Comments on: Hawaii 3, Creighton 2

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Sun, 22 Sep 2013 01:49:32 +0000

Kastl in to serve instead of Long.

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Sun, 22 Sep 2013 00:37:34 +0000

124=125. no Manu-Olevao hasn’t always been in the back row. just saying Long is the more versatile of the 2. Kawamura will never play front row.

By: hollycow

hollycow — Sat, 21 Sep 2013 21:38:28 +0000

Three meter attack, isn’t Olevao or Hartong in the backrow at all times? Me thinks a scholarship player vs a walk ons is on one’s mind?

By: Hot

Hot — Sat, 21 Sep 2013 18:07:07 +0000

120. Kawamura is a tough server. She takes risks, and when you do that, you are bound to make errors. But in relation to that, how many points have the team strung together on her serve? And she is a quick defender. Poor Ginger Long, a lot of times, she looks startled when digging a hard-hit ball, like she didn’t anticipate it.

By: Hot

Hot — Sat, 21 Sep 2013 18:01:25 +0000

Understand about the 3-meter attack and apparently how great she is at doing that in practice. Problem is, with her role as a server for Vorster, there is almost ZERO chance of her getting a set. So in this regard, she is also strictly a serving specialist on this trip, judging by the two matches so far. She is not going to get the nod over Goodman or Kastl as No. 2 on the right or left, at least judging by her outings in the front row this season.

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Sat, 21 Sep 2013 17:37:23 +0000

Long was on the travel roster because she was more versatile. could play front if needed, DS if needed, has a 3-meter attack. Kawamura is strictly a DS/Serving specialist.

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Sat, 21 Sep 2013 17:36:12 +0000

There was a new thread that addresses some of these issues.
I did ask Shoji about Vorster serving. He said Why not. he wasn’t going to put in someone who had just missed her last two serves (he did not mention Long by name but when asked ‘Long’ he said, You were watching.)

By: LanaiBoy

LanaiBoy — Sat, 21 Sep 2013 16:46:10 +0000

As I pointed out before, I would guess Kawamura was left behind for the same reason why Shoji used Vorster to serve instead of being subbed out by Ginger Long—service errors. Kayla has 13 of them this year, not too good for a service specialist. Ginger Long had two service errors in a row. By the way I am a fan of Ginger and Kayla. Consistency in serving is something both have to work on if they are to see court time. I’d love to see them on the court more.

By: JT

JT — Sat, 21 Sep 2013 15:32:14 +0000

118. sigh… agree. probably because we’re not seeing them everyday and what they bring to the table in practice (?).

By: Hot

Hot — Sat, 21 Sep 2013 09:57:49 +0000

115. Correct me if I’m wrong, but Long’s role is to serve for Vorster. She is not going to be an outlet for a 3-meter attack. If they need a spark on the left, that would be Kastl, who has proven to be a good player off the bench. On the right, they have Goodman. They are not going to use Long as an OH, anyway, since she is “too undersized to play front row,” according to Shoji. And the reason why this is even being discussed? Because Long has not proven to be an asset from the service line or in the front row. There was no justifying her role as serving specialist over Lelepali last year, and there’s no reason for her to be ahead of Kawamura in that role this year. And she has not proven to be better than either Kastl on the left or Goodman on the right.