Is it just me, or does Logan Tom barely get swings at the ball in Dinamo?
Watched 4 of their matches this season so far and agree with Matthias. I have the following impressions on Tom in Dinamo:
1. Gratcheva and Tom not yet connecting well. Gratcheva sticks to a style of setting that is old school Russian. Very slow and very high balls to the outsides and opposite. This style of setting caters to Gamova the best, but Tom prefers hitting a faster tempo offense to the outside. So far, she and Gratcheva have not found their rhythm setting and hitting.
2. Dinamo uses 2 person serve receive (Tom and Libero) in matches depending on who is playing Opposite. Total team reception in first 7 matces (Champions League and Superleague) is 525 receptions. Tom has received 264 (over 50%). This has probably affected her hitting.
3. Tom hits on the left during 1 serve receive when she is front row, and hits on the right for 2 rotations. She gets a normal number of kills from the right, but is better hitting on the left.
Anyways, still long season ahead. Important matches coming up in January.