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Post by slxpress on Sept 2, 2022 13:10:32 GMT -5
I'm just struggling to get my head around 5-1 starter not being one of the top two options in a 6-2. A big advantage of Kennedi in a 5-1 compared to the other two is her physicality at the net blocking and offensively. That's irrelevant in a 6-2. FWIW, I heard Saturday might be a 6-2 with her included. What was the issue with Orr last night? Any word?
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Post by c4ndlelight on Sept 2, 2022 13:20:45 GMT -5
I'm just struggling to get my head around 5-1 starter not being one of the top two options in a 6-2. A big advantage of Kennedi in a 5-1 compared to the other two is her physicality at the net blocking and offensively. That's irrelevant in a 6-2. FWIW, I heard Saturday might be a 6-2 with her included. It's just odd that the math works that the beenfit of those 3 net rotations would be outweighed by such a higher quality of setting from not one, but two, different players on the same roster.
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Post by volleyaudience on Sept 2, 2022 13:37:04 GMT -5
IMO the differences in favor of 6-2 right now are: 3 front row hitters all 6 rotations, 3 tall blockers all the time, increased options for setter especially oos, get four good hitters in every set, take heavy load off Kubik and allow her to hit a decent efficiency, become much less predictable. And I think Cook's hope is 5-1 with Orr by conference (with 6-2 in his pocket).
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Post by whatway2 on Sept 2, 2022 13:54:19 GMT -5
I think way too much is made of "no one has ever won a natty using a 6-2". Well, maybe because less than 10% of teams in any given year use it? Penn State came dang close to winning it all with one. 2017? I think? Just watched the replay. I like the 6-2 for Nebraska as long as Batenhorst can get going. IMO, Evans / Hames in a 6-2 makes more sense than using Orr. You need fast, mobile setters who can defend in a 6-2, and I think that's why it works. Having two libero-level players (Roddy, Knuckles) also helps a ton since you don't necessarily have to worry about the setter playing first contact with them diming sets in secondary. So far, Wisconsin's 6-2 feels forced, Nebraska's looks really, really good to me. I hope Cook keeps it and lets it become well-oiled because I think it would be deadly by the time the B1G starts. Nebraska made it to the finals in 2005 with a 6-2. But Cook threatened to burn Holloway's redshirt that year and I feel like after that year Nebraska started their shift to defense more. Now and in 2005, Nebraska had a lot of offensive options. However in 2005 I think there were a more OHs who played all the way around. Houghtelling, Larson, Pavan, Salameau may have all went six rotations?
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Post by FreeBall on Sept 2, 2022 14:01:09 GMT -5
Maybe it's a Coach Cook ego thing. He's won several National Championships, but no one has won a Natty playing a 6-2. USC in 2002 might disagree.
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Post by gibbyb1 on Sept 2, 2022 14:14:58 GMT -5
Why would Cook run a 6-2 instead of a 5-1 with Hames? Is the gap between Evans and Hames really that close? People are only examining the 6-2 as it relates to setters, it’s minimally equal parts about getting 6 attackers in the floor.
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Post by robocop21 on Sept 2, 2022 14:17:32 GMT -5
While we’re on the topic of setters. Incoming Husker, Bergen Reilly got an interesting phone call last night.
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Post by rjaege on Sept 2, 2022 14:20:20 GMT -5
Maybe it's a Coach Cook ego thing. He's won several National Championships, but no one has won a Natty playing a 6-2. USC in 2002 might disagree. My bad.
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Post by hipsterfilth on Sept 2, 2022 14:21:21 GMT -5
Maybe it's a Coach Cook ego thing. He's won several National Championships, but no one has won a Natty playing a 6-2. USC in 2002 might disagree. Didn't both Stanford and USC, who played each other for the championship, run 6-2's that year?
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Post by jwvolley on Sept 2, 2022 14:24:24 GMT -5
While we’re on the topic of setters. Incoming Husker, Bergen Reilly got an interesting phone call last night. Such a cool opportunity for her!
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Post by B1GHuskerGuy on Sept 2, 2022 14:44:58 GMT -5
IMO the differences in favor of 6-2 right now are: 3 front row hitters all 6 rotations, 3 tall blockers all the time, increased options for setter especially oos, get four good hitters in every set, take heavy load off Kubik and allow her to hit a decent efficiency, become much less predictable. And I think Cook's hope is 5-1 with Orr by conference (with 6-2 in his pocket). I can get behind this!
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Post by B1GHuskerGuy on Sept 2, 2022 14:46:10 GMT -5
Need a bigger sample size - excited to see what happens tomorrow!
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Post by wyredneck on Sept 2, 2022 14:54:22 GMT -5
Why would Cook run a 6-2 instead of a 5-1 with Hames? Is the gap between Evans and Hames really that close? People are only examining the 6-2 as it relates to setters, it’s minimally equal parts about getting 6 attackers in the floor. I'm just an ignorant rube, but I've read for years that the primary reason to run a 6-2 is because of the mix of hitters you have, not the setters. Everybody agrees that Nebraska's offense was not great last year. JC said that he tried the 6-2 to enable using more hitters and to make the offense less predictable. That seems believable.
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Post by rjaege on Sept 2, 2022 16:13:47 GMT -5
Is Maggie the tallest player on the team? Should she be listed as 6'6"? Hard to tell for sure but she looks taller than Alli on the sideline.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2022 16:20:00 GMT -5
Is Maggie the tallest player on the team? Should she be listed as 6'6"? Hard to tell for sure but she looks taller than Alli on the sideline. Ally was listed at 6’4 last season I thought. Maybe she grew an inch haha but Maggie is definitely taller.
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