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Post by traveler on Sept 17, 2021 19:33:15 GMT -5
Overall, Penn State played pretty well. Not a perfect match, but good effort. Also, overall, despite their quirks, I liked the broadcast team. They did totally throw me off when they said "Last touched by Navy." Oh, Blue, that's right. it was a different, but mature, crew in the booth this morning that I liked even better. But one of these guys had coached and knew the game, which is always useful. lol. |
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Post by traveler on Sept 17, 2021 19:38:44 GMT -5
What I saw that left me worried was double- or triple-teaming in the back court (at least that's how it looked on video), leaving no one to take the product of the dig, and a fair number of collisions while receiving an attack. Seemed like the back court was a bit unruly, not familiar with playing with each other...which shouldn't be true at this point. I immediately thought of how Lacey, Dom, Keeton knit themselves into the court so neatly. Back in the day. In my probably selective memory.
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Post by nyline on Sept 17, 2021 20:05:54 GMT -5
What I saw that left me worried was double- or triple-teaming in the back court (at least that's how it looked on video), leaving no one to take the product of the dig, and a fair number of collisions while receiving an attack. Seemed like the back court was a bit unruly, not familiar with playing with each other...which shouldn't be true at this point. I immediately thought of how Lacey, Dom, Keeton knit themselves into the court so neatly. Back in the day. In my probably selective memory. I wonder if with Kudryashova replacing Pritchard the defensive set-up was different. Watching on my tablet, it's hard for me to tell (OK, I'll be honest, if I were watching on a 12 foot by 8 foot 16K HDHDHDHD screen, it would still be hard for me to tell). Also, assuming Pritchard and Kudryashova practice equally well this coming week, who do we think starts against Rutgers (I'm assuming, perhaps incorrectly, that Kudryashova's Rutger's background would have no bearing on that decision). |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2021 20:09:18 GMT -5
Stats
HittingPSU .287 WV .088 AcesPSU 1 WV 0 BlocksPSU 10 WV 5 DigsPSU 32 WV 26 Serve ErrorsPSU 7 WV 6 Hitting ErrorsPSU 12 WV 28 That PSU service-errors to aces ratio is not good. |
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Post by ethankasales on Sept 17, 2021 20:52:03 GMT -5
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Post by treblejig on Sept 18, 2021 7:44:56 GMT -5
I'm sure I missed the answer to this question, but is Erika injured?
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Post by traveler on Sept 18, 2021 9:41:32 GMT -5
When she was subbed out in the RMU match, it looked like it was about her high error rate. IIRC she was suited up for the evening match but AK started in her place. Maybe others saw something else.
I think Coach was looking to go with the players who are delivering right now. He said something that I read or reread this week about loyalty being a problem of his...along the lines of needs to put in the best option at the moment.
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Post by traveler on Sept 18, 2021 9:43:07 GMT -5
Haven't seen much of Sunahara the last few years, but I thought he looked a little shell-shocked last night. Coming in 10-0 and on the verge of getting swept was a bitter pill from the looks of it. Which surprised me since Coach Rose rarely lets his face reveal how he sees things.
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Post by nyline on Sept 18, 2021 10:47:58 GMT -5
When she was subbed out in the RMU match, it looked like it was about her high error rate. IIRC she was suited up for the evening match but AK started in her place. Maybe others saw something else. I think Coach was looking to go with the players who are delivering right now. He said something that I read or reread this week about loyalty being a problem of his...along the lines of needs to put in the best option at the moment. That's how I read the situation too. Fwiw, Kudryasova had the second most kills last night (9), but only hit .190. |
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Post by treblejig on Sept 18, 2021 12:24:38 GMT -5
When she was subbed out in the RMU match, it looked like it was about her high error rate. IIRC she was suited up for the evening match but AK started in her place. Maybe others saw something else. I think Coach was looking to go with the players who are delivering right now. He said something that I read or reread this week about loyalty being a problem of his...along the lines of needs to put in the best option at the moment. Thanks for your reply. I wasn't able to watch the RMU match. |
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Post by elliotberton on Sept 18, 2021 13:09:15 GMT -5
When she was subbed out in the RMU match, it looked like it was about her high error rate. IIRC she was suited up for the evening match but AK started in her place. Maybe others saw something else. I think Coach was looking to go with the players who are delivering right now. He said something that I read or reread this week about loyalty being a problem of his...along the lines of needs to put in the best option at the moment. That's how I read the situation too. Fwiw, Kudryasova had the second most kills last night (9), but only hit .190. I saw Nebraska's established a OHs hitting low percentages too. Obviously, that is the toughest position from which to hit for a high percentage. |
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Post by elliotberton on Sept 18, 2021 13:43:47 GMT -5
Net front block? Is there any other kind? Well, neither is a serve receive a "dig" and Blossom looks nothing like Parker or Kudryshova, but perhaps the play by play is a student. Anyway, it's ESPN so why should we expect quality announcing for women's sports? |
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