2018 Texas Volleyball

[perfectchaos007 6527]

Dogfight in Norman. Our team playing on the road sucks

[TexasDPT 296]

Shook hates Butler...only has set her ONE time in 2 sets!

[TwiceHorn 30715]

Just now, TexasDPT said:

Shook hates Butler...only has set her ONE time in 2 sets!

There has been more than one.  I think their connection is improving a little.

[TwiceHorn 30715]

Grooving a lil bit.  14-7.  Couple of good sets into the slide.

[perfectchaos007 6527]

These consecutive service errors by us are giving me a headache

[TwiceHorn 30715]

OU hitting negative and only losing by 2 in the fourth.

[perfectchaos007 6527]

Set point OU

[perfectchaos007 6527]

5th set here we go

[TwiceHorn 30715]

What.  The. Fuck.

A fifth set.

 

Geezly crow.

[TwiceHorn 30715]

Service errors back with a vengeance.  I take that to mean we are completely headfucked.

[spystud13 2371]

Where are y’all watching? 

[spystud13 2371]

Nevermind, found it. 

[TexasDPT 296]

14 Service errors....

[TwiceHorn 30715]

15  Sydney's effectiveness has dropped significantly.

[TexasDPT 296]

Why Sydney, why?!?!

[TexasDPT 296]

1 minute ago, TwiceHorn said:

15  Sydney's effectiveness has dropped significantly.

Freshman wall or getting what's made her successful coached out of her???

[perfectchaos007 6527]

Texas wins in 5! A win is a win I guess but damn, our level of play on the road is tragic 

[spystud13 2371]

Ship it. 

[Js1 82356]

Lol another heartbreak win over OU. 3 in 2 weeks. 

[TwiceHorn 30715]

1 minute ago, TexasDPT said:

Freshman wall or getting what's made her successful coached out of her???

I had assumed freshman wall, but  . . . .

I dunno.  It seemed like she has never gotten to some of the stuff Cat did.  However, when she got a hand on it, it was passed pretty well.  She still passes those she gets squarely under/behind pretty well, but lately hits a lot of them while out of control with out of control passes.

Edited October 14, 2018 by TwiceHorn

[TexasDPT 296]

Just now, TwiceHorn said:

I had assumed freshman wall, but  . . . .

and I only say that tongue-in-cheek because Cat McCoy was a spectacular digger when she first came in...she just had uncanny instincts of where a ball would land and get to it before it hit the ground...but I always felt that skill diminished over her playing years....

[TwiceHorn 30715]

1 minute ago, TexasDPT said:

and I only say that tongue-in-cheek because Cat McCoy was a spectacular digger when she first came in...she just had uncanny instincts of where a ball would land and get to it before it hit the ground...but I always felt that skill diminished over her playing years....

Haha ok.  As I said, it just seems like she's missing more digs than she was.

[sunset87 235]

I didn't get to see either of the last 2 matches, however, based on the what I read here and seen in previous matches, Shook just isn't mentally tough enough.  She seems to have plenty of physical ability, but she gets rattled to easily and starts to play not to make mistakes instead of aggressive and freely. And is the case in most sports when you go into that mode things typically turn to shit.

The setter has to be your mentally toughest and fiercest competitor. While hitting and passing require plenty of technical skill, there is also quite a bit of instinctual reacting.  Setters have to be able to think fast and make good decisions under pressure, just like QBs and point guards. I've seen pretty good setters just lose it and get the doubles like a golfer gets the shanks.

I wondered about Shook when she decided to stay home before her freshman year and play club ball. Contrast that with Eggleston, whom looks to be a future star.

There are plenty of problems with this team right now, youth, passing, blocking, serving,  but these things can and likely will improve. Unfortunately, I'm not sure setting will. The stage might just be too big for her. I certainly hope I'm wrong.

[TwiceHorn 30715]

6 minutes ago, sunset87 said:

I didn't get to see either of the last 2 matches, however, based on the what I read here and seen in previous matches, Shook just isn't mentally tough enough.  She seems to have plenty of physical ability, but she gets rattled to easily and starts to play not to make mistakes instead of aggressive and freely. And is the case in most sports when you go into that mode things typically turn to shit.

The setter has to be your mentally toughest and fiercest competitor. While hitting and passing require plenty of technical skill, there is also quite a bit of instinctual reacting.  Setters have to be able to think fast and make good decisions under pressure, just like QBs and point guards. I've seen pretty good setters just lose it and get the doubles like a golfer gets the shanks.

I wondered about Shook when she decided to stay home before her freshman year and play club ball. Contrast that with Eggleston, whom looks to be a future star.

There are plenty of problems with this team right now, youth, passing, blocking, serving,  but these things can and likely will improve. Unfortunately, I'm not sure setting will. The stage might just be too big for her. I certainly hope I'm wrong.

Good points, all.  And, it's probably worth noting in keeping with your post, that Shook has good games and bad games.  There isn't a lot of consistency or seeming growth.  She is a bit better than last year, but so is the passing, and that's about all you can say.

[Machinator 32097]

 

[TwiceHorn 30715]

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3Minnesota147214-23

4Penn State131615-39

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[Js1 82356]

K-State took out KU last night. 

Big 12 title hopes still alive, as KU still has to come to Austin.

[sushihorn 3215]

1 hour ago, Js1 said:

K-State took out KU last night. 

Big 12 title hopes still alive, as KU still has to come to Austin.

I cant' wait.  That said, this is not a team that can afford to look ahead.  They've shown they can beat high quality opponents and lose to strictly pedestrian ones.

[texasstrong12 4668]

We will still win the Big 12 with ease. Kansas will lose another match or two not including the match in Austin. 

They still have to play @ TCU, @ Baylor, @ Iowa State, and @ WV. With Tech at home. They won't run the table in those matches. 

Edited October 18, 2018 by texasstrong12

[perfectchaos007 6527]

Edit: wrong thread 

Edited October 19, 2018 by perfectchaos007

[Js1 82356]

Lexi Sun hit .000 in last night’s 5 set loss to Whisky. 10-10-50. 2 aces, 2 SE and 2 reception errors. 

[texasstrong12 4668]

Kansas is getting rolled at home to Iowa State. 

Iowa State won the first set 25-16 and the second set 25-23. 

[texasstrong12 4668]

Kansas gets swept at home by 10-10 Iowa State. They were dominated in all 3 sets too. 

We will win the Big 12 with ease because there's no real challenger. 

[Js1 82356]

We dominated Tech. -13 -18 -21

we hit 438 with 9 blocks and 3 aces to 6 service error said 

[sushihorn 3215]

The only negative I can take from the Tech match was how long they let many points go.  While Texas sided out well, they failed to put away many of those points on the first possession.  So still issues with passing and setting.  Blocking and defense was able to compensate.

[Machinator 32097]

 

[TexasHooch 4948]

Not the Horns but thought ya'll might appreciate.

[TwiceHorn 30715]

Can't seem to pull away from ISU.  22-19.

[TwiceHorn 30715]

Until the end.  25-19 set 1.

[TexasDPT 296]

Timely blocks by Johnson towards the end of that set put Texas ahead in the 1st set. 

[TwiceHorn 30715]

And now 8-7 ISU after a 6-1 lead.

[TwiceHorn 30715]

18-14 Texas.

[sushihorn 3215]

21-16 Texas.  TO ISU.

Only 5 blocks so far for the Horns but ISU seems a bit intimidated so their hitting errors are piling up.

[TwiceHorn 30715]

25-19 for set 2.

[TexasDPT 296]

Same story... Shook's sets are head-scratchers at times... but Texas' athleticism against mediocre teams bails them out.

[sushihorn 3215]

Micaya's 3rd service error tonight.  The rest of the team is doing fine with 2 errors.

[texasstrong12 4668]

I give Iowa State fans some credit. Pretty good crowd for a 11-10 team. 

[TwiceHorn 30715]

Micaya apparently will always be feast or famine, mostly famine.

[texasstrong12 4668]

The luxury Elliott has moving forward is we probably won't host past the first 2 rounds and we don't have to worry about losing the Big 12. Kansas is still going to end up with at least 4 or 5 losses in the Big 12. 

Elliott should be willing to experiment and try some things. 

Edited October 25, 2018 by texasstrong12

[perfectchaos007 6527]

I’ll take the comfortable road win any day. Good job Horns