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Post by chibadgerfan on Dec 16, 2023 8:30:12 GMT -5
It seems Landfair entered the portal. I think she’ll be here. Landfair and Wrobel both from Plainfield. Oof. Could be good with a better setter and less passing Coming here, it will because her goal is to contribute to a NCAA championship contender and she’ll know she won’t be the number one star, so maybe she improves her back row play while easing up on being 6ro all of the time.
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Post by rainbowbadger on Dec 16, 2023 8:54:20 GMT -5
Perhaps this is old news, but I hadn’t seen an announcement anywhere on a Badgers thread - Lauryn Gillis is going to be playing with the Vegas Thrill! So that’s 4 PVF teams Badgers fans can follow: Vegas (Gilly), San Diego (Loberg, TTA) and Omaha (Hilley, Hart). And then we will get LC at LOVB Madison next year!
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Post by dbro1970 on Dec 16, 2023 10:10:24 GMT -5
Perhaps this is old news, but I hadn’t seen an announcement anywhere on a Badgers thread - Lauryn Gillis is going to be playing with the Vegas Thrill! So that’s 4 PVF teams Badgers fans can follow: Vegas (Gilly), San Diego (Loberg, TTA) and Omaha (Hilley, Hart). And then we will get LC at LOVB Madison next year! Omaha is the team I like the most. They have such a loaded roster, imo. I also will follow the GR Rise, since this is closest to my hometown. I already bought tickets to a couple of Rise matches, including their second match which will be against Omaha in Grand Rapids.
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Post by dbro1970 on Dec 16, 2023 10:42:25 GMT -5
Badger fans 2023 Xmas present, Taylor Landfair. We can either teach her to pass or she can play 3 ro like TTA did.
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Post by holms on Dec 16, 2023 10:45:08 GMT -5
Badger fans 2023 Xmas present, Taylor Landfair. We can either teach her to pass or she can play 3 ro like TTA did. Won’t happen
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Post by bballin on Dec 16, 2023 10:51:47 GMT -5
Badger fans 2023 Xmas present, Taylor Landfair. We can either teach her to pass or she can play 3 ro like TTA did. Won’t happen more greed for the 23 year olds.... Live by the portal, die by the portal. Good luck in the 2026 class. Something tells me, you'll get another 3 or 4 "no's on your top picks" 🤔 Sheff would be doing so good if he would recruit badass freshman...... but here we are.
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Post by northwoods on Dec 16, 2023 11:08:17 GMT -5
Badger fans 2023 Xmas present, Taylor Landfair. We can either teach her to pass or she can play 3 ro like TTA did. I’m not so sure about that. I thought she was a hard pass in recruiting out of HS cause she didn’t vibe with the veteran players/ culture at the time. Also, Wisconsin needs rock solid passing, and unshakable players under pressure more than another big arm.
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Post by badgerbyproxy on Dec 16, 2023 11:12:19 GMT -5
Badger fans 2023 Xmas present, Taylor Landfair. We can either teach her to pass or she can play 3 ro like TTA did. Why would we need Landfair? We already have Franklin, Orzol, Wrobel, and Shadd-Ceres as left pins next year. The only way I’d see is getting a big name OH recruit is if Wrobel still isn’t healthy enough to play.
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Post by badgerbreath on Dec 16, 2023 11:18:50 GMT -5
Badger fans 2023 Xmas present, Taylor Landfair. We can either teach her to pass or she can play 3 ro like TTA did. I’m not so sure about that. I thought she was a hard pass in recruiting out of HS cause she didn’t vibe with the veteran players/ culture at the time. Also, Wisconsin needs rock solid passing, and unshakable players under pressure more than another big arm. Just after Landfair committed to Minnesota, Dildine told a story to Punzel (I think) about Bates coming up to her perplexed after a potential recruit had gone elsewhere. We assumed at the time it was in reference to Landfair. Sounded like everyone was pretty bummed about it.
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Post by chibadgerfan on Dec 16, 2023 11:29:52 GMT -5
Badger fans 2023 Xmas present, Taylor Landfair. We can either teach her to pass or she can play 3 ro like TTA did. Why would we need Landfair? We already have Franklin, Orzol, Wrobel, and Shadd-Ceres as left pins next year. The only way I’d see is getting a big name OH recruit is if Wrobel still isn’t healthy enough to play. If we have a scholarship available, why wouldn’t we use it? OH2 is the only unoccupied role right now, let’s get the best available to compete for it.
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Post by 25or624 on Dec 16, 2023 11:33:48 GMT -5
Badger fans 2023 Xmas present, Taylor Landfair. We can either teach her to pass or she can play 3 ro like TTA did. Why would we need Landfair? We already have Franklin, Orzol, Wrobel, and Shadd-Ceres as left pins next year. The only way I’d see is getting a big name OH recruit is if Wrobel still isn’t healthy enough to play. Mark Stewart [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel] has an overview of the 2024 Badgers online this AM. He doesn't identify a source, but I'll assume this is based on more than an educated guess:
"Wrobel, a 6-foot-4 outside hitter, didn’t play this season but is expected to compete for playing time next season. The departure of Thomas-Ailara creates a void that will need to be filled."
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Post by badgerbadgerbadger on Dec 16, 2023 11:38:45 GMT -5
Why would we need Landfair? We already have Franklin, Orzol, Wrobel, and Shadd-Ceres as left pins next year. The only way I’d see is getting a big name OH recruit is if Wrobel still isn’t healthy enough to play. If we have a scholarship available, why wouldn’t we use it? OH2 is the only unoccupied role right now, let’s get the best available to compete for it. Eh, an OH2 is a need sure, but I'll get a solidly passing DS instead. DaCosta out of Baylor passed a 2.3(!!) last year, though the rumors on the tea thread was that she's leaving Baylor because she wants to swing on the outside. With Smrek and Frank next year on the pins next year, scoring shouldn't be a problem as long as we have ball control.
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Post by badgerbyproxy on Dec 16, 2023 11:41:52 GMT -5
Why would we need Landfair? We already have Franklin, Orzol, Wrobel, and Shadd-Ceres as left pins next year. The only way I’d see is getting a big name OH recruit is if Wrobel still isn’t healthy enough to play. If we have a scholarship available, why wouldn’t we use it? OH2 is the only unoccupied role right now, let’s get the best available to compete for it. Because we already have 3 players who can compete for that spot. Orzol is a 3 year veteran of the program and was Big 10 freshman of the year as an outside; Wrobel was a top recruit in her class and has 3 years of eligibility; I don’t know much about Shadd-Ceres, but she must be a viable option given that she is on scholarship at Wisconsin. Give those in our gym the opportunity. It’s better for the program in the long run.
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Post by chibadgerfan on Dec 16, 2023 11:47:23 GMT -5
more greed for the 23 year olds.... Live by the portal, die by the portal. Good luck in the 2026 class. Something tells me, you'll get another 3 or 4 "no's on your top picks" Sheff would be doing so good if he would recruit badass freshman...... but here we are. It turns-out that Nebraska, Texas, and Stanford have so far been able to out-compete Wisconsin (and all other teams) for high school recruits most of the time. I wish it weren’t so, but it’s a little harder to actually recruit badass freshmen than merely stating your desire to do so out loud. Should Wisconsin simply concede as a result or should it use other tools such as the portal to access talented players? Hopefully for the 2026 class, would-be badass freshmen will see a championship, 6 years of top 5 rankings and top 2 attendance, and think they want that, and choose Wisconsin over the other elite teams.
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Post by chibadgerfan on Dec 16, 2023 11:51:16 GMT -5
If we have a scholarship available, why wouldn’t we use it? OH2 is the only unoccupied role right now, let’s get the best available to compete for it. Because we already have 3 players who can compete for that spot. Orzol is a 3 year veteran of the program and was Big 10 freshman of the year as an outside; Wrobel was a top recruit in her class and has 3 years of eligibility; I don’t know much about Shadd-Ceres, but she must be a viable option given that she is on scholarship at Wisconsin. Give those in our gym the opportunity. It’s better for the program in the long run. I think the “long run” has merit, though I don’t think it makes sense to waste a scholarship altogether. The other thing I just thought of is 2024 will be the last year for Franklin, Smrek, Robinson, and Crawford.
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