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Post by wahinefan on Nov 30, 2022 17:18:02 GMT -5
Hey. I know I contributed to the locker room talk but we need both Kate and Wags. They've been a good tandem so I hope it continues. Yes they both showed great enthusiasm playing with each other. And Kate distributed the balls pretty evenly. It’s not like she was stingy to Riley. Kate knows who her Head Coach is. When Robyn felt Kate was setting one position to much, and should have been setting another position, those were the times that Robyn would sit her. That is the way Robyn would get her point across.
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Post by raian13 on Nov 30, 2022 17:23:00 GMT -5
Just curious what Riley’s stats are to give her 1st team? Passing and k/s?
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Post by wahinefan on Nov 30, 2022 17:28:56 GMT -5
I would call Riley Wagoner, the "Silent Assassin". When she is on the floor, she is very stoic, does not say much, but when she does, the players listen. Robyn and the Wahine Team, need Riley on the floor, that is why Riley has such a long leash with Robyn. Yes, Amber has all the statistical numbers, but Riley, is the Most Valuable Player on this team, in my opinion. Riley has all the intangibles.
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Post by wahinefan on Nov 30, 2022 17:34:48 GMT -5
Just curious what Riley’s stats are to give her 1st team? Passing and k/s? It is not always about numbers. Riley is a complete volleyball player, she does everything well, not to mention she has the intangibles like leadership, calmness, etc.
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Post by jttaberu on Nov 30, 2022 17:39:32 GMT -5
Always a Wags stan! I'm so happy for her and the rest of the players ☺️
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Post by WahineFan44 on Nov 30, 2022 17:41:12 GMT -5
Just curious what Riley’s stats are to give her 1st team? Passing and k/s? She’s passing a 2.16 on the season and I think hitting around .250 in conference. Which isn’t bad at all
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Post by brooselee on Nov 30, 2022 18:31:07 GMT -5
Coaches around the conference knows the impact Riley has on the team and probably don't look at stats. Stats can be misleading sometimes. I mean look at a player like CP's Tommi Stockham. She puts up big hitting numbers but she is not in the top 10 in any other statistical category other than kills per set. She also took a lot of swings(1055 compare to Wagoner 959) and is a liability to CP with her serve receive( 64 receiving errors vs Wagoner 39...UGH!). If Stockham can make 1st team, Riley definitely deserves first team too.
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Nov 30, 2022 18:57:39 GMT -5
congrats to all the honorees! well earned, accolades and player/setter/freshman of the year honors to igiede, lang and and alexander, plus first team honors for wagoner.
but it's especially well earned for robyn being coach of the year. after the first half of the BW season, it looked like the title would be close. but hawaii ended up winning with some insurance to spare. it's a testament to robyn harnessing her players at the right moments in the season. other teams in contention faltered when it got tight, when lesser teams having a good night were looking for an upset. hawaii went undefeated in the 2nd half of the BW season, but it wasn't a runaway by any means. they were tested, and there were close matches.
i think this year we're seeing robyn maturing a little more and being more adaptable as a coach. she doesn't always have to take the hard approach to get her team's attention anymore. she has learned to know when to soften the message at the right moments. and when to pull the trigger on the tough-love tunnel sessions.
i think it paid off this season. in a lot of early season interviews, robyn stressed building a culture around the program. and you can sense that buy-in in the tone of the players when they too are in interviews.
robyn netted the award this year because of her team's success on the court. but she's worthy of it for what she's building off the court as well.
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Nov 30, 2022 19:00:26 GMT -5
Coaches around the conference knows the impact Riley has on the team and probably don't look at stats. Stats can be misleading sometimes. I mean look at a player like CP's Tommi Stockham. She puts up big hitting numbers but she is not in the top 10 in any other statistical category other than kills per set. She also took a lot of swings(1055 compare to Wagoner 959) and is a liability to CP with her serve receive( 64 receiving errors vs Wagoner 39...UGH!). If Stockham can make 1st team, Riley definitely deserves first team too. i think it really helped that wagoner had big matches against most of the other top teams in the conference. cp was her only nemesis. she struggled hitting in both the cp matches (although in the first cp match, she nearly single-handedly won their lone-set win for them, and in the 2nd cp match she found ways to contribute digging/passing, even blocking, when her hitting was quiet). but she otherwise showed up or led the team against the other top-half BW teams, like ucsb, beach and irvine ...
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Post by Kangaroo on Nov 30, 2022 19:00:36 GMT -5
I would call Riley Wagoner, the "Silent Assassin". When she is on the floor, she is very stoic, does not say much, but when she does, the players listen. Robyn and the Wahine Team, need Riley on the floor, that is why Riley has such a long leash with Robyn. Yes, Amber has all the statistical numbers, but Riley, is the Most Valuable Player on this team, in my opinion. Riley has all the intangibles. lol has this moniker been used before? HawaiiVB just posted about Riley and described her the same way 👀
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2022 19:09:08 GMT -5
Coaches around the conference knows the impact Riley has on the team and probably don't look at stats. Stats can be misleading sometimes. I mean look at a player like CP's Tommi Stockham. She puts up big hitting numbers but she is not in the top 10 in any other statistical category other than kills per set. She also took a lot of swings(1055 compare to Wagoner 959) and is a liability to CP with her serve receive( 64 receiving errors vs Wagoner 39...UGH!). If Stockham can make 1st team, Riley definitely deserves first team too. i think it really helped that wagoner had big matches against most of the other top teams in the conference. cp was her only nemesis. she struggled hitting in both the cp matches (although in the first cp match, she nearly single-handedly won their lone-set win for them, and in the 2nd cp match she found ways to contribute digging/passing, even blocking, when her hitting was quiet). but she otherwise showed up or led the team against the other top-half BW teams, like ucsb, beach and irvine ... Wags has improved tremendously this season and the numbers show that as well. You’re right about those examples with CP especially the second match where her all-around game allowed her to contribute on the defensive side. Her purse is increasing in size!
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Post by wahinefan on Nov 30, 2022 19:14:49 GMT -5
congrats to all the honorees! well earned, accolades and player/setter/freshman of the year honors to igiede, lang and and alexander, plus first team honors for wagoner. but it's especially well earned for robyn being coach of the year. after the first half of the BW season, it looked like the title would be close. but hawaii ended up winning with some insurance to spare. it's a testament to robyn harnessing her players at the right moments in the season. other teams in contention faltered when it got tight, when lesser teams having a good night were looking for an upset. hawaii went undefeated in the 2nd half of the BW season, but it wasn't a runaway by any means. they were tested, and there were close matches. i think this year we're seeing robyn maturing a little more and being more adaptable as a coach. she doesn't always have to take the hard approach to get her team's attention anymore. she has learned to know when to soften the message at the right moments. and when to pull the trigger on the tough-love tunnel sessions. i think it paid off this season. in a lot of early season interviews, robyn stressed building a culture around the program. and you can sense that buy-in in the tone of the players when they too are in interviews. robyn netted the award this year because of her team's success on the court. but she's worthy of it for what she's building off the court as well. A good testament to what you mentioned about Robyn, her practices are always tough, but she picked the right moment to have that water balloon fight, to loosen the team up. That kind of thing shows the players that she knows how to have fun to. Robyn has shown that she has a good feel of her players.
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Post by wahinefan on Nov 30, 2022 19:17:15 GMT -5
i think it really helped that wagoner had big matches against most of the other top teams in the conference. cp was her only nemesis. she struggled hitting in both the cp matches (although in the first cp match, she nearly single-handedly won their lone-set win for them, and in the 2nd cp match she found ways to contribute digging/passing, even blocking, when her hitting was quiet). but she otherwise showed up or led the team against the other top-half BW teams, like ucsb, beach and irvine ... Wags has improved tremendously this season and the numbers show that as well. You’re right about those examples with CP especially the second match where her all-around game allowed her to contribute on the defensive side. Her purse is increasing in size! Wags, will need to replace that purse with a beach bag. lol
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Post by babybacksets on Nov 30, 2022 19:20:19 GMT -5
Yessssss!!!!
We love an almost sweep of end of season awards!!!
Amber is the heart and soul of the Wahine team and the momentum leader!
Kate is the steady engine that keeps the train on track, remember how she started as a freshman compared to now? SHEESH!
Caylen Alexander is the future, when she verballed and the film on here was just average, I didn’t know what to expect but you could tell she had the physical potential to be amazing.
Robyn shuts up haters on a yearly basis and anyone doubting her ability along with her staffs is delusional at this point.
Love.To.See.It!!!!!
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Post by aznsun90 on Nov 30, 2022 19:23:46 GMT -5
Wags fan here also! She does so much outside of being an OH. So happy for her.
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