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Post by holakula on Jul 1, 2020 3:26:36 GMT -5
Anyone familiar with UCSD and CSUB volleyball teams? Excited to have new teams in the mix!
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Post by volleyman808 on Jul 1, 2020 8:05:29 GMT -5
I mean UCSD has Hawai’i transfer Trinity Castenada which will be pretty interesting haha
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2020 13:34:43 GMT -5
Ball control will be their issue in 2020. I'm confident RAM will get Lang on track. Hawaii only have one OH on their roster that passed over 50% good pass percentage in 2019 (BVS at 50.8%) and no proven libero. Consider that Tita Akiu passed a 66.3% in her senior season - UH needs better than >50%. Well, Akiu was amazing. With her, they went to a 2-person serve receive formation, and even at that she took up most of the backcourt and didn't hesitate to poach.
As for Volleymetrics, I'm sure it's a great tool, but consider that it relies on the user to provide context. Here is some context: Hawai'i didn't start a libero for nine games at home to start the season, and subbed in Okino at Libero sparingly. Hawai'i in that stretch went 9-0 and took down San Diego, St. John's, Washington, Denver, and UCLA, all NCAA tournament teams. Rasmussen went down in game #7 against West Virginia and didn't return until playoffs. Ross was injured the first few weeks but was available when Rasmussen went down. But Ross had never had consistent play time and wasn't sharp in the back row until near the end of the season. Eventually Wagoner departed the starting rotation mid-season due to low hitting% and Iosia played six rotations instead, with three rotations in the front primarily as the RS hitter. At that point Okino, in her last year and finally getting to play libero, had greatly improved her confidence and was getting to start for the first time in her career. About mid-season, Van Sickle went out with a bum knee and didn't recover from that for a few weeks. All that, and with only Van Sickle getting a modestly high season good passing%, and they made it to the sweet sixteen. Imagine what they'll do if they can get more than just Van Sickle to good pass for greater than 50%.
Now, ball control is always an issue, and at times it did hurt Hawai'i. Their roster this year looks much like last year did at the start, except for the setting. And, like last year, they'll begin the season with an unproven Libero. But, like last year, she may not start. Ah Mow will use unconventional lineups to get the most of her talent. And, she is quick to sub in a new OH or DS/lib if they are losing the team points on first contact.
Speaking of Akiu, I never understood how Shoji missed out on her and she wound up at Texas Tech for three years. And what was the deal with her leaving Tech and walking on at UH. Such a great LB and what heart to transfer her senior year and take a starting position like she did for such a historic program. Anybody know the details of her journey? I think it is a great story of determination.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2020 14:00:30 GMT -5
Well, Akiu was amazing. With her, they went to a 2-person serve receive formation, and even at that she took up most of the backcourt and didn't hesitate to poach.
As for Volleymetrics, I'm sure it's a great tool, but consider that it relies on the user to provide context. Here is some context: Hawai'i didn't start a libero for nine games at home to start the season, and subbed in Okino at Libero sparingly. Hawai'i in that stretch went 9-0 and took down San Diego, St. John's, Washington, Denver, and UCLA, all NCAA tournament teams. Rasmussen went down in game #7 against West Virginia and didn't return until playoffs. Ross was injured the first few weeks but was available when Rasmussen went down. But Ross had never had consistent play time and wasn't sharp in the back row until near the end of the season. Eventually Wagoner departed the starting rotation mid-season due to low hitting% and Iosia played six rotations instead, with three rotations in the front primarily as the RS hitter. At that point Okino, in her last year and finally getting to play libero, had greatly improved her confidence and was getting to start for the first time in her career. About mid-season, Van Sickle went out with a bum knee and didn't recover from that for a few weeks. All that, and with only Van Sickle getting a modestly high season good passing%, and they made it to the sweet sixteen. Imagine what they'll do if they can get more than just Van Sickle to good pass for greater than 50%.
Now, ball control is always an issue, and at times it did hurt Hawai'i. Their roster this year looks much like last year did at the start, except for the setting. And, like last year, they'll begin the season with an unproven Libero. But, like last year, she may not start. Ah Mow will use unconventional lineups to get the most of her talent. And, she is quick to sub in a new OH or DS/lib if they are losing the team points on first contact.
Speaking of Akiu, I never understood how Shoji missed out on her and she wound up at Texas Tech for three years. And what was the deal with her leaving Tech and walking on at UH. Such a great LB and what heart to transfer her senior year and take a starting position like she did for such a historic program. Anybody know the details of her journey? I think it is a great story of determination. Her senior season was the best performance by a libero in recent BW history. To link this in with the discussion about a USA pro league - Tita Akiu is exactly why we need more professional opportunities for liberos. Just like Mary Lake, we waste so much talent and then wonder why we don't have any elite liberos.
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Post by trojansc on Jul 1, 2020 14:03:04 GMT -5
Speaking of Akiu, I never understood how Shoji missed out on her and she wound up at Texas Tech for three years. And what was the deal with her leaving Tech and walking on at UH. Such a great LB and what heart to transfer her senior year and take a starting position like she did for such a historic program. Anybody know the details of her journey? I think it is a great story of determination. Her senior season was the best performance by a libero in recent BW history. To link this in with the discussion about a USA pro league - Tita Akiu is exactly why we need more professional opportunities for liberos. Just like Mary Lake, we waste so much talent and then wonder why we don't have any elite liberos. When Tita Akiu transferred to Hawaii, a lot of the attention from Hawaii fans was on Angel Gaskin. They didn’t know just how good of a player they were getting. Akiu saved Hawaii from missing the tournament. Without her, it’s scary to think how low they could have fallen that year
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Post by proftubed on Jul 1, 2020 21:03:54 GMT -5
Anyone familiar with UCSD and CSUB volleyball teams? Excited to have new teams in the mix! UCSD would be a very good DII team this season, but I'm unsure how that translates to DI. They have DI caliber players, but it's unclear how they'll fare when the going gets tough in the BW. Coach Ricci Luyties is a legend, and they have the facilities to attract top talent, but UCSD admissions is super selective and require that freshman recruits meet academic standards. They've lost top recruits in the past because of admissions issues.
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Post by paloalto on Jul 1, 2020 21:07:14 GMT -5
I question whether this is accurate or not. Someone posted on another sports forum that the California State University system just cancelled all fall sports. I hope that is not accurate. I couldn't find anything on the Internet to confirm it.
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Post by jcvball22 on Jul 1, 2020 21:11:47 GMT -5
I question whether this is accurate or not. Someone posted on another sports forum that the California State University system just cancelled all fall sports. I hope that is not accurate. I couldn't find anything on the Internet to confirm it. The D2 conference that consists of Cal State schools has suspended their fall sports season. But it is limited to just those schools, as of now.
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Post by trojansc on Jul 4, 2020 21:51:01 GMT -5
I was going through some rosters and found something interesting. 2x Big West Player of the Year and national Champion Cheryl Weaver is on the coaching staff as an assistant in her 1st season for McNeese State. She’s got her work cut out for her. McNeese was 11th in the Southland Conference in 2019.
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Post by staticb on Jul 5, 2020 16:37:57 GMT -5
No scholarship available for Akiu. She was only one year behind Kahakai, who they did give a scholarship to. She probably got a walk-on offer, but I'm guessing Tech was willing to give her at least a partial. The days of Hawaii being able to hoard it's local DS's and get them to walk on for free are long over. Decided to play for Robyn her last year, as Robyn was her coach in club volleyball.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2020 20:14:05 GMT -5
No scholarship available for Akiu. She was only one year behind Kahakai, who they did give a scholarship to. She probably got a walk-on offer, but I'm guessing Tech was willing to give her at least a partial. The days of Hawaii being able to hoard it's local DS's and get them to walk on for free are long over. Decided to play for Robyn her last year, as Robyn was her coach in club volleyball. Thanks, that explains a lot. I've always liked her game, and I believe KK was impressed with her. Maybe you know why the new TTU coach benched her after her injury for a former lib that played at his old school. Just seemed that if Akiu got a chance to compete for a position ( especially one the she owned for a couple years, ) that she would have played. Did she get a fair chance with the new staff? Hard to believe she would have left Tech if things were going well.
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Post by jackson5vb on Jul 5, 2020 23:04:25 GMT -5
I was going through some rosters and found something interesting. 2x Big West Player of the Year and national Champion Cheryl Weaver is on the coaching staff as an assistant in her 1st season for McNeese State. She’s got her work cut out for her. McNeese was 11th in the Southland Conference in 2019. Why there of all places?
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Post by HawaiiVB on Jul 5, 2020 23:21:51 GMT -5
I was going through some rosters and found something interesting. 2x Big West Player of the Year and national Champion Cheryl Weaver is on the coaching staff as an assistant in her 1st season for McNeese State. She’s got her work cut out for her. McNeese was 11th in the Southland Conference in 2019. Cheryl Weaver was a beast! These players are fortunate to learn from her. She was all business on the courts.
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Post by hwnstunner on Jul 6, 2020 4:07:41 GMT -5
I was going through some rosters and found something interesting. 2x Big West Player of the Year and national Champion Cheryl Weaver is on the coaching staff as an assistant in her 1st season for McNeese State. She’s got her work cut out for her. McNeese was 11th in the Southland Conference in 2019. Cheryl Weaver was a beast! These players are fortunate to learn from her. She was all business on the courts. Head coach is former UCLA great Kristee Porter. Wowwwwwza! Two throwbacks from the late 1990s and early 2020s!
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Post by Wiz on Jul 7, 2020 23:42:09 GMT -5
Cheryl Weaver was a beast! These players are fortunate to learn from her. She was all business on the courts. Head coach is former UCLA great Kristee Porter. Wowwwwwza! Two throwbacks from the late 1990s and early 2020s! She was indeed great!
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