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Post by ilalum92 on Aug 28, 2023 19:35:37 GMT -5
Ilalum92, do you throw a party for hitting 4000 posts today? Does anyone know if Nunge and Barnes will be available this week? With Barnes and Nunge playing this is our last year’s team minus Brown and Hinton but plus Barry, Pan and Bohm. Are we better? Is this a chance at redemption? Nunge has moved on. Did you mean Terry? IMO Barry should be the libero. Moves well on the court, has the court vision, brings leadership and a competitive spirit. No party for 4,000 posts. But today is my b-day so maybe a small celebration. We do mean Nunge. Info was spilled on a new OH who is familiar to the ILLINI. Her name was also listed on roster on the live stats page. Can only be 1-2 people and she is one of them.
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Post by permagrin on Aug 28, 2023 19:58:39 GMT -5
Nunge has moved on. Did you mean Terry? IMO Barry should be the libero. Moves well on the court, has the court vision, brings leadership and a competitive spirit. No party for 4,000 posts. But today is my b-day so maybe a small celebration. We do mean Nunge. Info was spilled on a new OH who is familiar to the ILLINI. Her name was also listed on roster on the live stats page. Can only be 1-2 people and she is one of them. Happy birthday! It is also mine
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Post by b1gvballfan on Aug 28, 2023 20:32:19 GMT -5
No party for 4,000 posts. But today is my b-day so maybe a small celebration. We do mean Nunge. Info was spilled on a new OH who is familiar to the ILLINI. Her name was also listed on roster on the live stats page. Can only be 1-2 people and she is one of them. Happy birthday! It is also mine My birthday is tomorrow. I’ll be watching the Illini, and possibly Minnesota/Texas and Florida/Stanford from the comfort of my recliner.
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Post by ilalum92 on Aug 28, 2023 20:51:59 GMT -5
No party for 4,000 posts. But today is my b-day so maybe a small celebration. We do mean Nunge. Info was spilled on a new OH who is familiar to the ILLINI. Her name was also listed on roster on the live stats page. Can only be 1-2 people and she is one of them. Happy birthday! It is also mine Happy Birthday
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Post by ilalum92 on Aug 28, 2023 20:52:14 GMT -5
Happy birthday! It is also mine My birthday is tomorrow. I’ll be watching the Illini, and possibly Minnesota/Texas and Florida/Stanford from the comfort of my recliner. Happy early Birthday!
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Post by pointillinois on Aug 28, 2023 20:55:28 GMT -5
Happy Birthday everyone!
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Post by ilalum92 on Aug 28, 2023 22:58:35 GMT -5
Let’s get win tomorrow to celebrate our collective birthdays!
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Post by liberovb10 on Aug 29, 2023 2:02:41 GMT -5
loving all the birthday energy on this thread!
quick question for the group - is the team getting new jerseys for this season? noticed on the NIU victory posts that Terry was using her ripped jersey from last year.
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Post by pointillinois on Aug 29, 2023 5:24:49 GMT -5
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Post by notpriddy (COIF) on Aug 29, 2023 7:00:40 GMT -5
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Post by inpaign on Aug 29, 2023 9:21:14 GMT -5
That's an interesting report
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Post by oldmanvb on Aug 29, 2023 9:40:59 GMT -5
I set a 5-1 in the days before there was a libero on the court. Yes, I am that old. In those days, at least with the teams I played for, if the setter took the first ball the right back was to come up to the net and the pass was to go to the same location as if the setter were setting. With May playing back right if a front-row Mosher takes the first ball there is good reason to have May set from the setter’s position rather than pushing the ball over to the libero. It is a big mindset change for modern players in which the libero steps up to set, but there are real benefits. I still prefer Mosher setting when in the front row for a variety of reasons, but if she is out of the play it makes sense to have back row May step up rather than passing to the libero. May can use her hands in front of the 10 foot line, Mosher is available to hit and the set can go to the middle rather than an automatic moon ball to the left pin. Plus modern opponents who are very conscious of whether the setter is front row would not necessarily expect a three hitter offense in that situation- it would prevent them from camping on the left pin.
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Post by vball778 on Aug 29, 2023 10:05:14 GMT -5
Interesting with all the Nunge talk that Tamas couldn't say anything. I'm sure he can't comment on anything until it's truly official. I won't lie though, watching Burbage, I was pleasantly surprised and impressed with her OH attacking. If we get Nunge back and can move Burbage back to OPP, I will begin to feel a bit more bullish on this team. Only slightly though...
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Post by exit237a on Aug 29, 2023 10:16:48 GMT -5
Interesting with all the Nunge talk that Tamas couldn't say anything. I'm sure he can't comment on anything until it's truly official. I won't lie though, watching Burbage, I was pleasantly surprised and impressed with her OH attacking. If we get Nunge back and can move Burbage back to OPP, I will begin to feel a bit more bullish on this team. Only slightly though... I felt the same way about Kayla's play at OH at NIU. Looked pretty comfortable over there and had a decent connection with Brooke. Also really impressed me with a couple OOS swings that looked like she's been swinging from the outside for a while. I'm glad we've got the back row personnel to sub her out and kinda conserve her energy for three rotations in the front. I'm also partial to using two DS and one 6-rotation pin. I should be at the Valpo match tonight and will report back on any Jess sightings in Huff Hall : )
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Post by ilalum92 on Aug 29, 2023 11:23:01 GMT -5
I set a 5-1 in the days before there was a libero on the court. Yes, I am that old. In those days, at least with the teams I played for, if the setter took the first ball the right back was to come up to the net and the pass was to go to the same location as if the setter were setting. With May playing back right if a front-row Mosher takes the first ball there is good reason to have May set from the setter’s position rather than pushing the ball over to the libero. It is a big mindset change for modern players in which the libero steps up to set, but there are real benefits. I still prefer Mosher setting when in the front row for a variety of reasons, but if she is out of the play it makes sense to have back row May step up rather than passing to the libero. May can use her hands in front of the 10 foot line, Mosher is available to hit and the set can go to the middle rather than an automatic moon ball to the left pin. Plus modern opponents who are very conscious of whether the setter is front row would not necessarily expect a three hitter offense in that situation- it would prevent them from camping on the left pin. I remember those days. I set a 75% a 5-1 & some 6-2 because every setter loves to hit. In the NIU match. Bianca came in to serve and set for one rotation while Brooke hit opposite. I love a backup setter playing DS for exactly the same reasons you laid out. We need to work on our tip defense. With our big block, teams are going to tip around.
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