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Post by eyeroll2021 on Oct 22, 2021 20:43:24 GMT -5
UGH. Ugly win. Yes we swept, but this match just made me mad.
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Post by txvbcoach on Oct 22, 2021 20:43:48 GMT -5
Congrats to Jerritt on his 523rd win.
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Post by eotexas5 on Oct 22, 2021 20:44:27 GMT -5
Yeah, this was not a great two-match outing. I would say it’s always nice to leave Ames only dropping one set over two matches.
Enjoy the bye week and let’s get the game faces on.
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Post by diatx on Oct 22, 2021 20:45:39 GMT -5
Well….I guess.. it’s good we’re not peaking too early 😬
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Post by horns1 on Oct 22, 2021 20:49:50 GMT -5
A win is a win. Last time I checked, a pretty loss still counts as a loss.
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Post by PointTexas on Oct 22, 2021 20:51:18 GMT -5
#FREESAIGE
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Post by nellynel on Oct 22, 2021 20:53:09 GMT -5
You have 2 weeks to work on receiving and setting. Good sweep, 6-1 in sets played. Blocking another solid game. Serving was ok. Hitting is just a factor of passing and serving, already discussed. I like the announcer saying Texas is so good at hitting out of system. Yeah but you only want to do that if you have to not your main offense.
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Post by hornshouse23 on Oct 22, 2021 20:56:04 GMT -5
I just typed a bunch about it being an ugly win, but I’ll focus on the positives. A win out of Ames isn’t always guaranteed, and they’ve had our number before. Look ahead, ladies. This is a very good team at all positions, and I think we’re all just waiting for it all to ‘click’ at the same time, and it will. On to the next one.
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Post by diggerdive on Oct 22, 2021 21:51:52 GMT -5
(Broken record) but the criticism of the 3rd team All American player that has set Texas to the 3rd highest hitting percentage seems to get a disproportionate volume of criticism from a few posters. I get Saige is new and good and 4-6” taller (depending on who you believe), but you have to understand the coaches know the value of each of their skills *in totality.*. That said there were some not-so-great sets tonight (also the passing pressed the setting often) - I actually thought Phillips got the short end of that stick mostly (like 3 sets), but O’Neil looked late on a few of those slides that can make the set look low if the hitter is late to the apex. Also Gabriel had a solid block - where’s the love? Lol. If Saige had blocked that there’d be 4 posters doing their volleytalk dissertations on why Saige gets no respect. Also Gabriel’s window to Butler has been online for a few matches now.
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Post by horns1 on Oct 23, 2021 8:27:21 GMT -5
(Broken record) but the criticism of the 3rd team All American player that has set Texas to the 3rd highest hitting percentage seems to get a disproportionate volume of criticism from a few posters. I get Saige is new and good and 4-6” taller (depending on who you believe), but you have to understand the coaches know the value of each of their skills *in totality.*. That said there were some not-so-great sets tonight (also the passing pressed the setting often) - I actually thought Phillips got the short end of that stick mostly (like 3 sets), but O’Neil looked late to me on a few of those slides that can make the set look low if the hitter is late to the apex. Also Gabriel had a solid block - where’s the love? Lol. If Saige had blocked that there’d be 4 posters doing their volleytalk dissertations on why Saige gets no respect. Also Gabriel’s window to Butler has been online for a few matches now. It is kind of funny how critical some are when Gabriel setting to Butler is lacking; but, when they're connecting, it gets just a slight pat on the back here. That's proof how it's just so much easier to focus on the negative, and glance over the positive. |
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Post by dl3ww on Oct 23, 2021 9:11:29 GMT -5
(Broken record) but the criticism of the 3rd team All American player that has set Texas to the 3rd highest hitting percentage seems to get a disproportionate volume of criticism from a few posters. I get Saige is new and good and 4-6” taller (depending on who you believe), but you have to understand the coaches know the value of each of their skills *in totality.*. That said there were some not-so-great sets tonight (also the passing pressed the setting often) - I actually thought Phillips got the short end of that stick mostly (like 3 sets), but O’Neil looked late to me on a few of those slides that can make the set look low if the hitter is late to the apex. Also Gabriel had a solid block - where’s the love? Lol. If Saige had blocked that there’d be 4 posters doing their volleytalk dissertations on why Saige gets no respect. Also Gabriel’s window to Butler has been online for a few matches now. It is kind of funny how critical some are when Gabriel setting to Butler is lacking; but, when they're connecting, it gets just a slight pat on the back here. That's proof how it's just so much easier to focus on the negative, and glance over the positive. We should praise Gabriel for.. wait for it… setting the middle?😱 |
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Post by slxpress on Oct 23, 2021 9:21:49 GMT -5
(Broken record) but the criticism of the 3rd team All American player that has set Texas to the 3rd highest hitting percentage seems to get a disproportionate volume of criticism from a few posters. I get Saige is new and good and 4-6” taller (depending on who you believe), but you have to understand the coaches know the value of each of their skills *in totality.*. That said there were some not-so-great sets tonight (also the passing pressed the setting often) - I actually thought Phillips got the short end of that stick mostly (like 3 sets), but O’Neil looked late to me on a few of those slides that can make the set look low if the hitter is late to the apex. Also Gabriel had a solid block - where’s the love? Lol. If Saige had blocked that there’d be 4 posters doing their volleytalk dissertations on why Saige gets no respect. Also Gabriel’s window to Butler has been online for a few matches now. It is kind of funny how critical some are when Gabriel setting to Butler is lacking; but, when they're connecting, it gets just a slight pat on the back here. That's proof how it's just so much easier to focus on the negative, and glance over the positive. While that's true, there's also the tendency to take the comments of one or two people, and then project it on to a swath of folks. So it's not just the focus from the critic on the negative - it's also the focus of the listener. There's something genetically ingrained about it, from the beginning of the human race. I always say we don't tune into the news to hear about how many planes landed safely that day. It's something about the focus on survival when resources were extremely difficult to acquire. Threats were prioritized over blessings. Those that did passed on their genetic material. Plus, having a way to transfer information learned in the thousands of years between the advent of homo sapiens and the development of writing to the next generation. Oral history was the only way to do it, which focused on the dramatic. We're evolutionarily inclined to speak and hear the dramatic. |
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Post by nellynel on Oct 23, 2021 9:34:27 GMT -5
It is kind of funny how critical some are when Gabriel setting to Butler is lacking; but, when they're connecting, it gets just a slight pat on the back here. That's proof how it's just so much easier to focus on the negative, and glance over the positive. We should praise Gabriel for.. wait for it… setting the middle?😱 I’ve stated you can’t be third in hitting efficiency with meh setting. Others on this board would disagree but it’s usually because they think anything less than complete domination in a match is proof in their head Texas underachieves with the best talent. I think much of the criticism in general at leas of the last 2 games is of the setting in general. But for me it’s the combination of passing and setting which go hand in hand and both were off, the meh passing had a huge impact on the meh setting. I’m not specifically trying to call out Jhenna but I think all would agree it wasn’t a great weekend from that part of the game. I also hope she’s playing as well in the tournament as she was last years tournament. The setting was good enough for a NC. Can the passing help her out? I’ve seen enough of SKT to be of the opinion sh shouldn’t completely replace her this year unless Jhenna has a complete collapse that I can’t imagine but I’ve also seen enough that SKT to be of the opinion she gives you a different dynamic from 20-25 that I would like to see more. |
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Post by diggerdive on Oct 23, 2021 11:29:16 GMT -5
It is kind of funny how critical some are when Gabriel setting to Butler is lacking; but, when they're connecting, it gets just a slight pat on the back here. That's proof how it's just so much easier to focus on the negative, and glance over the positive. We should praise Gabriel for.. wait for it… setting the middle?😱 No. I mean if you want you can. Or not. It’s always good to see a connection improve - especially when it’s so powerful. For all the criticism Gabriel gets for not setting Butler (enough or well) it’s interesting to see Butler’s kills are on par with other middles in the country-a bit lower, but Texas has a lot of talented arms to feed. Oh, and she’s hitting .428 on the season. She’s 11 in the nation. You can … wait for it…. praise that kind of playing. |
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Post by horns1 on Oct 23, 2021 13:18:05 GMT -5
It is kind of funny how critical some are when Gabriel setting to Butler is lacking; but, when they're connecting, it gets just a slight pat on the back here. That's proof how it's just so much easier to focus on the negative, and glance over the positive. While that's true, there's also the tendency to take the comments of one or two people, and then project it on to a swath of folks. So it's not just the focus from the critic on the negative - it's also the focus of the listener. There's something genetically ingrained about it, from the beginning of the human race. I always say we don't tune into the news to hear about how many planes landed safely that day. It's something about the focus on survival when resources were extremely difficult to acquire. Threats were prioritized over blessings. Those that did passed on their genetic material. Plus, having a way to transfer information learned in the thousands of years between the advent of homo sapiens and the development of writing to the next generation. Oral history was the only way to do it, which focused on the dramatic. We're evolutionarily inclined to speak and hear the dramatic. I used the word "some". Pretty self-explanatory. |
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