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One could argue that Coach Breschi should have discussed with the team that they needed to win by at least five goals. Reportedly, he never did during today’s game. If all that is true (a win by 5 would have gotten UNC in, and Breschi did not inform the team), it's coaching malpractice. I can see n...

Why does Duke get into the ACC Tournament instead of UNC? Goal differential tie breaker. If UNC had won by 5 goals they would have clinched an ACC tournament berth. Instead, their season ended when UVA lost. One could argue that Coach Breschi should have discussed with the team that they needed to ...

Blue Jays currently: #2 in RPI #3 in SOS Top 5 RPI wins: 0 Top 10 RPI wins: 4 (UVA, MD, Penn State, GT) Top 15 RPI wins: 1 (Michigan) Top 20 RPI wins: 3 (Towson, Loyola, North Carolina) :shock: I think the Blue Jays are ensured a top 8 seed. If they win their B1G game against Michigan, they should g...

Why does Duke get into the ACC Tournament instead of UNC? Goal differential tie breaker. If UNC had won by 5 goals they would have clinched an ACC tournament berth. Instead, their season ended when UVA lost. One could argue that Coach Breschi should have discussed with the team that they needed to ...

What clown take. Notre dame ride has nothing to do with brain dead unforced turnovers. That was the sloppiest lacrosse I’ve ever seen at this level and only you could find a way to spin it like ND made a difference. Bet corrigan ia drinking buddies with those refs too. Congrats. Norte dame barely b...

Tough season for the Tar Heels. Even when they win they lose. North Carolina won the battle against Duke, but allowing that late run (and UVA’s loss) cost North Carolina a spot in the ACC tournament. Tar Heels lost the war. That’s it … 2024 season is over, and so are the careers of the seniors. DocB...

Not the cleanest game from either team. This is a slugfest. Notre Dame’s ride won this game. I think Virginia had something like six failed clears, and even some of their “successful” clears ended in quick turnovers. That’s how lacrosse should be played. Shellenberger is a great player, but sometim...

The Notre Dame ride is something else.

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Finster wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:42 pm

lorin wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:40 pm

stupefied wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:32 pm UNC O flowed better without Duffy?

Good for UNC, because he won't be there next year.

Owen Duffy is transferring to Johns Hopkins?!?

Did not know that.

DocBarrister

North Carolina wins, but allowing that late Duke run could prove extremely costly. Coach Breschi should have taken a timeout and tried his best to stop that run. Without the goal differential of at least 5 goals, now North Carolina needs Virginia to win in order to make the ACC tournament. DocBarris...

coda wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2024 1:21 pm Got to give Petro his due. Great defensive game plan. Duke really struggling with the zone looks

Yep.

Changing things up throughout the game. Krieg having a great game.

14-6 UNC.

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That was a wild finish to the first half!!! UNC with 3 goals in the closing seconds. Wow. :shock: Could save the season for North Carolina. More importantly, could give Hopkins another quality win! :D 9-4 North Carolina at the half. Duke crumbles in the last 30 seconds. UNC needs to keep the pedal t...

Ross Scott over Angelus for 1st team All-B1G might be the dumbest thing I've ever seen in my entire life, and I've seen a lot of DocB and jhu06 posts. Scott (13 games): 19 G, 23 A, 42 pts (3.2 per game), 26% shooting Angelus (13 games): 22 G, 33 A, 55 pts (4.2 per game), 52% shooting When the two t...

The Jays are 8th in the country in turnovers per game. 15 TOs isn't bad in the shot clock era. That's better than the vast majority of teams' season averages. It was only about one above the Jays' season average of 13.9. The only tournament team with a better mark (barely) is Notre Dame at 13.6. Do...

Re: the offense, it's about winning lacrosse games. Hopkins has the best 6v6 defense in the country. Crawley's scheme, which is to maximize ball and player movement to exploit matchups, extend possession, get high-quality shots, minimizing dodges that risk turnovers and taking bad shots (effectivel...

As I have stated before, I think the Big Guys (Collison, Peshko, and Grimes) need to be more aggressive in their dodging. Right now, opponents are perfectly content putting a SSDM on the Big Guys. That really needs to change. If Collison and Peshko can force opponents to put a longpole on them (or ...

Obviously the offense needs to be better than they were on Saturday if they want to play on Memorial Day Weekend …. In recent seasons, the Blue Jays’ O had problems with spacing, careless turnovers, and stagnant off-ball movement. The O often seemed out of sync. Through a lot of hard work, the Blue...

It’s crazy how little this thread mentions the impact of #22 on this team. I think this team’s record looks a lot different with a different goalie in net. You need elite goalie play for MDW and luckily the Jays have it. Blue Jays would have several more losses (at least) without Ierlan’s stellar p...

Blue Jays are the regular season B1G champions!

Now … on to victory in the B1G tournament!

Great work by the Blue Jays.

DocBarrister

With today’s win, Blue Jays currently have:

0 top-5 RPI wins

3 top-10 RPI wins (MD, UVA, Penn State)

2 top-15 RPI wins (GT, Michigan)

2 top-20 RPI wins (Ohio State, Loyola)

https://pro.lacrossereference.com/rpi-d ... ifospeivmd

Plus, they have that giant crab thingy.

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