Chat with Gib Arnold; Al wins tickets

Nytal. See ya laters.

northshorefan….yah, the selection is growing on me.

Coach Gib

do you have a timeline as to when you will be able to name your assistant coaches.

Coach Gib, your favorite plate at L&L is…?

coach Gib

is your uptempo game plan guard oriented, with 2 quards, or 3 guards? or do you prefer an untempo game and getting the ball into the paint?

Welcome, Coach Gib! I would ask a question, but my basketball knowledge is quite bad…so I’ll sit back and watch the show.

Thanks again to all the Tsaikos who were a part of my over-the-hill celebration. And seeing al at Happy Day Dim Sum was TRULY a highlight today…nice seeing you, sir!!! 🙂

Congratulations to Coach Wade and the MVB team for the exhilarating win tonight over LBSU. Go get ‘um and beat up on the Waves!!!!

Coach,

First of all congratulations….

Three questions….

Taking the next three years individually, what are your expectations for each year and what should we expect from the program, under your guidance, over each of the next three years.

What’s your measure of success for each of the next three years. In other words, what do you need to see happen to consider each year a success.

Good luck….

Coach, I just want to congratulate you and say welcome home! I love your passion… I to dream for a job in sports, hopefully for Hawaii. It is always good to see a dream fulfilled… especially a island-boy!

Although I agree that Hawaii has passionate fans and tremendous support, it is my opinion that this is now YOUR TEAM. It is our job as fans to support you and the players.

Again, WELCOME HOME AND CONGRATS… even tho we are in the middle of March madness I look forward to next season!

A glorious Sunday to everyone!

Punahou huh, so does this mean the President is going to help with recruiting?

Let us all give thanks for the blessings around us

Great Morning All!

Terrific wins by BaseBows and VolleyBows.

Was wondering while I was walking over from the Les to the Stanley if it should be SOP for UHAD when there is a situation like last night, where one event ends while another is still ongoing, that an announcement might be made to actually encourage the fans to crossover and support the other team?

There were 2000+ BaseBow fans who could have swelled the support for the VolleyBows and may have made a difference in ending the match in 4 instead of 5.

Have a terrific Sunday erryboddy!

Welcome to the Ohana Coach Arnold!

HiHo….

Good Sunday morning Tsaikos.

Congratulations Coach Arnold, from day 1 of Nash’s firing I really had hoped that you would be the one to get the job.

Question 1: Were you the lead recruiter for Leonard Washington to USC?

Question 2: This past season you were recruiting a bunch of players for USC, will you continue to pursue these same players for Hawaii?

Question 3: College of Southern Idaho has produced some solid prospects, one of their wing players will be signing with Duke, but they got a couple of other players that are solid D1 caliber (including a big man from Senegal), would you be tapping into your old stomping grounds for prospects? Do you still have connections there?

Gee willikers-

Welcome aboard Coach Arnold. Like everybody else here, you’ve made a great first impression on me. My esteemed fellow posters will probably ask the cogent questions, so I’ll just bid you welcome and best of luck!

Aloha Coach Arnold,
What’s the story, if any, behind the name “Gib”?

May I take the liberty of asking one more question coach Gib?

Have you ever heard of the Albert Schweitzer Basketball Tournament?

This tourney is the largest in the world outside of the USA for young men between 17 – 19. Many NBA and European stars such as Magic Johnson have been participants. 16 teams from around the world are invited, with many more anxious to receive an invite. The U.S. Team has won 10 of the 25 tourneys. Greece, Austrailia and Yugoslavia have bumped the U.S. squad down to 3rd place or worse lately. A sign that the quality of players in the global community has vastly improved.

Final Q: Would you consider expanding your recruiting network to include international prospects?

Coach Gib,

As a coach, are you similar or different from your father? Is there anything that your father did as a coach or said that has stuck with you?

Excited to see what’s the come in the future with you and the UH men’s basketball program. Congratulations.

Did the chat with Coach start or no, I cannot see anything…

Show???

okay i think buggah starting now… i think

So far, I’m impressed with Coach Gib. Watch his hands…

Start stop start stop start stop, you would think by now two years down the road that they could put on the show with out all the probolems.

Kekoa-

You top the list! 😆

Is it still on live or is this the replay?

Affable, eloquent…

Not you, Kekoa, the new coach!

he sounds sincere and good. i can’t help it but, “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.” we’ll just wait and see. I’m looking forward to better things. good luck coach gib. i truly hope you bring this program back to respectability and championships.

wafan. it started late. don’t know what time, but at least 15 mins. maybe longer.

Dang. Replay is a misnomer. Still (might be a better name). More breaks and pauses than playing. I give up. The HA wins.

DPK ~ I am now *esteemed* fo sure. No can view da replay. Look like Chopsuey Boy wen get ahold of dis buggah and chop ’em all up!! 👿

…see dat? I’m so mad I’m repeating myself!

too bad kekoa. was a pretty good interview. i liked how he explained that he still has ties to the JC that he coached before, which is in the same conference that the Bows got some talent from, like Ostler, and others. He also explained his ties internationally, like Senegal, Europe, Australia, etc. and will recruit world wide.

Thanks Powderpuff and the Hilton Hawaiian Village

…and before I forget

Thanks PowderPuff and the Hilton Hawaiian Village

Oh and in case her old age prevents her from remembering the spoken word…

Thanks PowderPuff and the Hilton Hawaiian Village.

Thanks PowderPuff and the Hilton Hawaiian Village.

Running late this morning…too much fun yesterday. More fun at BaseBows game today.

Have a wonderful day!

Esme & out….

PS: ST ~ Gib sorta looks like Calvin from Kona…but not quite.

Hi guys!

OK, does anyone have a still intact bracket? Nova loses, Twerps lost, but that wasn’t an upset. What’s bad was it was crybaby Mich St. I guess that’s why they call it March Madness.

Great time at the vb game as usual. Stretch and A-joe in great form with Kazz adding to the fun. Sorry guys if your ears are still ringing. Should we sit another row back? 😆

Wait!!! So Calvin From Kona is the new coach????

GET CHANCE DEN!!!!

How can I access Kelly Majam’s interview with ST and Leila. Can’t find a link………..

Sisto needs a good outing this afternoon. With Moore and Walters probably out and Capaul pitching tomorrow, bullpen might be a bit thin unless Little and Kuroda regain their form.

ST & Tsaiko Blog Dogs,

Was quite impressed with the interview, very relaxed, very casual, very insightful. Many thanks to ST and DM. Coach Arnold, I think will have a favorable impression of the local media. I cannot fathom how some of the so called fans keep bringing up his father’s failure to get take the program anywhere. I think he was too nice a guy as the head coach. No doubt he tried but did not have those leadership characteristics that create an environment of excellence and productivity. The same can be said of Bob Nash. Leadership is a tough trip that is why there are so few great ones and many, many managers. There is a saying that leaders manage people and managers mange systems. I believe that Jim Donovan and the committee saw the leadership qualities of Coach Arnold. Some comments about the committee not being qualified because no real “basketball” names were evident…goes to show what people know. Head coach responsibilities are more about leadership of staff and players. The committee was composed of leaders and they if anyone, can recognize the essential characteristics of a potential leader. Technical skill is acquired, leadership skill is inspired.

Another big East bb team bites the dust, Xavier over Pitt, 71-68. Only Syracuse and West Virginia remain of 8 Big East entrants. K State to take on Xavier in the sweet 16

I am not a follower of “March Madness” – don’t really know why.

But, what struck my interest this year is the “placement of teams” in the 4 brackets as the NCAA basketball committee sent teams from the East Coast to the West Coast and vice versa.

Now, that is a lot of teams having to travel across the “continent”. However, the NCAA VB committee will always fall back on 9/11 and economics to keep teams as close to each other as possible therefore making Hawaii travel to the Mid-west and East to play in sub and regionals.

Make sense? Not to me!! Yea, yea always beating a “dead horse” – at least the horse won’t bite back!!

A-House . . .

It is the NCAA. They do not have to make sense to anyone else.

Of course, the amount of cash each sport makes might have something to do with it.

A-house,

The “real” March Madness was in the US Capitol today… 🙄

Here is a link to a USC Website profile on Gib Arnold….impressive.
http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/arnold_gib00.html

D-1 ~ Visual of politicians marching up and down the capitol steps holding signs that say “Will trade Health Plans With You”…NOT!

Break.

100

Thanks PowderPuff and the Hilton Hawaiian Village

A-House,

TV pays billions for the men’s basketball tournament about basically *zero* for the volleyball TV rights. So, one tournament has money to cover all travel expenses and the other does not. I don’t see how we can blame the NCAA for this…the public has decided what they want to watch on TV.

To give you an idea of how much money the men’s basketball tournament makes, this should interest you:

The deal has three years and $2.131 billion remaining.

So, the NCAA will get more than $700 million each year from the TV rights for the basketball tournament…and they are thinking about opting out of the contract because it appears they can get *more* from ESPN!

The WAC and all other conferences make a lot of money from the tournament–the money is split up and given to the conferences. This is why men’s basketball is IMPORTANT to an Athletic Department. The Big East had great NCAA tournament success between 2001 and 2006, so their conference got $14.85 million in 2007…the 8 conferences who did not win a first-round game in those 6 years got a little more than $1 million each.

The wins a team makes in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament count for *6* years. A run deep into the tournament brings in *huge* money every year for 6 years…we are talking a total that is much, much more than a UH and BSU made by getting into BCS bowls.

The WAC had two teams in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament this year, which is great for the conference. Unfortunately, neither team won a game…if either won a game or two that would have been big money for 6 years.

The weird thing about the WB show is that if you watch a replay from the beginning it plays fine (at least for me.). Join it in progress and the stream is unwatchable.

There was that question about Hawaii being in ghe middle of the Pacific. Another way to look at it is that no one is closer to Australia, China, and other eastern countries. Play to your strengths.

Before any trouble starts….I meant #83 not #84….

I’m trying to watch it from the start now …

No luck for me watching from the start…freeze frames galore…

Pomai,

Both teams in the championship game make the same amount of money, just like in football.

It’s restarting right now, if you want to try again. It did get a little bit better …

And now I’m having problems, starting right after the Brandon Jennings discussion. 🙁

Oh no, Slugger isn’t one of those people telling folks to sit down and be quiet, is she? 😯

Well, the replay is okay now for me. Sporadic glitches, but I get the picture. Or is that me subconsciously piecing it together after three or four replays?

Jason,

Nope, I don’t mind sitting with the rowdies. Last night I was sitting next to a teenage son (not screaming) and his Dad who would keep yelling, “Roof, roof, roof”, even when it wasn’t a block, but a kill. It’s just that a young girl’s shreik is awful to sit in front of.

That’s too bad, 22Tokyo, it was a good show once I got it to work.

Just post: Thanks PowderPuff and the Hilton Hawaiian Village.

I thought it was interesting where he talked about being on the road recruiting and not so much with coaching the team.

al and jason,

The trouble is that some of us cannot struggle all day to try to see the show. It is so frustrating to experience the choppiness and all the other problems, and I simply do not have time to deal with that.

Today I spent the day at Disneyland with my family, which was great but tiring. Our annual passes will only work for 1 more weekend day and then we won’t be going to Disneyland for a long time, so we didn’t want to miss today. After the kids went to bed I had to work…I can take 30-60 minutes or so off for the show, but I cannot try over and over when I have work that has to get done.

Yesterday I drove 2.5 hours each way to spend time with my Aunt who is not in good health…they brought her home to make her more comfortable than she would be in the hospital. I also had to explain things to my 6- and 5-year-old daughters who definitely knew that things were not normal, but they were so pleasant and kind to Aunty that I was happy they got to see her again. That is another reason why I’m just not in the mood to deal with problems viewing the show.

Once or twice per show is all I can try anymore…the Advertiser IT people really need to fix this situation.

22Tokyo ~ Isn’t it great how all the good nitespots are in the Rappongi distruct? The U.S. Embassy was prolly positioned because of it’s proximity, and I for one, really took advantage of it!

Now that you’ve settled into the change from London to Tokyo, how do you like the way things are done in Japan? Fast moving society huh? The food has to be the biggest improvement over the Brits cooking!

ST ~ Maybe you should invite the guests to our cc and conduct the interview before a live audience. Let the expert Tsaiko photographers tape the session and put it online.

i guess i got lucky on my third attempt to access the chat. that time it went really smoothly.

Congratulations, Al!

22Tokyo ~ Mahalo for the inside look at your life in Tokyo! Any chance of coming home for a UH football game this season?

i won?
i won!

shoots leave it at will call.
what time is the game anyway???

thank you avis for picking my name.

you like go with us???

Al the team is on the verge of a sweep, don’t jinx them tomorrow

kekoa
is that upper or lower J? row 4?

leave it to ralphie.
the guy has a way with words doesn’t he?

don’t forget that at the air force academy a young man gets a free education, an opportunity to serve and protect our nation. they can also walk away later as an officer and a pilot leading to a very lucrative career later as well.

WAC opener for Na Wahine sb this friday at 6 pm, followed by DH on Saturday starting at 4 pm. Only game in town, vb and bb on the road.

Arnold mentioned the 10 day wait period for the bb assistants job, well hopefully UHAD office already posted the job opening to expedite the hiring of Arnold’s assistants.

It’s part of the mental game preparation, staying even keeled and focused, not worrying about extraterrestiral demons affecting their game.

i used to be a supertitious baseball type. but, then one day i couldn’t find my lucky socks and we still won. then the next game i found them and we lost..

i learned that superstition is a figment of your imagination fueled by your lack of ability and preparedness.

When I attended the WB interview with Davone, one of the guys told me that the server & source of the broadcast is actually on the mainland. Gannett HQs?

I have found, in the past, if you can catch the video once it starts, it plays smoothly. But it sounds like that is not true today.

Since the archived interviews are played on demand, perhaps the interview of the day should be immediately added to the archived list. It might present a problem with numerous people trying to access it simultaneously, though.

i hoped you washed your lucky socks after each game.

Al you and your son should join us at Na Wahine softball, its entertaining, if not the game, just watching Kazz go bonkers is worth the free admission to the game.

Slugger,
tried that, will try again. 🙁

My Road Runner (cable) service has been up and down all afternoon. Very irritating…especially when in FB. It has been going down around 10-15 times a day for 2-15 minutes since January.

I wonder if there is a correlation between the Road Runner customers and those having trouble seeing the broadcast. Sporadic ethernet-to-internet connection will play havoc on streaming video.

Al ~ That would be lower level. #2 Son will love it. Head straight for the beer bar, turn right and head down the last aisle. Your seats are in row 3, seats 1-2-3…and row 4 seats 1-2-3. Visitor’s dugout to your immediate right front. (Watch for foul balls from left handed batters).

SJSU DE was not able to run at SJSU’s Pro Day on Friday so he apparently will participate in UH’s Pro Day.

Defensive end Carl Ihenacho, who is still recovering from a knee surgery that took place in January, was unable to participate in any drills. He made an attempt to run the 40-yard dash, but scouts eventually told him to stop trying and allow his leg to heal.

“I was at about 60 percent today, so I did the best I could,” he said.

He said he hopes to be able to participate in the University of Hawaii’s Pro Day, which will be held April 1 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.

BSU’s coach is going to visit with Oregon and Oklahoma to learn how they do certain things. He already had a visit with the Texas coaches this offseason.

Boise State football coach Chris Petersen said Thursday that he will visit Oregon and Oklahoma for professional development during spring break, which is March 27-April 4.

Both teams are practicing during Petersen’s visits. Boise State has picked up three of the biggest wins in school history during Petersen’s tenure against those two teams. The Ducks are known for their uptempo practices and the Sooners have one of the top programs in the nation.

“I’m really interested in how Oregon practices,” Petersen said. “And I just think Bob Stoops has done such a great job at Oklahoma over the years — he’s got his formula on success. I just have a bunch of questions. And I want to watch how they practice.”

Part of Petersen’s professional-development time this year will be spent on researching how to hire the right coaches. He has filled the two openings that have come up on his staff with friends Chris Strausser and Bob Gregory.

Eventually, Petersen figures, he’s going to have to branch out. He says he got “lucky” when he hired his original staff and wants more skill to go into future decisions.

“I just know the reality of the world we live in,” he said. “One of the things I’m really trying to research is how to continually hire the right guy when maybe you haven’t worked with them before. … I’m continually looking at it and reading and talking to guys.”

Great Morning All!

Congratulations Al!

Hopefully, Coach Arnold is able to find some success in the next 3 weeks on the recruiting trail.

Have a terrific day erryboddy!

HiHo….

Hope they improve the streaming. There is a hang up somewhere. But later around noon, it worked pretty well– audio at least was smooth without too many glitches.

Maybe when they archive, they can break it up into segments just doing it in two parts would help.

Maybe the HA could work out an arrangement with hawaiistreaming.com for the feed. Their technology works very well.

Ralph #169…

Just got done watching Jordan Colemans highlight videos. From what I’ve seen he is rangy with good length. Obviously on the thin side, but nothing a strength and conditioning program and some Muscle Milk can’t handle. His ballhandling needs to be refined as the competition he was up against was subpar and played no defense. In college he would get picked left and right. He has a decent set shot but I can tell he’s more of a slasher get to the rim type of guy which is good. He’s got pretty decent hops when he gets off the ground too. Not much of a jump shooter I don’t think but if he can get to the rim with his length and occasionally pop 3’s coming off screens and stuff he’ll be alright. He can work on his jump shot of course but he seems to have a decent stroke when he’s set. To me at this point a redshirt year to bulk up and work to refine his game will do him good. He could be a decent point guard but needs a lot of work at this point. One thing I noticed though is he’s pretty smooth the way he plays, kind of reminds me a lil of Scottie Pippen…IMO.

Congrats to AL.

Good morning Hawaii.

Good…

Gangeez!

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hundred!

Pay-chance papajoe! We gotta walk before we can get run ovah…or sumting li’dat. Hehehe…us guys ready for March madness start ovah! We get one coach…and we get one Warrior Beat writah!

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