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Post by omder on Sept 27, 2024 22:10:34 GMT -5
I don’t like this 6-2. Usually when teams run 6-2’s, they have either high kill and efficiency numbers or really good blocking numbers. We have neither. Carlson is not in the front row and we’re still not blocking. I noticed we go on more scoring runs when Carlson is in and the team looks more calm when Carlson is in. As a person who’s been critical of Kahahawai, I am so glad and happy to see her happy on the court and doing well but it makes you wonder if it really is the setting. She is really blossoming and I loved how Wenaas was struggling and Carlson kept feeding the hot hand which was Kahahawai. Also Carlson had a couple of chef kiss sets to Madi tonight that had me like WOW. Averi Carlson - 74 assist, 23 digs Ella Swindle - 51 assist, 16 digs I don’t think we will win a 3 peat with a 6-2. Akana is not used to playing middle back. And our back row attack is completely non existent. I wonder how long he’s actually going to go with this 6-2. can they pls plsss plssss try devin on the left for wenaas and a 5-1 with carlson. carlson really isnt a blocking liability and actually has a higher blk/s than swindle. thatll have akana playing her normal backrow and hopefully better attacking numbers. also devin on the right limits her passing and honestly her passing is not bad
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Post by katn on Sept 27, 2024 22:11:15 GMT -5
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Post by sunsuphornsup on Sept 27, 2024 22:12:26 GMT -5
Jenna isn’t a liability back row. I don’t mind her six rotations.
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Post by texasex01 on Sept 27, 2024 22:13:55 GMT -5
I wonder if Madi is struggling in practice too. if she is, do we seriously consider benching her a couple matches and give her a reset before Florida? And I wonder if Ella is setting this inconsistently in practice as well? Like what are they working on?
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Post by anastasia1 on Sept 27, 2024 22:14:11 GMT -5
I wonder if Madi is struggling in practice too. if she is, do we seriously consider benching her a couple matches and give her a reset before Florida? if so who would play OH? Whit?
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Post by hornfanaustin on Sept 27, 2024 22:19:05 GMT -5
I was wrong, good win. The left sides and MB's are still areas that need to improve. Madi has to play better and the block needs to show up. Oh, no no no no no. No need to apologize. Keep it up. As I was telling the Aggie young'uns on the TV, "Keep it coming, keep it coming!" (horns down)
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Post by hornfanaustin on Sept 27, 2024 22:20:52 GMT -5
Jenna isn’t a liability back row. I don’t mind her six rotations. [Checks notes.....sees shanks on serve receive] I respectfully disagree.
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Post by horns1 on Sept 27, 2024 22:23:11 GMT -5
I don’t like this 6-2. Usually when teams run 6-2’s, they have either high kill and efficiency numbers or really good blocking numbers. We have neither. Carlson is not in the front row and we’re still not blocking. I noticed we go on more scoring runs when Carlson is in and the team looks more calm when Carlson is in. As a person who’s been critical of Kahahawai, I am so glad and happy to see her happy on the court and doing well but it makes you wonder if it really is the setting. She is really blossoming and I loved how Wenaas was struggling and Carlson kept feeding the hot hand which was Kahahawai. Also Carlson had a couple of chef kiss sets to Madi tonight that had me like WOW. Averi Carlson - 74 assist, 23 digs Ella Swindle - 51 assist, 16 digs I don’t think we will win a 3 peat with a 6-2. Akana is not used to playing middle back. And our back row attack is completely non existent. I wonder how long he’s actually going to go with this 6-2. can they pls plsss plssss try devin on the left for wenaas and a 5-1 with carlson. carlson really isnt a blocking liability and actually has a higher blk/s than swindle. thatll have akana playing her normal backrow and hopefully better attacking numbers. also devin on the right limits her passing and honestly her passing is not bad Devin is not better than Wenaas. She just isn’t no matter how many posters hope for it
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Post by uofaGRAD on Sept 27, 2024 22:24:10 GMT -5
I wonder if Madi is struggling in practice too. if she is, do we seriously consider benching her a couple matches and give her a reset before Florida? if so who would play OH? Whit? probably Whitney and DS her with Akana. have it where Devin is front row two rotations with her and have her pass those 2 (means Ella would be setting Jenna more than normal, but I mean it’s not like South Carolina is very good. they just lost 3-1 to a bad Mississippi State team)
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Post by horns1 on Sept 27, 2024 22:24:20 GMT -5
Jenna isn’t a liability back row. I don’t mind her six rotations. [Checks notes.....sees shanks on serve receive] I respectfully disagree. Who on the roster would do a better job?
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Post by hornfanaustin on Sept 27, 2024 22:30:19 GMT -5
Notes from the household watching and screaming yelling at the TV:
Said many times, in different ways, in different volumes with various "adjectives" added before the phrase "NOT INTO THE BLOCK!"
I've decided that Devin's go-to swing has two major objectives: 1) To tool off the block. 2) To break their fingers
It's so weird that in the 3 years she's been at Texas, whenever Devin has a big block her teammates always gives (just her) a punch/shove on her swinging shoulder while Devin's beaming in happiness
Halter did well tonight, shaking off the "average funk" she's endured the last couple of games
Until the end of the last set, I was wondering why JE, really David, was not emphasizing the middle attack (other than Mari freelancing a couple of times)
This was the first time in a very long time (I guess since 2010) where I wasn't sure Texas was going to win against A&M in a game. It still proves that recruiting matters, even if top rated players aren't seeing the court (it means that you found someone better!).
What has happened to our block? Oh yeah, two first time starters at MB. Single one-on-one in the middle of the net, Singletary's your gal. Sliding to help our pins, a bit late, arms aren't close enough and hands pointed the wrong way
So the secret is to play a team with more service errors than us
OH's were middling. MB's were non-existent attacking. So yeah, OPP saved our bacon tonight.
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Post by omder on Sept 27, 2024 22:31:49 GMT -5
can they pls plsss plssss try devin on the left for wenaas and a 5-1 with carlson. carlson really isnt a blocking liability and actually has a higher blk/s than swindle. thatll have akana playing her normal backrow and hopefully better attacking numbers. also devin on the right limits her passing and honestly her passing is not bad Devin is not better than Wenaas. She just isn’t no matter how many posters hope for it better blocker devin. better attacker jenna (when she’s not hitting directly into the block). but this suggestion was more about setting consistency plus this keeps devin on the floor bc the outsides haven’t seemed to hit their stride
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Post by hornfanaustin on Sept 27, 2024 22:32:44 GMT -5
Devin is not better than Wenaas. She just isn’t no matter how many posters hope for it better blocker devin. better attacker jenna ( when she’s not hitting directly into the block). but this suggestion was more about setting consistency plus this keeps devin on the floor bc the outsides haven’t seemed to hit their stride But that's the main problem.
I couldn't believe it, but during the game, I was reduced to yelling at the TV when the ball was going to her "Tip it! Tip it! Tip!!!!!"
Then I named her "Queen of Tips" and then I decided that was stupid.
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Post by omder on Sept 27, 2024 22:37:39 GMT -5
but i felt like that was a main problem for a stretch of last year so i don’t think improvement will come unless someone else is there and that is if someone else can be more effective, so why not try devin or whitney for a game.
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Post by horns1 on Sept 27, 2024 22:39:26 GMT -5
Devin is not better than Wenaas. She just isn’t no matter how many posters hope for it better blocker devin. better attacker jenna (when she’s not hitting directly into the block). but this suggestion was more about setting consistency plus this keeps devin on the floor bc the outsides haven’t seemed to hit their stride Not sure I get it. Devin has one slightly better match than Rutherford on the right pin and u think that justifies starting her on the left pin and benching Wenaas?
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