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Post by katn on Dec 18, 2023 11:07:56 GMT -5
Ok Akana having the best passing grade on the court against her former team IKTR. i was just thinking about this...akana was really steady on the backrow yesterday...a gift for jc (we love that)
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Post by basil on Dec 18, 2023 11:10:26 GMT -5
you gotta give it up to the Texas serve
they never hit the same spot or the same serve twice in a row. they'd switch from high and deep, to the bottom dropping out, to literally just flat over the tape and were mixing up their zones and seams quite well. very effectively prevented Rodriguez from poaching and even caught her off guard a couple times when she made a read as to where the serve was going and then it ended up wrong footing her. tough to get into a passing rhythm when she wasn't able to pass as many as she normally does anyway.
noezybuckets in shambles
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Post by tinboat on Dec 18, 2023 11:12:00 GMT -5
Congrats to the Huskers on a phenomenal season. From start to finish they were on a different tier and played head and shoulders above the rest of the field. Title or not - they were the best and most complete team all season long! GBR! Go B1G! One has to ask if Nebraska's season was a bit of a mirage after the beating they took. No doubt they were very good, but the B1G after Neb and Wisconsin wasn't that good this year. Purdue and Penn St were the two next best teams and Minny was a bust. Nebraska had the one big win in the preseason against Stanford but that was the their only really tough pre-con opponent. Wisconsin had a few close calls in the pre-con and would have lost to Florida if Stucky didn't suffer a season ending injury. The way that Wisky and RED handled the Texas serve leaves me dumbfounded and I have to ask about the quality of serving in the B1G, because it certainly didn't prepare either team for the Texas onslaught from the service line. The outlier was Texas the last 3+ matches of the year, nothing esle. Nebraska beat Kentucky (SEC Champs), Creighton (Big East champs), Pitt (ACC Champs) on top of Stanford, Arkansas, G-Tech, etc. Wisc beat Ark and Tenn during the season as well. I give credit to Texas for playing lights out, they hit Stanford, Wisc then Nebraska in the mouth and none of those teams recovered.
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Post by lance09 on Dec 18, 2023 11:16:00 GMT -5
When will we see TV viewer numbers? They should have early numbers out as early as 6am PST. Full data on viewers ratings would be next day.
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Post by texashorns on Dec 18, 2023 11:17:19 GMT -5
I just know Emily somewhere crying lmao
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Post by nellynel on Dec 18, 2023 11:24:14 GMT -5
One has to ask if Nebraska's season was a bit of a mirage after the beating they took. No doubt they were very good, but the B1G after Neb and Wisconsin wasn't that good this year. Purdue and Penn St were the two next best teams and Minny was a bust. Nebraska had the one big win in the preseason against Stanford but that was the their only really tough pre-con opponent. Wisconsin had a few close calls in the pre-con and would have lost to Florida if Stucky didn't suffer a season ending injury. The way that Wisky and RED handled the Texas serve leaves me dumbfounded and I have to ask about the quality of serving in the B1G, because it certainly didn't prepare either team for the Texas onslaught from the service line. The outlier was Texas the last 3+ matches of the year, nothing esle. Nebraska beat Kentucky (SEC Champs), Creighton (Big East champs), Pitt (ACC Champs) on top of Stanford, Arkansas, G-Tech, etc. Wisc beat Ark and Tenn during the season as well. I give credit to Texas for playing lights out, they hit Stanford, Wisc then Nebraska in the mouth and none of those teams recovered. Texas was 17-1 through conference play heading into the tournament. Did they take it up a notch from the Elite 8 on? Yes, absolutely. But it would be a mistake to ignore the slow steady improvement that happened over the course of the season that put them in a position to have the confidence to take it up a notch. After WSU this team had little continuity or confidence. And you don’t just flip a switch in the tournament without putting in the work.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2023 11:26:31 GMT -5
They’re going to pass like a 2.8 against us, watch. not quite
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Post by eyeroll2021 on Dec 18, 2023 11:27:17 GMT -5
I just know Emily somewhere crying lmao My husband and I have a rule which IMO has kept us together for 20 years: if you're wrong, you have to admit that you were wrong, and if the other person was right, you have to give them their victory and admit to their face that they were right. Would love to get both from EE lol
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Post by widdledumpling on Dec 18, 2023 11:30:41 GMT -5
Ok Akana having the best passing grade on the court against her former team IKTR. Iconique
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Post by hipsterfilth on Dec 18, 2023 11:32:41 GMT -5
Texas fans should thank Eggleston for this moment. The Texas team culture was not where it needed to be in 2021, and she single-handedly took it on her shoulders to bring in Skinner and to tell her that the two of them were going to change the team culture. I don't know that with Texas' former culture, this team finds it within themselves at 5-3 to look each other in the eyes and to work to get better each and every day. That type of mentality, you lose in four at best against Tennessee in the S16. Culture matters. imma bump this special comment the transfer portal revitalized us in the best way possible i'm glad it resonated <3
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Post by hgc159 on Dec 18, 2023 11:34:25 GMT -5
I just know Emily somewhere crying lmao I will say this. When she said "I don't know how much of a game it's gonna be." about TX/WI, who new she was talking about the final, too.
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Post by widdledumpling on Dec 18, 2023 11:35:54 GMT -5
passing with your hands on a women’s net is really hard. The ball can come so flat especially if you’re like a 6 foot girl or above Okay but probably worth a shot sometimes I would imagine … what’s the fear? Getting aced a split second earlier? I just thought you maybe needed a different look is all. I can give a woman's perspective on this-- It's much harder for me to pass with my hands vs platform because my hands are so small. It's like trying to handle the ball by poking at it with a couple of pool cues. 6 foot tall women's players probably have bigger hands than the female average, but likely much smaller than their male counterparts, especially like 6'6" dudes. It's much harder to take a really hard-driven ball with your hands if they're not big enough to just envelop the ball and manhandle it where you need it to go.
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Post by scarletandcream on Dec 18, 2023 11:37:10 GMT -5
Okay but probably worth a shot sometimes I would imagine … what’s the fear? Getting aced a split second earlier? I just thought you maybe needed a different look is all. I can give a woman's perspective on this-- It's much harder for me to pass with my hands vs platform because my hands are so small. It's like trying to handle the ball by poking at it with a couple of pool cues. 6 foot tall women's players probably have bigger hands than the female average, but likely much smaller than their male counterparts, especially like 6'6" dudes. It's much harder to take a really hard-driven ball with your hands if they're not big enough to just envelop the ball and manhandle it where you need it to go. I second this
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Post by hipsterfilth on Dec 18, 2023 11:37:40 GMT -5
I really truly still cannot believe how much of a beat down this was. it might be one of the only final fours I never bother to go back and watch in the future bc like... why? Lol
ALTHO, I can see how Texas fans would have this sh*t on repeat for the next several seasons lmao
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Post by bounce22 on Dec 18, 2023 11:40:39 GMT -5
I can give a woman's perspective on this-- It's much harder for me to pass with my hands vs platform because my hands are so small. It's like trying to handle the ball by poking at it with a couple of pool cues. 6 foot tall women's players probably have bigger hands than the female average, but likely much smaller than their male counterparts, especially like 6'6" dudes. It's much harder to take a really hard-driven ball with your hands if they're not big enough to just envelop the ball and manhandle it where you need it to go. I second this So that’s why nobody trains it then? Bad use of time for little return? Would that serve receive look make you think twice when you were serving or no? Very curious as I just can’t imagine that NOBODY can get proficient enough to at least have an option when the platform passing goes deep in the tank
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