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Post by oldunc on Oct 1, 2022 11:19:31 GMT -5
I wonder if we'll ever find out what was with all that floor wiping- probably not, Stanford can be pretty uninformative about such stuff. I would suggest to them that a small cordless leaf blower would finish the drying better than can be done with a towel. Possibly there's something similar with a heating element, along the lines of a large blow dryer, that would do even better- I'm sure that painters and dry wall installers, among others, could make good use of such a device, so someone may be making one.
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Post by mikegarrison on Oct 1, 2022 12:18:37 GMT -5
The replay showed Endsley landing on Rubin’s foot, who was way under the net on our side. Having been injured myself just exactly that way, I've long thought that the line should be treated as inviolable space, and any amount of any body part that crosses it, whether it interferes with play or not, should be a violation. But I know a lot of people (and the rules) don't agree with me on that. |
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Post by luckydawg on Oct 1, 2022 12:56:39 GMT -5
The replay showed Endsley landing on Rubin’s foot, who was way under the net on our side. Having been injured myself just exactly that way, I've long thought that the line should be treated as inviolable space, and any amount of any body part that crosses it, whether it interferes with play or not, should be a violation. But I know a lot of people (and the rules) don't agree with me on that. Been there, done that, totally agree. The line should be considered an extension of the net. |
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Post by baytree on Oct 1, 2022 12:57:29 GMT -5
Kind of, yeah, except it's not clear if Crenshaw would have been starting over Endsley. They have been going back and forth. But still, it sucked see both of them on the sideline unable to play. Sure. I'd also argue that middle blocker is not as flexible a position as OPP. The point is BOTH of Washington's projected RS hitters went down. That's kinda rough. If the starter - whoever that was - went down and the other player was available it wouldn't have been as big of a deal. But I still think it's fair to mention Francis not being available. Talking about Endsley and Crenshaw without mentioning Francis makes it sound as if Stanford was full strength. And we can quibble about who missed who more, but Stanford without a doubt misses Francis. More ways than one. And in the preseason the big question mark was how would she do as a middle blocker? So it's quite a change from then to now. Stanford also lost Leilah Smith, another middle, right before the season started. She was out almost her entire Stanford career so, in many ways, it doesn't count. But she was a scholarship middle blocker and Stanford couldn't fill her spot. The effect is similar to Shea Rubright for Washington State.
It is harder to replace someone who goes down during a match, no question about that. But both teams were down two players from the same position, which is tough to replace.
Hope Endsley, Crenshaw, and Francis (and Lougeay) recover quickly.
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Post by hammer on Oct 1, 2022 13:01:14 GMT -5
stanford is also missing Francis, smith is an underwhelming replacement so fair game after that imo Yeah, but it's quite a bit different to go into a match knowing you are down a starter and having a plan for it versus losing a starter in the first set. Wilmes came in and hit -.286 with zero blocks and one dig. As Blll Walton used to say, H O R R I B L E. U-Dub only set her 14 times and that made their attack more predictable. Stanford could commit block or cheat on other U-Dub attackers. A Smith was a much bigger and better factor for Stanford, hitting .400 with 7 blocks. Smith hasn't played that many matches in her career, but her blocking numbers are pretty good throughout. |
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Post by hammer on Oct 1, 2022 13:11:37 GMT -5
I wonder if we'll ever find out what was with all that floor wiping- probably not, Stanford can be pretty uninformative about such stuff. I would suggest to them that a small cordless leaf blower would finish the drying better than can be done with a towel. Possibly there's something similar with a heating element, along the lines of a large blow dryer, that would do even better- I'm sure that painters and dry wall installers, among others, could make good use of such a device, so someone may be making one. First it was a warm day in Palo Alto, topping out around 90 degrees. 2nd, the match started earlier than normal at 5:30. 3rd, a lot of people were late getting to the match which meant the inner doors were opening and closing more than usual. And, most importantly, the HVAC system temp was likely set a couple of degrees too high. After the first set I could feel the building getting cooler, so either a temp adjustment was made, or the HVAC system was able to equalize the temp as the outside temp began to drop. |
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Post by FTLOG on Oct 1, 2022 13:13:40 GMT -5
Yeah we noticed this too. I think after Cook asked the down ref to speak with the building manager (or whoever he was), the temp noticeably dropped in the building.
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Post by ay2013 on Oct 1, 2022 14:04:36 GMT -5
100% and the eye candy at my resort is on point. Yes, All Worlds Resort is known for that. I only stay at the Santiago  |
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Post by cardinality on Oct 1, 2022 15:11:01 GMT -5
And they'd spend a few hundred dollars every match to pay some of their own students to dry wet spots, instead of having well-meaning but nervous 13-year old volunteers trying to do it. I just wanted to note that, for the majority of the match, it was in fact college-age kids who were doing the floor drying. Once it was clear that this was going to be a problem (maybe during or after the first set?), they brought in what appeared to be Maples (student) staff to take over for the usual middle school kids. Say what you will about whether it should have happened in the first place, but I will give them kudos for taking it seriously and reacting quickly. |
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Post by Cruz'n on Oct 1, 2022 19:25:23 GMT -5
And they'd spend a few hundred dollars every match to pay some of their own students to dry wet spots, instead of having well-meaning but nervous 13-year old volunteers trying to do it. I just wanted to note that, for the majority of the match, it was in fact college-age kids who were doing the floor drying. Once it was clear that this was going to be a problem (maybe during or after the first set?), they brought in what appeared to be Maples (student) staff to take over for the usual middle school kids. Say what you will about whether it should have happened in the first place, but I will give them kudos for taking it seriously and reacting quickly. Court wiping. For the entire match, a 12-13 year old girl did the wiping on the visitor side of the net, while a 10-11 year-old girl did the wiping on the home team side. At some point, can't remember when, possibly second set, a 18-19 year old male college student helped on the visitor side, while a female college student helped on the home side. Both seemed to be employees, as they wore a uniform with hand held radio. It seemed like the college student carried the load on the home team side; while on the visitor side they did a great job working as a team. I wonder if this extra attention and effort will be witnessed at all Stanford matches this season? This is the first time I remember seeing the college-aged staff assisting with the wiping for essentially the entire match. |
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Post by Cruz'n on Oct 1, 2022 19:32:26 GMT -5
Key of Stanford's winning tonight was that they limited they service errors. Giving out freebies without some fight is not good. Stanford did it well tonight. Defensively they played better. Many balls didn't drop like in the past. We missed Francis in blocking for sure. Offensively, we don't need her when Kipp, Baird, and Rubin could side out well. Baird limited her errors down the stretch was also a key. Rubin was fantastic. That girl reminded me of McClure with more hitting power.
Annabelle Smith had 7 blocks, while McKenna Vicini had 6.
IMO opinion our middles blocked great in this match, as they typically do. |
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Post by tnp101 on Oct 1, 2022 20:44:19 GMT -5
Key of Stanford's winning tonight was that they limited they service errors. Giving out freebies without some fight is not good. Stanford did it well tonight. Defensively they played better. Many balls didn't drop like in the past. We missed Francis in blocking for sure. Offensively, we don't need her when Kipp, Baird, and Rubin could side out well. Baird limited her errors down the stretch was also a key. Rubin was fantastic. That girl reminded me of McClure with more hitting power.
Annabelle Smith had 7 blocks, while McKenna Vicini had 6.
IMO opinion our middles blocked great in this match, as they typically do.I think they blocked ok. Most of the blocks were someone else's, not from the middle, i e. Rubin and Miner. The middles got credited for those blocks too but they didn't get any piece of them. Smith let the balls through her blocks twice the last 2 balls in the last points of the first set. So I would say the middles blocked ok. Francis, with her height, would have got many more blocks IMHO.😅 |
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Post by jengal on Oct 1, 2022 21:24:26 GMT -5
Hope Endsley is ok!
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