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Post by po'okela on Apr 5, 2012 13:24:19 GMT -5
am i the only one that thinks running a 6-2 is a possibility? of course assuming that ashley does indeed transfer to hawaii and falyn becomes eligible. em is so much more effective on the outside and i know that adolpho, jade and kristiana are more than capable of holding their own in the middle. I was preaching the 6-2 and everyone told me there is NO WAY dave will EVER run a 6-2. i just don't want hartong in the middle and with the additions of kastl and fonoimoana, hawaii probably will have the best combo of outside hitters in the country.
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Post by italianmattd on Apr 5, 2012 13:50:37 GMT -5
I'm giving up on the Fonoimoana hype... it's like a stack of red velvet pancakes from Cinnamon's dangling in front of the Hawaii fans... we keep chasing it and still nothing. I have a feeling FF on the court is not happening next season.
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Post by leftout on Apr 5, 2012 14:14:24 GMT -5
Don't know what your expectations are at this point but FF is still enrolled at UH progressing in her studies. Thats a very positive situation. Nothing further to do until she satisfies the academic requirements.
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Post by ACE on Apr 5, 2012 20:22:51 GMT -5
Don't know what your expectations are at this point but FF is still enrolled at UH progressing in her studies. Thats a very positive situation. Nothing further to do until she satisfies the academic requirements. And she still has summer school to make up more credits...but aside, until it's official...Kastl at least provides another "proven" OH, either left or right side.
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Post by Courtside5 on Apr 5, 2012 20:46:30 GMT -5
I was preaching the 6-2 and everyone told me there is NO WAY dave will EVER run a 6-2. i just don't want hartong in the middle and with the additions of kastl and fonoimoana, hawaii probably will have the best combo of outside hitters in the country. How do we know if Kastl is that good? I`d take Jane over her any day. I`ve seen Jane play and for what she did as a freshmen showed she can play like a vet. She had her best game against USC. FF & Jane would be a better combo I think. JMO
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Post by kolohekeiki on Apr 5, 2012 20:54:53 GMT -5
I was preaching the 6-2 and everyone told me there is NO WAY dave will EVER run a 6-2. i just don't want hartong in the middle and with the additions of kastl and fonoimoana, hawaii probably will have the best combo of outside hitters in the country. why don't you want Hartong in the middle? wouldn't you want to keep her in the position that earned her all-American honors?
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Post by vb4me on Apr 5, 2012 22:00:51 GMT -5
Why all the excitement about a three year starter who hit .156 as a Junior. Is there anyone on the current UH team with worse stats. Maybe Kastl is great but she didn't get it done for ASU so what makes her a "proven" outside hitter. ASU was 5-17 in the PAC 12 and she was their go to hitter....hmmmmm!
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Post by ancksunamun on Apr 6, 2012 1:36:47 GMT -5
Keep in mind that she was the go-to hitter for her team so everyone knew who to camp on or defend against which is probably why she had a low hitting percentage. Besides... I would feel better having Kastl who averaged nearly 4 kills a game than Goodman who averaged .29 Kills per Game or Ginger Long who had all but 1 kill against both Nittaidai AND Nebraska.
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Post by kolohekeiki on Apr 6, 2012 3:54:39 GMT -5
Keep in mind that she was the go-to hitter for her team so everyone knew who to camp on or defend against which is probably why she had a low hitting percentage. Besides... I would feel better having Kastl who averaged nearly 4 kills a game than Goodman who averaged .29 Kills per Game or Ginger Long who had all but 1 kill against both Nittaidai AND Nebraska. Not to mention in one of the toughest conferences
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Post by 5100 on Apr 6, 2012 5:09:36 GMT -5
Keep in mind that she was the go-to hitter for her team so everyone knew who to camp on or defend against which is probably why she had a low hitting percentage. Besides... I would feel better having Kastl who averaged nearly 4 kills a game than Goodman who averaged .29 Kills per Game or Ginger Long who had all but 1 kill against both Nittaidai AND Nebraska. Let's see. Kastl averaged 4 kills/set but hit .156 because she was the go-to hitter. Basically, she was playing the role that Kanani Danielson did for UH. Kaela Goodman averaged .29 kills/set because she played in a lot of sets, but only for VERY short spurts and Ginger Long was redshirted. Kastl was the best that ASU could do. Goodman and Long didn't need to be the go-to players because they were playing behind the likes of Danielson, Chanteal Satele and Jane Croson. So until Kastl is confirmed and turns out to be a capable replacement to Satele or Danielson, I don't think it's fair to compare her to the two younger players.
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Post by OptimusPrime on Apr 6, 2012 12:20:32 GMT -5
Keep in mind that she was the go-to hitter for her team so everyone knew who to camp on or defend against which is probably why she had a low hitting percentage. Besides... I would feel better having Kastl who averaged nearly 4 kills a game than Goodman who averaged .29 Kills per Game or Ginger Long who had all but 1 kill against both Nittaidai AND Nebraska. Let's see. Kastl averaged 4 kills/set but hit .156 because she was the go-to hitter. Basically, she was playing the role that Kanani Danielson did for UH. Kaela Goodman averaged .29 kills/set because she played in a lot of sets, but only for VERY short spurts and Ginger Long was redshirted. Kastl was the best that ASU could do. Goodman and Long didn't need to be the go-to players because they were playing behind the likes of Danielson, Chanteal Satele and Jane Croson. So until Kastl is confirmed and turns out to be a capable replacement to Satele or Danielson, I don't think it's fair to compare her to the two younger players. kolohekeiki has a point. You CANNOT compare Kastl's stat in one of the toughest conferences to that of any Wahine in the WAC. Kastl was the default option for any bad passes hence getting a lot of off sets. The same is not true for any Wahine other than Danielson. Having seen all the players we are talking about both in high school and college, Kastl is a good get for the Wahine and a better player than anyone gives her credit. If FF does not play next year, I'll bet money on Kastl being one of our left sides. If FF plays, there will be some experimenting including Em back in the middle because Kastl can hold the left just fine. Also, don't forget I was one of the first people to be saying Em could be a great OH but we had middles that could do the job. Next season, I am concerned about our middles. Again too bad Dave had promised Waber she would only play outside. She was a very good middle and would have become a starter as a middle.
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Post by ancksunamun on Apr 6, 2012 12:28:21 GMT -5
If you have a strong supporting cast of hitters, your hitting percentage will be greater because there is more than one or two hitters for an opponent to key on. I guarantee you that if we had a medicare OH2 & OPP this past season, Kanani's numbers wouldn't be as great. Such is Kastl's case. Opponents keyed on her because she was surrounded by mediocracy hence the low hitting percentage. No disrespect to Goodman or Long but how do you think the Wahine would do if Kaela was the permanent OPP for the season?
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Post by 5100 on Apr 6, 2012 13:30:54 GMT -5
We don't know. We don't know how'd they do with Kastl either.
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Post by ACE on Apr 6, 2012 13:35:29 GMT -5
If you have a strong supporting cast of hitters, your hitting percentage will be greater because there is more than one or two hitters for an opponent to key on. I guarantee you that if we had a medicare OH2 & OPP this past season, Kanani's numbers wouldn't be as great. Such is Kastl's case. Opponents keyed on her because she was surrounded by mediocracy hence the low hitting percentage. No disrespect to Goodman or Long but how do you think the Wahine would do if Kaela was the permanent OPP for the season? Agree. And from what I did saw last season, even when she was set - against WAC opponents - she didn't put the ball down as much as I'd thought she could. I remember reading Goodman had some hops and was being brought in as an OPP, a position Hawaii was in desperate need of for a while, so I truly hope she can just blossom this coming season or next.
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Post by vb4me on Apr 6, 2012 22:19:18 GMT -5
Goodman, as 5100 mentioned, played a lot of sets but many times only went in to block for Uiato. She played almost exclusively with Stauber as the setter and, a few times, she played with no setter. Her role has been primarily defensive but her hitting percentage last year was .258. It's good to have depth at every position so Kastl (if she is transferring) will be a nice addition. Just looked at the UH mobile site and there's a good photo of Goodman and Hartong blocking so maybe ACE will get his wish.
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