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TexasDPT

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  1. 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.
  2. Texas is terrible at picking up tips.
  3. 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.
  4. Game is live on ESPNU. Texas service errors are keeping TCU in it.
  5. Probably Eggleston's worst game since she's been here.
  6. I hate how they play down to their opponent's level....
  7. 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.
  8. No hustle in the back court...everyone's a step slow or assuming someone else is gonna get the ball...
  9. Jhenna's connection to Logan to the pins is terrible right now.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. All the underclassmen are playing like crap. Even Logan looks pedestrian.
  13. They aren't running a 6-2. Texas just didn't show up. Rice is digging up everything. And now Fisbeck is setting....
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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...
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. Iosia was a setter before transitioning to a full-time libero. She is currently setting her HS team (ranked #1 in CA) while their starting setting is with the USA YNT. She is able to hand-set with tempo to the pins as well as to the middles from BEHIND the 10' line. Imagine all those balls that get bumped set to the pins being hand-set with better accuracy and tempo so that the hitters can take better rips on the ball...plus she has a Haley Eckerman-esque jump serve that will put a lot of pressure on the opposing team's serve-receive. Next year might be Texas' best serving team in a very long time.
  20. It's going to be interesting to see what Shook does after this season with 6'1 Naomi Cabello (the top-ranked setter for 2020) coming in next year. Right now, I just don't see Shook beating out Gabriel...Jhenna may be a blocking liability for 3 rotations, but she puts the ball where the hitters need it to be for every rotation, whereas Shook puts up a good block but has trouble setting the ball consistently to her players in every rotation. With Logan establishing herself as a 6 rotation player, Elliott can now have the flexibility to possibly run a 'situational' 6-2, so a bigger blocker can play in the front row for Gabriel and have Shook setting from the back row. Who knows...maybe Shook does like her new role and wants to finish her degree at UT?
  21. Butler trained with the US Women's National Team this summer and was a starter for the Pan Am Cup team that won gold. She was playing over Rachael Adams (TexasEx and Olympic Bronze Medalist). I heard she had really improved her blocking and attacking over the summer. So it will be interesting to see how Elliott handles playing time between her and Molly when she is cleared to play.
  22. Stanford just shows how to defend a ball when it gets past the block....even if they are out-of-system, they take good rips on the ball.
  23. Stanford cruising in the 3rd set.
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