No. I addressed this exact situation in my previous comment.Dehuntshigwa’es wrote: ↑Fri May 14, 2021 10:29 pm So by that logic if a great player was injured or suspended in the second or third game of the season and has “ All American” caliber they should be voted in.
"If this were a normal year and a player was limited to six games because of injury then you'd be right. But this is not a normal year, and players were limited by circumstances out of their control. They (people like Bredahl or Keating) played every game they could and lit it up in every game to lead undefeated teams to high seeds in the NCAA tournament. What more can they possibly do?"
...what? Exactly what say did the players have in any of this?Elections have consequences
1. In a normal season I agree. In a pandemic-shortened year I do not. The players in question played every game they could on their schedule. If anyone is confused about whether Mac Bredahl/Luke Keating/Hakan Attilasoy/etc. are All-Americans, that's on them.Nothinbutthelax wrote: ↑Fri May 14, 2021 11:18 pm AA should be earned over longer period / # of games then just 5 or 6.. Injuries could slow a player, key plays in big game or end of game situations factor in as does leadership, sportsmanship become evident (or hotheaded, cheap shots) and #’s over time.. Sure, not their fault that woke NESCAC Presidents didn't support athletics but.. that how the cookie crumbled.
2. I do not understand why people in these forums insist on making political digs in conversations about lacrosse. I think what the Centennial and NESCAC presidents did was wildly unnecessary and needlessly excessive. I'm not sure how being "woke" has anything to do with that.
This is like arguing that Luc Swedlund deserved the Tewaaraton in 2019. Competition matters.Jared Nelson for example has help rebuild the Pheiffer helping established culture with his work ethic, made teammates better, and they made NCAAs 1st time.. Yes, he’s played weaker competition but so have others. His #’s are eye popping and deserves 1st team IMO