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Post by noblesol on Aug 9, 2024 20:34:25 GMT -5
I was born to farm life on the mainland. Isolation is the middle of winter, upper rural Midwest, snow packed rural roads, nearest neighbor a mile away, nearest small town ten miles away, nearest small airport over forty miles away. For most of my childhood until about age ten, there was one TV broadcast station we could get clearly, in black and white only. And AM radio only until about age ten when there were a few FM stations available. Bored? No, there was always a rich outdoor life, even in the middle of winter. So, when the Navy parked me on Oahu many decades ago, it suited me fine. Then back to the mainland and SoCal. But after Navy retirement, DoD contracting brought me back. After a second retirement, I knew Oahu was home. I go back once a year to visit family, but with each passing year they look at me more strangely for doing so. They'd live in Hawai'i if they could afford to. Which is the real issue for most, that Hawai'i has become so unaffordable for so many, that many don't have the option to stay. Which in a way is recruiting tool that UH Manoa should be using to its advantage. A place so many people want to live in, that they may never be able to afford any other way, they can play and learn in for a few of the best years of their lives. They'll make memories to treasure all their lives that others may never be able to afford. Thank you for sharing your story! I'm glad you love it here. Oh yes, I know cabin fever is definitely a thing too lol When I experienced my first midwestern winter I was like š®āšØš« I just don't think that many young people want to move to Hawaii permanently unless they have a real reason to do so. It more of a transient, vacation spot unless you have the coffers to buy/maintain a primary, investment property or second home (my property tax is insane). I remember an article coming out years ago (ESPN? maybe 2003?) as to why Hawaii should be getting many of the top athletes but the paradise selling point doesn't and never has seemed to work. I think that it would feel very isolated for many 18 year old Gen Z'ers from the continent. Gen Z are the most self-isolated in the world. They'll never find happiness in their smartphones. They need a place like Hawai'i more than they know.
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Post by VT Karen on Aug 9, 2024 20:49:00 GMT -5
Thank you for sharing your story! I'm glad you love it here. Oh yes, I know cabin fever is definitely a thing too lol When I experienced my first midwestern winter I was like š®āšØš« I just don't think that many young people want to move to Hawaii permanently unless they have a real reason to do so. It more of a transient, vacation spot unless you have the coffers to buy/maintain a primary, investment property or second home (my property tax is insane). I remember an article coming out years ago (ESPN? maybe 2003?) as to why Hawaii should be getting many of the top athletes but the paradise selling point doesn't and never has seemed to work. I think that it would feel very isolated for many 18 year old Gen Z'ers from the continent. Gen Z are the most self-isolated in the world. They'll never find happiness in their smartphones. They need a place like Hawai'i more than they know. Hahaha! Okay touche noblesol ! Come to Hawaii and touch grass, Gen Z!
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Post by VT Karen on Aug 9, 2024 20:54:07 GMT -5
Turning my attention to what has aired via media, I am even more excited to see Stella after hearing some of Robyn's comments. She's not always outwardly complimentary of players but she said that on lookers would be surprised to see Stella and that she had a great spring.
Stella definitely has a lot of athleticism and that natural pop and power on the ball on offense.
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Post by babybacksets on Aug 9, 2024 23:09:35 GMT -5
Turning my attention to what has aired via media, I am even more excited to see Stella after hearing some of Robyn's comments. She's not always outwardly complimentary of players but she said that on lookers would be surprised to see Stella and that she had a great spring. Stella definitely has a lot of athleticism and that natural pop and power on the ball on offense. Yes! She even got an endorsement from wahinefan during last season! lol but in all seriousness Iām also very excited to see Stella in action. Maybe her off season was good enough to give Paula cold feetā¦? Let the conspiracies fly!
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Post by VT Karen on Aug 9, 2024 23:23:15 GMT -5
Turning my attention to what has aired via media, I am even more excited to see Stella after hearing some of Robyn's comments. She's not always outwardly complimentary of players but she said that on lookers would be surprised to see Stella and that she had a great spring. Stella definitely has a lot of athleticism and that natural pop and power on the ball on offense. Yes! She even got an endorsement from wahinefan during last season! lol but in all seriousness Iām also very excited to see Stella in action. Maybe her off season was good enough to give Paula cold feetā¦? Let the conspiracies fly! An endorsement from who? Anyway, I liked what I saw from Stella during the spring matches. It looks like she's going to bring a power game. I was also pleasantly surprised by her back row improvement. It wasn't always pretty but she stayed aggressive and utilized her speed to get to some balls on defense. The only time I saw her struggle a little was when the serve would push her deep into area 5. That threw her rhythm all the way off.
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Post by bucky415 on Aug 9, 2024 23:37:09 GMT -5
Island/Rock fever is a thing. Hawaii is my home so I was practically born in the ocean and I love outdoor activities. But after going away for college and living away from the islands for so long, I began to experience it when I came back and started a family of my own. I can't imagine what it would be like for those who aren't ma'a to island life. I was born to farm life on the mainland. Isolation is the middle of winter, upper rural Midwest, snow packed rural roads, nearest neighbor a mile away, nearest small town ten miles away, nearest small airport over forty miles away. For most of my childhood until about age ten, there was one TV broadcast station we could get clearly, in black and white only. And AM radio only until about age ten when there were a few FM stations available. Bored? No, there was always a rich outdoor life, even in the middle of winter. So, when the Navy parked me on Oahu many decades ago, it suited me fine. Then back to the mainland and SoCal. But after Navy retirement, DoD contracting brought me back. After a second retirement, I knew Oahu was home. I go back once a year to visit family, but with each passing year they look at me more strangely for doing so. They'd live in Hawai'i if they could afford to. Which is the real issue for most, that Hawai'i has become so unaffordable for so many, that many don't have the option to stay. Which in a way is a recruiting tool that UH Manoa should be using to its advantage. A place so many people want to live in, that they may never be able to afford any other way, they can play and learn in for a few of the best years of their lives. They'll make memories to treasure all their lives that others may never be able to afford. Very different, but I just moved to Madison from rural Central Illinois, after college in rural Missouri, and never left, even after school, like so many others. When you find your place, it just works!
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Post by bucky415 on Aug 9, 2024 23:41:00 GMT -5
Unlike last year, when it was inadvertent, I will be renewing ESPN+ on a yearly basis to watch both the Wahine and Warriors in the upcoming academic year! I am excited for both!
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Post by VT Karen on Aug 9, 2024 23:45:50 GMT -5
Unlike last year, when it was inadvertent, I will be renewing ESPN+ on a yearly basis to watch both the Wahine and Warriors in the upcoming academic year! I am excited for both! Yay! Hi bucky415! It's almost Wahine/Badger time!
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Post by WahineFan44 on Aug 10, 2024 0:11:57 GMT -5
My concern with the roster size is we have three setters
2 DS
So that leaves 8 lefts rights and middles when we should have closer to ten.
We have basically three true pins
Thatās my concern
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Post by wahinefan on Aug 10, 2024 0:39:15 GMT -5
My concern with the roster size is we have three setters 2 DS So that leaves 8 lefts rights and middles when we should have closer to ten. We have basically three true pins Thatās my concern Not to mention, out of the 3 true pins, 1 will miss approximately 2 weeks of practice time. Will have only about 1 week of practice time to catch up. Until Tali Hakas decides she truly wants to be part of the Wahine Team, and is present from the very start of practice, do not see her playing much again this season. That leaves Robyn with only 2 true pins, the rest of the season. Not a good place to be. Robyn can only use magician mirrors, to get the Wahine Team through a season, before it finally catches up to her. Question is, will this be the season that it will finally catch up with Robyn, we will find out. Robyn needs to learn and understand, this is not Club Volleyball, but D1 volleyball. Robyn needs to up her recruiting, not just sit back and hope a recruit falls into her lap, by accident. She and her staff need to put in the work. Which it seems she and her staff have not done lately.
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Post by brooselee on Aug 10, 2024 1:21:31 GMT -5
My concern with the roster size is we have three setters 2 DS So that leaves 8 lefts rights and middles when we should have closer to ten. We have basically three true pins Thatās my concern Robyn will probably give Adrianna a long look at OH. She is a very good ally around volleyball player and could be serviceable in time. Caylen, Stella and Tali are probably going to play left side most of the time with Robyn toying with the idea of putting another MB at OPP. I can see a potential lineup where you have three middles in the lineup.....Mili, Jaxyn and Morghn....with with either Mili or Morghn being in the OPP position. Another possibility is UH will play all three true pin hitters and they will all take turns hitting from the right. That will not leave much on the bench but that is probably the best lineup we can put on the floor as far as the 3 best attackers on the floor at one time. This may also be a year where if a player struggles, she may have to work out of the funk since the bench is quite bare of pin hitters.
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Post by babybacksets on Aug 10, 2024 1:34:48 GMT -5
Yes! She even got an endorsement from wahinefan during last season! lol but in all seriousness Iām also very excited to see Stella in action. Maybe her off season was good enough to give Paula cold feetā¦? Let the conspiracies fly! An endorsement from who? Anyway, I liked what I saw from Stella during the spring matches. It looks like she's going to bring a power game. I was also pleasantly surprised by her back row improvement. It wasn't always pretty but she stayed aggressive and utilized her speed to get to some balls on defense. The only time I saw her struggle a little was when the serve would push her deep into area 5. That threw her rhythm all the way off.Ā lol if I had the patience Iād dig up all the wahinefake squawking about why Stella should have been starting over every other pin we had in the rotation last season but hey, sheās coming into her own and Iād love to see her develop into something special.
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Post by 5100 on Aug 10, 2024 1:45:28 GMT -5
Hawaii has had 13-player rosters before believe it or not. Not many, but not unheard of. Just look back on the roster tab on the website. Not sure what specific years they had 13-player rosters, but it may have been in 2001, when Lily Kahumoku redshirted and that one big recruit ended up playing for Nebraska, plus a later addition ended up not being eligible. But 2001 had marquee players in Kim Willoughby and Maja Gustin, a pair of all-conference-type setters, and Melissa Villaroman and Hedder Ilustre, who both had national team background.
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Post by VT Karen on Aug 10, 2024 1:48:28 GMT -5
An endorsement from who? Anyway, I liked what I saw from Stella during the spring matches. It looks like she's going to bring a power game. I was also pleasantly surprised by her back row improvement. It wasn't always pretty but she stayed aggressive and utilized her speed to get to some balls on defense. The only time I saw her struggle a little was when the serve would push her deep into area 5. That threw her rhythm all the way off. lol if I had the patience Iād dig up all the wahinefake squawking about why Stella should have been starting over every other pin we had in the rotation last season but hey, sheās coming into her own and Iād love to see her develop into something special. Haha she was way too early with her endorsement. I don't think Stella was ready last year. But yes, I'd like to see Stella develop into something special too!
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Post by 5100 on Aug 10, 2024 2:00:22 GMT -5
2004Ā 16 2005Ā 16 2006Ā 16 2007Ā 18 2008Ā 17 2009Ā 18 2010Ā 15 2011Ā 19 2012Ā 20 2013Ā 18 2014Ā 16 2015Ā 15 2016Ā 19 2017Ā 17 2018Ā 15 2019Ā 16 2020Ā (season cancelled) 2021Ā 16 2022Ā 15 2023Ā 16 2004 had 17 players - Sanders, Boogaard, Hittle, Gregory, Blood, Keefe, Arnott, Eckmier, Thomas, Kamana'o, Watanabe, Fotu, Thurlby, Ong, Woolford, Prince, Silva 2005 had 18 players- Sanders, Boogaard, Hittle, Gregory, Blood, Keefe, Arnott, Houston, Thomas, Kamana'o, Watanabe, Kitaguchi, Thurlby, Ong, Woolford, Prince, Mason, Jayme Lee 2006 had 19 - Sanders, Kaufman, Hittle, Gregory, Blood, Keefe, Arnott, Houston, Thomas, Kamana'o, Mafua, Kitaguchi, Thurlby, Ong, Woolford, Elise Duggins, Mason, Lee, Makana Recca
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