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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2022 23:34:25 GMT -5
I personally think we need Hames and Whitney on the court at all times. They are difference makers. If Whitney hit the same amount of kills that Foekce hit in 2018 during the championship playing only front row imagine what she could do playing 6 rotations. Whitney has an argument to stay on the court.
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Post by thecornfather on Sept 8, 2022 0:09:17 GMT -5
Just wanna say this for whoever was against my preseason Whitney Lauenstein hype, she had 25 kills tonight on 52 swings, with only 5 errors for a .385 hitting percentage. As of tonight, Lauenstein now leads the team in kills, at 74. Madi Kubik has 71. She also has a .364 clip on the season, so far. Imo the preseason hype train was warranted. I think the term now is Whitney Lauenstein Truth. Whitney LAUNCHstein
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Post by bigredtruck on Sept 8, 2022 7:06:43 GMT -5
here’s my next ‘Hmmm?’ with all the talk of Hames taking over in a 5-1. In the 6-2 i’ve said she has never looked better. is that because she gets to rest and refocus for 3 rotations? that’s a benefit that hasn’t come up in conversation. In a 5-1 would she revert back to same old inconsistent, glass ceiling Nicklin? part of what makes me wonder is the wall they ALL seemed to hit in the 4th set before pushing through in the 5th. is their conditioning as good as they/we think? it’s all talk until it’s tested. it was tested last night. i hate to admit it, but Creighton seemed better conditioned
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Post by rjaege on Sept 8, 2022 7:15:56 GMT -5
here’s my next ‘Hmmm?’ with all the talk of Hames taking over in a 5-1. In the 6-2 i’ve said she has never looked better. is that because she gets to rest and refocus for 3 rotations? that’s a benefit that hasn’t come up in conversation. In a 5-1 would she revert back to same old inconsistent, glass ceiling Nicklin? part of what makes me wonder is the wall they ALL seemed to hit in the 4th set before pushing through in the 5th. is their conditioning as good as they/we think? it’s all talk until it’s tested. it was tested last night. i hate to admit it, but Creighton seemed better conditioned Your point on Hames performance may be a good one. It could apply to any player. But the conditioning one, not so much. If it was conditioning, then why did NE come back in the 5th set? Edits: I think Ally is a better blocker than Hayden. I thought Creighton took advantage of that. Also Lindsay was not consistently taking hard shots until late in the 4th set. Then in the 5th set she hit harder. She needs to do that much more consistently IMO.
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Post by mma40027002 on Sept 8, 2022 8:01:11 GMT -5
I definitely don't think what Nebraska is doing now will hold up in the highest competition.
A two-person serve receive can be very effective, if you have two girls who are really good at it. That would have Madi and Lexi in Serve Receive for every rotation and add Kenzie when she is in for Lindsay (or whomever she goes in for).
As far as Maisie goes, as left-field as this may sound, why not let her give it a try in the 6-2 as a setter? I know she is a good setter and a decent defender but I am not sure I see her in serve receive. She has set her whole life and has done a nice job. Maisie is a good server, too.
Our setters/right back defenders were playing a lot of defense and so were Creighton's. I haven't looked but yes, lots of shots to zone 1 on both sides of the court, or so it seemed.
This also may be left-field, but what about a 5-2 with Orr setting in front and Hames setting in back? That plays to both of their strengths (blocking for Orr, defense for Hames) and keeps Madi, Whit and probably Lindsay on the pins---or whoever is hot. I hate to give up on Orr. She obviously has something special, but we will never see it if she never sees the court on this team again. And I am sorry to say, but I am sure she will hit the portal if she doesn't get a couple more shots. Or even worse, she could give up the game all together and that would really stink.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2022 8:15:15 GMT -5
I thought Allick played so well last night. She is a defensive machine! Loved her digs in the back row.
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Post by stanfordvb on Sept 8, 2022 10:01:47 GMT -5
I think serve recieve is different, actually. I recall a video or something where Madi and Lexi said in some rotations it is just them in serve recieve. That makes sense, seeing that it’s probably better to have those two pass than one of our weaker passers playing front row. Knuckles was still playing 3 rotations in the backrow in the 6-2. Again, WHO is serve-receiving shouldn't actually change based on a 5-1 or 6-2. Even in a 5-1, there will be rotations where only Kubik and Rodriqguez are the two competent passers on the floor. If the passing is "worse" in this 6-2, and it's not because Hames isn't in the service reception pattern, then it sounds like a a mental issue, not a 6-2 issue. If anything, the desire to go back to a 5-1 should depend almost exclusively on the setting consistency and offensive output. FWIW, I do think Hames was setting the ball better than Evans and THAT seems like a strong reason to ditch the 6-2, but defensively, in the handful of times where, were they in a 5-1 and Hames is front row, if a different DS could have make better defensive play than Evans in zone 1, doesn't seem entirely compelling. who is passing in the 5-1 will change because whoever plays opp for Nebraska will likely not play 6 which means a ds will play in for them and be in receive, same thing akana did last year. this player is also likely going to be Nebraskas weakest passer (knuckles, Roddy and Kubik are all so good) so they will have a lot of pressure to perform as teams will go at them early to test them. cook could just pull them out of receive but id assume he doesn't want Kubik to have to pass all 3 of her front row rotations
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Post by gibbyb1 on Sept 8, 2022 10:08:19 GMT -5
here’s my next ‘Hmmm?’ with all the talk of Hames taking over in a 5-1. In the 6-2 i’ve said she has never looked better. is that because she gets to rest and refocus for 3 rotations? that’s a benefit that hasn’t come up in conversation. In a 5-1 would she revert back to same old inconsistent, glass ceiling Nicklin? part of what makes me wonder is the wall they ALL seemed to hit in the 4th set before pushing through in the 5th. is their conditioning as good as they/we think? it’s all talk until it’s tested. it was tested last night. i hate to admit it, but Creighton seemed better conditioned I’d venture to say that next to zero setters find sitting 3 rotations a plus.
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Post by stanfordvb on Sept 8, 2022 10:11:13 GMT -5
As far as Maisie goes, as left-field as this may sound, why not let her give it a try in the 6-2 as a setter? I know she is a good setter and a decent defender but I am not sure I see her in serve receive. She has set her whole life and has done a nice job. Maisie is a good server, too. This also may be left-field, but what about a 5-2 with Orr setting in front and Hames setting in back? That plays to both of their strengths (blocking for Orr, defense for Hames) and keeps Madi, Whit and probably Lindsay on the pins---or whoever is hot. I hate to give up on Orr. She obviously has something special, but we will never see it if she never sees the court on this team again. And I am sorry to say, but I am sure she will hit the portal if she doesn't get a couple more shots. Or even worse, she could give up the game all together and that would really stink. setters often transition well to passing rolls, they already have the hand eye coordination and have watched what thousands of good and bad passes look like. also I thought she looked pretty good in red white? the reality is passing two can be really tough against fast servers (eggleston, kipp, Markova, wenaas, Franklin, orzol). if one of those players hits it near a side line good luck with only two lol. they could squeeze Maisie but she needs to take up a little court. I previously suggest the 5-2 and I really think it could work. only question is, could that get them into sub trouble late in sets with two DSs already being used? Kubik would be the only player not being counted as a sub aside from middles and libero because obviously they don't count.
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Post by volleyguy on Sept 8, 2022 10:12:44 GMT -5
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Post by stanfordvb on Sept 8, 2022 10:16:53 GMT -5
here’s my next ‘Hmmm?’ with all the talk of Hames taking over in a 5-1. In the 6-2 i’ve said she has never looked better. is that because she gets to rest and refocus for 3 rotations? that’s a benefit that hasn’t come up in conversation. In a 5-1 would she revert back to same old inconsistent, glass ceiling Nicklin? part of what makes me wonder is the wall they ALL seemed to hit in the 4th set before pushing through in the 5th. is their conditioning as good as they/we think? it’s all talk until it’s tested. it was tested last night. i hate to admit it, but Creighton seemed better conditioned I’d venture to say that next to zero setters find sitting 3 rotations a plus. you're definitely right, I think if Orr can settle in with time in practice and improve that the 5-2 could be a serious conversation for the staff. its not jus that Orr puts up a bigger block than undersized hames, Orr puts up a bigger block than maybe any other setter in the country. not many are touching 10ft, that's forsure.
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Post by B1GHuskerGuy on Sept 8, 2022 10:19:30 GMT -5
I’m just glad we played a good team and have relevant things to talk about!! Bigger sample size!
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Post by tomclen on Sept 8, 2022 10:50:14 GMT -5
I always feel a little dirty. Age does that.
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Post by kidsker7 on Sept 8, 2022 11:11:04 GMT -5
Watching the match last night and rewatching this morning, what stood out to me was= 1. Unusually poor serve receive and passing by Kenzie and Madi. 2. Consistently solid Creighton serving with many fewer service errors/gifted points than the Huskers received in previous matches. 3.Creighton's ability to keep points alive that Huskers were used to being winners. 4. Bekka taking the ball back over on the first hit. 5. The inconsistent connection with Hord. 6.The absence of Ally. 7. How easy Whit made it look. 8. How many times Kendra Wait made lemonade out of lemons. If I were Cook, I would run the 6-2 for the next 3 years. The increase in the offensive numbers is hard to ignore and we will have so many really good setters and hitters that I would want to keep as many as possible participating in games.
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Post by B1GHuskerGuy on Sept 8, 2022 12:19:08 GMT -5
Ok mini rant:
The ‘There’s nothing better to do in Nebraska’ comment is lazy and kind of insulting to our athletes. Obviously Nebraska ranks lower on the wow factor of all 50 states when it comes to things to do. However, who wouldn’t want to watch 2 Top 20 teams with phenomenal athletes in a playoff like environment on a Wednesday night?! Watching womens volleyball, for me and many other Nebraskans, is a top priority because of the product. I don’t go to the games because there is nothing else to do, I go to the game because it’s the number 1 thing I want to do. But alas, I’m ok with Nebraska being underrated and keeping people from moving here to hike up home prices lol.
Side note: this is mostly in response to social media comments on the record breaking crowd, not so much VT.
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