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Post by cross5 on Nov 26, 2018 9:03:07 GMT -5
Yes, you're correct. I realized that shortly afterwards, and neglected to fix my post.
Would have been cool if it worked that way. Name a team in the country who is better prepared for a back to back competition like that? 😁 |
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Post by offonvictory on Nov 26, 2018 9:47:46 GMT -5
Honestly, I'd rather play new teams in the regional round than more grueling death matches with Big Ten teams. Creighton is a good team, but I'm not sure I would have rooted for a 10 seed for example to avoid Stanford, which could have meant Nebraska in regional semis and Minn in regional final. That doesn't look good to me.
I do have a small concern about Craig D. on the Creighton staff. Going to be interesting for him to scout our team. Thankfully, we have a lot of new faces.
There's no guarantees of anything, which means we may not make it to play Stanford or Stanford may not make it to play us!
Honestly, this team didn't earn a cakewalk to the final four. That's ok. I'm hopeful that this past weekend gives the confidence to know they can play with absolutely anyone, but a reality check that there's still work to do. But, who knows what the vibe is in the locker room! One thing that seems to always be true is that freshmen and seniors have a burning desire to win. We basically only play freshmen and seniors, so hopefully that's a good combination!
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Post by traveler on Nov 26, 2018 9:50:49 GMT -5
To me, the problem with playing a lot of good teams is that I don't see the PSU being able to sustain a high level of play for 3-4 games. My take from the Wisconsin game is that PSU was so high from the Minn win, and that game took such an emotional toll from the players that it was difficult for them to play to their ability on Saturday. Plus, as I keep saying  , freshmen are not going to play up to their ability on a regular basis. They will not be consistent as it isn't something that they have learned to do at this point in time. Consistency is something that will take time for them to learn. If we get to the regional final and beat Stanford, (a rather big if I know ), I think that we have a pretty good chance to beat BYU or Texas. IMHO. Not sure I agree. I think fatigue can always be a factor, but the confidence of beating #2 countervails. Here's what I saw: WI is a very different team, very different weapons. Our block was highly effective on Fri., not so much on Sat. Two thoughts about why: coaching decisions/assignments and playing against a player who's 6'8". With an extra-points deuce match on Sat., I think we did relatively well. Also think the experience of it will be of use. |
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Post by cross5 on Nov 26, 2018 12:02:06 GMT -5
I do have a small concern about Craig D. on the Creighton staff. While I appreciate Craig very much he really doesnt have much insight in the inner working of about 80-90% of our starters. 😉 |
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Post by cross5 on Nov 26, 2018 12:04:17 GMT -5
Honestly, I'd rather play new teams in the regional round than more grueling death matches with Big Ten teams. This is a really good observation and I agree with wholeheartedly. |
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Post by elliotberton on Nov 26, 2018 13:34:30 GMT -5
I agree with all of Traveler's points. I don't think fatigue was as big an issue as the challenges posed by Wisconsin's players. Flaugh did a nice job showing, on several replays, how PSU intentionally chose to try to slow down Rettke. The focus on Wisconsin's slide attack resulted in Wisconsin's left side attacking one on one a lot-which effected our block stats. In addition, against Minn Parker was able to get around the block very well. But she was stuffed early against Wisconsin, and struggled to find a consistent solution to Wisconsin's defense which seemed to be geared against her. The result was we had to look elsewhere for scoring. Given these challenges, the fact that the match went 5-deuce is pretty impressive.
The good news is that there are not too many 6'8" players with which to contend. So I am optimistic that Parker will resume producing kills at a high rate going forward-even against teams who game plan against her in particular.
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Post by nitneliun on Nov 26, 2018 14:53:27 GMT -5
I agree with all of Traveler's points. I don't think fatigue was as big an issue as the challenges posed by Wisconsin's players. Flaugh did a nice job showing, on several replays, how PSU intentionally chose to try to slow down Rettke. The focus on Wisconsin's slide attack resulted in Wisconsin's left side attacking one on one a lot-which effected our block stats. In addition, against Minn Parker was able to get around the block very well. But she was stuffed early against Wisconsin, and struggled to find a consistent solution to Wisconsin's defense which seemed to be geared against her. The result was we had to look elsewhere for scoring. Given these challenges, the fact that the match went 5-deuce is pretty impressive. The good news is that there are not too many 6'8" players with which to contend. So I am optimistic that Parker will resume producing kills at a high rate going forward-even against teams who game plan against her in particular. The bottom line is that Duello had a career night because we sold out to stop Rettke. |
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Post by Millennium on Nov 26, 2018 16:20:11 GMT -5
I agree with all of Traveler's points. I don't think fatigue was as big an issue as the challenges posed by Wisconsin's players. Flaugh did a nice job showing, on several replays, how PSU intentionally chose to try to slow down Rettke. The focus on Wisconsin's slide attack resulted in Wisconsin's left side attacking one on one a lot-which effected our block stats. In addition, against Minn Parker was able to get around the block very well. But she was stuffed early against Wisconsin, and struggled to find a consistent solution to Wisconsin's defense which seemed to be geared against her. The result was we had to look elsewhere for scoring. Given these challenges, the fact that the match went 5-deuce is pretty impressive. The good news is that there are not too many 6'8" players with which to contend. So I am optimistic that Parker will resume producing kills at a high rate going forward-even against teams who game plan against her in particular.
Only problem is, we will potentially run into worse than one 6'8" player, we may have to face TWO 6'6" players. Ouch!
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Post by nyline on Nov 26, 2018 16:24:19 GMT -5
I agree with all of Traveler's points. I don't think fatigue was as big an issue as the challenges posed by Wisconsin's players. Flaugh did a nice job showing, on several replays, how PSU intentionally chose to try to slow down Rettke. The focus on Wisconsin's slide attack resulted in Wisconsin's left side attacking one on one a lot-which effected our block stats. In addition, against Minn Parker was able to get around the block very well. But she was stuffed early against Wisconsin, and struggled to find a consistent solution to Wisconsin's defense which seemed to be geared against her. The result was we had to look elsewhere for scoring. Given these challenges, the fact that the match went 5-deuce is pretty impressive. The good news is that there are not too many 6'8" players with which to contend. So I am optimistic that Parker will resume producing kills at a high rate going forward-even against teams who game plan against her in particular.
Only problem is, we will potentially run into worse than one 6'8" player, we may have to face TWO 6'6" players. Ouch!
There you go with that "reality" thing again. Check out my "Irrational Exuberance" Zone. It's unreal fun! |
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Post by elliotberton on Nov 26, 2018 20:53:38 GMT -5
I agree with all of Traveler's points. I don't think fatigue was as big an issue as the challenges posed by Wisconsin's players. Flaugh did a nice job showing, on several replays, how PSU intentionally chose to try to slow down Rettke. The focus on Wisconsin's slide attack resulted in Wisconsin's left side attacking one on one a lot-which effected our block stats. In addition, against Minn Parker was able to get around the block very well. But she was stuffed early against Wisconsin, and struggled to find a consistent solution to Wisconsin's defense which seemed to be geared against her. The result was we had to look elsewhere for scoring. Given these challenges, the fact that the match went 5-deuce is pretty impressive. The good news is that there are not too many 6'8" players with which to contend. So I am optimistic that Parker will resume producing kills at a high rate going forward-even against teams who game plan against her in particular.
Only problem is, we will potentially run into worse than one 6'8" player, we may have to face TWO 6'6" players. Ouch!
Those extra two inches make all the difference! Seriously though Jonni and Bryanna will have to figure out how to score. Maybe practice tooling the outside hand and more accuracy down the line both of which mean faster and wider sets. Some of the problem may have been confidence because Jonni tried some impossible angles and over cooked some of the line shots. |
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Post by Millennium on Nov 26, 2018 21:08:11 GMT -5
Only problem is, we will potentially run into worse than one 6'8" player, we may have to face TWO 6'6" players. Ouch!
Those extra two inches make all the difference! Seriously though Jonni and Bryanna will have to figure out how to score. Maybe practice tooling the outside hand and more accuracy down the line both of which mean faster and wider sets. Some of the problem may have been confidence because Jonni tried some impossible angles and over cooked some of the line shots.
I think there are very few setters in the college game that can run a fast offense, and I don't think that is Byranna's game.
However, I feel like Stanford does have some chinks in their armor. I only hope the team is not too gassed from playing in the the 3rd round (if they even get to the regional final, that is), in order to play to their full potential and take advantage of those (albeit few) weaknesses.
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Post by elliotberton on Nov 26, 2018 21:21:55 GMT -5
Those extra two inches make all the difference! Seriously though Jonni and Bryanna will have to figure out how to score. Maybe practice tooling the outside hand and more accuracy down the line both of which mean faster and wider sets. Some of the problem may have been confidence because Jonni tried some impossible angles and over cooked some of the line shots.
I think there are very few setters in the college game that can run a fast offense, and I don't think that is Byranna's game.
However, I feel like Stanford does have some chinks in their armor. I only hope the team is not too gassed from playing in the the 3rd round (if they even get to the regional final, that is), in order to play to their full potential and take advantage of those (albeit few) weaknesses.
That is a very interesting observation. I don't really know what constitutes a fast set, but I do recall that last year the players indicated that Bryanna set lower and faster than Abby Detering. Flaugh also commented on "fast" sets including one super long one from near the left pin all the way out to Parker. My thought is that a small adjustment, a slightly wider set, could put Jonni in a better spot for outside angles. |
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Post by Millennium on Nov 26, 2018 21:52:34 GMT -5
I think there are very few setters in the college game that can run a fast offense, and I don't think that is Byranna's game.
However, I feel like Stanford does have some chinks in their armor. I only hope the team is not too gassed from playing in the the 3rd round (if they even get to the regional final, that is), in order to play to their full potential and take advantage of those (albeit few) weaknesses.
That is a very interesting observation. I don't really know what constitutes a fast set, but I do recall that last year the players indicated that Bryanna set lower as faster than Abby Detering. Flaugh also commented on "fast" sets including one super long one from near the left pin all the way out to Parker. My thought is that a small adjustment, a slightly wider set, could put Jonni in a better spot for outside angles.
You might be right here. I'm not certain to be honest.
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Post by traveler on Nov 27, 2018 10:27:01 GMT -5
v. MN, BW had some fabulous back-sets to Parker. Like eyes in the back of the head back-sets. And her fast sets to the MB get Hord looking like she's shooting fish in the barrel. Well honed now. Just got to look for the teams who noticed all this.
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, freshmen are not going to play up to their ability on a regular basis. They will not be consistent as it isn't something that they have learned to do at this point in time. Consistency is something that will take time for them to learn. If we get to the regional final and beat Stanford, (a rather big if I know 
