Comments on: Long Beach State 3, Hawaii 1

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 07:19:17 +0000

thanks for the Mol stuff. been writing all Wade could say is that it will be re-evaluated when the team gets back. and that it didn’t appear catastrophic.
good night. don’t forget 7 a.m. HST ncaa.com.

By: warriorfan

warriorfan — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 07:19:04 +0000

Hope it’s just a grade one ankle sprain and not grade 2.
Grade one he could possibly be back in two weeks.

By: noblesol

noblesol — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 07:15:05 +0000

100. Not sure why you think I wouldn’t want the rule to apply to both teams. Really? The center line rule exists for player safety, both sides. The rule I propose would ensure that when one side is playing out of control, causing an injury by crossing the center line and resulting in an injury that removes a player from the match, that the player causing the injury also be removed from the match. In football players can be ejected for personal fouls, intent to cause injury isn’t a requirement. Simply playing out of control in a way that put others at undue risk of harm is sufficient, actual injury to the opposition isn’t even a factor. What I propose is hardly precedent breaking within sports in general. In hockey, players that high stick and raise elbows into a check get the penalty box, no need to actually cause an injury or determine intent. The act itself is of sufficient risk to the other team that the out of control player be removed from play. What I propose is a rule that states that the team that actually does cause an injury should not then benefit by that out of control player remaining in the match while their victim is punished with injury, and that the team with that out of control player not benefit by that player being allowed to continue play while the other team is punished. In hockey, such unbalanced results are handled by ‘enforcers’ who ensure that there is 1 for 1 attrition on the ice. You play high sticks and elbows, you don’t get to benefit from it, one way or the other in hockey. I hate to see volleyball come to that.

By: Kismet

Kismet — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 06:53:52 +0000

Hendrik’s Insta says it’s an Ankle Sprain.
His hashtag says #setbacksareforcomebacks

By: Warriorfan

Warriorfan — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 05:48:19 +0000

Any update on Hendrik?

By: Big Island VB Fan

Big Island VB Fan — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 05:45:25 +0000

89. I could agree with you in principle, but the question is, what if the situation were reverse and a UH player stepped over the center line and caused an opposing player to sprain an ankle? Would you want the UH player to be ejected the rest of the match? Rules work both ways. Cindy had a point that it was unintentional. Of course, net violations are unintentional and players get penalized by losing their team a point, but they don’t get ejected as it’s not a flagrant violation. So what do you think?

By: HawaiiMongoose

HawaiiMongoose — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 05:28:05 +0000

98. Hope you’re right. Remember what “NCAA” stands for. “No Clue At All.”

By: jm2375

jm2375 — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 05:13:17 +0000

96. There is no scenario in which UH is seeded lower than 4th.

By: noblesol

noblesol — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 05:00:43 +0000

89. The rule would be intent neutral. Players at the net are at high risk of injury if the opposing team is crossing the center line. The rule would prevent teams that are playing out of control and causing injury to the opposition from then benefiting from it, intended or not. Minnesota would have lost Wilhite, tonight Long Beach would have had to sit Defalco I believe, although I’m not sure exactly which Long Beach player rolled under Moll. Intent of the rule is to keep teams from unduly benefiting when they violate a rule which then causes an injury which removes a player from the court. Volleyball is by design and intent not a physical contact sport, like football or basketball.

By: Robin

Robin — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 04:59:00 +0000

The NCAA has a “championship experience” in their laps…likely #3 and #4 seeds are the perennial top two in attendance (I’m assuming).