this years team 15

[kalua pig]

oklahoma looked like they wanted a first round knockout against hawaii.they came out for the tip off sweating.nice recovery.

[gopunahou]

even though they didn't win, playing Oklahoma close and falling short may have been the best thing for them to keep them hungry and to push them to work harder. they tightened up at the end and gave the game away, but it will prepare them for the pressure of the conference tournament. I think we go dancing this year...

Ganot has them playing really well. If they keep it up, the tournament is definitely not out of the question.

One thing that'll be inexcusable is multiple Big West home losses. We CANNOT afford to lose more than one conference home game. The only way we can recover from that is if we get hot at the end of the season and into the conference tournament (ala 2001).

[poidog]

One thing that'll be inexcusable is multiple Big West home losses. We CANNOT afford to lose more than one conference home game. The only way we can recover from that is if we get hot at the end of the season and into the conference tournament (ala 2001).

Agreed. I think this year's team shoots well enough and can actually run an offense to keep BWC teams from beating them by playing zone and packing it in. They might not run the conference (because that's just hard to do) but the team is good enough to do so and should win most, if not all, home games...

[poidog]

One thing Ganot needs to do is squeeze some production out of the rest of the bench during conference play. He has to find a way to keep the core group, particularly Bobbit, healthy and fresh enough for the conference tournament. I would also like to see some experimenting with big and small lineups to be able to throw different things at UC Irvine and to be able to go small if the Stefans get into foul trouble.

[kalua pig]

79-67 win over auburn.game was closer than the score.valdez is in a slump.bobbit is one of the best point guards hawaii has ever had.

[kalua pig]

mississippi valley state is a game to rest the starters.

[ubercow]

damn, they're 0-13.

[Mr.EDGE808]

79-67 win over auburn.game was closer than the score.valdez is in a slump.bobbit is one of the best point guards hawaii has ever had.

+1...agree. Add the fact that he's attacking the ball for steals makes him incredibly valuable on the court.

[kalua pig]

watched the first half.looked like ganot had a game plan to get valdez and thomas out of their funk.nice to see bobbit and fleming are buying into his coaching.

[kalua pig]

it's a new year and we got howard on saturday before confrence play starts.it about to get serious.

[kalua pig]

35 point win over howard.cal poly at home tonite to open confrence play.espn has hawaii listed as a double digit favorite.

[kalua pig]

cal poly was hot early and fleming came in and got the game back under control.cal poly was scrappy.next up is gauchos.they have a solid rpi despite their record.

[xer 21]

SB's RPI is basically because they hit half the Pac-12 on the road, so their SOS is sky high right now. Getting the win at a mediocre Washinton team shot their RPI up like 75 spots because road wins are heavily weighted and most good teams dont road trip much. also why our RPI (before the last tuneup games which tanked it down 50 spots) was only 46 compared to UCSB's 50 despite us having better wins and a better record.

[kalua pig]

SB's RPI is basically because they hit half the Pac-12 on the road, so their SOS is sky high right now. Getting the win at a mediocre Washinton team shot their RPI up like 75 spots because road wins are heavily weighted and most good teams dont road trip much. also why our RPI (before the last tuneup games which tanked it down 50 spots) was only 46 compared to UCSB's 50 despite us having better wins and a better record.

the rpi has a lot of flaws but is fun to watch.the rpi can't measure heart.

[ubercow]

quick segment on Hawaii5O


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