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Post by longhorn9214 on Oct 24, 2024 9:31:34 GMT -5
The middles didn't have a good game because PASSING and A&M had a good blocking and serving game too.
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Post by princessavb on Oct 24, 2024 9:41:56 GMT -5
my thoughts: - play madi 6 ro and let her get into a passing rhythm. not to mention not only unleashing the best backrow attack in the country, but the best ADJUSTER to the backrow set. i know y'all saw her put that damn ball in places you didn't even know existed in last year's tourney when the set wasn't there (i.e. fast bent elbow tip to zone 2 past the setter/opp and in front of the right-back defender) - it's time to abolish this experimental 6-2. ella flopping on levels that i fear are far worse than last year... the Orr serving sub special must be assigned to her im afraid... lowkey i miss her serving and i think the team needs her energy for that one rotation - akana serving sub for jenna's backrow so that akana can send those moonballs of a second contact to madi who 1) likes them and 2) will actually try to hit them unlike oomf... - previous point brings me to the next one: akana love you but please GET OUT OF THE DAMN WAY if carlson can get to that ball. i don't care that you're the closest to the pass. if it's high enough, let carlson work her bump set magic so that madi can use that spin on said bump set to her advantage. IMO those are so much easier to hit correctly. this team isn't last year's team, you don't need to step in for ella 1-2x a rally anymore to get our hitters a decent set... same goes with emma lowkey, sorry girl but your OOS setting hasn't been quite the same since Logan... 😔 - mari, keep adjusting to the sets better. you're on the right track girl - ames, i still think you're suffering from shin splints but i like your consistency and energy. a good MB1/MB2 balance for sure. bunton you're a bit skiddish but also understandable. but i don't want to see skiddish from anyone at this point in the season - i want to see this mid-season carlson setting connection with reagan. i think that's one thing ella has over carlson, but also the ella-reagan connection was very ugly when i was watching earlier in the match... i think reagan should be kept on a short leash, bring in devin when she's not killing bc she definitely won't be contributing elsewhere (i.e. blocking/aces) - unfortunately, jenna needs different sets than madi/reagan/devin. if she's feeling herself, she pounds that ball cross or line ONLY WHEN the set is both INSIDE and FAST because she has a problem of an early approach. i saw this many times IN-PERSON at last year's championship match. i was honestly astonished at how fast she was trying to approach when the setting strat obviously wasn't to go that fast.... you can see her falling backwards because of it/getting stuffed/two-handed tipping bc of this. i don't understand why she's still doing it bc obviously they learn and practice the system they run *shrugs* - the passing needs to be better. period I agree on the Swindle part, i knew there was an issue with the setting/6-2 when Reagan started using her right hand..
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Post by longhorn9214 on Oct 24, 2024 9:42:58 GMT -5
I have tried to make excuses for Wenaas since last year. She was the reason why we won the final four matches because she had two good games and played confident those 2 games. She had a bad game and I get it. It was the worst game so far this year to have a bad game. We know she has it in her to bounce back. It really sucks we have no answer or a sub for her. I don't know if that was a coaching decision or they have a lot of trust in her. S K E TA % 9/27/2024 at Texas A&M 4 8 6 29 .069 9/29/2024 at LSU 3 7 1 24 .250 10/02/2024 South Carolina 3 13 2 34 .324 10/06/2024 at Florida 3 4 2 15 .133 10/13/2024 at Kentucky 3 3 4 14 -.071 10/18/2024 Arkansas 3 8 3 16 .313 10/20/2024 Georgia 4 11 2 26 .346 10/23/2024 Texas A&M 5 6 7 28 -.036 Im hoping she does better in the second half of SEC play because, for a 5th year, she knows she can do better and deserves to shine.
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Post by pepperjack on Oct 24, 2024 9:51:08 GMT -5
Haven’t had the chance to watch much of Texas this season. Can someone fill me in what’s going on?
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Post by VBallLife on Oct 24, 2024 10:02:26 GMT -5
my thoughts: - play madi 6 ro and let her get into a passing rhythm. not to mention not only unleashing the best backrow attack in the country, but the best ADJUSTER to the backrow set. i know y'all saw her put that damn ball in places you didn't even know existed in last year's tourney when the set wasn't there (i.e. fast bent elbow tip to zone 2 past the setter/opp and in front of the right-back defender) - it's time to abolish this experimental 6-2. ella flopping on levels that i fear are far worse than last year... the Orr serving sub special must be assigned to her im afraid... lowkey i miss her serving and i think the team needs her energy for that one rotation - akana serving sub for jenna's backrow so that akana can send those moonballs of a second contact to madi who 1) likes them and 2) will actually try to hit them unlike oomf... - previous point brings me to the next one: akana love you but please GET OUT OF THE DAMN WAY if carlson can get to that ball. i don't care that you're the closest to the pass. if it's high enough, let carlson work her bump set magic so that madi can use that spin on said bump set to her advantage. IMO those are so much easier to hit correctly. this team isn't last year's team, you don't need to step in for ella 1-2x a rally anymore to get our hitters a decent set... same goes with emma lowkey, sorry girl but your OOS setting hasn't been quite the same since Logan... 😔 - mari, keep adjusting to the sets better. you're on the right track girl - ames, i still think you're suffering from shin splints but i like your consistency and energy. a good MB1/MB2 balance for sure. bunton you're a bit skiddish but also understandable. but i don't want to see skiddish from anyone at this point in the season - i want to see this mid-season carlson setting connection with reagan. i think that's one thing ella has over carlson, but also the ella-reagan connection was very ugly when i was watching earlier in the match... i think reagan should be kept on a short leash, bring in devin when she's not killing bc she definitely won't be contributing elsewhere (i.e. blocking/aces) - unfortunately, jenna needs different sets than madi/reagan/devin. if she's feeling herself, she pounds that ball cross or line ONLY WHEN the set is both INSIDE and FAST because she has a problem of an early approach. i saw this many times IN-PERSON at last year's championship match. i was honestly astonished at how fast she was trying to approach when the setting strat obviously wasn't to go that fast.... you can see her falling backwards because of it/getting stuffed/two-handed tipping bc of this. i don't understand why she's still doing it bc obviously they learn and practice the system they run *shrugs* - the passing needs to be better. period I agree on the Swindle part, i knew there was an issue with the setting/6-2 when Reagan started using her right hand.. Bunton actually played well,she wasn’t set(not her fault)Texas had opportunities and mistakes were made. They were up 13-10 in the 5th.
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Post by cozart on Oct 24, 2024 10:08:31 GMT -5
I agree on the Swindle part, i knew there was an issue with the setting/6-2 when Reagan started using her right hand.. Bunton actually played well,she wasn’t set(not her fault)Texas had opportunities and mistakes were made. They were up 13-10 in the 5th. Her getting even just one set towards the end of set 4 would’ve probably put the game away. Same towards end of 5. Even a miss-hit would’ve scored because they were not checking for her not one bit offensively.
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Post by storyteller on Oct 24, 2024 10:18:42 GMT -5
I think the 6-2 has been crucial to the team's development, but the Georgia and A&M games make me think they're starting to outgrow it. Or at least they're outgrowing the rigidity of it.
Georgia set 1 was lost when they got stuck in a bad rotation and no changes were made before UGA got all the momentum. (Though JE did correct this and put Carlson/Devin in earlier in sets 2-4.)
A&M sets 4 and 5 were lost when Madi Skinner went off the court and they had to rely on 2 pins who were having off nights. Yes, there were other factors in the loss, but in crunch time the best attacker went off the court, so it's not surprising they weren't able to score.
I feel like this season has unfolded in chapters. Pre-season chaos, 6-2 steadying the ship, bringing back the bic... Not sure what the next chapter is, but I think it starts at the next two home games.
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Post by wvbfan2024 on Oct 24, 2024 10:33:09 GMT -5
honestly, she would always be my first option. Like Destinee levels of setting. No matter where she is on the court, I’m setting her like my life depends on it especially when she’s back row! Agree…they gotta stop setting Wennas and focus mkre on Madi gettin slot of attacks wherever she is You're conveniently forgetting the overall stats. Jenna has been the leading scorer in some games, had digs, and serves, and is ranked better in passing. Stop blaming individuals, especially Jenna. She's been the most consistent player on the team. Her and Halter have been the anchors. I don't know what's going on, but the cohesion is gone. Maybe they're all trying to be a little too perfect? A&M excelled just like the individual stats showed, especially serves and digs. Texas did not, and I'm a long time fan. I love Madi, but her serving has not been consistent and at this game she had a lot of hitting errors, along with the great plays, and back row digging... Is the bic potential more important than serve receive and digging? The thing is everybody has had poor games, just seemed like several did in this match.
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Post by hopefuldawg on Oct 24, 2024 10:47:54 GMT -5
Agree…they gotta stop setting Wennas and focus mkre on Madi gettin slot of attacks wherever she is You're conveniently forgetting the overall stats. Jenna has been the leading scorer, had digs, and serves, and is ranked better in passing. Stop blaming individuals, especially Jenna. She's been the most consistent player on the team. Her and Halter have been the anchors. I don't know what's going on, but the cohesion is gone. Maybe they're all trying to be a little too perfect? A&M excelled just like the individual stats showed, especially serves and digs. Texas did not, and I'm a long time fan. Jenna has not been the leading scorer. Even with her issues, Madi still has 52% more points with the same number of sets played. And Jenna the most consistent player on the team? Someone a few posts above listed her conference attack stats. From game-to-game in the SEC, she's averaged 0.1660 hitting efficiency with a standard deviation of 0.1663 💀
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Post by wvbfan2024 on Oct 24, 2024 10:50:43 GMT -5
You're conveniently forgetting the overall stats. Jenna has been the leading scorer, had digs, and serves, and is ranked better in passing. Stop blaming individuals, especially Jenna. She's been the most consistent player on the team. Her and Halter have been the anchors. I don't know what's going on, but the cohesion is gone. Maybe they're all trying to be a little too perfect? A&M excelled just like the individual stats showed, especially serves and digs. Texas did not, and I'm a long time fan. Jenna has not been the leading scorer. Even with her issues, Madi still has 52% more points with the same number of sets played. And Jenna the most consistent player on the team? Someone a few posts above listed her conference attack stats. From game-to-game in the SEC, she's averaged 0.1660 hitting efficiency with a standard deviation of 0.1663 💀
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Post by storyteller on Oct 24, 2024 10:50:58 GMT -5
Haven’t had the chance to watch much of Texas this season. Can someone fill me in what’s going on? Pre-season was chaotic because they couldn't settle on a lineup. Switched to a 6-2 for the past 9 games and have been very good in it—Singletary and Kahahawai especially have excelled. Skinner has had some rough offensive games, particularly with errors, but I'd say she's been more good than bad recently.
They've had match point in 2 of their losses (Miami and A&M) and couldn't convert. Obv not a good look, but win those 2 match points and maybe people see them as a top 5 team. (A sus top 5, but they'd be in good company.) The team has a lot of potential, but they're still searching for their final form. Hopefully they find it in the second half of SEC play, going into the tournament.
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Post by wvbfan2024 on Oct 24, 2024 10:55:10 GMT -5
Jenna has not been the leading scorer. Even with her issues, Madi still has 52% more points with the same number of sets played. And Jenna the most consistent player on the team? Someone a few posts above listed her conference attack stats. From game-to-game in the SEC, she's averaged 0.1660 hitting efficiency with a standard deviation of 0.1663 💀 That's true. I was including pre conference. My bad. I just don't like player bashing after a loss. My personal belief is there should be more individual player subs, but with the opp & setter subs that doesn't seem possible, as we ran out of subs in the one set.
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Post by raj on Oct 24, 2024 11:12:26 GMT -5
Haven’t had the chance to watch much of Texas this season. Can someone fill me in what’s going on? Pre-season was chaotic because they couldn't settle on a lineup. Switched to a 6-2 for the past 9 games and have been very good in it—Singletary and Kahahawai especially have excelled. Skinner has had some rough offensive games, particularly with errors, but I'd say she's been more good than bad recently.
They've had match point in 2 of their losses (Miami and A&M) and couldn't convert. Obv not a good look, but win those 2 match points and maybe people see them as a top 5 team. (A sus top 5, but they'd be in good company.) The team has a lot of potential, but they're still searching for their final form. Hopefully they find it in the second half of SEC play, going into the tournament. This is what concerns me most is having match points (multiple) and not converting. Time and time again, we've been unable to stop large runs by other teams. A&M had several 4-0+ runs. Stanford also had multiple 5-0 runs that we couldn't stop.
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Post by wvbfan2024 on Oct 24, 2024 11:25:25 GMT -5
That's true. I was including pre conference. My bad. I just don't like player bashing after a loss. My personal belief is there should be more individual player subs, but with the opp & setter subs that doesn't seem possible, as we ran out of subs in the one set. I guess we miss Barnes more than we thought. We have Miller, Byrd and Helmers who might be able to play OH. Lauenstein is back to being a red shirt. Maybe switch Kahahawai & Wennas? Coaches have their reasons. Lets hope it works out for team Texas.
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Post by katn on Oct 24, 2024 11:51:23 GMT -5
Have we heard from Slxpress? he last posted on sept. 8th...people have been asking about him...we don't know anything...sending love & light🧡🙏
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