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Post by Kangaroo on Sept 20, 2022 15:59:00 GMT -5
The problem with that is that the first USC match showed Ham needs to be passing, and it seems Edmonds is ahead of her in the DS rotation. Wagoner is going to be 6 rotations, so that leaves Alexander and the right side as players for whom they will play. Keep working on the passing and pipe attacks in practice, but, with the current lineup, I would be more focused on improving the passing than worrying about more offensive options. Where did you get the impression that Edmonds is ahead of Ham? That’s not what I’ve gathered from the past few games… I think in parts of some sets against USC where Alexander stayed on, so Ham didn’t get to play back row (while Edmonds was still DS’ing for the Opp) |
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Post by bucky415 on Sept 20, 2022 16:10:15 GMT -5
The problem with that is that the first USC match showed Ham needs to be passing, and it seems Edmonds is ahead of her in the DS rotation. Wagoner is going to be 6 rotations, so that leaves Alexander and the right side as players for whom they will play. Keep working on the passing and pipe attacks in practice, but, with the current lineup, I would be more focused on improving the passing than worrying about more offensive options. Where did you get the impression that Edmonds is ahead of Ham? That’s not what I’ve gathered from the past few games… She played the rotations in the entire first USC match when they had Alexander play 6 rotations, while Ham only got subbed in at the end of the fourth set. |
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Sept 20, 2022 17:38:18 GMT -5
changing things up a little this season ... i created a single match-thread, for both of hawaii's matches this week. that way, all discussions about line-ups, predictions, etc ... can happen all in one place ... hopefully people will help me 'bump' the thread for the friday and saturday matches volleytalk.proboards.com/thread/90972/hawaii-uc-davis-riverside-7pm |
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Post by babybacksets on Sept 20, 2022 19:08:52 GMT -5
Where did you get the impression that Edmonds is ahead of Ham? That’s not what I’ve gathered from the past few games… She played the rotations in the entire first USC match when they had Alexander play 6 rotations, while Ham only got subbed in at the end of the fourth set. Ah ok I took that just as a possibility she would straight sub for Riley if she had another booboo offensive night, it’s hard to really judge between her and Edmonds because they both make great defensive plays, but from what it looks like Edmonds is the easier player to ace, especially on float serves that drop |
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Post by wang pu on Sept 20, 2022 19:52:02 GMT -5
She played the rotations in the entire first USC match when they had Alexander play 6 rotations, while Ham only got subbed in at the end of the fourth set. Ah ok I took that just as a possibility she would straight sub for Riley if she had another booboo offensive night, it’s hard to really judge between her and Edmonds because they both make great defensive plays, but from what it looks like Edmonds is the easier player to ace, especially on float serves that drop After the first home weekend, I was really impressed with Ham's play and was surprised to see her ride the bench during the first USC match. Ham and Edmonds both help with the floor defense. Serve receive needs to improve across the entire team. Kate also needs to stop setting the ball over on two....that isn't going to fool many more teams. Seeing Dani Mafua this past weekend reminded me of her soft hands and the straight dumps she had. |
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Post by 5100 on Sept 20, 2022 20:25:30 GMT -5
She played the rotations in the entire first USC match when they had Alexander play 6 rotations, while Ham only got subbed in at the end of the fourth set. Ah ok I took that just as a possibility she would straight sub for Riley if she had another booboo offensive night, it’s hard to really judge between her and Edmonds because they both make great defensive plays, but from what it looks like Edmonds is the easier player to ace, especially on float serves that drop When Alexander played six rotations in the first USC match, that meant one DS was the odd man out. That DS was Ham. Edmonds instead took her spot as Akana's back row sub. Which was a surprise, since Ham has seemingly been a better passer than Edmonds, who ended up getting aced 4 times in that match. As you know, Ham returned to the lineup the following night, first as a sub for Alexander playing middle back, and switched to her original right back position in Set 3, which is when she had her serving runs. Basically, Ham > Edmonds. |
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Post by practicesafesets on Sept 20, 2022 21:16:02 GMT -5
Curious to see if Ham can become a 6 rotation oppo, her hitting didn't look too bad during the alumni match, backrow attack option too
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Post by practicesafesets on Sept 20, 2022 21:25:52 GMT -5
Stella vs DNS. Stella's senior night
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Post by overtheblock on Sept 20, 2022 23:22:26 GMT -5
Ah ok I took that just as a possibility she would straight sub for Riley if she had another booboo offensive night, it’s hard to really judge between her and Edmonds because they both make great defensive plays, but from what it looks like Edmonds is the easier player to ace, especially on float serves that drop When Alexander played six rotations in the first USC match, that meant one DS was the odd man out. That DS was Ham. Edmonds instead took her spot as Akana's back row sub. Which was a surprise, since Ham has seemingly been a better passer than Edmonds, who ended up getting aced 4 times in that match. As you know, Ham returned to the lineup the following night, first as a sub for Alexander playing middle back, and switched to her original right back position in Set 3, which is when she had her serving runs. Basically, Ham > Edmonds. Kate’s setting looked very subpar this weekend, especially when seeing Dani Mafua win the accuracy challenge. Lang’s balls looked like they were all over the place. We need an upgrade at that position. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2022 0:08:53 GMT -5
Ah ok I took that just as a possibility she would straight sub for Riley if she had another booboo offensive night, it’s hard to really judge between her and Edmonds because they both make great defensive plays, but from what it looks like Edmonds is the easier player to ace, especially on float serves that drop After the first home weekend, I was really impressed with Ham's play and was surprised to see her ride the bench during the first USC match. Ham and Edmonds both help with the floor defense. Serve receive needs to improve across the entire team. Kate also needs to stop setting the ball over on two....that isn't going to fool many more teams. Seeing Dani Mafua this past weekend reminded me of her soft hands and the straight dumps she had. Dani Mafua did not lose the great rhythm and hands she had. But then again, that was a trademark of Dave’s setters. Rhythmic, great footwork and location. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2022 0:14:02 GMT -5
She played the rotations in the entire first USC match when they had Alexander play 6 rotations, while Ham only got subbed in at the end of the fourth set. Ah ok I took that just as a possibility she would straight sub for Riley if she had another booboo offensive night, it’s hard to really judge between her and Edmonds because they both make great defensive plays, but from what it looks like Edmonds is the easier player to ace, especially on float serves that drop Edmonds has such poor technique and ball control. But I will say that on night 2 of the USC series she tightened up on her technique and presented a more quiet platform on serve receive which helped the team a ton. Wags has control but she doesn’t really have range and she looks stiff back there sometimes. |
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Post by soljah808 on Sept 21, 2022 1:38:23 GMT -5
Stella vs DNS. Stella's senior night Damn watching this...Ndam-Simpson would have been a really good one for us. Shucks. But excited for what Stella can bring next year. |
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Post by babybacksets on Sept 21, 2022 1:44:12 GMT -5
Ah ok I took that just as a possibility she would straight sub for Riley if she had another booboo offensive night, it’s hard to really judge between her and Edmonds because they both make great defensive plays, but from what it looks like Edmonds is the easier player to ace, especially on float serves that drop When Alexander played six rotations in the first USC match, that meant one DS was the odd man out. That DS was Ham. Edmonds instead took her spot as Akana's back row sub. Which was a surprise, since Ham has seemingly been a better passer than Edmonds, who ended up getting aced 4 times in that match. As you know, Ham returned to the lineup the following night, first as a sub for Alexander playing middle back, and switched to her original right back position in Set 3, which is when she had her serving runs. Basically, Ham > Edmonds. Tbh I saw as moving Edmonds to the right back Ds spot so less balls would go her way lol. I like her but she’s very up and down |
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Post by babybacksets on Sept 21, 2022 1:44:59 GMT -5
Curious to see if Ham can become a 6 rotation oppo, her hitting didn't look too bad during the alumni match, backrow attack option too Huh? I felt like every time I saw her swing she hit it wide, hard, but wide |
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Post by babybacksets on Sept 21, 2022 1:50:07 GMT -5
Ah ok I took that just as a possibility she would straight sub for Riley if she had another booboo offensive night, it’s hard to really judge between her and Edmonds because they both make great defensive plays, but from what it looks like Edmonds is the easier player to ace, especially on float serves that drop Edmonds has such poor technique and ball control. But I will say that on night 2 of the USC series she tightened up on her technique and presented a more quiet platform on serve receive which helped the team a ton. Wags has control but she doesn’t really have range and she looks stiff back there sometimes. Yea Talia has the major herky jerkies when she passes lol but she’s athletic and has a ton of range, but I think she understands the quietness in passing is what she needs because she admired that aspect of Ikenaga. I find it kind of shocking that Akana hasn’t been able to convince the staff of even her ability to serve and get backrow time. Maybe it’s the tight office professional bun lol gotta change it up lol |
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