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Post by soljah808 on Apr 10, 2019 1:49:21 GMT -5
Hope Hawaii is practicing some tip drills because LBSU knows Hawaii wants to kill the ball with power and more power. Well LBSU has an extremely scrappy defense like UCSB and will dig up balls from the dead. Some tips at certain times will keep that defense honest and will make them work for those points.
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Post by soljah808 on Apr 10, 2019 1:51:20 GMT -5
I think the wildcards will be how Solbrig and Colton play. We know how the others perform, but if Joe can help get them going offensively with the rest....watch out. More Colton. He really needs to step it up. I brought up Dalton only to say that he is so versatile in his offense and movement that I'd like to see Joe set him more. But yes, Colton needs to get out of that funk cause we need his offense against a team like LBSU.
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Post by kolohekeiki on Apr 10, 2019 9:35:34 GMT -5
More Colton. He really needs to step it up. I brought up Dalton only to say that he is so versatile in his offense and movement that I'd like to see Joe set him more. But yes, Colton needs to get out of that funk cause we need his offense against a team like LBSU. Yes Joe needs to spread Dalton's offense across the net, in front and behind...he needs to utilize Dalton's versatility And in terms of Colton, I'm not sure if it's much of him being in a funk or other teams knowing about him now. He was pretty much an unknown and now since the success he has had thus far this season, teams are figuring out that he can be an offensive threat. He is probably the easiest of Hawai`i's hitters to shut down so that's what the opposing teams have been doing. His "funk" has only been on the offensive end as his serve receive and defense still has been on point. I honestly don't think Rosey would be the answer either if Colton is to struggle, as Rosey wasn't productive at all this weekend when he was inserted on Friday night and when he started on Saturday. That's why I think Charlie needs to look at the match-ups and see where he can switch it up to make sure Colton is lined-up with Tuaniga in the front row, because I really don't see Colton having much success if he'll be hitting against Ensing all weekend.
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Post by medusa on Apr 10, 2019 10:49:32 GMT -5
More Colton. He really needs to step it up. I brought up Dalton only to say that he is so versatile in his offense and movement that I'd like to see Joe set him more. But yes, Colton needs to get out of that funk cause we need his offense against a team like LBSU. What happened to Colton? Ever since UH had that stretch of matches on the mainland, Colton ran out of gas, and never re·cu·per·ate d. Look at his stats. I think his in a funk, and better get out of it, cause UH is counting on him to better the team /rəˈko͞opəˌrāt/ .
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Post by thor on Apr 10, 2019 15:04:12 GMT -5
Cowell was playing a lot better when he re-entered the match. His forte is his serve receive, defense and oddly enough his blocking game. I agree that Rosey was not that effective, certainly not as solid defensively and passing as Cowell. Joe will set him sparingly to keep the beach defense honest.
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Post by 808empath on Apr 10, 2019 17:51:07 GMT -5
Cowell was playing a lot better when he re-entered the match. His forte is his serve receive, defense and oddly enough his blocking game. I agree that Rosey was not that effective, certainly not as solid defensively and passing as Cowell. Joe will set him sparingly to keep the beach defense honest. Wait what? At one point in the match, Brett was leading the team in digs, he had 8 digs in the 3 sets he played. Sure he isn't killing it like he should be. I thought for sure, it's his senior year - play lights out volleyball, but it's not.
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Post by thor on Apr 10, 2019 20:31:28 GMT -5
Rosey was targeted both on serve and during play because he came off the bench. His serve receive was iffy at best,Joe was doing track meets trying to get to the ball and it pulled him off the net multiple times. Couple this with his negative or close to zero hitting % and well that’s why they brought CC back in.
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Post by kolohekeiki on Apr 10, 2019 22:39:08 GMT -5
Cowell was playing a lot better when he re-entered the match. His forte is his serve receive, defense and oddly enough his blocking game. I agree that Rosey was not that effective, certainly not as solid defensively and passing as Cowell. Joe will set him sparingly to keep the beach defense honest. I agree with you on serve receive that Rosey wasn't at the same level as Colton, but I have to disagree with you on defense. Rosey was playing pretty darn good defense and as Empath mentioned he was among the team leaders in digs.
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Post by ACE on Apr 11, 2019 1:11:44 GMT -5
I brought up Dalton only to say that he is so versatile in his offense and movement that I'd like to see Joe set him more. But yes, Colton needs to get out of that funk cause we need his offense against a team like LBSU. Yes Joe needs to spread Dalton's offense across the net, in front and behind...he needs to utilize Dalton's versatility And in terms of Colton, I'm not sure if it's much of him being in a funk or other teams knowing about him now. He was pretty much an unknown and now since the success he has had thus far this season, teams are figuring out that he can be an offensive threat. He is probably the easiest of Hawai`i's hitters to shut down so that's what the opposing teams have been doing. His "funk" has only been on the offensive end as his serve receive and defense still has been on point. I honestly don't think Rosey would be the answer either if Colton is to struggle, as Rosey wasn't productive at all this weekend when he was inserted on Friday night and when he started on Saturday. That's why I think Charlie needs to look at the match-ups and see where he can switch it up to make sure Colton is lined-up with Tuaniga in the front row, because I really don't see Colton having much success if he'll be hitting against Ensing all weekend. But..Cowell did do well against Stanford who,had Jasper opposite Cowell and Cowell,had a lot of soft touches and was awesome on offense. I think with opposing teams knowing Cowell, Worsley need to do more x-plays, inside sets, BICS to mix up Cowell's opportunities.
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Post by goblin on Apr 11, 2019 15:29:17 GMT -5
In comparing Rosey's stats to Cowell, Cowell is by far the better hitter, server, blocker, and service return. The area that Rosey has a very slight edge in is digging when comparing his digging stats for last season (as a starter for most of the season) to Cowell's stats this season. Due to his lack of playing time this year, his stats are somewhat skewed although his hitting stats are amazingly consistent with last year hitting at around .290.
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Post by goblin on Apr 11, 2019 18:39:27 GMT -5
Geiger's averages 3.6 KPS, 1.4 DPS and has only 2 reception errors thru 55 sets, not bad. Now here's the bad, currently hitting for a paltry .214. Look on the bright side, maybe he's a supersized version of Cowell. Unless Fullerton College has a bad setter, he'll definitely need to improve his hitting.
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Post by teamjess on Apr 11, 2019 18:43:13 GMT -5
Geiger's averages 3.6 KPS, 1.4 DPS and has only 2 reception errors thru 55 sets, not bad. Now here's the bad, currently hitting for a paltry .214. Look on the bright side, maybe he's a supersized version of Cowell. Unless Fullerton College has a bad setter, he'll definitely need to improve his hitting. Fullerton College is in last place in their conference. (so he probably doesn't have the kind of setting he will get at Hawaii)
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Post by soljah808 on Apr 11, 2019 20:21:16 GMT -5
We've all seen players transform in this program. So I expect the same to happen with Geiger.
He was definitely amped during matches against UCSB. Jumping, yelling, and getting comfortable with his new team. That's a great start.
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Post by BeachbytheBay on Apr 14, 2019 8:37:47 GMT -5
Big West rankings entering the BWCT
well now that was fun!! can we have another, or two?!
according to Massey Power ratings, LB is at 5.06, Hawaii at 5.05, and Pepperine is at 4.28, that's how huge a gap these two teams have over everyone else. But that's just a computer.
LB had 43 serving errors, Hawaii 23. It seems this year Hawaii tends do almost everything a little better than LB, except for one thing. These teams are SO GOOD, that if either one loses a little focus or has just a glimmer, and can have a weak link exposed for 3-4 points in a set, that will be exploited quickly by the other. By now, these Hawaii players must HATE the Pyramid with a passion. And it's not like they didn't have some fan support of their own, I mean LB will probably have 27 people (maybe) rooting for them in SSC, how fair is that?
Main take-away, LB stepped up their back-row over the weekend - it's all pretty simple, these matches still are to a certain extend serve-receive matches. And keeping one eye open aside from the LB-Haw epic matches, Irvine had only 10 serving errors on Friday, and had 13 aces on Saturday
#1) Long Beach. still almost put Hawaii in to this spot, despite those 2 losses, just trying to factor in HCA, and the eye test. But winning is the main factor of course. Ensing had some difficulty, Hawaii continued to serve crazy good....and still LB finds a way to win. Focus and resiliency under pressure. Now Long Beach gets to fly to Hawaii for another challenge, 10000 crazed Hawaii fans out for revenge. what's not to like about that? TJ just elevating his game, and then LB getting a surge of more consistent receiving from Molina & Siegfried, made for a different LB team.
#2) Hawaii. what can one say? Hawaii had LB right where they wanted them, well not really so far. I mean, Gage W was picking up some balls contorting himself and flying horizontal in unhuman ways, and even that wasn't enough sometimes. Up 7-5 in the fourth, up 2-1 in the fifth. a couple TJ serving runs in the 4th, and an Ethan Siegfried serving run in the 5th, changed that. That's how slim the margins are and how fast things turn. Gasman & Worsley were running the show after 3 sets. Hawaii just needs to flip the timing. Ok, that's sounds good, now go do it!! For now, Hawaii has to get though a rejuvinated and fresh Irvine with Shneidmiller back.
#3) Irvine. They're back! we'll, ok, maybe not. They are still 8 days removed from almost getting swept for the season by Northridge. Have to remember coming in to the season, Irvine looked to possibly be the most dangerous team with everyone coming back from a NCAA team. Still, they can't be taken for granted. Although an at-large has to be pretty much unrealistic, getting to the BWCT finals would potentially give them an argument depending on what happens in the MPSF.
#4) SB. Had to be a bit of a letdown, plus the return trip from Hawaii, for SB. Got only a couple days of practice, and then hop back on the plane to Hawaii, and then have to take on a Northridge team that can't be taken lightly. The Big West is so good, one day you're thinkng of an at-large and potential NCAA title run, the next you can't remember how a measly 3-4 points could muck up your entire season.
#5) NOrthridge. A team this good with a losing record. They've got a shot vs. SB, so won't surprise to see them playing on Friday night.
#6) UCSD. Finally, they get a reward vs. getting their wacked around by a loaded Big West conference. Bring your swimsuits guys, and book the harbor cruise.
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Post by BeachbytheBay on Apr 14, 2019 13:11:21 GMT -5
some interesting season ending conference stats - based on conference play only.
Hitting %: LB 0.398 vs. Haw. 0.404
Blocking LB 2.46 vs. Haw 2.40
Digs per set LB 8.76 vs. Haw 8.46
SA/set LB 1.74 vs. Haw 1.29
& assists per set LB 12.55 vs. Haw 13.0
you can't get any more even than that - what jumps out is LB's blocking #s in non-conference wasn't all that good
the other interesting stat, just because of the line-up shuffles.
LB's Siegfried had only a single receive error ALL season, until last night - then had 3 - still he provides a lot of quickness at the OH in the back-row. & Siegfried's hitting in conference is 0.426, mostly due to the weekend.
the adjustments, if any, the coaches try to make will be interesting. Do they adjust, they are so close, and both had the best team in the country on the other side of the net.
Wade has all the demeaner of a Vegas pit boss on the sidelines.
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