Comments on: No. 13 Hawaii 3, UC Riverside 0; Top 25 scores

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 18:20:23 +0000

http://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/?p=39538

need thread up. UH at 21 in RPI

40. if they take the1240 flight, they get in just after 11 p.m.

50. Mitchem isn’t ready to play all 6 rotations.

By: connor

connor — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 18:17:12 +0000

#49 Agree with you as to Granato. Dave seems determined to force feed her in the six rotations even though her overall performance is not consistent. he did the same thing last year with olevao. i like granato in the front row only if Shoji does not move Mitchem to the outside. otherwise, my lineup would be LS Mitchem and Sibley, Middles Castillo and Maglio, Opp Nikki, libero Kahakai, with Greeley in for Sibley in backrow and Smith serving for Castillo. Let Annie play all 6 rotations.

By: blunite

blunite — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 18:03:41 +0000

Pragmatically speaking Hawaii beat the 2 weakest teams in the conference:

— MG hit .000 against CSF and .185 against UCR,
— KS labored to get her kills but came through in the clutch,

Shoji said “She’s a middle (AM) but we’re not real solid on the left side right now.” 15 matches into the season (12 more to go) and this is the reality or inconsistency: sometimes good, sometimes not so good.

Coach holds the OHs responsible for this inconsistency. Since none of the OHs are Fab 50 elites I hold the system responsible. (slow high ball sets to the outside)

Simply put, the easy way out is to blame the players; but, finding ways to make players successful is a coach’s job.

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 17:38:51 +0000

I forgot to mention that Savannah dug everything anywhere near her and her passing was very good. The interview with Miss Guinasso was very entertaining, allowing use to see that these student-athletes have goals and dreams like everyone else. You really root for her and her wish to work for Disney someday.

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 17:26:37 +0000

I agree with you guys in general but I have a very high opinion of Sibley . She is learning to block, she has “hops” and she has variety of shots. Castillo will never hurt you on the left because she can block but her hits are not as powerful as Granato’s or Sibleys. Once again, Smith’s passing was flawless. Granato definitely has an important role on this team but she is not a 6 rotation player. I would not move Annie from the middle after seeing how she can dominate that position.

By: Warriorfan

Warriorfan — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 17:08:23 +0000

Definitely side out era and era when sets went to 30, if Nikki played back then she would easily be top ten already.

Agree on baby G aka miss Disney’s awesome personality, hope disney hires her for real.

By: Row13

Row13 — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 17:04:58 +0000

As Cindy pointed out, Nikki is approaching 1,200 career kills. A question for you volleyball experts (of which I am not): Is is easier for a player to accumulate kills in the rally scoring era, or in the side-out era? And when did we switch to rally scoring?

By: connor

connor — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 16:21:17 +0000

#41: Agree with you on your analysis re sitting Granato in the backrow. i think that she performs better with less load. i think that size is important in order to compete with the power 5 teams. Shoji needs to give Castillo a chance at LS just to see what she can do. if she cannot, then move mitchem to outside and leave castillo in middle.

By: GottaDigEmAll

GottaDigEmAll — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 14:06:52 +0000

Didn’t get a chance to watch the match – can someone provide analysis on Annie? Sounds like she crushed the middle, but more interested in Set 3. How was she compared to Sibley on the left?

By: Bleachercoach

Bleachercoach — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 08:30:25 +0000

Annie Mitchem is the real deal!..She is coming more confident every match…She plays that MB so well…I agree she plays that better than Left, but the height factor makes her outstanding than any other player so far like Nikki…Height, Size, and Athleticism rules up front in the modern age of volleyball…I am kind of happy now that Nikki and her didn’t play against Wisconsin, Kansas St. ,Arizona etc… They will see a different team if and when we face those teams again…Then we can all say, “It was a blessing after all!” to not show the nation the Real Hawaii Team!! (Hahaha)