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Post by AmeriCanVBfan on Sept 14, 2022 9:53:38 GMT -5
Boy, just watched the Cook press conference. Looks to me like Orr is really in his doghouse. He glosses over the poor setting by Hames and Evans while emphasizing it with Orr, a player who hasn’t played in multiple games and had to come in cold in the third set without the benefit of warming up. yup it was very clear a few weeks back when he said she’s playing like a freshman. She may want to consider her options for next year where she can play more freely. I’m not sure his style is helping her. I’ve followed Orr’s career for many years and something is off. Her hands are still great but her mechanics are different. I’m not sure if she’s over compensating because of the injury or if Cook wants her to set differently than she’s used to. For the first time, she doesn’t seem to have the full support of those who coach her and that’s tough. She committed early in her High School Freshman year so I don’t know if she got to know Cook the way she needed to. I wish nothing but the best for this kid, she is a wonderful person who deserves a wonderful college experience!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2022 9:57:50 GMT -5
Boy, just watched the Cook press conference. Looks to me like Orr is really in his doghouse. He glosses over the poor setting by Hames and Evans while emphasizing it with Orr, a player who hasn’t played in multiple games and had to come in cold in the third set without the benefit of warming up. I feel like Orr is getting similar treatment to what Akana and Caffey got from Cook earlier this year. Maybe I’m wrong I have no inside info but something just seems off and I feel for the girl…
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Post by nellynel on Sept 14, 2022 10:11:01 GMT -5
I must have missed the part where Stanford played incredible. They played awful. Nebraska was just worse They missed serves, they didn’t play horrible. In fact Stanford fans should be quite pleased. When your primary OH has 10 kills with 6 errors on 40 swings and like 30 of those 40 swings were tip shots, that’s playing badly.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Sept 14, 2022 10:15:42 GMT -5
They missed serves, they didn’t play horrible. In fact Stanford fans should be quite pleased. When your primary OH has 10 kills with 6 errors on 40 swings and like 30 of those 40 swings were tip shots, that’s playing badly. Not just any tips, but Superman tips where the arm is completely extended all the way up, leaving no doubt for anyone in the gym that a tip was coming.
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Post by nellynel on Sept 14, 2022 10:22:48 GMT -5
When your primary OH has 10 kills with 6 errors on 40 swings and like 30 of those 40 swings were tip shots, that’s playing badly. Not just any tips, but Superman tips where the arm is completely extended all the way up, leaving no doubt for anyone in the gym that a tip was coming. Yes the vast majority were the equivalent of free balls over the net. The Libero for Stanford was the player of the game.
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Post by volleyball303 on Sept 14, 2022 10:27:40 GMT -5
When your primary OH has 10 kills with 6 errors on 40 swings and like 30 of those 40 swings were tip shots, that’s playing badly. Not just any tips, but Superman tips where the arm is completely extended all the way up, leaving no doubt for anyone in the gym that a tip was coming. Hey a few of the Superman tips did fall. Big one at the end of the 4th. Although I don’t think it was from the player being talked about.
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Post by rjaege on Sept 14, 2022 10:38:02 GMT -5
It’s sad and frustrating that a 5th year senior still can’t consistently set Hord, a 3-time All-American. In my opinion last night the sets were pretty dang good to Hord and she choose to keep on tipping and throwing the ball. There was quite a few times she could of pounded the ball and choose to push the ball instead and those balls she could of hit for sure. I also dont think its all the setters fault either. A 5th year middle should be able to adjust as well. It goes both ways if you ask me. Not sure if this is a factor or not, but it seemed to me Coach Rose coached a very displined game, more so than NE. Maybe Hord is used to getting very specific & consistent sets. IMO that's why NE had success against PSU in recent years, get them out of system a bit and PSU really struggled. Hord has been practicing with the team about a month, give it a bit more time.
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Post by jwvolley on Sept 14, 2022 10:46:56 GMT -5
We passed well last night except for Kenzie.
Kubik 2.27 , 61.5 GP% on 26 attempts Krause 2.39, 64.3 GP% on 14 attempts Rodriguez 2.36, 63.6 GP% on 11 attempts Knuckles 1.91, 45.5 GP% on 22 attempts
Makes it that much more frustrating that we refused to set Hord and that our offense wasn't smoother.
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Post by sunsuphornsup on Sept 14, 2022 10:52:35 GMT -5
We passed well last night except for Kenzie. Kubik 2.27 , 61.5 GP% on 26 attempts Krause 2.39, 64.3 GP% on 14 attempts Rodriguez 2.36, 63.6 GP% on 11 attempts Knuckles 1.91, 45.5 GP% on 22 attempts Makes it that much more frustrating that we refused to set Hord and that our offense wasn't smoother. This is the surprising thing. I'm baffled by why Nebraska looked so off despite Stanford also having an off night.
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Post by brickred on Sept 14, 2022 11:06:27 GMT -5
We passed well last night except for Kenzie. Kubik 2.27 , 61.5 GP% on 26 attempts Krause 2.39, 64.3 GP% on 14 attempts Rodriguez 2.36, 63.6 GP% on 11 attempts Knuckles 1.91, 45.5 GP% on 22 attempts Makes it that much more frustrating that we refused to set Hord and that our offense wasn't smoother. This is the surprising thing. I'm baffled by why Nebraska looked so off despite Stanford also having an off night. While one match is a very small sample, this was an absolute regression to last year. Young hitters swinging carelessly (or not at all), inconsistent, but at least we hunkered down and played with rallies and still competed hard. It felt like the match was speeding by at a pace too uncomfortable for our side, and there wasn't a lot of chemistry flowing, either. If you tell Hambly he has 23 service errors, he'd assume they got blown out of the gym. Disappointing that the Huskers played so poorly. I remain hopeful for a very successful season, but there are questions: Ally, Nicklin, and Orr's setting...it's like she's putting the weight of the world on her hands each time she touches the ball. Either she is not the same player post-injury, or the staff's expectations are suffocating her. Regardless, I'm excited to watch this team figure things out in the coming months.
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Post by timmyt on Sept 14, 2022 11:07:14 GMT -5
Setting and Middles are a huge hole.
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Post by bugeater on Sept 14, 2022 11:15:11 GMT -5
Setting and Middles are a huge hole. If our setting were better and more consistent, our middles would be a strength.
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Post by knapplc on Sept 14, 2022 11:15:26 GMT -5
I've hesitated to say this but it seems like Cook has one foot out the door this year. He seems less engaged with the details of coaching and more interested in his hobbies (the horse on the coaching staff is insane). He's sold his house, he's bought a ranch out of state and he's living in a condo just off campus.
The team seems to reflect that - a talented coach/team that lacks attention to detail, resulting in a haphazard product on the court.
It was easy enough to overcome this considering our early competition, but the one team with a pulse we played (Creighton) took us to five sets, and then this mess where Stanford gave us a set's worth of points on serve errors and we lose in four.
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Post by hornshouse23 on Sept 14, 2022 11:20:43 GMT -5
I've hesitated to say this but it seems like Cook has one foot out the door this year. He seems less engaged with the details of coaching and more interested in his hobbies (the horse on the coaching staff is insane). He's sold his house, he's bought a ranch out of state and he's living in a condo just off campus. The team seems to reflect that - a talented coach/team that lacks attention to detail, resulting in a haphazard product on the court. It was easy enough to overcome this considering our early competition, but the one team with a pulse we played (Creighton) took us to five sets, and then this mess where Stanford gave us a set's worth of points on serve errors and we lose in four. I will say this. The same was said about Elliott a few years back. And he’s even alluded to finding ways to ‘get back into it’. Coaching is a tough all encompassing 24/7 job, and Cook is as high profile as it gets in volleyball. Not giving him a pass, just saying if he’s checked out, it’s understandable
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Post by Resident Bitchy Canadian Fan on Sept 14, 2022 11:21:34 GMT -5
I feel bad for Orr. I hadn’t seen a lot of what she looked like before injury, but I do remember being impressed with the little I saw. Now she looks really awkward when setting. Mechanically, her setting looks unnatural. Of course her injury would affect this, but it also seems like Cook and the staff are trying to change the way she sets. I don’t want to make any assumptions or speculations about stuff I don’t know about, but I will say that I hope Orr can find some confidence. It certainly is a tough situation for her to be in.
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