Comments on: Call the Coach, Taylor named ESPNW POW

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 20:06:47 +0000

10. yep, have new thread up. Had been holding off until now.

http://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/?p=33245

By: Aloha73g

Aloha73g — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 20:01:08 +0000

I just heard that Megan Huff quit the VB team to focus on Basketball. Too bad since it looks like she has lots of potential in both. Though I’m sure its difficult to manage school and two sports.

By: H-Man

H-Man — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 19:27:38 +0000

I really enjoy the post-game interviews by Scott, Lisa and Ryan because it shows, without exception, the person behind the player we see on court. They’re always so nice, humble and consistently speak of contribution to the team and team goals. They’re all winners. Go Wahine !!!

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 19:14:23 +0000

http://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/rainbow-wahine-volleyball/video-taylor-named-national-player-of-the-week/

in case you missed our video from yesterday on Taylor

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 18:51:20 +0000

1. Thanks. mentioned the stat-ting last week and if I remember correctly some griped that if that was how he was determining the lineup the Wahine were in trouble.
just can’t win with some people.

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 18:47:57 +0000

2. agree not the best choice. But as have mentioned before, they needed to fill the schedule, not that many teams out there willing to come out, and certainly not for just a single game. So they got 2 with the ‘runners.
can’t predict how well a team will do. Consider when Cal was out here and how they ended up that season.
With scheduling coaches can only hope for the best when they schedule a year or 2 in advance.

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 18:45:33 +0000

3. thank you. just found that as well

By: Maverick

Maverick — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 18:36:22 +0000

To clarify, the RPI calculation I referred to above is independently generated based on the generic RPI formula (an estimate). It is not the official NCAA calculation, which is rumored to give bonuses for wins against top 25 teams, and which has yet to be published.

By: KK

KK — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 18:33:22 +0000

Article on Nikki posted on espnW:

http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-commentary/article/13658331/hawaii-rainbow-wahine-nikki-taylor

By: Maverick

Maverick — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 18:23:14 +0000

Just some perspective on Bakersfield. Yes, they won the WAC Tournament last year, but they had an overall 16-15 record, 4-9 in the preseason (2-8 so far this year). They finished third in the WAC regular season and lost some big contributors to graduation. From an RPI perspective, Bakersfield last year and so far this year is not a good team to play. Their record and conference is at best mediocre. And unfortunately, playing them will nullify the gains from playing Florida and UCLA (which, according to one RPI calculation, currently has the top RPI so far this year). Scheduling Bakersfield, IMO, was a clear mistake. They weren’t good last year and wouldn’t be expected to have a better year this year, based on record and roster. Unfortunate for UH’s RPI. Btw, the RPI calculation has UH at 9 right now. Expect that to drop as the season progresses and UH gets into conference play, which is the historical trend and logical given conference weakness (i.e., poor out of conference record), relative to other conferences.