Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Mon Feb 25, 2019 7:58 pm
boxlacrosse wrote: ↑Mon Feb 25, 2019 7:55 pm
MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 25, 2019 6:39 pm
boxlacrosse wrote: ↑Mon Feb 25, 2019 4:48 pm
Yeah those are the stats. Not complaining about the switch it looks like it works. I am saying this is a contextual world what I mean by Solomon is there's a big difference between a Princeton with a nice shooter and they are a well coached team, and a high powered ACC team with a star surrounded by a much stronger supporting cast on both ends of the field. It won't work if a Syracuse or Army type team get 50 shots a game with 35 of em on cage and apply tough defense at the other end of the field can clear well. that's a different game and probably a different outcome.
I have no idea what this is coach "At Princeton, then at the Dome this Saturday. UNC maybe in there w Marist & VMI as far as signifance. Who knows? As quirky as they are." Sounds confusing.
Since your first 4 posts on FL, at least under this moniker, are all on this topic, we can't be sure whether you're trolling UVA or Princeton. Perhaps both.
I don't know what "contextual world" you live in, but your statement "there's a big difference between a Princeton with a nice shooter" reveals how little you obviously know, perhaps not just about Princeton but maybe about the game in general? You do realize that Yale won the title last year, right?
More to the point, Sowers isn't merely a "nice shooter" (he had 27 goals last year; 10 more than Solomon btw), he's primarily a feeder (56 assists). QB type. 83 points over 13 games.
Solomon is a terrific player but he had a whopping 39 points over 15 games. He, too, is more of a feeder than shooter, with 17 goals and 39 assists.
Let me help you with the math: Sowers averaged 6.4 points per game; Solomon averaged 2.6 points per game.
And hey, that's continuing in 2019 with Sowers averaging 6.5 points per game, Solomon averaging 2 points.
Let me help you even further: against UVA last year, Solomon scored 2 points in a one goal victory; Sowers scored 5 points in a 3 goal loss.
With all due respect to Cuse (I assume you must be an Orange fan and are just trolling), you may want to at least be in the ballpark.
Until seeing this goalie performance at UVA, I'd have had Cuse vs UVA at a
very comfortable spread for Cuse. After all, your goalie is averaging 63% over 3 games! Outstanding!
Now, I have more of a question mark about the contest. As a UVA fan, that at least provides some hope.
Well exactly. We agree. Sowers is very good with not much of a supporting cast. Solomon has a stronger supporting cast around him and can shoot or distribute. Sowers doesn't have much to distribute to and it makes defending easier and limits the required slide packages. Your hoos have even more talent distributed around the O but are poorly organized and coached at that end of the field and therein lies a surprising weakness. it remains to be seen if your goalie can handle multiple shooters with good shot selection and again I think Desko will be able to exploit that plus the dome is not friendly to visiting teams. that being said it will be a close game.
The most idiotic thing I have read this season but it’s still early in the season.
snicker.
maybe box is talking about a syracuse team from 15 or 20 years ago? he's not talking about one from the last couple years. averaging 11 per game last year, this year.
last year, they took all of 34 shots a game. 34!
in 2018, p'ton and 'cuse played 4 of the same schools - uva, hop, rutgers and cornell. syracuse played uva and cornell twice.
the tigers scored 53 goals in 4 games and went 2 and 2.
the orange scored 56 goals in 6 games and went 1 and 5.
so much for that high powered acc offense with a star surrounded by a stronger supporting cast.
this year is smaller sample size, but offensive numbers are further skewed by both teams so far... there's a bigger gap.
anyway, the 'hoos defense has been less than stellar, getting lit up won't surprise me coming from any team. hopefully, burkinshaw won't have to keep standing on his head. but it's nice to know that he can.