Comments on: Warriors preseason No. 7, third-round results

By: Eric96822

Eric96822 — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 23:27:11 +0000

So today is the day. What will Shoji announce. Or did I miss it already?

#35
That is very true Kahuna. UCLA will be hurting … so will Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, San Diego and BYU among the top teams, as well as our Wahine. Stanford, Penn State, Washington, Florida and North Carolina and Kansas return pretty much everyone and Texas loses their setter and 1 starting OH but have the #1 recruiting class coming in.

By: Kahuna

Kahuna — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 19:44:27 +0000

#34…yes I know Alexis Light(Liliana’s sister)is joining the team but when you lose both middles along with two pin hitters and an all conference libero it’s going to take more then one big shot to carry a team….especially in the PAC 12.

Ryann Chandler is good but Van Winden is a little of a liability defensively. Going to take kind of a lot to replace Frager and Felix in the middle.

Cannot replace the big time playing experience the 4 seniors have.

By: Eric96822

Eric96822 — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 09:54:10 +0000

#32 UCLA has a very strong recruiting class coming in. Alexis Light is a 6’5″ bomber.

By: noblesol

noblesol — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 06:56:22 +0000

Some RPI comparisons through the first four rounds below. Just looking at RPI, the Minnesota bracket was the most difficult path to the Final Four.

Bracket Avg. RPI by round (the average RPI of teams competing in the bracket at the start of each round):
Bracket (1) – [Nebraska’s bracket]
Avg. RPI: 51; 21; 18; 05
Avg. RPI for first four rounds = 24
Bracket (2) – [Minnesota’s bracket]
Avg. RPI: 41; 20; 08; 07
Avg. RPI for first four rounds = 19
Bracket (3) – [Wisconsin’s bracket]
Avg. RPI: 51; 21; 17; 06
Avg. RPI for first four rounds = 24
Bracket (4) – [Texas’ bracket]
Avg. RPI: 43; 17; 10; 11
Avg. RPI for first four rounds = 20

Opponent RPI by Round; and Avg. RPI of all Opponents:
Nebraska: 139; 20; 26; 06; Avg. Opp. RPI = 48
Minnesota: 098; 23; 09; 12; Avg. Opp. RPI = 36
Wisconsin: 159; 43; 34; 11; Avg. Opp. RPI = 62
Texas: 123; 30; 07; 17; Avg. Opp. RPI = 44

By: kahuna

kahuna — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 06:14:13 +0000

Well…..UCLA chance for a national title will have to wait another few years. This was supposed to be the team to do it. With 4 seniors graduating UCLA will be in a rebuilding mode for the next couple of years.

By: Maverick

Maverick — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 04:58:51 +0000

28. I don’t think any player in the tournament knows how Taylor feels. Who else ended her season and/or indoor career with an ankle fracture? At least Carlini got to play her last match. For Taylor, it is a question of what could have been. Worse feeling, IMO, because she was unable to help her teammates on the floor.

By: Maverick

Maverick — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 04:45:00 +0000

29. Seriously, the same can be said for Nebraska and Texas, who also hosted the subregional and regional. Same for Wisconsin too, except they lost today. Minnesota’s regional is widely considered to have been the most difficult/loaded. Also, Minnesota is the AVCA #1 team in the nation. They are that good. That’s why no one should be surprised if they win it all.

When will the moaning and complaining about system rigging stop? This is so old. And none of it helps UH.

A few years ago, folks complained because the committee followed the RPI so closely when seeding (I believe one year, the seeds matched the RPI rankings exactly). This year, complaining because RPI not followed as closely (e.g., PSU). I can only conclude people will just complain no matter how the tourney is seeded.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 04:22:15 +0000

no surprise if Minnesota wins the National Championship this year. they have the easiest cake walk through this tournament. they host first & second round and they host regionals at home too. THIS TOURNAMENT IS RIGGED!

By: Bleachercoach

Bleachercoach — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 04:00:53 +0000

It was GREAT to see Stanford to come back from 2-0 to upset Wisconsin in 5..
Well, Carlini sure knows how Nikki Taylor feels….Wisconsin loses 5 starters but return HAGGERTY…IMO “Freshman National Player of the Year” or Plummer from Stanford.

By: warriorwahine

warriorwahine — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 01:29:49 +0000

looks like tree counterattacked and will roll their jumbo heavy tanks against the b1g