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Post by faircritic on Dec 6, 2021 16:46:47 GMT -5
IMHO Washington would win this match 3-2. Reason is this. From what I've observed, Texas has a strong offense but weak block/dig defense. Washington's offense is not as strong but their defense is stronger than Texas. While offense gets the glory, defense wins championships. We'll see how this pans out.
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Post by mikegarrison on Dec 6, 2021 16:49:09 GMT -5
I realize putting off a medical appointment might have a small consequence, like death The problem is, that's possibly not an exaggeration. It's a cardiac stress test. I suppose I could get the same thing just by watching the match, but without the benefit of having a bunch of medical people around me, that's probably not the best idea. |
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Post by braque on Dec 6, 2021 17:02:59 GMT -5
IMHO Washington would win this match 3-2. Reason is this. From what I've observed, Texas has a strong offense but weak block/dig defense. Washington's offense is not as strong but their defense is stronger than Texas. While offense gets the glory, defense wins championships. We'll see how this pans out. I wouldn't say weak but it's definitely not Texas' strong point. Maybe average / above average but nowhere near elite. My fear as a Texas fan is that they come up against a strong defense (e.g. Nebraska) and balls that have been going down all season suddenly start coming back. The potential-discombobulation factor in that scenario is significant I fear. |
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Post by hornshouse23 on Dec 6, 2021 17:32:54 GMT -5
IMHO Washington would win this match 3-2. Reason is this. From what I've observed, Texas has a strong offense but weak block/dig defense. Washington's offense is not as strong but their defense is stronger than Texas. While offense gets the glory, defense wins championships. We'll see how this pans out. I wouldn't say weak but it's definitely not Texas' strong point. Maybe average / above average but nowhere near elite. My fear as a Texas fan is that they come up against a strong defense (e.g. Nebraska) and balls that have been going down all season suddenly start coming back. The potential-discombobulation factor in that scenario is significant I fear. Meh, maybe but Texas has been doing much better in transition recently. Jhenna has been taking more chances in the middle and on the RS, and generally people are better positioned in defense recently. Molly for example was a hot mess early in the season, and was in good defensive spots against Rice, iirc. I’ve been worried about us on extended rallies before, but I feel like we’ll be better this year. |
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Post by mikegarrison on Dec 6, 2021 17:41:44 GMT -5
Washington doesn't get into all that many extended rallies anyway. This sounds like more of an offense/serving shootout than a defensive battle.
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Post by treesandwaves on Dec 6, 2021 17:42:44 GMT -5
Texas need not dig at an elite level when their block is what it is and their offense is what it is. Not a single offensive player on Washington's side compares to what Texas has. On the other hand, Washington's defense has been bested by UCLA, Washington State, etc.... in other words, it would need to be far more elite to overcome their offensive discrepancy. This is not the match to worry about, but I do expect it to be competitive and fun.
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Post by basil on Dec 6, 2021 18:02:29 GMT -5
Washington doesn't get into all that many extended rallies anyway. This sounds like more of an offense/serving shootout than a defensive battle. this. I’d be surprised if we don’t see both teams hitting over .250 even with the service pressure from either side. Rice hit .304 against Texas but still lost because they hit .490 |
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Post by davebrake38 on Dec 6, 2021 18:15:07 GMT -5
" ... scores more points..in each of three sets"
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Post by hornfanaustin on Dec 6, 2021 18:16:09 GMT -5
" ... scores more points..in each of three sets" But remember, "must win by 2" |
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Post by mikegarrison on Dec 6, 2021 18:16:39 GMT -5
This is not the match to worry about As a Husky fan, I hope to be able to repost this ironically after the match. |
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Post by basil on Dec 6, 2021 18:22:34 GMT -5
these are the Pac-12 champs and a returning Final Four team lol I'm very worried. It's criminal that they are the fifteenth seed.
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Post by mikegarrison on Dec 6, 2021 18:23:35 GMT -5
By pablo, the only teams better than Washington's ranking of #12 on Texas's schedule this year are Minnesota (#10) and Baylor x2 (#7). The next best team they have played is Stanford at #19 (a team Texas beat and Washington has beaten twice).
Meanwhile, by pablo Texas is #1, so this would of course be the hardest foe Washington has played this year.
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Post by mikegarrison on Dec 6, 2021 18:41:31 GMT -5
If I'm scouting Washington, here's what I see:
Serving -- high ace to error ratio, and not because they are easy serves but because they are low error with tough serves (#2 in the conference for aces per set, with about 1.3 errors per ace)
Blocking -- a strength, one of the top teams in their conference
Digging -- not consistent; one of the weaker aspects of their game
Attacking in system -- good, usually high percentage, like to use Grote on the slide when she's in there
Attacking out of system -- excellent (relative -- still would rather be in system, of course)
They were among the teams with the fewest digs/set and attacks/set in the PAC-12, but among the teams with the highest hitting percentage. They don't tend to play extended rallies. Instead, they tend to score quickly, serve tough, and block the other team.
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Post by ngc9494 on Dec 6, 2021 18:49:09 GMT -5
If I'm scouting Washington, here's what I see: Serving -- high ace to error ratio, and not because they are easy serves but because they are low error with tough serves (#2 in the conference for aces per set, with about 1.3 errors per ace) Blocking -- a strength, one of the top teams in their conference Digging -- not consistent; one of the weaker aspects of their game Attacking in system -- good, usually high percentage, like to use Grote on the slide when she's in there Attacking out of system -- excellent (relative -- still would rather be in system, of course) They were among the teams with the fewest digs/set and attacks/set in the PAC-12, but among the teams with the highest hitting percentage. They don't tend to play extended rallies. Instead, they tend to score quickly, serve tough, and block the other team. This sounds like Texas hahaha |
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Post by hornshouse23 on Dec 6, 2021 19:12:05 GMT -5
I’d say Texas struggles more with teams that dig well than they do with teams that theoretically block well. Advantage Texas.
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