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Post by rainbowsets on Aug 26, 2022 14:27:12 GMT -5
sharing my thoughts as well.
this is what we need from wagoner consistently. my favorite hit from her was a hard tip to right back seeing the defender came to play short. she also had some firepower.
i sparsely watched utah last year, i don't know if evans unseats westerberg now.
everyone needs to work on serving. too many errors. 15 errors for 1 ace is not it.
love seeing the wagoner, akana, igiede, wagonger and westerberg in front row together. reminds me of their freshman year. makes me miss hellvig though.
who had ham as the right back defender?? a bit confuse on why your DS isn't passing though.
the hole of Ljungquist grows deeper.
they lost by 12 points, and led in everything but blocks and aces. they scored more earned points, just had more errors. a win would be nice, but that's a performance to be a proud of. hopefully they can take the negatives and positives and learn from it.
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Post by toonscivb on Aug 26, 2022 14:40:02 GMT -5
I was hoping for the Bows to have the arm sleeves since they have short sleeved jerseys. They look SICK!!!
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Post by babybacksets on Aug 26, 2022 14:40:42 GMT -5
Tiff should stay in the Middle. Can see her starting most of the season if she keeps it up like today. I do think we should try out Cowell at OH, Alexander at OPP. I don't think Akana is much of a threat shes a senior technically and Caylen in my opinion was better than her, and Caylen's serve we need! I think she passed well most of the time too, she should just be on the court. I honestly would like to see how Jackie connects with the players. I don't think we have much to lose at this point to try out new stuff. Don't see us winning against Pitt or SD. Yea I’ll admit I’m sold on Westerberg in the middle, she looked comfortable and was scoring well. The comfort is what will lead to her and Akana’s success. I’m sure Cowell can make a good impact but if her offensive game isn’t stronger than Akana’s, I don’t foresee a ton of starts right away, just defeats the needs of certain players on this team to get over the hump of being an everyday starter
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Post by rainbowcard on Aug 26, 2022 14:51:20 GMT -5
Tiff should stay in the Middle. Can see her starting most of the season if she keeps it up like today. I do think we should try out Cowell at OH, Alexander at OPP. I don't think Akana is much of a threat shes a senior technically and Caylen in my opinion was better than her, and Caylen's serve we need! I think she passed well most of the time too, she should just be on the court. I honestly would like to see how Jackie connects with the players. I don't think we have much to lose at this point to try out new stuff. Don't see us winning against Pitt or SD. Yea I’ll admit I’m sold on Westerberg in the middle, she looked comfortable and was scoring well. The comfort is what will lead to her and Akana’s success. I’m sure Cowell can make a good impact but if her offensive game isn’t stronger than Akana’s, I don’t foresee a ton of starts right away, just defeats the needs of certain players on this team to get over the hump of being an everyday starter true, but would like to see Cowell at least get a chance lol! I’m not sold on her but she should at least be on the same level as Akana imo
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Post by wahinefan on Aug 26, 2022 14:56:06 GMT -5
Was hoping for more improvement from each player, did not really see it. What I witnessed was a lot of inconsistency from a lot of players. One or two good plays then 3 or 4 bad ones, that is not going to do it, sorry. This Wahine team needs to be a lot more aggressive, whether it be hitting, blocking, or even floor defense.
I know a lot of you are trying to look at positives, but you also need to remember, A & M is one of the bottom feeders in the SEC. A & M would have been a team the Wahine would have put away in quick fashion, in the past. So losing to a team like A & M does not bold well for the Wahine going forward. Unless Robyn can pull another Rabbit out the Hat. Right now, the Wahine do not look like a Tournament bound team, or even a team that should win the BWC for that matter.
Are the pieces there, maybe. But have yet to see some of the other players in action, like Matias, Cowell, etc.
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Post by babybacksets on Aug 26, 2022 14:57:50 GMT -5
Yea I’ll admit I’m sold on Westerberg in the middle, she looked comfortable and was scoring well. The comfort is what will lead to her and Akana’s success. I’m sure Cowell can make a good impact but if her offensive game isn’t stronger than Akana’s, I don’t foresee a ton of starts right away, just defeats the needs of certain players on this team to get over the hump of being an everyday starter true, but would like to see Cowell at least get a chance lol! I’m not sold on her but she should at least be on the same level as Akana imo Yea I do want to see how consistent of a passer she is and what her offensive game brings. Idk if she’ll be a spark or just a consistent clone of Wagoner, both being Beach Players
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Post by babybacksets on Aug 26, 2022 14:59:12 GMT -5
Was hoping for more improvement from each player, did not really see it. What I witnessed was a lot of inconsistency from a lot of players. One or two good plays then 3 or 4 bad ones, that is not going to do it, sorry. This Wahine team needs to be a lot more aggressive, whether it be hitting, blocking, or even floor defense. I know a lot of you are trying to look at positives, but you also need to remember, A & M is one of the bottom feeders in the SEC. A & M would have been a team the Wahine would have put away in quick fashion, in the past. So losing to a team like A & M does not bold well for the Wahine going forward. Unless Robyn can pull another Rabbit out the Hat. Right now, the Wahine do not look like a Tournament bound team, or even a team that should win the BWC for that matter. Are the pieces there, maybe. But have yet to see some of the other players in action, like Matias, Cowell, etc. A&M’s entire starting lineup was not even part of the program last season. Again, you are REBUKED!!!
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Post by wahinefan on Aug 26, 2022 15:04:55 GMT -5
Was hoping for more improvement from each player, did not really see it. What I witnessed was a lot of inconsistency from a lot of players. One or two good plays then 3 or 4 bad ones, that is not going to do it, sorry. This Wahine team needs to be a lot more aggressive, whether it be hitting, blocking, or even floor defense. I know a lot of you are trying to look at positives, but you also need to remember, A & M is one of the bottom feeders in the SEC. A & M would have been a team the Wahine would have put away in quick fashion, in the past. So losing to a team like A & M does not bold well for the Wahine going forward. Unless Robyn can pull another Rabbit out the Hat. Right now, the Wahine do not look like a Tournament bound team, or even a team that should win the BWC for that matter. Are the pieces there, maybe. But have yet to see some of the other players in action, like Matias, Cowell, etc. A&M’s entire starting lineup was not even part of the program last season. Again, you are REBUKED!!! I know that, but they are projected to be one of the bottom feeders in the SEC this season. The kind of team the Wahine should handle with ease, instead of losing to them. Is this how far the Wahine team has fallen. When they have difficulty, beating bottom feeding teams in other conferences.
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Post by wahinefan on Aug 26, 2022 15:11:09 GMT -5
Want to see what Matias can offer at the Setting position. If she is more consistent, and accurate with her sets to the Middle. Since the Middles are going to be the main weapon for the Wahine. Lang's sets to the Middle where at best 50-50, if even that. If the Middle attack is going to be the Wahine focus offensively, that will not cut it.
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Post by rainbowcard on Aug 26, 2022 15:12:04 GMT -5
Was hoping for more improvement from each player, did not really see it. What I witnessed was a lot of inconsistency from a lot of players. One or two good plays then 3 or 4 bad ones, that is not going to do it, sorry. This Wahine team needs to be a lot more aggressive, whether it be hitting, blocking, or even floor defense. I know a lot of you are trying to look at positives, but you also need to remember, A & M is one of the bottom feeders in the SEC. A & M would have been a team the Wahine would have put away in quick fashion, in the past. So losing to a team like A & M does not bold well for the Wahine going forward. Unless Robyn can pull another Rabbit out the Hat. Right now, the Wahine do not look like a Tournament bound team, or even a team that should win the BWC for that matter. Are the pieces there, maybe. But have yet to see some of the other players in action, like Matias, Cowell, etc. A&M’s entire starting lineup was not even part of the program last season. Again, you are REBUKED!!! exactly it’s basically a transfer team. Also Lednicky is good if people don’t see that then lol A&M was no joke.
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Post by dodger on Aug 26, 2022 15:13:50 GMT -5
A&M’s entire starting lineup was not even part of the program last season. Again, you are REBUKED!!! I know that, but they are projected to be one of the bottom feeders in the SEC this season. The kind of team the Wahine should handle with ease, instead of losing to them. Is this how far the Wahine team has fallen. When they have difficulty, beating bottom feeding teams in other conferences.
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Post by dodger on Aug 26, 2022 15:21:52 GMT -5
lets be fair: Hawaii in past never left Hawaii first 3 weekends of ope-season> always played at home. this is new: all items traveling west to east struggle with start times due to time change, A&M pre-season ranking isn't were this team will finish in their conference, Lenecki (true fresh) played under 22 national team last summer: she's had some high level matches: if she gains more confidence should carry A&M to a to 5 finish in SEC: so A&M doesn't appear to be "bottom feeder" but Hawaii fans are occasionally overly optimistic about their future. But who can really knock such a faithful and loyal fan base. But unless you develop an outstanding NIL program top players are going to go to power 5 conferences: Nation wide TV contracts : excellent conference competition; your conference is slowly becoming mid major grave yard with the occasional run in the NCAA tourney. But i personally hope not: the Shoji legacy deserves better!
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Post by 2left on Aug 26, 2022 15:22:35 GMT -5
I was hoping for the Bows to have the arm sleeves since they have short sleeved jerseys. They look SICK!!! I’d wear a pair of those golfing on a hot summer day!
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Post by wahinefan on Aug 26, 2022 15:31:37 GMT -5
The Wahine could end up having the worst record going into BWC play, if they do not correct all the problems immediately.
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Post by Barefoot In Kailua on Aug 26, 2022 15:34:18 GMT -5
A&M’s entire starting lineup was not even part of the program last season. Again, you are REBUKED!!! I know that, but they are projected to be one of the bottom feeders in the SEC this season. The kind of team the Wahine should handle with ease, instead of losing to them. Is this how far the Wahine team has fallen. When they have difficulty, beating bottom feeding teams in other conferences. This is a new Aggie team, they'll finish in the top half of the conference. Go find another team to pick on when they lose.
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