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Blue Jays have missed just two NCAA tournaments since the institution of the tournament in 1971. I love your optimism, Doc, but I gotta ask, what have we done lately? Only two titles this century. Heck, only 2 in last 30 years. The last Memorial Day game was '08. That ain't getting it done. Over th...

Blue Jays have missed just two NCAA tournaments since the institution of the tournament in 1971. I love your optimism, Doc, but I gotta ask, what have we done lately? Only two titles this century. Heck, only 2 in last 30 years. The last Memorial Day game was '08. That ain't getting it done. Over th...

Go back to your first of forty-four championships, and look at how many places a top notch lacrosse player had to go if he wanted to play at the highest level with a darn good chance of winning a championship. Compare that to today. I don't think it's reasonable to not recognize that top notch play...

I'm glad we're not at the "expectations of forum posters are too high because it's not the past and there's parity"anymore. That's a positive! If you're making the argument the coaching staff should be brought back, barring marked improvement over the next 7 weeks, what is the argument fo...

If the Blue Jays keep playing at the same level, I could see this team going 1-4 in the B1G, missing the conference tournament, and being ineligible for the NCAAs. Really do think that’s a possibility. However, I think this team is very close to being one that could win another five games and reach ...

That's all cool. I get your points. My point is simple: Hopkins is a very different environment for an athlete. It's not like Duke, Yale, Towson, etc. Add in the expense, location, etc..... it's a tough sell, imho. So is Syracuse's pricetag. Brushing aside the particulars of Hopkins itself is a mis...

I hear all the criticism and I get it ... indeed, agree with much of it. But let’s put things in perspective. Blue Jays got blown out by two stellar Loyola and Towson teams. They played Syracuse and Virginia, two top ten teams, close for about three quarters. They beat North Carolina and Princeton o...

Zinn has been discussed, but what about Matt Narewski? Is he injured or is there some other reason he stopped getting more draws? A) Yes, I’m pretty sure he is banged up and B) Prouty has been playing well, minus an inexplicable turnover or two. Faceoffs were not the issue yesterday. You can’t win ...

Zinn has been discussed, but what about Matt Narewski? Is he injured or is there some other reason he stopped getting more draws? A) Yes, I’m pretty sure he is banged up and B) Prouty has been playing well, minus an inexplicable turnover or two. Faceoffs were not the issue yesterday. You can’t win ...

This team has become a mystery to me. Thing is, the Blue Jays definitely could have won this game. Some really bad turnovers and a few inexplicable plays (Darby’s gift to UVA on a clearing pass) were the difference in this game. Hopkins seemed to lose their poise when Virginia ramped up the pressure...

as the saying goes, Speed Kills. And to me, UVa looks a lot faster. Agree, Va looked as if they were used to running at high RPMs for sixty minutes. Was a pretty impressive sprint to the finish line. The irony ... fastest player on the entire field was Evan Zinn. Of course, he broke the Hopkins spe...

Got to play a full 60 minute game, while better optimizing the personnel you have on the field. Regime change has to be coming. This isn’t Hopkins Lacrosse anymore. Bill Belichick could make better personnel decisions with the Hopkins roster than our home grown experts. No need for advanced physics...

as the saying goes, Speed Kills. And to me, UVa looks a lot faster. Agree, Va looked as if they were used to running at high RPMs for sixty minutes. Was a pretty impressive sprint to the finish line. The irony ... fastest player on the entire field was Evan Zinn. Of course, he broke the Hopkins spe...

As for Zinn, how many other teams sit their fastest, most athletic offensive midfielder for most of the game? Name one other team that does that. Zinn needs more game reps ... like NOW. DocBarrister :roll: He needed those reps and runs starting in game one. Yep ... and where are all those other fre...

This season is about done, but I'm happy we have Epstein and Zinn for 3 more seasons. Hopefully the coaching staff, whether it's Petro/Benson/Dwan or some other group, takes advantage. It’s pretty obvious Epstein has outworked everyone else on the team. No one can shoot with that kind of precision ...

Too many turnovers and got outhustled on their home field. :? What was maddening was watching Hopkins stay back on defense trailing by five goals with less than 5 minutes on the clock. Go after the ball! Does it really make sense to stand there and watch Virginia take 20 seconds off the clock? :? Th...

I can’t believe that last goal. Prouty loses the faceoff and then just stops running after his man after one swing of his stick.

Virginia is outhustling the Blue Jays on Homewood Field.

DocBarrister

Virginia ride, winning 50-50 gbs, and Hopkins turnovers are the difference right now.

DocBarrister

Lots of skill and good aggressive play on display from both teams. Blue Jay defenders getting their sticks on the shooters’ hands. Darby coming up with some fine saves. Need to see more faceoff wins. Prouty doing a good job. Maybe give Narewski a few draws and tire the Virginia faceoff man. In a gam...

I won't comment on the end of the series with UVA except to say that I always looked forward to the short ride down Charles Street and the challenging jaunt to College Park as chances to see UVA live locally and am upset that I won't be able to, probably for the rest of my life. Well, lets get to t...