Isn’t Coach Milliman’s entire MO to set up an offensive system and find the players who will thrive in that system? Ya know … square pegs for square holes.Sagittarius A* wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 9:00 amI have yet to see a five star recruit from this staff. No top ten recruits. No top five recruits. Petro was a better recruiter, hands down.Jldlax wrote: ↑Thu Sep 29, 2022 7:04 pm The sniping, arguing and bashing on this “fan” site is remarkable — and not in a good way. Like many programs with legendary coaches, things got stale and the change probably took too long. See UVA and Cuse for recent lacrosse examples. But Hopkins is a top school with great tradition, a top 2 league with a good TV contract, and a good location to attract both local and regional talent.
As a Hopkins outsider this board projects a negative impression. Hopkins has picked up some solid 4 stars in this cycle but one rarely sees mention of this. Sad!
Two years of sub-.500 and running off the players has soured most of us.
Another year of not making the playoffs, not being in the playoff conversation in March, and mindless mediocrity and the Cordish Center is going to need a moat.
If that’s the case, Hopkins doesn’t necessarily need five star recruits … just square pegs. Indeed, certain five star recruits may not be the square pegs that Milliman needs for his system.
Anyway, the HC has brought in his first full class of recruits and some quality transfers. Milliman has had enough time to make the program his own. Wish him and the team well on a good 2023 season.
As for winning games … I’m not sure Hopkins has ever had a head coach with three consecutive losing seasons. The schedule is pretty rough this year. If Milliman doesn’t at least achieve a winning record this season, not entirely certain he will get another season to prove himself.
DocBarrister