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TexasDPT

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  1. Need to get our serves in and get Butler the ball.
  2. Great, Hahn returning back to her former years and unable to pass on serve-receive.
  3. IMO, I think Molly would be a better blocking option next to Gabriel at M1. Gabriel will still have Micaya in the back row and Logan at the left pin for attacking options if Molly has trouble attacking on the slide (but so far this season, Molly actually adjusts pretty well to Jhenna's back sets from the attempts she has gotten).
  4. Agreed....always playing down to the competition. It's been awhile since I've seen a Texas team consistently dismantle opponents that they should without struggling.
  5. I can understand why she's not diving to get balls about to hit the floor (b/c of her stitches), but 7 hitting errors along with her service errors is bad.
  6. I'd like to see Molly playing in Asjia's spot. I just haven't seen Asjia producing well at M1...she's been having misconnections running the slide and is late/lost closing the blocks.
  7. Texas is terrible at picking up tips.
  8. I often thought Texas should run a sub where a blocking sub would come in for the setter in the front row and have Hahn set. They ran it with Molly coming in for Jhenna and then Hahn put up a great ball for Logan. And then Micaya ace served to end the set.
  9. Game is live on ESPNU. Texas service errors are keeping TCU in it.
  10. Probably Eggleston's worst game since she's been here.
  11. I hate how they play down to their opponent's level....
  12. Passing going to shit
  13. Jhenna's setting is terrible this match. Everything has to go to the pins b/c of passing but she can't locate the ball for them.
  14. No hustle in the back court...everyone's a step slow or assuming someone else is gonna get the ball...
  15. Texas finally waking up.
  16. Jhenna's connection to Logan to the pins is terrible right now.
  17. Pin hitters look like they are just trying to hit over the block, but Rice defenders know where the balls are going and they are setting up easy transition kills. Texas hitters might need to take some risks and hit off the Rice block b/c tipping isn't working either.
  18. Rice is passing really well and running a pretty quick offense. Texas middles are too slow closing the blocks or just completely whiffing where the ball is going.
  19. All the underclassmen are playing like crap. Even Logan looks pedestrian.
  20. They aren't running a 6-2. Texas just didn't show up. Rice is digging up everything. And now Fisbeck is setting....
  21. Texas is making too many unforced errors....and passing is terrible. And no communication between players. Rice is moving the ball around to all their hitters.
  22. That could work too. Or if Butler does take Molly’s spot at M2 and Skylar continues playing Opp, have Molly come in as a blocking sub for Jhenna and then Claire would be the primary setter since she’s already back there for Skylar... They’d be running a 6-2 and wouldn’t run out of subs since Logan has established herself as a 6 rotation player with Micaya. But I’d only like to see this run situationally if Jhenna’s block is getting abused or can’t get out of that rotation.
  23. I actually like Molly at M2. She's doing a great job blocking, and once teams load up on the pins, she puts down balls with her quick attacks. Asjia is the only middle that can run the slide effectively and she serves tough, getting teams out of system. Both middles are freshmen and will get better with more games under their belt. I think Fields is starting to struggle because teams now have tape on her. She's hit in the .100's the last 2 matches. If she continues to struggle, maybe try Butler at Opposite??? They would just have to set a high ball to her and she would literally be hitting over every block...
  24. First, Iosia is in a different league than Hahn. I only mention that Iosia is able to hand-set to the middles behind the 10' line because she currently does that with her HS/Club squads as the starting libero (since the libero cannot hand-set in front of the 10' line)...in any case, I highly doubt that will ever happen this year with the current players we have on the squad. Second, when the setter is in the front row, the right back player (who becomes the secondary setter on the court) really has only 2 attack options to set if the setter is taken out of play...the OH or MB. 98% of the time, it's going to the left pin as an OOS swing and that's by design...Elliott prefers a high moon-ball be sent to the pin to allow the OH go to work since statistically they will have a better chance putting the ball down...as opposed to running a risky play setting to the middle or even a back-row attack since those sets require a lot of timing. For next year, I think Elliott will have a lot of flexibility to run a different transition system if ball control & floor defense continue to improve with Logan, Petersen, Iosia, and Parra manning the back court.
  25. Asjia runs the slide better than Bri or Molly...plus she serves tough and puts teams out-of-system, so I think Jerritt is going to keep her at M1. I agree that she ha trouble reading the setter (Stanford setter-dumped on her 3 times ), but hopefully that will improve with more playing time experience. If Bri's blocking has improved and her connection with Gabriel is consistent, I think she will get the start over Molly once she is healed. Bri's ability to score points from the middle should open things up for a lot of 1-on-1 opportunities for the pins.
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