Hawaii doesn't like the polls

It's par for the course that there will be disagreement over team rankings and top player selections and Hawaii is being vocal about where the various previews are placing the Rainbow Warriors -- not so much Coach Bob Nash but definitely his best player.

Nash hopes snub in polls fires up 'Bows
Dayton Morinaga
Honolulu Advertiser
October 15, 2008

The first practice is still two days away, but the University of Hawai'i men's basketball team already has room to improve.

The Rainbow Warriors were picked to finish seventh and eighth in the Western Athletic Conference in two separate preseason polls released yesterday.

Hawai'i was picked seventh (out of nine teams) by the WAC coaches, and eighth by the WAC media.

"If you look at it strictly on paper, we lost a lot of experience from last year," said Bob Nash, who is entering his second season as head coach of the 'Bows. "So you could say that's a fair assessment of our team. But at the same time, it's all speculation because nobody's seen us practice or play.

"We feel like we can be better than a seventh or eighth, so it lights a fire for us to go out and prove something..."

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