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Post by talkbdgrvb65 on Oct 1, 2024 23:02:27 GMT -5
Just watched the Sheffield presser. Those saying he's calling out players for not being serious or however you want to say it are either not good listeners or they're just trying to stir a pot. He's saying what every good coach should be thinking, and how they should run things. He's saying, "Yah, getting close to being set on lineups but that doesn't mean nobody can break in. You put in the work and you show out in practice that you're better than somebody who's in the lineups and you'll get your shot." To say anything else would be quite frankly ridiculous. "Yah, the lineup's set, so the rest of you just pack it in for the season." If he made any reference to something like that, he'd be getting lit up on here. I've coached, not volleyball, but baseball, basketball, and hockey, and always told my players, nothing is guaranteed. You think your spot is safe so you can lay back, think again. You think you're not getting playing time so you should just give up, think again. The key to this... You damn well better follow through on those statements cuz if somebody busts their ass and shows out so that they should get a spot over somebody else, you best pull that trigger or the whole team will be lost. Loved his answer and wouldn't expect any less from him or his players.
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Post by talkbdgrvb65 on Oct 1, 2024 23:10:57 GMT -5
The basics are bothered..... ...by people who think too highly of themselves and state dumbness (not sure that's a word but I used it anyway).
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Post by spicycheesebread on Oct 1, 2024 23:18:55 GMT -5
This issue being discussed about all in on and off the court?!!! Come on KS: why say something that increases speculation on your players. What happened to whats in the family stays in the family? The only reason to say what he’s saying is that he means the coaches are all in cant blame me when players aren’t and then throws allegations under the bus and here we go guessing what player: this is a coaching problem!!! Decisions: consistency: trust your instincts and stay with it! And don't put individual player crappola out to the public!! I know he was vague: i heard him talking to his setter early matches coaches miked up: and i would say he was anything but succinct. Please stop saying they have to be committed on and off court! You have new staff who starts practice Nov. 1 for LOVB: talk about not all in! I know you’ll all say she can do this ; but KS started this innuendo he needs to nip it I did find Lauren Carlini's recent tongue-in-cheek comment about "animals running the zoo" somewhat telling as well. The staff is adjusting to a new generation that approaches primary work vs "side hustles" very differently. From her ESPN Madison interview right after she started in her new role on the team: www.youtube.com/live/3mrnNkRO8Js?t=2443sIn any event, Nebraska VB athletes post their own TikTok vids regularly. No concerns that their social media activity is detracting from their performance whatsoever. Each program has its own tolerances. The NIL era is unfamiliar territory for Sheff, Carlini and Co. Plenty of learning ahead.
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Post by dbro1970 on Oct 1, 2024 23:37:53 GMT -5
Social media is part of the way the players can take advantage of NIL opportunities. Masie Boesiger on Nebraska barely sees the court, but she has a big social media presence and I bet she does pretty well with NIL. Sarah Franklin regularly posts 'ads' promoting apartment complexes in the Madison area on her instagram. Its part of the way todays athletes promote themselves.
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Post by pull3 on Oct 2, 2024 6:42:57 GMT -5
Just watched the Sheffield presser. Those saying he's calling out players for not being serious or however you want to say it are either not good listeners or they're just trying to stir a pot. He's saying what every good coach should be thinking, and how they should run things. He's saying, "Yah, getting close to being set on lineups but that doesn't mean nobody can break in. You put in the work and you show out in practice that you're better than somebody who's in the lineups and you'll get your shot." To say anything else would be quite frankly ridiculous. "Yah, the lineup's set, so the rest of you just pack it in for the season." If he made any reference to something like that, he'd be getting lit up on here. I've coached, not volleyball, but baseball, basketball, and hockey, and always told my players, nothing is guaranteed. You think your spot is safe so you can lay back, think again. You think you're not getting playing time so you should just give up, think again. The key to this... You damn well better follow through on those statements cuz if somebody busts their ass and shows out so that they should get a spot over somebody else, you best pull that trigger or the whole team will be lost. Loved his answer and wouldn't expect any less from him or his players. You must have forgot how thin our bench is this season. To say someone can bust into the lineup is whimsical. Smrek, Devin, Booth and CC are interchangeable. They blend in by how they perform on game day. It is the Libero position he is still uncertain. And that's the whole lineup thing he was focusing on in the interview without saying names explicitly. All you said above is nothing short of coach speech, you know better than me. If it was John Cook where Landfair and Pierce are watching on the bench, then I probably wouldn't disagree. Believe what you want to believe though, but don't call others not good listeners.
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Post by badgerbreath on Oct 2, 2024 8:24:19 GMT -5
Just watched the Sheffield presser. Those saying he's calling out players for not being serious or however you want to say it are either not good listeners or they're just trying to stir a pot. He's saying what every good coach should be thinking, and how they should run things. He's saying, "Yah, getting close to being set on lineups but that doesn't mean nobody can break in. You put in the work and you show out in practice that you're better than somebody who's in the lineups and you'll get your shot." To say anything else would be quite frankly ridiculous. "Yah, the lineup's set, so the rest of you just pack it in for the season." If he made any reference to something like that, he'd be getting lit up on here. I've coached, not volleyball, but baseball, basketball, and hockey, and always told my players, nothing is guaranteed. You think your spot is safe so you can lay back, think again. You think you're not getting playing time so you should just give up, think again. The key to this... You damn well better follow through on those statements cuz if somebody busts their ass and shows out so that they should get a spot over somebody else, you best pull that trigger or the whole team will be lost. Loved his answer and wouldn't expect any less from him or his players. You must have forgot how thin our bench is this season. To say someone can bust into the lineup is whimsical. Smrek, Devin, Booth and CC are interchangeable. They blend in by how they perform on game day. It is the Libero position he is still uncertain. And that's the whole lineup thing he was focusing on in the interview without saying names explicitly. All you said above is nothing short of coach speech, you know better than me. If it was John Cook where Landfair and Pierce are watching on the bench, then I probably wouldn't disagree. Believe what you want to believe though, but don't call others not good listeners. Nothing he said stands out as anything different than he has said the last 11 years. He has never answered this question definitively even when it is clear what the starting lineup is. Why does it suddenly mean something other than what it has always meant? If anything, I interpret his comments to imply that he basically has settled on a lineup, but he doesn't want to say it to his team for fear of disincentivizing the other players - that includes the middles, TSC, Chan and Damrow. That said, I'm not entirely sure. He hasn't played the same lineup in two consecutive matches has he? I know everyone wants an explanation for persisting with GG at libero, but the simple fact is that no one has really played consistently enough while in that position to claim it. Based on his presser improving the transition game is what matters most to Sheffield right now. It's been a problem all season when it was a strength last year. What GG offers in D and transition is obviously of value or they wouldn't have been keeping her on as DS while hiding her as a passer - a thing I'm not sure I have ever seen for a proper DS before. Lola has passed below a 2 most of the time she's played at L, while passing great as a DS. I'm guessing that the coaches also aren't entirely happy with her D or contribution to transition, because passing is definitely not what keeps GG showing up as L in some matches (though GG has also had some excellent passing matches at DS.) Damrow I'm convinced is not near 100% - she was cleared to play very late when I didn't even know her health was an issue at this stage. I'm guessing we're going to see what we saw against NW from now on - if they can make the passing work while hiding GG when she struggles to pass. It's just crazy enough that it might represent his solution.
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Post by Burly Ives on Oct 2, 2024 9:43:00 GMT -5
You must have forgot how thin our bench is this season. To say someone can bust into the lineup is whimsical. Smrek, Devin, Booth and CC are interchangeable. They blend in by how they perform on game day. It is the Libero position he is still uncertain. And that's the whole lineup thing he was focusing on in the interview without saying names explicitly. All you said above is nothing short of coach speech, you know better than me. If it was John Cook where Landfair and Pierce are watching on the bench, then I probably wouldn't disagree. Believe what you want to believe though, but don't call others not good listeners. Nothing he said stands out as anything different than he has said the last 11 years. He has never answered this question definitively even when it is clear what the starting lineup is. Why does it suddenly mean something other than what it has always meant? If anything, I interpret his comments to imply that he basically has settled on a lineup, but he doesn't want to say it to his team for fear of disincentivizing the other players - that includes the middles, TSC, Chan and Damrow. That said, I'm not entirely sure. He hasn't played the same lineup in two consecutive matches has he? I know everyone wants an explanation for persisting with GG at libero, but the simple fact is that no one has really played consistently enough while in that position to claim it. Based on his presser improving the transition game is what matters most to Sheffield right now. It's been a problem all season when it was a strength last year. What GG offers in D and transition is obviously of value or they wouldn't have been keeping her on as DS while hiding her as a passer - a thing I'm not sure I have ever seen for a proper DS before. Lola has passed below a 2 most of the time she's played at L, while passing great as a DS. I'm guessing that the coaches also aren't entirely happy with her D or contribution to transition, because passing is definitely not what keeps GG showing up as L in some matches (though GG has also had some excellent passing matches at DS.) Damrow I'm convinced is not near 100% - she was cleared to play very late when I didn't even know her health was an issue at this stage. I'm guessing we're going to see what we saw against NW from now on - if they can make the passing work while hiding GG when she struggles to pass. It's just crazy enough that it might represent his solution. persisting with GG at libero? Were my eyes deceiving me when I saw Schumacher start the last match from start to finish? No Sheffield has not always done things the same way. This years new rules enticed him to go with the two libero look which was quite ineffective to state things mildly.
Instead of spending the appropriate time developing Saige or Lola, Sheffields loyalty to the incumbent caused us a whole offseason of uncertainty which exists until today due to the insistence of 'realizing' the potential of Gulce Guctekin.
And as we recently seen against the Gophers, Gulce's performance in high stakes matches has not really risen since her past struggles.
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Post by bigtenchamp1997 on Oct 2, 2024 10:55:13 GMT -5
From the Badgers Game Preview for Rutgers. Dr Crawford I Presume? An unsung star on this and previous teams.
CC Crawford is quietly one of the best current blockers in the NCAA. In the active career list, Crawford ranks second amongst all Division I athletes with 569 total career blocks. Dacie Rewerts from the University of Northern Iowa sits atop at 580 blocks.
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Post by swaggyp on Oct 2, 2024 11:05:29 GMT -5
From the Badgers Game Preview for Rutgers. Dr Crawford I Presume? An unsung star on this and previous teams. CC Crawford is quietly one of the best current blockers in the NCAA. In the active career list, Crawford ranks second amongst all Division I athletes with 569 total career blocks. Dacie Rewerts from the University of Northern Iowa sits atop at 580 blocks. INTO MY VEINS PLEASE
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Post by spicycheesebread on Oct 2, 2024 11:08:09 GMT -5
From the Badgers Game Preview for Rutgers. Dr Crawford I Presume? An unsung star on this and previous teams. CC Crawford is quietly one of the best current blockers in the NCAA. In the active career list, Crawford ranks second amongst all Division I athletes with 569 total career blocks. Dacie Rewerts from the University of Northern Iowa sits atop at 580 blocks. Quietly going about her elite business. Regardless of what the ACVA and B1G committees think when they hand out end-of-season awards, there is nothing but universal fan support for Caroline. The smartest/highest VB IQ to ever wear the Badger jersey during the Sheffield era. That's the hill I'm standing on and won't be pushed off.
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Post by badgerbreath on Oct 2, 2024 11:11:43 GMT -5
Nothing he said stands out as anything different than he has said the last 11 years. He has never answered this question definitively even when it is clear what the starting lineup is. Why does it suddenly mean something other than what it has always meant? If anything, I interpret his comments to imply that he basically has settled on a lineup, but he doesn't want to say it to his team for fear of disincentivizing the other players - that includes the middles, TSC, Chan and Damrow. That said, I'm not entirely sure. He hasn't played the same lineup in two consecutive matches has he? I know everyone wants an explanation for persisting with GG at libero, but the simple fact is that no one has really played consistently enough while in that position to claim it. Based on his presser improving the transition game is what matters most to Sheffield right now. It's been a problem all season when it was a strength last year. What GG offers in D and transition is obviously of value or they wouldn't have been keeping her on as DS while hiding her as a passer - a thing I'm not sure I have ever seen for a proper DS before. Lola has passed below a 2 most of the time she's played at L, while passing great as a DS. I'm guessing that the coaches also aren't entirely happy with her D or contribution to transition, because passing is definitely not what keeps GG showing up as L in some matches (though GG has also had some excellent passing matches at DS.) Damrow I'm convinced is not near 100% - she was cleared to play very late when I didn't even know her health was an issue at this stage. I'm guessing we're going to see what we saw against NW from now on - if they can make the passing work while hiding GG when she struggles to pass. It's just crazy enough that it might represent his solution. persisting with GG at libero? Were my eyes deceiving me when I saw Schumacher start the last match from start to finish? No Sheffield has not always done things the same way. This years new rules enticed him to go with the two libero look which was quite ineffective to state things mildly.
Instead of spending the appropriate time developing Saige or Lola, Sheffields loyalty to the incumbent caused us a whole offseason of uncertainty which exists until today due to the insistence of 'realizing' the potential of Gulce Guctekin.
And as we can see Gulce's performance in high stakes matches has not really risen since her past struggles.
As with the whole CC thing, I can't understand what you are talking about here, or how your comment relates to mine. How is Sheff showing "loyalty to the incumbent" if he has been replacing GG in the BR through the entire year, and in the last match, as you yourself point out? You seem at once concerned about that presumed loyalty and dismissive that I think anyone believes that special loyalty exists. Which is it? And where did I say Sheff always does things the same? I only said he has said the same things about his philosophy in pressers, and that he never answers this question yes or no. I also said he picks players based on how the team is performing. That has meant shifting to a 6-2 or playing Demps in the BR in the three previous years alone. This year it looks like he's going to play GG as a non passing DS, which is yet another new tactic. Whether that sticks depends if Lola can pass better when playing as a libero, which she has yet to do, and whether the team can learn to transition better with her there, which is a big worry. Still, Lola is playing every match, so what makes you think he and the coaching staff are not developing her? Saige is sometimes is not dressed, and is likely still playing with some issues related to her pre college injury and her latest surgery. She started the season as the passing libero and just did not pass well. Where is the evidence that he has not been giving her a chance?
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Post by pepperjack on Oct 2, 2024 11:17:25 GMT -5
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Post by pancake74 on Oct 2, 2024 12:00:59 GMT -5
You must have forgot how thin our bench is this season. To say someone can bust into the lineup is whimsical. Smrek, Devin, Booth and CC are interchangeable. They blend in by how they perform on game day. It is the Libero position he is still uncertain. And that's the whole lineup thing he was focusing on in the interview without saying names explicitly. All you said above is nothing short of coach speech, you know better than me. If it was John Cook where Landfair and Pierce are watching on the bench, then I probably wouldn't disagree. Believe what you want to believe though, but don't call others not good listeners. Nothing he said stands out as anything different than he has said the last 11 years. He has never answered this question definitively even when it is clear what the starting lineup is. Why does it suddenly mean something other than what it has always meant? If anything, I interpret his comments to imply that he basically has settled on a lineup, but he doesn't want to say it to his team for fear of disincentivizing the other players - that includes the middles, TSC, Chan and Damrow. That said, I'm not entirely sure. He hasn't played the same lineup in two consecutive matches has he? I know everyone wants an explanation for persisting with GG at libero, but the simple fact is that no one has really played consistently enough while in that position to claim it. Based on his presser improving the transition game is what matters most to Sheffield right now. It's been a problem all season when it was a strength last year. What GG offers in D and transition is obviously of value or they wouldn't have been keeping her on as DS while hiding her as a passer - a thing I'm not sure I have ever seen for a proper DS before. Lola has passed below a 2 most of the time she's played at L, while passing great as a DS. I'm guessing that the coaches also aren't entirely happy with her D or contribution to transition, because passing is definitely not what keeps GG showing up as L in some matches (though GG has also had some excellent passing matches at DS.) Damrow I'm convinced is not near 100% - she was cleared to play very late when I didn't even know her health was an issue at this stage. I'm guessing we're going to see what we saw against NW from now on - if they can make the passing work while hiding GG when she struggles to pass. It's just crazy enough that it might represent his solution. I think the CC/Devyn/Smrek lineup shuffle is an offense/defense issue. CC is such a good blocker from the middle as was recently noted with her all-time block statline. Very quick and a great reader. Her intensity and post-block staredown is stone cold. She is also clutch-there have been some huge moments where she came up with a stuff in big tight games. However, she is not a strong attacker. Devyn, is also a great blocker, but puts up lower numbers when blocking from the middle. She, on the other hand, is an offensive threat from both the middle and right. Her attacking is more consistent than Smrek from the right this year, probably due to Charlie needing more time to get a connection going with Smrek. But between Smrek and Devyn, Smrek is the bigger rightside block. That's my take on why the front row lineup has still been in flux.
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Post by Burly Ives on Oct 2, 2024 12:07:55 GMT -5
persisting with GG at libero? Were my eyes deceiving me when I saw Schumacher start the last match from start to finish? No Sheffield has not always done things the same way. This years new rules enticed him to go with the two libero look which was quite ineffective to state things mildly.
Instead of spending the appropriate time developing Saige or Lola, Sheffields loyalty to the incumbent caused us a whole offseason of uncertainty which exists until today due to the insistence of 'realizing' the potential of Gulce Guctekin.
And as we can see Gulce's performance in high stakes matches has not really risen since her past struggles.
As with the whole CC thing, I can't understand what you are talking about here, or how your comment relates to mine. How is Sheff showing "loyalty to the incumbent" if he has been replacing GG in the BR through the entire year, and in the last match, as you yourself point out? You seem at once concerned about that presumed loyalty and dismissive that I think anyone believes that special loyalty exists. Which is it? And where did I say Sheff always does things the same? I only said he has said the same things about his philosophy in pressers, and that he never answers this question yes or no. I also said he picks players based on how the team is performing. That has meant shifting to a 6-2 or playing Demps in the BR in the three previous years alone. This year it looks like he's going to play GG as a non passing DS, which is yet another new tactic. Whether that sticks depends if Lola can pass better when playing as a libero, which she has yet to do, and whether the team can learn to transition better with her there, which is a big worry. Still, Lola is playing every match, so what makes you think he and the coaching staff are not developing her? Saige is sometimes is not dressed, and is likely still playing with some issues related to her pre college injury and her latest surgery. She started the season as the passing libero and just did not pass well. Where is the evidence that he has not been giving her a chance? Through all of your comments you take any opportunity available to prop up GG's play which is not good enough to maintain the libero uniform. Nobody said Lola would be lights out this early on but I contended her or Saige would have been further ahead hadn't Sheffield deferred to the incumbent.
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Post by 25or624 on Oct 2, 2024 12:37:48 GMT -5
As with the whole CC thing, I can't understand what you are talking about here, or how your comment relates to mine. How is Sheff showing "loyalty to the incumbent" if he has been replacing GG in the BR through the entire year, and in the last match, as you yourself point out? You seem at once concerned about that presumed loyalty and dismissive that I think anyone believes that special loyalty exists. Which is it? And where did I say Sheff always does things the same? I only said he has said the same things about his philosophy in pressers, and that he never answers this question yes or no. I also said he picks players based on how the team is performing. That has meant shifting to a 6-2 or playing Demps in the BR in the three previous years alone. This year it looks like he's going to play GG as a non passing DS, which is yet another new tactic. Whether that sticks depends if Lola can pass better when playing as a libero, which she has yet to do, and whether the team can learn to transition better with her there, which is a big worry. Still, Lola is playing every match, so what makes you think he and the coaching staff are not developing her? Saige is sometimes is not dressed, and is likely still playing with some issues related to her pre college injury and her latest surgery. She started the season as the passing libero and just did not pass well. Where is the evidence that he has not been giving her a chance? Through all of your comments you take any opportunity available to prop up GG's play which is not good enough to maintain the libero uniform. Nobody said Lola would be lights out this early on but I contended her or Saige would have been further ahead hadn't Sheffield deferred to the incumbent. Saige Damrow tells us about volleyball life as Saige Damrow as of 9/1/24 [from a Punzel article, emphasis is mine]: Damrow made two more brief appearances before the decision was made to pull the plug on her freshman season and undergo another surgery — her third — to attempt to fix the issue once and for all.
The third surgery, which was pretty much a redo of the first, involved putting an 18-millimeter cadaver bone in her right knee, attached to her femur with three screws. The recovery process is much worse than that for the more common anterior cruciate ligament tear. She couldn’t bear weight on the knee for eight weeks, about twice as long as it takes for a typical ACL injury, and her prognosis was a 12-month recovery period....
"Honestly, when I take the results away, I couldn’t be more proud of myself for pushing to get where I am right now,” said Damrow, who played the serve receive portion of the two libero system used by the Badgers, sharing duties with junior Gulce Guctekin. “I feel like I’m definitely not at all where I want to be. This is not by any means my end result. It’s just the beginning."
Apparently, you know what Kelly is or is not doing for Saige right now. Why don't you outline your plan for getting Saige on the court sooner rather than later. In other words, where is Kelly lacking in his approach to Saige's development?
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