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Post by tedheise on Dec 17, 2021 20:41:15 GMT -5
POST MATCH PRESS CONFERENCES
Nicklin, Madi, Lauren, & Coach Cook Nicklin: We play with one heart. Beautiful.
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Post by ilikecorn on Dec 17, 2021 21:11:16 GMT -5
good night Love, love, love this. Play of the match!
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Post by volleyaudience on Dec 17, 2021 21:13:29 GMT -5
Absolutely love it when the press are given the microphone to ask their questions. As complicated as the games have become, it's important to hear the questions. Class act. Greatly enjoy hearing the coaches comments. IMO volleyball coaches and players tend to be quite bright and articulate. Agree on all counts. Classy comments by coach. I wondered a bit about the player comments that Nebraska’s defense wasn’t that much of a factor—it was more about their offense not performing. Seems good defense can cause a drop in offensive confidence, but I’m not a player and have a pretty limited perspective. Regardless, congrats to Pitt, great team and great season. I understand. I think they were voicing something very similar to what Cook always preaches, focus on what we do on our side of the net.
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Post by socal3 on Dec 18, 2021 21:41:00 GMT -5
Interesting time for a lollipop serve.
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Post by Pipe Attack on Dec 18, 2021 21:55:13 GMT -5
My gosh! Block party time.
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Post by txvbcoach on Dec 19, 2021 11:59:29 GMT -5
Texas Fan here. Should cook win Coach of the year? I think so. He made tough decisions early on to start younger/newer players. The tough B1G schedule seemed to have developed those players to the point they are today. congrats Nebraska. Nonsense. What DBK did was remarkable Post season coaching year? Sure. Cook got his team to the Finals in a year that I think (at the beginning) even you would've said they're a top 8 team at best. DBK did awesome but even she lost before Cook did. So I'd give him the nod.
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Post by stanfordvb on Dec 19, 2021 14:20:38 GMT -5
Nonsense. What DBK did was remarkable Post season coaching year? Sure. Cook got his team to the Finals in a year that I think (at the beginning) even you would've said they're a top 8 team at best. DBK did awesome but even she lost before Cook did. So I'd give him the nod. That is ridiculous I oh hi I cook desvenes coach of the year. Nebraska got hot the last 3 matches of the season, DBK took a team that wasn’t even preseason top 10 and had an undefeated season up until the semi finals where they lost a 5 set thriller to the eventual champions. DBK deserved coach of the year, almost anyone would agree that in august if you told people that Louisville would be 32-1 on the season is more surprising than Nebraska making it to the national championship
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Post by donut on Dec 19, 2021 15:08:44 GMT -5
Nonsense. What DBK did was remarkable Post season coaching year? Sure. Cook got his team to the Finals in a year that I think (at the beginning) even you would've said they're a top 8 team at best. They were ranked 5th coming into the season.
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Post by txvbcoach on Dec 20, 2021 15:44:48 GMT -5
Cook got his team to the Finals in a year that I think (at the beginning) even you would've said they're a top 8 team at best. They were ranked 5th coming into the season. they were 9th in VT polls before the tournament. Did you even watch them in pre-conf. matches? They were a mess before cook made the decision to go with the freshman and develop them. No one, even you, would've thought he could make that team become so strong that they came within points of winning a national championship. if you'd like to go on record that you thought that I'd like for you to link me to your post. Because NO ONE on this board would've predicted that result. 3 losses in a row before conference play had them reeling. this board was doomsday posting non stop. What he did was remarkable. if you've ever coached a team you know how hard it was for him to turn it around (in the B1G conference no doubt). it wasn't like he had 3 weeks of easy conference matches to work on rotations, setting combinations, etc. Look, I'm a Texas fan and even I can see how far he took his team. The winner is very deserving.
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Post by donut on Dec 20, 2021 16:29:42 GMT -5
They were ranked 5th coming into the season. they were 9th in VT polls before the tournament. Did you even watch them in pre-conf. matches? They were a mess before cook made the decision to go with the freshman and develop them. No one, even you, would've thought he could make that team become so strong that they came within points of winning a national championship. if you'd like to go on record that you thought that I'd like for you to link me to your post. Because NO ONE on this board would've predicted that result. 3 losses in a row before conference play had them reeling. this board was doomsday posting non stop. What he did was remarkable. if you've ever coached a team you know how hard it was for him to turn it around (in the B1G conference no doubt). it wasn't like he had 3 weeks of easy conference matches to work on rotations, setting combinations, etc. Look, I'm a Texas fan and even I can see how far he took his team. The winner is very deserving. I said a single, factual sentence. I stated zero opinions. You're screaming at the clouds a bit here. (But, sure, I'll respond): The bolded meant pre-tournament? Weird wording, but ok. No, I wouldn't have said they were top 8 or even top 10 pre-tournament. I think Nebraska underperformed throughout the season. Nebraska had major pin issues and setting issues, and some of that blame rests on Cook (he's even acknowledged this). Nebraska had arguably more talent on their roster than anyone in the country and was predicted to be a top 5 team pre-season. So if COY goes to best recruiter who put together a few impressive wins in the tournament? Sure, give it to Cook. Otherwise, no.
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Post by knapplc on Dec 20, 2021 16:32:52 GMT -5
I think Nebraska underperformed throughout the season. A few meaningless losses pre-conference didn't really matter though, right? Cook was in full-blown experiment mode figuring out what his Freshmen could handle. That's coaching, yeah? And he figured it out, put together a good lineup, and made it to game five of the Finals. I don't see how that's not good coaching. Better than DBK? Arguably not, which is why no one is complaining that she won COY. But Cook didn't sit on his hands all season, either.
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Post by donut on Dec 20, 2021 16:45:39 GMT -5
I think Nebraska underperformed throughout the season. A few meaningless losses pre-conference didn't really matter though, right? Cook was in full-blown experiment mode figuring out what his Freshmen could handle. That's coaching, yeah? Y'all need to make up your mind. The post I quoted (which you liked) said he should be praised for turning the team around after those losses. But they don't matter? FIFY. Where did I say it was "not good coaching?" I was responding to a poster who literally said he would give Cook COY.
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Post by txvbcoach on Dec 20, 2021 17:52:48 GMT -5
they were 9th in VT polls before the tournament. Did you even watch them in pre-conf. matches? They were a mess before cook made the decision to go with the freshman and develop them. No one, even you, would've thought he could make that team become so strong that they came within points of winning a national championship. if you'd like to go on record that you thought that I'd like for you to link me to your post. Because NO ONE on this board would've predicted that result. 3 losses in a row before conference play had them reeling. this board was doomsday posting non stop. What he did was remarkable. if you've ever coached a team you know how hard it was for him to turn it around (in the B1G conference no doubt). it wasn't like he had 3 weeks of easy conference matches to work on rotations, setting combinations, etc. Look, I'm a Texas fan and even I can see how far he took his team. The winner is very deserving. I said a single, factual sentence. I stated zero opinions. You're screaming at the clouds a bit here. (But, sure, I'll respond): The bolded meant pre-tournament? Weird wording, but ok. No, I wouldn't have said they were top 8 or even top 10 pre-tournament. I think Nebraska underperformed throughout the season. Nebraska had major pin issues and setting issues, and some of that blame rests on Cook (he's even acknowledged this). Nebraska had arguably more talent on their roster than anyone in the country and was predicted to be a top 5 team pre-season. So if COY goes to best recruiter who put together a few impressive wins in the tournament? Sure, give it to Cook. Otherwise, no. That's why we have this board. to exercise our opinions. no one's wrong.
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Post by donut on Dec 20, 2021 17:55:20 GMT -5
I said a single, factual sentence. I stated zero opinions. You're screaming at the clouds a bit here. (But, sure, I'll respond): The bolded meant pre-tournament? Weird wording, but ok. No, I wouldn't have said they were top 8 or even top 10 pre-tournament. I think Nebraska underperformed throughout the season. Nebraska had major pin issues and setting issues, and some of that blame rests on Cook (he's even acknowledged this). Nebraska had arguably more talent on their roster than anyone in the country and was predicted to be a top 5 team pre-season. So if COY goes to best recruiter who put together a few impressive wins in the tournament? Sure, give it to Cook. Otherwise, no. no one's wrong. Wrong.
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