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Post by Burly Ives on Sept 8, 2024 8:54:33 GMT -5
As I said, IMO she should have started the 5th set instead of waiting until they were down 12-8 or whatever it was. Totally reasonable take, but that’s not Kelly’s MO though. He seems much more likely to let the team figure it out on their own, in hopes he doesn’t have to make a move like that, but won’t hesitate to pull that trigger. Well that philosophy purt near cost us an L. Baylor unleashed a great serve up 14-11. Whoever was playimg middle back on that play made a GREAT play on the serve otherwise that very well could have been lights out. Sheffield played with fire with his reliance on 'figuring things out'. I also thought Smrek should have been brought in earlier in the 5th.
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Post by robtearle on Sept 8, 2024 8:58:03 GMT -5
As I said, IMO she should have started the 5th set instead of waiting until they were down 12-8 or whatever it was. Totally reasonable take, but that’s not Kelly’s MO though. He seems much more likely to let the team figure it out on their own, in hopes he doesn’t have to make a move like that, but won’t hesitate to pull that trigger. He made that exact change going into the 4th set Friday night, and stuck with it for the 4th and 5th sets: Devyn to middle, Smrek as opposite, and Booth on the bench.
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Post by badgerbreath on Sept 8, 2024 9:14:33 GMT -5
Look. We don’t know what sheff is basing his decision on re smrek. For all we know Anna playing almost 2 sets the previous night caused a reinflammation of some injury, which caused him to be extra cautious about using her last night.
I’ve been seeing so much volleyball and reading so many reactions/opinions that I dreamt I had been brought in to help run some practices while the coaches dealt with managing core squad issues like this. For some reason JJ Watt was among the non starters in the squad and started questioning why I was there and if I had an agenda. I was like, how could I have an agenda, I don’t even know what I’m doing!
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Post by dbro1970 on Sept 8, 2024 9:31:39 GMT -5
I'm not sure if Smrek is injured or the other setters for Wisconsin are actually not worthy of setting a D1 team, but I think it's kind of crazy that we haven't seen a 6-2, or at least a double sub yet so far this season, at least to see the effectiveness. You need to pay attention before you comment. They tried a 6-2 for a set against TCU. Carly did not look good during her time on court.
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Post by badgerguru on Sept 8, 2024 9:34:36 GMT -5
I'm not sure if Smrek is injured or the other setters for Wisconsin are actually not worthy of setting a D1 team, but I think it's kind of crazy that we haven't seen a 6-2, or at least a double sub yet so far this season, at least to see the effectiveness. You need to pay attention before you comment. They tried a 6-2 for a set against TCU. Carly did not look good during her time on court. Woah some people don’t watch every minute of badger volleyball, please chill
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Post by pull3 on Sept 8, 2024 9:35:54 GMT -5
I'm not sure how Frank and Anna differ from one another. Whereas Anna's wounded is treated like a CIA secret, Frank's injuries was made public.
As long as Anna's injury doesn't appear in the press, I hold Sheffield accountable for his personal motivation to bench Anna.
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Post by badgerguru on Sept 8, 2024 9:36:19 GMT -5
Came home from bartending last night & stayed off social media so I could watch the game without knowing any outcome. First I saw that the game was 2 & a half hours long so I figured it was a 5 setter. Though I was really holding out for 4 sets. & in the 5th I was extremely shocked that we were able to pull it off. Overall, I thought the badgers played well but are still making some errors that are somewhat mind boggling
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Post by badgerguru on Sept 8, 2024 9:38:29 GMT -5
I'm not sure how Frank and Anna differ from one another. Whereas Anna's wounded is treated like a CIA secret, Frank's injuries was made public. As long as Anna's injury doesn't appear in the press, I hold Sheffield accountable for his personal motivation to bench Anna. I think she was benched because of her poor play & her having an injury was just another reason to bench her at the start of the season. I’ve said it before, but so far it looks like Anna plays way more confident & aggressive coming off the bench
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Post by pull3 on Sept 8, 2024 9:42:33 GMT -5
I'm not sure how Frank and Anna differ from one another. Whereas Anna's wounded is treated like a CIA secret, Frank's injuries was made public. As long as Anna's injury doesn't appear in the press, I hold Sheffield accountable for his personal motivation to bench Anna. I think she was benched because of her poor play & her having an injury was just another reason to bench her at the start of the season. I’ve said it before, but so far it looks like Anna plays way more confident & aggressive coming off the bench
Fair. But Anna has proved herself already. She should play the 5th set.
As I said before, no injury reports make me think he doesn't want to sit Booth for some reason. Could be a plan for next season, but I don't like it.
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Post by volley4ever on Sept 8, 2024 9:43:37 GMT -5
I guess if maybe the setter’s style of play doesn’t fit the rest of the team. I know not coming in January plays a huge role in that, but it does make me wonder.
Not landing an OH in the portal though is a huge problem that this team will deal with all season long.
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Post by maigrey on Sept 8, 2024 9:47:36 GMT -5
You need to pay attention before you comment. They tried a 6-2 for a set against TCU. Carly did not look good during her time on court. Woah some people don’t watch every minute of badger volleyball, please chill You are voted off the island! 🤣🤣🤣
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Post by robtearle on Sept 8, 2024 9:53:37 GMT -5
I'm not sure how Frank and Anna differ from one another. Whereas Anna's wounded is treated like a CIA secret, Frank's injuries was made public. As long as Anna's injury doesn't appear in the press, I hold Sheffield accountable for his personal motivation to bench Anna. If I'm not mistaken, Frank's injury happened "in public" during play with the US (junior) national team this summer; 'everybody' saw it happen. Smrek must have been injured during practice, so little is known about the specifics or severity.
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Post by maigrey on Sept 8, 2024 9:55:04 GMT -5
I'm not sure how Frank and Anna differ from one another. Whereas Anna's wounded is treated like a CIA secret, Frank's injuries was made public. As long as Anna's injury doesn't appear in the press, I hold Sheffield accountable for his personal motivation to bench Anna. If I'm not mistaken, Frank's injury happened "in public" during play with the US (junior) national team this summer; everybody saw it happen. Smrek must have been injured during practice, so little is known about the specifics or severity. Correct, Sarah was injured during match play in the NORCECA Final 6, which was broadcast.
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Post by badgerguru on Sept 8, 2024 10:00:18 GMT -5
Woah some people don’t watch every minute of badger volleyball, please chill You are voted off the island! 🤣🤣🤣 No you
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Post by badgerguru on Sept 8, 2024 10:03:20 GMT -5
I think she was benched because of her poor play & her having an injury was just another reason to bench her at the start of the season. I’ve said it before, but so far it looks like Anna plays way more confident & aggressive coming off the bench
Fair. But Anna has proved herself already. She should play the 5th set.
As I said before, no injury reports make me think he doesn't want to sit Booth for some reason. Could be a plan for next season, but I don't like it.
I should say that I agree Anna should have started the 5th set or played earlier & was shocked that she didn’t. I thought it was too late for her to really impact the game, but her 2 kills clearly made Baylor question things. If Anna plays how she did in the 2 sets vs TCU & few points against Baylor, then she starts. If Booth does not speed things up & turn on her offense, she sits (at least imo, needs to).
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