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Post by mibadger on Dec 14, 2022 22:20:38 GMT -5
Looks like demps is in the portal This bums me out but completely understandable. I'll anxiously await the transfer bingo(s) to add some of the depth back that is walking out the door. Figure Wrobel slides into the spot Hart vacates(or Smrek or Robinson go to the middle and Wrobel outside) and Jade maybe saw that writing on the wall. Regardless, with Hart and the bench players that are all leaving they will need to add some depth. |
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Post by vbdiva2 on Dec 14, 2022 23:01:31 GMT -5
Demps…. Called it.
Wrobel to UCLA if a certain coach is hired, joining her bff setter buddy.
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Post by robtearle on Dec 14, 2022 23:55:29 GMT -5
The serving run in the 5th set, 51 1/2 weeks ago. Once a Badger, always a Badger. Thanks, Jade. I had to go watch the 5th set again. Not only the serving run to begin the set, but back around to serve a second time, she scored an ace to take UW from 13 to 14 points. |
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Post by bucky415 on Dec 15, 2022 0:46:35 GMT -5
I am sorry Demps is leaving the Badgers, but I will always be grateful for her role in helping her teams win rings! I will root for her against everyone but the Badgers and Hawai'i, wherever she ends up! She will be a heck of a get for wherever she ends up!
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Post by pull3 on Dec 15, 2022 2:29:05 GMT -5
This is on Sheff, The last game made Demps really unhappy.
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Post by vbdiva2 on Dec 15, 2022 5:08:46 GMT -5
This is on Sheff, The last game made Demps really unhappy. 💯 agree. It was insulting to her and that sealed that final mail. He is a horrible game time coach… sticks with struggling favorites no matter what, this loss was all his! |
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Post by vbdiva2 on Dec 15, 2022 5:09:22 GMT -5
This is on Sheff, The last game made Demps really unhappy. 💯 agree. It was insulting to her and that sealed that final nail! He is a horrible game time coach… sticks with struggling favorites no matter what, this loss was all his! |
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Post by robtearle on Dec 15, 2022 8:32:51 GMT -5
This is on Sheff, The last game made Demps really unhappy. 💯 agree. It was insulting to her and that sealed that final mail. He is a horrible game time coach… sticks with struggling favorites no matter what, this loss was all his! If I were you, I'd boycott UW volletball until he's gone! Have nothing to do with it whatsoever! Just leave and never look back! SMH.... |
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Post by Wiswell on Dec 15, 2022 8:50:27 GMT -5
Yeah and boycott the board too.
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Post by SportyBucky on Dec 15, 2022 8:58:40 GMT -5
💯 agree. It was insulting to her and that sealed that final mail. He is a horrible game time coach… sticks with struggling favorites no matter what, this loss was all his! If I were you, I'd boycott UW volletball until he's gone! Have nothing to do with it whatsoever! Just leave and never look back! SMH.... You are so black and white. He is not the best at in game changes. This has caused this board distress for years. Keeping Gillis in when she struggled...a lot. Loberg passing and hitting woes. This year might be the worst example of Sheffield stubbornness given the amount of PROVEN talent he had on the bench. It's okay that people are upset about the fact that Demps rode the bench when Franklin couldn't pass or hit and wasn't being used out of the back row, and Julia couldn't terminate. Does that mean Sheffield isn't a good coach? No. Could flexibility in game have given us a chance to pull away in the last couple matches? Who knows, but Demps has shown she can make a difference in many aspects of the game. I'd have tried it given how abysmally Franklin was playing. |
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Post by robtearle on Dec 15, 2022 9:16:14 GMT -5
If I were you, I'd boycott UW volletball until he's gone! Have nothing to do with it whatsoever! Just leave and never look back! SMH.... You are so black and white. He is not the best at in game changes. This has caused this board distress for years. Keeping Gillis in when she struggled...a lot. Loberg passing and hitting woes. This year might be the worst example of Sheffield stubbornness given the amount of PROVEN talent he had on the bench. It's okay that people are upset about the fact that Demps rode the bench when Franklin couldn't pass or hit and wasn't being used out of the back row, and Julia couldn't terminate. Does that mean Sheffield isn't a good coach? No. Could flexibility in game have given us a chance to pull away in the last couple matches? Who knows, but Demps has shown she can make a difference in many aspects of the game. I'd have tried it given how abysmally Franklin was playing. Last year when Demps played 'backrow attacker', she would do so with Barnes and either Civita or Orzol back with her to handle serve-receive. Well, this year it wasn't Barnes and Civita back there. So the question becomes is Demps enough of an improvement over Franklin in serve-receive and back row attack to warrant using the last of your limited sub count. There were indeed occasions when Demps did come in to replace Franklin. One such instance was the 4th set vs Penn State last Thursday. So a week ago tonight he did exactly what you wanted him to do, and at least implying he would refuse to do. "In game changes" cost against the sub count. The sub count is limited generally, and further limited when you run a 6-2. Every choice you make in using those precious last few subs is a trade-off between offense and defense. (And over the last few matches, he was also often using a serving sub for Crawford, because of her broken finger and its effect on Crawford's hand contact. That in turn again limits his options for other "In game changes".) |
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Post by mnwis20 on Dec 15, 2022 9:32:30 GMT -5
If I were you, I'd boycott UW volletball until he's gone! Have nothing to do with it whatsoever! Just leave and never look back! SMH.... You are so black and white. He is not the best at in game changes. This has caused this board distress for years. Keeping Gillis in when she struggled...a lot. Loberg passing and hitting woes. This year might be the worst example of Sheffield stubbornness given the amount of PROVEN talent he had on the bench. It's okay that people are upset about the fact that Demps rode the bench when Franklin couldn't pass or hit and wasn't being used out of the back row, and Julia couldn't terminate. Does that mean Sheffield isn't a good coach? No. Could flexibility in game have given us a chance to pull away in the last couple matches? Who knows, but Demps has shown she can make a difference in many aspects of the game. I'd have tried it given how abysmally Franklin was playing. Umm yea let’s cool it on this a bit. Sheff is fresh off of winning the national championship, meaning he can recruit and coach well enough to win it all. Was I also frustrated Jade didn’t get more time when other players weren’t playing as well? For sure. IMO she was underutilized all season. But also doesn’t mean he doesn’t know how to put together a team to win the whole dang thing. |
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Post by volleyball90 on Dec 15, 2022 9:43:25 GMT -5
If I were you, I'd boycott UW volletball until he's gone! Have nothing to do with it whatsoever! Just leave and never look back! SMH.... You are so black and white. He is not the best at in game changes. This has caused this board distress for years. Keeping Gillis in when she struggled...a lot. Loberg passing and hitting woes. This year might be the worst example of Sheffield stubbornness given the amount of PROVEN talent he had on the bench. It's okay that people are upset about the fact that Demps rode the bench when Franklin couldn't pass or hit and wasn't being used out of the back row, and Julia couldn't terminate. Does that mean Sheffield isn't a good coach? No. Could flexibility in game have given us a chance to pull away in the last couple matches? Who knows, but Demps has shown she can make a difference in many aspects of the game. I'd have tried it given how abysmally Franklin was playing. I am not going to say Sheff is the best at in game changes, but its clear that he is quite flexible considering how he used Smrek and Demps last year. I feel Demps has had every opportunity to grab more playing time but she has shown a weakness in both passing and blocking which has prevented her from getting a spot on the floor. I think if GG was a stronger passer, then Demps would have been given more chance to sub in for Franklin/Julia. But putting her in for either means she has to hold up in serve receive which she has never shown to do, so it makes are below average serve receive even worse. Then with Smrek/Robinson, no room for her to be at rightside especially with her very weak blocking. |
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Post by robtearle on Dec 15, 2022 9:54:14 GMT -5
You are so black and white. He is not the best at in game changes. This has caused this board distress for years. Keeping Gillis in when she struggled...a lot. Loberg passing and hitting woes. This year might be the worst example of Sheffield stubbornness given the amount of PROVEN talent he had on the bench. It's okay that people are upset about the fact that Demps rode the bench when Franklin couldn't pass or hit and wasn't being used out of the back row, and Julia couldn't terminate. Does that mean Sheffield isn't a good coach? No. Could flexibility in game have given us a chance to pull away in the last couple matches? Who knows, but Demps has shown she can make a difference in many aspects of the game. I'd have tried it given how abysmally Franklin was playing. I am not going to say Sheff is the best at in game changes, but its clear that he is quite flexible considering how he used Smrek and Demps last year. I feel Demps has had every opportunity to grab more playing time but she has shown a weakness in both passing and blocking which has prevented her from getting a spot on the floor. I think if GG was a stronger passer, then Demps would have been given more chance to sub in for Franklin/Julia. But putting her in for either means she has to hold up in serve receive which she has never shown to do, so it makes are below average serve receive even worse. Then with Smrek/Robinson, no room for her to be at rightside especially with her very weak blocking. When Crawford broke her finger and missed five matches, Robinson moved into the middle and Demps became Izzy's (I think) opposite. Over those matches, in 20 sets Demps had 8 block assists. For comparison, both Smrek and Robinson averaged about one block per set on the year; Robinson a little more. "Very weak" is overstating it, but it wasn't all that good. |
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Post by volleyball90 on Dec 15, 2022 10:03:24 GMT -5
I am not going to say Sheff is the best at in game changes, but its clear that he is quite flexible considering how he used Smrek and Demps last year. I feel Demps has had every opportunity to grab more playing time but she has shown a weakness in both passing and blocking which has prevented her from getting a spot on the floor. I think if GG was a stronger passer, then Demps would have been given more chance to sub in for Franklin/Julia. But putting her in for either means she has to hold up in serve receive which she has never shown to do, so it makes are below average serve receive even worse. Then with Smrek/Robinson, no room for her to be at rightside especially with her very weak blocking. When Crawford broke her finger and missed five matches, Robinson moved into the middle and Demps became Izzy's (I think) opposite. Over those matches, in 20 sets Demps had 8 block assists. For comparison, both Smrek and Robinson averaged about one block per set on the year; Robinson a little more. "Very weak" is overstating it, but it wasn't all that good. 8 blocks vs 20 blocks is quite a big difference and during that span Smrek's actual stats were 21 BAs and 5 BS. Maybe overstating, but the difference between her as blocker vs Smrek and Robinson at rightside is quite a large gap. |
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