Comments on: Hawaii men’s volleyball: NCAA banquet pictures, Beach’s TJ DeFalco again Player of the Year

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Thu, 02 May 2019 18:35:32 +0000

https://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/?p=49611
new thread up for Thursday with links.

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Thu, 02 May 2019 15:13:38 +0000

Bruins are 2

By: Robin

Robin — Thu, 02 May 2019 14:37:26 +0000

Cindy,

In today’s article on BVB, UCLA is cited as being, “third-seeded”. I thought they are the 2nd seed?

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Thu, 02 May 2019 04:42:13 +0000

1. there was no live stream. Believe you might find it on YouTube after it was uploaded but haven’t seen a link.
2. see main box
5. As you pointed out, J. Worsley had better numbers than Tuaniga last season. Beach hit record .375 in 18, Hawaii .reset it by nearly 75 points at 442. They could have easily done Co-POY as they did in 96 with Katz and Metzger.
IMHO I do not think DeFalco is the best player in the country. Big West 1st in aces, 4th in hitting percentage.
Again, IMHO I would have voted for Worsley. What he did, especially being undersized, was very impressive.
As for the voting, it was done before the thing on Touzinsky and Wade came out.

By: Maverick

Maverick — Thu, 02 May 2019 03:34:05 +0000

Why do you think TJ DeFalco won the NOPY award?

a. He is the best all-around player in the nation (hitting, serving, passing, blocking), and he had incredible numbers in all three matches with UH (plus LBSU beat UH 2 of 3)
b. Worsley split the vote with van Tilburg and/or Parapunov, allowing a non-UH player to win
c. UH and LBSU are clearly equals and a step above anyone else, so AVCA voters split the baby by giving NCOY to Wade (TBA probably) and NPOY to an LBSU player (DeFalco)

What do you think? Please leave out reasons like historical bias against UH or SafeSport impact. Neither has anything to do with DeFalco’s win.

By: rage

rage — Thu, 02 May 2019 03:24:40 +0000

None of the Warriors really care about the award, so hats off to TJ.

My only hope is that Joe goes back to the quick sets to the middle and outsides where the middles would be jumping before Joe even sets the ball. Lewis is huge and UH just needs to be quicker.

By: Maverick

Maverick — Thu, 02 May 2019 03:04:25 +0000

I can see why DeFalco may have gotten it over Parapunov and van Tilburg, because he has the most complete game of the three. Scratching my head as to why the man who sets UH to the highest hitting percentage in NCAA men’s history, the most kills and assists per set, was not recognized. Tuaniga got it last year for lesser numbers.

By: Maverick

Maverick — Thu, 02 May 2019 02:52:13 +0000

DeFalco gets Player of the Year

https://twitter.com/AVCAVolleyball/status/1123781176861319168

By: Soljah

Soljah — Thu, 02 May 2019 02:52:00 +0000

Any place to view a live stream of the banquet?