Comments on: UH hoops picked sixth

By: ROB T

ROB T — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 23:18:15 +0000

Agreed Fotu does seem to be leaping higher, I think I read that he lost a little weight over the summer.

By: poorboy

poorboy — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 11:14:42 +0000

Well, come to think of it , Isaac Fotu, has more bounce too! Maybe he is a 32-33 inch vertical?So much, better hops with this team. Spearman, Nevels, Smith, Valdes, Thomas, Fotu, Standhardinger, Jawato, Rozitis, Jovanovich, all definitely can dunk. Who knows maybe even Dyrbe like Miah O. before him can dunk too?

By: poorboy

poorboy — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 10:04:39 +0000

Funny Kine the BWC voting! Important how you finish right fans!
Good point ROB T, you are very,very BB savvy, know the game, and thankyou for your comments, I appreciate and am always learning. I think UH will have good year, so much better athleticism and scoring ability, if UH can play outstanding, shutdown D, and pressure D to create offense, that SSC will be rocking!

Yeah Brian, would be nice, if ….wel, maybe you will have in SA a newspaper article, about the guys, true heights , weight, wingspan, vertical leap, I know in the past UH MBB coverage, even had what guys bench pressed! Well …would be nice, to know the vertical . I could see at Green Black scrimmage, holy smoke! Garret, Q, and Aaron, can get up there, They must have at least, Nevels and Smith, 33 or 34 inch vertical or more. Mike Thomas, very, very long, it seems like every week or so, he grows another 1/4 inch, and now he is listed at 215 pounds, he really transformed physically from summer, from wiry, long young guy, to more developed body in 3 months! Hope he has great freshman year, he can help!
Yep, ROB T. , I think Aaron, Qunicy and Nevels, have at least 34 inch or more vertical, Aaron, definite, approach 40 or more!

By: ROB T

ROB T — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 09:58:17 +0000

Brian I was wondering if you had the players vertical leap measurements and wing span measurements?

By: ROB T

ROB T — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 09:54:56 +0000

If I had a ballot U.H. would have received a first place vote.

By: poorboy

poorboy — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 09:46:31 +0000

ROB T: Probably, and now we don’t have Vander, who , if he were much quicker,, would be a great 5 man with the current guards and wings that UH has now. By committee, Rozitis, Jovanovich, and Dressler, if his back is healthy, the 5 spot, their role, Rebound, block shots, position defense, alter shots, dive to floor for 50/50 ball, bang big bodies of UC Irvine 7 footers, offense would be a bonus. Very fortunate for UH to have 3 Centers , and have 15 fouls to play agressively! I know that everyone is awaiting Negus for next year, however I am very excited for this year! And Negus, in practice with scout team, and his athleticism and overall BBIQ and shooting, as well as assists, makes active players much better. They will probably not see, too, many 2/3 guys who can handle and shoot like Negus in the BWC. He , Negus, if he can hang in there, can help UH this year to get to NCAA’s, and his knowledge of game, he can help the young guys. Love Negus’ attitude, in fact the whole team. Would not be surprised if UH got hot in March and made a dash for BWC tourney crown, or won BWC regular season title and auto NIT bid!

By: poorboy

poorboy — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 09:37:24 +0000

ROB T: I think what Gib is seeing via scrimmages and practices, Thomas and Valdes are upping their game, which is huge. They can help at that 3/4 spot. Smith, is turning out to be a very capable PG, much better than past year. The guy can go to rim, and runs the team pretty well.That first possible group of Spearman, Shamburger, Nevels, Fotu, and Standhardinger, along with first rotation guys, Thomas, Valdes, Smith, Rozitis, and maybe Jawato( if he can D up and shoot the 3 consistently )would be very good first 10. Hackman and Enos, very impressive with their ability to hit the 3 ball , great form, and they know where to go to get their shots. Also, added plus, I saw at Green Black scrimmage, Enos, can run the point, he can handle the ball, going against, great guard athletes in Shamburger, Nevels , Spearman and Smith. Either glass half full or half empty, I say, this year, UH MBB team, 3/4 cup full, sure the new guys have to be NCAA D1 tested. If somehow they can win that competitive Rainbow Classic title against athletic teams, they are off and running towards better things. From my perspective, Brian, I would have picked UH , yeah 3 or 4, it really doesn’t matter pre season, however, funny how they the Media, guys, didn’t factor in return of Spearman and Fotu, co freshman of the year BWC, those two plus Shamburger, make UH at least top half BWC . Probably UH will be battling in BWC between 1-4 spots, once again, ROB T, the most simple, but hard to accomplish formula for conference success, win out at home, and split or better on the road. UH MBB team, love the attitude, athleticism , great academics and agressiveness, They can be a very, very special team, as Artie W, likes to say, and I respect Artie, a very good UH guard with Tom Henderson!

By: ROB T

ROB T — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 08:18:05 +0000

I could see Hawaii finishing fourth, but I just have this feeling about this team. Easy to see we are lacking at the 5 spot. In a couple years Jovanovic and Dressler could be something special but are very green. The 3 spot will be an interesting dilemma until next year with three interesting propositions. Proposition 1 Spearman as a small 3. Proposition 2 running Rozitis, Standhardinger, and Fotu as a weird 3,4,5 mix. Proposition 3 is using Thomas and Valdez at this spot. I believe all of these will be used depending on the situation. The most interesting part of the equation will be the way fouls are supposed to be called this year…. Can’t use your forearm for defense down low. Guards can’t keep there hands on the opponent. When driving in with the ball as soon as you start to bring the ball up if the defender is not in defending position it’s a blocking foul. If fouls go up by 20-30% will we make our free throws and are we deep enough when our better players get in foul trouble? I think we are positioned well would be better if NWC was eligible this year.

By: Brian McInnis

Brian McInnis — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 06:12:55 +0000

In reply to ROB T.

Hey Rob,

Haha, no, they don’t. The guys might not like everything I write but that hasn’t come up. Fourth actually looks comparatively high compared to the rest of the media around the Big West. Some folks actually likely picked UH in the seventh or eighth range (as bizarre as that sounds) because I know of third-place votes that went the way of the ‘Bows. Something definitely was keeping their poll score down.

By: ROB T

ROB T — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 00:00:31 +0000

When you talk to the players do they give you a dirty look that you picked them to finish 4th