I think this is a very accurate evaluation. Perhaps he can continue to develop his time and room shooting. But he isn’t going to be good enough to have the ball in his stick all the time at that level.Asgot wrote: ↑Thu Aug 10, 2023 6:54 pmI hope that Mayer plays and starts the next two years but my honest assessment is that he is a step slow, he tends to be a ball dominate player, while not great lax IQ, he also struggled against top defenders who he will see constantly. He could be a solid piece for OSU but there is a reason they are bringing in a bunch of offensive players this year. I have heard that there are other aspects of his game that may not be missed either.Low2high22 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 10, 2023 1:21 pmAsgot wrote: ↑Thu Aug 10, 2023 11:28 amIMO, no and no. York will be fine and OSU has a lot of talent on their offense. It will be an interesting fall. I think that Bruun from Tufts will get a long look with OSULaxattackjack wrote: ↑Thu Aug 10, 2023 9:00 am Interesting to see this article. 22 D3 players from last season, will be playing D1 in 2024. But only 4 of those players are undergraduate. Mayer being one of them. And of the 4 undergrads, only Mayer is going to a top school that can compete in May. This brings the question(s). Is Mayer really that good? Will York struggle to replace the talent and production Mayer provided?
https://www.div3lax.com/aug-9_d3-transfers-to-d1.html
I think yes and yes. Not to say York won’t eventually figure it out and be fine but I think it may take a little to replace there best player for two years. He is definitely good enough, kid was a stud and has D1 size.
York will be fine long term, but they will need to come up with a solution to find point production while another player takes on opponents top defenders. He was on pace to be the programs all time leading scorer, there aren’t usually tons of guys like that sitting on the bench.