Texas actually does this season. They’ve got to take care of the matches one at a time to even be a part of these conversations. But that’s the expectation, of course.
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Post by mln59 on Sept 22, 2021 21:11:04 GMT -5
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Post by basil on Sept 22, 2021 23:07:23 GMT -5
good win. passing could still be better but that might have been the best setting match all season. can't wait to see what we look like with more practice time. would love to see more consistent passing and continue to get Saige acclimated with the team.
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