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Post by brooselee on Sept 28, 2022 21:33:41 GMT -5
To me, the perfect situation for next season(too late for this season) is to move Alexander to OPP. She played that position in club ball and did pretty well. With Wagoner coming back(hopefully) and possibly Tali Hakas coming in, the 2 outside hitter spots will be spoken for. Both are way ahead of Alexander in terms of passing and defense. Both will be extremely experienced next season and will be tough to beat out. Caylen at the OPP will allow her to focus on what she does best...hit. This should shore up the weak link...which currently is the play of our OPP.
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Post by wang pu on Sept 28, 2022 21:59:05 GMT -5
To me, the perfect situation for next season(too late for this season) is to move Alexander to OPP. She played that position in club ball and did pretty well. With Wagoner coming back(hopefully) and possibly Tali Hakas coming in, the 2 outside hitter spots will be spoken for. Both are way ahead of Alexander in terms of passing and defense. Both will be extremely experienced next season and will be tough to beat out. Caylen at the OPP will allow her to focus on what she does best...hit. This should shore up the weak link...which currently is the play of our OPP. Opposite is still a question mark for this season. Akana has shown some good play (hitting and blocking), but it would be nice to see De Goode get an extended try. I feel that until Wagoner can consistently put the ball away (this year and next), Alexander is needed on the left.
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Post by hwnstunner on Sept 28, 2022 22:45:01 GMT -5
To me, the perfect situation for next season(too late for this season) is to move Alexander to OPP. She played that position in club ball and did pretty well. With Wagoner coming back(hopefully) and possibly Tali Hakas coming in, the 2 outside hitter spots will be spoken for. Both are way ahead of Alexander in terms of passing and defense. Both will be extremely experienced next season and will be tough to beat out. Caylen at the OPP will allow her to focus on what she does best...hit. This should shore up the weak link...which currently is the play of our OPP. Yes, assuming everyone comes back and the projected recruits sign, Hawaii will have ridiculous depth and experience at the pins. The one problem Alexander has is her block. If she'll move to the opposite position next year, she'll need to improve (which I know she can under Ah Mow and company). As for this year... it's a wash. The two only options is De Goede or Evans getting a look for blocking purposes. But I think the chemistry Akana has with the rest of the starters, her athleticism, and block is what is keeping her in. I just wish Hawaii tried more combo plays with Akana since she can also hit middle and step out. Pretty one-dimensional considering her regular high five sets results in digs or errors at a pretty high rate.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2022 23:27:57 GMT -5
To me, the perfect situation for next season(too late for this season) is to move Alexander to OPP. She played that position in club ball and did pretty well. With Wagoner coming back(hopefully) and possibly Tali Hakas coming in, the 2 outside hitter spots will be spoken for. Both are way ahead of Alexander in terms of passing and defense. Both will be extremely experienced next season and will be tough to beat out. Caylen at the OPP will allow her to focus on what she does best...hit. This should shore up the weak link...which currently is the play of our OPP. Yes, assuming everyone comes back and the projected recruits sign, Hawaii will have ridiculous depth and experience at the pins. The one problem Alexander has is her block. If she'll move to the opposite position next year, she'll need to improve (which I know she can under Ah Mow and company). As for this year... it's a wash. The two only options is De Goede or Evans getting a look for blocking purposes. But I think the chemistry Akana has with the rest of the starters, her athleticism, and block is what is keeping her in. I just wish Hawaii tried more combo plays with Akana since she can also hit middle and step out. Pretty one-dimensional considering her regular high five sets results in digs or errors at a pretty high rate. Totally agree about Akana and running different plays. I think it fits more in her wheel house to runs slides, 1s, Cs, gaps etc
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Post by brooselee on Sept 28, 2022 23:36:34 GMT -5
Yes, assuming everyone comes back and the projected recruits sign, Hawaii will have ridiculous depth and experience at the pins. The one problem Alexander has is her block. If she'll move to the opposite position next year, she'll need to improve (which I know she can under Ah Mow and company). As for this year... it's a wash. The two only options is De Goede or Evans getting a look for blocking purposes. But I think the chemistry Akana has with the rest of the starters, her athleticism, and block is what is keeping her in. I just wish Hawaii tried more combo plays with Akana since she can also hit middle and step out. Pretty one-dimensional considering her regular high five sets results in digs or errors at a pretty high rate. Totally agree about Akana and running different plays. I think it fits more in her wheel house to runs slides, 1s, Cs, gaps etc UH did run a few 1’s with the MB faking the step put and Brae coming up the middle for a one. I think I saw it about 3 times and she was dug all three times. Brae probably doesn’t not put enough juice on her hits from the middle. Maybe the sets were not where she wanted it to be but she may need to work on it more to finish the play.
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Post by babybacksets on Sept 28, 2022 23:53:21 GMT -5
Yes, assuming everyone comes back and the projected recruits sign, Hawaii will have ridiculous depth and experience at the pins. The one problem Alexander has is her block. If she'll move to the opposite position next year, she'll need to improve (which I know she can under Ah Mow and company). As for this year... it's a wash. The two only options is De Goede or Evans getting a look for blocking purposes. But I think the chemistry Akana has with the rest of the starters, her athleticism, and block is what is keeping her in. I just wish Hawaii tried more combo plays with Akana since she can also hit middle and step out. Pretty one-dimensional considering her regular high five sets results in digs or errors at a pretty high rate. Totally agree about Akana and running different plays. I think it fits more in her wheel house to runs slides, 1s, Cs, gaps etc The fact that Akana is not hitting C’s in system is WILD to me. I feel like she would light people up on that set if she can beat the block more
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Post by babybacksets on Sept 28, 2022 23:56:12 GMT -5
I hope Evans is cleared to play. Her specialty is blocking, right? Tiff has great lashes and all, but she can't buy a block. It would be great to see them both used the same way Shoji used Gregory and Sanders in 2004 and 2005. Gregory the better blocker and Sanders the more aggressive attacker split time at the second middle position. Umm. So far this BW season, Westerberg is putting up pretty good blocking numbers. Against UC Davis she had 5 blocks. ucdavisaggies.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2022/hawai-i/boxscore/22260 Not sure why you have to disparage one player in order for you to prove a point that Evans is a good blocker. Coach Rob could give 2 poops what you think. She will have the last say as to if and when Evans will play. She only hopes that any injury is as completely healed as possible for any of her student athletes. That's always been her priority. Didn’t read like disparaging to me. Tiff does have great lashes lol. But I have to agree that Tiff isn’t THAT effective of a blocker, and I’m not just talking stuff blocks for points, I’m talking her ability to read and slow balls down and get touches. She’s a great offensive player and I think that she can be that in the middle AND the pin.
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Post by babybacksets on Sept 29, 2022 0:01:40 GMT -5
From what I saw at the scrimmage Evans is still not jumping like she used to, so I don't think her block is back to how is used to be yet also. Tiff is doing good in the middle to compared to her last year! ++++ Westerberg always belonged in the middle. Last year’s experiment putting her outside wasted a year of her growth. If they had her as #3 middle, Kiraly as a redshirt, and Akana on the RS, this years team would be in better position than it currently is. All said tho, this years team is coming together very nicely and will contend for the Big West title. We just need no bad losses. Don’t agree with this at all I don’t think it was a waste at all to have Tiff playing on the pin, she’s athletic and offensive minded, I think her playing pin did a lot of good for her overall development as a volleyball player even if it was rough at times. Too often fans and some coaches, pigeonhole players into one specific role in order to make things easier for themselves as coaches. Often I think fans don’t understand that the BEST volleyball players are the ones with a mastery of a variety of skills, not just able to do one thing really well. Some players are fine being set in one role but it’s not necessarily the best thing for everyone even if it helps the team out in the immediate. Again, like what was stated in the pre season, Tiffs BEST swings were on the rightside and I think it would be great to see what she is capable of after a seasons work once Evans is healthy and fit again.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2022 0:31:43 GMT -5
Totally agree about Akana and running different plays. I think it fits more in her wheel house to runs slides, 1s, Cs, gaps etc The fact that Akana is not hitting C’s in system is WILD to me. I feel like she would light people up on that set if she can beat the block more I agree! Tbh we are Brae’s biggest fans. Hits .085 and we’re still living! 😂
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Post by babybacksets on Sept 29, 2022 1:42:02 GMT -5
The fact that Akana is not hitting C’s in system is WILD to me. I feel like she would light people up on that set if she can beat the block more I agree! Tbh we are Brae’s biggest fans. Hits .085 and we’re still living! 😂 Lol really though! I just want to see the Akana’s succeed! I feel like I’ve never see two sisters play the sport and have people be this hard on both of them. 😂 I almost feel the need to come to their defense. But come on Brae you gotta put more balls away.
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Sept 29, 2022 1:52:21 GMT -5
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Sept 29, 2022 1:59:41 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2022 2:01:15 GMT -5
I agree! Tbh we are Brae’s biggest fans. Hits .085 and we’re still living! 😂 Lol really though! I just want to see the Akana’s succeed! I feel like I’ve never see two sisters play the sport and have people be this hard on both of them. 😂 I almost feel the need to come to their defense. But come on Brae you gotta put more balls away. Haha yes, yes and yes!
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Sept 29, 2022 2:15:32 GMT -5
This excerpt from the article made me chuckle: "Robyn Ah Mow’s patience was tested in the second set of Hawaii’s Big West volleyball clash with UC Riverside on Saturday night. Patience passed. The Rainbow Wahine rallied from an eight-point deficit to take the set and dispatch the lowly Highlanders, 25-17, 25-23, 25-13 at SimpliFi Arena. UH, to the dismay of its coach and the crowd, fell behind by several points early in Set 2 and eventually 17-9 before the Wahine buckled down and moved to 29-0 all-time against Riverside. “I pat myself on the back because I never yell today,” said UH’s sixth-year coach, who grinned as she physically reached around to tap herself. “I stayed calm. But if that was the first year, oh yeah. I probably would’ve had a red face and everything. Definitely different. I think the trust is there in the team. I think, because I trust them that they’re going to come back and they’re going to do their job.” She double checked with setter Kate Lang, sitting next to her at the interview table. “Did I yell today?” Lang confirmed that she didn’t." Full story: spectrumlocalnews.com/hi/hawaii/sports/2022/09/25/hawaii-women-s-volleyball-team-works-for-sweep-of-uc-riverside?cid=app_share
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Post by practicesafesets on Sept 29, 2022 2:45:58 GMT -5
Would people agree that Dave Shoji was the same way when he first started coaching? Loud then mellowed out
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