Comments on: Team picture day, Kahakai status

By: LONGs a MUST

LONGs a MUST — Sat, 20 Sep 2014 17:45:54 +0000

^
eyes ROLLING!!

By: tongo

tongo — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 22:10:53 +0000

Kimo Browner Dave may have favorites but saying that he plays “favorites” without hard substance, is only inciting unrest. The only pattern of favoritism I see, is that he always plays seniority or last year’s starters first. He appears also to be always critical and often hard on every player coming off the court in a game. Maybe, it’s his way of instilling the will to compete and win. It may sound cliché but the Oregon coach said in the SB, that he knew UH would come back even though they were down by two games – as it is the trademark of a Dave Shoji team. Many past players have alluded that Dave demands that you fight and compete hard on every single play – if you want playing time. Everyone sees what they want to see. I see “tough love” being instilled – especially to the new players.

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 21:57:18 +0000

36. don’t know what you heard regarding what so …
As I said, I didn’t hear the interview this morning.
If you mean the coaches show. then it was your interpretation.
just passing along that it wasn’t his intent, and he said he wasn’t resentful.

Shoji did tell me that after the interview he was informed by the trainer that it was going to be at least 2 weeks.

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 21:41:43 +0000

see new thread on Kahakai. and Mitchem.
Shoji said that they still haven’t seen the MRI and that, as of 10 a.m., Kahakai was out for at least 2 weeks. doesn’t know if surgery will be required. said he wasn’t sure who would be first off the bench as DS yet.

By: LC

LC — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 21:40:17 +0000

I know what I heard and I didn’t even go to Stanford for an overrated degree. 🙂

By: Cubicle1126

Cubicle1126 — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 20:53:59 +0000

everyone sees what they want to see … doesn’t matter if they’re a so-called “protector” or “detractor”

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 19:48:22 +0000

In reply to cocobean. and thanks for getting to Scott's interview. Just got back in. when they left the arena last night, there was no diagnosis, and were waiting on the MRI results.

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 19:44:56 +0000

31. yes, pretty funny about the ‘talk about town.’ he came over after practice while I was finishing my story. asked if I was blogging. I did mention to him about the ‘resentment in his voice’ comment some that mentioned from the radio show.
He said he had no resentment, that he was trying to have a discussion with the caller who hung up. the caller said that going back to the same hitter meant predictability. His feeling is that setters, if their hitter is blocked, will go elsewhere, so that going right back to someone is less predictable.

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 19:40:33 +0000

30. Have said even before the season the team was going to be good. But they are young and there will be growing pains.

Robyn was certain great. Sad that more people didn’t get a chance to see Joyce Ka’apunui. it was very fortuitous for UH that the change to the NCAA from the AIAW allowed players with eligibility to be grandfathered in. She had two more years left and, at age 27 and 28 led UH to their first two NCAA titles

By: cocobean

cocobean — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 19:29:17 +0000

Anyone else caught Dave on with Scott Robbs this morning? Gave his thoughts about the polls, the league, and making the NCAAs. Spoke about personnel – specifically about Kahakai’s injury – out 4-6 weeks, possible surgery, Magill – playing great, want her to learn to hit off of one foot, Nikki probably play her on the right for now, Tai has been money when set in system and Higgins – has played brilliantly at times and not so brilliantly at other times.

He did offhandedly mention he’s heard all the talk around town and what’s being said. Thought overall there was a lot of read between the lines comments.