Comments on: Hawaii men’s volleyball: Final No. 1 Hawaii 3, No. 12 Loyola Chicago 1

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 20:26:47 +0000

https://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/?p=52660
thanks. forgot to post link to new thread for Monday
63. I beg to differ. Gasman has improved. Worsley is Worsley and playing great. Parapunov carrying the load that was a little more equally distributed last season when you also had van Tilburg. And Cowell was out. People tend to look at percentages without having seen what kind of sets the hitters had. Parapunov is getting the trouble sets and sometimes those are trouble for anyone to put down.

By: Maverick

Maverick — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 19:46:33 +0000

UH is unanimous #1 and the BigWest has four of the top five.

By: CUQ

CUQ — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 19:28:42 +0000

As for me, I track Rado’s service and hitting errors which consistently leads the team. Wondering if he does that in practice. Still early but the All Americans do not seem to have improved over last year.

By: Hot

Hot — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 16:58:02 +0000

58. Your take. To me, it’s a total “look at me” moment, especially if he has as many attempts as some of the hitters. Setting should be his primary job. Perhaps he’s interested in backing up Rado at OPP? He does have a live arm.

By: OIB

OIB — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 16:03:21 +0000

We think alike, UHVoice97, and I enjoy your prose! Your 31 post is spot-on. Boy, that Aunty near the broadcasters was hilarious and knowledgeable. Your 59 post is a good reminder for all, as I remember that transformation of Jennings very well. Speaking of Jennings, I would like Jakob to look at tape on Jennings and Joe to see how they mastered their second-contact scoring. Jennings, especially, was very adept at placement. Joe hit with as much force as Jakob, but Joe developed his timing for those attempts. Jakob can continue to be our starter, but he needs to recover quickly because that position will deepen considerably in the fall.

By: T103

T103 — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 15:43:57 +0000

@UHVoice97 well said. Super proud of the boys for pulling out 2 wins against ranked teams this weekend, we have 2 more to go. They are def.. a young team and need to figure out their flow and gel together as a team, its completely new from last year. Love how the back-ups come in and get the job done. Love our depth. Excited as the season starts soon.

By: UHVoice97

UHVoice97 — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 06:29:01 +0000

What people here are talking about reminds me of the season when Jennings Franciskovic struggled and Coach Wade made the switch to Joe Worsley mid-season. Jennings came back the following season and solidified himself as the starter for the entire year and Joe was mostly a serving sub. Through it all, they supported each other, encouraged each other. That’s what teammates do.

Things happen during the course of a season. Players may struggle during games, that’s why they work hard at practice. Yes, this is a new team. New guys replacing All-Americans. This team has talent. They also have heart and character. They don’t panic when they fall behind. I like the way they support each other.

We all may have our opinions of what changes should be made. In the end, decisions come down to Charlie Wade and his coaching staff. They’re there at practice, I’m not. They run the team, I don’t. They know what’s best for the team and I support them 100%. Best of luck to the Rainbow Warriors the rest of the season!

By: shar

shar — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 04:27:45 +0000

I like it when Thelle hits the ball. I don’t look at it as a “look at me” moment. I think it takes the other team off guard. I know another setter who often hit the ball outside also.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 02:02:46 +0000

Yes, I can kind of agree with the assessment on Thelle and Humler’s struggles, but from the way things are going with this group, it’s prone to likely result in some different changes. Albeit, we saw the sudden glimpse of what this team is capable of, even in matches where struggles become apparent. However, seeing what this team has done early on, we already know where the replacements could come from.

Should Thelle struggle somewhere in the game, Sheward can ride the ship. If any outside, whether it’d be Cowell or Humler struggle, Galloway can provide a response. If Rado were to struggle, Mouchlias can step up to the plate. If Voss or Gasman are struggling, Rosenfeld can provide some help. Each position always has to have a solid back-up, per Charlie Wade’s considerations, and he has that in his disposal. Yes, most of the group he carries is a young core (11 underclassmen on the bench), but they each provide contributions and attributes, depending on what Charlie desperately needs on hand. Mouchlias in particular was clutch against Loyola-Chicago. See, that’s the thing with this group. Even though most of the group is in the beginning stages of understanding the gameplay of college volleyball, it should serve a stepping stone of taking it to the next step, and some have performed well to be able to compete. Sheward did help save the day against Loyola-Chicago as well. You can’t help but ponder over what this team could be capable of in the long run. It helps when you can build your depth and allow them sufficient game play experience. But yeah, this is an interesting group, and the team as a whole should be improving each and every game.

I’m really interested in seeing how it ends.

By: Kahuna

Kahuna — Sun, 19 Jan 2020 22:09:17 +0000

#55….I got that but its only the first 5 games. You need to give the players time to gel. To expect everybody to pick up where they left off last season is unreasonable. We lost 2 first team AA and a 4 year senior in Solbrig. We are replace them with a Sophomore setter and a sophomore OH. Solbrig replacement is a true freshman.

I don’ think you say that Galloway and Sheward played well against Lewis and LUC so that mean when they play lower level competitions, they will continue their level of play. It doesn’t work that way in sports.

I’ll say this….if Thelle and Humler continue to struggle…like on the remaining matches on this road trip, then I think that is enough evidence to warrant a change.

Right now…I don’t think so.