09-05-2014, 09:16 PM
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I think their criticism was a similar reaction to mine - when you are in-system and have Ajanaku available, SET HER. Madi was often going outside and high to Burgess when she had Inky lined up in the middle. Not only away from our most dominant offensive force, but not quickly enough to prevent the Lions from closing the block up.
That was the difference - when Penn State was in-system, their outside offense was FAST. Inky was having trouble closing the block, let alone McGehee or Lutz. And once Stanford started cheating outside, they went middle. Natural, as their pin hitters are their best offense.
Inky is Stanford's best offense. Make them stop her first, then spread the ball around should be Stanford's default paradigm. I was saying in one of the matches last week, Madi at the end of the game seemed determined that Jordan was going to score the final point - Stanford was well ahead, but for something like 4 or 5 points in a row, every set went to Burgess wide, no matter how in-system they were. While part of it may be at any point the quality of the pass, Madi also just seems to go Burgess' way a lot even if other options are available.
VG
I think their criticism was a similar reaction to mine - when you are in-system and have Ajanaku available, SET HER. Madi was often going outside and high to Burgess when she had Inky lined up in the middle. Not only away from our most dominant offensive force, but not quickly enough to prevent the Lions from closing the block up.
That was the difference - when Penn State was in-system, their outside offense was FAST. Inky was having trouble closing the block, let alone McGehee or Lutz. And once Stanford started cheating outside, they went middle. Natural, as their pin hitters are their best offense.
Inky is Stanford's best offense. Make them stop her first, then spread the ball around should be Stanford's default paradigm. I was saying in one of the matches last week, Madi at the end of the game seemed determined that Jordan was going to score the final point - Stanford was well ahead, but for something like 4 or 5 points in a row, every set went to Burgess wide, no matter how in-system they were. While part of it may be at any point the quality of the pass, Madi also just seems to go Burgess' way a lot even if other options are available.
VG