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Post by cosmo on Sept 22, 2024 19:16:11 GMT -5
No Kainoa Wade? Curious to see who ends up starting at OH and Oppo?!?! Should be a battle! Kainoa is still in high school and can’t be listed on the roster yet, he’ll graduate in December and join the team (And get added to the roster) then. According to Koav, he may not be the only one. As for starters, I’m guessing practice match pins will be Titryski, Sakanoko, Roure, with Weiter, Todd and Kearney off the bench, Taylor (and maybe Weiter or Kearney) as Serving Specialists. Kearney may redshirt the actual season for his position switch while Kainoa plays backup opposite once he’s here? |
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Post by practicesafesets on Sept 22, 2024 22:46:01 GMT -5
Ofeck loving the wahine here based on his IG. Lol. LOL…well…Hawaii does have plenty of partially clothed people walking around so Ofeck can look as much as he desires. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 The ladies in the pictures are mostly UH’s beach team members so they are bonding as UH athletes. Both men’s team and the beach team get together and bond every year so it’s nothing new. Noticed that Tread’s sister Kasen has joined the UH beach squad. Tread's other sister Lerin is a setter at Mira Costa. Wonder if she'll end up a top HS setter and at Hawaii |
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Post by VT Karen on Sept 22, 2024 22:49:56 GMT -5
I think Justin Todd might be the dark horse of this roster among all of those pins I sure hope to see Justin or Finn claim a starting spot! |
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Post by brooselee on Sept 22, 2024 23:08:15 GMT -5
It may be hard to unseat Sakanoko and if Roure as good as advertised, that is two spots accounted for. Titriyski is interesting . He is listed at 6-5, which is two inches shorter than what was listed when he signed. If Wade wants size at the OPP position, Justin Todd could be the guy. OPP is his natural position and also I’m not sure if he is good enough a passer yet.
Roure, Sakanoko and Todd look promising.
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Post by ManapuaSurprise on Sept 22, 2024 23:08:46 GMT -5
LOL:
devon_johnson9
@colewatanabe and I have blocked @kurtnusterer, like a lot of times
colewatanabe
@devon_johnson9 has been hog of the year unlike anyone on the team
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Post by ManapuaSurprise on Sept 23, 2024 1:28:43 GMT -5
I think Justin Todd might be the dark horse of this roster among all of those pins he was listed at 6'5" last year, now 6'8" |
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Post by babybacksets on Sept 23, 2024 3:15:02 GMT -5
It may be hard to unseat Sakanoko and if Roure as good as advertised, that is two spots accounted for. Titriyski is interesting . He is listed at 6-5, which is two inches shorter than what was listed when he signed. If Wade wants size at the OPP position, Justin Todd could be the guy. OPP is his natural position and also I’m not sure if he is good enough a passer yet. Roure, Sakanoko and Todd look promising. Interesting because I feel like Sakanoko is going to be the first on the chopping block unless his ball control has improved significantly or he’s added so much physicality that he has a All American type of season from the get go. I’m hoping he has made strides, I feel like Spyros had made tremendous gains from being decent bench depth his freshman year to being an absolute force each year after. |
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Post by brooselee on Sept 23, 2024 3:25:31 GMT -5
It may be hard to unseat Sakanoko and if Roure as good as advertised, that is two spots accounted for. Titriyski is interesting . He is listed at 6-5, which is two inches shorter than what was listed when he signed. If Wade wants size at the OPP position, Justin Todd could be the guy. OPP is his natural position and also I’m not sure if he is good enough a passer yet. Roure, Sakanoko and Todd look promising. Interesting because I feel like Sakanoko is going to be the first on the chopping block unless his ball control has improved significantly or he’s added so much physicality that he has a All American type of season from the get go. I’m hoping he has made strides, I feel like Spyros had made tremendous gains from being decent bench depth his freshman year to being an absolute force each year after. Koavball mentioned that Louis has improved his game so if that is the case, he will get the start. Wade has always started returnees unless the new players coming in are just way better than the returnees. Actually, i would like to revise my starting pins and say it would be Sakanoko, Weiter and Todd. Weiter is a proven D1 level starter. Louis started multiple games so they both have major D1 experience. Todd will be in his first year after redshirting but his measurable are intriguing. 6-8 and touches 11-10 and a big and strong guy. Middles will probably be Kurt and Ofeck. I pick Ofeck because he is an experienced international player and is much more mature than the average freshman. I think he will pick up with Voss left off. |
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Post by cosmo on Sept 23, 2024 4:20:38 GMT -5
Interesting because I feel like Sakanoko is going to be the first on the chopping block unless his ball control has improved significantly or he’s added so much physicality that he has a All American type of season from the get go. I’m hoping he has made strides, I feel like Spyros had made tremendous gains from being decent bench depth his freshman year to being an absolute force each year after. Koavball mentioned that Louis has improved his game so if that is the case, he will get the start. Wade has always started returnees unless the new players coming in are just way better than the returnees. Actually, i would like to revise my starting pins and say it would be Sakanoko, Weiter and Todd. Weiter is a proven D1 level starter. Louis started multiple games so they both have major D1 experience. Todd will be in his first year after redshirting but his measurable are intriguing. 6-8 and touches 11-10 and a big and strong guy. Middles will probably be Kurt and Ofeck. I pick Ofeck because he is an experienced international player and is much more mature than the average freshman. I think he will pick up with Voss left off. I think Roure is just a lot better than you’re giving him credit for if that’s your lineup, he’s the only recruit this year even in the discussion for No. 1 recruit with Nikolov. Sakanoko is a weird point for me because yes he’s good, and having improved significantly I definitely see him deserving a place in the starting lineup. That said, I don’t know if it’s where he’ll be most effective, even if it is where he deserves to be. In particular, this team’s Opposite depth is entirely dependent on 3 freshmen, and outside depth isn’t far off. Sakanoko is the only hitter on the team who really stands out as a “both sides” pin hitter and has the serve of a serving specialist. Just because of his skill set and the team’s specific needs, I personally think he might be more effective off the bench than as a starter, in spite of any argument that he’s one of the team’s top 2 outside hitters. I suppose Todd or Kearney could take up that role in the long term, but in the near future, a 2nd up for all 3 pins is a pretty strong position to have and Sakanoko is the only one that fits. The same way Roure was mentioned as Spyros’ successor, Weiter was implied to be coming in for Thimm’s role. It could absolutely change but I have to assume that to mean Depth Outside and Serving Specialist. If Sakanoko does start it will be good to have a more reliable passer on the bench backing him up. It was definitely a concern with last year’s team, especially after Spyros went down. |
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Post by babybacksets on Sept 23, 2024 4:35:43 GMT -5
Interesting because I feel like Sakanoko is going to be the first on the chopping block unless his ball control has improved significantly or he’s added so much physicality that he has a All American type of season from the get go. I’m hoping he has made strides, I feel like Spyros had made tremendous gains from being decent bench depth his freshman year to being an absolute force each year after. Koavball mentioned that Louis has improved his game so if that is the case, he will get the start. Wade has always started returnees unless the new players coming in are just way better than the returnees. Actually, i would like to revise my starting pins and say it would be Sakanoko, Weiter and Todd. Weiter is a proven D1 level starter. Louis started multiple games so they both have major D1 experience. Todd will be in his first year after redshirting but his measurable are intriguing. 6-8 and touches 11-10 and a big and strong guy. Middles will probably be Kurt and Ofeck. I pick Ofeck because he is an experienced international player and is much more mature than the average freshman. I think he will pick up with Voss left off. Ok that’s good to hear about Louis, I was going based off last season so I’m glad to hear he’s improved. I would agree about Todd on the right, I think he’s been improving so much and there were several clues to him proving himself in the practice gym not to mention what he’s done in the off season. I think he’s going to be big for the Warriors. I’m not really familiar with Weiter’s game but tbh would like to see as many pins as possible get looks in that other Outside spot. There’s no real expectations for this team for how new so many pieces will be but the depth says there should be some good competition and iron forges iron. I hope the drop off in the middle is not significant though, that is one of my worries |
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Post by heavenkit on Sept 24, 2024 1:43:07 GMT -5
yeah I need to see Justin Todd actually playing a game before putting him anywhere close to the starting line up. I understand that word of mouth is he put a lot of effort during the summer but I assume so does the other guys. He went to Italy for a week or 2 for a training camp but Roure played International tournament all through out the summer. I haven't even seem snippets of Todd hitting on the left pin. It's best to manage expectations right now until we see them actually play and this is true for everyone one regardless of their potentials.
Middle for me is the biggest question mark as I don't see quality guys except Kurt and even he is questionable at times. We'll see if Ofeck and Parks Materialize.
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Post by BigDigEnergy on Sept 24, 2024 11:32:31 GMT -5
I think Justin Todd might be the dark horse of this roster among all of those pins he was listed at 6'5" last year, now 6'8" I don't know where you got this from. But I recently checked and Todd was listed at 6'8 last year and this year. Same height. |
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Post by BigDigEnergy on Sept 24, 2024 11:36:36 GMT -5
All the talks about Kearney being a bit short for the OPP and it turns out that Titriyski is also listed at the same height at 6'5. Did Kearney get taller? I somehow thought Titriyski is taller than that.
Edit: in the announcement, they have him at 6'8. I think that is more accurate.
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Post by alohavball on Sept 24, 2024 11:41:05 GMT -5
yeah I need to see Justin Todd actually playing a game before putting him anywhere close to the starting line up. I understand that word of mouth is he put a lot of effort during the summer but I assume so does the other guys. He went to Italy for a week or 2 for a training camp but Roure played International tournament all through out the summer. I haven't even seem snippets of Todd hitting on the left pin. It's best to manage expectations right now until we see them actually play and this is true for everyone one regardless of their potentials. Middle for me is the biggest question mark as I don't see quality guys except Kurt and even he is questionable at times. We'll see if Ofeck and Parks Materialize. If you're giving credit to Roure to playing international tournaments then I think you should give Ofeck credit as well. He's played in the Israel League and has suited up for the Israel NT while Parks has yet to accumulate any experience of that level. The real determining factor will be who fits into the system best and who connects with Tread the best and I think given some time Ofeck will be the guy over Parks. |
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Post by brooselee on Sept 24, 2024 14:31:45 GMT -5
All the talks about Kearney being a bit short for the OPP and it turns out that Titriyski is also listed at the same height at 6'5. Did Kearney get taller? I somehow thought Titriyski is taller than that. Edit: in the announcement, they have him at 6'8. I think that is more accurate. I wonder about Kristian being 6-8. I’ve seen some videos and photos and I’m not convinced that Kristian is taller than 6-6. 6-6 is a good size OPP. Dimi was 6-6 so he can be productive. He has proven to be a very good volleyball players by being a top scorer in a world championship tournament so he can play. |
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