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Post by jimboslice on Aug 29, 2023 21:39:18 GMT -5
but why do i feel like Landfair passed so much better last season or am i going crazy Even tho people complained about CC she was one of the better passing Liberos in the league and took up a ton of court |
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Post by eyeroll2021 on Aug 29, 2023 21:39:40 GMT -5
Kudos to Minnesota for the competition but my goodness Landfair isn’t good in serve receive 😬 As a Nebraska fan I want to thank Texas for showing us how to beat Minnesota. Just keep serving it to Landfair. It is worth about 5 points per set. I don't know why Minnesota doesn't sub a DS for Landfair in the back row. Her passing was just awful. TBF the playbook came from jwvolley |
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Post by SportyBucky on Aug 29, 2023 21:40:34 GMT -5
Why come after her after that passing performance? Lol I have watched tons of volleyball to be able to separate poor passing from poor setting. Plenty of those transition sequences were some poor locations from Shaffmaster, period. Yeah but there's no way MN wins many matches with Landfair getting aced 10 times a match. TX served well but Landfair is quite simply BAD at passing. Can't succeed with one option when the pass isn't perfect, one option when the pass is perfect 🤣🤣. I felt the back row wasn't used enough, particularly in transition. Just not cute. |
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Post by anOPINionATEDbeACH(hookemboo) on Aug 29, 2023 21:40:39 GMT -5
Leave Fairbanks out of this, she can set the middle proud Fairbanks Stan 🙂 We must stick together 😩! |
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Post by SportyBucky on Aug 29, 2023 21:41:14 GMT -5
If you are referring to me, I never said O'Neal doesn't make a difference, what I said was that she wasn't the reason why Texas lost to LBSU. Texas lost by 15 points in the three sets they lost. A 3 rotation middle isn't changing that. In this match, where you are apparently raving about O'Neal, she had 5 more total points than what Singletary provided last week. I also think it's kind of a slap in the face to the rest of the Texas players AND the LBSU players. If you are suggesting that the rest of the Texas players can only play well when O'Neal is on the floor, that's pretty pathetic (and it's not true). LBSU just outplayed them that night, it was the first match of the season, and it's not a huge deal.... not sure why that's so difficult to say without using the lack of O'Neal as some sort of excuse. It’s not just about play! I wish y’all would stop saying that🙄 O’Neal brings a veteran presence to the floor that provides energy and leadership which is what Texas lacked in their first two games. That type of stuff is throughout the match not just points she scores on. O’Neal makes all the difference in the world for this team. She settles everyone down when things aren’t going our way and pulls this team together. So yes she was the difference in that loss to long beach. If we played them with O’Neal it would be a clean sweep. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Stop it guys! You don't understand me!! |
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Post by jwvolley on Aug 29, 2023 21:43:34 GMT -5
I still have questions about Texas. They can get real sloppy and I'm not sure Skinner is ready to be the reliable go-to. Swindle has some oof moments too. That said, kudos to them for being the more stable team tonight and for executing the gameplan. They are obviously better with Asjia out there. I'll be interested to watch them against some teams better at reception who don't bleed as many points. Barnes establishing herself as an important piece.
Shaffmaster gets some leeway because of the passing but if that was what was throwing her off it definitely leaked into the rest of her setting when the pass wasn't to blame. Some rough transition at times.
Wucherer is still pretty young, not really all that surprising that she'd come back down to Earth after last weekend. She hits a heavy ball though! Landfair is an enigma. I really liked some of what Grote was doing. She's a steal.
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Post by nellynel on Aug 29, 2023 21:43:43 GMT -5
Why come after her after that passing performance? Lol I have watched tons of volleyball to be able to separate poor passing from poor setting. Plenty of those transition sequences were some poor locations from Shaffmaster, period. Maybe but that isn’t remotely why they lost. She’s not mobile so to ask her to better 75% or the passes she gets is a tall ask for anyone. |
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Post by uofaGRAD on Aug 29, 2023 21:47:55 GMT -5
I still have questions about Texas. They can get real sloppy and I'm not sure Skinner is ready to be the reliable go-to. Swindle has some oof moments too. That said, kudos to them for being the more stable team tonight and for executing the gameplan. They are obviously better with Asjia out there. I'll be interested to watch them against some teams better at reception who don't bleed as many points. Barnes establishing herself as an important piece. Shaffmaster gets some leeway because of the passing but if that was what was throwing her off it definitely leaked into the rest of her setting when the pass wasn't to blame. Some rough transition at times. Wucherer is still pretty young, not really all that surprising that she'd come back down to Earth after last weekend. She hits a heavy ball though! Landfair is an enigma. I really liked some of what Grote was doing. She's a steal. oh jesus, even texas fans still have a lot of ??, but tonight was a great sign of life compared to last week. littles were HUGE today and the blocking was on point. we still need to clean up the connection to asjia bad and hope swindle is able to settle in and step up setting wise. molly started hot and then reverting into the molly we saw in the spring... but im glad there's life still there. outsides gotta learn what to do when the set isnt perfect, but at the same time, we covered maybe 2 balls today. gotta be better for our pins when they're OOS |
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Post by VT Karen on Aug 29, 2023 21:49:47 GMT -5
Shaff had more offensive attempts than both her middles combined….
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Post by pnwvb on Aug 29, 2023 21:50:07 GMT -5
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Post by saxetvolley on Aug 29, 2023 21:50:39 GMT -5
All I gotta say is the people who kept saying “O’Neal isn’t that much of a factor” — or something along those lines, you don’t know squat about volleyball, or probably sports in general. Any team that loses their star player and leader right before a match is going to be thrown off. That was the only explanation for how horrendous Texas played against LBSU. But yeah, keep saying O’Neal doesn’t make a difference. #HOOKEM If you are referring to me, I never said O'Neal doesn't make a difference, what I said was that she wasn't the reason why Texas lost to LBSU. Texas lost by 15 points in the three sets they lost. A 3 rotation middle isn't changing that. In this match, where you are apparently raving about O'Neal, she had 5 more total points than what Singletary provided last week. I also think it's kind of a slap in the face to the rest of the Texas players AND the LBSU players. If you are suggesting that the rest of the Texas players can only play well when O'Neal is on the floor, that's pretty pathetic (and it's not true). LBSU just outplayed them that night, it was the first match of the season, and it's not a huge deal.... not sure why that's so difficult to say without using the lack of O'Neal as some sort of excuse. Yeah, you’re one of them. One of the main haters. And dude, learn to read. I never said Texas can’t win without O’Neal. It’s the mental aspect of it and the last minute lineup change that caused the team to struggle and mentally collapse — on top of first game jitters, freshman setter, etc — all the normal things other team were facing that opening weekend. Of course they can win without O’Neal, they swept LMU (who swept LBSU). |
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Post by ay2013 on Aug 29, 2023 21:51:39 GMT -5
I have watched tons of volleyball to be able to separate poor passing from poor setting. Plenty of those transition sequences were some poor locations from Shaffmaster, period. Maybe but that isn’t remotely why they lost. She’s not mobile so to ask her to better 75% or the passes she gets is a tall ask for anyone. I'm not saying that is why Minnesota lost, just commenting on her lackluster setting regardless of the passing. |
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Post by letsbeclear on Aug 29, 2023 21:52:14 GMT -5
I just got home from the match, and I haven't read what others have thought yet. But as someone who knows very little about the technical aspects of the game, I'd say there were three reasons the Gophers lost this match:
1. Service reception.
2. Service reception.
3. Service reception.
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Post by ay2013 on Aug 29, 2023 21:54:29 GMT -5
If you are referring to me, I never said O'Neal doesn't make a difference, what I said was that she wasn't the reason why Texas lost to LBSU. Texas lost by 15 points in the three sets they lost. A 3 rotation middle isn't changing that. In this match, where you are apparently raving about O'Neal, she had 5 more total points than what Singletary provided last week. I also think it's kind of a slap in the face to the rest of the Texas players AND the LBSU players. If you are suggesting that the rest of the Texas players can only play well when O'Neal is on the floor, that's pretty pathetic (and it's not true). LBSU just outplayed them that night, it was the first match of the season, and it's not a huge deal.... not sure why that's so difficult to say without using the lack of O'Neal as some sort of excuse. Yeah, you’re one of them. One of the main haters. And dude, learn to read. I never said Texas can’t win without O’Neal. It’s the mental aspect of it and the last minute lineup change that caused the team to struggle and mentally collapse — on top of first game jitters, freshman setter, etc — all the normal things other team were facing that opening weekend. Of course they can win without O’Neal, they swept LMU (who swept LBSU). well perhaps it should be you that learns how to read because you saying: All I gotta say is the people who kept saying “O’Neal isn’t that much of a factor” — or something along those lines, you don’t know squat about volleyball, or probably sports in general. seems like a ridiculous point to argue, considering that I (and I don't recall anyone else) actually saying that. |
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Post by GatorsChomp on Aug 29, 2023 21:54:55 GMT -5
omg 94 PAGES?
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