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Post by hornshouse23 on Aug 23, 2022 13:09:37 GMT -5
Interesting discussion by photos1 in B1G2022 thread on gains and losses Akana vs Hames. I'll try to paraphrase. Photos1 can correct as needed. 1) Hames > Akana on defense. Agree 2) Akana was not elite at serve receive. Hames will be targeted to test her. Agree that Hames serve receive is untested, but with her no longer having setting responsibility she will likely soon prove to be elite at serve receive. 3) Akana only slightly better server than Hames. Agree. Again with Hames no longer setting, her serving may improve. 4) NE is a better team with Orr as setter in part due to her better blocking, and Hames being an elite DS. Agree. Photos1 I hope I summarized your points accurately. Tried to copy in a screen shot but that didn't work for me. Anyway I basically agreed with your points and thought they really needed to be shared on the NE 2022 thread. Thanks. photos1 is clueless. Probably could have left it here, TBH
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Post by jwvolley on Aug 23, 2022 13:11:16 GMT -5
photos1 is clueless. Akana's good pass percentage (58.2%) was the same as Rodriguez and better than Knuckles. Hames will continue to serve. Orr will try to replace Akana's serve. Akana led the team (min. 50 attempts) in both points scored % (51.6%) and opponent good pass % (39.3%) on her serve. Orr served 18 balls last year. 0 aces, 4 errors, 5/18 points won for a 27.8% point score %. Will she replace Akana's 51.6% scoring rate? When Kaitlyn Hord was in the portal photos1 posted "[Schwartzenbach] is a great teammate who has started in a national championship match. . . Neither can be said of Hord." His opinion of Akana is equally accurate. Wait, Akana's good pass percentage was that high? Wow. She's an even bigger loss for Nebraska (and gain for Texas) than I first thought. You were focused on the anemic offense
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Post by bbg95 on Aug 23, 2022 13:18:52 GMT -5
Wait, Akana's good pass percentage was that high? Wow. She's an even bigger loss for Nebraska (and gain for Texas) than I first thought. You were focused on the anemic offense Not sure what your point is. The offense was anemic. I think their hitting percentage was their lowest in like four decades. As for Akana, I think I had seen a fair number of Nebraska fans saying that she wasn't that great of a passer. I don't have access to VM, so unless someone posts the passing numbers, I won't know.
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Post by avid 2.0 on Aug 23, 2022 13:21:35 GMT -5
You were focused on the anemic offense Not sure what your point is. The offense was anemic. I think their hitting percentage was their lowest in like four decades. As for Akana, I think I had seen a fair number of Nebraska fans saying that she wasn't that great of a passer. I don't have access to VM, so unless someone posts the passing numbers, I won't know. I think most Nebraska fans would say she wasnt the most consistent passer. If she was on, it was lights out. Other times she got pulled out of the rotation (with Kubik being brought in to pass->attack, which wasnt always ideal). (Maybe its a zone thing, idk i dont have those stats lol) That probably hinders a bias towards "not that great of a passer" when players like Knuckles weren't being hidden like that.
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Post by bbg95 on Aug 23, 2022 13:24:18 GMT -5
Not sure what your point is. The offense was anemic. I think their hitting percentage was their lowest in like four decades. As for Akana, I think I had seen a fair number of Nebraska fans saying that she wasn't that great of a passer. I don't have access to VM, so unless someone posts the passing numbers, I won't know. I think most Nebraska fans would say she wasnt the most consistent passer. If she was on, it was lights out. Other times she got pulled out of the rotation (with Kubik being brought in to pass->attack, which wasnt always ideal). (Maybe its a zone thing, idk i dont have those stats lol) That probably hinders a bias towards "not that great of a passer" when players like Knuckles weren't being hidden like that. Hmm, okay. So maybe her bad passes were really bad. I can see that.
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Post by arclight on Aug 23, 2022 13:24:59 GMT -5
Interesting discussion by photos1 in B1G2022 thread on gains and losses Akana vs Hames. I'll try to paraphrase. Photos1 can correct as needed. 1) Hames > Akana on defense. Agree 2) Akana was not elite at serve receive. Hames will be targeted to test her. Agree that Hames serve receive is untested, but with her no longer having setting responsibility she will likely soon prove to be elite at serve receive. 3) Akana only slightly better server than Hames. Agree. Again with Hames no longer setting, her serving may improve. 4) NE is a better team with Orr as setter in part due to her better blocking, and Hames being an elite DS. Agree. Photos1 I hope I summarized your points accurately. Tried to copy in a screen shot but that didn't work for me. Anyway I basically agreed with your points and thought they really needed to be shared on the NE 2022 thread. Thanks. whether Hames is a better DS than Akana, i think, is to be determined. Before she was 10, Nicklin was a fixture in the gym, pestering anyone who would listen to play pepper. Chris said her daughter nearly gave Jason a heart attack when he walked into a Tennessee practice and saw his 11-year-old digging balls in a hitting drill from college players, including future Husker Kelsey Robinson. “My dad came in and I was in there,” Nicklin said. “He was like, ‘Whoa, whoa, whoa, what is she doing?’ And Kelsey was like, ‘She’s fine. She can handle herself.’ Last year Lexi led the team in digs, Hames was second.
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Post by bbg95 on Aug 23, 2022 13:27:32 GMT -5
photos1 is clueless. Akana's good pass percentage (58.2%) was the same as Rodriguez and better than Knuckles. Hames will continue to serve. Orr will try to replace Akana's serve. Akana led the team (min. 50 attempts) in both points scored % (51.6%) and opponent good pass % (39.3%) on her serve. Orr served 18 balls last year. 0 aces, 4 errors, 5/18 points won for a 27.8% point score %. Will she replace Akana's 51.6% scoring rate? When Kaitlyn Hord was in the portal photos1 posted "[Schwartzenbach] is a great teammate who has started in a national championship match. . . Neither can be said of Hord." His opinion of Akana is equally accurate. So Nebraska scored 51.6% of the time Akana served? Daaaang. Yes, that is very impressive considering what a disadvantage teams typically have when serving.
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Post by jwvolley on Aug 23, 2022 13:29:51 GMT -5
I think most Nebraska fans would say she wasnt the most consistent passer. If she was on, it was lights out. Other times she got pulled out of the rotation (with Kubik being brought in to pass->attack, which wasnt always ideal). (Maybe its a zone thing, idk i dont have those stats lol) That probably hinders a bias towards "not that great of a passer" when players like Knuckles weren't being hidden like that. Hmm, okay. So maybe her bad passes were really bad. I can see that. Yea that would make sense since her *grade* was the lowest of all the primary passers (though still not bad). 2.19 vs. Knuckles 2.26, Rodriguez 2.28, Kubik 2.28
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Post by nothingbutcorn on Aug 23, 2022 14:01:12 GMT -5
Nebraska will need to find other ways to replace Akana's production. I have no doubt that will happen.
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Post by stanfordvb on Aug 23, 2022 14:06:54 GMT -5
Nebraska will need to find other ways to replace Akana's production. I have no doubt that will happen. there's no one thing that is going to make up for what is lost with akana. if the pin hitter can put the ball down a little better this year, that would make up the point loss, same with the block and defense. if everyone can come back better than they were they will be fine
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Post by slxpress on Aug 23, 2022 14:13:16 GMT -5
So Nebraska scored 51.6% of the time Akana served? Daaaang. Yes, that is very impressive considering what a disadvantage teams typically have when serving. I enjoyed that article. Thank you for sharing.
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Post by Kingsley on Aug 23, 2022 15:53:27 GMT -5
Aw yeah
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Post by rjaege on Aug 23, 2022 16:31:50 GMT -5
2 seniors and a sophomore. Good choices. May protend Hames role in the 2022 team, which appears to be unique. No better example of leadership than Knuckles last year. Lost the libero jersey and provided great and enthusiastic support to Rodriguez and the team.
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Post by avid 2.0 on Aug 23, 2022 20:04:20 GMT -5
Listened to the radio show.... not much interesting tbh.
Said they're looking to go on their foreign trip next spring. Asia is the ideal spot... but with covid it may not happen. Brazil would be #2. Doesnt want Europe, their volleyball isnt as good (LOL)
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Post by gibbyb1 on Aug 23, 2022 20:22:48 GMT -5
2 seniors and a sophomore. Good choices. May protend Hames role in the 2022 team, which appears to be unique. No better example of leadership than Knuckles last year. Lost the libero jersey and provided great and enthusiastic support to Rodriguez and the team. You just really don’t need to name Hames as a captain, her leadership doesn’t need any validating with a title.
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