Re: Johns Hopkins 2021
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 6:30 pm
Did anybody catch the zoom Q and A with the coaches today at 4PM? Any interesting takes?
I listened. I am very encouraged and hopeful. All 3 coaches and the athletic Director, The new volunteer assistant is the Asst. Coach from Amherst who has been voted the Div. 3 Asst Coach of the year. The Coaches have a sense of humor and a purpose. The offense will be more open and ball sharing ( I took that to mean more cutting and less one-on-one). They expect to score more goals than in the past. The Def. Coach will be in charge of FOs. They clearly have a "Plan". They don't intend to have a 60 person roster. It will be smaller. The schedule will be "revised" but they seem to want to keep Navy. They are looking at the Transfer Portal. They said , with the affirmation of the AD, that they feel that they have the full support of the Admin.
Dan Annino?
Great to hear.Chitown wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:04 pmI listened. I am very encouraged and hopeful. All 3 coaches and the athletic Director, The new volunteer assistant is the Asst. Coach from Amherst who has been voted the Div. 3 Asst Coach of the year. The Coaches have a sense of humor and a purpose. The offense will be more open and ball sharing ( I took that to mean more cutting and less one-on-one). They expect to score more goals than in the past. The Def. Coach will be in charge of FOs. They clearly have a "Plan". They don't intend to have a 60 person roster. It will be smaller. The schedule will be "revised" but they seem to want to keep Navy. They are looking at the Transfer Portal. They said , with the affirmation of the AD, that they feel that they have the full support of the Admin.
I have good vibes from the discussion.
That would be terrific! Would meet a real area of need (SSDM).
Thanks, Chitown.Chitown wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 9:05 pm A few more things. Coach M said he has heard from lots of Hopkins Lacrosse Alumni. all who have said they are supportive and would like to do whatever he asks to make the Program successful and very competitive. (that is the JHU lacrosse alumni that I know).
He also said that he is not going to recruit just "top 100 HS ranked players". He wants team players and young men who want to come to JHU and get a first class education. All 3 coaches emphasized that they want mature "team players", not players who just want to be stars. Coach M was asked why he didn't graduate in 4 years, He said he was immature and really didn't grow up until he was 35. He said that he, as a coach, wouldn't recruit himself, as a player, now. He does have a sense of humor (all the other coaches laughed when he said that). That is the sort of attitude that connects with players -- credibility. Coach M sells well.
This Coaching Staff comes across as focused, serious but with a sense of humor. I have "hope" and so should all JHU fans.
DocBarrister wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 2:09 am I like the new approach. The new staff is no doubt serious about winning, but sounds like fun will be an important part of the Hopkins experience.
This is where credibility goes out the window - not that it was in residence before.DocBarrister wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:35 pm That would be terrific! Would meet a real area of need (SSDM).
Coach Annino is a great get.
It’s clear Coach Milliman knows where the most improvement is needed.
+10051percentcorn wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 8:24 amDocBarrister wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 2:09 am I like the new approach. The new staff is no doubt serious about winning, but sounds like fun will be an important part of the Hopkins experience.This is where credibility goes out the window - not that it was in residence before.DocBarrister wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:35 pm That would be terrific! Would meet a real area of need (SSDM).
Coach Annino is a great get.
It’s clear Coach Milliman knows where the most improvement is needed.
First off - sincerely doubt you could pick Dan Annino or Jimmy McAfee out of a lineup or have seen Amherst play lacrosse recently so how do you assess that they are just what is needed or great gets - all you know is that someone told you they won some DIII awards. They may very well be a combo of great gets but of course no one is saying Hopkins is interested in McAfee or vice versa and in addition - unlike Larry Quinn - we have zero clue as to Mr. Annino's duties.
And how exactly is"fun" in the equation and what exactly is the new approach? Last time I checked Petro was not guilty of any of the reverse to the things Milliman apparently said according to Chitown. He did not only recruit Top 100 players - IMO the issue was more he recruited every player. Petro was always emphasizing team - as evidenced by the "do Your job" Belichick mantra of a year or two ago and the accountability mantra of this year. If you wanted to congratulate Petro on anything - I think graduation rate has to at the top of the list. So I am having trouble identifying the new approach - undoubtedly PM/JK/JGJR will have new schemes and ways to approach things - I am also pretty confident No one out side of those 3 could identify them yet.
And finally, of course, there is the fact you were one of the clear advocates to give Petro another year. If that had come to pass you would be currently lauding his '21 mantra, his transfer acquisitions as exactly what Hopkins needs and how this team has the talent to compete with anyone blah blah blah.
The facts of the case are these:
PM/JK/JGJR/DA need to:
- Even with the Ohio State transfer - need to identify the goalie and figure out what to do with the 5 or 6 goalies you might have
- Completely overhaul both divisions of the defense - Close and Defensive Mid-field - Fernandez helps
- Allocate offensive playing time and obtain buy-in from alot of people and too many attackmen
- Overall face the unpleasant task of shrinking the roster and obtaining buy-in from likely 55+ people of which you maybe had a hand in having 3 or 4 of them on campus
- Figure out what the rule changes on the face-offs do to your FO crew - Hopkins is not exactly world renowned for wing play - If these rule changes reduce the ability of the Hopkins face-off men to win the ball to themselves and instead create more ground ball opportunities that's a huge adjustment for the players - again Fernandez should help
All the while hampered by the pandemic (as all teams are) - not easy - and it will take time.
I caught the last half of the meeting. Just as an FYI, there were several questions posted by those Hopkins Lacrosse Alumni - Mike Pellegrino and Rich Glancy were two that I heard mentioned, I suspect they were in attendance as well.Chitown wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 9:05 pm A few more things. Coach M said he has heard from lots of Hopkins Lacrosse Alumni. all who have said they are supportive and would like to do whatever he asks to make the Program successful and very competitive. (that is the JHU lacrosse alumni that I know).
He also said that he is not going to recruit just "top 100 HS ranked players". He wants team players and young men who want to come to JHU and get a first class education. All 3 coaches emphasized that they want mature "team players", not players who just want to be stars. Coach M was asked why he didn't graduate in 4 years, He said he was immature and really didn't grow up until he was 35. He said that he, as a coach, wouldn't recruit himself, as a player, now. He does have a sense of humor (all the other coaches laughed when he said that). That is the sort of attitude that connects with players -- credibility. Coach M sells well.
This Coaching Staff comes across as focused, serious but with a sense of humor. I have "hope" and so should all JHU fans.
Sounds like it was only for lacrosse alums.nrthcrosslax wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 9:24 am Is the Q and A possibly archived somewhere for replay?
A person who supported Trump for president has no business judging me on anything, lacrosse or otherwise.WOMBAT, Mod Emeritus wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 8:32 am+10051percentcorn wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 8:24 amDocBarrister wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 2:09 am I like the new approach. The new staff is no doubt serious about winning, but sounds like fun will be an important part of the Hopkins experience.This is where credibility goes out the window - not that it was in residence before.DocBarrister wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:35 pm That would be terrific! Would meet a real area of need (SSDM).
Coach Annino is a great get.
It’s clear Coach Milliman knows where the most improvement is needed.
First off - sincerely doubt you could pick Dan Annino or Jimmy McAfee out of a lineup or have seen Amherst play lacrosse recently so how do you assess that they are just what is needed or great gets - all you know is that someone told you they won some DIII awards. They may very well be a combo of great gets but of course no one is saying Hopkins is interested in McAfee or vice versa and in addition - unlike Larry Quinn - we have zero clue as to Mr. Annino's duties.
And how exactly is"fun" in the equation and what exactly is the new approach? Last time I checked Petro was not guilty of any of the reverse to the things Milliman apparently said according to Chitown. He did not only recruit Top 100 players - IMO the issue was more he recruited every player. Petro was always emphasizing team - as evidenced by the "do Your job" Belichick mantra of a year or two ago and the accountability mantra of this year. If you wanted to congratulate Petro on anything - I think graduation rate has to at the top of the list. So I am having trouble identifying the new approach - undoubtedly PM/JK/JGJR will have new schemes and ways to approach things - I am also pretty confident No one out side of those 3 could identify them yet.
And finally, of course, there is the fact you were one of the clear advocates to give Petro another year. If that had come to pass you would be currently lauding his '21 mantra, his transfer acquisitions as exactly what Hopkins needs and how this team has the talent to compete with anyone blah blah blah.
The facts of the case are these:
PM/JK/JGJR/DA need to:
- Even with the Ohio State transfer - need to identify the goalie and figure out what to do with the 5 or 6 goalies you might have
- Completely overhaul both divisions of the defense - Close and Defensive Mid-field - Fernandez helps
- Allocate offensive playing time and obtain buy-in from alot of people and too many attackmen
- Overall face the unpleasant task of shrinking the roster and obtaining buy-in from likely 55+ people of which you maybe had a hand in having 3 or 4 of them on campus
- Figure out what the rule changes on the face-offs do to your FO crew - Hopkins is not exactly world renowned for wing play - If these rule changes reduce the ability of the Hopkins face-off men to win the ball to themselves and instead create more ground ball opportunities that's a huge adjustment for the players - again Fernandez should help
All the while hampered by the pandemic (as all teams are) - not easy - and it will take time.
Right up there with other predictions, Nifong, et al.
What is so hard to understand?HopFan16 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 9:45 amSounds like it was only for lacrosse alums.nrthcrosslax wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 9:24 am Is the Q and A possibly archived somewhere for replay?
There's no doubt DocB doesn't know who Jimmy McAfee is and would probably be saying the same upbeat things no matter who the coach was or what any of the context surrounding the offseason was, but to me it's pretty much a victimless crime....if he wants to be a relentless optimist I'm not going to get in the guy's way. Doesn't really affect anyone much IMO.
Anyway, Annino's hiring was reported by Chris Jast: https://twitter.com/Chris_Jast/status/1 ... 0363157505
I don't know anything about the guy other than what's in his bio but I do think it makes some degree of sense that the volunteer assistant has experience playing with a pole in college given that the other three coaches do not. Not that Milliman or Koesterer can't teach the position but sometimes it helps having a guy around who can empathize. Now all we need is a DOLO and the Avengers will have assembled.
It says Annino was both a Defensive and Recruiting Coordinator. He appears to have a little background on Wall Street as well. I'm sure that couldn't hurt with recruiting.HopFan16 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 9:45 amSounds like it was only for lacrosse alums.nrthcrosslax wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 9:24 am Is the Q and A possibly archived somewhere for replay?
There's no doubt DocB doesn't know who Jimmy McAfee is and would probably be saying the same upbeat things no matter who the coach was or what any of the context surrounding the offseason was, but to me it's pretty much a victimless crime....if he wants to be a relentless optimist I'm not going to get in the guy's way. Doesn't really affect anyone much IMO.
Anyway, Annino's hiring was reported by Chris Jast: https://twitter.com/Chris_Jast/status/1 ... 0363157505
I don't know anything about the guy other than what's in his bio but I do think it makes some degree of sense that the volunteer assistant has experience playing with a pole in college given that the other three coaches do not. Not that Milliman or Koesterer can't teach the position but sometimes it helps having a guy around who can empathize. Now all we need is a DOLO and the Avengers will have assembled.