Comments on: Hawaii vs. USC in Minneapolis

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 17:10:42 +0000

http://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/?p=40437
new thread up
Big West awards announced at 9 a.m. HST

Hawaii RPI to 23.
thanks for the update on travel. i had booked last week to LA.
1420-AM is going
ESPN3 supposed to stream all games. Kanoa said he wasn’t sure how that would affect OCS or the decision. it would be one match for them because the second match would likely be on Big Ten Network
On Burns .. have said repeatedly she is fine. she didn’t dance because she had treatment but she was walking well immediately after the match.
96. and for the sake of friendly banter, you can’t cherry pick sports. Football needs so many teams for the bowls and they are forced to go to sub .500 teams to fill. Volleyball does not.
the most irritating comment for the woman on TV … did she have to keep yelling … was how important winning the conference was and why it made it exciting and great for the sport. so where was the justification of 3 teams from the same conference getting top 4 seeds. Kansas wins the Big 12 outright and gets seeded 5, behind Texas.

By: Volleyman

Volleyman — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 16:50:58 +0000

105. Hawaii Lineup Breakdown:

Outside: Mitchem (high flying terminator) Granato (inconsistent but very powerful)
Opposite: Taylor (an amazing all around All American)
Middle: Maglio (very effective but needs to be set more) Burns (amazing blocker but needs to be set more)
Setter: Iosia (spreads out offense really well and has great floor defense)
Libero: Kahakai (solid digger but struggles a little bit on passing)

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 15:07:24 +0000

101. Thanks for the quick thoughts on USC and Minn. As a point of reference, how would you break down Hawaii?

By: Mike Maxwell

Mike Maxwell — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 12:47:14 +0000

How is Natasha’s injury?? I didn’t get to see her do the hula!!

By: duster

duster — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 12:22:06 +0000

So who was on the NCAA Selection Committee?

My thought after seeing the brackets was that the UH and Western Kentucky should be switched. Wasn’t travel a consideration?

By: Volleyman

Volleyman — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 11:16:07 +0000

Minnesota Lineup Breakdown:

Outside: Wilhite (thrives under the fast offense and the go-to) Hart (high jumping 3 rotation freshman)
Opposite: Hannah Tapp (runs the slide very efficiently & 1st team AA last year)
Middles: Paige Tapp (same as Hannah except 3rd team AA) Lohman (more swings and more efficient than last year)
Setter: Seliger-Swenson (runs very quick offense; makes Minnesota the #2 seed IMO)
Libero: Rosado (also very solid but struggled with passing in last year’s tourney)

By: Volleyman

Volleyman — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 11:11:40 +0000

USC Lineup Breakdown:

Outside: Lanier (freshman phenom) Ford (inconsistent)
Opposites: Withers (transfer from Fullerton) Abecrombie (inconsistent)
Middles: Dunn (idk) Ruddins (very dynamic and powerful)
Setters (6-2 offense): Pizzasegola & Meyer-Whalley
Libero: Whittingham (very solid and AA last year)

By: warriorwahine

warriorwahine — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 09:34:17 +0000

sc and minny from last year? they have not seen 2-3 secret weapons na wahine possess this year.

gopher it wahine! dominate, crush and destroy. the rest is easy.

By: greenthumb

greenthumb — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 09:27:15 +0000

Re: Friday telecasts, didn’t the bracket announcers say something about the initial matches being streamed on ESPNU? Or was I imagining things while staring at that screenshot I took of Hawaii’s part of the bracket?

By: Big Island VB Fan

Big Island VB Fan — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 08:47:15 +0000

I may sound like a poor sport, but I hope that OC Sports does NOT go to Minnesota to cover the UH-USC match. I wouldn’t have been able to watch it live as I am blocked out due to lack of cable service in my area. It wouldn’t pay for them anyway to go so far just to cover one match. Better they stay home.