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Post by Onthebench on Sept 12, 2017 8:59:20 GMT -5
Latest RPI Futures has us now losing 5 matches (was 8). What this tells me is that we were expected to lose both matches to Stanford and the match with Colorado. Not sure why Colorado was a projected loss. Stanford was debatable until the matches were played. I'm guessing those five projected losses are Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and maybe either Illinois or Wisconsin again. Doesn't give me any confidence in this projected rankings. 4. Penn State - Big Ten (25-5) - .6789, LW - 7, SOS - 21 Read more: This weeks RPI FuturesIn Rich Kern's RKPI we are now #1 with MN #2 I think Purdue with Cuttino is more dangerous than Illinois |
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Post by armydoogie on Sept 12, 2017 9:20:41 GMT -5
Latest RPI Futures has us now losing 5 matches (was 8). What this tells me is that we were expected to lose both matches to Stanford and the match with Colorado. Not sure why Colorado was a projected loss. Stanford was debatable until the matches were played. I'm guessing those five projected losses are Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and maybe either Illinois or Wisconsin again. Doesn't give me any confidence in this projected rankings. 4. Penn State - Big Ten (25-5) - .6789, LW - 7, SOS - 21 Read more: This weeks RPI FuturesIn Rich Kern's RKPI we are now #1 with MN #2 Fortunately, the B1G coaches believe otherwise... Remember, they picked PSU to finish first. If we lose any B1G matches this season, I think it will still be less than 4. Even in "down" years, the PSU squad are "gamers" who rise to the occasion. Just my $0.02. |
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Post by traveler on Sept 12, 2017 11:09:17 GMT -5
I remember back in 2007-10, before NE, when I was so blasé about PSU winning the B1G. It seemed so easy, so obviously assumed. There's so much more parity now, and it's been so long. Would love to see these players notch another one.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2017 11:32:03 GMT -5
Latest RPI Futures has us now losing 5 matches (was 8). What this tells me is that we were expected to lose both matches to Stanford and the match with Colorado. Not sure why Colorado was a projected loss. Stanford was debatable until the matches were played. I'm guessing those five projected losses are Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and maybe either Illinois or Wisconsin again. Doesn't give me any confidence in this projected rankings. 4. Penn State - Big Ten (25-5) - .6789, LW - 7, SOS - 21 Read more: This weeks RPI FuturesIn Rich Kern's RKPI we are now #1 with MN #2 Fortunately, the B1G coaches believe otherwise... Remember, they picked PSU to finish first. If we lose any B1G matches this season, I think it will still be less than 4. Even in "down" years, the PSU squad are "gamers" who rise to the occasion. Just my $0.02. Not that B1G coaches deserve to be treated fairly (think 2014 POY), but they did pick PSU before any games were played. Minnesota and Wisconsin have been impressive so far so it's hard to say that they'd vote the same way today. |
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Post by bob2061 on Sept 12, 2017 12:26:58 GMT -5
Coach Rose has let the lions out of their cage and they are not going back in. The team seems to be getting better all the time and the "pride" is back. I just wish they would let Haleigh have more attacks.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2017 12:33:34 GMT -5
Coach Rose has let the lions out of their cage and they are not going back in. The team seems to be getting better all the time and the "pride" is back. I just wish they would let Haleigh have more attacks. Who knows? Maybe Coach Rose isn't showing all of his cards? |
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Post by traveler on Sept 12, 2017 13:30:25 GMT -5
Coach Rose has let the lions out of their cage and they are not going back in. The team seems to be getting better all the time and the "pride" is back. I just wish they would let Haleigh have more attacks. Wish Haleigh would get more. Wish Reed would get more. Wish Abby would get more. Wish Heidi would get more. Wish Tori would get more. I think we have a surfeit of legit offensive weapons, and each will have her night. It's what's making this year so engaging for me: we're always game, but we don't always know whose going to have the big game on any given night. That keeps our opponents in a quandary, as well. Did someone already use the whack-a-mole metaphor? Scouting and planning to handle all these weapons has got to be near impossible. As for Haleigh (as I think Talking Head observed) she's making strides in her defense(which she will need for her post-grad work). |
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Post by psumaui on Sept 12, 2017 16:18:02 GMT -5
As for who gets the most balls each game, I think it is just Russ finding the weak areas of the opponent and exploiting them. Remember the tremendous block BYU had in 2014. Russ just had the players hit to BYU's weaker blocking side most of the match. This is why Texas lost to them that year in the Semi's. Texas kept trying to hit into that big block.
Each team is different and will have to be delt with differently. Russ said that the team had issues dealing with A&M's fast offense. They need to be able to handle faster offenses. Wisconsin had no problem handling A&M. Against Wisconsin, I think it is a sweep this year. Yea, they look good but remember, Simone has their number. I don't think she had a bad match against them yet! Their defense is not nearly as good as it used to be and if we put up blocks like we did against Stanford when we play WI then I say it's a 6 game sweep with them.
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Post by cross5 on Sept 12, 2017 16:21:56 GMT -5
As for who gets the most balls each game, I think it is just Russ finding the weak areas of the opponent and exploiting them. Remember the tremendous block BYU had in 2014. Russ just had the players hit to BYU's weaker blocking side most of the match. This is why Texas lost to them that year in the Semi's. Texas kept trying to hit into that big block. They sped the sets up a bit and hit cross court in the seam all night long as thr slow big middles could never close and did alot of reverse flow. |
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Post by centralpennvbfan on Oct 30, 2017 7:30:39 GMT -5
It is amazing that the preseason RPI has been fairly accurate. However, most followers of the sport could list the top ten teams every year with only one or two outliers...
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Post by armydoogie on Oct 30, 2017 10:58:58 GMT -5
It is amazing that the preseason RPI has been fairly accurate. However, most followers of the sport could list the top ten teams every year with only one or two outliers... With the obvious exception of the disdain/disrespect for the PSU program, of course. |
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Post by elliotberton on Oct 30, 2017 13:40:43 GMT -5
PSU was substantially under valued at 12. Of course no one predicted that we would be playing a modified 6/2, that one of our setters would hit so well, that Thelen would turn into a force, or that Nia Reed would come out of nowhere to carry the team in a tough away match. At this point, nothing would surprise me. I am now sort of expecting Powers or Putnicki to get double digit kills in a match at some point this year.
One of the things I have appreciated about recent match coverage is the slow motion showing 4 of our players moving simultaneously for an attack. I don't recall seeing 4 real attack options in past years. In fact, I don't recall seeing anything like that by any women's college team. A 4 attacker play actually looks like our Men's international team. I think our coaches and the players have put together a truly sophisticated offense this year.
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Post by traveler on Oct 30, 2017 16:38:59 GMT -5
As for who gets the most balls each game, I think it is just Russ finding the weak areas of the opponent and exploiting them. Remember the tremendous block BYU had in 2014. Russ just had the players hit to BYU's weaker blocking side most of the match. This is why Texas lost to them that year in the Semi's. Texas kept trying to hit into that big block. Each team is different and will have to be delt with differently. Russ said that the team had issues dealing with A&M's fast offense. They need to be able to handle faster offenses. Wisconsin had no problem handling A&M. Against Wisconsin, I think it is a sweep this year. Yea, they look good but remember, Simone has their number. I don't think she had a bad match against them yet! Their defense is not nearly as good as it used to be and if we put up blocks like we did against Stanford when we play WI then I say it's a 6 game sweep with them. On WI, Bates played back row last year (I think their regular L was unexpectedly out). So now she's back hitting...I suspect that did not strengthen their D. |
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Post by elliotberton on Oct 30, 2017 17:08:27 GMT -5
Yet WI defense was easily the most impressive PSU has played thus far. They dug everything. I did not look closely but I suspect Bates received serve then moved to attack just like Frantti and Lee do for us.
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