Comments on: Thursday check in

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Sat, 11 Feb 2017 02:59:03 +0000

http://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/?p=41769
new thread up.
Maverick you have great insight. but when I have promised people not to say anything I don’t. so when I said i’ve been told differently, that’s what I’ve been told by people who know.
sorry that you won’t take my word on things.
25. She spells it Deitre.

as for Shoji being 28 when he was hired … very different era and a part time job. it was Chris McLachlin’s job that he then gave up because Punahou said he couldn’t do both (coach UH and Punahou).

interesting hire at Illinois
http://fightingillini.com/news/2017/2/10/tamas-introduced-as-illini-volleyball-coach.aspx

By: Ron

Ron — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 23:38:54 +0000

Yes, Maverick with a sense of humor. Who knew!

By: Cook 'Em

Cook 'Em — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 22:35:58 +0000

#26: It’s not often that I read something that both informs me and makes me laugh! Great post — you made my day!

By: rabbit ears

rabbit ears — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 19:16:49 +0000

Ganot and Rolo are turning out great. But they were definitely budget minded hires.
But the football and Basketball team don’t have the status of Wahine volleyball. We need a top tier coach now.

By: haka

haka — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 17:00:34 +0000

Obviously, from a qualification standpoint, only the best available will be considered, but I doubt that they will hire anyone without Hawaii ties or someone who’s long term residency in the islands will be a potential issue. If his hiring pattern continues, Matlin will hire close to the vest and heart with someone who will stay as long as possible because they consider it to be their dream place to be. Love and loyalty to Hawaii will play a huge role of consideration in my opinion.

By: Maverick

Maverick — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 08:57:15 +0000

31. To add, Shoji was 28 when he was hired. It was a different era back then. Now WVB is a big deal and a lot more folks are playing and coaching. You don’t see a lot of sub-30 coaches getting top jobs anymore. One exception is Keegan Cook, who took over Washington when he was 29. Hambly was about 36 when Illinois hired him.

By: warriorfan

warriorfan — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 08:40:48 +0000

29. Dan Fisher is 40, Scott Wong is 38. Sealy is 46. that’s not too old.
All three could stick around 20 plus years.

By: Maverick

Maverick — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 08:27:08 +0000

27. Thx for the kind words.

By: Uncle Fester

Uncle Fester — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 08:26:27 +0000

Many of the proposed names are, in my opinion, too old. UH needs someone who will be around for many, many years. Program stability.

Everyone writes about why it would be hard to attract certain persons, but isn’t this job one of the most desirable in VB? Doesn’t the chance come to someone only once in a career? What would you do if, in your field, people approached you about a dream job that will be offered to you only once in your career? Sorry, I got a good recruiting class coming in. Sorry, I have 2 years left on my contract. If the UH job is a truly desirable one, no one, in my opinion, who is asked to have a serious conversation with Matlin will allow short term considerations to overrule career-long considerations.

I’m not in favor of breaking the bank, but this is one UH job in which money within reason should not be an object. UH and Shoji invested 40 years in this, so there is a 40 year investment and national reputation to protect. If we can’t get the best guy because UH would not pay him, then it better be because the guy asked for the moon and not because UH tried to get off cheaply.

By: warriorfan

warriorfan — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 08:22:35 +0000

^Didn’t mean rewrite sorry lol meant write-up