09-12-2023, 09:51 PM
I'll wait to see how the Louisville match turns out before reaching any long-term conclusions. Players on this team have said in interviews the goal is an NC or bust this year.
Does anyone believe at this point there needs to be a substantial change of some sort or is it better to keep improving the same system? I remember in 2016 Stanford was doing fairly well but did not seem to be on course to win an NC. Coach Dunning completely revamped the system. He went from two setters (Gray and Humphreys) to one setter (Gray) and changed Plummer from OPP to OH. That was a massive risk and it worked out to win Stanford's seventh NC.
On a tangent, I recall in an interview Dunning said he and Humphreys were not on speaking terms for a few days after that change. Although within a week Humphreys accepted it and became a total team player.
Does anyone believe at this point there needs to be a substantial change of some sort or is it better to keep improving the same system? I remember in 2016 Stanford was doing fairly well but did not seem to be on course to win an NC. Coach Dunning completely revamped the system. He went from two setters (Gray and Humphreys) to one setter (Gray) and changed Plummer from OPP to OH. That was a massive risk and it worked out to win Stanford's seventh NC.
On a tangent, I recall in an interview Dunning said he and Humphreys were not on speaking terms for a few days after that change. Although within a week Humphreys accepted it and became a total team player.