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Post by b1gvb23 on Aug 29, 2023 21:55:02 GMT -5
JE was absolutely ridiculous on that. He must have forgot his spectacles back in Austin💀 He was challenging that she was wide but she was for sure inside the court |
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Post by jimboslice on Aug 29, 2023 21:59:46 GMT -5
Damn Hanson really never got to play in the front row… that’s wild
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Post by saxetvolley on Aug 29, 2023 22:01:44 GMT -5
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. Don’t back track. YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID! Also… I SAID WHAT I SAID! ✌🏼 |
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Post by JT on Aug 29, 2023 22:02:56 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. Don’t forget “4. Serve Receive.” That was kind of important, too. |
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Post by saxetvolley on Aug 29, 2023 22:03:40 GMT -5
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. Girl I don’t have time to find the exact posts/comments you made, hence why I said “something along those lines” because you know you did. |
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Post by b1gvb23 on Aug 29, 2023 22:05:17 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. Don’t forget “4. Serve Receive.” That was kind of important, too. number 5 may be the fact that shaff forgot she had the option of setting the middles ever |
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Post by widdledumpling on Aug 29, 2023 22:05:49 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 Friends cover friends |
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Post by outlaw on Aug 29, 2023 22:05:53 GMT -5
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Post by JT on Aug 29, 2023 22:06:02 GMT -5
He must have forgot his spectacles back in Austin💀 He was challenging that she was wide but she was for sure inside the court Yup. I could have told him that! I am directly behind that sideline, and watched every time she came back to serve, *starting* her approach a bit out of bounds. |
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Post by toonscivb on Aug 29, 2023 22:06:07 GMT -5
Texas was hitting some hard balls tonight.
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Post by passmetherock on Aug 29, 2023 22:07:29 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. Don’t forget “4. Serve Receive.” That was kind of important, too. and I may have been spoiled by the likes of the Tapps, Taylor Morgan, Regan Pittman but it just seems like our middles had no real defensive presence at the net..let alone offense. |
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Post by toonscivb on Aug 29, 2023 22:07:31 GMT -5
That one overset that Akana did look really bad, just handed a free point, but wasn't even her fault. Akana was right there to set the ball, is good at open hand setting, but Swindle got in her way.
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Post by ay2013 on Aug 29, 2023 22:12:50 GMT -5
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. Girl I don’t have time to find the exact posts/comments you made, hence why I said “something along those lines” because you know you did. well, might I encourage you to find what was actually said, and then read and comprehend what was said BEFORE spouting off? Because what you did was allege an actual quote of what you *think* was said, make no real qualifier to it other than "something along those lines" and then pass it off as the truth, when it wasn't (At least as far as it concerns me). I hate purposeful liars, but indifferent lying is just as bad. For your reference, what I said is below: well, I dunno about O'Neal being the best middle in the country, however, I saw tons of backcourt miscues, poor setting and misfires from all the pins in a lot of the play I watched in set 4. If you really think a 3 rotation middle was the difference maker for all those problems, ok...but if a loaded team like Texas is going to live and die from the impact of Asjia O'Neal, I think you should prepare for more matches like this. Why not just chalk this up to first match nerves, jitters, sloppiness whatever and be done with it? I think lamenting the loss of O'Neal seems like a cop out. The middles that DID play both hit for over .500 and had 5+ blocks each. If you really think that O'Neal is making up that 15 point deficit that LBSU scored over Texas in the sets they won, ok, that's your opinion to have, but O'Neal barely had 2 kills per last year and like 1.3 blocks per set....she would have had to have had an extraordinary match to make up that difference. Great teams lose matches, especially in week 1. I vividly recall Stanford during a year where they reached the NCAA finals losing to !!!St. Louis!!! in the first week. It happens to all teams, Texas is no exception. I’m not sure as great as she is would have made much of a difference. She’s not a full blown cheerleader but she is a leader and that may have helped. Offensively she would have been much needed but Texas had so many issues in other positions I’m not sure even her play and presence could have compensated. The serving was bad (service errors) or atrocious (no service pressure). Texas had zero transition offense, if it wasn’t FBSO LBSU was winning the point more often than not. Right - my point exactly. The middles on the floor for Texas hit for over .500 and had 5+ blocks each. Yet, despite that, LBSU was a +15 point difference in the three sets they won to actually win the match. A 3 rotation middle isn't good enough to improve upon what the middles already did to overcome that difference on the court. And if someone wants to suggest that O'Neal is subjectively (leader, cheerleader, motivator whatever) to swing THAT many points, she should start charging her team game royalties because that would be insane. Not having O'Neal isn't why Texas lost, the numbers simply don't support that position any way you cut it. And if NOT having O'Neal on the court means that Texas can't execute like they need to, then Elliot has a lot of problems on his path to defend the title, because that also sounds ridiculous. If anything, it was nellynel, a Texas fan that actually said "I’m not sure as great as she is would have made much of a difference".  |
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Post by saxetvolley on Aug 29, 2023 22:24:00 GMT -5
Girl I don’t have time to find the exact posts/comments you made, hence why I said “something along those lines” because you know you did. well, might I encourage you to find what was actually said, and then read and comprehend what was said BEFORE spouting off? Because what you did was allege an actual quote of what you *think* was said, make no real qualifier to it other than "something along those lines" and then pass it off as the truth, when it wasn't (At least as far as it concerns me). I hate purposeful liars, but indifferent lying is just as bad. For your reference, what I said is below: well, I dunno about O'Neal being the best middle in the country, however, I saw tons of backcourt miscues, poor setting and misfires from all the pins in a lot of the play I watched in set 4. If you really think a 3 rotation middle was the difference maker for all those problems, ok...but if a loaded team like Texas is going to live and die from the impact of Asjia O'Neal, I think you should prepare for more matches like this. Why not just chalk this up to first match nerves, jitters, sloppiness whatever and be done with it? I think lamenting the loss of O'Neal seems like a cop out. The middles that DID play both hit for over .500 and had 5+ blocks each. If you really think that O'Neal is making up that 15 point deficit that LBSU scored over Texas in the sets they won, ok, that's your opinion to have, but O'Neal barely had 2 kills per last year and like 1.3 blocks per set....she would have had to have had an extraordinary match to make up that difference. Great teams lose matches, especially in week 1. I vividly recall Stanford during a year where they reached the NCAA finals losing to !!!St. Louis!!! in the first week. It happens to all teams, Texas is no exception. Right - my point exactly. The middles on the floor for Texas hit for over .500 and had 5+ blocks each. Yet, despite that, LBSU was a +15 point difference in the three sets they won to actually win the match. A 3 rotation middle isn't good enough to improve upon what the middles already did to overcome that difference on the court. And if someone wants to suggest that O'Neal is subjectively (leader, cheerleader, motivator whatever) to swing THAT many points, she should start charging her team game royalties because that would be insane. Not having O'Neal isn't why Texas lost, the numbers simply don't support that position any way you cut it. And if NOT having O'Neal on the court means that Texas can't execute like they need to, then Elliot has a lot of problems on his path to defend the title, because that also sounds ridiculous. If anything, it was nellynel, a Texas fan that actually said "I’m not sure as great as she is would have made much of a difference". “If you are referring to me” says it all. You called yourself out, I didn’t need to but keep trying to defend yourself. |
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Post by ay2013 on Aug 29, 2023 22:30:31 GMT -5
“If you are referring to me” says it all. You called yourself out, I didn’t need to but keep trying to defend yourself. Because if you WERE referring to me, you needed to be corrected, because it wasn't what I said. You responded further by saying "Yeah, you’re one of them. One of the main haters. And dude, learn to read", which is what prompted me to post what I actually said. I can take criticism for my opinions, but I refuse to have people like you lying on me. I like to live in a factual world, it's a shame that isn't a universal sentiment. You could have just apologized for your misunderstanding and bygones, but yet, here you are....  |
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