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Post by soljah808 on Apr 14, 2019 13:26:50 GMT -5
I think the fans at the SSC will provide that lift and encouragement like the fans at the Pyramid did for the Beach. Nevertheless it will be an epic tournament!
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Post by ACE on Apr 14, 2019 14:45:26 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. Siegfried was Huus of last year. Stabilized the passing and proved to be an offensive weapon, not outlet. He was what Cowell was for Hawaii at the start of the year. Adjustments I see...Long Beach none. Just use what worked. They are just freaken amazing at defense. I thought SB was good, but now I see what is meant when people say "whole different level" with LB. Even their off plays turn into offensive options. There were times I said to myself...yes, free ball to Hawaii, but Tuaniga turns it into a decent set and the attacker literally has a swing at it. Hawaii - go middle as often as they can. Let TJ go off, it was rare they stopped him, only he stopped himself, but they can't let Siegfried AND the others go off as well.
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Post by BeachbytheBay on Apr 14, 2019 15:14:47 GMT -5
Hawaii had a much better middle attack last night, until the 3rd set, but then found it harder to get good looks for Gasman
also, LB did go more to the pins this weekend, not a big surprise there. there's a faster set to teh middle's LB runs, didn't run at all this weekend
for Hawaii, have to wonder if they can serve that well again, Hawaii really minimized service errors. LB is doing well on Hawaii's pins, so if they can just keep making it hard for setting the middle, they extended rallies.
LB did a great job serving this weekend - I think Hawaii tries to have Worsley cover a lot of ground, and LB made him extend a lot which made passing tough
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Post by BLASÉ on Apr 14, 2019 17:51:07 GMT -5
So what is the correct time for Friday's match. In the newspaper it lists the hawaii/uci match at 5 then on the website it says 7:30. I know it doesn't matter but I hope we play the 2nd match so fans can come in early and watch long beach obliterate ucsb
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Post by wahinefan on Apr 14, 2019 18:06:09 GMT -5
So what is the correct time for Friday's match. In the newspaper it lists the hawaii/uci match at 5 then on the website it says 7:30. I know it doesn't matter but I hope we play the 2nd match so fans can come in early and watch long beach obliterate ucsb The Hawaii will be the 2nd match on Friday, approximately 30 minutes after the first match. That is if the 1st match goes long.
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Post by soljah808 on Apr 14, 2019 18:23:58 GMT -5
Hawaii had a much better middle attack last night, until the 3rd set, but then found it harder to get good looks for Gasman also, LB did go more to the pins this weekend, not a big surprise there. there's a faster set to teh middle's LB runs, didn't run at all this weekend for Hawaii, have to wonder if they can serve that well again, Hawaii really minimized service errors. LB is doing well on Hawaii's pins, so if they can just keep making it hard for setting the middle, they extended rallies. LB did a great job serving this weekend - I think Hawaii tries to have Worsley cover a lot of ground, and LB made him extend a lot which made passing tough Hawaii can serve that well again especially back at home. The 7th man will give them that lift and I'm hoping that puts them over the top in both the semi final and potential final match up.
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Post by robonthemic on Apr 14, 2019 19:39:16 GMT -5
Fans in attendance had such a treat both nights with STELLAR volleyball. The SSC had 10,300 the weekend before and LB filled the joint as much as it could handle. Hawaii, you are going to enjoy some good ball from Thursday through Saturday! Post-match Press Conference: longbeachstate.com/watch/?Archive=175SO many good plays last night. I'll try and post here as I dig through my footage... Joe Worsley's save, put away to end the rally... http://instagram.com/p/BwPn93HFSgx Colton Cowell thumping the 10-ft line... http://instagram.com/p/BwOKt8ZFUpo Will get some LB highlights up ASAP...
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Post by GauchoFreg on Apr 14, 2019 20:25:34 GMT -5
For those that have been following the sport longer and more closely than I, how does this current level of fan interest from the Beach and Hawaii fans compare to the past? Especially UCLA's stretch of dominance.
I'm impressed with how both schools are supporting their teams. Well deserved for both, just fun to see the big crowds
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Post by BeachbytheBay on Apr 14, 2019 22:02:05 GMT -5
ok, here is a dilemma choice for Haw or LB supporters
which would you rather have?
LB win the BWCT in Hawaii, then Hawaii win the National Champ in Long Beach
or
Haw win the BWCT in Hawaii, then Long Beach win the National Champ in Long Beach
I think the former would be the more interesting story-line, while the latter is the more likely to happen.
now I'm sure most fans would prefer to win the NC, still to me as a LB fan and as strange as it seems, winning the BWCT in Haawaii is probably harder than winning the NC, so for me in a strange way I'd almost rather have the former happen. Just the thought of beating those guys in front of 10000 people rooting against you is something so unique.
the other interesting thing is that the two teams are basically not really playing for much of anything in the BWCT. At this point the auto-bid isn't effectively really an auto-bid, the only thing that LB-Haw have influence on the NCAA tournament at this point is whether or Irvine or SB can score an upset to somehow get an at-large, or at the extreme one of those two win the BWCT to get the auto-bid. I just don't see how there's anyway that LB won't be the #1 NCAA seed, or Hawaii won't be the #2 NCAA seed. LB will own the head-to-head advantage over Hawaii, they both have pretty much the same SOS. assuming they both meet in the finals, Hawaii will have the edge in common opponents due to LB's loss to USC.
of course North/SB/Irvine & others could possibly muck up that dilemma.
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Post by ACE on Apr 14, 2019 22:25:44 GMT -5
ok, here is a dilemma choice for Haw or LB supporters which would you rather have? LB win the BWCT in Hawaii, then Hawaii win the National Champ in Long Beach or Haw win the BWCT in Hawaii, then Long Beach win the National Champ in Long Beach I think the former would be the more interesting story-line, while the latter is the more likely to happen. now I'm sure most fans would prefer to win the NC, still to me as a LB fan and as strange as it seems, winning the BWCT in Haawaii is probably harder than winning the NC, so for me in a strange way I'd almost rather have the former happen. Just the thought of beating those guys in front of 10000 people rooting against you is something so unique. the other interesting thing is that the two teams are basically not really playing for much of anything in the BWCT. At this point the auto-bid isn't effectively really an auto-bid, the only thing that LB-Haw have influence on the NCAA tournament at this point is whether or Irvine or SB can score an upset to somehow get an at-large, or at the extreme one of those two win the BWCT to get the auto-bid. I just don't see how there's anyway that LB won't be the #1 NCAA seed, or Hawaii won't be the #2 NCAA seed. LB will own the head-to-head advantage over Hawaii, they both have pretty much the same SOS. assuming they both meet in the finals, Hawaii will have the edge in common opponents due to LB's loss to USC. of course North/SB/Irvine & others could possibly muck up that dilemma. I want the NC. That's the goal. Long Beach can smack the heck out of Hawaii this week and I wouldn't care (okay, I would)...but to have Hawaii beat LB in LB for all the marbles would be an awesome feeling.
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Post by soljah808 on Apr 14, 2019 22:29:48 GMT -5
I want both. Its not an either or to me. I think if Hawaii split I'd be more inclined to pick losing the BWC and winning the NC.
Hawaii needs to win for their own confidence. They lose at home to a presumed sell out that they are asking for....they will feel like they let their fans down and that actually might be worse coming into the NCAA's.
But first up....not overlooking the semis. Gonna be a dog fight.
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Post by ACE on Apr 14, 2019 22:33:32 GMT -5
The funny thing is, if LB defeats Hawaii in the BWCT, but Hawaii beats LB in the NC, Hawaii would end the year ranked #1 with a 28-3 record. With ALL three losses at the hands of LB and all within the last 3 weeks of the year.
This LB senior class probably owns (in terms of wins) every senior class from other teams. Hawaii was good last year and made the Final Four two years ago and had an awesome start This year. Yet, they are only 1-9 against this LB senior class. That says a lot about LB and how good they are and have been.
Not to be rude....but beat it already LB...lol
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Post by BeachbytheBay on Apr 14, 2019 22:52:17 GMT -5
The funny thing is, if LB defeats Hawaii in the BWCT, but Hawaii beats LB in the NC, Hawaii would end the year ranked #1 with a 28-3 record. With ALL three losses at the hands of LB and all within the last 3 weeks of the year. This LB senior class probably owns (in terms of wins) every senior class from other teams. Hawaii was good last year and made the Final Four two years ago and had an awesome start This year. Yet, they are only 1-9 against this LB senior class. That says a lot about LB and how good they are and have been. Not to be rude....but beat it already LB...lol lol, that's the silly thing about rankings, If LB were to beat Hawaii in Hawaii, then lose the NC to Hawaii......then LB would really deserve to be ranked #1 despite losing the NC if you think about it, sheesh beating Hawaii 3 out of 4 times over the last 3 weekends, and people would rank Hawaii #1? that's why I always find the final rankings so silly - people always rank the top 4 teams the final four teams and the NC the #1, when in reality, it's really just 2 more games out of 30 game season that last weekend of the year (ok, it's not really 'just 2 more games' but the context of the entire season seems to go almost completely away in the final rankings, which I always find a little amusing). the NC doesn't HAVE to be the #1 team. It's like why even bother with a final ranking. the other thing, yes LB will have a home court advantage at the final four, but it won't be the court they played on this weekend, and Hawaii will have a lot of fans there, likely even more than they had this weekend. It's a much different thing than the Big West Tourney in Hawaii where basically the entire arena is rooting for one team. Last year at Pauley, UCLA really didn't have much of a home court advantage, it was a bout a 60-40 split in fans, and some of it was LB was able to have the same # students there as UCLA had. I'm curious how many students they'll allow for the NC, since the Pyramid is smaller than Pauley. UCLA was able to allow both teams to bring a lot of students since Pauley had so much capacity. Hawaii and Nebraska are unique in that way - it's hard for opposing fans to get to Hawaii, and in Nebraska's case no opposing fan would have any desire to go there.
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Post by raian13 on Apr 14, 2019 22:54:34 GMT -5
If Hawai’i and Long Beach were to play in a neutral court, it would be a totally different outcome.
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Post by raian13 on Apr 14, 2019 22:56:17 GMT -5
If Hawai’i will be seeded 2 and have to play the winner of the play in matches, a potentially intriguing match could be between UCLA and Hawai’i.
Also Pepperdine never played Long Beach this season.
I’m talking about the NCAAs my bad.
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