Sacred Heart@Hawai'i, 3/1 7 PM HT ESPN Radio Honolulu

[VT Karen]

Mar 3, 2024 23:42:11 GMT -5 VT Karen said:

Caught the last two sets of this match. I think it's good that Hawaii hasn't peaked or shown signs of peaking yet going into the difficult part of the schedule.

I think that there are three things that need to be addressed if Hawaii wants to win next weekend's tournament and their conference:

1. Service receive
2. Setting (mainly the tempo and the inconsistent trajectories)
3. Middle Production (offense and defense)

Go Bows!

I decided to do some research on the middles offensive production and compare the 2023 and the 2024 Warriors 15 matches into the season:

Voss:

2023 (Through first 15 matches and 45 sets played) 80 kills, 8 errors on 123 attempts hitting .585
2024 (Through first 15 matches and 43 sets played) 80 kills, 8 errors, 118 attempts hitting .610

Hogland: 
2023 (Through the first 15 matches and 48 sets played) 63 kills, 11 errors on 99 attempts hitting .525

Nusterer: 

2024 (Through first 15 matches and 47 sets played) 47 kills, 11 errors on 85 attempts hitting .424


Season comparison:


2023: 143 kills, 19 errors on 222 swings hitting .559

vs

2024: 127 kills, 19 errors on 203 swings hitting .532

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There isn't a major drop in the number of sets the middles are getting this year compared to last year at the same point.

Voss washes himself, amazingly with the same number of kills and errors up to this point on 5 less attempts and 2 less sets played. Feed him more!

The larger disparity is the number of times the M2 is being utilized.

This could be for a number of reasons:

1.) The setter and the M2 are first-year starters, with not a lot of rapport built between them.

2.) Hogland was much more versatile along the net, where he regularly hit 1's, gaps (3's, whatever you want to call them), back 1's and C's, and even wide slides, which made it easier for Thelle to find him in varied situations.

3.) In comparison, Nusterer is much more static and seems to run mainly gaps, and he pretty much always hits it straight ahead or tries to work a cross-body swing with whatever space he has.

4.) The passing could be the issue as well. By the eye test, the 2024 passing line doesn't look as sturdy as it did in 2023.

5.) Finally, you're trading a multi-time national champion, All-American, and NPOY setter for a phenomenal yet inexperienced NCAA freshman setter.

[hwnstunner]

Hawaii has never utilized their middles as well as players like Solbrig, Gasman, Hogland, and Voss' numbers would suggest. Shoot, Nusterer, given all his limitations on the kinds of sets he hits, hits very well.

But the pin hitters on these teams have been of the highest calibre too. So, I guess this for that.

Thanks for all those stat comparisons. Found that interesting!

[VT Karen]

Mar 4, 2024 1:55:51 GMT -5 hwnstunner said:

Hawaii has never utilized their middles as well as players like Solbrig, Gasman, Hogland, and Voss' numbers would suggest. Shoot, Nusterer, given all his limitations on the kinds of sets he hits, hits very well.

But the pin hitters on these teams have been of the highest calibre too. So, I guess this for that.

Thanks for all those stat comparisons. Found that interesting!

Yes, Nusterer does well with what he has and I'm sure he will add more offensive routes as his career progresses.

I agree regarding the caliber of pin hitters Hawaii has had the past 7 years. You're welcome!

[ManapuaSurprise]

Mar 4, 2024 2:13:57 GMT -5 VT Karen said:

Mar 4, 2024 1:55:51 GMT -5 hwnstunner said:

Hawaii has never utilized their middles as well as players like Solbrig, Gasman, Hogland, and Voss' numbers would suggest. Shoot, Nusterer, given all his limitations on the kinds of sets he hits, hits very well.

But the pin hitters on these teams have been of the highest calibre too. So, I guess this for that.

Thanks for all those stat comparisons. Found that interesting!

Yes, Nusterer does well with what he has and I'm sure he will add more offensive routes as his career progresses.

I agree regarding the caliber of pin hitters Hawaii has had the past 7 years. You're welcome!

Nusterer also upped his serving game this season. He is tied at 4th with A.Todd with 17 aces, almost doubling Chakas (9)

[VT Karen]

Mar 4, 2024 3:03:08 GMT -5 ManapuaSurprise said:

Mar 4, 2024 2:13:57 GMT -5 VT Karen said:

Yes, Nusterer does well with what he has and I'm sure he will add more offensive routes as his career progresses.

I agree regarding the caliber of pin hitters Hawaii has had the past 7 years. You're welcome!

Nusterer also upped his serving game this season. He is tied at 4th with A.Todd with 17 aces, almost doubling Chakas (9)

We were speaking about his offensive abilities at the net vs his predecessor .


But yes, his serving is better. It looks like he's not going to step close to his toss in time but he manages to do so time and time again and he really lays into his swing.

[ohevtk]

Mar 4, 2024 1:45:44 GMT -5 VT Karen said:

Mar 3, 2024 23:42:11 GMT -5 VT Karen said:

Caught the last two sets of this match. I think it's good that Hawaii hasn't peaked or shown signs of peaking yet going into the difficult part of the schedule.

I think that there are three things that need to be addressed if Hawaii wants to win next weekend's tournament and their conference:

1. Service receive
2. Setting (mainly the tempo and the inconsistent trajectories)
3. Middle Production (offense and defense)

Go Bows!

I decided to do some research on the middles offensive production and compare the 2023 and the 2024 Warriors 15 matches into the season:

Voss:

2023 (Through first 15 matches and 45 sets played) 80 kills, 8 errors on 123 attempts hitting .585
2024 (Through first 15 matches and 43 sets played) 80 kills, 8 errors, 118 attempts hitting .610

Hogland: 
2023 (Through the first 15 matches and 48 sets played) 63 kills, 11 errors on 99 attempts hitting .525

Nusterer: 

2024 (Through first 15 matches and 47 sets played) 47 kills, 11 errors on 85 attempts hitting .424


Season comparison:


2023: 143 kills, 19 errors on 222 swings hitting .559

vs

2024: 127 kills, 19 errors on 203 swings hitting .532

=================================================================================================================


There isn't a major drop in the number of sets the middles are getting this year compared to last year at the same point.

Voss washes himself, amazingly with the same number of kills and errors up to this point on 5 less attempts and 2 less sets played. Feed him more!

The larger disparity is the number of times the M2 is being utilized.

This could be for a number of reasons:

1.) The setter and the M2 are first-year starters, with not a lot of rapport built between them.

2.) Hogland was much more versatile along the net, where he regularly hit 1's, gaps (3's, whatever you want to call them), back 1's and C's, and even wide slides, which made it easier for Thelle to find him in varied situations.

3.) In comparison, Nusterer is much more static and seems to run mainly gaps, and he pretty much always hits it straight ahead or tries to work a cross-body swing with whatever space he has.

4.) The passing could be the issue as well. By the eye test, the 2024 passing line doesn't look as sturdy as it did in 2023.

5.) Finally, you're trading a multi-time national champion, All-American, and NPOY setter for a phenomenal yet inexperienced NCAA freshman setter.

In the stats, did you account for the number of games Thelle didn't play for load management? I think it would be more apples to apples to see starting setters production with their middles, especially given point 5 since Voss and Hogland had such an established connection with Thelle

[VT Karen]

Mar 4, 2024 13:14:09 GMT -5 ohevtk said:

Mar 4, 2024 1:45:44 GMT -5 VT Karen said:

I decided to do some research on the middles offensive production and compare the 2023 and the 2024 Warriors 15 matches into the season:

Voss:

2023 (Through first 15 matches and 45 sets played) 80 kills, 8 errors on 123 attempts hitting .585
2024 (Through first 15 matches and 43 sets played) 80 kills, 8 errors, 118 attempts hitting .610

Hogland: 
2023 (Through the first 15 matches and 48 sets played) 63 kills, 11 errors on 99 attempts hitting .525

Nusterer: 

2024 (Through first 15 matches and 47 sets played) 47 kills, 11 errors on 85 attempts hitting .424


Season comparison:


2023: 143 kills, 19 errors on 222 swings hitting .559

vs

2024: 127 kills, 19 errors on 203 swings hitting .532

=================================================================================================================


There isn't a major drop in the number of sets the middles are getting this year compared to last year at the same point.

Voss washes himself, amazingly with the same number of kills and errors up to this point on 5 less attempts and 2 less sets played. Feed him more!

The larger disparity is the number of times the M2 is being utilized.

This could be for a number of reasons:

1.) The setter and the M2 are first-year starters, with not a lot of rapport built between them.

2.) Hogland was much more versatile along the net, where he regularly hit 1's, gaps (3's, whatever you want to call them), back 1's and C's, and even wide slides, which made it easier for Thelle to find him in varied situations.

3.) In comparison, Nusterer is much more static and seems to run mainly gaps, and he pretty much always hits it straight ahead or tries to work a cross-body swing with whatever space he has.

4.) The passing could be the issue as well. By the eye test, the 2024 passing line doesn't look as sturdy as it did in 2023.

5.) Finally, you're trading a multi-time national champion, All-American, and NPOY setter for a phenomenal yet inexperienced NCAA freshman setter.

In the stats, did you account for the number of games Thelle didn't play for load management? I think it would be more apples to apples to see starting setters production with their middles, especially given point 5 since Voss and Hogland had such an established connection with Thelle

No I didn't do that. But that is a great point as Thelle was absent quite a bit during the first half of the season.