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Post by bbg95 on Jun 20, 2024 10:34:22 GMT -5
This was announced a month ago, wasn't it? No. It was announced two months ago that she signed with LOVB. Her team wasn't announced, though Salt Lake always felt most likely. |
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Post by bbg95 on Jun 20, 2024 10:35:25 GMT -5
Poulter/Drews RJP/Hoffman Washington/Gray Kojima Lake DS Just waiting for Mary Lake to get back in form and in the national team mix. |
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Post by Norah Sus on Jun 20, 2024 11:19:24 GMT -5
Is Dani really a better passer than RJP right now?
Dani has played opposite quite a bit in her pro teams recently it seems; while RJP was one of the top OH in Brazil.
I know we love the idea of a left handed OH, but to me Dani is a bit like JT; solid as an NCAA OH, but likely fits in better at Opp as a pro player.
I will admit though that I haven’t paid much attention to Dani’s passing at this level. (No, I’m not suggesting that JT is a lefty; just that she played OH in college but her attempt at OH as a pro went quite poorly.)
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Post by uofaGRAD on Jun 20, 2024 11:26:28 GMT -5
Is Dani really a better passer than RJP right now? Dani has played opposite quite a bit in her pro teams recently it seems; while RJP was one of the top OH in Brazil. I know we love the idea of a left handed OH, but to me Dani is a bit like JT; solid as an NCAA OH, but likely fits in better at Opp as a pro player. I will admit though that I haven’t paid much attention to Dani’s passing at this level. (No, I’m not suggesting that JT is a lefty; just that she played OH in college but her attempt at OH as a pro went quite poorly.) RJP will be on the left and Dani will be on the right. Dani didn’t pass at all this past year in Japan and spent the entire season at opposite, putting up incredibly similar hitting numbers to Annie Drews. |
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Post by bbg95 on Jun 20, 2024 12:12:18 GMT -5
Is Dani really a better passer than RJP right now? Dani has played opposite quite a bit in her pro teams recently it seems; while RJP was one of the top OH in Brazil. I know we love the idea of a left handed OH, but to me Dani is a bit like JT; solid as an NCAA OH, but likely fits in better at Opp as a pro player. I will admit though that I haven’t paid much attention to Dani’s passing at this level. (No, I’m not suggesting that JT is a lefty; just that she played OH in college but her attempt at OH as a pro went quite poorly.) Why do we love the idea of a left-handed outside hitter? Isn't it more natural for lefties to play on the right and righties on the left because the ball gets to your attacking arm more quickly? At least that's how it mostly is in college. I'm not sure if there's something at the pro level that changes it. I guess being a lefty instead of a righty changes the look for the block, but I feel like good blockers should be able to adapt to a left-handed outside. |
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Post by Norah Sus on Jun 20, 2024 12:25:01 GMT -5
Is Dani really a better passer than RJP right now? Dani has played opposite quite a bit in her pro teams recently it seems; while RJP was one of the top OH in Brazil. I know we love the idea of a left handed OH, but to me Dani is a bit like JT; solid as an NCAA OH, but likely fits in better at Opp as a pro player. I will admit though that I haven’t paid much attention to Dani’s passing at this level. (No, I’m not suggesting that JT is a lefty; just that she played OH in college but her attempt at OH as a pro went quite poorly.) Why do we love the idea of a left-handed outside hitter? Isn't it more natural for lefties to play on the right and righties on the left because the ball gets to your attacking arm more quickly? At least that's how it mostly is in college. I'm not sure if there's something at the pro level that changes it. I guess being a lefty instead of a righty changes the look for the block, but I feel like good blockers should be able to adapt to a left-handed outside. Yes you’re right it’s far less common because it’s less natural - that’s exactly why “we” (some people, myself included) like to see it when it does happen; the novelty of it. Current Dutch player Nova Marring is an example. She’s quite fun to watch swinging on the left as a lefty. |
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Post by bbg95 on Jun 20, 2024 12:27:17 GMT -5
Why do we love the idea of a left-handed outside hitter? Isn't it more natural for lefties to play on the right and righties on the left because the ball gets to your attacking arm more quickly? At least that's how it mostly is in college. I'm not sure if there's something at the pro level that changes it. I guess being a lefty instead of a righty changes the look for the block, but I feel like good blockers should be able to adapt to a left-handed outside. Yes you’re right it’s far less common because it’s less natural - that’s exactly why “we” (some people, myself included) like to see it when it does happen; the novelty of it. Current Dutch player Nova Marring is an example. She’s quite fun to watch swinging on the left as a lefty. Oh, I see. The novelty. Like seeing a middle that is 5'11 or something. Okay, that makes sense. |
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Post by bbg95 on Jun 25, 2024 1:49:39 GMT -5
With the announcement of Morgan Miller, LOVB Salt Lake now has 12 of its 14 players announced. The roster:
OH: Roni Jones-Perry, Claire Hoffman, Maddie Haynes, Morgan Miller
S: Jordyn Poulter, Tamaki Matsui
OPP: Dani Drews, Heidi Casanova (Drews is listed as an outside, but she'll likely play opposite)
MB: Haleigh Washington, Serena Gray
L: Manami Kojima, Mary Lake
They still need two more middles. Heather Gneiting is very likely. The only other middle that has not been assigned yet is Anita Anwusi, but she seems very likely to be headed to Houston. So that means the final player is probably an as-yet-unannounced middle that played in PVF last season.
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Post by bbg95 on Jul 1, 2024 14:01:48 GMT -5
https://www.instagram.com/p/C85BbxHSXMh With the addition of Fields, I guess Salt Lake will only have three middles unless a pin moves (can they go ahead and announce Gneiting already?). Edit: avid said in the other thread that they may not stick at exactly 84 players, so some (all?) teams might have 15. |
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Post by uofaGRAD on Jul 1, 2024 14:13:22 GMT -5
maybe I’m being crazy but Dani>Skylar for opposite by a decent margin…
I don’t know much about Casanova, is Skylar at least better than her orrrr
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Post by Norah Sus on Jul 1, 2024 14:26:55 GMT -5
maybe I’m being crazy but Dani>Skylar for opposite by a decent margin… I don’t know much about Casanova, is Skylar at least better than her orrrr I would personally not put Skylar above Casanova, but I could be way off. Casanova plays good defense and has a good serve, and she has a variety of shots on both pins. Plays with some energy, too. |
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Post by uofaGRAD on Jul 1, 2024 14:27:28 GMT -5
maybe I’m being crazy but Dani>Skylar for opposite by a decent margin… I don’t know much about Casanova, is Skylar at least better than her orrrr I would personally not put Skylar above Casanova, but I could be way off. Casanova plays good defense and has a good serve, and she has a variety of shots on both pins. Plays with some energy, too. well then yeah that’s more than Skylar at least from what we’ve seen in PVF and A1😭😭 |
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Post by blue10 on Jul 1, 2024 16:01:08 GMT -5
So which pin here can pass lmfao
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Post by bbg95 on Jul 5, 2024 12:00:54 GMT -5
Lol, I think the LOVB social media team forgot about Heather Gneiting. She is now officially listed as a member of Salt Lake, but they never announced it. It was very weird that they kept announcing new players from PVF, and Gneiting was the only player among the original signings without a team.
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Post by avid 2.0 on Jul 5, 2024 12:02:42 GMT -5
Lol, I think the LOVB social media team forgot about Heather Gneiting. She is now officially listed as a member of Salt Lake, but they never announced it. It was very weird that they kept announcing new players from PVF, and Gneiting was the only player among the original signings without a team. thats interesting. it wasnt like that the other day. I think it was tuesday? or wednesday? I looked. maybe its coming today. |
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