Comments on: No. 1 UCLA 3, No. 5 Hawaii 2

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 21:15:19 +0000

http://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/?p=35633
new thread up for Tuesday. UH up to No. 4.

As many have mentioned, Ma’a never considered UH, was always going to go away.

agree UH looked tired and that up ref was horrid when it came to lifts. There was one ball that Ma’a clearly held before setting. beyond what would be considered a beach set.
UH outlbocks UCLA on Friday, no one complains or gives them credit.
they get outblocked Saturday, a lot of it on predictable setting and lack of elevation by the hitters and the wailing begins.

I think there is an issue with back to back matches and this road trip does them no favors by playing four in five, the only team that has to do so.

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 16:56:42 +0000

A split with the #1 team in the Country plus winning the tie breaker, was not a bad weekend. As was mentioned, we need to start worrying about what lurks in front of us. There are no weak-sisters in this league. By the way, I knew Ma’a was good but I did not know he was that good. It was a smart decision on his part to go to UCLA. He might even make POY not just FOY, but my money is on Zark!

By: warriorfan

warriorfan — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 01:13:48 +0000

Things for tor the warriors to work work on for next week. Blocking coverage and defensive positioning. Serving too many missed serves. With Fey and the middles struggling, Jennings has got to be more offensive minded, He can get up so high and has a wicked arm swing, He needs to take advantage of his god given talent in jumping and just get up super high and smash it down at least twice a set to keep blockers guessing. I know he can average over a kill per set like James Shaw does for Stanford. He improved his serve tremendously as the season went on last season now it’s time to become offensive!

By: 'ohanaInBellingham

'ohanaInBellingham — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 21:54:05 +0000

I hope that this weekend’s results gives Wade’s sister motivation to keep fighting.

By: noblesol

noblesol — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 17:47:44 +0000

They did look tired and so did the crowd much of the night, even the bruins at times looked lethargic. Maybe all that pink had folks wanting to lay down and nap. Hope the warriors burn those pink socks and shoe laces. If any of them were wearing pink underwear, that’s gotta go to!

By: Lo

Lo — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 17:13:51 +0000

Why hasn’t Wade tried Luke Owens? Isn’t he a legitimate middle? Wade talked about how lucky HI was to have him when he signed with UH? He doesn’t play at all after redshirting last year. What harm can it do? Mol and Mackellar isn’t doing much better? Is Owens that bad in practice that he doesn’t warrant real playing time. Just wondering.

By: warriorfan

warriorfan — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 10:59:45 +0000

43. That hitting percentage for mens game is terrible. UH’s schedule is only going to get tougher from here on out, I hate to see how far down his percentage will fall if he doesn’t pick it up fast. It is true he does other things well like passing and blocking but he needs to provide offense too.

I don’t see Wade benching him though because as we have seen, he sticks with upperclassmen who are good passers, no matter how they perform offensively like Jace Olsen.

By: Hot

Hot — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 10:45:10 +0000

41. Fey has struggled offensively for much of this season. He’s hitting .182 with less than 2 kills per set.

By: Aloha73g

Aloha73g — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 08:45:19 +0000

Top ref seemed to have an issue with his contacts … Looked like he had to adjust them a few times and climbed down during a timeout to get eye drops.

By: warriorfan

warriorfan — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 08:07:23 +0000

I am disappointed in the coaches not giving Rosenmeier a chance to hit, Fey struggled offensively both matches, I just want to see what Brett can do against good teams. He has looked good against weaker opponents.