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Post by wahinefan on Aug 27, 2022 21:33:10 GMT -5
For those of you who are hoping Westerberg stays at Middle, got news for you, that will not happen. Once Kennedi Evans becomes available, ready to play, Westerberg will transition to one of the pin positions. Quite possibly the OH1 position. Westerberg, is the only player with any kind of height that is capable of playing at the pin.
With the lack of height at the pins, Robyn needs to decide which of her setters can run the fastest offensive, with consistency. But to do that, the back row players need to be on point with their receiving and passing, with consistency, also. That is the only way the Wahine can offset their lack of height at the pins. To this point, the Wahine to a player, have their work cut out for them. The one plus for the Wahine is that, I do not believe there are any BWC teams with really tall players across the board.
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Post by raian13 on Aug 27, 2022 21:33:34 GMT -5
REALLY THOUGH!! Lol Damn we have an extra scholarship to just kicking it in the program’s pocket. I wonder who the biggest player we actually went after was because it doesn’t really seem like we actively went after anyone who wasn’t already drawn to UH. Maybe besides Evans. Wahine really needed a impact transfer this season. Hopefully they can get one for 2023. That is hoping no one transfers out, especially Amber!!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2022 21:34:50 GMT -5
For those of you who are hoping Westerberg stays at Middle, got news for you, that will not happen. Once Kennedi Evans becomes available, ready to play, Westerberg will transition to one of the pin positions. Quite possibly the OH1 position. Westerberg, is the only player with any kind of height that is capable of playing at the pin. With the lack of height at the pins, Robyn needs to decide which of her setters can run the fastest offensive, with consistency. But to do that, the back row players need to be on point with their receiving and passing, with consistency, also. That is the only way the Wahine can offset their lack of height at the pins. To this point, the Wahine to a player, have their work cut out for them. The one plus for the Wahine is that, I do not believe there are any BWC teams with really tall players across the board. Okay I definitely agree with you calling for a faster offense.
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Post by wahinefan on Aug 27, 2022 21:40:48 GMT -5
So was Wagoner's number of kills and hitting percentage, against A & M, just an illusion. Did Wagoner come back to earth against Pittsburgh. Thinking, the true Wagoner is the one that played against Pittsburgh, and will play against San Diego.
The Wahine are so short, height wise, at the pins, they need to run an extremely fast offense to be effective. Question is, do they have the setter who can run an extremely quick offense. The Wahine cannot rely on the high and wide set, they do not have a pin hitter who is capable of putting the ball down on a consistent basis with that kind of set.
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Post by wahinefan on Aug 27, 2022 21:45:01 GMT -5
Wahine really needed a impact transfer this season. Hopefully they can get one for 2023. That is hoping no one transfers out, especially Amber!! For Amber to stay, the Wahine need to be in the NCAA Tournament. If the Wahine finish, middle to bottom of the BWC, I do not see Amber staying.
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Post by beachgrad on Aug 27, 2022 22:01:14 GMT -5
I do not think Hawaii will ever leave the island the first month of the season again . Kidding aside, the team played some very good teams early in the season before they figured things out. I saw some really good stretches of play from the team's key players. Hawaii will get it together by conference but more than likely will have to win it all to make the tourney. That makes for an exciting conference season.
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Post by beachgrad on Aug 27, 2022 22:03:41 GMT -5
That is hoping no one transfers out, especially Amber!! For Amber to stay, the Wahine need to be in the NCAA Tournament. If the Wahine finish, middle to bottom of the BWC, I do not see Amber staying. I see Amber as all Hawaii and will not transfer if the team does not make post season. I am actually disheartened by today's players that leave at the first sign of hardship or disappointment. Fighting through adversity and making something better is so much more rewarding than just going someplace that will win regardless of you being their or not.
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Post by rainbowcard on Aug 27, 2022 22:05:58 GMT -5
That is hoping no one transfers out, especially Amber!! For Amber to stay, the Wahine need to be in the NCAA Tournament. If the Wahine finish, middle to bottom of the BWC, I do not see Amber staying. You keep saying Amber will leave if Wahine don’t win this don’t win that. 🙄 Amber has made it onto the collegiate national team being a Wahine, and Amber is really good in the Big West, a star even.
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Post by rainbowsets on Aug 28, 2022 1:14:55 GMT -5
That is hoping no one transfers out, especially Amber!! For Amber to stay, the Wahine need to be in the NCAA Tournament. If the Wahine finish, middle to bottom of the BWC, I do not see Amber staying. will you also be transferring if Hawaii finishes, middle to bottom of the BWC, I do not see you staying.
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Post by bucky415 on Aug 28, 2022 1:29:14 GMT -5
For Amber to stay, the Wahine need to be in the NCAA Tournament. If the Wahine finish, middle to bottom of the BWC, I do not see Amber staying. You keep saying Amber will leave if Wahine don’t win this don’t win that. 🙄 Amber has made it onto the collegiate national team being a Wahine, and Amber is really good in the Big West, a star even. As you know, I like the Wahine, but I think she got hosed for third team AA last year.
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Post by bucky415 on Aug 28, 2022 1:41:42 GMT -5
The Wahine have not played USD yet. UCLA and USC twice at home remain upcoming. I am still not ruling out an at large bid!
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Post by 2left on Aug 28, 2022 2:33:27 GMT -5
I plan on going to Hawaii for some games this season. Just how obstructed are those seats in GG? I’ve been to many other arenas and don’t remember being bothered sitting around that area,
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Post by babybacksets on Aug 28, 2022 3:13:42 GMT -5
For Amber to stay, the Wahine need to be in the NCAA Tournament. If the Wahine finish, middle to bottom of the BWC, I do not see Amber staying. will you also be transferring if Hawaii finishes, middle to bottom of the BWC, I do not see you staying. We can only hope lol
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Post by soljah808 on Aug 28, 2022 4:32:17 GMT -5
For Amber to stay, the Wahine need to be in the NCAA Tournament. If the Wahine finish, middle to bottom of the BWC, I do not see Amber staying. will you also be transferring if Hawaii finishes, middle to bottom of the BWC, I do not see you staying. Oh please! It would be Christmas come early for many of us! Lmao 😆
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Post by babybacksets on Aug 28, 2022 12:00:28 GMT -5
As deflating as 0-3 to start the season is, I’m happy Hawaii went out on the road against 2 arguably Top 10 teams and an A&M team that will more than outperform where they were voted in the conference.
The program needed this thumping because everything glaring about what’s not working has been shown and can be immediately addressed in practice.
I don’t know what it’s going to take for Riley to be consistently good offensively, because not being able to watch 2 of the games it’s hard to gauge why she did so poorly, same with Akana.
I also guess Matias is more behind than we thought, which is fine, gives her something to work for. Alexander was a great surprise and I am excited to watch her continue to develop.
Really hope the Bows address their blocking and offense over the next week before next weekends games, they weren’t able to produce points at a high enough rate which seemed to make the little mistakes seem much worse.
I’m sure the mood is sour being winless but that’s what watching film and putting the work in during practice is for!
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