Jason McInnis with additonal coverage of Hawaii's Rodney Bobbitt

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"...It was good to see Bobbitt out there making some of his customary disruptive plays on defense. His offseason jaw injury and subsequent missed time during fall workouts made it tough to know exactly what kind of shape he’d be in when he returned.

“It felt good to be out here with the guys, going 5-on-5, getting back in the flow of things,” Bobbitt said over the weekend. “Yeah, I’m feeling good. Feeling real good.”

Ganot has marveled at Bobbitt’s ability to jump right in and make a difference on defense.

“You can see the flashes there, obviously,” the coach said. “He’s had a unique offseason, I don’t think we need to go into too much detail, he’s been battling through some adversity. So you see the flashes, you see the slippage. All that’s natural because he hasn’t had as many reps as the others, and he hasn’t had as many reps in the system as the others. I do know he’s picked things up fairly quickly. Even with that it’s still a matter of him getting more and more comfortable and more reps. These guys need it. And they’ve had a lot of it, and he hasn’t had as many.”

The former Saint Mary’s assistant compared Bobbitt very favorably to other defensive playmakers he’s coached.

“His anticipation skills — he’s got this unique combination of anticipation, and quick hands. Some guys have one or the other. … Defensively, it’s pretty impressive. Probably about as good as I’ve been around in terms of that area...”