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My finances nephew plays for Hofstra...who recently beat the suckeyes!
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2016 NCAA Lacrosse Open Thread
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My finances nephew plays for Hofstra...who recently beat the suckeyes!
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Irish seem to have major problems, especially offensively and at the faceoff game. I thought after not getting destroyed in the faceoff game against Denver we wouldn't get destroyed by UVA. Despite some breakdowns caused by turnovers (another problem) the defense has played good enough to win.
It's very frustrating to see the team play like this again after all the problems last weekend.
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Team is garbage right now. They need serious changes on offense or they won't make the playoffs.
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How do you lose faceoffs 12 to 3!? Does UVA have some world-beater faceoff guy?
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Fire Brey
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Everyone we said earlier is still true, alas, but there's no doubt that the team responds well to adversity and comes up big late in games.
Has anyone notice the 2nd midfield line has only scored one goal all year? Some constructive suggestions: Put Collins in as your top SSDM, he's your next Jack Near. His TO to goal ratio is too high for him to be on the first line on offense. He's a great SSDM! Shantz is your second best SSDM. I would shift Trolley (speed) and Pridemore (shooter/feeder) to the 1st and put Gleason, Ricardi and Brosco on the 2nd. If there aren't some changes in the offensive game plan, this team may not make the FF.
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Team might not even make the playoffs if there aren't changes! It's honestly freaking me out because it's not as simple as "oh well so-and-so just needs to play better"... the entire offense does not work as designed.
I think they need to re-tool the midfield lines, and I like your suggestions. I also think that it might be simplest to just make it:
1. Brosco-Pridemore-Perkovic... switch offense away from 2-man games and towards a motion offense with cutters. Use Perkovic as primarily an off-ball player to negate their LSM until he gets a favorable matchup.
2. Trolley-Byrne-Walrath
3. Garnsey-Gleason-Collins... this is the change-of-pace line where you let Collins go from D-to-O and just stay on the field for a shift. Run two attack out of the box.
The only line that plays with any sense of timing and spacing is the 3rd line. Trolley/Pridemore initiate and then IMMEDIATELY move the ball as soon as the slide comes... gets the defense rotating. More often than not someone on the back side gets a good scoring opportunity. Byrne does a good job of being a secondary dodger and not bogging down the offense.
Every other line dodges, draws a slide, then pulls the ball back out... and then the defense resets. Then they move it to the attack and they do the same thing. 4 guys standing around while two people try to play offense. If we run more motion through the crease with all 3 attack instead of leaving Wynne there as a fixture it'll at least make their slide packages more difficult.
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Glad to see that the good guys prevailed today. Was a lot closer than I thought it would be though. The buckeyes seem to be much improved from last years team. I didn't get to watch the match, but I was checking out the stat lines and it seems Perk is struggling to find the back of the net. I hope he can find his rythm because everytime I have seen him play he does a great job of firing it in there. Anyways, it's always a great day to beat them in anything so I'm stoked for the team!
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ND vs Syracuse at 5 PM on ESPNU. Think ND likely loses big on the road.
I think Epple might play this week, but really it's the offense to worry about for this game.
As for Duke, generally speaking you usually need an RPI of around 12 to get into the tournament.
Right now the ACC looks like:
Notre Dame - #7
Syracuse - #11
Virginia - #16
Duke - #19
UNC - #21
It's very hard to see all 5 teams getting in the field, because 3 out of 5 are below the line right now. Duke has a lot of opportunities left to pick up signature wins, but they're likely going to need to at minimum beat Notre Dame, Virginia, and Marquette while only losing 1 more to even have a chance. UNC, likewise, pretty much needs to run the table against Cuse/Virginia/ND to have a chance of getting in as an at-large. Virginia probably only needs to pick up 2 wins at some point in the coming weeks to get in.
But you start adding all of this up, and the math says that two of these teams are going to get left out... Notre Dame probably needs to pick up one more ACC win somewhere to punch their ticket.
I think Epple might play this week, but really it's the offense to worry about for this game.
As for Duke, generally speaking you usually need an RPI of around 12 to get into the tournament.
Right now the ACC looks like:
Notre Dame - #7
Syracuse - #11
Virginia - #16
Duke - #19
UNC - #21
It's very hard to see all 5 teams getting in the field, because 3 out of 5 are below the line right now. Duke has a lot of opportunities left to pick up signature wins, but they're likely going to need to at minimum beat Notre Dame, Virginia, and Marquette while only losing 1 more to even have a chance. UNC, likewise, pretty much needs to run the table against Cuse/Virginia/ND to have a chance of getting in as an at-large. Virginia probably only needs to pick up 2 wins at some point in the coming weeks to get in.
But you start adding all of this up, and the math says that two of these teams are going to get left out... Notre Dame probably needs to pick up one more ACC win somewhere to punch their ticket.
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They look great so far! This is more of what I was expecting from the preseason number 1.
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Good to see a comfortable win, on the road, against a solid team/program. Also good to see the team score in double-digits for the time in several games.
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That was a really, REALLY strong performance on so many levels. Great schematic changes on offense. Just super impressive.
Syracuse's only other losses are in OT to top teams on the road... and we just dismantled them in the Dome like no one has done in YEARS.
Syracuse's only other losses are in OT to top teams on the road... and we just dismantled them in the Dome like no one has done in YEARS.
SWEET game! It gives me renewed hope that this team has what it takes to win it all this year. Kav looked like he is getting his swag back!
Nice to see Epple come in, even if it was the last minute. Hopefully that means he's close to ready.
What happened to Collins today? Did he get hurt?
Nice to see Epple come in, even if it was the last minute. Hopefully that means he's close to ready.
What happened to Collins today? Did he get hurt?
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Think Collins got a concussion, I'll ask later.
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Win face-offs and this is what happens.
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They're calling it the "Disaster in the Dome"... worst home loss for Syracuse since 1987.
Notre Dame 17 - Syracuse 7: Disaster in the Dome - Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician
Notre Dame 17 - Syracuse 7: Disaster in the Dome - Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician
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Wild story unfolding at Princeton: Princeton Coach Bates Placed on Administrative Leave After On-Field Incident With Brown Player | Inside Lacrosse
ndlax2016... I have no idea how I missed the complete absence of Healy. In the fall I believe they split LSM reps pretty evenly between him and Crance behind Sexton if I'm remembering correctly... given that he has played zero minutes this year, he's got to be hurt or suspended or not in school. I'll ask tonight about him.
Also, I got complete radio silence on Collins/Koshansky/Wynne... which is troubling.
ndlax2016... I have no idea how I missed the complete absence of Healy. In the fall I believe they split LSM reps pretty evenly between him and Crance behind Sexton if I'm remembering correctly... given that he has played zero minutes this year, he's got to be hurt or suspended or not in school. I'll ask tonight about him.
Also, I got complete radio silence on Collins/Koshansky/Wynne... which is troubling.
Ya, unless the coach has a joking around history with the player, which is obviously highly unlikely, that's pretty cheap.
No idea about Collins or Koshansky but surely Wynne was cramping....
I will say, when he came back in after he was calling for the trainer the first time, I was like, "What the crap....There's no need for him to be playing right now." Hopefully he didn't pull a hammy or anything.
No idea about Collins or Koshansky but surely Wynne was cramping....
I will say, when he came back in after he was calling for the trainer the first time, I was like, "What the crap....There's no need for him to be playing right now." Hopefully he didn't pull a hammy or anything.