Comments on: UH football: Auditions

By: Stephen Tsai

Stephen Tsai — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 18:46:13 +0000

New post: http://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/?p=28648

By: bouncingball

bouncingball — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 18:17:05 +0000

#37, there is no way in hell Jankovic gets a look in NBA – too slow, can’t jump, not too bright. This season appears to be ending like all previous seasons under Gib, with a big thud. Taylor has proven to be an adequate coach, nothing more. Honestly, don’t no what people clamoring for him to be the head coach is basing that on. UH pays good in the conference (Gib was the highest paid) and will draw a LOT of applicants, including coaches of other in-conference schools, at least half of them better than Taylor. This year’s team has hussle and determination but lacks consistancy and a go-to-player. None of them can shoot decently on a regular basis and there’s no power inside. Thomas absolutely is terrible inside and don’t see why he plays so much – Javonovic should be seeing a lot more playing time than Thomas. Valdez basically shot his wad in the preseason and has been terrible down the stretch, The team stopped progressing from mid-season and has been outplayed and outcoached in the second half of conference play (nothing new here). The most promising returnee for next season is Fleming (most potential in spite of his immaturity). All other players basically will perform at levels we already seen, not much better. Taylor is not going to get much more out of them, not good enough to do so – UH needs another, better head coach.

By: bouncingball

bouncingball — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 17:57:13 +0000

#42, don’t think using military as an example is appropriate given the mess their top heavy command is mired in (Petraias, anyone?), along with unending scandals at the academies, and the billions they waste on everything. Waste at UH is manini compared to that in the military. Wait, maybe the heads at UH have military backgrounds? That would explain some of their incompetence.

By: NorthShoreFan

NorthShoreFan — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 17:52:17 +0000

Guud Morning Tsaikos…bootiful day.

By: A-house

A-house — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 17:18:43 +0000

as I see articles about the “acting” chancellor, it appears that the BOR has removed the word “acting’ – is this correct?

academically, he may be very intelligent, but when dealing with people his skills are terrible and I question his leadership abilities – please, someone, enlighten me on how a professor can be trained to be a leader – many early years are spent lecturing students – does becoming a “department head” including learning leadership skills?

that’s one of the best things about the military, IMHO, that they teach you leadership skills during “basic training” and it is a continuing process as one gains rank; never stops!

By: oneseason

oneseason — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 16:30:04 +0000

According to Dave Reardon, the Chancellor wouldn’t say if he had read Arnold’s contract before the decision to Terminate without Cause. But he felt it was the right decision. Even though they are now litigating and UH is on the hook for an additional $1.4M in penalty. I hope Coach Taylor stays. With the Chancellor’s Ben Jay-like pronouncement, whether UH would participate in the tournament seemed up in the air at game time.

By: hitman

hitman — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 11:12:37 +0000

seem like after the game that coach was just like saying his good byes !! ch2 news reported that !! coach really wanted to win his team 20 in hawaii and on seniors night !!

By: Tempmanoa

Tempmanoa — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 10:14:46 +0000

I think I saw here on somewhere else in the Star Advertiser that Benji has been invited to apply for the Head Coach position and that applications are coming in.

By: cappie the dog

cappie the dog — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 10:02:03 +0000

22.

Does Laura Beeman like it here?

Hawaii is so fortunate to have her services.

Mary Wooley looks equally capable.

I have so much faith in this coaching staff.

I want to see what Hawaii will look like after another recruiting class.

By: cappie the dog

cappie the dog — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 09:41:39 +0000

If Hawaii was a possibility for a NIT bid, I would better understand Coach Taylor playing Issac Fleming.

I wonder if everybody understands that the NCAA runs the NIT now, and that the RPI is the main criteria for one of the 32 bids. Currently, American and Lehigh are ahead of us.

Hawaii fares better in ESPN’s BPI. The Warriors are about 40 spots higher.

Tonight’s game was absolutely meaningless. As well as Saturday’s road tilt against Cal State-Fullerton. I hope Coach Taylor keeps Fleming on the bench.

On defense, Hawaii played like a team who was demoralized by some poorly-timed words from our chancellor. Bobby Curren, usually a staid person, went absolutely ballistic on the “Sports Animals”.

I liked Rodrick Bobbitt’s reaction during the senior ceremony. He had a look that said, “No way am I allowing anybody to put a ring of flowers on my head.” Maybe he’ll feel more sentimental when it’s his turn. If he stays.

Am I crazy or does Jankovic look like a future lottery pick? There is a degree of difficulty to some of his shots, and they’re ALL NET.