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Post by roy on Apr 28, 2015 17:20:45 GMT -5
It’s a tough schedule but doable. It’s really those last 4 matches that pose the problem and they are all teams that have the potential to give Hawaii some trouble. But as discussed previously, Hawaii has a lot of depth this season, so if they can develop that into functional depth, they have a bench that is ready to come in a perform and take some pressure off the starters. And they are going to have almost a full 2 weeks off before the start of the NCAA tournament, so they have some time to breathe between the end of the conference season and the start of the NCAA tournament.
Kind of feel bad for Olevao that senior night is falling on a Sunday.
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Post by ballervolley on Apr 28, 2015 18:03:33 GMT -5
Maybe the depth that Hawaii has will come in handy during this time.
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 28, 2015 19:55:29 GMT -5
I always find it troubling when people mention depth wrt incoming freshmen.
Ideally, I would think that you want your seniors and juniors to start, your juniors and sophomores to provide depth, and your freshmen to sit and learn and acclimate themselves to the higher collegiate level of play. When you talk about freshmen providing depth or even starting, that says a lot about the lack of quality upperclassmen.
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Post by ballervolley on Apr 28, 2015 21:31:50 GMT -5
I always find it troubling when people mention depth wrt incoming freshmen. Ideally, I would think that you want your seniors and juniors to start, your juniors and sophomores to provide depth, and your freshmen to sit and learn and acclimate themselves to the higher collegiate level of play. When you talk about freshmen providing depth or even starting, that says a lot about the lack of quality upperclassmen. so freshmen can't be better than upperclassmen or contribute in some way especially during 4 games in 1 week scenario? if you make them sit and take notes then why don't they all redshirt what's the point in them burning a year of eligibility?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2015 0:49:56 GMT -5
Worst schedule in the history of wahine volleyball... 6 road matches to end the season??? Stupid!!!
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Post by Courtside5 on Apr 29, 2015 9:48:49 GMT -5
Worst schedule in the history of wahine volleyball... 6 road matches to end the season??? Stupid!!! I totally agree. 6 road matches at the end of the season then come home for a couple days and await NCAA seeding and then possibly and most likely be back out on the road again? Talk about being burned out. They'll be too tired to even get past the first round if they end up in a tough bracket.
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Post by po'okela on Apr 29, 2015 16:00:56 GMT -5
if they can't handle 6 road trips then they won't go far in the tournament. they'll be fine. people need to stop trippin.
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Post by 5100 on May 1, 2015 3:47:23 GMT -5
Before each season, I like to imagine what the new recruits would be like. I'm usually wrong, of course. At times, however, I'm right. You may not believe me but I imagined Jane Croson would be a dynamite player who would implode due to poor grades or poor attitude or both. I saw her either transferring or dropping out. I didn't think Ginger Long would see much playing time. I saw Jade Vorster as being unhappy because of her Christian beliefs in a team full of pagan worshippers. I knew Emily Hartong would be great in every way that you'd want a teammate to be -- but not as great as she actually turned out to be! I thought Jamie Houston would be a dud compared to Kim Willoughby. I didn't see Nikki Thomas completing her eligibility due to injury, dissatisfaction, or both. I had no clue about Sarah Mason. I was wrong about Kanani Danielson (Kanani Herring as a prep). I thought she wouldn't be able to handle the taller and stronger block in the college game. I was wrong about Tara Hittle, K. Goodman, Michelle Waber, and Amanda Simmons. (I think everyone was wrong about Amanda Simmons.) I thought Nohea Tano would be underwhelming and ineffective at the net. I was wrong. She was serviceable. McKenna Granato -- I think she'll be like Kanani Danielson, but possibly better because she's taller. But Danielson was an incredible talent so I don't know. Casey Castillo -- Due to her injuries, I think she won't have a tremendous impact. She'll be merely okay. She'll be like Nikki Thomas, someone who is capable but not all-world. I think she'll struggle somewhat in her first two years. I don't see her using up all her eligibility. Annie Michem -- I think she will never meet people's expectations. She'll be solid like Jennifer Roberts but not like Heather Bown. But who can be like Bown? As an OH, she'll be like Maja Gustin. For some reason, I don't see her dominating like she did at the JC level. Natasha Burns -- Another Jade Vorster. A solid wall but awkward hitter. I think everyone knew Jamie Houston was not at Kim Willoughby's level. Nickie Thomas did complete her eligibility. She was on the team for five years and played as a starter her senior year in 2008.
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Post by 5100 on May 1, 2015 4:08:47 GMT -5
I thought Lauren Duggins would be better than she turned out to be. I know she was named All-American her final year, but I witnessed that season and she didn't seem like an All-American at all. At best, All-Conference. It was one of those fluke selections. But she was great at the net, getting a lot of touches. That's one thing that I always undervalued -- touches. If you can slow down an opponent's attack to allow your teammates to convert it into an offensive opportunity, how wonderful! They should keep a stat on touches. Duggins was pretty good. She was considered small for her position - a middle blocker. She was named third team All-American as a junior in 2002. She seemed every bit an All-American, whether it was just by watching her or her stats: 2.52 kills per game, .396 hitting, 1.33 blocks per game, 1.71 digs per game, 25 aces, 21 assists. I believe she was in the Top 10 or 15 nationally in hitting percentage and blocking. Her kill average was also impressive considering she was sharing the front court with Willoughby and Kahumoku, and a lot of people expected her to be behind Gustin in kill production. She also played back row as a passer and digger (honestly, I never understood this, since that limited Melissa Villaroman's time on the court and she was a better passer and digger than Duggins). In her final year, she was on the All-Region honorable mention list, not All-American. Not All-American numbers, but still very good: 2.61 kills per game, .359 hitting, 1.25 blocks per game, 1.61 digs per game.
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on May 8, 2015 17:04:12 GMT -5
Cindy Luis' blog on Honolulu Star-Advertiser: A week from today #WahineEuroby CINDY LUIS on MAY 8, 2015 Excerpt: "Wahine leave next Friday (May 15) for their first European training-playing trip. Have a story running Sunday that gives more info but the condensed details. Stops in Italy, Slovenia, Austria Czech Republic Main cities are Milan, Venice, Maribor, Vienna, Prague Playing teams from Italian Federation, Slovenia and Tunisia (tentative) ..." Full Post here: hawaiiwarriorworld.com/volleyshots/a-week-from-today-wahineeuro/
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Post by ballervolley on May 8, 2015 17:35:19 GMT -5
Cindy Luis' blog on Honolulu Star-Advertiser: A week from today #WahineEuroby CINDY LUIS on MAY 8, 2015 Excerpt: "Wahine leave next Friday (May 15) for their first European training-playing trip. Have a story running Sunday that gives more info but the condensed details. Stops in Italy, Slovenia, Austria Czech Republic Main cities are Milan, Venice, Maribor, Vienna, Prague Playing teams from Italian Federation, Slovenia and Tunisia (tentative) ..." Full Post here: hawaiiwarriorworld.com/volleyshots/a-week-from-today-wahineeuro/this will include the new recruits also?
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Post by volleyballfan99 on May 9, 2015 1:27:33 GMT -5
Cindy Luis' blog on Honolulu Star-Advertiser: A week from today #WahineEuroby CINDY LUIS on MAY 8, 2015 Excerpt: "Wahine leave next Friday (May 15) for their first European training-playing trip. Have a story running Sunday that gives more info but the condensed details. Stops in Italy, Slovenia, Austria Czech Republic Main cities are Milan, Venice, Maribor, Vienna, Prague Playing teams from Italian Federation, Slovenia and Tunisia (tentative) ..." Full Post here: hawaiiwarriorworld.com/volleyshots/a-week-from-today-wahineeuro/this will include the new recruits also? No, the new recruits will not be participating on the European trip, since they will not be registered at the University of Hawaii, yet. Only the returning players and Adolpho will be making the trip. The reason Adolpho is making the trip is Shoji wanted a 3rd Middle, on the trip, for practice reasons, and in case one of the two middles got hurt.
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Post by volleyballfan99 on May 9, 2015 1:33:54 GMT -5
Worst schedule in the history of wahine volleyball... 6 road matches to end the season??? Stupid!!! The BWC did not come up with that schedule, Dave Shoji did. It was either that, or play matches on the same Saturday that football does. Shoji did not want to contend with football, that is why he came up with that schedule instead.
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Post by volleyballfan99 on May 9, 2015 1:38:59 GMT -5
if they can't handle 6 road trips then they won't go far in the tournament. they'll be fine. people need to stop trippin. I totally agree. This schedule with the 6 road trips will prepare them for the tournament. They will also be well rested for the tournament, and will also have time to put in some new wrinkles before the tournament begins.
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Post by BeachbytheBay on May 9, 2015 9:37:56 GMT -5
Worst schedule in the history of wahine volleyball... 6 road matches to end the season??? Stupid!!! My God!!!!!! if ANYONE from Hawaii complains about this conference schedule - then you guys officially have no shame. it is CLEAR the Big West has made the effort to MINIMIZE flight & travel time SPECIFICALLY for you guys. THREE road trips - that's it - THREE - given Hawaii locale, that's probably the least time in the air a Hawaii WVB team will ever see in our lifetimes during a season. cmon!!!! Hawaii is being ACCOMADATED by the conference with this schedule some other teams are going to adjust their normal game days to make this happen and then you get almost 11 days to 'recover' from a flight back from LA (that is Hawaii can 'overcome' the daunting fatigue this schedule presents) for the NCAAs sheeeesh!!! move on to start complaining about your poll & seeding for your 1-3 loss team next year
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