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Post by vofan on Feb 26, 2024 16:59:23 GMT -5
I could be wrong but I thought Curci looked pretty good in serve receive. I think he could grow into the role.
I wonder what the starting lineup will be for the next game. Will Champlin return to libero? my guess is as good as yours
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Post by ccfan24 on Feb 26, 2024 17:19:28 GMT -5
I think Speraw missed his opportunity to have McDonough and the other libs show what they had to offer in actual matches (vs in practice) when he had Knight play lib those 4 or 5 matches earlier this year in the preseason. I wouldn't be surprised if McDonough enters the transfer portal like Cole Power did. I always thought that Power was better than Pender, yet he never got the chance to prove himself in actual matches. The only reason McDonough would stay to ride the bench (while paying that out-of-state student tuition) would be for that UCLA diploma.
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Post by sydneyoperahouse on Feb 26, 2024 17:31:27 GMT -5
I think Speraw missed his opportunity to have McDonough and the other libs show what they had to offer in actual matches (vs in practice) when he had Knight play lib those 4 or 5 matches earlier this year in the preseason. I wouldn't be surprised if McDonough enters the transfer portal like Cole Power did. I always thought that Power was better than Pender, yet he never got the chance to prove himself in actual matches. The only reason McDonough would stay to ride the bench (while paying that out-of-state student tuition) would be for that UCLA diploma. IIRC, Curci was running with the 1s for a lot of fall at libero! |
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Post by vofan on Feb 26, 2024 17:49:27 GMT -5
From the eye test Ido doesn't look great and I have thought that Grant Sloane looks pretty good. Now looking up the stats Ido is hitting 0.253 and Grant is hitting 0.506. Pretty hard to understand how Ido still has that starting spot especially when considering how short of a leash the outsides and liberos are given on this team. In the first LB game Champlin got trap set by Knight 3 points in a row and Champlin got benched.
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Post by CoastalVB on Feb 26, 2024 18:24:08 GMT -5
I think Speraw missed his opportunity to have McDonough and the other libs show what they had to offer in actual matches (vs in practice) when he had Knight play lib those 4 or 5 matches earlier this year in the preseason. I wouldn't be surprised if McDonough enters the transfer portal like Cole Power did. I always thought that Power was better than Pender, yet he never got the chance to prove himself in actual matches. The only reason McDonough would stay to ride the bench (while paying that out-of-state student tuition) would be for that UCLA diploma. Power split time with Pender. He was on the court a lot. Had he staid we would probably have started and won a national championship ring. |
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Post by booster26 on Feb 26, 2024 18:43:03 GMT -5
Could we see an upset Thursday night vs USC?
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Post by ccfan24 on Feb 26, 2024 18:43:36 GMT -5
I think Speraw missed his opportunity to have McDonough and the other libs show what they had to offer in actual matches (vs in practice) when he had Knight play lib those 4 or 5 matches earlier this year in the preseason. I wouldn't be surprised if McDonough enters the transfer portal like Cole Power did. I always thought that Power was better than Pender, yet he never got the chance to prove himself in actual matches. The only reason McDonough would stay to ride the bench (while paying that out-of-state student tuition) would be for that UCLA diploma. Power split time with Pender. He was on the court a lot. Had he staid we would probably have started and won a national championship ring. I don't remember Power getting too much court time as a Bruin. Did they do the split thing like Curci/Nakamura (eeceive/defense)? Gooch took that spot last year and ran with it. I think we took Gooch for granted. As for David vs Sloane, I see Sloane as the better oppo at this time. His offensive output is better. He keeps his serve in more frequently (and provides good service pressure...not just getting it in to get it in). He's also quicker to help out with 3-man blocks at the net and more agile to pick up digs in the backrow. McQuuggan vs Genis: Right now, McQuiggan is a knock-off JR Norris IV. He is an offensive hammer like Norris, but he doesn't block like Norris. So many times in this series vs BYU, the ball slipped through his block and fell down in front of him on the UCLA side. Norris' serve is far superior to McQuiggan's. Genis' offense has improved a lot since last year, and his blocking is what he is known for. With the offensive power of GCU, USC, and Stanford in the upcoming matches, start Genis for the blocking. |
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Post by bruinsgold on Feb 26, 2024 18:51:02 GMT -5
Power split time with Pender. He was on the court a lot. Had he staid we would probably have started and won a national championship ring. I don't remember Power getting too much court time as a Bruin. Did they do the split thing like Curci/Nakamura (eeceive/defense)? Gooch took that spot last year and ran with it. I think we took Gooch for granted. As for David vs Sloane, I see Sloane as the better oppo at this time. His offensive output is better. He keeps his serve in more frequently (and provides good service pressure...not just getting it in to get it in). He's also quicker to help out with 3-man blocks at the net and more agile to pick up digs in the backrow. McQuuggan vs Genis: Right now, McQuiggan is a knock-off JR Norris IV. He is an offensive hammer like Norris, but he doesn't block like Norris. So many times in this series vs BYU, the ball slipped through his block and fell down in front of him on the UCLA side. Norris' serve is far superior to McQuiggan's. Genis' offense has improved a lot since last year, and his blocking is what he is known for. With the offensive power of GCU, USC, and Stanford in the upcoming matches, start Genis for the blocking. Pender and Power split time pretty evenly in 2020 with Pender being the receiving libero and Power being the defensive libero with the exception of the 4 matches Pender played OH. In 2021, Pender played libero for majority of the season (21 matches) while Power saw court time sparingly (8 matches). The next year, Power transferred to UCI. If Power stayed, he would've still been behind Pender and then Gooch came the next year. |
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Post by ccfan24 on Feb 26, 2024 19:26:40 GMT -5
I don't remember Power getting too much court time as a Bruin. Did they do the split thing like Curci/Nakamura (eeceive/defense)? Gooch took that spot last year and ran with it. I think we took Gooch for granted. As for David vs Sloane, I see Sloane as the better oppo at this time. His offensive output is better. He keeps his serve in more frequently (and provides good service pressure...not just getting it in to get it in). He's also quicker to help out with 3-man blocks at the net and more agile to pick up digs in the backrow. McQuuggan vs Genis: Right now, McQuiggan is a knock-off JR Norris IV. He is an offensive hammer like Norris, but he doesn't block like Norris. So many times in this series vs BYU, the ball slipped through his block and fell down in front of him on the UCLA side. Norris' serve is far superior to McQuiggan's. Genis' offense has improved a lot since last year, and his blocking is what he is known for. With the offensive power of GCU, USC, and Stanford in the upcoming matches, start Genis for the blocking. Pender and Power split time pretty evenly in 2020 with Pender being the receiving libero and Power being the defensive libero with the exception of the 4 matches Pender played OH. In 2021, Pender played libero for majority of the season (21 matches) while Power saw court time sparingly (8 matches). The next year, Power transferred to UCI. If Power stayed, he would've still been behind Pender and then Gooch came the next year. I completely blocked out 2020 from my memory. Something big must have happened that year 🤔 |
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Post by bruinsgold on Feb 26, 2024 19:33:18 GMT -5
Pender and Power split time pretty evenly in 2020 with Pender being the receiving libero and Power being the defensive libero with the exception of the 4 matches Pender played OH. In 2021, Pender played libero for majority of the season (21 matches) while Power saw court time sparingly (8 matches). The next year, Power transferred to UCI. If Power stayed, he would've still been behind Pender and then Gooch came the next year. I completely blocked out 2020 from my memory. Something big must have happened that year 🤔 It was the year Speraw tried to make Mads Kyed Jensen a setter. Never forget! Or some other stuff happened. But Jensen over Parks and Kobrine was criminal. |
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Post by CoastalVB on Feb 26, 2024 20:20:12 GMT -5
UCLA has a deep team and all the pieces/experience to win it all.
The weakness against BYU is they were up 8-4 in the 5th the first night and lost. That is a red flag. They gave up an 8-0 run the second night. Shocking for a team like that to lose 8 points in a row. If that run is 4-0, they probably sweep the match. Composure? Clutch play? They had it last year, and that was the reason they won. Talent plus stepping up in big moments is what it takes.
Examples from last year - Rowan at Beach - big serves in huge moments. Knight vs Hawaii in the championship - big serves in big moments when they were down. Norris serving to close out Hawaii. Champ, Ido, and Merrick clutch play all year. They did not have much clutch play this past weekend, nor when they were up 2-0 vs Ohio State. Without those moments, they can lose to a motivated team that is playing well. It will be fun to see if they can rise above the pressure and play at the highest level. If they do it will be tough. Go Bruins!
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Post by ccfan24 on Feb 26, 2024 20:21:31 GMT -5
I completely blocked out 2020 from my memory. Something big must have happened that year 🤔 It was the year Speraw tried to make Mads Kyed Jensen a setter. Never forget! Or some other stuff happened. But Jensen over Parks and Kobrine was criminal. OMG Jensen. I really did forget all about that year. |
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Post by VBQ on Feb 27, 2024 0:12:58 GMT -5
UCLA has a deep team and all the pieces/experience to win it all. The weakness against BYU is they were up 8-4 in the 5th the first night and lost. That is a red flag. They gave up an 8-0 run the second night. Shocking for a team like that to lose 8 points in a row. If that run is 4-0, they probably sweep the match. Composure? Clutch play? They had it last year, and that was the reason they won. Talent plus stepping up in big moments is what it takes. Examples from last year - Rowan at Beach - big serves in huge moments. Knight vs Hawaii in the championship - big serves in big moments when they were down. Norris serving to close out Hawaii. Champ, Ido, and Merrick clutch play all year. They did not have much clutch play this past weekend, nor when they were up 2-0 vs Ohio State. Without those moments, they can lose to a motivated team that is playing well. It will be fun to see if they can rise above the pressure and play at the highest level. If they do it will be tough. Go Bruins! You said yourself. They have a deep bench, with all the studs from last season's championship team, and still lost to a so-so BYU team. |
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Post by CoastalVB on Feb 27, 2024 0:59:22 GMT -5
UCLA has a deep team and all the pieces/experience to win it all. The weakness against BYU is they were up 8-4 in the 5th the first night and lost. That is a red flag. They gave up an 8-0 run the second night. Shocking for a team like that to lose 8 points in a row. If that run is 4-0, they probably sweep the match. Composure? Clutch play? They had it last year, and that was the reason they won. Talent plus stepping up in big moments is what it takes. Examples from last year - Rowan at Beach - big serves in huge moments. Knight vs Hawaii in the championship - big serves in big moments when they were down. Norris serving to close out Hawaii. Champ, Ido, and Merrick clutch play all year. They did not have much clutch play this past weekend, nor when they were up 2-0 vs Ohio State. Without those moments, they can lose to a motivated team that is playing well. It will be fun to see if they can rise above the pressure and play at the highest level. If they do it will be tough. Go Bruins! You said yourself. They have a deep bench, with all the studs from last season's championship team, and still lost to a so-so BYU team. Having the talent is not enough. You need to play your best when your best is expected. That is missing in some cases this year. Clutch play. If two or three of the players on the court clutch up, watch out. |
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Post by gobruins on Feb 27, 2024 4:16:21 GMT -5
I don't remember Power getting too much court time as a Bruin. Did they do the split thing like Curci/Nakamura (eeceive/defense)? Gooch took that spot last year and ran with it. I think we took Gooch for granted. As for David vs Sloane, I see Sloane as the better oppo at this time. His offensive output is better. He keeps his serve in more frequently (and provides good service pressure...not just getting it in to get it in). He's also quicker to help out with 3-man blocks at the net and more agile to pick up digs in the backrow. McQuuggan vs Genis: Right now, McQuiggan is a knock-off JR Norris IV. He is an offensive hammer like Norris, but he doesn't block like Norris. So many times in this series vs BYU, the ball slipped through his block and fell down in front of him on the UCLA side. Norris' serve is far superior to McQuiggan's. Genis' offense has improved a lot since last year, and his blocking is what he is known for. With the offensive power of GCU, USC, and Stanford in the upcoming matches, start Genis for the blocking. Pender and Power split time pretty evenly in 2020 with Pender being the receiving libero and Power being the defensive libero with the exception of the 4 matches Pender played OH. In 2021, Pender played libero for majority of the season (21 matches) while Power saw court time sparingly (8 matches). The next year, Power transferred to UCI. If Power stayed, he would've still been behind Pender and then Gooch came the next year. If Power had stayed at UCLA, Gooch probably would not have come to UCLA. |
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