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Post by kahusancali on Nov 15, 2018 12:11:16 GMT -5
im gonnna lower my expectation this upcoming season That way I don’t have to be disappointed when the selection committee announce the pairings and Hawaii will not be one of those teams.😂
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Post by kahusancali on Nov 15, 2018 12:13:39 GMT -5
Things are looking good in the hitting and setting departments, now if we could just secure commitments from a couple solid middle hitters with size that would be the icing on the cake. How’s our new Libero this year?
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Post by Dimatteo69 on Nov 15, 2018 12:46:09 GMT -5
Things are looking good in the hitting and setting departments, now if we could just secure commitments from a couple solid middle hitters with size that would be the icing on the cake. How’s our new Libero this year? Yap has been a stud.
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Post by goblin on Nov 15, 2018 14:21:30 GMT -5
Things are looking good in the hitting and setting departments, now if we could just secure commitments from a couple solid middle hitters with size that would be the icing on the cake. How’s our new Libero this year? Gage Worsley becomes the new Libero after backing up Tui last season. Being that Brett Sheward plays both setter and DS, Brett looks to be the
backup for Gage. Colton Cowell is a decent defender as well and a possibility as Libero.
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Post by goblin on Nov 15, 2018 14:33:54 GMT -5
As most Hawaii fans know, Gage Worsley was one of the top high school liberos in the nation in 2017. I for one, will miss seeing his lethal service game. Not sure why the NCAA allows women liberos to serve but not the men.
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Post by Volleyfan024 on Nov 15, 2018 14:39:42 GMT -5
As most Hawaii fans know, Gage Worsley was one of the top high school liberos in the nation in 2017. I for one, will miss seeing his lethal service game. Not sure why the NCAA allows women liberos to serve but not the men. The NCAA men play with international rules (6 subs, double libero, middle serve), which forces players to be more well rounded than in the women’s game
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Post by goblin on Nov 15, 2018 14:50:39 GMT -5
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Post by hapaguy on Nov 15, 2018 16:22:39 GMT -5
Finally, official UH will have Dimi Mouchlias a 6’7 pinhitter from Greece next year. Excited about him! The second coming of Costas?
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Post by brooselee on Nov 15, 2018 17:06:19 GMT -5
Finally, official UH will have Dimi Mouchlias a 6’7 pinhitter from Greece next year. Excited about him! The second coming of Costas? One can only hope. Costas was a stud. I was just looking at the roster and at some point, we could have a "United Nation" type lineup. Setter from Norway, OHs from Greece and Czech Republic, OPP from Bulgaria and two middle blockers from someplace some mainlanders think of as a foreign country(Hawaii)....LOL Getting international players is the only way I think Hawaii will have a chance to win the national championship. Some of the top tier mainland players would rather go to UCLA/USC/LONG BEACH STATE? etc... and sit on the bench for four years then to go to UH and pay non resident tuition. If that is the case, then there won't be much high level players available to come to UH. International recruits are the equalizers for a school like UH. We need to continue to go after them. Get the top Hawaii kids to stay home. Go find a few mainlanders that would be willing to venture over here and then complete the roster with top level international players.
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Post by 4vball4 on Nov 15, 2018 20:55:11 GMT -5
The second coming of Costas? One can only hope. Costas was a stud. I was just looking at the roster and at some point, we could have a "United Nation" type lineup. Setter from Norway, OHs from Greece and Czech Republic, OPP from Bulgaria and two middle blockers from someplace some mainlanders think of as a foreign country(Hawaii)....LOL Getting international players is the only way I think Hawaii will have a chance to win the national championship. Some of the top tier mainland players would rather go to UCLA/USC/LONG BEACH STATE? etc... and sit on the bench for four years then to go to UH and pay non resident tuition. If that is the case, then there won't be much high level players available to come to UH. International recruits are the equalizers for a school like UH. We need to continue to go after them. Get the top Hawaii kids to stay home. Go find a few mainlanders that would be willing to venture over here and then complete the roster with top level international players. While I appreciate the excitement for getting talent, with the limited D1 spots for USA born players, I wish universities would put their target on giving the best high school players from the USA a chance to play D1 and limit the recruitment of international talent.
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Post by 808empath on Nov 15, 2018 21:16:59 GMT -5
One can only hope. Costas was a stud. I was just looking at the roster and at some point, we could have a "United Nation" type lineup. Setter from Norway, OHs from Greece and Czech Republic, OPP from Bulgaria and two middle blockers from someplace some mainlanders think of as a foreign country(Hawaii)....LOL Getting international players is the only way I think Hawaii will have a chance to win the national championship. Some of the top tier mainland players would rather go to UCLA/USC/LONG BEACH STATE? etc... and sit on the bench for four years then to go to UH and pay non resident tuition. If that is the case, then there won't be much high level players available to come to UH. International recruits are the equalizers for a school like UH. We need to continue to go after them. Get the top Hawaii kids to stay home. Go find a few mainlanders that would be willing to venture over here and then complete the roster with top level international players. While I appreciate the excitement for getting talent, with the limited D1 spots for USA born players, I wish universities would put their target on giving the best high school players from the USA a chance to play D1 and limit the recruitment of international talent. Well, what can you do when they don't wanna come to Hawaii? You recruit internationally, more than likely they'll come here.
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Post by brooselee on Nov 15, 2018 21:51:29 GMT -5
While I appreciate the excitement for getting talent, with the limited D1 spots for USA born players, I wish universities would put their target on giving the best high school players from the USA a chance to play D1 and limit the recruitment of international talent. Well, what can you do when they don't wanna come to Hawaii? You recruit internationally, more than likely they'll come here. You also cannot just put them on the roster if they don't make your team better. I'm sure Wade would rather he fill his team with player from the US. That would make it easy on both him(without the long travel) and the school(without paying expensive airfares to scout them)but if they cannot help you win a national championship, then Wade need to find them elsewhere. Foreign kids have done very well here. They are very good students, very good citizens and very appreciative of what they have. Some of the POY type for Hawaii have mostly been Euros like Jonah Umflof, Coasta Theochraidis, Yuval Katz(OK not Euro), Dejan Miladinovic, etc...
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Post by 808empath on Nov 15, 2018 22:42:15 GMT -5
How’s our new Libero this year? Yap has been a stud. Dunno who this is. Not that it matters, Gage will fill in nicely for Tuileta.
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Post by soljah808 on Nov 16, 2018 6:44:48 GMT -5
One can only hope. Costas was a stud. I was just looking at the roster and at some point, we could have a "United Nation" type lineup. Setter from Norway, OHs from Greece and Czech Republic, OPP from Bulgaria and two middle blockers from someplace some mainlanders think of as a foreign country(Hawaii)....LOL Getting international players is the only way I think Hawaii will have a chance to win the national championship. Some of the top tier mainland players would rather go to UCLA/USC/LONG BEACH STATE? etc... and sit on the bench for four years then to go to UH and pay non resident tuition. If that is the case, then there won't be much high level players available to come to UH. International recruits are the equalizers for a school like UH. We need to continue to go after them. Get the top Hawaii kids to stay home. Go find a few mainlanders that would be willing to venture over here and then complete the roster with top level international players. While I appreciate the excitement for getting talent, with the limited D1 spots for USA born players, I wish universities would put their target on giving the best high school players from the USA a chance to play D1 and limit the recruitment of international talent. International recruits have done well for us over the years. I trust Charlie's judgment.
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Post by goblin on Nov 16, 2018 16:44:35 GMT -5
Just an observation, the European/Scandinavian players that have played or are currently playing in the MPSF/Big West are usually pin hitters, occasionally middles. All have cannons for arms, decent blocking, and they can rip their serves. Where they seem to struggle is in their passing and defensive skills. As many posters here have mentioned, we seem to struggle getting our fair share of the elite US players. So most of our focus these days is on signing talented imports from overseas, hence our coaching priority should be in ramping them up on their passing and defensive skills when they arrive. Teams that are comprised mostly of High School All Americans (i.e. UCLA, LBSU, UCI) appear to be more balanced offensively and defensively. Their pins generally don't struggle as much with their passing and digging. In our situation, it makes it even more imperative to recruit a highly skilled Libero. Any comments?
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