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Post by chibadgerfan on Nov 4, 2024 14:25:31 GMT -5
Read Avid's post in the match thread. One of Nebraska's biggest exploits against us was consistently going right side against Booth. they're not mutually exclusive strategies, though. I assume that’s also true, and a good insight. However, we had 9 team blocks against Nebraska and they hit only 0.202, so we defended fairly well. Those defense numbers are similar to what we posted against Illinois. The difference in the Nebraska match was that our offense was terrible. This weekend will be interesting. Iowa then Penn State less than 24 hours later. |
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Post by dbro1970 on Nov 4, 2024 15:17:04 GMT -5
My view is Cook focused on our two freshmen. Our team is the tallest in the world, but it requires great sets to be effective, and it’s up to the two freshmen to make that happen (good pass followed by a good set). Imperfect sets combined with great defense means an attack that would be a point against any other team is a returned ball against Nebraska. It’s a strategy that everybody has thought of, but only a few teams have the personnel to make work. Read Avid's post in the match thread. One of Nebraska's biggest exploits against us was consistently going right side against Booth. Were they going right side against Booth, or going right side to their all American Merrit Beason who was hitting nearly perfect until late in the game. |
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Post by uwvbfan on Nov 4, 2024 15:36:42 GMT -5
they're not mutually exclusive strategies, though. This weekend will be interesting. Iowa then Penn State less than 24 hours later. Penn St has the same situation - 2 matches in 24 hours. And they have to travel after playing at NW. |
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Post by dbro1970 on Nov 4, 2024 15:40:02 GMT -5
This weekend will be interesting. Iowa then Penn State less than 24 hours later. Penn St has the same situation - 2 matches in 24 hours. And they have to travel after playing at NW. 1 hour up I94, not bad as far as travel goes. And Northwestern shouldn't put up too much of a fight for PSU. |
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Post by allisonbadger on Nov 4, 2024 15:41:12 GMT -5
Wisconsin keeping their #7 spot on the Coaches' Poll this week. The NCAA Instagram commenters haven't seemed to notice yet because they're too busy arguing about whether Texas dropped enough spots.
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Post by dbro1970 on Nov 4, 2024 16:08:18 GMT -5
Wisconsin keeping their #7 spot on the Coaches' Poll this week. The NCAA Instagram commenters haven't seemed to notice yet because they're too busy arguing about whether Texas dropped enough spots. Can Wisconsin move ahead of Stanford and Creighton if they beat PSU? |
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Post by badgerbreath on Nov 4, 2024 16:09:32 GMT -5
I think UW at #7 makes sense, but they did not play that well against Nebraska and they can get better.
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Post by badgerbreath on Nov 4, 2024 16:13:23 GMT -5
Wisconsin keeping their #7 spot on the Coaches' Poll this week. The NCAA Instagram commenters haven't seemed to notice yet because they're too busy arguing about whether Texas dropped enough spots. Can Wisconsin move ahead of Stanford and Creighton if they beat PSU? Stanford yes. Creighton will probably take a win over the huskers. Even that might not work. |
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Post by swaggyp on Nov 4, 2024 17:30:37 GMT -5
If Sheffield isn't pulling a player who isn't at their best, I assume he doesn't think there's an improvement by substituting a different player. He is Wisconsin's winningest coach. I do not subscribe to the theory that a once-brilliant coach definitely knows what the current moment calls for. Look no further than coach Pop with San Antonio, who I think the game has passed by. Nevertheless, I agree with your take here: sometimes the simplest explanation is the best. In this case, the coach feels that all available alternatives are worse. |
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Post by chibadgerfan on Nov 4, 2024 17:42:45 GMT -5
Penn St has the same situation - 2 matches in 24 hours. And they have to travel after playing at NW. 1 hour up I94, not bad as far as travel goes. And Northwestern shouldn't put up too much of a fight for PSU. Good to see it’s pretty fair in terms of travel and time. If only Northwestern can pull-off a 5 set upset! |
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Post by vbdiva on Nov 4, 2024 18:51:49 GMT -5
I still wish Sheffield would consider the 3 Middle Offense... gives us a lot of options. Anna is unstoppable on the 3-1 ball. Put Anna on a box and have her work on power dunk. Since she touches 11'2 -- noone could block that... she could be dominant on power tips alone. Attachments:
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Post by pancake74 on Nov 4, 2024 21:06:18 GMT -5
Sheffield has said multiple times over multiple years that his long game is to have the team playing their best in December and that every game is a learning opportunity. Obviously, no one wants to lose, but sometimes letting your players work through a hard team that you will be facing at least a second time is more valuable than tactical substitutions, eg., "pulling a player". In fact, last week he mentioned that Sarah had a rough match against Oregon and then bounced back for a career night against Purdue. The medium to long-term gains of having Sarah and the team figure it out, was probably more impactful than subbing in TSC.
That being said, I thought the person having the toughest night was Charlie. She had several mental errors at critical plays toward the end of games. Her location in transition was not good. It was not clear she was executing any kind of offensive game plan, which cannot only be attributed to passing and ball control. Most importantly, I was not getting QB vibes from her that way that Carlini, Hilley, Izzy, MJ, and Carly give off. I don't get the sense that she is running the show, esp in high stakes moments, long rallies or chaos plays. That could be personality, experience, maturity, confidence or any manner of things that we just can't know from the sidelines. But when I was watching the game, the sub I was most expecting was Carly for Charlie based on the lack of offensive opportunities that were coming off the sets.
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Post by SportyBucky on Nov 4, 2024 21:59:02 GMT -5
If Sheffield isn't pulling a player who isn't at their best, I assume he doesn't think there's an improvement by substituting a different player. He is Wisconsin's winningest coach. So what? You really don't think Devyn hits over 0? 🙄 |
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Post by SportyBucky on Nov 4, 2024 22:00:00 GMT -5
Sheffield has said multiple times over multiple years that his long game is to have the team playing their best in December and that every game is a learning opportunity. Obviously, no one wants to lose, but sometimes letting your players work through a hard team that you will be facing at least a second time is more valuable than tactical substitutions, eg., "pulling a player". In fact, last week he mentioned that Sarah had a rough match against Oregon and then bounced back for a career night against Purdue. The medium to long-term gains of having Sarah and the team figure it out, was probably more impactful than subbing in TSC. That being said, I thought the person having the toughest night was Charlie. She had several mental errors at critical plays toward the end of games. Her location in transition was not good. It was not clear she was executing any kind of offensive game plan, which cannot only be attributed to passing and ball control. Most importantly, I was not getting QB vibes from her that way that Carlini, Hilley, Izzy, MJ, and Carly give off. I don't get the sense that she is running the show, esp in high stakes moments, long rallies or chaos plays. That could be personality, experience, maturity, confidence or any manner of things that we just can't know from the sidelines. But when I was watching the game, the sub I was most expecting was Carly for Charlie based on the lack of offensive opportunities that were coming off the sets. Never. Not even close. You have zero clue. Good night. |
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Post by bballin on Nov 4, 2024 22:24:31 GMT -5
If Sheffield isn't pulling a player who isn't at their best, I assume he doesn't think there's an improvement by substituting a different player. He is Wisconsin's winningest coach. So what? You really don't think Devyn hits over 0? 🙄 Crawford is NOT it. Sorry, but robinson is a potential future MB Olympian. Once she goes pro as a MB she will soar and make the National team, I'm calling it. For sheff to ignore that development is criminal for her and the team Crawford is unimpressive in important moments. Always the errors. |
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