Comments on: Spartans’ Kadooka at corner of patience, urgency

By: Been There

Been There — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 23:15:28 +0000

Kadaooka’s players loved him at Punahou. He came in with a plan for the program as a whole and he built a system that made the best of the amazing resources at his disposal. There are tons of schools with talent, but it takes something special to get that talent to play to the best of their abilities – consistently for years on end. Coach Eric did that. There’s a lot of animosity at Punahou too, it’s tough to make the team and even tougher to get on the field. I’ve seen a lot of negativity coming from that. Many kids with talent never get to play, but coach Kadooka inspired loyalty and was loyal right back. He demanded that the team work hard and remain accountable to each other. 7 straight is remarkable and many players went on to successful college careers and he also bred a love of the sport. Kudos to Kadaooka.

By: Realist2

Realist2 — Mon, 14 May 2018 07:31:45 +0000

Kadooka won 7 despite himself. He’ll never win again. He had talent that he abused. It’s true that once he left, Punahou never won again. Bit that is less about Kadooka’s abilities vs. the ineptitude of the next coaching staff.

By: Realist2

Realist2 — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 06:21:19 +0000

Well Kadooka fails again. Now he wants to merge with Pac 5 or Saint Francis. He failed the Maryknoll baseball program.

By: Realist2

Realist2 — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 08:59:00 +0000

Oh Education First, please explain how he abused Punahou players, made them walk back to campus from the Ala Wai, and never helped any of his players get a scholarship.

By: Realist2

Realist2 — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 08:55:53 +0000

How many Championships has Kadooka won with Maryknoll? He can’t lead a team with lesser talent. Besides, you don’t gain respect by swearing at your players.

By: Education First

Education First — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 01:30:52 +0000

My apologies. I am talking D1 with the big boys. Is there really a D3 baseball league? Are you being serious? Or is this April’s Fools?

By: MSB

MSB — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 21:25:40 +0000

Fyi, Education First, Maryknoll doesn’t “have a history of losing”. They won 3 DII titles in a row ’13-’15.

By: Education First

Education First — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 10:07:05 +0000

Totally agree @ Realist’s Dad.

By: Realist's Dad

Realist's Dad — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:15:28 +0000

Realist has no clue about coaching baseball. First off 7 years in a row is not easy! Obviously no one will come close to that in the state of Hawaii. We’re talking about 3 different generations of high school classes who had to go through the same boot camp to get to that level of winning state titles. At one point I believe it was a national baseball record until recently Bishop Gorman beat that record.
Anyway, Education First is right. Punahou hasn’t been the same since he left. They made 2 appearances in States since his departure and both teams lost in the 1st Round! One of those teams had Top Tier D1 Players on their team and they still lost. They had the talent even afterwards and still couldn’t put it together to get out of the first round.

He will probably develop a winning program at Maryknoll in a few years, you can already see the improvements from this first year. The record might not show it, but the games are a lot closer than what the scores indicate. Good luck to Coach Kadooka at your new program.

By: Education First

Education First — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 19:59:22 +0000

Realist March 31, 2017 at 4:32 am
Greatest baseball coach? Easy to win with talent.
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So Realist, based on your comment above, are you saying that Punahou is the only team in the History of Hawaii HS Baseball to have talent? I say this because I do not see any teams winning 7 titles in a row. And if it’s so easy to win 7 in a row with talent and no other team has won 7 in a row, that must indicate no other teams in history are talented. Is that what you are saying?

I see two teams, MPI (90-92) and Iolani (96-98) who have won 3 titles in a row. I see a few who won 2 in a row, Baldinw (59-60), KS (87-88), Molokai (99-00). But I do not even see a team with 4 in a row and this guy won 7 in a row.

I could understand if the moment Coach Duke left Punahou and they continued to win or at least won a few. They have never won 1 single title in the 6 years since he left and I believe they didn’t even make it to state on many of those years.

So Realist, please explain to me how it’s so easy to win 7 titles in a row:

1) When no other team hasn’t even come close (no one has more than 3 in a row)
2) Punahou has no won a title in the past 6 years since Coach Duke left
3) Punahou has missed on out making states in approximately 4/6 years since Coach Duke left given Punahou has so much talent.

Please explain to me all these things. Right now with no explanation, you look like a jealous parent or a fool.

Please prove to us that you are neither. Thank you.