Comments on: Hawaii 3, Fullerton 0; Happy 23rd to SSC, Sibley out

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 20:53:44 +0000

http://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/?p=44904

new thread up with Kahakai, RPI
re: recruit. if you read the original post, i mention that it was Castenada.

By: menehune

menehune — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 18:36:25 +0000

IMHO, the outcome of the Cal Poly (and UCI) game will hinge on two things for the Wahine; their serves and the steady play of Granato.

Serving tough is easy but serving tough and keeping it in play is entirely another matter. The Wahine have great blockers so let them do their job, but they can’t if we give up freebies with serves into the net or long and against good teams, we’ll be playing catch up all night if this happens.

Too often, after a timeout or a great play by our side, we give the ball up to the other team by a bad serve. This is such a momentum buster.

And we all know that Granato is a great banger, but I’d rather she play smart, which means tooling the blocks, off speed shots and dinks. Keep them guessing.

No pressure Wahine, just go out there and take care of business.

GO BOWS.

By: connor

connor — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 18:20:10 +0000

I know that it must bug the coaches, but the SEs exceeding the SA is disturbing. Last four games, -7, -7, even, -5. How can Wahine win against really good teams with that kind of consistency. I further propose that the SAs are inflated due to the caliber of the competition and not the effectiveness of service. That is why it is so frustrating to watch this team this year.

By: H-Man

H-Man — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 06:54:24 +0000

The player that impressed me is Faith Ma’afala. Very strong at serving; very dependable; count on her to make a good dig and passes well.

By: nomu

nomu — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 22:58:29 +0000

Saw some improvement in arm speed last night by Burns and Castillo. Seem to be playing with more confidence, frankly, taken them long enough.

Imo, players have to show up ready to play, focused. That seems to be their biggest hurdle as far as the mental aspects are concerned. During the game, you should be on autopilot.

Kahakai has matured and is right up there with the best liberos in the country.

Let’s give Robyn and her coaching staff credit where it is due. Also like Angelica always coaching up their players. Coaching is teaching.

Just my two pennies.

By: Ron

Ron — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 20:50:41 +0000

As for recruiting, I am hopeful that Angelica might have a European or two she knows about. Also, the sooner they start training Sophia for the pins the better. Kendra is a very decent all around player but we need a terminator at her spot now. In m.o. it should be Kirsten. I also think Ma’afala should move into Clair-Marie’s spot but I do in general like Coaches use of her “smalls”. I like the way that Burns does not give them an excuse to replace her. Castillo is a very smart player and fun to watch. Emily has come such a long way she makes the season worthwhile just to see her continue to grow. We are good enough to beat Cal Poly if every one contributes.

By: Crazy4WVB

Crazy4WVB — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 19:51:43 +0000

High school seniors for 2018 was pretty much done with in 2017. Only hope is transfers and JC players. Maybe a sleeper or project. Maybe able to get 2019 seniors but most of top players already know where they want to go.

By: Astroboy

Astroboy — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 19:14:24 +0000

For next year, I assume Faith is the backup setter? But I agree we need someone in the pipe for after that.

By: Kahuna

Kahuna — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 08:38:18 +0000

I believe the girl I saw was Riley Wagoner. She was here with her mom and I recognized her mom from a picture on her Instagram .

She is said to be 2019 though so she is not coming in with Trinity and Kamalei.

I would really like to know who we getting for 2018.

By: Crazy4WVB

Crazy4WVB — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 07:52:27 +0000

Cindy was there a recruit visiting?