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Post by pointu on Sept 11, 2024 21:49:26 GMT -5
but you can't know at the beginning of a set or when you choose to have Elise come in to serve that Shaffmaster is going to get injured later in the set. If Cook is going to consistently use Elise to serve, then we need a back up option or something better than playing a setter who can't set I mean if we’re gonna go on tangents of if X happens then Y happens then how will we do Z, that’s fine. Seems a bit much, we’d finish out the set with Z taking the second ball when possible. There were like, 2 points left in the TCU game when that happened and the whole team looked gassed anyway. Good thing doubles don’t exist anymore. oh yeah I understand we could exhaust ourselves with what-ifs but seeing as though it happened and I don't see why we don't at least give her a chance. I mean why do we keep her on the roster if she's not good enough to play against st thomas, LIU ?
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Post by mop on Sept 11, 2024 21:54:23 GMT -5
I mean if we’re gonna go on tangents of if X happens then Y happens then how will we do Z, that’s fine. Seems a bit much, we’d finish out the set with Z taking the second ball when possible. There were like, 2 points left in the TCU game when that happened and the whole team looked gassed anyway. Good thing doubles don’t exist anymore. oh yeah I understand we could exhaust ourselves with what-ifs but seeing as though it happened and I don't see why we don't at least give her a chance. I mean why do we keep her on the roster if she's not good enough to play against st thomas, LIU ? True! I wonder if they practice with Elise/Chloe running a 6-2 on one side? Or if they DS for someone maybe, must be hard to get reps with 4 setters haha
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Post by pointu on Sept 11, 2024 22:01:40 GMT -5
oh yeah I understand we could exhaust ourselves with what-ifs but seeing as though it happened and I don't see why we don't at least give her a chance. I mean why do we keep her on the roster if she's not good enough to play against st thomas, LIU ? True! I wonder if they practice with Elise/Chloe running a 6-2 on one side? Or if they DS for someone maybe, must be hard to get reps with 4 setters haha I just want to see her set in a game 1 time and then I'll be satisfied haha
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Post by auvbaddict on Sept 12, 2024 9:26:22 GMT -5
Please underestimate Auburn! Really looking forward to the match on Friday. It is our first trip to see Minnesota Volleyball in person and we are really looking forward to watching our Tigers compete with one of the best teams in the country. Looks like it will be a packed house, so it should be fun! Fun! Enjoy Minnesota and the Pav! I know I’m not underestimating the Tigers. Remains to be seen how the Gophers play but I doubt they are overlooking you! Do you think Thibault will get any playing time in front of her friends and family and against her sister? Our setter Melani Shaffmaster also has a sister who plays DI but they’re in their final seasons and have never played each other. Would have been fun! I sure hope Paige gets a little time a libero, but Dacosta has been playing really well so far, so I have no idea. Sometimes they rotate Paige in on serve/receive, so I’d keep an eye on that possibility. The DS spot will likely go to Lanham as she has been really solid this season.
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Post by auvbaddict on Sept 12, 2024 9:34:09 GMT -5
Please underestimate Auburn! Really looking forward to the match on Friday. It is our first trip to see Minnesota Volleyball in person and we are really looking forward to watching our Tigers compete with one of the best teams in the country. Looks like it will be a packed house, so it should be fun! Looks like they already comfortably beat FSU who was ranked higher than MN (I know, AVCA poll isn't always loved or trusted around here, but still, that's a good win). I remember they had a good team last year, but I thought they lost a lot. Either they didn't or they filled in their line up well. They're essentially a top 25 team, even if just RV at this point. I actually think that's GOOD for MN, as they're schedule after those stacked first 4 matches seemed sort of thin. Auburn isn’t fully battle tested yet, so I’m not sure where they “should” be ranked. FSU was the first big test and that was at home in front of a very friendly crowd. This is their first real test and it will be interesting to see how they respond. I’m predicting a slow start, but hoping they don’t steamrolled and lose their confidence because I do think they can compete with the Gophers. Last years team had a ton of talent, but lacked chemistry and as the season went on they just didn’t play up to their potential. It appears the change in personnel was a good thing because this team has a ton of positive energy and seems much more confident and cohesive as a team.
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Post by pavsec5row10 on Sept 12, 2024 12:52:20 GMT -5
The beginning of the season is nuts with all those 3-2 matches. And now it looks like the Gophers should win pretty comfortably for the rest of non-conference (unless Auburn is an issue) and head into the Wisconsin match 7-3. I'm not sure it's beneficial to open with all those high level matches, then turn around and take it down a couple levels before playing Wisconsin. But the schedule is the schedule. 1-3 is sort of disappointing after the first weekend upset of Texas, but I still think highly of the Gophers this season and see marked improvement over last season. Please underestimate Auburn! Really looking forward to the match on Friday. It is our first trip to see Minnesota Volleyball in person and we are really looking forward to watching our Tigers compete with one of the best teams in the country. Looks like it will be a packed house, so it should be fun! I've been saying don't sleep on Auburn, the #2 RPI team at the moment.
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Post by JT on Sept 12, 2024 16:11:44 GMT -5
I'm not even gonna talk about the team we play on Friday until after the match against Long Island!
Yes, it should be a "gimme" match tonight. But never look further ahead than the next match.
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Post by JT on Sept 12, 2024 21:41:35 GMT -5
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Post by gopherfan8 on Sept 12, 2024 23:19:52 GMT -5
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Post by gopherhim on Sept 12, 2024 23:34:15 GMT -5
Bayley McMenimen commenting on it is the best part of this post after that set to Minatee. She GOATed herself as a (walk-on?) backup setter in 2019 helping to keep the team from totally falling apart when Kylie Miller was out for concussion protocol. Team effort for sure that season but Bayley really stepped up. Love to see it.
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Post by gogophers on Sept 13, 2024 1:56:57 GMT -5
It's an old refrain, but so far this season the Gophers seem to be continuing their "what middles?" offense. Calissa, Phoebe, and Kelli have 145 attacks out of a team total of 945, or 15%. That's similar to last year. By comparison, in SSS's last year, Morgan and Regan had about 27% of the team's attacks. I was hoping that with better passing and a more mobile Mel, Minn would be able to set the middles more and make life easier for our outsides (for whom company is misery).
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Post by skolgophers on Sept 13, 2024 8:36:56 GMT -5
It's an old refrain, but so far this season the Gophers seem to be continuing their "what middles?" offense. Calissa, Phoebe, and Kelli have 145 attacks out of a team total of 945, or 15%. That's similar to last year. By comparison, in SSS's last year, Morgan and Regan had about 27% of the team's attacks. I was hoping that with better passing and a more mobile Mel, Minn would be able to set the middles more and make life easier for our outsides (for whom company is misery). I don’t disagree with you re: the stats. But SSS had a much better back row and Morgan and Pittman cannot be compared to Minatee and Phoebe offensively. I do think that Minatee can get there for sure, but not quite there yet. In her defense though, she’s brought some fire to the offense this year that we have missed for a few seasons now. I would love to see her get more opportunity, but you cant set the middle with a 1.0 pass.
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Post by pavsec5row10 on Sept 13, 2024 10:17:40 GMT -5
Has anybody else noticed anything missing from when they moved the banners?
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Post by B1Gminnesotafan on Sept 13, 2024 10:27:24 GMT -5
Yep, already have it in our first post. I don't remember when I added it.
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Post by GoGophs on Sept 13, 2024 10:45:13 GMT -5
My highlights of the match: - Ng getting playing time and her FIRST assist! - Schnichles getting her FIRST kill! - Acevedo's Sailor Moon hair 😁
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