I think someone may have started a 2020 thread already—hope admin will consolidate these two.
If he's back then he's back. I don't see the point of discussing the coaching situation any further unless it's to drive yourself crazy. If there's something to talk about—and it sounds like there won't be—then we can talk about it then. But until that happens, the topic of this thread is Hopkins 2020, so that's what I plan to focus on and I hope some of you will join me.
If the Jays have a good season it'll sure be fun to revisit the post above.
To answer Doc's post from the 2019 thread:
DocBarrister wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2019 6:04 pm
Now that this national championship thingy/distraction is out of the way, we should resume our discussion of what is truly important ... Johns Hopkins.
How does our incoming class look? Any freshmen likely to start?
DocBarrister
Any freshmen "likely" to start? Depends on your definition of the word but my initial assumption is that while this freshman class may ultimately prove to have some important role players, I don't immediately see any day one instant starts/impact players, but I'd love to be proven wrong. In order of likelihood to see a large amount of playing time, IMO:
1) Tim Marcille: He's the best goalie prospect we've had in awhile, and based on last season the goalie position
must be an open competition in the fall. Giacalone responded fairly well when he was thrown to the wolves against Notre Dame. I liked his body language. He'll be a senior, so maybe he's the favorite to start but my guess is we'll see Marcille at some point.
2) Blake Rodgers: A very tall, athletic defender who can play up top or down low. Large wingspan, can really get out on shooters hands and be disruptive, if he's allowed to be. For the purposes of this discussion I will assume Foley is returning and thus there isn't a spot in year one for Rodgers as a close D guy but if Foley doesn't come back or there's an injury, he could slide in there and do well, I think. But more likely I think we'll see him get some run at LSM and maybe move down to close later in his career.
3) Owen Murphy: A lot depends on if Forry Smith moves back to attack in 2020. If he does, then Murphy may see time quickly as a "4th attackmen" or on EMO or yet another converted midfielder. He can do a little bit everything but the trait where he is most likely to help us as a freshman is as a righthanded shooter. IF Forry stays at midfield then Murphy will be as good a candidate as any to fill the vacant spot at attack left by Marr. Other candidates would be Baskin, Ian Krampf, Jacob Angelus. The latter two guys may get some run out of the box.
4) The Handsor/Glassmeyer/Chambers triumverate: All wing players/SSDMs/transition middies...something this team needs badly. I would not be shocked if at least one of them slides immediately into an SSDM/wing role.
5) Hunter Jaronski: Swiss army knife who can play up top, down low, with a pole, or with a shortie. Strong and athletic. We'll see if Petro finds a way for him to contribute.
6) Schreiber or Brunner: I don't know anything about these guys whatsoever, but from what I understand they are true offensive midfielders and thus will have a shot to play.
Other guys I don't know much about but have heard good things: Cole Finley-Ponds—lightning fast LSM out of Denver, Hayden Fox (Jake Fox's brother) a gigantic defenseman who also has box experience, Johnny Cohen a quick but undersized middie from Culver
This class is probably not going to be "transformational" as someone who shall remain nameless once said about a certain class and on paper it is one of our "weaker" ones if you listen to the IL rankings (though still not "weak"), but there's enough there for one to be REASONABLY hopeful about improvements in two deficiencies: goalie and SSDM wing player. I still see midfield as an ongoing concern. IF absolutely everything goes right: Zinn gets more playing time and thrives, Cattoni comes back healthy and contributes, one of the Schreiber/Brunner types surprises AND someone like Mabbett or Degnon steps up, then maybe we'll have a shot but that's a whole lotta ifs.