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  1. Elliott needs to sub in a DS for either Logan or Micaya in the back row on serve receive for better passing.  We lose a back row attacker, but I think passing will improve for Jhenna to run a cleaner offense. 

    Also, Texas needs to cut down on service errors. 

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  2. 3 hours ago, Js1 said:

    Big ole match tonight in Waco! 

    Also, 2020 Melanie Parra from Mexico re-affirmed her commitment.  She's probably still going through the Clearinghouse because she's an international student.  We (and Elliot) all know about her, but Elliot cannot say anything about her in public until she signs. 

    Think of her as Amy Neal in size, but Sam Bricio (USC) in skill.  A 17 year old playing 6 rotations with Mexico's national team is pretty impressive. 

    Couple other scouting notes on our 2020 class:

    • Iosia is going to be the DS next year.  Mark it down.  With Hahn graduating, there is an immediate void.  Iosia is one of the best out-of-system setters in HS volleyball.  Her topspin jump serve is amazing.  She also has a float serve, so she can mix it up.  
    • Cabello won't play much, but she will gain experience on the bench and in blowouts (hopefully) to get experience for taking over for Gabriel in 2021. 
    • I hope Madison Williams make a full recovery from her ACL injury sustained last month.  With Micaya graduating, we need her alongside Logan at the OH spot.  Otherwise, the undersized but very skilled Parra will pair with Logan (and I am okay with this if Williams needs to RS to recover). 
    • With Iosia likely able to handle secondary setting, we can "go big" quite often, bringing in Molly to replace Jhenna in the front row and not miss a beat with Iosia setting out of the DS position. 

    All good points.

    Cabello is coming in this spring, so it will be interesting to see what happens at the setter position.  Does this mean Shook may be transferring since there will be 3 setters on the roster again? I still just don't see Shook beating out Gabriel (even with the little time she has had on the court, she still has trouble setting consistently to the left pin).  And if Cabello can set with good location to the pins and to Brionne, she just might beat Jhenna out of her spot... Michelle Kocher was the apparent heir at setter until Hannah Allison came early that spring and won the position.

    But I really do like the idea of Iosia taking over Hahn' position and keeping with the system we have now with Molly subbing in for Jhenna in the front row.  They could actually try a 6-2 system next year.  The addition of Parra should improve ball control, serving, and even attacking (she sees the court really well and isn't afraid to attack the block), but she'll give up points with her blocking...but I still think she and Logan will be playing all 6 rotations next year. 

    And even though we probably don't need the attacking option and will defer to defense/ball control, I'd really like to see Skyler play all 6 rotations at Opp.  She actually has a strong serve and attacks the D ball well (back row attack from right back of the court).  Right now, we need better floor defense behind Jhenna's block, but maybe that may change with 6'1 Cabello setting in a 5-1 system.

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  3. 19 minutes ago, Js1 said:

    It's very likely Nalani will be the highest ranked libero in the 2020 class. 

    Nalani is the highest ranked Libero coming in at #18.  

    OH Madi Williams is #9 and Setter Naomi Cabello is #6. 
     

     

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  4. 21 hours ago, Sandlot said:

    Here’s something for those that think Jerritt is just the recruiting coordinator.

    https://youtu.be/s9WZV_xYU_I

    At the 1:00 mark, this is why Texas will never be a strong ball control team.

    Jerritt coaches them to "play the ball high, 20 ft, and 10 ft off (the net)"...meaning the back row players are already planning to pass the ball near or behind the 3 meter line and therefore limiting options in the transition offense.  The only place the setter can put the ball is to the left pin (the typical Texas offense for the past decade). 

    Even with hard driven balls, you still want to try to pass the ball 3-5 ft off the net, so that the setter can run an offense with more attack options and to keep the opposing defense guessing where the ball is going.  But he doesn't coach that and focuses so much more with blocking to slow down the ball (which, in itself, is a good thing).  

    But when Texas starts facing opposing teams with elite hitters, the block becomes a non-factor and the weakness in passing/ball control is truly exposed (pretty much every post-season tournament run minus 2012 - but no team could really stop Haley/Bailey that year even though every team knew they were getting the ball).

    Texas has had some of the most elite hitters in the country in recent history: Destinee Hooker, Juliann Faucette, Bailey Webster, Haley Eckerman, and Paulina Prieto-Cerame...but none of them could pass as a left-side hitter at the next level and because of that, most had their careers end early (all of them had to transition to the Opposite position after college but Hooker is the only one who made the move successful). 

    Elliott has done so much for the Texas program, but this will always be the thing he is remembered for.

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  5. 8 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

    White needs to ditch her big serve. Just not worth the inconsistency, and she's even worse when the pressure is on

    She tried switching to a float serve last year and she made even more errors.

  6. 1 hour ago, Js1 said:

    I was thinking on this today.  I'd be perfectly happy with Phillips/Butler in the middle. 

    O'Neal is the better hitter (.391 hitting) compared to Phillips (.327) but Phillips (1.13 bps) is the better blocker (0.75).  You can easily get a similar hitting % out of Butler with better blocking numbers. 

    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). 

  7. 3 minutes ago, texasstrong12 said:

    TCU is awful. None of those sets were every really in doubt and that was with us giving them free points all night from the service line. 

    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. 

  8. 8 minutes ago, texasstrong12 said:

    This has not been a good match for Eggleston. 

    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. 

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  9. 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. 

     

     

     

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