(VB) Ongoing Volleyball Thread

This has been entertaining thus far

 

We have 13 service errors to their 3

 

We lost the 4th set 25-23
On to the 5th...

 

Come on Gators, get up and GO!

 

Behind right now 10-6

 

11-11 ut with time out..We were on a 3-0 run

 

Lost set 5, 15-13 , back to back losses at home...the ladies kept fighting tho....

 

I've given up trying to understand why the UF coaches don't do anything about the service errors.

 

They played hard and played Tennessee virtually even in every phase of the match EXCEPT service errors. We had 15, they had 4. And we only had 4 aces to their 2. People can say all they want about needing to serve hard to get the opponent off balance, but we had more kills then them. To me we lost because of the 11 point difference in service errors. They battled their hearts out, but service errors have been our main weakness and downfall all season, especially after the loss of Hutson & Stuckey.

 

In the fifth set with the match on the line, don’t we want to first call for a serve that is in, even if it’s a little easier to handle? Do the analytics suggest otherwise? I guess I’m suggesting it’s situational. At the end of a tight match maybe we can’t afford to be as risky when serving.

 

No

 

Yeah, Vols played a much cleaner match.

 

It's fitting that we should lose match point on a service error.

 

If you soft-serve, any good team will make you pay.

 

I'm not saying that. I'm saying: KM has more service errors than anybody else on the team. In a critical situation, where the team can't afford a SE, put in somebody else to serve.

And the same goes for McKissic and Canaan. It's not personal; it's who this season's stats show have the highest number of SEs.

 

At this point the season is lost. Just get healthy and try again in '24.

 

There are several ways to “pop” the service flat footed for a top spin(hardly ever seen anymore but still a nice change of pace deep or shallow) or floats. Imo, the jump serve helps the taller servers but it’s a couple extra movements which make hitting the jump float right..tough. The risk reward , imo, isn’t compelling. Also, during the last five points of each set is a match within a match where service is key. Imo, I don’t believe in charity to my opponent.

 

But at least they have to make some passes and a kill shot to get the point. The defense has a shot at digging or blocking or the shot could be out. With a serve in the net or long, it's a gimmee. They do nothing and get a free point.

 

All true and correct.
IMO, the jump serve is supposed to be a back row attack (with the added benefit that trying to block it is illegal). It generally favors a taller player therefore. But, if a shorter player can execute it that way, I'm OK with it. For UF, the only player who serves that way is Fitzpatrick.

Everybody else is hitting a jump floater, which - by my definition - is a stupid concept. And, it's more prone to error than just keeping your feet on the ground and focusing solely on ball contact.

For the season, UF has 241 service errors in 80 sets. Again: I don't understand why UF coaches and players continue in this manner.