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Post by cinnaberry on Jan 21, 2003 5:29:33 GMT -5
Now don't get me wrong. I think Muise is doing a pretty decent job in the backrow for UH, but somehow, I think Wilton should give Motter more time on the court. He passed some pretty mean bullets on Saturday, and maybe I'm just spoiled because UH had Podlewski last year, but it seemed to me that Muise has been struggling on the serve receive.
The first night against Lewis, both he, Zimet, and Costas passed superbly. Tuyay didn't move an inch. But after that, he was making some amateur mistakes. Perhaps it was just jitters and newbie stuff. I hope Muise can stay in there, but I'm hoping even more so that Motter can come in and do the job when needed.
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Post by AlsoNotRitchie on Jan 21, 2003 19:21:55 GMT -5
The thing I have noticed about Muise, is that, in several matches now, he seems to make bad decisons, example, I noticed that a few aces the opposing teams has scored against Hawaii were due to Muise moving out of the way of the ball coming towards him as if he is relying on Zimet to dig and pass that serve. Those times that Muise moved out of the way of the ball, the ball would land right where he was standing. This has happened at least 4 times now.
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Post by Matts Fan on Jan 21, 2003 19:29:05 GMT -5
I would like Matt to redshirt, he will be a valuable hitter in the future, hate to see him waste a year playing libero
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Post by roy on Jan 21, 2003 21:04:05 GMT -5
The thing I have noticed about Muise, is that, in several matches now, he seems to make bad decisons, example, I noticed that a few aces the opposing teams has scored against Hawaii were due to Muise moving out of the way of the ball coming towards him as if he is relying on Zimet to dig and pass that serve. Those times that Muise moved out of the way of the ball, the ball would land right where he was standing. This has happened at least 4 times now. He has made some bad decisions, but its still really early in the season. You expect these kind of mistakes early in the season. All teams are experiencing it right now. As long as he doesn't keep doing it through the rest of the season, he should be fine. As far as Motter, I would like to see him play more as a hitter but having him play libero might be more important. Hawaii will have no passers aside from the libero next year, so training Motter to pass might be an important move for the future. |
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Post by AlsoNotRitchie on Jan 21, 2003 21:27:51 GMT -5
He has made some bad decisions, but its still really early in the season. You expect these kind of mistakes early in the season. All teams are experiencing it right now. As long as he doesn't keep doing it through the rest of the season, he should be fine. I hope he does fix it, since this has happened in more than two matches so far. |
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Post by V on Jan 21, 2003 21:43:18 GMT -5
I guess I'll stick this article here since Jake has his own thread going.
UH libero plans to play
By Stephen Tsai
Advertiser Staff Writer
Despite an injured left hand, libero Jake Muise is poised to start in the University of Hawai'i volleyball team's Mountain Pacific Sports Federation opener tomorrow night in the Stan Sheriff Center.
Last week, Muise suffered a torn ligament in his left hand. The injury appeared to hinder his passing in last Saturday's exhibition loss to Shanghai Oriental. During yesterday's practice, UH coach Mike Wilton opened the competition at libero, the back-row defensive specialist.
"He had the edge" over Arri Jeschke during passing drills, Wilton said, adding "it appeared likely" Muise would retain his starting job for matches against Stanford tomorrow and Friday.
Muise said he is playing with pain. "It hurts, but so what?" he said. "There's not much you can do. You can put ice on it and tape it, but as soon as the ball comes and hits your hand, it's going to hurt. I've been on the bench for two years, and loved every minute of it, but if I get my chance to play, I'm not going to let anything stop me."
Outside hitter Eyal Zimet, UH's captain, said teammates draw inspiration from Muise's fearless style.
"Jake is like a rock, maybe, I should say, a crazy rock," Zimet said. "Every night, he's going to give whatever he has, plus 10 percent. That's good, and it's fun to play with a player like that."
Muise, who was raised in Nova Scotia, said: "My coach back home had a saying: 'If you run hard and fast enough, the wall will get out of the way.'I mean, obviously that's not true. But we're taught to sacrifice everything to get to the ball. That's a little different if you're an outside hitter and you need to save your body. But getting to the ball is the only job a libero's got, so I don't see why I shouldn't go all out."
Meanwhile, Wilton is trying to pare his 18-player roster down to the MPSF limit of 12 per match. Three players are redshirting, and middle blocker Brian Nordberg, who is recovering from surgery on his right shoulder, is not expected to play.
Backup setter Daniel Rasay, outside hitter Pedro Azenha and serving specialist Matt Bender are assured berths on the active roster, leaving middle blocker Shaun Frederick, outside hitter Ryan Woodward, outside hitter/libero Matt Motter and Jeschke on the bubble for the final two spots.
Wilton said Azenha, who is 6 feet 5, will serve as the "fireman," backing up the outside hitters and middle blockers. Azenha is most comfortable as an opposite hitter — the position that is aligned on the right side for five of the six rotation turns — although he also can hit from the left side and play middle blocker.
"We'll use him in certain situations," Wilton said. "It's not like other sports, where you can have substitution patterns. To me, it's more situational."
Azenha, who was raised in Brazil, was activated last Saturday after being ineligible for UH's first four matches because of his participation in an international tournament last year.
"I'm getting more comfortable," he said.
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Post by HwnStunner01 on Jan 21, 2003 23:12:52 GMT -5
I think Muise is doing a good job filling Podlewski's shoes. Has anyone noticed Muise's passing breaks down when the whole team's passing breaks down? Zimet, Theocharidis, Muise, and Ching can all be solid passers, but it seems when one passer is off, everyone else is sorta shaky.
You also gotta give credit to the way he gives up his body to get the ball up. He has kept some rallies going. I think his main problems is anticipating where the ball is going too much. Sometimes he'll move a little too far up or back. But just give him time, he'll do fine.
As for Motter, he was shaky too early too. First serves he passed were tight to the net resulting in over passes. He settled out, but I don't really see a HUGE difference between the two. They are both good passers. I think Motter should hit a little more. He'll be the next Eyal Zimet.
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