Comments on: USA outlasts Bulgaria in 5, on to Grand Prix finale

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 01:41:41 +0000

22. SID doesn’t do the numbers but exactly sure who does. players may give their own info, could be with shoes on (or Nike heels as I’ve long said).
Some play bigger than their listed height. Danielson was one of those.

By: setaone

setaone — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 18:02:04 +0000

I think we all know it is standard practice in College Athletics that height is usually exaggerated in some way. I have seen Ginger in person and she is taller than me (I’m 5’8″), but not significantly taller.

20. Tano may have been shorter than Boogard. but Tano was a lot quicker, better defender, and at that point in time, a better all around player.

By: Purple&Green

Purple&Green — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 02:04:04 +0000

Mahalo!

By: mauna

mauna — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 19:39:52 +0000

The height numbers esp on the UH roster site is not exactly accurate. Not sure if they actually measure the girls at practice before noting it down by the SID but I guess they just round it off. From what I saw of the girls Jane was over 5’11 and Ginger closer to 5’10 making their discrepancy in ht appearance. Others I noticed was Jade is between 6’4 and 5, Emily more like 6’1 1/2 and Kalei the same, but numbers are just that numbers.

By: Warriorfan

Warriorfan — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 18:58:35 +0000

Well Ginger is listed at 5′ 11 but I’ve noticed she is clearly shorter than that especially when she stood next to 5′ 11 Jane. Realistically she’s 5′ 9 , and while Kanani is around that height , Kanani can also jump half a foot higher.

I think Ginger should just concentrate on her role as a serving sub and making that jump float serve as tough as possible and more consistent, she struggled with errors last year but if she works on being more consistent her serve will be a huge weapon for UH.

By: Hot

Hot — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 11:44:41 +0000

I hope so to mauna. I’m just a little bothered by her being “undersized” used as an excuse for her not to play front row, when the above mentioned players were of the same height or shorter. Nohea Tano was of similar frame as Long, yet she beat a taller Boogaard for the opposite position two years in a row.

By: mauna

mauna — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 06:58:54 +0000

18. I agree with you Hot. I believe it’s Ginger’s slight frame that has some people referring to her as being undersized, sideways I’d say. On Saturday’s scrimmage she’ll have a real chance to show her stuff, since they’re splitting into two teams. It’s been known that some players don’t show too much during practices, but when real match situation comes upon them, they perform lights out.

By: Hot

Hot — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 06:04:26 +0000

Is Ginger Long actually just 5-7? Because I am not getting the “undersized” comment. She is listed at 5-11, the same as Jane Croson, Nohea Tano and Aneli Otineru. Kanani Danielson and Chanteal Satele were 5-10. If Long isn’t athletic enough, doesn’t jump high enough, is not powerful enough, then those are the issues, not her height. 5-10 is NOT undersized for a Hawaii OH. Long is the only OH (5-10) in recent memory who has played more back row than front row. Yes, Caroline Blood and Megan O’Brian were considered as DSs as well, but they were walk-ons and not recruits.

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 05:21:01 +0000

14. Don’t remember right now. They have been working more in position groups passing.

By: Dedicatedfan

Dedicatedfan — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 01:52:16 +0000

13. Cindy, I agree with you about Long, or if she had the hops that Kanani did, then she would be the 2nd LS hitter.