UH vs. Purdue

[IdahoBoy]

Beachman said:

What's the deal with Prince? Someone reported that Wade said she had Mono? Is this true?? How could she be allowed to play with this?? It is highly contagious..or is this just another rumor to garner pity on the part of UH?

My understanding is that Mono is only contagious through exchange of saliva. I don't think any of the teammates or opponents... well, at least teammates, would wanna kiss Prince. The guys watching... well that's another story.

[sonofbarcelonabob]

roy said:

Great observation. If the opposing team really takes it to the setter and starts to hurt them because they transition well out of that dump shot, the setter will start to second guess themselves. I think the object of this match for Hawaii is to rattle the setter. If they can get into Dargan's head, Purdue is going to have a tough time winning the match.

Actually, I would prefer they block the first couple wussy dump shots straight back on the Purdue side then yell and scream at their setter through the net, complete with pose-down and finger-pointing. Maybe draw a yellow card or two (different players, don't want to lose a point due to red card). That would rattle the setter even better.

Oh...sorry...my bad...

I forgot this is WOMEN'S ball we are talking here. Nevermind.

[sonofbarcelonabob]

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[I Luv Danny R]

Let's Go Bows!!!!

Is tonight's match going to be on tv!!!

[Barefoot In Kailua]

CaliBro22 said:

Let's Go Bows!!!!

Is tonight's match going to be on tv!!!

Absolutely. Hawai'i gives the sport of volleyball the respect it deserves.

[The Bofa on the Sofa]

You guys are a fargin riot.

BTW, the answer on the player is that it is Mel Ukovich they were talking about. They have handled Mel softly this year, because, yes, she has been nursing her knee. And they haven't taken a lot of chances with her. She did play two nights in a row last week, and she wasn't all that slowed in the second match (although I think she was somewhat). I don't think she will be at full strength tonight, but she will play.

[LanaiBoy]

When I was in high school, that was a long time ago, mono used to be called the "kissing disease." I am surprised that Prince is playing with mono. One of the major symptoms is extreme fatigue. But then not everyone is affected by the various symptoms to the same degree.

[Boom]

The thing about Dargan is that she has a high contact point when dumping or attacking. She's a true six-footer with long arms and strong hands and forearms, which allows her to use a lot of forearm in the set, and allows her to be very deceptive on the attack.

While most of her attacks are dumps, they are aggressively paced. Not many powderpuffs, and any that are go way back to the corner.

Without question, she was the difference maker in the match last night, and the Rams clearly had not faced a setter like that all year, nor a good right side attack like Ukovich (sp?). Having the MWC be sooo dooownn this year really hurt CSU - teams like CSU and Utah need to schedule as many tough non-conference teams as possible. Too bad we waste time with a tournament, that could be a weekend of tough teams for the top teams.

B

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LanaiBoy said:

I am sure Dave Shoji and Charlie Wade are spending countless hours trying to figure out how to stop the setter dumps.

Well, they better start counting because they only have 5 more.

It's easy to stop setter dumps. The question is: what else is exposed when they do? Hilbert's no idiot...

[bigfan]

LanaiBoy said:

When I was in high school, that was a long time ago, mono used to be called the "kissing disease." I am surprised that Prince is playing with mono. One of the major symptoms is extreme fatigue. But then not everyone is affected by the various symptoms to the same degree.

I was always told that you can catch mono and Venereal diseases from sitting on dirty toilet seats but I do feel the Wahine will win tonight.

[LanaiBoy]

"It's easy to stop setter dumps. The question is: what else is exposed when they do? Hilbert's no idiot..."

Well, Dave Shoji is no idiot either. That's what makes volleyball and most team sports a game of strategy, like chess--moves and countermoves.

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bigfan said:

I was always told that you can catch mono and Venereal diseases from sitting on dirty toilet seats but I do feel the Wahine will win tonight.

What are you implying?

This may be the Big Winner of the Non-Sequitur Award.

But then I had toast this morning.

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LanaiBoy said:

Well, Dave Shoji is no idiot either. That's what makes volleyball and most team sports a game of strategy, like chess--moves and countermoves.

[whisper] Watch out for the hidden ball play. [/whisper]

[Boom]

[quote author=(R)uffda! link=board=general&thread=1102091792&start=23#1 date=1102100680]Hilbert's no idiot...[/quote]

I'm not even gonna touch that one

Seriously, the Rams were disrupted frequently last night and did not respond like I saw them do in the past. They were tight and never got into the loose, relaxed flow that seems to be very critical to their success.

I'm sure after live scouting the match the UH coaches will approach it differently than CSU did. There is nothing like seeing a team live to see the pace and movement of the offense.

[Cubicle No More ...]

Boom said:

The thing about Dargan is that she has a high contact point when dumping or attacking. She's a true six-footer with long arms and strong hands and forearms, which allows her to use a lot of forearm in the set, and allows her to be very deceptive on the attack.

While most of her attacks are dumps, they are aggressively paced. Not many powderpuffs, and any that are go way back to the corner.

Without question, she was the difference maker in the match last night, and the Rams clearly had not faced a setter like that all year, nor a good right side attack like Ukovich (sp?). Having the MWC be sooo dooownn this year really hurt CSU - teams like CSU and Utah need to schedule as many tough non-conference teams as possible. Too bad we waste time with a tournament, that could be a weekend of tough teams for the top teams.

B

Agree on Dargan - Just from watching last night, she is fearless and unpredictable with her dump. And she will attempt it from nearly anwhere on the court, whether the pass is up close to the net or if the pass pulls her out to the 10-foot line. Unpredictable in the sense that you know she's gonna dump - but where the hell is she going to punch it to??

But more importantly, she being a threat really created openings for her hitters.

In all, Purdue shares a similar characteristic w/Hawaii - they disappeared at times during the course of the match, but brought it when it counted. And both teams are battle-tested in the 5th game.

Of course the big difference being - one team's troubles was simply getting into the tournament, and the other among the top seeds and still not quite satisfied w/ what the committee gave them. That's a dynamic that just might factor in to today's game.

Looking forward to watching 2 great setters work their magic.

Go Bows!!