2018 Texas Volleyball

[TexasDPT 297]

I know Micaya likes to mix around her shots, but she needs to just go hard every ball....all of them do, but they need to do it by hitting high hands and off the block. 

[ruitxn 298]

1 minute ago, TwiceHorn said:

Their setter is really excellent also. 

 

And the obvious.... 

Obvious, and their team defensive spacing is so much better than ours

[TwiceHorn 31,511]

3 minutes ago, ruitxn said:

Obvious, and their team defensive spacing is so much better than ours

Yes I have noticed that our spacing is not good a lot of the time. 

 

But their back row has to be 6' across (average at any given time). 

Edited December 9, 2018 by TwiceHorn

[ruitxn 298]

2 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

Yes I have noticed that our spacing is not good a lot of the time. 

 

But their back row has to be 6' across. 

6’ and mobile

[TexasDPT 297]

Fuk'n Claire Hahn

[perfectchaos007 6,677]

White ruined our momentum with another missed serve. 8-8

[TexasDPT 297]

Should have gone back row last play....Jhenna is starting to get predictable. 

[TwiceHorn 31,511]

Poor Yaazie. I just feel like she has gone to waste. 

Edited December 9, 2018 by TwiceHorn

[TexasDPT 297]

We need better blocking on the right pin

[sunset87 247]

Just now, TexasDPT said:

Should have gone back row last play....Jhenna is starting to get predictable. 

Yeah, a bit overwhelmed.

[TexasDPT 297]

Quit tipping!

[kingkoopa6 8,375]

Ladies have some fight in them! Come on!

[TwiceHorn 31,511]

What is it with us and opponents out of the Grapes of Wrath? 

[perfectchaos007 6,677]

How do we get aced by that serve

[perfectchaos007 6,677]

Great save by Jenna!

[TwiceHorn 31,511]

That was Claire I believe, credit where due. 

[TexasDPT 297]

Nice Fight there Texas!

[perfectchaos007 6,677]

Well their goes our advantage 

[TexasDPT 297]

Can't close out these sets.....

[WBT 20,638]

Have all 3 sets been tied at 20?  Feels like it.  Maybe we'll finally close one out.

[TwiceHorn 31,511]

It really comes down to back row play. 35 digs to 22.

 

Passing and setting has been less of an issue this year than previously. 

We just don't get to stuff. 

 

 

Edited December 9, 2018 by TwiceHorn

[spystud13 2,371]

They get under a tip, we don’t. Start the bus. 

[perfectchaos007 6,677]

BYU just more clutch late in the sets

[ruitxn 298]

1 minute ago, TwiceHorn said:

It really comes down to back row play. 

Exactly

[spystud13 2,371]

Welp, better team won. 

[perfectchaos007 6,677]

We got swept. 

[TwiceHorn 31,511]

Get serious about the back row, coach. 

If you can hit through our block, you will win. Whereas Texas has to beat the block and your back row. 

Edited December 9, 2018 by TwiceHorn

[TexasDPT 297]

Just now, TwiceHorn said:

Get serious about the back row, coach. 

We've been saying this for the past several years.....

[kingkoopa6 8,375]

LAME

[perfectchaos007 6,677]

20 hours ago, Js1 said:

Only program in the country to play in every regional final for the past 13 years. Consistency. 

Consistency, but we should really have multiple national championships in that span. We don’t 

[Js1 85,448]

Oh well. Regional final streak continues. Back to back losses on the road in the E8. Maybe Elliot will finally get serious about defense (lololololol). 

[WBT 20,638]

Oh well, we would have just been run out of the gym for the 3rd time by Stanford any way.  The BYU-Stanford rematch should be good.  We need to get things back on track.  It was getting to where we expected the final four every year, now it's been 2 in a row out at the regional final.

[Js1 85,448]

Just now, perfectchaos007 said:

Consistency, but we should really have multiple national championships in that span. We don’t 

Trust me, I’m as annoyed about it as you. But Texasstrong says we would never do better than Elliot. 

[TexasDPT 297]

Petersen's a keeper....but Rounsaville and Hahn need to graduate already

[ruitxn 298]

2 minutes ago, WBT said:

Oh well, we would have just been run out of the gym for the 3rd time by Stanford any way.  The BYU-Stanford rematch should be good.  We need to get things back on track.  It was getting to where we expected the final four every year, now it's been 2 in a row out at the regional final.

Illini is really good also. Hard hitters just like BYU

[TwiceHorn 31,511]

2 minutes ago, TexasDPT said:

We've been saying this for the past several years.....

Yeah but Cat was an anomaly. She dug tons of stuff and picked up digging slack, but was a subpar passer. We kind of got the passing/setting thing cleared up and now it's as clear as ever that our DS are small and slow and spacing indicates poorly coached or unable to execute. 

[sunset87 247]

Passing fell apart at the end of the set. Pressure from 20 on got to them. Home court was big, but the morms were better.

[TexasDPT 297]

Jhenna did an admirable job taking over the setter position....but we need a bigger setter who can LOCATE the ball just like her.

Again, it goes back to floor defense if our block can't stop the opposing hitters.

Jerritt, Erik, and Tonya need to wake the fuck up and start coaching our players up in this aspect of the game.

 

[LTtxfan 49,309]

7 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

Get serious about the back row, coach. 

If you can hit through our block, you will win. Whereas Texas has to beat the block and your back row. 

[TwiceHorn 31,511]

Thank you Yaazie for your contribution. 

[sunset87 247]

1 minute ago, TexasDPT said:

Jhenna did an admirable job taking over the setter position....but we need a bigger setter who can LOCATE the ball just like her.

Again, it goes back to floor defense if our block can't stop the opposing hitters.

Jerritt, Erik, and Tonya need to wake the fuck up and start coaching our players up in this aspect of the game.

 

Exactly, the block was actually pretty good tonight with the big exception of their hitter with 25 kills. Still got steam rolled.

[TwiceHorn 31,511]

An irony earlier in the tournament was they were talking about Elliott's "littles" upping their play and explaining that our DS are little. Because they aren't little anywhere else. Maybe the libero, but not the rest of them. 

[TexasDPT 297]

5 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

An irony earlier in the tournament was they were talking about Elliott's "littles" upping their play and explaining that our DS are little. Because they aren't little anywhere else. Maybe the libero, but not the rest of them. 

Yeah, don't know why they were hyping them up (Autumn/Claire)...they were playing like they have been all year....decent against crap teams and then they fold under pressure against good teams. 

Edited December 9, 2018 by TexasDPT

[Sandlot 2]

1 minute ago, TexasDPT said:

Jhenna did an admirable job taking over the setter position....but we need a bigger setter who can LOCATE the ball just like her.

Again, it goes back to floor defense if our block can't stop the opposing hitters.

Jerritt, Erik, and Tonya need to wake the fuck up and start coaching our players up in this aspect of the game.

 

I’m lost, because I didn’t seeing the obvious deficiencies defensively in this match. And of course BYU is going to have more digs when Texas has almost 20 blocks. I’m not saying the back row defense doesn’t need to improve, I just didn’t see it with this match. The home court in my opinion was the difference.

[TwiceHorn 31,511]

On the bright side, think what a disaster that would have been if Shook was setting. If we even made it past meatchicken. 

[TwiceHorn 31,511]

Also I wish there was more parity in this sport. The usual suspects gets old. At least we are one of them. 

[Sandlot 2]

16 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Trust me, I’m as annoyed about it as you. But Texasstrong says we would never do better than Elliot. 

So who are you going to get that you know for 100 % certainty that he or she will do better than Eilliot and win championship’S

[TwiceHorn 31,511]

7 minutes ago, Sandlot said:

So who are you going to get that you know for 100 % certainty that he or she will do better than Eilliot and win championship’S

Tree didnt miss a step. It's a consideration, but not the only one. 

Honestly though I bet CDC attempts to prod Elliott to take the next step. Successful stasis was fine under our brain dead AD the last 20 years. CDC will push for improvement even from the second most successful program. 

Edited December 9, 2018 by TwiceHorn

[TexasDPT 297]

16 minutes ago, Sandlot said:

I’m lost, because I didn’t seeing the obvious deficiencies defensively in this match. And of course BYU is going to have more digs when Texas has almost 20 blocks. I’m not saying the back row defense doesn’t need to improve, I just didn’t see it with this match. The home court in my opinion was the difference.

When the 'littles' get a ball that is slowed down by the block, they pass it well.  It's 2-3 feet off the net, and the setter has options.

When they are digging balls that get past the block, they either don't get to it and if they do, it's not controlled well....the ball usually gets passed way off the net and behind the 10' line and then the offense becomes one dimensional and easy to stop because it's going to the left pin.

It was different when we had players like Destinee, Haley, and Bailey who consistently hit over the block....but we don't have players like that anymore.  

Therefore, the staff needs to focus on developing a better defensive back row to stay IN-SYSTEM and have more hitting options. 

Edited December 9, 2018 by TexasDPT

[Sandlot 2]

19 minutes ago, sunset87 said:

Passing fell apart at the end of the set. Pressure from 20 on got to them. Home court was big, but the morms were better.

Absolutely. You have to figure that home court advantage is worth at least 2 points maybe even 3. This match is a 5 setter if played on a neutral court.