Comments on: Warriors get commit from Geiger

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 19:57:04 +0000

http://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/?p=49384
new thread up for Friday
13. thank you. Fortunate that I still had phone numbers for coaches and that they were willing to add to the story.
Thought the A-1 display was very nice. Designed by Martha Hernandez., a talented graphic artist who came over from the New York Times to the Advertiser and has continued her work with the Star-Advertiser.
14. No haven’t heard any update.
the conflict is with baseball hosting Fuillerton Thursday & Friday
Warriors have a bye into Friday’s semis. if they are No. 2 seed, they play at 5 p.m., No. 1 seed plays at 7:30. Baseball is 6:35 p.m.
Since baseball is at 1:05 on saturday there is no conflict with the 7 p.m. VB final.
Looking at the baseball schedule, they don’t have any TV info up for the Titans series. just radio.

By: darkfire35

darkfire35 — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 07:42:20 +0000

By the way Cindy, any news yet on whether the BW Tourney will be televised?

By: darkfire35

darkfire35 — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 07:41:18 +0000

Mahalo nui loa Cindy for an incredible front page spread on the UH Men’s Volleyball streak/wins! The stats and interviews from past players and coaches were amazing! That was a huge amount of work you put into it and it showed! Super Job!

By: islandman

islandman — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 03:59:42 +0000

Found a new Big West website, i think.
https://bigwest.org/index.aspx

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 03:35:52 +0000

Sometimes you can’t tell how good a player will be based on his all-star credentials when younger (1st team, 2nd team, etc). For example, I looked back at 1984 (year I grad) Advertiser all-state football team, available on HA website. I accurately remembered how Leo Goeas was “only” 2nd team all-ILH his senior year, and never made 1st team All-WAC (2nd team All-WAC senior year only) yet was drafted in the 3rd round and played and started several years in the NFL. Bern Brostek was “only” 3rd Team All-State his senior year, yet was recruited by Washington, was a 1st round draft pick and also had a decent NFL career.

By: kalding

kalding — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 18:56:57 +0000

Mahalo Cindy for your insight. The guy you were replying to (#3) mostly posts and tweets about UH football, baseball, and basketball, and now volleyball. I guess he’s knowledgeable about every UH sport. That’s why I don’t post cause I don’t know anything. But I like your post because it’s reasonable and makes sense.

By: jm2375

jm2375 — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 18:53:51 +0000

4 – I heard he actually committed in January. Guess they held off the official announcement until after his visit.

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 17:41:44 +0000

3. Was just asking what the issue/problem was with going after a player who got second-team as a freshman in a very competitive conference. Plus he had three other teammates on the first team which only had nine players. Voters likely couldn’t justify Fullerton having four. Just how the voting goes.
What voters think of a certain player doesn’t reflect the true value of a player.
Case in point: Nikki Taylor twice was a second team All-American. just how the points fall. or the bias.

By: WaWa

WaWa — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 16:14:42 +0000

As they say in the circuit, “if you are good, they will find you. (Regardless of who you play for.)” Coaches may prefer their recruits play for stronger prep, club, JuCo programs, but they also recognize loyalty. Maybe Greiger’s recruitment to Fullerton started early and he wanted to go to the college that offered first, maybe he is a legacy and mom/dad played sports there, etc.

We do not know where Greiger will be on the depth chart, but people have to understand that SOME programs are able to keep and maintain a cupboard full of blue-chippers, but as we’ve seen with recent outgoing transfers, players wanna play. Coaches may have their tier I athletes (guaranteed starter/first off bench), tier II (project), tier III (fundraisers), etc. We’ve seen a mini log jam at Opposite between Stijn, Rado…and now Humler, but it worked out because nobody had to sit for more than one year.

On that same-ish note, as awesome as we were last year, having Stijn be a 6 rotation OH allowed Rado to take the oppo position. Stijn was Stijn, but struggled with some of his passing/backcourt play and we were still as good as we were. That whole experience of last year “returning” to his natural position as OH paid off ten-fold for this year. Rado also had some bouts of offensive struggles, but he grinded it out and hit the weight room/practice gym hard in the off-season and those two players have been exactly what everyone was hoping to see.

Great job coaching staff in building our state’s program back to the level of prominence we once held in the late 90’s. I think Milan Zarkovic compliments Charlie Wade extremely well. I feel like him to Wade is like what Wade was like to Shoji in SOME ways. Either way, it works!

By: WaWa

WaWa — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 16:13:52 +0000