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Post by nellynel on Oct 24, 2022 17:07:53 GMT -5
Nebraska 3-2 Ohio St Nebraska 3-0 Michigan Nebraska 3-0 Penn St Nebraska 3-0 Purdue Wisc 0-3 Minnesota Wisc 3-0 Penn St Wisc 3-1 Purdue Wisc 3-1 Michigan (2) Minnesota 0-3 Purdue Minnesota 3-0 Michigan Minnesota 0-3 Ohio St Minnesota 3-1 Purdue Ohio St 3-2 Penn St Penn St 0-3 Michigan The real question is whose going to take a night off in the everyone gets a night off conference. So if the top teams in the SWAC play more five-set conference matches, does that mean SWAC > B1G? It has nothing to with what conference is better. I picked 1 of these teams to win in 5. Then realized in the top 25 matchups so far hardly any of them go 5, few even go 4. |
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Post by pull3 on Oct 24, 2022 17:35:44 GMT -5
Orzol and Franklin combine for 52% of Wisconsin's total attacks. Kubik and Lauenstein combine for 47% of Nebraska's. This will be a good test of which go-to players are most reliable in big moments and who can adjust to the block best. Nebraska has better balance for the other half of the attacks.
FYI,
I can see you quite underestimate the Badgers.
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Post by diatx on Oct 24, 2022 18:01:35 GMT -5
This thread is just gonna be Horns and Husker fans (and all their familiars) having at it all week, isn't it. Thank God the game is on Wednesday. I'd normally just lurk but this is an amazing post  Familiars is beyond perfect. |
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Post by radioactiveman on Oct 24, 2022 18:04:32 GMT -5
Nebraska has better balance for the other half of the attacks.
FYI,
I can see you quite underestimate the Badgers.
I don’t underestimate them at all. Wisconsin has owned Nebraska for several years now. But I do see that the areas where Nebraska was clearly behind Wisconsin have closed. I never once said Wisconsin doesn’t have great hitters. I said Nebraskas block has been better as evidenced by Opp hitting efficiency and they have a more balanced attack. Which they do. Someone’s skin is a bit thin when it comes comparing teams. I picked Nebraska in 4 but I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Wisconsin wins this. |
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Post by pull3 on Oct 24, 2022 18:13:22 GMT -5
FYI,
I can see you quite underestimate the Badgers.
I don’t underestimate them at all. Wisconsin has owned Nebraska for several years now. But I do see that the areas where Nebraska was clearly behind Wisconsin have closed. I never once said Wisconsin doesn’t have great hitters. I said Nebraskas block has been better as evidenced by Opp hitting efficiency and they have a more balanced attack. Which they do. Someone’s skin is a bit thin when it comes comparing teams. I picked Nebraska in 4 but I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Wisconsin wins this.
It is not about who will win this game.
You said Nebraska has better balance for the other half of the attacks. Care to elaborate? I just provide evidence that Badgers are pretty balance for the other half of the attacks.
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Post by radioactiveman on Oct 24, 2022 18:24:35 GMT -5
I don’t underestimate them at all. Wisconsin has owned Nebraska for several years now. But I do see that the areas where Nebraska was clearly behind Wisconsin have closed. I never once said Wisconsin doesn’t have great hitters. I said Nebraskas block has been better as evidenced by Opp hitting efficiency and they have a more balanced attack. Which they do. Someone’s skin is a bit thin when it comes comparing teams. I picked Nebraska in 4 but I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Wisconsin wins this.
It is not about who will win this game.
You said Nebraska has better balance for the other half of the attacks. Care to elaborate? I just provide evidence that Badgers are pretty balance for the other half of the attacks.
I think you misread statistics. Just like B/S is not the determining stat for strength of block, HP =/= balanced attack. Franklin and Orzol have 578 and 523 total attacks. The next closest is Robinson at 337 and no one else above 200. Kubik has 537 and Lauenstein 490. Next closest is Krause at 348. Allick and Hord are both above 200 at 228 and 206 respectively. And Batenhorst is at 164 TA but in half the number of games. Nebraska's highest frequency hitters take less swings and their lower frequency hitters take more swings than Wisconsin. Hence Nebraska spreads the ball around more. Or in other words, they have a more balanced attack. |
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Post by ilikecorn on Oct 24, 2022 19:11:50 GMT -5
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Post by radioactiveman on Oct 24, 2022 19:30:40 GMT -5
I don't even know what that's supposed to mean but I think he's dead. |
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Post by pull3 on Oct 24, 2022 19:40:47 GMT -5
It is not about who will win this game.
You said Nebraska has better balance for the other half of the attacks. Care to elaborate? I just provide evidence that Badgers are pretty balance for the other half of the attacks.
I think you misread statistics. Just like B/S is not the determining stat for strength of block, HP =/= balanced attack. Franklin and Orzol have 578 and 523 total attacks. The next closest is Robinson at 337 and no one else above 200. Kubik has 537 and Lauenstein 490. Next closest is Krause at 348. Allick and Hord are both above 200 at 228 and 206 respectively. And Batenhorst is at 164 TA but in half the number of games. Nebraska's highest frequency hitters take less swings and their lower frequency hitters take more swings than Wisconsin. Hence Nebraska spreads the ball around more. Or in other words, they have a more balanced attack.
Total Swings really?
Kubik and Lauenstein have 403 kills, the rest have 446 kills.
Franklin and Orzol have 408 kills, the rest have 455 kills.
I consider it pretty balance attack.
Why did you use total swings? Do you consider less efficient equals more balance?
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Post by rjaege on Oct 24, 2022 19:55:17 GMT -5
IMO both teams have similar strengths. Will this be a battle between proven players on both teams, or will other players step up to play bigger than expected roles? If so will that be a deciding factor? Two more days...
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2022 19:56:22 GMT -5
The poll on this thread should have asked how many pages this thread will get to before the match even begins.
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Post by rainbowbadger on Oct 24, 2022 20:01:20 GMT -5
I don't even know what that's supposed to mean but I think he's dead. The Maryland thread is that way..... --> |
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Post by ilikecorn on Oct 24, 2022 20:02:58 GMT -5
The poll on this thread should have asked how many pages this thread will get to before the match even begins. Nothing will come close to Hawai'i vs Nebraska in the 2019 S16. Match went live on page 59. |
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Post by ilikecorn on Oct 24, 2022 20:03:43 GMT -5
I don't even know what that's supposed to mean but I think he's dead. The Maryland thread is that way..... --> I had to post something random, this thread sucks so far. Almost as much as this week's VT Poll thread. |
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Post by radioactiveman on Oct 24, 2022 20:04:16 GMT -5
I think you misread statistics. Just like B/S is not the determining stat for strength of block, HP =/= balanced attack. Franklin and Orzol have 578 and 523 total attacks. The next closest is Robinson at 337 and no one else above 200. Kubik has 537 and Lauenstein 490. Next closest is Krause at 348. Allick and Hord are both above 200 at 228 and 206 respectively. And Batenhorst is at 164 TA but in half the number of games. Nebraska's highest frequency hitters take less swings and their lower frequency hitters take more swings than Wisconsin. Hence Nebraska spreads the ball around more. Or in other words, they have a more balanced attack.
Total Swings really?
Kubik and Lauenstein have 403 kills, the rest have 446 kills.
Franklin and Orzol have 408 kills, the rest have 455 kills.
I consider it pretty balance attack.
Why did you use total swings? Do you consider less efficient equals more balance?
Efficiency is affected by many things other than balance. Orr was setting for almost a full month and her set location was suspect at best. Wisconsin hitters have been more terminal for sure. But having more terminal hitters does not equal balance. FWIW teams commonly look to get a certain number of sets to specific players. When a coach says, we underutilized our middles, they mean they didn’t set it to them enough. Not out middles didn’t hit efficiently. In that case they’ll say our connection with the middle wasn’t good. Those are two different things. Efficiency and balance are not the same. TA are the common measure of how balanced the set distribution is or how balanced the attack is. |
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