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Post by Timeless on Sept 3, 2022 19:19:18 GMT -5
USC will not even make the tournament. It's a shame really, all those top 10-20 recruits gone to waste. In what universe does losing at #17 and neutral court to #16 the second week of pre-conference play keep you out of the tournament? with the way they lost. somebody who has seen them play can probably chime on. Looking at the stats and comments it looks like defense, passing, blocking remains to be an issue. Going 0-2 vs Hawaii next would be disastrous though and UH has one of the best home court advantages out there. |
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Post by hipsterfilth on Sept 3, 2022 19:21:13 GMT -5
In what universe does losing at #17 and neutral court to #16 the second week of pre-conference play keep you out of the tournament? with the way they lost. somebody who has seen them play can probably chime on. Looking at the stats and comments it looks like defense, passing, blocking remains to be an issue. Going 0-2 vs Hawaii next would be disastrous though and UH has one of the best home court advantages out there. I watch a loooot of vball, and while I think there will be some close sets, I suspect SC will come out on top of both of those matches. |
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Post by stanfordvb on Sept 3, 2022 19:25:15 GMT -5
There is literally no backup setter available. Lol. I miss Lazaro. No fight in USC today. Lazaro shining at Louisville I was thinking about that earlier. Lazaro is currently setting one of the best teams in the country while watching her old team (which she was benched on) deeply struggle. |
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Post by Fight On! on Sept 3, 2022 19:29:22 GMT -5
In what universe does losing at #17 and neutral court to #16 the second week of pre-conference play keep you out of the tournament? with the way they lost. somebody who has seen them play can probably chime on. Looking at the stats and comments it looks like defense, passing, blocking remains to be an issue. Going 0-2 vs Hawaii next would be disastrous though and UH has one of the best home court advantages out there. Today both Fields and Weske had very off days. Miller and Williams weren’t as good as they have been the rest of the season either. Wilson is a bright spot. Tuaniga has some work to do on her decision-making. The littles came in and did OK. So, the 6-ro experiment might fizzle soon, at least for one of Weske or Fields. And Keller needs to avoid pulling a Crouch and trying to force an offense that doesn’t suit his athletes. |
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Post by memorybankrupt on Sept 3, 2022 22:45:45 GMT -5
No fight in USC today. Lazaro shining at Louisville I was thinking about that earlier. Lazaro is currently setting one of the best teams in the country while watching her old team (which she was benched on) deeply struggle. I think most USC fans are happy for Lazaro doing well at Louisville. Last season Lazaro wasn't the problem but she wouldn't have been the solution (no setter would have been with that passing corp.). Again passing and defense seem to be the problem with USC this season. Personally I'd like to see Fields as a 6-ro OPP as that is her future in pros. I highly doubt she can become a successful passer/hitter at the intl level. For USC, a compromise would be Fields passing part-time and then hidden in some of the backrow rotations while hitting. No need to keep Weske in the back court. She ain't it. |
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Post by Fight On! on Sept 3, 2022 23:42:56 GMT -5
I was thinking about that earlier. Lazaro is currently setting one of the best teams in the country while watching her old team (which she was benched on) deeply struggle. I think most USC fans are happy for Lazaro doing well at Louisville. Last season Lazaro wasn't the problem but she wouldn't have been the solution (no setter would have been with that passing corp.). Again passing and defense seem to be the problem with USC this season. Personally I'd like to see Fields as a 6-ro OPP as that is her future in pros. I highly doubt she can become a successful passer/hitter at the intl level. For USC, a compromise would be Fields passing part-time and then hidden in some of the backrow rotations while hitting. No need to keep Weske in the back court. She ain't it. I, for one, am very happy for her. |
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Post by slxpress on Sept 4, 2022 0:17:44 GMT -5
with the way they lost. somebody who has seen them play can probably chime on. Looking at the stats and comments it looks like defense, passing, blocking remains to be an issue. Going 0-2 vs Hawaii next would be disastrous though and UH has one of the best home court advantages out there. Today both Fields and Weske had very off days. Miller and Williams weren’t as good as they have been the rest of the season either. Wilson is a bright spot. Tuaniga has some work to do on her decision-making. The littles came in and did OK. So, the 6-ro experiment might fizzle soon, at least for one of Weske or Fields. And Keller needs to avoid pulling a Crouch and trying to force an offense that doesn’t suit his athletes. I'll just put this bluntly. Fields being pulled from 3 back row rotations will lead to locker room problems. Period. The end. I love love love Fields as an attacker. Fierce. Athletic. Heavy arm. When she's on it feels like she's virtually unstoppable. Put Texas on her back and virtually carried the whole team in some tournament matches. Franky, she's terrific as a pin blocker, too. But she will not be happy if she's not being given the chance to play 6 rotations. Especially after transferring from Texas in the first place. And she is not a quiet person, for good or bad. You don't have to wonder how she feels about things, that's for sure. |
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Post by stanfordvb on Sept 4, 2022 0:56:29 GMT -5
Today both Fields and Weske had very off days. Miller and Williams weren’t as good as they have been the rest of the season either. Wilson is a bright spot. Tuaniga has some work to do on her decision-making. The littles came in and did OK. So, the 6-ro experiment might fizzle soon, at least for one of Weske or Fields. And Keller needs to avoid pulling a Crouch and trying to force an offense that doesn’t suit his athletes. I'll just put this bluntly. Fields being pulled from 3 back row rotations will lead to locker room problems. Period. The end. I love love love Fields as an attacker. Fierce. Athletic. Heavy arm. When she's on it feels like she's virtually unstoppable. Put Texas on her back and virtually carried the whole team in some tournament matches. Franky, she's terrific as a pin blocker, too. But she will not be happy if she's not being given the chance to play 6 rotations. Especially after transferring from Texas in the first place. And she is not a quiet person, for good or bad. You don't have to wonder how she feels about things, that's for sure. at the end of the season, if they don't improve, the coach should be able to show her the numbers and be like umm this aint working |
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Post by Gladys Kravitz on Sept 4, 2022 1:09:08 GMT -5
I'll just put this bluntly. Fields being pulled from 3 back row rotations will lead to locker room problems. Period. The end. And she is not a quiet person, for good or bad. You don't have to wonder how she feels about things, that's for sure. Coach Keller may be in for a very interesting season. |
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Post by pittsburgh7717 on Sept 4, 2022 1:38:06 GMT -5
she's always streaky. I don't think that'll change. It is what it is. She also has a rep for disruptive behavior in the locker room. Hopefully she has grown out of that phase. At Minnesota??? Or Penn State 👀 |
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Post by volleyguy on Sept 4, 2022 8:02:57 GMT -5
Some of Keller’s choices appear to be as whacked as Crouch’s were. The difference is Keller’s personality and demeanor will go a lot further with the players (and fans).
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Post by Fight On! on Sept 4, 2022 11:10:51 GMT -5
She also has a rep for disruptive behavior in the locker room. Hopefully she has grown out of that phase. At Minnesota??? Or Penn State 👀 Minnesota |
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Post by give me the og-ball-u on Sept 4, 2022 11:47:47 GMT -5
grome setting her team to .494 with 35 assists against usc.... my fantasy team thanks you for your services 💗
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Post by jaypak on Sept 7, 2022 13:42:48 GMT -5
2022 Bluejay Invitational Summary
September 2-3, 2022 – Omaha, Neb.
All-Tournament Team
Reagan Rutherford, Kentucky (MVP)
Emma Grome, Kentucky
Elise Goetzinger, Kentucky
Kendra Wait, Creighton
Keeley Davis, Creighton
Gala Trubint, USC
Carly Spies, Northern Iowa
All-Time Standings in the 8 Years of this Tournament 2014-2022 (except 2020)
USC 16-8, 4 titles
Creighton 14-10, 3 titles
Kentucky 13-11, 1 title
UNI 5-19, 0 titles
2022 Final Standings
1. #16 Kentucky 3-0
2. #17 Creighton 2-1
3. #25 USC 1-2
4. Northern Iowa 0-3
Match Scores
Friday, September 2, 2022
#25 USC def. Northern Iowa, 3-1 (25-18, 22-25, 25-21, 25-21)
#16 Kentucky def. Northern Iowa, 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-14)
#17 Creighton def. #25 USC, 3-1 (25-21, 25-21, 23-25, 25-17)
Saturday, September 3, 2022
#16 Kentucky def. #17 Creighton, 3-1 (19-25, 25-16, 25-5, 25-21)
#16 Kentucky def. #25 USC, 3-0 (25-17,2 5-16, 25-14)
#17 Creighton def. Northern Iowa, 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-21)
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Post by jayj79 on Sept 7, 2022 14:06:35 GMT -5
My take (as a UNI fan): after coming off their worst season in program history, the Panthers have made some improvements, but aren't quite back up to the level where they can compete with top 25 teams. (pretty much what I expected going into this weekend).
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