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These service errors are killing me
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3 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:
Uggggh. Seriously, though. I was so spoiled by Morgan and I don't think I can handle a reversion to our back row/passing mean.
Maybe Iosia can grow into the role.
Iosia makes great saving plays...but her passing technique isn't that great. And Elliot isn't known for developing Liberos.Â
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6 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:
I didn't know Morgan wasn't coming back.
My interest in the season just took a nosedive.
Yeah, Morgan was the difference maker last year...Never have I seen Texas be in-system and run it's offense so consistently...and I've been watching TX Volleyball for a very long time.Â
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Just now, Js1 said:
Texas wins set 1! Woah!Â
Incredible turn around!
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2 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:
Parra the next 6-rotation player?
That's what she was recruited for as she was the youngest OH for the Mexican National Team.Â
But she doesn't fit Texas' system TBH with it's current hitters/blockers on the roster.Â
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Just now, TwiceHorn said:I didn't know Morgan wasn't coming back.
My interest in the season just took a nosedive.
She decided to focus on Grad school.
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5 minutes ago, Js1 said:
Parra is a huge liability in this match. Just yank her in set 2 for PetersenÂ
Petersen subs for Molly in the back row...but yeah, if Melanie can't play her role as a DS, might as well put Heinrich in, but Jerritt won't do that.
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Texas passing has returned to the norm from years' past....without Morgan O'Brien, Texas can't pass the ball and run its offense.Â
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Texas just received a transfer from a 6'0 setter from the University of Utah.  Saige was the starting setter for the past 2 seasons and helped Utah reach the Sweet 16 this season.Â
https://instagr.am/p/CPJ0brGFCPa/
Saige is going to bring lots of experience from playing in the PAC 12 as well as provide a bigger setter block in the front row. Â We won't be seeing opposing hitters hitting over her like they have been with Jhenna the past 3 years.Â
Hopefully, she quickly develops a good connection with all the Texas hitters, especially with setting Brionne in front and Asjia on the slide attack.Â
Unfortunately, Morgan O'Brien has left the team to focus on graduate school...but maybe she reconsiders with everyone that is returning...she really anchored and elevated the backrow.
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Avery Skinner from UK (Katy, TX) is rumored to be grad transferring to Baylor and has recently followed several of the players...seems she wants to see if she can win 2 National Championships on 2 different teams.Â
Penn State just picked up 2 grad transferring OHs who were multi-year starters at Minnesota and Maryland who are going to give them the ball-control and hitting that their current OHs lacked.Â
Is it bad that I’m hoping for Elliott to bring in an elite, taller setter transfer?
Jhenna did really well, but I don’t think our system is built for a short setter to play front row for us to take home the prize...even Chloe Collins who had major hops for her height (5’7) couldn’t bring in a Natty after 2 attempts...and Jhenna is the same height (with a shorter block reach).  Their blocks ultimately get abused by the the opposing team’s OHs.
And Naomi looks like she gonna need a lot more work to be setting full-time.  Her OOS setting unfortunately reminds of Shook’s and we all now how that went.
Texas has all the pieces to win it all next year, except setter IMO.Â
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13 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:
I get grumpy as hell this time every year. Dammit.Â
Yeah, but the 2017-2019 seasons were all really disappointing.Â
At least this year, they made it the the NC match and actually shored up the back row and serving...still not elite, but SO much better than what it has been the past several seasons.  Plus, they showed a lot of grit beating Penn State, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. No one thought we would make it out of our bracket when it first came out.
I just want them to continue improving their passing and back row play for next season.  Elite hitters will neutralize the Texas block, so back row play HAS to always get better. They are at least at a good starting point.Â
I think the biggest question mark will be setting...does Elliott continue to let Gabriel run the team?  She’s probably the most improved player and plays great defense, but the past 3 seasons have shown what teams with good setting and terminal left pin hitters can do with her up front. Hell, teams were doing the same thing with Chloe Collins and she was a better leaper than Jhenna.Â
If Logan and Melanie play 6 rotations, Skylar on the right with Nalani DSing for her in the back row, Bri/Asjia/Molly battling it out to start in the middle, and O’Brien in the black jersey, they could run a 5-2 system where Jhenna plays back row and Cabello plays in the front row. That might be one of the better line-ups to develop this summer and run it in the fall.Â
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1 minute ago, Js1 said:
They also were going after another libero, Fleck from UCSB, who chose UCLA.  Then we got lucky finding MOB already at TexasÂ
Yeah, Elliott was going hard after Fleck after the 2019 melt-down season...but she chose UCLA. Â
O’Brien fell into Texas’ lap. Â
Petersen going from libero to 3rd DS off the bench, shows the level of incompetence Elliott has showed in the developing the back row in his tenure...
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14 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:
Elliiott has a defensive/back row blind spot. We got better this year with the addition of volunteer coach Morrison and a complete lagniappe in Morgan O'Brien.
We don't have elite littles. They played much better than usual for Texas this year, but not good enough.
We lost the same way we've lost the last eight years:Â poor back row play.
ETA: Iosia is probably one of the best littles we've recruited, but she's young. O"Brien was a definite step up, but ultimately not like Curry or the Wisky Libero.
I had enough of seeing Petersen, Rounsaville, and Hahn in the backcourt for the past several years.
We definitely lucked out getting O’Brien when she was ready to give up playing and Iosia is just a Freshmen. I could do w/o Petersen on the floor tbh.Â
We’ll see how they look next year with Melanie Parra in the line-up.
Still think we may need to go all-in with setter Cabello or find an elite setter transfer (they were going after a setter that eventually chose USC)...but not sure how that would affect team dynamics with everyone returning....
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Just now, Pancho said:
So was this year just because we were young or is there just something about Elliott where he’s good enough to get to the FF/NC but for some reason just can’t close?
This was probably Texas’ best passing/ball control and serving team in several years.
Jhenna is a great setter, but her height is always going to be a liability the deeper you go into the tournament.  Kentucky’s hitters were abusing her block.
We won several matches because we served tough...but Kentucky was passing really well...and combine that with a setter who can put the ball where all the hitters need it and you can see the results.
I will also say that the MB’s had a difficult time reading the UK hitters...mostly because of the fast offense, but even when UK was OOS, they seemed to hit around, through, and over the block. For this team, if the MBs weren’t slowing down the hitters, the back row play seemed to slip back into Texas’ old ways (like in the Rice lost).
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1 minute ago, Chuckie Finster said:
For those who follow this closely... is UK playing really fucking well? Because it seems like they’re playing really fucking well.
Their players can go up and swing at the ball because they are in-system so much...but they are also doing it, on OOS swings...
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3 minutes ago, Js1 said:
I don’t feel good about this. UK is passing dimes, distributing well and reading our hitters so well
When they are passing so well, Lilley is showing what the AVCA player of the year can do....
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Texas looks too tentative....that one overpass, Bri should have gone up and slammed it down, instead she let it go and it lead to a UK point.Â
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Dammit....passing breaking down.
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1 minute ago, Cairn Horn88 said:
We know they are gonna feed that left front girl. Â What adjustments do we make?
Need to serve tougher and serve in to get Kentucky out of system.
Floor defense needs to play better behind Jhenna’s block.
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Texas just needs to go up and bang the ball...they need to quit with finesse shots.
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3 minutes ago, Hook1997 said:
Dumb question I thought you only had to get to 21??  At a bar on west sixth so I can’t hear the tv
Beach volleyball...
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1 hour ago, BurntOrange&White said:
would the strat be go big up front with molly like we did switched to vs Wisconsin? And just over athlete them with height and such?
I doubt Elliott will change the line-up....why change something that's not broken? Plus, Molly is going to be needed for her blocking on the right pin.Â
The Skinner sisters are a tad bit shorter than our OHs, but they have good verticals and have live arms.
Stumler is more like Eggleston... hits with power, has a lot of range, and mixes up her shots. I can see her really going after Jhenna's block.Â
Tealer is only 5'10 but she jumps and hits well and they move her around all over the court.
Lilley is a great setter with excellent location and tempo, so we will need to continue to serve tough and get them OOS.
I think this is going to be a real competitive match.Â
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5 hours ago, texasstrong12 said:
O'brien was huge but adding Jamie Morrison to the coaching staff was just as important. I don't think it's a coincidence this is the best passing/ball control team under Elliott since he joined as a volunteer assistant.Â
Texas needs to throw the bank at him but it's very unlikely he sticks around. He will probably get a head coaching gig overseas. Â
It’s no coincidence that Texas started playing it’s best ball when Morrison arrived to Texas from his coaching stint with USA’s inaugural Professional Volleyball League (Athletes Unlimited) that ended in March. Â
The improvements in blocking and floor defense and overall ball control are quite significant from the Fall season. Texas may have lost to Rice, but they were still testing out a different line-up with Parra on the left, Skylar on the right, and Iosia at libero (which I think has upped her level of play as a DS).
I agree that Elliot needs to whatever he can to retain Jamie on staff, whether that be throwing the bank at him or creating a role on his staff....similar to what Chris Beard has done with the Basketball staff like making Ogden “Managing Director” and Donewald “Special Assistant” - essentially adding more experienced coaches to the coaching roster.
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C’mon Texas, refocus!
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Logan just destroyed that ball!