UNC 2024

[sholokov2]

I just emailed four people at UNC athletics with broadcast or ACC Network in their title. Subject line: PLEASE ZOOM IN MEN’S LAX BROADCAST.

Apparently it is being filmed from the moon

You are so right. Unwatchable for long periods

[BlueJaySince1947]

So glad I wasn't paying for it...!
Static coverage from outer space and no replays of scoring , etc.
Shameful actually.

[10 10 2]

Crazy the starting attack was held to zero goals. Can't remember the last time that happened.

Putting Tyeryar out on the wings in place of an LSM is also not a strategy I was expecting. I get it's not ideal to have a veteran like Tyeryar languishing on the bench if Wambach is hot, but it seems very risky to me (both in terms of injury risk and having two face-off guys potentially getting caught on defense,) and I worry this is more of a stopgap due to lack of viable options at LSM. Alex Breschi didn't show up in the box score. Hopefully he's not injured too.

I think it may actually be a good sign the midfield was the unit producing the goals against Hopkins while the starting attack laid an egg. They're the more veteran group, and they SHOULD be the ones you normally look to to put up points when it matters. The middies were the ones I was worried about, and I have confidence the attack will figure things out. Maybe then we'll finally get balanced scoring between the attack and midfield this year.

[CloutierPoutine]

Damn that was a bad 2nd half...

[Sportin' Life]

A tough one on Sat. but not a total shock given it was Hop's fifth game vs Carolina's third and first real test. Ierlan had a great game and was a big difference maker but the Heels suffered from some self-inflicted wounds as well.

1) EMO. A glaring deficiency and not just when three men up. Went 2 - 6 on the day.
2) Clearing. Credit to Hop's ride. Need to clean this up.
3) Midfield. English would be more impactful if used exclusively as an O mid provided Striano, Frankenheimer, Hagerup and one more (Breschi?) can carry the load at SSDM. Need DeMarco to be fully healthy and a consistent threat. Might be worth running Dom Petro out of the box exclusively in order to keep Matan on the field at attack.
4) FO. Wambach is stepping up but opting to run Tyeryar on the wing instead of a pole was baffling.

A short week of practice with lots to address and two challenging teams in Princeton and Penn coming to town on Fri. and Sun.

[Unknown Participant]

I just emailed four people at UNC athletics with broadcast or ACC Network in their title. Subject line: PLEASE ZOOM IN MEN’S LAX BROADCAST.

Apparently it is being filmed from the moon

You are so right. Unwatchable for long periods

watching Princeton/Maryland now on demand and that camera in on Mars or Venus ffs.

[44WeWantMore]

If the game is at the stadium formerly known as Byrd, the high camera angles are oft-remarked.

[CloutierPoutine]

Bravely re-watched the JHU game and the 2nd half does not get any better. A few quick takeaways:

1. JHU goalie and the post did a great job eliminating some goals. Owen Duffy was particularly unfortunate.
2. Building on point one we have to shoot better. We could not put away multiple close chances which was especially glaring on the man up. Speaking of man up I think we take Tillman off it. He is not a threat from the outside and it hurt us.
3. Settled defense was pretty good all game. Hopkins at times struggled to beat us 6 on 6. Unfortunately we mightily struggled 6 on 6 as well. Pretty embarrassing turnovers in settled situations that have to be corrected moving forward which leads into my next point...
4. Hopkins killed us in transition. Silly turnovers and a bad substitution game lead to some easy goals from a struggling Hopkins offense. This includes the many failed clears that eliminated any chance of a come from behind victory.
5. Brady Wambach is legit at the X. Excited for his development. I cannot remember the last time UNC had a dominant face off.

[10 10 2]

One guy I always thought would have made a good man-up specialist is PJ Zinsner. Cannon of a shot, and his biggest weakness is dodging. I don't know if he's just buried on the depth chart or if it's something else. I know he had concussion issues last year.

[CloutierPoutine]

One guy I always thought would have made a good man-up specialist is PJ Zinsner. Cannon of a shot, and his biggest weakness is dodging. I don't know if he's just buried on the depth chart or if it's something else. I know he had concussion issues last year.

Had a great game against Hopkins last year! Could not tell you why he has not seen the field but I agree, his shot was special.

[pcowlax]

Bravely re-watched the JHU game and the 2nd half does not get any better. A few quick takeaways:

1. JHU goalie and the post did a great job eliminating some goals. Owen Duffy was particularly unfortunate.
2. Building on point one we have to shoot better. We could not put away multiple close chances which was especially glaring on the man up. Speaking of man up I think we take Tillman off it. He is not a threat from the outside and it hurt us.
3. Settled defense was pretty good all game. Hopkins at times struggled to beat us 6 on 6. Unfortunately we mightily struggled 6 on 6 as well. Pretty embarrassing turnovers in settled situations that have to be corrected moving forward which leads into my next point...
4. Hopkins killed us in transition. Silly turnovers and a bad substitution game lead to some easy goals from a struggling Hopkins offense. This includes the many failed clears that eliminated any chance of a come from behind victory.
5. Brady Wambach is legit at the X. Excited for his development. I cannot remember the last time UNC had a dominant face off.

RG Keenan and Stephen Kelly gave about 6 years of very good FO for Heels.

[CloutierPoutine]

Big game tonight Vs. an equally young Princeton squad. Lets get back on track!

[Finster]

Big game tonight Vs. an equally young Princeton squad. Lets get back on track!

Predictions:

Princeton beats UNC
Duke beats Penn

Duke beats Princeton
Penn beats UNC

[CloutierPoutine]

Big game tonight Vs. an equally young Princeton squad. Lets get back on track!

Predictions:

Princeton beats UNC
Duke beats Penn

Duke beats Princeton
Penn beats UNC

Think the ACC goes 4-0 this weekend. Go Heels.

[getitdone]

Do have to laugh at tonight's game and the stats speak volumes. I got many texts asking why Carolina is playing so many freshman when experienced sophs and jrs were not playing. I did not have a legit answer. Egan has not lived up to expectations, but he deserved to play tonight. Matan can be an awesome stud attackman, but he had what 3 or 4 shots with 1 goal. The two freshman Duffy and Petro had 21 of the 44 shots. Tillman you are a 5th year Sr stand up and be accounted for. Where is Whaling- what did he do to get in Joe's dog house? It is Joe's dog house because after last year, this is all Joe's fingerprints on it. Preis and Whaling might be Carolina's fastest middies. Very few assists aside from 2 coming on EMO's. Maybe just maybe it was not the OC and instead it was the players that he was forced to play coming from Joe's orders. Need a win Sunday in the worst way now. I think they will be Penn but not because they are better. Will win from more of a Penn hangover since they won and wont be as focused as they were tonight against Duke.

[Mr3Putt]

Do have to laugh at tonight's game and the stats speak volumes. I got many texts asking why Carolina is playing so many freshman when experienced sophs and jrs were not playing. I did not have a legit answer. Egan has not lived up to expectations, but he deserved to play tonight. Matan can be an awesome stud attackman, but he had what 3 or 4 shots with 1 goal. The two freshman Duffy and Petro had 21 of the 44 shots. Tillman you are a 5th year Sr stand up and be accounted for. Where is Whaling- what did he do to get in Joe's dog house? It is Joe's dog house because after last year, this is all Joe's fingerprints on it. Preis and Whaling might be Carolina's fastest middies. Very few assists aside from 2 coming on EMO's. Maybe just maybe it was not the OC and instead it was the players that he was forced to play coming from Joe's orders. Need a win Sunday in the worst way now. I think they will be Penn but not because they are better. Will win from more of a Penn hangover since they won and wont be as focused as they were tonight against Duke.

If Penn holds O’Neil 1 for 8, and Nasso goes 50% at the X, what is UNC going to do? Duke is v accustomed to winning faceoffs, if UNC wins 60% they can maybe hang around. UNC has to change up the offense. It’s like everyone stands around and watches Murphy & Petro have target practice. Zero flow, need more people involved. Two defensive coaches and watch Mackessy go 5&2 on you.

[LaxPundit07]

Hard to watch last night and then reflect on output of this team post national championship…and believe they are on the right track. Sloppy. Lack of discipline. No real identity. Two new assistants. They are staring down the barrel of 6-8, winless in the ACC, and those 6 wins coming against Stony Brook, Wagner, Fairfield, Mercer, High Point, and Hofstra. In hindsight, it looks like Breschi scheduled that way to avoid the nuclear 3-11 season.

The sport is better when Carolina is better. Seeing them this directionless is disappointing.

[Laxitup21]

It seems like the offense lacks balance. What always alarms me is the lack of crease play. They need more of what Syracuse does. UNC plays such a fundamental non fundamental way lol. No looks to crease, no creativity, no re-dodging, minimal cuts, etc. just pure dodging and moving and shooting. It won’t work.

Egan should have done what Mule did at Cuse and reinvent himself as this crease attack man, slight dodging threat, etc. even if it’s at middie.

Duffy is legit. McGovern too. But can’t speak for why the rest can’t get going. Think it’s the O identity tbh. Too much talent not to be. Watching the highlights last night.c everyone is just standing around watching Duffy. Looks like a hs team.

[xxxxxxx]

Good thing they fired Metz so much better without him.

Denver 4-0

[LaxPundit07]

Anytime a head coach fires assistants out of self preservation, you know the end is near. Metz wasn’t the problem.