Comments on: Saturday late checkin, final Top 25, another loss for PSU

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 22:03:07 +0000

new thread up to for Sunday.

http://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/?p=33699

By: rapid

rapid — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 21:10:47 +0000

ok so penn st lost to a nobody. what does that mean? dont ever lose to a nobody 😀

By: vballfreak808

vballfreak808 — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 21:06:41 +0000

Paige Hilliard (Punahou/Spike & Serve) committed to Colorado. She is a 5’10” DS/OH for 2018.

By: OrbitalRipZ

OrbitalRipZ — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 20:19:25 +0000

2 NCAA D-1 TEAMS REMAIN UNDEFEATED
17-0 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (plays @ Utah today) (next: hosts once-beaten Arizona St on 10-16/Fri)
17-0 KANSAS (next: @ Baylor on 10-14/Wed)

MONDAY’S AVCA COACHES’ POLL
Just a few switches but doesn’t look like UH will move up from its current #8 …. and it’s looking more and more like any of the Coaches’ Poll Top 8 can beat each other on any given night … IMHO who makes the Elite Eight can be determined to a large degree by who gets which lollipop route to the Sweet 16 (regionals).

MONDAY’S NCAA RPI POLL
The NCAA Committee has said over and over and over again that the RPI (adjusted RPI, a stats sheet that takes into account bonus points and rarely imposed penalty points) is just 1 of the tools they look at in seeding the top 16 and selecting the 64 field.

By saying this, the Committee admits it looks at the NCAA-produced RPI, because it is the only tool they specifically mention, and probably look at it first and foremost.

And we can assume (maybe not) that since the RPI is a NCAA tool, the only other NCAA-produced ranking tool not included on the Adjusted RPI sheet readily available to the Selection Committee is the TEAM (and Individual) rankings. One can search other volleyball sites for threads over the years complaining about these team/individual stats — “there are stats, and then there are STATS” — but I doubt that the NCAA Selection Committee has the time to go over the sameold been-there-done-that arguments when it is pressed for time to seed and select the 64 teams as soon as the Adjusted RPI and as soon as the final NCAA Stats for 324 teams in the 15 categories are ready.

Thus the next time I will compare the 16th-ranked RPI team (currently 17-1 Arkansas State of the Sunbelt Conf and the only non-Power5 team among the top 16) with the UH.

Go Bows! HAPPY HOMECOMING !

(Manoa Maniacs did their best at last night’s Warrior game!)

By: Brandon

Brandon — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 18:32:12 +0000

ford is an OH,

Abercrombie and their setter Johnson are their Opp in the 6-2

By: H-Man

H-Man — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 17:28:44 +0000

Hot, you’re probably right.

By: Hot

Hot — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 16:43:47 +0000

17. Isn’t Abercrombie the opposite for USC? Ford is an OH, or am I mistaken?

By: Wen

Wen — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 16:41:58 +0000

That’s why I’m not a big fan putting all my eggs in 1 basket. My internet comes from another source other than the cable. Although I may just chuck the cable box since free VOD rarely works.

Kind of worried about Sunday playing a good team since it seems in recent history if you want to beat UH Sunday is the best day to do it.

By: H-Man

H-Man — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 15:16:59 +0000

The Trojans are loaded. USC has OH Samantha Bricio who might get national POY recognition. They also have MB Alicia Ogoms in the middle and OPP Alyse Ford who is only 5-10, but can really jump and hit with power. USC is also a strong serving team. Besides Bricio who leads the nation in service aces, they have L Taylor Wittingham who can really hit a hard jump serve. So yes, I agree USC might be in the national finals. Will the Wahine get there? I hope, but not holding my breath. They simply don’t have the high level of competition on a regular basis to push them to get better while they simply dominate in the weak Big West. Well perhaps except for today when they play Long Beach State. Should be a fun match to watch.

By: Reggie

Reggie — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 10:52:24 +0000

Penn State lost again? We need not feel for Penn State, because we could fall into that same boat. As we know, losing can be as contagious as winning. Was in 2013 that UH beat Texas at The Stanley and it looked smooth and easy to another final four, until a bump in the regionals. This year looks smooth and easy, except we are doing it with real firepower and concentrated defense. The blocking rank of #1 was very surprising. That Kendra set Tai high to give her a high hitting percentage was great news. I hope Tayler does not feel terrible about being relegated to the number two starter role. Dave could run a 6-2 setting scheme, so all is not lost. Having a big 6′-2″ wall of Wahine really places fear into opponents. I don’t know if USC has any big 6′-5″ monster lady Trojans, however Mick Haley has always recruited well, so I hope, if it comes down to it, that UH and USC can face off again in the National Championship match. Besides Dave has a score to settle with Mick in 1988 at the championship game when Mick was at Texas. Mick has also won the NCAA during his tenure at USC so Mick is not a one-hit wonder. We of course as Rainbow Wahine fans have been waiting for nearly 30 years for another NCAA banner: do we dare dream that it’ll happen this December. I don’t want to put any pressure on Dave and his Wahine, except u do have a fine team. I don’t know if u will move up in the upcoming AVCA poll except keep on truckin’ as they say. Let’s go ‘bows !!! Let’s go ‘bows !!! Let’s go ‘bows !!! By the way, I’m able to attend Sunday’s Long Beach State match ! As if anyone cares LOL !!!