Comments on: Latest shuffle vaults Kaimuki into Top 10 https://www.hawaiiprepworld.com/girls-basketball/latest-shuffle-vaults-kaimuki-into-top-10/ The source for Hawaii's high school sports Thu, 19 Jan 2017 23:59:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 By: Education First https://www.hawaiiprepworld.com/girls-basketball/latest-shuffle-vaults-kaimuki-into-top-10/comment-page-1/#comment-89249 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 23:59:30 +0000 http://www.hawaiiprepworld.com/?p=84051#comment-89249 The issue with coaching is finances and cost of living. That is one HUGE variable. First of all most coaching jobs in Hawaii for Girls Basketball pays peanuts. The pay scale ranges from $3500 – $1000/season.

So someone who applies either has to already be wealthy, is into their career and has a lot of flexibility, a teacher who’s day ends before practices start, or a college student that doesn’t really need much money yet and have extra time.

This really limits the talent pool. That is why I believe you have very green and inexperienced coaches.

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By: Sports Fan https://www.hawaiiprepworld.com/girls-basketball/latest-shuffle-vaults-kaimuki-into-top-10/comment-page-1/#comment-89239 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 21:34:57 +0000 http://www.hawaiiprepworld.com/?p=84051#comment-89239 I realize that you think the OIA talent is watered down. Write an article about how pathetic most of the coaches are these days. Many of the coaches have never even played basketball and expected to be leaders? Come on, there are talented girls in the OIA limited by their stupid coaches.

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By: Education First https://www.hawaiiprepworld.com/girls-basketball/latest-shuffle-vaults-kaimuki-into-top-10/comment-page-1/#comment-89167 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 00:07:44 +0000 http://www.hawaiiprepworld.com/?p=84051#comment-89167 I don’t know how Punahou can even be ranked. They are trending down. I saw a couple games and they are bad. Now they have talent. But the coaches have no idea what to do with it. The coaching is worse than the park leagues where moms and dads volunteer. I recently watched a couple of games to support my niece. They don’t know how to defend the flex cut. They are always trailing. The struggle to defend the dribble hand-off. These are simple things that are taught in intermediate or at the lower club levels. But they haven’t taught their team to do it.

On offense, their new revolutionary play is the Pick and Pop. But they have no big that can step out and hit the long range shot. And I don’t think Dirk is showing up anytime soon. Then against Maryknoll they tried to run Pick and Roll and attack their big, Cravens. And all Cravens do was block their shots or alter it. That didn’t work either. Who does that? If you want to make Cravens uncomfortable you make her move in space. So how about dribble drive and go small? If they go zone, then stay small and play fast. I am not saying you are going to win, but anything is better than losing by 27 points.

Many parents complained about Coach Kam which is why many people in the Punahou Girls Basketball Community speculated that Coach Kam’s resignation was due to the parents complaints and her coaching power stripped and/or lessened.

Now Kuehu is running the team and she has no experience. She isn’t ready to run her local i9 team. No one is saying she won’t be a good coach. but as of right now, with limited coaching experience, she doesn’t know how to beat or coach her team to understand how to beat simple plays. And their wealth of resources isn’t being used properly.

Right now they just match up their opponents and it’s not working. Since Coach Kam left, Punahou has only beaten Sacred Hearts and I think they are something like 1-5 or 1-6. That sucks. They should be ranked like #15 if that.

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