Miah Ostrowski emerges plus a very short ode to Mr. Arnold

From a longtime UH basketball fan:

The point guard scenario at Hawaii has been such a revolving door.

During the preseason workouts, Hiram Thompson and Salter (what was his first name? hahaha, I had to go look it up...oh yeah, Anthony) were neck and neck for the starting position. Then Salter had a bad ankle and sat for three weeks leading into the opener.

He miraculously recovers two days before the first game. Gib gave him a lot of minutes that first game. However, it was very evident to the trained eye that Salter appeared to play a one man game and did not hustle on defense. His minutes dimished real fast. Having been disgruntled, he took off and left the team. In his wake went Jordan Coleman who should have been very appreciative of the fact that the Gibber kept him since he was a Bob Nash recruit.

Ostrowski was summoned but was quite rusty for sure.

Thompson kept making mistakes, offensive charging, more turnovers, and such. He’s also a half step slow on defense. He tries and gives a lot effort, however, it is what it is.

Bobby Miles was given a lot of opportunity. But tentative play on his part was very evident. Miles we all know was not a point guard in high school and more of a scorer. We kept waithing for Bobby to unleash his game.

Meanwhile, Miah Ostrowski was slowly returning to form. One could see that he had a clue as to how to run this team. Finally, a few days after his dad passed away, Miah showed everyone what he could do.

Hiram got injured against Boise St. and missed a lot of game. In the Idaho game, Hiram was nearly missing in action at the point. Although it was never disclosed, perhaps Hiram was not himself after that knock on his head. More Miah minutes.

It looks like to most that Miah is the point guard of the Rainbow Warriors. His shot is coming back and when he is in full swing he will start averaging 12-14 points consistently. He’ll make everyone better as he did for four years in high school. He looks like the future for now.

photo courtesy of UH Athletics

Oh, yes many are calling for a contract extension already.