ARE YOU SERIOUS??? Hawaii's players play the last year championship, all of them

@@matthewxiao1750 I think he means they were just tried from frequently playing so much which I agree. I love Hawaii but I think they could’ve switched some players out to give the others a break. They seem tired

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good point! Penn State totally crashed Hawaii by serving super tough! both are really good team. If we play against penn state, we may lose if they keep serving good

@@locomojoboy2 I don't think you understand how important reception is for the offense to flow, and especially for the setter to be offensive. If you only make a couple good passes every set, the offense becomes predictable and there's not a lot to play from. Thelle did what he could, but what he was given was nothing close to Rowan and UCLA's receiving game. It was awfully obvious... Rowan being in-system the entire game really made his job simple. This was the difference, straight up, as the first comment pointed out.

they looked tired haha, like they didnt sleep well

I actually think that’s part of what they lacked….😊

​@@HomieHopper2070 I agree. They actually mentioned that the game finished super late (Penn State game), and then none of them got to relax, eat breakfast, etc. It was just "go-go-go." I get that it's the life of an athlete, but when it comes to a championship game, I feel like that needs more attention from the coaches and the NCAA--the athletes can't do anything (I should know, I'm a D1 athlete too.) PLUS, my heart just breaks for them because these guys are my home state players--of course, I'm biased, but I do believe that they could've won or have been a lot more precise than they played if they just got to rest, ice, and decompress. To me, this is what's impressive: they didn't complain once and had their hearts in the game; we'll never know what truly happened, but I know the guys, and I know that if they weren't tired, they would've fought for it. I will admit: The UH guys didn't play like they wanted to win. Or at least, that's what it seems like to everyone watching. But... it was a well-deserved game for UCLA and UH. UCLA got their W, and UH can learn and improve.

@@zoechang3 they got a day break in between their match against Penn State to UCLA. I’m pretty sure the NCAA structured the men’s and women’s tournament so that they had a day off in between games 🤷🏻‍♂️ Penn state played a game before they took Hawaii to 5, your argument could be made there as well. I think the single day between games is good enough.

@@zoechang3 I think you’re making up excuses already. Wasn’t this the same scenario as last year? Ball state vs Hawaii went to five and finished really late. I think even later than the penn state vs Hawaii this year. Plus they have a day of rest. A full day. Same as last year. In my honest opinion, Hawaii was just over confident. Halfway through the season and you can tell that they are not the Hawaii of last year although all seven starters came back. They took this season like people are just going to give them the championship. Maybe next year wade should schedule tougher. I understand the the logic of playing teams to help them but come on. The amount of unknown and weak teams they played this year was just insulting to UCLA. You have three weak conference Carolinas teams then sfu, long island then the weak teams of big west. The lack of improvement stems from over confidence and weak schedule. I’m not sure if hawaii will be up there next year since they lost thelle and their best out of system hitter in Dimi. Might be a down year next year for Hawaii then a comeback in 2025.

I agree! Even the commentators noted that when Hawaii wins the game if they win the first set a vast majority of the time.

He is really good (he sets for the Norwegian National Team) and holds a lot of Hawai'i's records. His serve is insane, he's a lefty, he's a phenomenal setter; of course the announcers are going to talk about him. Hawai'i doesn't get this far without him, and it will be interesting to see who they replace him with this season.

What do you mean?

Pretty much correct, except “front” is *usually* used to refer to fronting the setter specifically (eg standing in front of a front row setter to block the dump). You would do this if you’re more concerned about the dump than the backrow right side

and still lost 😔

Knipe catching a first ballot HOF stray xD

sadly

are you talking about aidan knipe?

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UCLA MEN'S VOLLEYBALL WINS THEIR 25TH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

20th*

20th

@@anandguruji83 20th, but their 1st in the rally-scoring era.

no

Rowan, knight, champlin, gooch, mchenry. 5/7 starters for ucla are from the US. Then Galloway, sheward, and Hogland so 3/7 starters for hawaii are American

when a kid in the U.S. is super tall and athletic, they're usually pointed towards basketball and football. Because men's volleyball isn't the most popular sport in the U.S., especially at a high school level, there's not a lot of kids who commit for it. But these super tall and athletic young men from other countries where they aren't distracted by basketball and football come to the U.S. so they can play collegiat volleyball at a high level.

I think there are an equal amount of players from America and abroad. After all volleyball is an international game. It is a great way for an international student to get a world class education. UCLA has Ido David and Guy Genis from Israel. Many of their players are from southern California. Go Bruins! Championship number 20 in men's volleyball.

I got the opposite from the commentators, that they favored UCLA. They gave Jakob Thelle his just praise, but they also gave David high praise, both deserved. Thelle deserves every accolade given, he is a superior player, the likes that hasn't been seen in a very long time. David has a killer arm, but he is not as well rounded of a player as Thelle is.