Comments on: No playing favorites

By: Brian McInnis

Brian McInnis — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 10:34:02 +0000

In reply to setaone. Seta, Right now Jawato is working with the secondary rotation guys which includes Aaron Valdes, Stefan Jovanovic, Niko Filipovich and Caleb Dressler. He should still be in line for minutes given his experience with Gib and occasional scoring bursts (such as his 7-for-7 3-pointer game).

By: K-Bay

K-Bay — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 10:02:42 +0000

SO WHO is Willing to FOOT The Bill, PAY for a “Better Bottom Line”?

I Hear/See ‘Complainers’ –WHAT Solutions Do YOU or Any One Else have?
What Have you Got Better?

I Would Like “Better”, too
Irrespective of (UH) Schedule, GIB has Posted THE BEST Three-Year Start of ANY UH Coach in 60 Years including #1 PAID Pitino…THAT is a BOTTOM Line — I’m NOT saying He, You or i need to be “Happy” with it …BUT GET REAL!

RILEY Said TODAY, Gib (who he did not even initially like) is doing a Good Job…
HE knows better than either of us…
Heʻs done it, not just talk about it…

Iʻm looking for UH to climb into the Top 150 or 100 by this or next season…

YOU Can “Call” it mediocrity, but challenge other/good smart coaches and Bigger Budgets w/o Three Time Zone Travels and DO IT From the Middle of the Pacific with the CLOSEST D-1 Recruit “Prospect” a Minimum 2,000 MILES away…and WHY Would he come here and play for you?

EASY for you…

By: kimo browner

kimo browner — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 08:43:30 +0000

You are the type of individual who sees the tank as half-full. Other fans view the bottom line–wins and losses. The Big West was ranked 22 out of 33 D1A conferences and Hawaii @ 208 out of 347 teams. You want mediocrity–you have it!
Another thing. Gib said all 5 positions are open. So why, I repeat, why the tantrum?
you don’t throw the baby out with the bath water. make changes and start the players who want to play enough to listen.

By: K-Bay

K-Bay — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 08:31:21 +0000

Gib’s Recruiting ‘Hype’ i considered understated — he said we would like Standhardinger and Fotu Last Year — I Did and so did Big West … i expect Shamburger and Nevels, maybe Quincy ‘could’ be affecting Big West opposition coaches — Shamburger bothered us, and Nevels probably would have too, IF they had ended up on the other side…

WHO Said, “Tantrum”?
— i don’t like teammates messin’ around either, when there is improvement to be gained….
Nevels didn’t seem to think the message was a waste —
and the returnees ought to know they let winnable games slip away…like the last four…

Lack of Focus and Intensity is probably ahead of lack of talent in contributing to winnable losses….

By: kimo browner

kimo browner — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 00:47:26 +0000

Gibs recruiting hype has never matched his teams performance and mass exodus of players he brought into the program. He has been criticized for not being up to snuff on his coaching skills. I fail to see how his latest tantrum in practice is instructive? He is the coach, so this latest episode is meaningless discussion unless he produces another mediocre outcome or less. Winning offers little in apologies. Like many fans, Im sitting on the edge of my chair with eager anticipation for the season to start. Consensus is we have two legit PGs–heretofore a hole in our lineup. His coaching acumen will be highlighted as much as our point play.

By: poorboy

poorboy — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 00:23:16 +0000

kimo browner: Maybe, if Gib is not X and O coach, let Associate Coach Benjy Taylor and assistants Brandyn and Scott Fisher, work out the sets, which I am sure they do call in, let them have more hands on, then Gib can work on dealing with players, the emotions, attitudes, work as ONE OHANA, etc, and recruiting, which Gib is good at establishing relationships, and starting to get good kids into the UH MBB program.

Other teams , have done it, even in the NBA and top notch NCAA MBB teams, they surround themselves, i.e. Phil Jackson, and assistant Tex Winter, etc. Get the Assistants to help with X and O’s until head coach gets it down, however it is by committee, so it is a joint effort.

However, Gib needs the talent, and now, he is getting there..let’s see what he can do. The buggah, nevah had losing season yet, even though two CIT buy in tourneys, however, some MBB programs would die for that over 3 year period for sure, how many mid major or lower, teams have gone to post season 2 out of past 3 years, maybe a few dozen, not a couple of hundred, so select few. Give Gib a chance, YEAR 4 , money year, NCAA’s

By: kimo browner

kimo browner — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 21:43:37 +0000

what point does Gib have to make? He has 3-veteran starters and another veteran redshirt with 2 years of D1A start time on his resume– on his current starting team. Nevels is the only program newbee. Look, unless Coach Arnold has his (stuff) together to mix n mash his players into a winning package–speed and athleticism is a wasted commodity…notwithstanding his histrionic drama.

By: Jjay

Jjay — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 17:33:26 +0000

Wow that was a lonnnnnng story. It’s BB time !

By: poorboy

poorboy — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 09:57:55 +0000

fan4m2b: sure you are right, we don’t know, I don’t know the particulars, of exactly what went down, still at your company, business, in the military, school, family unit, the HEAD, in this case the Coach, Gib, has the say, if guys, are not doing what they have to do, well, he is not kicking them off team fan4, the discipline, getting their attention , so UH MBB team will be ONE OHANA and have chance to dance. Without discipline and going all in , in any sport, family, business, or just life, you have to abide by the rules agenda. One, thing, with Brian’s post, remember, Gib let the guys come BACK IN, to work on individual stuff. Bet that starting five, PLUS NEVELS, who is showing he , as well as Negus have great work ethic, got the message, no prima donnas, that is OLD SCHOOL, and you take 15 guys, who are disciplined, and work together all the time hard for team, school and coach, is going to beat 15 super talented guys, who, don’t care, just think they can show up and go through the motions.

Those starters, remember,Hawaii, Taxpayer monies, your taxes, help to fund THEIR scholarships, full ride, many UH kids, have to get student loans, and take years to payoff, so once again, the athletes, have to abide by LOI,agreement. Only fair, as I stated,

Without question that starting five, if they want to play a lot and help UH win a lot, have to follow coach’s direction. Pretty sure , Gib is not, being abusive, heck, media, is right there, he would be nuts to do so, plus Ben Jay, watches everything.

Gib is doing a good job, the kids he has now, are good guys, students and athletes, they will be alright, totally sure, Gib is not an abuser, otherwise, he would have been gone 2 years ago!

Enjoy the season, can be a really good one fan4!
😀

By: fan4m2b

fan4m2b — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 03:05:41 +0000

It depends, depends on a couple of elements on the circumstances:
Did all of them goofing-off from the beginning of the first two hours of the workout?
Did they do really well then, start slacking a bit (post boring)?
Did the day before and/or from the beginning of the practices had had been perfect?
Did you warned them nicely, even give them a friendly pat on the back to wake’m up?
Did you reward then with an occational praise when they’ve done good?
It’s same reward they had had given you by giving you 100% steadily (a full game last only 2hrs)!

Be an Akamai disciplinarian but, not an abuser;
Don’t let things happens beyond reasonable doubt!!!