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Post by choopachoops on May 25, 2024 11:55:26 GMT -5
Call me crazy but I want Debeer & Maldonado-Diaz as the outsides and Robbins as the opposite. Sorry Luper, but there’s actual depth on the outside this year for when you struggle in tough games. Luper is also injury prone, she has subbed out a bunch of times during the fall season and spring season with her ankle injury. I have a feeling that same injury will be brought this upcoming season, she was on a brace just a month ago. Lets see how this season goes, its going to be an unpredictable line up for louisville. They need to step up in blocking too they used to be one of the best in blocking.
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Post by choopachoops on May 25, 2024 11:57:02 GMT -5
Peterson would be fine too ! Strong feeling Peterson would red shirt. DBk is known for red shirting her best players that will thrive in the future, Aiko, Chausse, Cresse etc.
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Post by choopachoops on May 25, 2024 11:59:48 GMT -5
Call me crazy but I want Debeer & Maldonado-Diaz as the outsides and Robbins as the opposite. Sorry Luper, but there’s actual depth on the outside this year for when you struggle in tough games. Sofia can’t pass near the level Luper can. if they can deal with it for three rotations then mayyyyyybe but eek… I agree, Sofia cant pass the way Luper can, if possible Luper would be a good libero/ds but her passing can be pretty inconsistent sometimes but her defense is insane. Thats why i think Sofia thrives as an opposite, she did with Mexico and Arizona. She does not have to do too much passing.
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Post by choopachoops on May 25, 2024 12:49:52 GMT -5
L: Scott OH: Debeer OH: Luper MH: Cresse MH: Kong RH: Maldonado-Diaz S: Cabello I genuinely think this could be a championship winning lineup. I agree, but they have to really improve in some areas from last year when we look at the rosters of other contenders like Nebraska / texas Blocking from the middles has to better and one of debeer / luper has to step up and pass better - they can manage with one of them being 'okay', but not both. Not sure how Sofia is oos, but they need improvement from their pins in that area as well. Also a lot of pressure to put on cabello, but things like better passing and hopefully a breakout season from either debeer or luper could make the transition a lot easier. Every year someone has surprised us with major improvement from the off-season - 2021 was Stevenson, 2022 chausse, and 2023 cresse - hopefully that trend continues... I nominate pk or luper for that role please lol I think areas where louisville need to improve are: Blocking: As tall as Cresse and PK are and how they are so good when attacking. They need to close the blocks more like they did in 2022 Passing: There cant have only 2 good passers on the court (Scott and Ayden), if they have to use more DS' they shouldnt hesitate. We passed very well in 2021 and that led to their undefeated season. Offense: We struggled with cosistency and i still do not know the root, Debeer had better consistency as a freshman and junior, we have more pins to rely on now I know it looks like a lot of problems to improve but if we could get one of these going well, i think we will be to move foward and beat Pitta and Stanford. And it should be passing. Cause Pitt's floor defense is not really there, we should put more balls down easily.
I would love to see 2024 break out star to be any of the liberos or the freshmen. Kamden will be great.
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Post by stanfordvb on May 25, 2024 13:16:45 GMT -5
Peterson would be fine too ! Strong feeling Peterson would red shirt. DBk is known for red shirting her best players that will thrive in the future, Aiko, Chausse, Cresse etc. Well none of those players were near Petersens level as highshcoolers lol. DBK did not redshirt shields, debeer, Scott, robins, schrand, bankston - all more highly recruited players like Petersen. None of the three you mentioned were ranked in the top 100 of their recruiting classes. Aiko was playing on literal concrete in Jamaica, Chausse had very minimal power 5 interest, and cresse was actually tragic to watch as a highshcooler lol. None of them were ready as freshman. She doesn't redshirt her best players, she redshirts the players who aren't good enough to make an impact their freshman year. If Petersen is above utterback and bankston on the depth chart, she won't redshirt.
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Post by choopachoops on May 25, 2024 13:17:34 GMT -5
But she’ll be able to kill the ball and not keep Louisville stuck in the same rotation 10 times in a row. I’m telling you, Luper and Debeer together was so hard to watch last season at times. 😩 A big part of louisville getting stuck tho was mid passing from debeer / luper / schrand and then a setter that couldn't create opportunities or push the ball across the floor. Last season, if the ball was on a particular half of the court - Glock was going to set a player on that same half. There was never any forcing the ball to x player in certain moments / rotations. Cabello made some long distance back sets and was just more aggressive in general than Glock in the spring so hopefully we get to see that. They have Cresse on the slide and Sofia / robins on the right - if they can get a setter to successfully force balls to them in non perfect situations that would be a big upgrade from last year. Luper and debeer had fully closed double blocks on them like 99% of their swings lol I 1000% agree with this. Elle Glock was too predictable. She struggled to set in OOS (out of system) and bad pass situations, usually trapping her hitters, which made the whole offense look super messy. Most of Pitt's wins against them were due to their blocking on Louisville and Glock's predictable sets. Notice how, in pressure situations when Brigita and Reese came in with the double subs, there were improvements in offense, eventually leading to wins. This change gave opponents a different look, making it harder for them to scout. Glock set DeBeer the entire season, and it was blocked multiple times. The Creighton match did not need to go to five sets; it was because Glock was not changing it up. Cabello has the full package. She does a lot of things Glock cannot. She is stellar at mixing offense, getting kills on her own, front-row and back-row defense, setting back-row, and utilizing other offensive methods. She’s jumpy, fast, athletic, etc. I just hope DBK sees her as a 5-1 starting setter. Sofia can also hit OOS since her old team was pretty bad at passing and she got balls down, she is just better offensively than Reese A 6-2 could work so well
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Post by choopachoops on May 25, 2024 13:25:36 GMT -5
Strong feeling Peterson would red shirt. DBk is known for red shirting her best players that will thrive in the future, Aiko, Chausse, Cresse etc. Well none of those players were near Petersens level as highshcoolers lol. DBK did not redshirt shields, debeer, Scott, robins, schrand, bankston - all more highly recruited players like Petersen. None of the three you mentioned were ranked in the top 100 of their recruiting classes. Aiko was playing on literal concrete in Jamaica, Chausse had very minimal power 5 interest, and cresse was actually tragic to watch as a highshcooler lol. None of them were ready as freshman. She doesn't redshirt her best players, she redshirts the players who aren't good enough to make an impact their freshman year. If Petersen is above utterback and bankston on the depth chart, she won't redshirt. But that’s the thing. We have three veteran pins right now, and they have the experience Peterson does not have. They have a lot of depth, but saving it would be great for future seasons since we already have 99% of our starting lineup returning. That’s why I think she should redshirt. There is too much talent, and it is obvious Payton will not be seeing the court that much this year, unless she goes super crazy this summer. Ava Utterback is also the best rookie to come out of high school as an outside in the past few years.
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Post by stanfordvb on May 25, 2024 15:39:29 GMT -5
Well none of those players were near Petersens level as highshcoolers lol. DBK did not redshirt shields, debeer, Scott, robins, schrand, bankston - all more highly recruited players like Petersen. None of the three you mentioned were ranked in the top 100 of their recruiting classes. Aiko was playing on literal concrete in Jamaica, Chausse had very minimal power 5 interest, and cresse was actually tragic to watch as a highshcooler lol. None of them were ready as freshman. She doesn't redshirt her best players, she redshirts the players who aren't good enough to make an impact their freshman year. If Petersen is above utterback and bankston on the depth chart, she won't redshirt. But that’s the thing. We have three veteran pins right now, and they have the experience Peterson does not have. They have a lot of depth, but saving it would be great for future seasons since we already have 99% of our starting lineup returning. That’s why I think she should redshirt. There is too much talent, and it is obvious Payton will not be seeing the court that much this year, unless she goes super crazy this summer. Ava Utterback is also the best rookie to come out of high school as an outside in the past few years. Petersen is better lol
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Post by choopachoops on May 26, 2024 5:06:19 GMT -5
But that’s the thing. We have three veteran pins right now, and they have the experience Peterson does not have. They have a lot of depth, but saving it would be great for future seasons since we already have 99% of our starting lineup returning. That’s why I think she should redshirt. There is too much talent, and it is obvious Payton will not be seeing the court that much this year, unless she goes super crazy this summer. Ava Utterback is also the best rookie to come out of high school as an outside in the past few years. Petersen is better lol Why do you think so?
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Post by marnvbc2 on May 26, 2024 10:41:04 GMT -5
she’s largely unaffected efficiency wise FBSO vs transition. last two years it’s been very similar. sophomore year she was better FBSO, and then freshman year she was wayyy better in transition which is crazy to me. she was SO crafty back then though. teams scouted those shots better as she’s played more though. all that to say: she’s pretty much as good OOS as she is in system. at least for arizona. (plus she’s USED to hitting OOS. we passed a 1.9 last season) This is because Arizona's team during Covid (her freshman year) was really good, there were good seniors in every position on the team she was in and Sofia was still carrying that team at that time, and they were upsetting a good bunch of elite teams like Stanford. She was also Pac 12 freshman of the year, but from her sophmore to senior years, the program has regressed, in recruiting, in coaching, in chemistry etc. I feel like Sofia is still the same insane freshman she was if not even better, its just her team that kind of holds her down ESPECIALLY their recent head coach. I mean watch her on the Mexican National team with Argentina UNG (Washignton State setter that transferred to ASU) she is insane and was leading at some point in kills. Also watched her against Wisconsin last season, she was hitting almost at 500 at Wisconsin. She is still great and DBK trusts her ability, Her team mates were not at her level the way her team mates were when she was a freshman. If she was to win the Opposite Hitter starting spot it would probably be beacuse of her offense and if Robins wins the starting spot it would be because of blocking. Thats why i think a 6-2 should be considered and not even just because of the Right Sides, Louisville's depth is just insane this year! All good points, but the elephant in the room is that DBK isn't a 6-2 coach at this point. I think the fact that she ran a 5-1 over the last 4 years was a main reason that they took down Pitt most of the time. Pitt fell in love with the 6-2 and Fisher had arguably the most athletic roster in the country while running a 6-2. It got them higher than any other team has ever been in the tourney, but not high enough! UofL will run a 5-1 IMO. I think it is overblown that having 2 good opps is why you run a 6-2. The team chemistry is never going to match a good 5-1. Ask Wisc the same question .... but coaches are continually at tempted by it at all levels. The problem is the setter. If DBK recruits a very athletic setter (or allows one on the roster to play) most of the offensive problems go away. There appears to be a lot of setters who come to the Cards and silently disappear with no trace. Have to have a great athlete running the show.
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Post by c4ndlelight on May 26, 2024 10:46:46 GMT -5
she’s largely unaffected efficiency wise FBSO vs transition. last two years it’s been very similar. sophomore year she was better FBSO, and then freshman year she was wayyy better in transition which is crazy to me. she was SO crafty back then though. teams scouted those shots better as she’s played more though. all that to say: she’s pretty much as good OOS as she is in system. at least for arizona. (plus she’s USED to hitting OOS. we passed a 1.9 last season) This is because Arizona's team during Covid (her freshman year) was really good, there were good seniors in every position on the team she was in and Sofia was still carrying that team at that time, and they were upsetting a good bunch of elite teams like Stanford. She was also Pac 12 freshman of the year, but from her sophmore to senior years, the program has regressed, in recruiting, in coaching, in chemistry etc. I feel like Sofia is still the same insane freshman she was if not even better, its just her team that kind of holds her down ESPECIALLY their recent head coach. I mean watch her on the Mexican National team with Argentina UNG (Washignton State setter that transferred to ASU) she is insane and was leading at some point in kills. Also watched her against Wisconsin last season, she was hitting almost at 500 at Wisconsin. She is still great and DBK trusts her ability, Her team mates were not at her level the way her team mates were when she was a freshman. If she was to win the Opposite Hitter starting spot it would probably be beacuse of her offense and if Robins wins the starting spot it would be because of blocking. Thats why i think a 6-2 should be considered and not even just because of the Right Sides, Louisville's depth is just insane this year! Arizona was not really good her freshman year. Stanford was tragic that year. To the extent some of them looked decent, it was because they had been able to practice and play 6-on-6 with way fewer COVID restrictions throughout the entire pandemic than everyone else in the conference because the state of Arizona was way more lax than the West Coast states. The downward trend versus the rest of the weak tams in the PAC in later years was really just everyone getting on the same playing field. SMD has not progressed. She can have good offensive stretches but was more or less neutralized by scouting/adjustments and had not been able to work around that. Her passing and floor defense are well below average. Her defensive effort can be reminiscent of Landfair, but she's undersized and doesn't have the excuse of being 6-5. Arizona would have been winning a lot more these past few years if she were as good as advertised. I really think Robbins beats her out on the right.
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Post by digs on May 26, 2024 10:50:57 GMT -5
But that’s the thing. We have three veteran pins right now, and they have the experience Peterson does not have. They have a lot of depth, but saving it would be great for future seasons since we already have 99% of our starting lineup returning. That’s why I think she should redshirt. There is too much talent, and it is obvious Payton will not be seeing the court that much this year, unless she goes super crazy this summer. Ava Utterback is also the best rookie to come out of high school as an outside in the past few years. Petersen is better lol Petersen is a more complete player at this point and a tremendous passer, but Utterback is a more devastating attacker. She’s an assassin.
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Post by stanfordvb on May 26, 2024 16:33:42 GMT -5
more well rounded, more physical, plays smarter utterback is very talented and probably the better raw athlete of the two, but Petersen's overall game is farther along from what I've seen. Part of that probably comes from her mom being a D1 head coach
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Post by choopachoops on May 26, 2024 16:37:04 GMT -5
more well rounded, more physical, plays smarter utterback is very talented and probably the better raw athlete of the two, but Petersen's overall game is farther along from what I've seen. Part of that probably comes from her mom being a D1 head coach More physical?? No thats Utterback for sure. Payton could be better but Ava is way more physical. and she has the fastest arm swing too
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Post by WahineFan44 on May 26, 2024 16:38:12 GMT -5
Louisville is fielding a strong team, one that in previous years very well may have competed for a championship. But when you have teams like Nebraska, who have players like Krause, Blackwell Allick etc possibly on the bench (including pierce and mauch who are stellar on their own)
Texas who I don’t even need to describe their bench, cause it’s unheard of, it’ll hard pressed to win. They have a shot for sure, but really I can’t see anyone but Texas or Nebraska winning
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