THE 2019 Hopkins Lacrosse Fallout Shelter (44, we want more!)

[Typical Lax Dad]

Part of coaching is making adjustments. The team that beat Maryland twice in a week is not the same as the one that Penn State drubbed two weeks ago. It always helps to have a few helpful recommendations, of course.

Where do you think Petro learned to coach? By reading this board!
- Playing Zinn more
- Pushing transition
- More Cole Williams up top
- Cutting down on turnovers
- Go deeper into the bench for FOGO, LSM, and SSDM
If only he had listened to all us experts back in February.

Didn't Petro recruit Evan Zinn or was he a hold over from the prior staff? You can't rush development and not every player is on the same timetable. I would rather see Zinn improve and solidify his spot on first mid field and be a dominant player the next three years versus a player that walks out the door as the same player he was coming in. I imagine if you were to ask Evan how his experience hasbeen this year, he won't have a problem with it. The kid was a freshman getting on the field.

Good call, actually John Haus and the previous coaching staff got a commitment letter from Zinn's parents while pregnant with him.

I suspect that you are correct about Zinn being okay with his freshman year. Though its difficult to not wonder what might have been different if he had been moved along just a tad bit quicker. No reason he couldn't have been on the field more during games that were already decided against teams like Towson, Loyola, PSU, etc.

Maybe. I also noticed Evan Zinn has/had been playing with a wrap on his hammy. Sometimes players have to show enough in practice to get more confidence in themselves and from the coaches. If Evan had hit the ground running, this year may have been different. Going from his HS team to JHU is a big jump. Not like Tinney who played a national schedule in HS and was older (I believe)...... and had a ton of confidence. My words or advice is always, make it hard for the coach NOT to play you. In the end, it is up to the players. No coach is going to sit a guy that can help him win for no reason (other than being dumb). Evan Zinn has played as a freshmen. MOST freshmen don't play. He is a good player that has continued to improve this season.

[DaneFan]

Part of coaching is making adjustments. The team that beat Maryland twice in a week is not the same as the one that Penn State drubbed two weeks ago. It always helps to have a few helpful recommendations, of course.

Where do you think Petro learned to coach? By reading this board!
- Playing Zinn more
- Pushing transition
- More Cole Williams up top
- Cutting down on turnovers
- Go deeper into the bench for FOGO, LSM, and SSDM
If only he had listened to all us experts back in February.

Didn't Petro recruit Evan Zinn or was he a hold over from the prior staff? You can't rush development and not every player is on the same timetable. I would rather see Zinn improve and solidify his spot on first mid field and be a dominant player the next three years versus a player that walks out the door as the same player he was coming in. I imagine if you were to ask Evan how his experience hasbeen this year, he won't have a problem with it. The kid was a freshman getting on the field.

Good call, actually John Haus and the previous coaching staff got a commitment letter from Zinn's parents while pregnant with him.

I suspect that you are correct about Zinn being okay with his freshman year. Though its difficult to not wonder what might have been different if he had been moved along just a tad bit quicker. No reason he couldn't have been on the field more during games that were already decided against teams like Towson, Loyola, PSU, etc.

Maybe. I also noticed Evan Zinn has/had been playing with a wrap on his hammy. Sometimes players have to show enough in practice to get more confidence in themselves and from the coaches. If Evan had hit the ground running, this year may have been different. Going from his HS team to JHU is a big jump. Not like Tinney who played a national schedule in HS and was older (I believe)...... and had a ton of confidence. My words or advice is always, make it hard for the coach NOT to play you. In the end, it is up to the players. No coach is going to sit a guy that can help him win for no reason (other than being dumb). Evan Zinn has played as a freshmen. MOST freshmen don't play. He is a good player that has continued to improve this season.

+1

[a fan]

Maybe (gasp) Zinn has improved as a player as the season progressed, and he's not the same player he was in February...and he simply earned his PT like everyone else?

I know, I know. It's insane to even suggest this. Because it's just not possible that the coaching staff at Johns Hopkins University knows more than a bunch of posters on a forum.

[WOMBAT, Mod Emeritus]

I doubt that there’s anything written on this board that the coaches haven’t already thought of.

Except cats.

THIS.

[Big Dog]

Evan Zinn has played as a freshmen. MOST freshmen don't play. He is a good player that has continued to improve this season.

Agree with this, but note every game he has made a least one Frosh mistake, leading to a TO. As the late Al McGuire used to say, 'the best thing about Freshman is that they become Sophomores.'

(The chance to get underclassmen some PT is why I would schedule at least one cupcake per year.)

[Typical Lax Dad]

Evan Zinn has played as a freshmen. MOST freshmen don't play. He is a good player that has continued to improve this season.

Agree with this, but note every game he has made a least one Frosh mistake, leading to a TO. As the late Al McGuire used to say, 'the best thing about Freshman is that they become Sophomores.'

(The chance to get underclassmen some PT is why I would schedule at least one cupcake per year.)

I loved Al McGuire. The first college basketball game I ever attended was Marquette vs UNC Charlotte with Cedric Cornbread Maxwell, I believe. My mom took me and my best friend. Al McGuire and Billy Packer were great a team....Al also said he would never recruit a point guard that had grass in the front yard!

[admin]

[DocBarrister]

Great highlight reel! Thanks!

DocBarrister

[admin]

LaxFactor does a good job. For what it's worth, we regularly post their stuff (and others) at the bottom of our homepage.

[WOMBAT, Mod Emeritus]

Found a picture of Syracuse and/or Maryland fans this evening:

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[laxpert]

It would be quite the anomaly if Maryland stays home and Hopkins gets in based heavily on its wins over the Terps.

[Typical Lax Dad]

Found a picture of Syracuse and/or Maryland fans this evening:

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2nd funniest thing I had read on Fanlax this week!

[molo]

Al noted that if it weren't for whiskey, the Irish would rule the world.

[a fan]

Found a picture of Syracuse and/or Maryland fans this evening:

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2nd funniest thing I had read on Fanlax this week!

We pay Wombat extra for posts like that.

[molo]

No offense to the distiller with the McGuire comment. I'm Irish enough, I don't drink whiskey, and I've never been in danger of ruling much of anything.

[WOMBAT, Mod Emeritus]

Found a picture of Syracuse and/or Maryland fans this evening:

CC7D93A7-E5FD-4C43-B9ED-CB3B11B18CA4.jpeg

2nd funniest thing I had read on Fanlax this week!

I’m going to have to ask what was the funniest.

[WOMBAT, Mod Emeritus]

Found a picture of Syracuse and/or Maryland fans this evening:

CC7D93A7-E5FD-4C43-B9ED-CB3B11B18CA4.jpeg

2nd funniest thing I had read on Fanlax this week!

We pay Wombat extra for posts like that.

I’m trying to pass the time without drinking. I would pass out by 9 PM if I were drinking.

Why the hell is the show at 9 PM?

[a fan]

No offense to the distiller with the McGuire comment. I'm Irish enough, I don't drink whiskey, and I've never been in danger of ruling much of anything.

None taken. "Some of my best friends" are Irish (distillers).

[DMac]

Why the hell is the show at 9 PM?

So it can steal some of the Game Of Thrones viewers.

[jhu7276]

Great game yesterday, but Thrones #1, lacrosse#2...