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Post by talkbdgrvb65 on Dec 29, 2023 12:54:07 GMT -5
I feel like people are very doom and gloom on here, but let’s look at the facts of everything Setter: the best freshman in the country, and a back up coming in, yes depth/experience would be nice but we got about the best addition we could hope for Middle: either we get the same very strong duo back or we get Devyn over Crawford meaning they decided she’s an upgrade, and improved depth with the freshman RS: Smrek, one of the most terminal hitters in the country, with Devyn as a back up OH: the literal player of the year for 2023…. And then probably Julia orzol, who’s a super solid all around player, and won a natty, and people really hate on her hitting but like it’s Better than a lot of elite 8 teams OHs, who will also be playing alongside 4 all American hitters so being a solid passer, defender and a smart player is really more important than being terminal. And a freakishly athletic freshman to back them up Libero/DS: To get the libero jersey I think the following players will need one c factor GG, pass consistently Damrow, stay healthy. (She balled out the limited playing time she got, I think she can be great) Schumacher, adjust to college quickly Chan, be a diamond in the rough like a few little a before her have been do I see all 4 of those things happening? No, but 1/4 yes My hope/bet is Lola and saige battle for the libero jersey and GG DS for Smrek, no passing just great defense Overall I think they look really goo, you have to remember improvements/unexpected things happen, like did we expect Sarah to be POY, definitely not, I have a feeling others will step up like that next year as well (though hard to hope for that level again) Overall they look great, a bit more depth would help but still, a very promising team. I think Nebraska basically stays the same, and this roster can beat them. I think the natty goes through Texas, and yes they look scary with all the transfers, but they all can’t play at once. I think they have a legit shot, and I’m kinda glad they didn’t get landfair I'm watching out for Lola in the backcourt group. Looking forward to seeing her as a Badger. Saige's health scares me. She's had this knee problem for about a year and a half or so yes? "Procedure" in H.S. then another surgery as a Badger... 😔
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2023 13:02:19 GMT -5
Should be fun to watch
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Post by rainbowbadger on Dec 29, 2023 13:03:56 GMT -5
Please all just ignore Boof.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2023 13:06:21 GMT -5
Please all just ignore Boof. Ignore for what? lol. I didn’t say anything bad
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Post by mnwis20 on Dec 29, 2023 13:12:24 GMT -5
Anyone know of other offers out to transfers at this point and or tours coming? I’d assume another OH and setter for depth may be in the cards based on the recent Punzel article with Sheffield.
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Post by slxpress on Dec 29, 2023 13:33:50 GMT -5
Please all just ignore Boof. I like saying the username out loud. Boof. Booooooooooooof. Boof. It's fun.
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Post by dbro1970 on Dec 29, 2023 13:37:38 GMT -5
Do we look at bringing in Kubik with the Landfair news? I don't think so. We have Orzol that can do everything Kubik does, maybe better. And Shadd-Ceres is in the same mold. We do look into maybe seeing if Devyn can play on the left?
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Post by mibadger on Dec 29, 2023 13:49:05 GMT -5
Im not buying the can’t transfer for winter semester thing. She’s never transferred before so it doesn’t makes sense. If she decided to stay at Minnesota one more semester to get her degree and transfer in the summer I could see that but that’s her choice and not the same as can’t.
Maybe it’s an academic problem with her coming to Wisconsin and so few of her credits transfer that it made her rethink her decision. Maybe she’s having trouble getting thru admissions. Maybe Sheffield had a deadline or decided to target someone else instead. To many unknown variables. I thought this was the best fit for her but came with some substantial team chemistry risks but that we had a veteran enough crew that could handle it. I don’t see how she makes Nebraska that much better and potentially causes them locker room problems as well. If her choice is Nebraska then I’d be very interested in looking at who transfers out of there in the spring.
Early season next season is going to be really interesting. Breaking in a new setter and lots of new blood coming into the program combined with a really tough early season could see us losing more than we have grown accustomed to early. If Charlie is all that, and I think she will be, I see us being very tough by the time it matters but we may have to go on the road to get back to the final four.
With no scrimmages in the spring it’d be cool if they did a couple open practices instead. Maybe even at some different locations. Other than covid have they ever not had any scrimmages?
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Post by dbro1970 on Dec 29, 2023 13:52:32 GMT -5
A brother tries to be optimistic and this is what I get haha. Throw a “one of” before my statement They are 1 and 2 in class and no one will really know until they are playing college level. Just thought I’d have some fun there. You get a preview in under armor game since they are the team captains of their teams but I think we won’t really see till college UA should be fun. Charlie and Izzy have their future teamate liberos on their rosters, too.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2023 13:53:26 GMT -5
Im not buying the can’t transfer for winter semester thing. She’s never transferred before so it doesn’t makes sense. If she decided to stay at Minnesota one more semester to get her degree and transfer in the summer I could see that but that’s her choice and not the same as can’t. Maybe it’s an academic problem with her coming to Wisconsin and so few of her credits transfer that it made her rethink her decision. Maybe she’s having trouble getting thru admissions. Maybe Sheffield had a deadline or decided to target someone else instead. To many unknown variables. I thought this was the best fit for her but came with some substantial team chemistry risks but that we had a veteran enough crew that could handle it. I don’t see how she makes Nebraska that much better and potentially causes them locker room problems as well. If her choice is Nebraska then I’d be very interested in looking at who transfers out of there in the spring. Early season next season is going to be really interesting. Breaking in a new setter and lots of new blood coming into the program combined with a really tough early season could see us losing more than we have grown accustomed to early. If Charlie is all that, and I think she will be, I see us being very tough by the time it matters but we may have to go on the road to get back to the final four. With no scrimmages in the spring it’d be cool if they did a couple open practices instead. Maybe even at some different locations. Other than covid have they ever not had any scrimmages? . I think wisky is still better then Nebraska with or without landfair. You don’t need her to compete with Nebraska, I believe it’s more a Texas problem
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Post by mibadger on Dec 29, 2023 14:01:28 GMT -5
I feel like people are very doom and gloom on here, but let’s look at the facts of everything Setter: the best freshman in the country, and a back up coming in, yes depth/experience would be nice but we got about the best addition we could hope for Middle: either we get the same very strong duo back or we get Devyn over Crawford meaning they decided she’s an upgrade, and improved depth with the freshman RS: Smrek, one of the most terminal hitters in the country, with Devyn as a back up OH: the literal player of the year for 2023…. And then probably Julia orzol, who’s a super solid all around player, and won a natty, and people really hate on her hitting but like it’s Better than a lot of elite 8 teams OHs, who will also be playing alongside 4 all American hitters so being a solid passer, defender and a smart player is really more important than being terminal. And a freakishly athletic freshman to back them up Libero/DS: To get the libero jersey I think the following players will need one c factor GG, pass consistently Damrow, stay healthy. (She balled out the limited playing time she got, I think she can be great) Schumacher, adjust to college quickly Chan, be a diamond in the rough like a few little a before her have been do I see all 4 of those things happening? No, but 1/4 yes My hope/bet is Lola and saige battle for the libero jersey and GG DS for Smrek, no passing just great defense Overall I think they look really goo, you have to remember improvements/unexpected things happen, like did we expect Sarah to be POY, definitely not, I have a feeling others will step up like that next year as well (though hard to hope for that level again) Overall they look great, a bit more depth would help but still, a very promising team. I think Nebraska basically stays the same, and this roster can beat them. I think the natty goes through Texas, and yes they look scary with all the transfers, but they all can’t play at once. I think they have a legit shot, and I’m kinda glad they didn’t get landfair I agree with all of this. I’m super optimistic about next year even tho I think it might be a bit bumpy early. I am worried about Damrow and her knee. Multiple surgeries is not a great sign. Hopefully she can rehab well and be back at full strength. I’m excited to see all the freshman but especially TSC. Her athleticism could be a game changer if she can adjust to the college game quickly.
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Post by tablealgebra on Dec 29, 2023 15:04:19 GMT -5
I absolutely think that we can put out a great starting 7 and our RS/MB depth is overwhelming, and not necessarily in a good way.
But there are concerns. We have no depth at OH, meaning Julia is our presumptive OH2. But all our smalls come with concerns (GG's passing, Saige's knee, the fact that freshmen rarely make good liberos). Thus, there is a really big concern at one spot on the court. And in addition, quality depth is a concern at both positions.
Considering this is the last year of an outstanding group of players, I think the fanbase in general would be disappointed with anything less than a Final Four. Specifically, with as game-changing as Anna Smrek is when she is in the front row, I was hoping we would get a second national championship with her. Honestly, if Texas hadn't put it all together, I think we had it in 2023.
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Post by badgerguru on Dec 29, 2023 15:22:55 GMT -5
I absolutely think that we can put out a great starting 7 and our RS/MB depth is overwhelming, and not necessarily in a good way. But there are concerns. We have no depth at OH, meaning Julia is our presumptive OH2. But all our smalls come with concerns (GG's passing, Saige's knee, the fact that freshmen rarely make good liberos). Thus, there is a really big concern at one spot on the court. And in addition, quality depth is a concern at both positions. Considering this is the last year of an outstanding group of players, I think the fanbase in general would be disappointed with anything less than a Final Four. Specifically, with as game-changing as Anna Smrek is when she is in the front row, I was hoping we would get a second national championship with her. Honestly, if Texas hadn't put it all together, I think we had it in 2023. Oh I know the badgers are coming for blood next season. B1G title & National title
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Post by BadgerAce42 on Dec 29, 2023 15:40:19 GMT -5
Anyone know of other offers out to transfers at this point and or tours coming? I’d assume another OH and setter for depth may be in the cards based on the recent Punzel article with Sheffield. Who are the best OH prospects left in the portal? Also, wouldn’t it be funny if the elder Reilly decided to join the Badgers for her last year?
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Post by honeybadger88 on Dec 29, 2023 15:50:07 GMT -5
Because of Landfair's desire to play as a 6ro OH and Sheff and co being honest that she will only play 3ro as the OH2 since Frank is NPOY, she put a line though us. There seems to be a strong chance that she will likely play for Nebraska unless Cook doesn't rate her highly and prefers Batenhorst and Krause and also may have said something similar Sheff and co said to her. But it seems that Cook rates her higher than Batenhorst and Krause, if that's the case then you can damn be sure she's gone to Nebraska.
As I already said with Wrobel being behind either Julia or the OH transfer for the OH2 spot, she's already very likely gone but honestly I hope we don't go after another OH such as Batenhorst or Krause (or any OH for that matter) and have Julia play that OH2 role since she would be perfect as a 6ro player who's an elite OH passer and defender since she's also good at blocking too, she may not be as terminal as someone like Ella or TTA but she's pretty solid as a hitter. I wonder if Julia can take back row swings too?
What we really need is an gun Libero from the portal (who's that player I'm not sure though) who's elite in passing AND serve receive which the team got undone by against Texas. We could also go after another reliable DS as well with Sage being injury prone and that Reed is leaving.
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