Comments on: No. 1 Long Beach 3, No. 7 Hawaii 0

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 20:21:38 +0000

new thread up for Monday
http://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/?p=35925

33. since i don’t hear the TV broadcasters often … not sure why you consider it an issue that Ma’a lived with the Worsleys. or how he managed that while still in high school and playing volleyball for Punahou. Or why you think she has an agenda.

36-37 et al. I think the issue is Hawaii is playing against better competition. yes, SC is a bad team but that loss came at the end of a 4 in 5 days.

Agree that Zarkovic is off his game. not sure what is going on with him

By: Big Island VB fan

Big Island VB fan — Sat, 27 Feb 2016 23:00:13 +0000

I see that so much criticism is leveled at Ziki as his play went downhill. Who knows, maybe he has personal problems or issues. Sometimes when a player has a problem with a teammate, a parent (his father is the assistant coach on the team) or a girl friend, his focus falls apart. Why not resolve personal issues first?

By: warriorfan

warriorfan — Sat, 27 Feb 2016 12:30:22 +0000

I hate to single out one player but SIKI.
He was playing so well up to the UCLA win, putting up POY numbers and since the second UCLA match onward, he has been absolutely terrible, not even hitting above .220 at all in any match since then. Just hope he picks it up , the warriors need him to put up POY numbers again obviously and his passing needs to get better as well.

By: rayson

rayson — Sat, 27 Feb 2016 10:43:24 +0000

Yes all those deep dish sets by Tuaniga should have been called but the fact is that Long Beach outplayed Hawaii and did so in every facet of the game.

I’m glad that Nainoa and Dalton got more play in the middle. Iain and Hendrick have absolutely improved since the start of the season but not as much as I’ve hoped for and not enough to convince me that they should be starting over the freshman. Thought they are both really raw to me Nainoa is Hawaii’s biggest and strongest middle and Dalton’s lateral movement is the quickest of all the middles.

I’m also very worried about the passing. Going into the season I thought like most that Hawaii’s passing was going to be solid since they returned one of the most experienced defensive lineup in the MPSF. However, since starting conference play their serve receive has been at best uneven. Almost every team has been targeting Siki and, disappointingly, it’s been working more often than it should be.

Taking both matches against BYU next week can go along way to making up for these losses and I think they are absolutely capable of knocking off BYU twice at home.

By: warriorfan

warriorfan — Sat, 27 Feb 2016 08:48:18 +0000

I feel uncomfortable reading about someones job but yeah If Joby hasn’t improved since his first time on air, then yikes.

I really hope the team turns thing around from this awful slump, what happened in Palo Alto for their play to fall soo much 🙁 they aren’t playing like they have better chemistry anymore.

By: Smithy

Smithy — Sat, 27 Feb 2016 08:05:59 +0000

Agreed about Joby. Lisa Strand does the same thing. Painful to watch her too. She always gets lost in her thoughts. Ryan is definitely the most professional and probably most insightful of the commentators.

Another thing that bugs me is that Lisa should also disclose her close personal relationship with Worsley. Her son lived for months with the Worsley family last spring. The two families are very tight. She’s acting more like the proud parent instead of an impartial commentator. It appears she has an agenda. Setting is not the biggest problem that this team has. As many, many others have discussed, the biggest problems are blocking, passing, and serving.

By: WaWa

WaWa — Sat, 27 Feb 2016 07:09:21 +0000

Joby was a great player and is a swell guy, but it is PAINFUL listening to him in the post-game. I either mute or navigate away when he is speaking. I cannot with those long, awkward, and uncomfortable pauses.

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Sat, 27 Feb 2016 06:46:24 +0000

Beach wins 25-19.

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Sat, 27 Feb 2016 06:42:21 +0000

Nice to see the officials get it right. UH has closed to 23-19. TO 49ers.

By: warriorfan

warriorfan — Sat, 27 Feb 2016 06:40:50 +0000

Hawaii is just playing bad, lost 6 out of the last 7 , and could possibly lose the next two. Just bad, no consistency, too many errors and indecisive play. Long Beach played well though especially for a youngish team, UH played like the young team with all their errors.