steel_hop wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 9:48 am
I think the issue of Hopkins poor results over the last decade is for a host of reasons. Some it is absolutely Xs and Os. There is no question that Petro has made some questionable end of game decisions over the last decade that weren't made prior to that. I also think the game has changed and whether he has adapted to those changes is another story.
Every coach makes those mistakes. You just don't notice because you're not a fan that knows your team inside and out. Bill T, for example, is so busy trying to the matchups that he wants, he make bad subs several times a game.
Now I'm sure that's a calculation on his part, but it drives me nuts. Mistake? I'll take Bill T's understanding of the game any day over mine.
steel_hop wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 9:48 am
I think he still wants to play a very passive compacted tight defense that relies on a numerous slides with the idea of letting your reliable goalie consistently make those 13-15 yard saves. The issue is the game has changed and guys are just pinging corners now.
This is where I disagree. Your midfield D doesn't allow you to press out. BTW, this was the case for Cuse until the last two years. So Desko played the hand he was dealt, and sucked the D in. Last two years? Has the horses, presses out....pleasure to watch.
steel_hop wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 9:48 am
Over the last decade, Hopkins has had ten top 10 recruiting classes (at least 3 number 1 ranked classes - more than anyone else). Now, not every recruit works out and some classes are over ranked but at the end of the day, but more times than not, those classes should push for more than 1 FF over a decade.
This is where I REALLY disagree. IL treats all the kids in those recruiting classes the same. So from my perspective, Rambo and SU's Evans were #1 and #2. Do you think those two players are anywhere near the same caliber? Me neither. Well, IL swears that they're the same.
With Rambo, UMd got four years with a game changer on the field. With Evans? He didn't get much PT. Totally, totally different outcome with the "same" recruiting class.
steel_hop wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 9:48 am
You argue that Petro is not getting the best recruits anymore. No one is make that argument but his failing to properly evaluate recruits to some extent his on him. He's the one doing the evaluating. If you will, he's the one buying the ingredients to make the mean. One only has to look at the goalie recruiting to see something is off on evaluations.
Yes! Agree. This is the problem.
steel_hop wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 9:48 am
Does the poor evaluation result in poor player development
If you're asking me, this shows up in Hopkins having so many poor shooters. Either they just don't have that skill, don't put in the work, or are struggling with injuries. And yes, this is part recruiting, and fall on the coach.
steel_hop wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 9:48 am
I give Desko credit, he always seems to have that one senior that blossoms into a huge scoring threat every year after not playing much his first 2 or 3 years. Hopkins very rarely has that.
Huge threat? Not even close. A threat? Sure.
steel_hop wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 9:48 am
Further, on player development. While some of it is on the coaches, some of it is on the players themselves. It is putting in the extra 100 shots or more after practice, etc. Not every player does that.
Nail, meet hammer. This is the one thing that's 90% on the players. Sure, you can teach deception and form. But someone has to put in the work. Hop has been a horrible shooting team for this whole stretch. Syracuse isn't far behind. Hop is on TV a bunch, so I get to see them a ton. You can see Benson's schemes getting the players shooting inside that 10 yard mark....they're just missing.
What happens when they can their shots? See last year's Penn St. Game. Shot over .300 as a team, and they were in the game the whole way......