new thread up for Wednesday.

30. Anderson can only come in once a rotation and she serves for one of the middles.

33. personally I feel Manu-Olevao has developed a variety of shots, including tips and 3-meter attack and deep lob. Agree that she tries to power through too many times. People also forget that she never passed in high school and it’s taken her a while to become a 6-rotation player.

35. Again, the photo was taken when it happened.
The decision was made to send her back home for the final week of classes. hardly the same thing about the LL kid who is playing during summer and not in school.
She came to Texas, got that experience, saw her family and friends. For whatever reason, they decided it was more important for her to go back for classes.

36. I place great weight on how the team respects her and what she brings to the court. Team captain is not a popularity contest so the ‘just because all the players like her’ isn’t the reason she has been voted captain for two year. She has a lot of leadership qualities that I guess people aren’t seeing.

I’m sure the coaches will adjust when and if they need to.

Shoji believes his starters playing the most minutes will give him the best chance of winning. Reflecting on his comment “you’re not going to win with that lineup” referring to the subs. Thus one gets to understand why he will stick with his starters that he feels will give the team the best chance to win, which they have this season except 1 game and may it stay that way till the end of the tournament.

Every member of the Wahine has strong and weak points, but we seem to focus mostly on TMO’s inconsistency or Higgins lack of height to be an effective blocker.

I sometimes tend to agree with some of the posters, but what I’m really thankful for is the position they’re in right now, with the possibility of going all the way.

So, in spite of all the negativity against certain players, for once, let’s all band together and wish them much success this Friday and beyond.

LET’S GO BOWS.

I feel we will still win….but it is no secret what Annie would have been able to provide for us out there. What a wasted year of eligibility. 🙁

We lost 2 crucial back up roles this season with Huff being the other.

“As a recoverying TMO basher”

that is hilarious….

I disagree with the above poster’s view that makes it seem like Tai’s one-dimensional attack style is somehow more effective than tipping or dinking or some other type of shot. She is only now hitting just over .200. For most of her career, she has hit below .200. It is NOT smart to just try to overpower blocks at this level. She should know by the now that that’s not the way. As for “instantly cedes a point’s attack advantage to Hawaii opponents,” I have this to say: they are the No. 1 blocking team in the country, right? So if all your spike angles are taken by the opposing blockers, why not tip, dink, hit high hands or whatever, just keep the ball in play and give your team a chance to defend and transition, instead of trying to foolishly overpower a block when you know it’s very likely the ball will go straight down on your side or hit you right in the face.

Her passing…AYAYAY. Instead of using Anderson to just serve, why not let her play at least two of Tai’s three back row rotations so she can help with the passing. Let Magill serve or sub in Guinasso/Ponce to do that. I realize there is the issue of running out of subs, but that’s a risk you have to take versus Tai getting served off the court.