+1Exlaxbro wrote: ↑Fri Jun 24, 2022 7:34 am You have to give this up. The Star system is flawed. Your son will either be able to handle it or not. What he has done to get to Loyola is great but he will start all over again in August. I hope he does well but some biggest contributors have no stars. Ask yourself how many stars Poitras, Evans, Hughes, Rezanka, Evans, etc. had coming in. It doesn’t matter. What matters is if they fit the system and if they can compete at that level. Some have argued on here that Toomey plays favorites and stars likely have nothing to do with that.
Please give up this obsession with high school player ratings, if only for your own sanity. These ratings are completely meaningless. As others have said, there are many, many examples of highly-rated players not producing, and of unheralded players becoming legends. And this happens in every sport.
If you are concerned Toomey doesn't know what he is doing, consider this: Toomey has been coaching since LONG before these star rating systems existed. His record speaks for itself - the smallest school ever to win a D1 championship, multiple conference championships, a regular fixture in the NCAA tournament, etc, etc. He doesn't need Inside Lacrosse to tell him who has talent. And don't get blinded by one disappointing season. Take a look at Toomey's record over the last decade plus. Do you understand how many coaches would kill to have this kind of success? Being this good on a consistent basis is not easy. Heck, Duke started the 2022 season ranked #3 and then didn't even make the tournament. This is the same Duke program that people were calling a dynasty a few years ago. Nothing is a given. Let's not be so quick to second-guess recruiting when things don't go our way. As a Loyola fan for 40+ years, there is no one I would rather have at the helm than Coach Toomey and his staff.
Go Hounds!