Comments on: East Bay Boys Volleyball Notes: DV Tourney, Rankings

By: NCVB

NCVB — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 05:14:35 +0000

Yeah, EbalVBWatcher, SRV this year kinda reminds me of De La last year = young and streaky, but potentially dangerous on any given day. I look forward to seeing how SRV can grow in the years to come.

For those interested, the NorthCoast website mentioned above is:
http://northcoastvolleyball.proboards.com/index.cgi

By: EbalVBWatcher

EbalVBWatcher — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 21:53:51 +0000

Watched the SRV/Foothill match last night, and saw fear and panic in the Falcon’s eyes. Even though they beat SRV 3-0, the games were close until the very end, and it was clear the experience of the Foothill seniors were able to pull out the wins. SRV is young, but has a lot of height and some talent. If they can be energized, and become a confident team, from starters thru the bench, by the end of the season they will surprise quite a few of the more mature teams in the league.

By: vbboy

vbboy — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:20:56 +0000

yea, i agree, with comments posted. some of them are off in my opionion. but just take this into consideration. even though i’ve seen most teams play, including northgate and campo, as time goes on everything should fall into place. as time goes on, let the teams duke it out and the picture will come clearer.

By: MVALfan

MVALfan — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:03:57 +0000

At the Deer Valley tournament, watching all the unexpected wins by various teams, I was thinking, man, rankings are going to be a bear. Still, for D1 at least, Matt & the NCV website have the same top 5. The next 2 or 3 teams are roughly in the same ballpark. The question is where to rank the top D2/D3 teams, e.g. Campo, Northgate, College Prep, Drake. This was just an early tournament, one data point. Lots of league matches this week, maybe more non-league matches, and then the two tournaments this weekend — any & all of which could affect rankings, each of which carry a different weight to me. A league match, a non-league match, and a tournament match are not the same. Injuries & other factors can affect the strength of a team’s roster. Remember poor Northgate last season? We’ve got a l-o-n-g ways to go…

By: Matt Smith

Matt Smith — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:11:24 +0000

Thanks for the suggestion.
I’ve been covering volleyball since 2000, and in the East Bay since 2006. I have a pretty good handle on it.
Everybody has their own idea of what the rankings should be, and that’s fine. But there are holes in other people’s logic as well.
Logan ahead of Northgate for a tournament win? But AV beat Logan in a five-game match and you didn’t even mention that. AV should stay above Logan.
You have to look at it as an aggregate, not just one team beating another. It’s more week to week than you can imagine.
Anyway, thanks for reading.

By: volleyball101

volleyball101 — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 08:16:43 +0000

Matt
Were you at the Deer Valley tournament? For the next seeding, you should consult with the NCV guys and get their feedbacks. I think they go to all the big tournaments and key games in the east bay. Just a suggestion.

By: conaanaa

conaanaa — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 05:48:12 +0000

While I do agree with the above comments I can see why it would be so difficult to rank the teams right now after an admittingly messy week with conflicting wins/losses versus common opponents. Other than that the article is great and very well written!

By: Xfactor

Xfactor — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 04:57:58 +0000

What is up with NG? They don’t have a setter and they can’t pass. How are they # 6? They should be behind Logan. I was at the DV tournament and they were in the Silver and the teams there were not great. Just a fan and don’t see anything in NG. I was the North Coast Volleyball website and it is more accurate.

By: libero7

libero7 — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 21:47:06 +0000

Why, why, why is Campo below Northgate and College Prep? And why is Monte Vista lower than Logan when they beat Mission?

Northgate’s serve receive is atrocious compared to Campo, as well as defense, hitting and blocking. Campo actually took a game off of DLS while DLS beat Northgate 25-6 one game.

College Prep lost their best player to a really bad injury.

Id probably move Deer Valley, MSJ, Foothill, and College Prep down a little and move up Campo and Monte Vista.