Comments on: Tuesday checkin: all-region team to be announced.

By: wildcard

wildcard — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 06:28:20 +0000

so what was the man in the white hat who pretends to be a blonde 20 somethings beef with you cindy?

btw if anyone is looking for a scapegoat on scott wong leaving for pepperdine, that person is po’okela who bachi’d it up here
http://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/volleyshots/adolpho-magill-manu-olevao-taylor-earn-1st-team-bwc-honors/

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 20:13:28 +0000

13. As for LC, I will not repost what he wrote, targeting me. It was very vulgar and I’m glad I caught it right as it got posted and was able to delete immediately. Gave it to management and he has been blocked.

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 20:10:04 +0000

Thanks for all the help Tuesday while I was flying.
there is a new thread about Wong.
sorry i didn’t get to this post early. been busy talking to Wong, Shoji, etc.

Shoji said he wants to get a replacement in before Christmas. Don’t know if that’s possible given UH’s hiring timeline. job posting supposed to be up for a certain amount of time.

By: Cubicle1126

Cubicle1126 — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:34:05 +0000

i recall shoji saying in a radio interview once that when head coaching positions open up, he always encourages his assistants to apply. that’s the reality of an assistant position … you’re aspiring to get a head coaching job. i would expect nothing else than for shoji to be supportive if/when that kind of opportunity presents itself for someone he’s mentored.

By: Wen

Wen — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:22:44 +0000

Well, if nothing else, working for Dave could be pitched as the next step before getting a head coaching job either here when he retires or else where since if you were Dave’s 2nd in command you must be really ready for the job.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:21:01 +0000

Anyone else have a feeling that when Shoji retires Sealy will apply for the job? He’s been at the UCLA job for a few years already and has already won a national championship there. I think UH was a school he really wanted to coach at but realized Shoji wasn’t ready to retire yet. I know UCLA is a top tier job but they do not have the atmosphere and fan support that we have in Hawaii.

By: Astroboy

Astroboy — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:14:02 +0000

Yikes! Terrible news! And isn’t this kind of throwing the SandBows under bus? You guys could be right, I kind of thought Scott was headed for the head coach position, maybe he’s getting signals Shoji’s not so ready to go…

By: Cubicle1126

Cubicle1126 — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:11:19 +0000

i think we shouldn’t try to read or forecast what wong’s (or other former assistants’) intentions are. no one can know if wong (or sealy or anyone else) has designs on applying for shoji’s position when he retires. he has too much of a connection here to think he wouldn’t apply.

if anything, having a head coach position on the resume HELPS wong, if/when he decides he wants to apply for shoji’s job when it becomes open. he’ll have the strong connection to hawaii and the program, as well as head coaching experience. the job can also help him reestablish/strengthen some recruiting pipelines, which again would help him in this current position, and any position he sought after that.

i do think though that this increases the odds that shoji stays a little while longer. maybe at least 2 more years, to get another assistant up to speed and settled, along with ah-mow-santos. while the athletic dept as a whole is in chaos right now, i feel like shoji’s corner of the athletic department has always been pretty stable.

and let’s face it … has there ever been a time when the UH athletic department has been entirely stable? … there’s just been pockets of stability and volatility all over.

By: Warriors

Warriors — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:04:30 +0000

If I recall correctly, when Sealy left, Dave says he encourages them to look at other jobs because he cannot guarantee they will receive the head coaching job when he leaves. But I’m really sad. I hate to see everyone jumping ship.

By: Cubicle1126

Cubicle1126 — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:03:26 +0000

congrats to Scott Wong … tremendous opportunity! the time was right for him to step into a head coaching job.