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Post by tablealgebra on Sept 12, 2022 18:10:26 GMT -5
The thing that worries me so far is the team's dependence on lights-out serving and the block. It's a good thing to have, and you always have to provide serving pressure, but it is something that tends to ebb and flow between matches. Now and then you get a match where your best servers just error. A little more consistency from the passing and setting, and a little bit more variety in offensive schemes would be nice to have as a more solid foundation. I 1000% agree with the offensive schemes point. The O has looked pretty vanilla so far. Lots of straight up right side and outside sets, little middle action, crossing plays or slides. If Smrek breaks back into the line-up soon, I'd love to see her primarily hit out of the middle and let Robinson play next to her to run more slides/right side attacks. If Smrek finds her groove, this team will be even more dangerous. I'm really happy with the pins efficiency thus far, given how much they have been relied on. Another point on GG's great second contact setting. That's even MORE important in a 6-2 where you always have a setter in the backrow who could be targeted by opposing attacks. I'd be curious to know what the efficiency %'s on her assist attempts looks like, to my eye, the hitters look pretty confident when they approach off of her bump setting. Well-executed vanilla works great, as long as your setter fires off fast sets without tipping it. There's almost no MB who can both cover the middle threat and get over to the pin in time for a well-formed block, and both Orzol and Franklin are going to hit a good percentage if the MB isn't over in time to close up the seam in the block. |
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Post by volleyball90 on Sept 12, 2022 19:21:12 GMT -5
This was my sense. Hammill just doesn't look like she has the same range or spring in the first step. But interesting that their numbers aren't crazy different. Also interesting how different Kentucky's strategy was to Marquette's. I noticed that during the match. I think it was more that Marquette being out of system would often force them into spots where would attack towards the setter in hopes of getting Wisconsin out of system, while Kentucky was more likely to swing aggressively even when out of system. |
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Post by volleyball90 on Sept 12, 2022 19:23:28 GMT -5
. Though my earlier eye test would be that when Izzy misses on those "wow" plays, she just misses ... While for MJ, it didn't seem like she really had any chance of making the play even though it was in her zone. But there does not appear to be any difference in defensive level of the 2 setters. This was my sense. Hammill just doesn't look like she has the same range or spring in the first step. But interesting that their numbers aren't crazy different. I didn't chart sets, but I do think its clear Izzy's range shows more on her getting to position to set the ball. MJ was much more likely to do a bump set then Izzy because Izzy was able to get her feet under it. Also in terms of "wow" sets, I only noticed Izzy making difficult sets though MJ is much more likely to be able to push the ball to a good spot on the outside if far from the net. |
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Post by SportyBucky on Sept 12, 2022 21:05:04 GMT -5
We have a new "bingo!"
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Post by badgerguru on Sept 12, 2022 21:05:26 GMT -5
Coach Sheffield tweeted out a ‘BINGO!!’ wonder who it’s about
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Post by BadgerAce42 on Sept 12, 2022 21:14:23 GMT -5
From some comments, it looks like she was also at the Kentucky match on Friday, most likely visiting the Wildcats.
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Post by badgerguru on Sept 12, 2022 21:21:55 GMT -5
OH Trinity Shadd-Ceres is the newest badger recruit in the 2024 class. Don’t know much about her besides that she is also a stud track athlete, maybe a dual sport athlete for the badgers?
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Post by avid 2.0 on Sept 12, 2022 21:31:26 GMT -5
OH Trinity Shadd-Ceres is the newest badger recruit in the 2024 class. Don’t know much about her besides that she is also a stud track athlete, maybe a dual sport athlete for the badgers? her coach is Sarah Pavan's dad lol that's cool |
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Post by robtearle on Sept 12, 2022 21:32:21 GMT -5
From some comments, it looks like she was also at the Kentucky match on Friday, most likely visiting the Wildcats. Her long jump PR is already good enough to win the Big Ten outdoor meet most years. And her 100 meter time is certainly competitive, already. Completely outside of VB, that is a "wow" athlete UW has recruited. |
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Post by taxidea on Sept 12, 2022 21:32:24 GMT -5
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Post by jwvolley on Sept 12, 2022 21:33:46 GMT -5
Paul Pavan, father of Husker superstar Sarah Pavan, is a head coach at her club. Sarah's sister is a coach there as well.
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Post by badgerbreath on Sept 12, 2022 22:11:03 GMT -5
OH Trinity Shadd-Ceres is the newest badger recruit in the 2024 class. Don’t know much about her besides that she is also a stud track athlete, maybe a dual sport athlete for the badgers? Has UW ever had a dual Vball track athlete before? |
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Post by badgerbreath on Sept 12, 2022 22:20:31 GMT -5
Wow. Take a nap and this happens! It sounds like one of Sheff’s gambles on athleticism. And I already get a strong sense that she will be really coachable from reading her profile.
Second time they have a recruiting class with an American, a Canadian and a Pole. Glad they got someone else in ahead of the 2025 class, that will have to be monster.
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Post by robtearle on Sept 12, 2022 22:24:03 GMT -5
OH Trinity Shadd-Ceres is the newest badger recruit in the 2024 class. Don’t know much about her besides that she is also a stud track athlete, maybe a dual sport athlete for the badgers? Has UW ever had a dual Vball track athlete before? Other than having no 'off-season' to rest and recover - and that can certainly be important - there's very little overlap between the two. Indoor track competition starts in December, but 'important' meets aren't until Feb and March, with outdoor following quickly behind. And the outdoor at the collegiate level runs through June (with international level through the summer into fall). Also, I think indoor and outdoor are considered separate for eligibility purposes, so someone could do four years of VB, then use their fifth year to concentrate entirely on a full indoor and outdoor track season. (If she has any sort of endurance for distance, some track coach is going to rightfully talk to her about heptathlon at some point.) |
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Post by badgerguru on Sept 12, 2022 22:27:10 GMT -5
Has UW ever had a dual Vball track athlete before? Other than having no 'off-season' to rest and recover - and that can certainly be important - there's very little overlap between the two. Indoor track competition starts in December, but 'important' meets aren't until Feb and March, with outdoor following quickly behind. And the outdoor at the collegiate level runs through June (with international level through the summer into fall). Also, I think indoor and outdoor are considered separate for eligibility purposes, so someone could do four years of VB, then use their fifth year to concentrate entirely on a full indoor and outdoor track season. [ Would be nice to see her on both teams & use her scholarship through the track team, that way the 2024 class would have an available spot on the volleyball team |
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