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Post by badgerbreath on Aug 21, 2022 17:54:33 GMT -5
Just want to link to / document a burst of coverage in the last few days....
This stat freaked me out all over again. What a big shift this will be. "The number: 19 – That’s the number of sets played without either Carlini or Hilley at setter in Sheffield’s nine seasons at UW, with 14 of them coming in Carlini’s freshman season in 2013. That’s 1,001 sets out of 1,020."
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Post by robtearle on Aug 21, 2022 18:03:49 GMT -5
Just want to link to / document a burst of coverage in the last few days....
This stat freaked me out all over again. What a big shift this will be. "The number: 19 – That’s the number of sets played without either Carlini or Hilley at setter in Sheffield’s nine seasons at UW, with 14 of them coming in Carlini’s freshman season in 2013. That’s 1,001 sets out of 1,020." I remember one match vs Rutgers, at the end of the season - 2014, maybe? - Rutgers hadn't won a match all year, and both Carlini and Hayleigh Nelson were nursing minor injuries, so Sheffield decided to try to rest them, and started one of the Juley sisters at setter. Rutgers won the first set, and Carlini and Nelson's "night off" was over. I assume that is one of the sets in that count.
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Post by badgerbreath on Aug 21, 2022 18:09:18 GMT -5
This stat freaked me out all over again. What a big shift this will be. "The number: 19 – That’s the number of sets played without either Carlini or Hilley at setter in Sheffield’s nine seasons at UW, with 14 of them coming in Carlini’s freshman season in 2013. That’s 1,001 sets out of 1,020." I remember one match vs Rutgers, at the end of the season - 2014, maybe? - Rutgers hadn't won a match all year, and both Carlini and Hayleigh Nelson were nursing minor injuries, so Sheffield decided to try to rest them, and started one of the Juley sisters at setter. Rutgers won the first set, and Carlini and Nelson's "night off" was over. I assume that is one of the sets in that count. Yes. I was there. Juley got ill during the first set and had to make use of a garbage bin near the court. The ref got uppity about the time it was taking, and Sheff sardonically asked if he wanted the bin moved closer to the court. Carlini came in for the second, and it was a blowout from then on. Felt bad for Juley. Strange match. One of several at that gym.
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Post by rainbowbadger on Aug 21, 2022 18:24:57 GMT -5
I remember one match vs Rutgers, at the end of the season - 2014, maybe? - Rutgers hadn't won a match all year, and both Carlini and Hayleigh Nelson were nursing minor injuries, so Sheffield decided to try to rest them, and started one of the Juley sisters at setter. Rutgers won the first set, and Carlini and Nelson's "night off" was over. I assume that is one of the sets in that count. Yes. I was there. Juley got ill during the first set and had to make use of a garbage bin near the court. The ref got uppity about the time it was taking, and Sheff sardonically asked if he wanted the bin moved closer to the court. Carlini came in for the second, and it was a blowout from then on. Felt bad for Juley. Strange match. One of several at that gym. Was that the match where there was a rain delay because it was raining inside the gym?
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Post by slxpress on Aug 21, 2022 18:30:49 GMT -5
"...and Sheff sardonically asked if he wanted the bin moved closer to the court." That's hilarious!
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Post by badgerbreath on Aug 21, 2022 18:30:58 GMT -5
Yes. I was there. Juley got ill during the first set and had to make use of a garbage bin near the court. The ref got uppity about the time it was taking, and Sheff sardonically asked if he wanted the bin moved closer to the court. Carlini came in for the second, and it was a blowout from then on. Felt bad for Juley. Strange match. One of several at that gym. Was that the match where there was a rain delay because it was raining inside the gym? No. That was the following year I think. Like I said, not the only weird experience at that gym!
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Post by rainbowbadger on Aug 21, 2022 18:49:24 GMT -5
Fun note: Badger alum Mallory Dixon Stone is the new volleyball coach at Madison College (NJCAA D2), and she’s brought Badger alum Courtney Gorum on as her assistant.
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Post by badgerbreath on Aug 21, 2022 18:50:48 GMT -5
"...and Sheff sardonically asked if he wanted the bin moved closer to the court." That's hilarious! The magic of vball without TV cameras watching. I was reporting the events here on VT as they happened, if I remember right. Was a long time ago. I actually really came to like Sheff watching him in that match. His sarcastic humor kind of took the sting out of the situation by emphasizing the right priority - making sure the player was OK. It wasn't as if he didn't have any one good to replace her if she had to come off!
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Post by badgerbreath on Aug 21, 2022 18:52:08 GMT -5
Fun note: Badger alum Mallory Dixon Stone is the new volleyball coach at Madison College (NJCAA D2), and she’s brought Badger alum Courtney Gorum on as her assistant. Did someone link to the Joncast Podcast interview with her about it? I can't remember.
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Post by savannahbadger on Aug 21, 2022 21:32:14 GMT -5
Also regarding Demps, she was such a huge part of our success at the end of last season. I don't think there is a chance that she ends up being 'the odd woman out'... I do. Take it with a grain of salt, as it was just a scrimmage, but Wrobel looks like she has the tools to make a big push for playing time. She could hit a freshman wall similar to how Jardine just couldn’t break through with limited opportunities, so who knows?
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Post by robtearle on Aug 22, 2022 9:33:40 GMT -5
Also regarding Demps, she was such a huge part of our success at the end of last season. I don't think there is a chance that she ends up being 'the odd woman out'... I do. Take it with a grain of salt, as it was just a scrimmage, but Wrobel looks like she has the tools to make a big push for playing time. She could hit a freshman wall similar to how Jardine just couldn’t break through with limited opportunities, so who knows? It wouldn't even have to be to make room for Wrobel. It would be entirely reasonable to decide to move Robinson back to the right side along with Smrek in a 6-2, and have Hart and Crawford play the middle. I'm not "predicting" that would happen, but that's a quite reasonable lineup.
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Post by badgerbreath on Aug 22, 2022 10:05:09 GMT -5
Yeah. That could happen. What we know from almost every year previous is that injuries will have some influence on who sees the court in the end. Hart is just coming back to practice. It will take a while for her to come back in at full strength. We had a number of players playing through injuries last year. Maybe this year they get some time off without a big drop in the team's performance?
It's a good thing that there is depth in this squad.
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Post by savannahbadger on Aug 22, 2022 10:08:25 GMT -5
It would be entirely reasonable to decide to move Robinson back to the right side along with Smrek in a 6-2, and have Hart and Crawford play the middle. I'm not "predicting" that would happen, but that's a quite reasonable lineup. I can hardly wrap my head around how the lineups work in a 6-2, but that sounds like a reasonable scenario. So where does EW fit in to the 6-2 then?
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Post by robtearle on Aug 22, 2022 10:17:32 GMT -5
It would be entirely reasonable to decide to move Robinson back to the right side along with Smrek in a 6-2, and have Hart and Crawford play the middle. I'm not "predicting" that would happen, but that's a quite reasonable lineup. I can hardly wrap my head around how the lineups work in a 6-2, but that sounds like a reasonable scenario. So where does EW fit in to the 6-2 then? Dancing next to Demps and Gregorski. No matter what Sheffield ends up deciding, some really good players are not going to get much playing time.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2022 10:49:30 GMT -5
I can hardly wrap my head around how the lineups work in a 6-2, but that sounds like a reasonable scenario. So where does EW fit in to the 6-2 then? Dancing next to Demps and Gregorski. No matter what Sheffield ends up deciding, some really good players are not going to get much playing time. Demps will not be relegated to the sidelines. Book it! This is why they will run the 5-1 and C.C and Ella will still get run in sets and periodic starts instead of forcing individual players into the every night lineup at the expense of losing another dimension.
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