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Post by redbeard2008 on Oct 24, 2021 21:13:06 GMT -5
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Post by redbeard2008 on Oct 24, 2021 21:29:58 GMT -5
I didn't find it to be so. I rather liked it, it fact. Lol, I'm sure you did. Just saying from a Stanford standpoint. It was very close the first two sets, and so could easily have been 1-1, with just a couple plays going the other way. UW just blew it open in the third set, hitting .440 and an 82% sideout percentage (14 out of 17). |
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Post by alwayslearning on Oct 24, 2021 21:33:47 GMT -5
Yes, these teams are very evenly matched, despite the Card's stinker of a third set. I expect the rematch to be a tough battle.
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Post by bbg95 on Oct 24, 2021 22:07:39 GMT -5
Lol, I'm sure you did. Just saying from a Stanford standpoint. It was very close the first two sets, and so could easily have been 1-1, with just a couple plays going the other way. UW just blew it open in the third set, hitting .440 and an 82% sideout percentage (14 out of 17). Yeah, my point is just that Stanford has allowed its opponents to hit at a concerningly high percentage this season. This isn't isolated to this match. I'm not saying that Stanford can't improve on this front the rest of the way, but it's something to keep an eye on in my opinion. |
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Post by redbeard2008 on Oct 24, 2021 22:47:17 GMT -5
It was very close the first two sets, and so could easily have been 1-1, with just a couple plays going the other way. UW just blew it open in the third set, hitting .440 and an 82% sideout percentage (14 out of 17). Yeah, my point is just that Stanford has allowed its opponents to hit at a concerningly high percentage this season. This isn't isolated to this match. I'm not saying that Stanford can't improve on this front the rest of the way, but it's something to keep an eye on in my opinion. What do you consider "high"? WSU hit .191, Colo .149, Utah .202, Oregon .204. UW's .348 would be disconcerting, but not because it is a trend. |
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Post by bbg95 on Oct 24, 2021 22:53:44 GMT -5
Yeah, my point is just that Stanford has allowed its opponents to hit at a concerningly high percentage this season. This isn't isolated to this match. I'm not saying that Stanford can't improve on this front the rest of the way, but it's something to keep an eye on in my opinion. What do you consider "high"? WSU hit .191, Colo .149, Utah .202, Oregon .204. UW's .348 would be disconcerting, but not because it is a trend. Stanford is allowing its opponents to hit .217 on the season so far, which is around 225th in the country (the rankings aren't updated to include today's match). That's high for a team like Stanford that presumably has Final Four aspirations. Nearly all recent Final Four teams held opponents below .200. |
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Post by mikegarrison on Oct 24, 2021 23:06:54 GMT -5
What do you consider "high"? WSU hit .191, Colo .149, Utah .202, Oregon .204. UW's .348 would be disconcerting, but not because it is a trend. Stanford is allowing its opponents to hit .217 on the season so far, which is around 225th in the country (the rankings aren't updated to include today's match). That's high for a team like Stanford that presumably has Final Four aspirations. Nearly all recent Final Four teams held opponents below .200. Yeah, but the Cardinal has the highest-powered offense in the PAC. So they can usually afford to get into a drag race for points rather than get bogged down into a defensive match. |
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Post by rainbowsets on Oct 24, 2021 23:17:17 GMT -5
the experimental rule not being in the tourney is going to kill me. Yeah, this 2-but-you-keep-them-if-you-win rule is SO MUCH BETTER than three use-once challenges. Is there any chance the NCAA can decide before the tournament that the experiment is a success? not sure but im not forgetting that as much as 5 setters were part of Washington's tournament last year, challenges had an impact. especially against Kentucky in the semifinals |
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Post by bbg95 on Oct 24, 2021 23:44:07 GMT -5
Stanford is allowing its opponents to hit .217 on the season so far, which is around 225th in the country (the rankings aren't updated to include today's match). That's high for a team like Stanford that presumably has Final Four aspirations. Nearly all recent Final Four teams held opponents below .200. Yeah, but the Cardinal has the highest-powered offense in the PAC. So they can usually afford to get into a drag race for points rather than get bogged down into a defensive match. Yeah, I'm aware that Stanford has a good offense. I didn't say they can't get to the Final Four. Just that right now, that opponent hitting percentage is high. Here are the opponent hitting percentages for the Final Four teams over the last seven years (the NCAA doesn't have the data listed further back): 2020 0.158 0.177 0.204 0.148 2019 0.176 0.196 0.165 0.180 2018 0.163 0.144 0.143 0.168 2017 0.154 0.144 0.171 0.179 2016 0.178 0.202 0.147 0.192 2015 0.172 0.179 0.163 0.180 2014 0.146 0.149 0.181 0.154 A lot of those teams had very good offenses. For example, 2016 Texas, the owner of the .202 opponent hitting percentage, hit .307. I mean, if my team, BYU, was allowing its opponents to hit .217, I would be concerned, even though they're hitting .339 themselves. |
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Post by ay2013 on Oct 24, 2021 23:54:49 GMT -5
Not a bad match to attend for my first-ever husky home game! Welcome to the family. |
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Post by ay2013 on Oct 24, 2021 23:57:04 GMT -5
Hoffman should get more love on this board. Sure, Mac May and Dani Drews are more aesthetically pleasing and hit harder. But Hoffman is just so damn smart and has so many tools in her toolbox that you just have to love how she plays the game. Let's also not forget that she's a six-rotation OH with a true all-around game. Stanford, like the majority of teams before it, generally avoided serving her today (Drechsel was more of a target). Finally, Hoffman is clutch. When you have three players who love to hit the ball on set point (Hoffman, Drechsel, and Grote), you're a lucky setter. If Claire keeps up this level of play, she should be a serious contender for conference player of the year. I'm not sure I trade her for any OH in the conference. There are very few OH’s in the country I’d trade Hoffman for. Very clear example of the coaches getting it very wrong re Senior Aces. All around, she’s the best performing OH in the 2018 class. |
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Post by ay2013 on Oct 25, 2021 0:00:38 GMT -5
Not a bad match to attend for my first-ever husky home game! Welcome to the fun! My first match was against Penn State in 2006, also very memorable. Oooh I remember that match. The ovation when Thompson came out to warm up was something else. I was front and center that match, and readily remember how impressed I was with how powerful Fawcett was. |
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Post by redbeard2008 on Oct 25, 2021 0:04:11 GMT -5
What do you consider "high"? WSU hit .191, Colo .149, Utah .202, Oregon .204. UW's .348 would be disconcerting, but not because it is a trend. Stanford is allowing its opponents to hit .217 on the season so far, which is around 225th in the country (the rankings aren't updated to include today's match). That's high for a team like Stanford that presumably has Final Four aspirations. Nearly all recent Final Four teams held opponents below .200. Stanford did play a very tough pre-conference schedule. The Fantastic Four - Plummer, Gray, Fitzmorris, Hentz - are gone. They were otherworldly. Baird, Miner, Kipp, and Oglivie are very good, but young, and thankfully, from a UW perspective, apparently mortal. |
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Post by redbeard2008 on Oct 25, 2021 0:12:10 GMT -5
Welcome to the fun! My first match was against Penn State in 2006, also very memorable. Oooh I remember that match. The ovation when Thompson came out to warm up was something else. I was front and center that match, and readily remember how impressed I was with how powerful Fawcett was. I couldn't believe how tall they were. They dwarfed us. |
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Post by ay2013 on Oct 25, 2021 0:16:43 GMT -5
Stanford is allowing its opponents to hit .217 on the season so far, which is around 225th in the country (the rankings aren't updated to include today's match). That's high for a team like Stanford that presumably has Final Four aspirations. Nearly all recent Final Four teams held opponents below .200. Stanford did play a very tough pre-conference schedule. The Fantastic Four - Plummer, Gray, Fitzmorris, Hentz - are gone. They were otherworldly. Baird, Miner, Kipp, and Oglivie are very good, but young, and thankfully, from a UW perspective, apparently mortal. Ummmm Hentz and Plummer were otherworldly, Gray was elite, Fitzmorris was very good. |
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