Comments on: 50th anniversary of ’68 Olympic teams, plus NLI notes

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 20:32:12 +0000

Lipscomb and Howling left for very reasons. Both very good players, not the right fit. Think the better term is It didn’t work out. Not that they didn’t pan out.
New thread up for Monday
http://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/?p=47488

By: Hot

Hot — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 14:28:52 +0000

26. Some fans have unrealistic expectations of these recruits. Of course the coaches see potential in the kids they recruit, but how many of these kids that fans overhype actually pan out? Read some comments in other boards, and you’ll some of these fans proclaiming these recruits to be starters next year. Another recent example was the hype on Shaney Lipscomb and Sophia Howling.

By: H-Man

H-Man — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 04:17:06 +0000

Riley Wagoner – Jr and Sr Season Stats
Season SP K K/S Kill % Att E Hit %
2018 79 378 4.8 45.5 830 68 .373
2017 89 456 5.1 47.1 968 85 .383

Riley’s high school numbers look good.

By: islandman

islandman — Sun, 11 Nov 2018 20:53:58 +0000

22. Thanks for the article on the RPI.

By: Kahuna

Kahuna — Sun, 11 Nov 2018 20:13:01 +0000

I don’t think fans are any different from the coaches who recruited these kids. The coaches looked at these kids and feel excited about them too. If the coaches are not,,,,then why recruit them?

The only different is the coaches know more about them then we fans do but in terms of excitement about the future players, I have no doubt Robyn and her staff is chopping at the bit to get them into the gym and coach them up.

It’s human nature to be excited when something new and exciting is seen on the horizon.

The way sports work is we fans hype up our players while the coaches do the hard work and get them to the level fans wish for.

I’m sure Robyn is glad the fans feel excited. The alternative is to say little or nothing about the incoming players…… which then can be interpreted as the players coming in are average and don’t deserved mention.

By: Rodney Okita

Rodney Okita — Sun, 11 Nov 2018 19:56:11 +0000

Hope that Kate Lang a 2020 setter verbal commit gets better during HS so that she can contribe immediately! Wish that the staff give Janelle more serving OPT since she is more consistent than Rika!!

By: Hot

Hot — Sun, 11 Nov 2018 06:26:31 +0000

16. I assume you stopped watching in the 2000s when Kim Willoughby was on the team?

Regarding the recruits, we can only hope these incoming players can help improve this team. Let’s not hype them up just yet.

By: OrbitalRipZ

OrbitalRipZ — Sun, 11 Nov 2018 03:09:19 +0000

Above should read: . . . last chance for the 2018 version of the Rainbow Wahine to “represent” as conference champion.

Also replace (copy and paste in your brower): with (click the following green link):

By: OrbitalRipZ

OrbitalRipZ — Sun, 11 Nov 2018 02:56:32 +0000

The Fat Lady is about to sing. Cal Poly sweeps Irvine, 25-23, 25-23, 25-23.

If Irvine had pulled off its biggest upset of the season, it would have put Hawaii not only back in contention but in the driver’s seat for the “automatic qualifier” to the Dance. But Irvine, like every other BWC team, had no answers for Torrey Van Winden — a legit AA. And thus slams the last chance for the 2018 version of the Rainbow Wahine to “represent.”

For those of you who are unclear about the Bows’ chances for an “at-large bid” based on its RPI, the NCAA spells it out here: https://www.ncaa.com/news/volleyball-women/article/2018-11-08/ncaa-volleyball-teams-high-rpi-rankings-tournament

And for those who want to hear the magnificent pipes of the Fat Lady, here she is at last (copy and paste in your browser): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-bXjK_5C8g

By: Big Island Volleyball Fan

Big Island Volleyball Fan — Sun, 11 Nov 2018 02:55:14 +0000

Cal Poly defeated UC Irvine with three identical scores of 25-23.. I bet that UH fans who watched this match were tense to the max as all sets came down to the wire. Well, with a new lineup next year, UH will be able to challenge Cal Poly more but I wouldn’t bet on who could win the Big West title next year. We still don’t know who signed up for Cal Poly till next week.