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Post by huskyvolley on Sept 29, 2022 11:08:39 GMT -5
Lol so I’m sure MN being upset by NW helps our RPI.. seems like Cook’s scheduling wasn’t as terrible as previously mentioned 6 in the unofficial RPI with an SOS of 8 is this the highest ranked sos for the recent years? 2019 could be high, but not sure how high. |
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Post by ay2013 on Oct 2, 2022 19:41:07 GMT -5
just got around to watching this weeks matches. 1st set....so terribly for Endsely because it was 100% Rubin's fault.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Oct 7, 2022 19:32:09 GMT -5
Arkansas up 1-0 over #19 Kentucky (25-18) on SECN+.
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Post by jgrout on Oct 7, 2022 22:03:50 GMT -5
U-Dub is on Pac-12 Now (which is free) while Stanford-Colorado goes overtime (as well as Pac-12 Washington).
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Post by naujack85 on Oct 7, 2022 22:20:40 GMT -5
just got around to watching this weeks matches. 1st set....so terribly for Endsely because it was 100% Rubin's fault. That was just a terribly unfortunate play, no need or reason to blame Elia. She wasn't even all the way under so it was a legal play. Blame the rules that allow it if you want, but don't blame the players |
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Post by mikegarrison on Oct 7, 2022 22:49:58 GMT -5
just got around to watching this weeks matches. 1st set....so terribly for Endsely because it was 100% Rubin's fault. That was just a terribly unfortunate play, no need or reason to blame Elia. She wasn't even all the way under so it was a legal play. Blame the rules that allow it if you want, but don't blame the players I do blame the rules. Having been injured myself on a similar play, I would prefer it if any excursion across the center line, no matter how big, was a fault. |
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Post by c4ndlelight on Oct 7, 2022 22:51:34 GMT -5
That was just a terribly unfortunate play, no need or reason to blame Elia. She wasn't even all the way under so it was a legal play. Blame the rules that allow it if you want, but don't blame the players I do blame the rules. Having been injured myself on a similar play, I would prefer it if any excursion across the center line, no matter how big, was a fault. I think ay's comment was just shade at Stanford. Whose fans(+staff) are pretty over the top against players when the situation is reversed but didn't seem bothered here. |
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Post by ay2013 on Oct 8, 2022 1:42:38 GMT -5
I do blame the rules. Having been injured myself on a similar play, I would prefer it if any excursion across the center line, no matter how big, was a fault. I think ay's comment was just shade at Stanford. Whose fans(+staff) are pretty over the top against players when the situation is reversed but didn't seem bothered here. didn't seem bothered at all. |
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Post by redbeard2008 on Oct 8, 2022 1:48:59 GMT -5
I do blame the rules. Having been injured myself on a similar play, I would prefer it if any excursion across the center line, no matter how big, was a fault. I think ay's comment was just shade at Stanford. Whose fans(+staff) are pretty over the top against players when the situation is reversed but didn't seem bothered here. I remember a certain match where Vansant came down on a Duck's foot that was over the line. It was a Husky player from Oregon who stepped in and heroically helped UW withstand 16 Oregon match points, I believe. Unfortunately, it is not an uncommon injury in volleyball, in that there is nothing to separate the players below the net, and slip-ups are bound to happen. |
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Post by alwayslearning on Oct 8, 2022 10:27:08 GMT -5
Changing the rules to make it a "fault" to step over the line or otherwise penalize a team will do nothing to stop these injuries. It is just the nature of the game that players who are active along the net are going to step over the line on certain plays and it is just as certain that some percentage of these plays will result in injury.
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Post by ay2013 on Oct 8, 2022 10:35:59 GMT -5
That was just a terribly unfortunate play, no need or reason to blame Elia. She wasn't even all the way under so it was a legal play. Blame the rules that allow it if you want, but don't blame the players I do blame the rules. Having been injured myself on a similar play, I would prefer it if any excursion across the center line, no matter how big, was a fault. Right. The rule should be that you don’t cross the center line at all, stay on your side of the net, it’s not the difficult. Way too easy to get injured. In rec league, I don’t even bother trying to block super tight balls because I know inexperienced attackers fly into and under the net and legs and feet are in the firing range for commingling - and that’s not the type of leg and feet comingling that I enjoy 😝. |
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Post by jwvolley on Oct 8, 2022 10:38:42 GMT -5
Not that any of you asked for his opinion on the matter lmao but I think it’s interesting given the conversation, John Cook on the radio show the other day said that he and others on a committee he’s on are proposing a rule that says if a player has multiple center-line violations in a match, they’re ejected. Too many people getting hurt.
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Post by ay2013 on Oct 8, 2022 10:44:32 GMT -5
Not that any of you asked for his opinion on the matter lmao but I think it’s interesting given the conversation, John Cook on the radio show the other day said that he and others on a committee he’s on are proposing a rule that says if a player has multiple center-line violations in a match, they’re ejected. Too many people getting hurt. Interesting. The problem is still the rule. You shouldn’t have any part of your body over the center line, at ANY time. I don’t even understand why in mens volleyball, big powerful Spikers can bang a ball and come off their approach UNDER the net and just casually jog back to the other side like it’s no big deal just because the ball is technically down and the play is over. Like, no, that’s no ok. I don’t want 200lb freight trains running into me. The only time any player should be coming under the net, ANYWHERE along the net, is to shake hands with the other team, or help another player. |
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Post by alwayslearning on Oct 8, 2022 10:47:22 GMT -5
I attended last night's OSU game, but before I post impressions of that game (in that game thread), I wanted to let folks know about a pre-match "chalk talk" that Keegan Cook gave to interested season ticket holders. I was pretty skeptical that this would be a worthwhile investment of my time, but I sat down with over 100 other fans shortly after 7 pm last night in the Founder's Club room in Hec Ed.
Keegan began by giving a short overview of what the Huskies expected from OSU and Oregon. Then he opened it up to questions. To my shock, Cook fielded a good 15-20 questions over the next 20+ minutes, patiently answering every question with forthright and candid responses. He was relaxed, funny, and entertaining before this friendly crowd. More importantly, he provided some insight into what is going on with this team in 2022.
Here are some of the nuggets I remember:
-Cook is generally pleased with UW's offense this year, while acknowledging that Endsley's injury (and Crenshaw's, and Cole's absence) are hurting the team.
-Defense continues to be a work in progress, especially blocking. Defense behind the block has improved but blocking itself remains a problem. In particular, Cook believes that Summers, Bush, and Hoffman can all improve in this phase of the game.
-Endsley has suffered a really bad ankle sprain. (I asked when we might expect Madi back in action.) The gist of Keegan's response was that, while no surgery will be required, it's just a really nasty sprain that will take a long time to rehab. I got the impression that we might not see Madi again this season (but that's just an impression, nothing that Keegan said, unless I missed something). During the match last night, Madi was in a boot and was either riding a three-wheeled scooter to keep all the weight off her injured leg, or hopping around on one leg. Cook also mentioned that, on UW's summer European tour, Crenshaw was the team's regular Opposite since Bush was with the Canadian national team. A really unfortunate combination of injuries.
-He also let us know that Crenshaw had been cleared for back row duty. She appeared to be wearing a soft cast last night and took hitting practice before the match (her broken pinky is on her non-dominant left hand). I thought she looked quite comfortable in hitting practice. I assume she will be cleared for front row duty when she can block without risk of additional injury. No idea when that will happen.
-Cook singled out Kate Morin as being a pleasant surprise defensively.
-Cook said UW is not actively recruiting in Europe but wouldn't reject the possibility, explaining that most of the players UW might be interested in could probably turn pro and make money. He is skeptical that the significant investment of time and resources into European recruiting would pay off, and is happy that UW has been able to recruit all over the USA. He also mentioned that UW hoped to have more good recruiting news in the next month or so.
-UW's recruiting attempts to focus more on the intangibles. ("Everyone can see how high a player jumps or how hard she hits the ball.")
-UW will have no problem getting ready for Oregon on Sunday.
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Post by tomclen on Oct 8, 2022 10:57:55 GMT -5
Not that any of you asked for his opinion on the matter lmao but I think it’s interesting given the conversation, John Cook on the radio show the other day said that he and others on a committee he’s on are proposing a rule that says if a player has multiple center-line violations in a match, they’re ejected. Too many people getting hurt. I'm going to re-repeat my already oft-repeated two-net idea. Design a support system that would accommodate two nets, with approximately one-foot of space between them. It would dramatically reduce the types of injuries we're talking about. It would mostly eliminate the frustrating lucky serve that hits the net and drops for a point. It would allow refs to ignore the ticky-tacky net violations where a player barely grazes the net, but it costs the team a point. A major net violation (hanging on it, pulling it, etc.) would still be called. And it would mostly eliminate the difficult calls refs have to make about interfering with a ball that hasn't crossed the plane. I've already been told it's the dumbest idea ever, so there's no need to repeat that.  |
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