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Post by oldmanvb on Sept 29, 2023 21:40:40 GMT -5
I have lost track of the number of times Pan has tried to take balls from Barry when she was liberal and Barnes now she is the libero. There has to be a pecking order.
We are better than this. I just hope it happens before I give up and stop watching.
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Post by ilalum92 on Sept 29, 2023 21:50:18 GMT -5
Nunge disappoints (yeah I know...give Jessica a break). Might as well develop the bench. I like Nunge’s pep but she just isn’t it on the OH. If we had Wollard or anybody else or even DeBoer. Is Stephenson that bad that we had to pull Nunge from retirement? That’s a wasted scholarship on a player who isn’t Big Ten material. Commentator says DeBoer is out indefinitely. They did say she is taking swings and serves. She is traveling so she must be feeling decent. You can tell she is on immunosuppressive drugs. Wishing her good health!!
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Post by ilalum92 on Sept 29, 2023 21:51:55 GMT -5
I have lost track of the number of times Pan has tried to take balls from Barry when she was liberal and Barnes now she is the libero. There has to be a pecking order. We are better than this. I just hope it happens before I give up and stop watching. Pan makes a good dig or cover and then blows 3 minutes plays in a row. I would literally pull all the DS’s in practice and Steve at them for 2 hours straight. Passing is a rep thing. More reps better passes.
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Post by exit237a on Sept 29, 2023 22:11:10 GMT -5
FYI, I’ll get an Iowa match thread up for us sometime tomorrow. Been on the road all week and am running on fumes. Let’s get a rebound tomorrow, Illinois!
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Post by liberovb10 on Sept 29, 2023 22:32:00 GMT -5
Pan makes a good dig or cover and then blows 3 minutes plays in a row. I would literally pull all the DS’s in practice and Steve at them for 2 hours straight. Passing is a rep thing. More reps better passes. I don't understand (I read C-U News Gazette and VT) how Pan made Fighting Illini VB roster. Grad school, yes. Div I volleyball 5th year, no. Vanessa's mistakes (or her coaches) are club/high school level. i’ve said it numerous times - but Pan brings nothing of value to the backrow. i’d rather May come in for Burbage and run a few sets to brooke to create some offense. not like our passing is that much more stable with Pan in the SR pattern. what do we have to lose by trying this again? i also called the Nunge situation. When we had her on the roster she was never a heavy arm or massive point scorer. But what she does bring is a veteran presence to the court (yay!?) and is shotty enough to help extend plays by keeping the ball in with tips and roll shots (if not directly swinging into the middle of a blockers hands haha). I feel for Collins and Terry - they are the steady pieces that we need to our roster, next year is going to be WOOF.
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Post by exit237a on Sept 29, 2023 23:03:05 GMT -5
FYI, I’ll get an Iowa match thread up for us sometime tomorrow.
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Post by bops68 on Sept 29, 2023 23:20:23 GMT -5
Nunge disappoints (yeah I know...give Jessica a break). Might as well develop the bench. I like Nunge’s pep but she just isn’t it on the OH. If we had Wollard or anybody else or even DeBoer. Is Stephenson that bad that we had to pull Nunge from retirement? That’s a wasted scholarship on a player who isn’t Big Ten material. Commentator says DeBoer is out indefinitely. They did say she is taking swings and serves. She is traveling so she must be feeling decent. You can tell she is on immunosuppressive drugs. Wishing her good health!! Yes Stephenson is that bad unfortunately. Wollard would have been nice. Ohio State has a very good freshman OH from Sterling, IL Two players not from Chicago did we even recruit them??
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Post by bops68 on Sept 29, 2023 23:49:50 GMT -5
Well we have improved in some areas from early on and some players have made strides but we aren't really that great of a team which is contradicting I know.
Honestly we just look like a bad team fundamentally and poorly coached. There are just so many issues from serving, defense positioning, hitting, hitter coverage, setting, pin hitter blocking, out of system hitting/tipping, and worse of all serve reception.
We have some talent but we also have some questionable talent at BT level.
And at this point I would rather have Collins play six rotations than Pan play.
Whoever scouted/recruited Pan needs to be seriously questioned.
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Post by fishbed on Sept 30, 2023 11:30:48 GMT -5
i’ve said it numerous times - but Pan brings nothing of value to the backrow. i’d rather May come in for Burbage and run a few sets to brooke to create some offense.
I agree with this. Mosher had 228 kills last year --- second on the team and supposedly playing out of position. She is a better attacker than everybody else on the team except for Raina and some nights Burbage.
Play May for Pan. We may still have serve receive issues, but I'd bet we would score more. IMO
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Post by gurnee50 on Sept 30, 2023 17:38:22 GMT -5
We have two coaches on campus that don't like to use the transfer portal, Chris Tamas and Bret Bielema - both would rather "develop" their own players and not recruit over them. Not working out well for either one.
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Post by ilalum92 on Sept 30, 2023 20:44:45 GMT -5
We have two coaches on campus that don't like to use the transfer portal, Chris Tamas and Bret Bielema - both would rather "develop" their own players and not recruit over them. Not working out well for either one. Yup! The portal has definitely made it win NOW attitude in college sports. If you can improve your team, why wouldn’t you???
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Post by c on Oct 1, 2023 16:49:00 GMT -5
Josh Whitman needs all Illini coaches to be preeminent in-state and NIL solid for transfers. Oh, and build a better volleyball arena.
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Post by exit237a on Oct 1, 2023 17:19:14 GMT -5
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Post by ilalum92 on Oct 1, 2023 21:32:07 GMT -5
Thanks for always making these - much appreciated!
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Post by exit237a on Oct 1, 2023 21:39:28 GMT -5
Thanks for always making these - much appreciated! Thanks, alum- you're welcome!
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