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Post by hookem1 on Jul 12, 2024 14:46:07 GMT -5
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Post by gopherhim on Jul 12, 2024 15:48:24 GMT -5
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Post by gopherhim on Jul 12, 2024 16:03:18 GMT -5
Anyone want to post pics here for the instagramless? This is also from Instagram but it should show up on your computer. You can click through the pictures using the arrow on the right side of the pictures. Can’t see the whole jersey but they are long sleeve and maroon from elbow to hand. Gold on shoulders and under the arm a bit. Gold numbers on front and back. “MINNESOTA” in gold under the number on back (no last names like more teams seem to be doing these days). I think my favorite little detail is GOLDEN on one forearm and GOPHERS on the other. So the passing platform says Golden Gophers. I think that means no passing troubles this season. 😉 http://instagram.com/p/C9VZaijTkMY
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Post by BigDigEnergy on Jul 12, 2024 16:24:59 GMT -5
Anyone want to post pics here for the instagramless? This is also from Instagram but it should show up on your computer. You can click through the pictures using the arrow on the right side of the pictures. Can’t see the whole jersey but they are long sleeve and maroon from elbow to hand. Gold on shoulders and under the arm a bit. Gold numbers on front and back. “MINNESOTA” in gold under the number on back (no last names like more teams seem to be doing these days). I think my favorite little detail is GOLDEN on one forearm and GOPHERS on the other. So the passing platform says Golden Gophers. I think that means no passing troubles this season. 😉 http://instagram.com/p/C9VZaijTkMY I am impressed with your attention to details. I didn’t even notice the “Golden Gophers” on the forearms. And yes those passing will definitely be golden!
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Post by jwvolley on Jul 12, 2024 16:27:57 GMT -5
Hey Minny fans what ever happened to the Ice Queen (my nickname for her) assistant coach from a few years back? I feel like I don't recall any big announcement about her leaving etc. and I was watching back some old matches and got curious
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Post by gopherhim on Jul 12, 2024 16:40:54 GMT -5
Hey Minny fans what ever happened to the Ice Queen (my nickname for her) assistant coach from a few years back? I feel like I don't recall any big announcement about her leaving etc. and I was watching back some old matches and got curious Laura Kasey? Yeah 2021 was her last season and then Jen Houk was promoted from Video Coordinator to Assistant. She had the associate head coach title for a number of years and yeah we found it odd that she didn’t get a “thanks” post on social media. Maybe she didn’t want the fuss? I recall some posters saying she was great on the recruiting trail. Don’t think there was any drama. I think someone said she had young children when she left the program. Edit: Looks like she's still in the state consulting with the coaches at Crossfire. Running some tune-up camps this summer before high school tryouts too. www.gocrossfire.org/coaches
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Post by douglass9 on Jul 12, 2024 17:08:33 GMT -5
This team is totally different from last year. 5 new players plus red shirt freshman Schnichels. Acevedo is also a red shirt freshman. 7 0f the 17 players are red shirt and 2 grad students. This team is more experienced than it looks. It has a year under this coach while adding a extended spring season. Along with losing some baggage from last season this makes this team very underrated. Playing Moneyball: this is what we have to replace. A 222 hitter with over a thousand attempts and averaging .48 blocks per set. Very poor on defense I think that should be easy to replace. As in Moneyball we will use more than one player.
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Post by mop on Jul 12, 2024 17:14:07 GMT -5
Hey Minny fans what ever happened to the Ice Queen (my nickname for her) assistant coach from a few years back? I feel like I don't recall any big announcement about her leaving etc. and I was watching back some old matches and got curious She left to start/focus on growing her family, I believe she has a couple kids now. I think the time commitment was just too much. I miss her, she coached the hell out of our middles.
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Post by mplsgopher on Jul 12, 2024 18:21:43 GMT -5
With these 2 L rule, what it means is that teams would play one L for serve receive and the other L for defense. So the other team serves the ball, the first L receives it by making a dime pass, but we don't score the point. So while the ball is on the other side of the court .... the second L runs on and the first runs off, hockey style, so that the second can play defense by passing any balls the other team hits over? Someone make it make sense
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Post by BigDigEnergy on Jul 12, 2024 18:33:50 GMT -5
With these 2 L rule, what it means is that teams would play one L for serve receive and the other L for defense. So the other team serves the ball, the first L receives it by making a dime pass, but we don't score the point. So while the ball is on the other side of the court .... the second L runs on and the first runs off, hockey style, so that the second can play defense by passing any balls the other team hits over? Someone make it make sense I cannot tell if you were joking or you really have no clue how this works. The answer is no- thats not how it works. The serve receive L is in the court when the opponent serves the ball. And the defense L will come when we serve. Each L will stay in the court during the whole rally until a point is scored.
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Post by skolgophers on Jul 12, 2024 19:30:34 GMT -5
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Post by mnvb56 on Jul 12, 2024 20:03:28 GMT -5
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Post by BigDigEnergy on Jul 12, 2024 20:03:46 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing! It was a good read. Ahh I cannot wait for August to come. Hanson’s quote is the most telling to me. "I think our team aspect and team culture is better than it's ever been. The transition was different and hard but at the end of the day it was the best thing to happen. We've become so close as a team."
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Post by jeepers on Jul 13, 2024 3:53:21 GMT -5
The Star Tribune can't even be bothered to do the slightest bit of research, and they wonder why I refuse to pay a subscription.
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Post by greatlakesvballer on Jul 13, 2024 4:35:18 GMT -5
With these 2 L rule, what it means is that teams would play one L for serve receive and the other L for defense. So the other team serves the ball, the first L receives it by making a dime pass, but we don't score the point. So while the ball is on the other side of the court .... the second L runs on and the first runs off, hockey style, so that the second can play defense by passing any balls the other team hits over? Someone make it make sense That would, indeed, make the game more exciting! I think the NCAA should consider this procedure. 😂
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