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Post by toonscivb on Sept 7, 2022 2:34:25 GMT -5
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Post by wahinefan on Sept 7, 2022 2:41:53 GMT -5
What Tiff Wells mentioned in his article is so true. Where is the offense going to come from when Amber is not on the floor. For me, Amber is athletic and good enough to play all 6 rotations. She is so competitive, she will do whatever it takes to help the Wahine win. Robyn has to realize she cannot afford to not have Amber on the floor at all times. As long as Amber is on the floor, she will command 2 blockers, allowing the other hitters to go against only 1 blocker. One of the reasons Calyen Alexander is becoming so effective is that she is usually in the front row with Amber, allowing her to go up against 1 blocker the majority of the time.
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Post by rainbowcard on Sept 7, 2022 3:28:55 GMT -5
What Tiff Wells mentioned in his article is so true. Where is the offense going to come from when Amber is not on the floor. For me, Amber is athletic and good enough to play all 6 rotations. She is so competitive, she will do whatever it takes to help the Wahine win. Robyn has to realize she cannot afford to not have Amber on the floor at all times. As long as Amber is on the floor, she will command 2 blockers, allowing the other hitters to go against only 1 blocker. One of the reasons Calyen Alexander is becoming so effective is that she is usually in the front row with Amber, allowing her to go up against 1 blocker the majority of the time. Not necessarily, most of the sets Caylen was getting were OOS and she had two blockers in front of her. It’s just that she was making smart shots off the block etc. If the pass is there it’s going to Amber regardless of how many blockers are on her.
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Post by babybacksets on Sept 7, 2022 3:33:12 GMT -5
What Tiff Wells mentioned in his article is so true. Where is the offense going to come from when Amber is not on the floor. For me, Amber is athletic and good enough to play all 6 rotations. She is so competitive, she will do whatever it takes to help the Wahine win. Robyn has to realize she cannot afford to not have Amber on the floor at all times. As long as Amber is on the floor, she will command 2 blockers, allowing the other hitters to go against only 1 blocker. One of the reasons Calyen Alexander is becoming so effective is that she is usually in the front row with Amber, allowing her to go up against 1 blocker the majority of the time. Not necessarily, most of the sets Caylen was getting were OOS and she had two blockers in front of her. It’s just that she was making smart shots off the block etc. If the pass is there it’s going to Amber regardless of how many blockers are on her. Yea its honestly incredible that Caylen has the shots that she does. I truly expected her to be a work in progress but she’s coming around quickly and becoming the most productive pin hitter
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Post by veebz17 on Sept 7, 2022 10:15:03 GMT -5
In case anyone missed it (and isn’t too sad about the outcome to watch)
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Post by gobows on Sept 7, 2022 12:10:58 GMT -5
I too wonder why Amber isn't on the floor all the time......she can serve and she can dig and hit from all positions on the court.....? Seems to make sense....
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Post by wang pu on Sept 7, 2022 12:24:02 GMT -5
What Tiff Wells mentioned in his article is so true. Where is the offense going to come from when Amber is not on the floor. For me, Amber is athletic and good enough to play all 6 rotations. She is so competitive, she will do whatever it takes to help the Wahine win. Robyn has to realize she cannot afford to not have Amber on the floor at all times. As long as Amber is on the floor, she will command 2 blockers, allowing the other hitters to go against only 1 blocker. One of the reasons Calyen Alexander is becoming so effective is that she is usually in the front row with Amber, allowing her to go up against 1 blocker the majority of the time. Not necessarily, most of the sets Caylen was getting were OOS and she had two blockers in front of her. It’s just that she was making smart shots off the block etc. If the pass is there it’s going to Amber regardless of how many blockers are on her. Agree. And I believe that Amber follows Riley, so Caylen is in the front row with Amber for only one rotation.
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Post by Logan Tom Fan on Sept 7, 2022 12:57:14 GMT -5
All wonderful players! The legacy continues...!
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Post by 2left on Sept 7, 2022 13:03:31 GMT -5
What Tiff Wells mentioned in his article is so true. Where is the offense going to come from when Amber is not on the floor. For me, Amber is athletic and good enough to play all 6 rotations. She is so competitive, she will do whatever it takes to help the Wahine win. Robyn has to realize she cannot afford to not have Amber on the floor at all times. As long as Amber is on the floor, she will command 2 blockers, allowing the other hitters to go against only 1 blocker. One of the reasons Calyen Alexander is becoming so effective is that she is usually in the front row with Amber, allowing her to go up against 1 blocker the majority of the time. The disastrous runs at the beginning of Set 2 and the end of Set 4 came with Amber up front. The bigger issue might be that Riley was the only OH up front - Hawaii really needs good passing so that both Amber and Riley are options since she is not the player to go up against a good double block. As far as where the offense would come from in the two rotations that Amber is out, Caylen is in front for one of them and in the other there are three hitters up and Caylen is serving. That rotation actually seems to work well for Hawaii when serving, and if Caylen can be steady enough to receive, maybe we'll see more of her hitting out of the back row.
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Post by hansolo on Sept 7, 2022 13:23:49 GMT -5
Not necessarily, most of the sets Caylen was getting were OOS and she had two blockers in front of her. It’s just that she was making smart shots off the block etc. If the pass is there it’s going to Amber regardless of how many blockers are on her. Yea its honestly incredible that Caylen has the shots that she does. I truly expected her to be a work in progress but she’s coming around quickly and becoming the most productive pin hitter I told you this club season she was going to be a rock star for Hawaii. Give her some time she has a ton of upside. She can pass as well but last year in club was the first time she played OH and passed back row (They always had her playing RS before that). Her serve receive struggles from time to time but her defense is always solid. She is also one of the nicest people ever.
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Post by raian13 on Sept 7, 2022 14:07:30 GMT -5
Yea its honestly incredible that Caylen has the shots that she does. I truly expected her to be a work in progress but she’s coming around quickly and becoming the most productive pin hitter I told you this club season she was going to be a rock star for Hawaii. Give her some time she has a ton of upside. She can pass as well but last year in club was the first time she played OH and passed back row (They always had her playing RS before that). Her serve receive struggles from time to time but her defense is always solid. She is also one of the nicest people ever. I can see her posing with confidence. I mean even her weakest hits have more authority than some of our hitters. I do hope that she gets more variations like dinks but I’m pretty sure she can be trained. She has a lot of upside.
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Post by babybacksets on Sept 7, 2022 14:21:05 GMT -5
Yea its honestly incredible that Caylen has the shots that she does. I truly expected her to be a work in progress but she’s coming around quickly and becoming the most productive pin hitter I told you this club season she was going to be a rock star for Hawaii. Give her some time she has a ton of upside. She can pass as well but last year in club was the first time she played OH and passed back row (They always had her playing RS before that). Her serve receive struggles from time to time but her defense is always solid. She is also one of the nicest people ever. I felt like the growth I was seeing from her 3 rotation opp to 6 rotation outside development in club had some allusions to how quickly she catches onto things. Love a high ceiling player.
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Post by practicesafesets on Sept 7, 2022 21:03:17 GMT -5
Stella back in 6 rotation action
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Sept 8, 2022 4:48:19 GMT -5
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Post by Logan Tom Fan on Sept 8, 2022 10:57:53 GMT -5
Some one had mentioned that Chalei Reid from Kahuku was sitting next to Bailey Choi during the UH-UCLA game. Here is a video of her after her Freshman year of high school before Sophomore season in club. Crossing fingers she joins the Rainbow Wahine in 2025 because the last player I've seen with her height, talent, and athleticism to come out of Hawai'i would be Devin Kahahawai or Lily Kahumoku!
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