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Post by kalena12 on Aug 23, 2007 2:34:48 GMT -5
cindy's wahine season preview will be in tomorrows star bulletin. its a play on high school yearbooks.
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Post by kalena12 on Aug 23, 2007 2:37:19 GMT -5
otineru needs to be on the floor for the rainbow wahine. but the beauty of it is that hawaii will be able to confidently sub players in and out. they will have many different looks.
ka'aihue will be great for the bows. rite now she's having up and down weeks. shes amazing one day and average the next. jayme lee is getting the nod for now and she's more than adequate. whatever happens, both will play and hawaii will be the better for both their abilities.
brandt's serve is really tough. she will be a serving sub if shes not the starting setter. mafua is winning the battle rite now due to her athleticism and her ability to give the outsides a more consistent hittable ball.
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Post by vbfan4life on Aug 23, 2007 3:01:23 GMT -5
i don't see why Shoji likes Hittle on the LS. To me she seems to be a lot more effective on the RS. If memory serves me right, she played on that side for a season and played very well.
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Post by cindyluis on Aug 23, 2007 3:01:46 GMT -5
to clarify something that was pulled from the Star-Bulletin vb blog. Lindsey was in the arena yesterday. She was not practicing with the Wahine. nor was she in a wedding dress ... or bridesmaid's dress. she was back in hawaii for the wedding of a high school friend.
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Post by aaronic on Aug 23, 2007 3:02:51 GMT -5
i don't see why Shoji likes Hittle on the LS. To me she seems to be a lot more effective on the RS. If memory serves me right, she played on that side for a season and played very well. Wasn't she also inconsistent on the Rightside?
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Post by 5100 on Aug 23, 2007 3:23:54 GMT -5
Maybe she has improved tremendously. Or maybe Otineru will replace her by mid-season. Let's see what happens.
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Aug 23, 2007 4:23:59 GMT -5
Liz will be starting at Libero before mid season. Bet on it. Her passsing is nails. Besides how weird would it be for the walk on libero to start ahead of the libero on scholarship. well this is kinda misleading, don't ya think? since shoji, in the past, has rarely recruited back-row specialists by offering them scholarships ... more often, he's asked them to walk on first ... who's to say that those back row players in the past wouldn't have been scollie-worthy if shoji's recruitment strategy involved offering them scollies right off the bat ... that said, i don't think it's weird at all for the walk-on libero to get a starting nod over the scollie freshman ... especially since that walk-on already has a full year of starting and playing at this level ... this isn't a knock on kai'aihue -- i've seen her play, and i think she's got solid fundamentals ... it's so early... and if lee and kai'aihue really push each other for the starting job, that can only be a good thing ...
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Aug 23, 2007 4:28:40 GMT -5
i don't see why Shoji likes Hittle on the LS. To me she seems to be a lot more effective on the RS. If memory serves me right, she played on that side for a season and played very well. Wasn't she also inconsistent on the Rightside? yes, at times during her freshman year she could take over a match ... and at other times, she played very much like a freshman ... i'm more than willing to see what she can do when given more time as a starter at one of the LS positions ... she's never really had that chance up until now ... let's see what she can really do first before we say she won't be effective there ... and if she isn't, i'm all for shifting her to the right ... (i've been among those who have suggested that in the past).
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Aug 23, 2007 4:34:47 GMT -5
Shoji always dedicates way too many roster spots to backrow players. All you need are two, one libero and one normal substitute. Three at the most. How many does he have? Like fourteen? How the hell can you run a decent 6x6 drill when the starters are playing against blocks that are 5'6" to 5'9". If you throw Sealy in there then you throw it even more out of whack. 6'7" dude touching around 11'4" blocking next to a 5'9" girl touching around 9'8". No wonder UH hits like crap against the top teams, they get all confused against a real and normal looking D1 women's college block. yep, i agree 5 is a lot ... too many!! but i believe that's mostly been a recent trend for the last couple years ... hardly "always" ...
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Post by aaronic on Aug 23, 2007 4:40:02 GMT -5
Wasn't she also inconsistent on the Rightside? yes, at times during her freshman year she could take over a match ... and at other times, she played very much like a freshman ... i'm more than willing to see what she can do when given more time as a starter at one of the LS positions ... she's never really had that chance up until now ... let's see what she can really do first before we say she won't be effective there ...
and if she isn't, i'm all for shifting her to the right ... (i've been among those who have suggested that in the past). I'm confused. I wasn't saying she'd be ineffective on the LS position. I merely questioned her consistency on the RIGHT SIDE; not the left side. In fact I didn't say anything about her (in)effectiveness on the Left Side AT ALL. You're putting words in my mouth.
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Aug 23, 2007 4:42:51 GMT -5
Omg....what's the hold-up. Kaufman is very quick, a good blocker, and jumps incredibly well. But Otineru is the complete player....what's there to think about? Exactly! What is the hold up? This is a no brainer.......I'd go with the better passer...Kaufman's quickness and jumping skills don't matter if the pass ain't there because she won't be seeing a set coming her way. If Otineru, Hittle and Lee are Hawaii's primary passers, Hawaii will have a great run this year. if those 3 are the primary passers (and stay solid at it) ... then there may be fewer opportunities for any of from the army of back-row specialists to see a whole 'lotta playing time.
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Aug 23, 2007 4:48:04 GMT -5
yes, at times during her freshman year she could take over a match ... and at other times, she played very much like a freshman ... i'm more than willing to see what she can do when given more time as a starter at one of the LS positions ... she's never really had that chance up until now ... let's see what she can really do first before we say she won't be effective there ...
and if she isn't, i'm all for shifting her to the right ... (i've been among those who have suggested that in the past). I'm confused. I wasn't saying she'd be ineffective on the LS position. I merely questioned her consistency on the RIGHT SIDE; not the left side. In fact I didn't say anything about her (in)effectiveness on the Left Side AT ALL. You're putting words in my mouth. i was responding to you (and i agreed with you!! ;D but perhaps you didn't notice that) ... as well responding to what the previous poster had said (the poster that you quoted).... plus i believe a few others have expressed concerns about Hittle on the LS (both in this thread and in other UH threads), so i thought i'd throw that comment out there.
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Post by aaronic on Aug 23, 2007 4:52:22 GMT -5
I'm confused. I wasn't saying she'd be ineffective on the LS position. I merely questioned her consistency on the RIGHT SIDE; not the left side. In fact I didn't say anything about her (in)effectiveness on the Left Side AT ALL. You're putting words in my mouth. i was responding to you (and i agreed with you!! ;D but perhaps you didn't notice that) ... as well responding to what the previous poster had said (the poster that you quoted).... plus i believe a few others have expressed concerns about Hittle on the LS (both in this thread and in other UH threads), so i thought i'd throw that comment out there. No I didn't, but i'm still confused. So you were responding to me and the poster I was responding to at the same time? Okay, well I guess that kind of makes sense.
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Post by hwnstunner on Aug 23, 2007 5:03:27 GMT -5
if those 3 are the primary passers (and stay solid at it) ... then there may be fewer opportunities for any of from the army of back-row specialists to see a whole 'lotta playing time. Ya... pretty much. Honestly, even the loser to the libero position may have a hard time getting into the game. With the libero, Hittle, Otineru, and Houston (who will probably be out of the passing rotation, but must be kept in the backrow for hitting) ... it's definitely going to be a dogfight for playing time. If Kaufman starts than thats a gimme in the backrow.
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Aug 23, 2007 5:07:41 GMT -5
i was responding to you (and i agreed with you!! ;D but perhaps you didn't notice that) ... as well responding to what the previous poster had said (the poster that you quoted).... plus i believe a few others have expressed concerns about Hittle on the LS (both in this thread and in other UH threads), so i thought i'd throw that comment out there. No I didn't, but i'm still confused. So you were responding to me and the poster I was responding to at the same time? Okay, well I guess that kind of makes sense. Yep, I did agree w/ya ... And I was responding to both you and vbfan, which is why i kept both your posts in there when I hit "quote" ...
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