[BobK]

Plummer POY
Hentz Libero of the Year
Gray Setter of the Year
Lutz and Fitzmorris all Pac 12
That's 5 and McLure all Frosh

http://www.gostanford.com/news/2017/11/2...honor.aspx

[BobK]

Plummer POY
Hentz Libero of the Year
Gray Setter of the Year
Lutz and Fitzmorris all Pac 12
That's 5 and McLure all Frosh

http://www.gostanford.com/news/2017/11/2...honor.aspx

[CompSci87]

Plummer POY
Hentz Libero of the Year
Gray Setter of the Year
Lutz and Fitzmorris all Pac 12
That's 5 and McLure all Frosh

http://www.gostanford.com/news/2017/11/2...honor.aspx

Well deserved! Plus the one starter not listed above, Alade, received honorable mention for all Pac 12.

[CompSci87]

Plummer POY
Hentz Libero of the Year
Gray Setter of the Year
Lutz and Fitzmorris all Pac 12
That's 5 and McLure all Frosh

http://www.gostanford.com/news/2017/11/2...honor.aspx

Well deserved! Plus the one starter not listed above, Alade, received honorable mention for all Pac 12.

[terry]

The OSU guy got coach of the year? Seems like that shows a lack of respect for Stanford's coach.

[terry]

The OSU guy got coach of the year? Seems like that shows a lack of respect for Stanford's coach.

[Viking_Guy]

Terry, I think the difference was the delta in Oregon State's performance over what was expected.  Hambly inherited the defending national champions, after all.

VG

[Viking_Guy]

Terry, I think the difference was the delta in Oregon State's performance over what was expected.  Hambly inherited the defending national champions, after all.

VG

[terry]

Yeah, but Oregon St. went 11-9 and finished 7th. Stanford went 19-1 and lapped the field in Hambly's first year. If that isn't good enough to win conference honors, then I guess his name should have been taken off the ballot, because he never had a chance.

[terry]

Yeah, but Oregon St. went 11-9 and finished 7th. Stanford went 19-1 and lapped the field in Hambly's first year. If that isn't good enough to win conference honors, then I guess his name should have been taken off the ballot, because he never had a chance.

[CompSci87]

COY usually is the coach whose team most exceeded expectations. It would be boring to always give it to the coach of the conference champs.

[CompSci87]

COY usually is the coach whose team most exceeded expectations. It would be boring to always give it to the coach of the conference champs.

[oldalum]

COY usually is the coach whose team most exceeded expectations.

Yep, as it should be. OSU was 5-15 the year before, so won 6 more matches than the year before. That's an awfully big turnaround, more than doubling the conference win total, including a season sweep over Washington. Stanford was 15-5 last year, so we won 4 more matches than last year, and probably at most only a match or two more than expected.

[oldalum]

COY usually is the coach whose team most exceeded expectations.

Yep, as it should be. OSU was 5-15 the year before, so won 6 more matches than the year before. That's an awfully big turnaround, more than doubling the conference win total, including a season sweep over Washington. Stanford was 15-5 last year, so we won 4 more matches than last year, and probably at most only a match or two more than expected.

[CornFed]

COY usually is the coach whose team most exceeded expectations. It would be boring to always give it to the coach of the conference champs.

Like Gino at UConn getting 9 C-o-t-Y's?  That's probably what you were thinking.  Probably his first few were the result of exceeding expectations.  However, if that is a stipulation, he shouldn't win for the next decade.

[CornFed]

COY usually is the coach whose team most exceeded expectations. It would be boring to always give it to the coach of the conference champs.

Like Gino at UConn getting 9 C-o-t-Y's?  That's probably what you were thinking.  Probably his first few were the result of exceeding expectations.  However, if that is a stipulation, he shouldn't win for the next decade.

[BobK]

Geno will never lose a game in his weak league.  Nor will any team
Come within 30.

Hambly could become national coach of the year.  We hope 😎

[BobK]

Geno will never lose a game in his weak league.  Nor will any team
Come within 30.

Hambly could become national coach of the year.  We hope 😎

[DC 86]

[quote author=CompSci87 link=topic=18198.msg215477#msg215477 date=1511902713]
COY usually is the coach whose team most exceeded expectations.

Yep, as it should be. OSU was 5-15 the year before, so won 6 more matches than the year before. That's an awfully big turnaround, more than doubling the conference win total, including a season sweep over Washington. Stanford was 15-5 last year, so we won 4 more matches than last year, and probably at most only a match or two more than expected.
[/quote]
COY is impossible to assess objectively, and certainly both Oregon State's and Stanford's coaches must have done a good job, but I would argue that improving from 15-5 to 19-1 is more impressive (and less common) than improving from 5-15 to 11-9.

[DC 86]

[quote author=CompSci87 link=topic=18198.msg215477#msg215477 date=1511902713]
COY usually is the coach whose team most exceeded expectations.

Yep, as it should be. OSU was 5-15 the year before, so won 6 more matches than the year before. That's an awfully big turnaround, more than doubling the conference win total, including a season sweep over Washington. Stanford was 15-5 last year, so we won 4 more matches than last year, and probably at most only a match or two more than expected.
[/quote]
COY is impossible to assess objectively, and certainly both Oregon State's and Stanford's coaches must have done a good job, but I would argue that improving from 15-5 to 19-1 is more impressive (and less common) than improving from 5-15 to 11-9.

[chimera]

Congrats to all the award winners.  Well deserved.  Even if he did not win COY, Hambly has done an excellent job thus far.  Not so easy to change coaches and do as well as the team has.  Might be harder to take over a national champ and have the sort of success the team has had this year than to improve as OSU has done.  Maybe.

[chimera]

Congrats to all the award winners.  Well deserved.  Even if he did not win COY, Hambly has done an excellent job thus far.  Not so easy to change coaches and do as well as the team has.  Might be harder to take over a national champ and have the sort of success the team has had this year than to improve as OSU has done.  Maybe.

[qwerty49]

[quote author=BobK link=topic=18198.msg215458#msg215458 date=1511897332]
Plummer POY
Hentz Libero of the Year
Gray Setter of the Year
Lutz and Fitzmorris all Pac 12
That's 5 and McLure all Frosh

http://www.gostanford.com/news/2017/11/2...honor.aspx

Well deserved! Plus the one starter not listed above, Alade, received honorable mention for all Pac 12.
[/quote]

Wow, that is just awesome.

I've always been a big fan of Gaby Ailes, but IMHO Morgan Hentz is simply the best libero Stanford has ever had.

[qwerty49]

[quote author=BobK link=topic=18198.msg215458#msg215458 date=1511897332]
Plummer POY
Hentz Libero of the Year
Gray Setter of the Year
Lutz and Fitzmorris all Pac 12
That's 5 and McLure all Frosh

http://www.gostanford.com/news/2017/11/2...honor.aspx

Well deserved! Plus the one starter not listed above, Alade, received honorable mention for all Pac 12.
[/quote]

Wow, that is just awesome.

I've always been a big fan of Gaby Ailes, but IMHO Morgan Hentz is simply the best libero Stanford has ever had.

[76lsjumb]

I've always been a big fan of Gaby Ailes, but IMHO Morgan Hentz is simply the best libero Stanford has ever had.

Jamie Gregory was no slouch, either, although she might have been considered the "defensive specialist" before the "libero" position became official.

[76lsjumb]

I've always been a big fan of Gaby Ailes, but IMHO Morgan Hentz is simply the best libero Stanford has ever had.

Jamie Gregory was no slouch, either, although she might have been considered the "defensive specialist" before the "libero" position became official.