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Post by VBallLife on Jan 7, 2024 16:43:13 GMT -5
I don't necessarily agree. Essix is a very good middle. She was the regular middle in the USA U17, U19 and U21 team selection, together with Bre Kelley. Essix last year wasn't the best because she got hurt during the pre season and also, the setting from Muff wasn't the best either. At the end of the season she was playing very good and showing her value, even when she still was injured. I wont mind her or the the two freshman's taking over the role. All of them are very good options I think people in all sports are prisoners of the moment . Players will perform with quality teammates. Middles have to do well at reading the setters and closing the blocks.
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Post by veebz17 on Jan 7, 2024 16:53:52 GMT -5
Essix’s 1.23bps definitely isn’t anything to balk at. She’s been a solid MB2 in terms of defense. Wouldn’t be sad to see her get the start in the fall.
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Post by ballvolley on Jan 7, 2024 21:58:12 GMT -5
Essix’s 1.23bps definitely isn’t anything to balk at. She’s been a solid MB2 in terms of defense. Wouldn’t be sad to see her get the start in the fall. Agree. 1.23 in the SEC is very strong, and her #s in the latter half of the season were better than the first half. She has a ton of experience, which will be important with still a young squad. It's her starting spot to lose.
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Post by vbjunkie1944 on Jan 8, 2024 6:50:59 GMT -5
I think she's fortunate that Auguste won't be on campus until the summer. Rothe is there now and will shine.
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Post by volleyveil101 on Jan 8, 2024 9:40:47 GMT -5
I think she's fortunate that Auguste won't be on campus until the summer. Rothe is there now and will shine. I agree. I think Auguste and Essix are both better at blocking then they are at offense. Rothe is the offense that we've been needing in the middle. Arriving in the spring gets her a starting spot over Auguste imo.
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Post by secgator4 on Jan 8, 2024 10:14:40 GMT -5
I don't necessarily agree. Essix is a very good middle. She was the regular middle in the USA U17, U19 and U21 team selection, together with Bre Kelley. Essix last year wasn't the best because she got hurt during the pre season and also, the setting from Muff wasn't the best either. At the end of the season she was playing very good and showing her value, even when she still was injured. I wont mind her or the the two freshman's taking over the role. All of them are very good options I agree with everything you said except the Muff part. I don't think I've ever been more protective of a UF player. She is a boss. It's more that it's hard to develop a connection with a new setter at the start of conference play. If the script was flipped and it was Stucky taking over for Muff, the results likely would have been similar in terms of hitting efficiency. UF was hitting like .273 when Stucky went down and ended the year at .265. Plus, Essix wasn't even doing well to start the year with Stucky setting (due to her injury). As I said before, I stan Essix. Hand injury + new setter + middles can only do so much when the passing drops off mid season. Despite all that, she played her heart out, blocked well and came on strong offensively the last few weeks of the season. She had nearly identical numbers to Kelley in 2022 when healthy - slightly fewer attempts and lower hitting % offensively but better blocks/set.
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Post by GatorsChomp on Jan 8, 2024 13:49:21 GMT -5
Essix’s 1.23bps definitely isn’t anything to balk at. She’s been a solid MB2 in terms of defense. Wouldn’t be sad to see her get the start in the fall. The 1.2 bps isn't the singular thing I am pointing out, it's the lack of offense with it. When there's a lot of middles blocking 1.2 bps AND hitting over .300%, there's nothing much left for Essix to do *BUT* upgrade her offense. Don't get me wrong, she's solid which is why I said she'll most likely start in the first few but I really do see Auguste beating her out if she's able to provide more offense and defense.
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Post by district12 on Jan 8, 2024 20:30:52 GMT -5
Essix’s 1.23bps definitely isn’t anything to balk at. She’s been a solid MB2 in terms of defense. Wouldn’t be sad to see her get the start in the fall. The 1.2 bps isn't the singular thing I am pointing out, it's the lack of offense with it. When there's a lot of middles blocking 1.2 bps AND hitting over .300%, there's nothing much left for Essix to do *BUT* upgrade her offense. Don't get me wrong, she's solid which is why I said she'll most likely start in the first few but I really do see Auguste beating her out if she's able to provide more offense and defense. Middles that make the proper reads/blocks AND score are beneficial because it takes the pressure off of the pins. You can’t sit on pins if your middles are effective and productive.
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Post by gators on Jan 8, 2024 20:39:34 GMT -5
Rothe named Ohio's GPOY and Harden named Indiana's GPOY.
Stucky's sister also won Wyoming GPOY
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Post by latinogatorfan1 on Jan 8, 2024 21:15:31 GMT -5
Rothe named Ohio's GPOY and Harden named Indiana's GPOY. Stucky's sister also won Wyoming GPOY Nice. They are good players. Anyone know where Stucky sister is going to play and what position she play?
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Post by katn on Jan 8, 2024 21:20:09 GMT -5
Rothe named Ohio's GPOY and Harden named Indiana's GPOY. Stucky's sister also won Wyoming GPOY Nice. They are good players. Anyone know where Stucky sister is going to play and what position she play? she's a setter going to wyoming
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Post by latinogatorfan1 on Jan 8, 2024 21:24:41 GMT -5
Nice. They are good players. Anyone know where Stucky sister is going to play and what position she play? she's a setter going to wyoming I just saw that. weird Florida didn’t consider her
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Post by slxpress on Jan 8, 2024 21:34:51 GMT -5
she's a setter going to wyoming I just saw that. weird Florida didn’t consider her Why would it be weird? Florida’s recruiting is on a way different level than Wyoming. If she was able to get a free ride and play for her home state that could easily trump being a walk-on at her sister’s school.
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Post by GatorsChomp on Jan 12, 2024 18:22:00 GMT -5
Maybe we'll get a Wyoming-Florida match next season ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by bucky415 on Jan 13, 2024 4:04:41 GMT -5
Nice! I do not think people realize how good one needs to be objectively to be a D1 scholarship athlete, let alone how good one needs to be to get an offer from a top program! Oh, you got an offer from Wyoming for volleyball? Oh, you are merely really good to really, really good (sarcasm on the merely)!
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