Johns Hopkins 2024

[DocBarrister]

Can we all agree Scott Smith is the best cover guy the Jays have had since Tucker Durkin?

He's more athletic than Durkin, but less disciplined. If he can clean up some of the mental mistakes, his ceiling is the Schmeisser. Maybe holding a Tewaaraton candidate to a single assist in the quarterfinals will get people's attention.

If Szuluk returns they've got two rock solid defensemen to build around. Not sure what happened to Carson Brown in the last two games but he could slide into Mazzone's spot. That'd allow you to keep Deans and Kaufman at LSM. Incoming lefty freshman Kilrain from LVille might be another option. I'd like to see us grab an SSDM in the portal or at least develop another guy to use alongside the group we're bringing back. That said, really impressed with the development of Raposo from an o-mid to a d-mid this year. He doesn't get beat cleanly very often and he's electric in transition. Will be an important player next year.

What’s the situation with Jojo Todaro?

DocBarrister

[HopFan16]

Can we all agree Scott Smith is the best cover guy the Jays have had since Tucker Durkin?

He's more athletic than Durkin, but less disciplined. If he can clean up some of the mental mistakes, his ceiling is the Schmeisser. Maybe holding a Tewaaraton candidate to a single assist in the quarterfinals will get people's attention.

If Szuluk returns they've got two rock solid defensemen to build around. Not sure what happened to Carson Brown in the last two games but he could slide into Mazzone's spot. That'd allow you to keep Deans and Kaufman at LSM. Incoming lefty freshman Kilrain from LVille might be another option. I'd like to see us grab an SSDM in the portal or at least develop another guy to use alongside the group we're bringing back. That said, really impressed with the development of Raposo from an o-mid to a d-mid this year. He doesn't get beat cleanly very often and he's electric in transition. Will be an important player next year.

What’s the situation with Jojo Todaro?

DocBarrister

Foot injuries

[Big Dog]

Too many things factually incorrect in the post above for me to do the usual sentence by sentence break down so I will spare everyone. 06 is off to a great start for '24. Some things never change. 06 — when are you going to put yourself on your "Down" list for all the inaccuracies?

Are Angelus and Melendez back?

Yes. Melendez is only a junior. Angelus is using his grad year

Pencil them the Top 5 for the season then. The defense will be very good, and those two make the offense really hard to stop. It'd be great if another initiator emerged to take the focus off Angelus and Melendez. The only question will be in goal.

Marcille has another year but not sure if he's taking it. If he doesn't, think they may look to the portal. They'd only have two goalies on the roster — rising junior Webb who has no experience and incoming frosh Verdi. You'd think Chayse Ierlan would make some sense but he'll have options.

need to look to the portal anyway. if we want to be playing on Memorial weekend, we need to upgrade teh Goalie, so Portal is a must, not to mention HS goal for the future.

[primitiveskills]

Can we all agree Scott Smith is the best cover guy the Jays have had since Tucker Durkin?

Yes

[primitiveskills]

I’ve been told Marcille is 99% moving on.

I’ve also been told Ierlans current options being considered are Hop and Duke.

PM would have recruited Ierlan to Cornell, I assume. So that would seem very possible. I don't think we need much in terms of transfers - an SSDM would be nice though and maybe a stretch shooter to replace Degnon.

If he does move on, I'll miss Marcille. Very easy to root for. The joy and energy in his play, even when things weren't going great, made him a favorite. Thanks #10.

+1 re: Marcille

[primitiveskills]

Agree with the thoughts on the defense. Mazzone will obviously be missed but not many teams in the country will be returning the number of talented poles as we will, and despite the tired JHU SSDM media narrative, we're in good shape there as well. Agree with 16 that Raposo was a revelation; our best 2-way middie by year's end. Also agree we need a GK from the portal. Ierlan would be huge.

Lots of good parts on offense returning, and a couple coming in who might play right away (Sorichetti, in particular). We'll be short on shooters/ catch-and-finish guys, maybe another emphasis for the portal. Collison will only be able to do so much.

[jrn19]

Pat Foley was pretty great in 2018, he was one of the few dudes who could stick with and even win the matchup against Bernhardt. But he also could run hot and cold.

Smith is a tremendous athlete and very well rounded but as HF16 mentions, sometimes can commit some mental mistakes but he uses every tool in his toolkit. He def was an AA player this year.

[Hoponboard]

Maybe, we need to give 06 a two minute unreleasable penalty for dissing the following Blue Jays:

Grimes
2022 - 11g, 3a
2023 - 20g, 14a

Peshko
2022 - 16g, 4a
2023 - 16g, 5a

Bauer
2022 - 4g, 2a
2023 - 9g, 7a

McDermott
2022 - 5g, 3a (15 games)
2023 - 6g, 5a (11 games)

Chauvette
2022 - 0g, 0a
2023 - 7g, 2a

2023 total 🟰 58g, 33a

Nobody’s performance declined.

[10stone5]

I like this line best,

This is Johns Hopkins, not a Patriot league also ran, midmajor

[DocBarrister]

Can we all agree Scott Smith is the best cover guy the Jays have had since Tucker Durkin?

He's more athletic than Durkin, but less disciplined. If he can clean up some of the mental mistakes, his ceiling is the Schmeisser. Maybe holding a Tewaaraton candidate to a single assist in the quarterfinals will get people's attention.

If Szuluk returns they've got two rock solid defensemen to build around. Not sure what happened to Carson Brown in the last two games but he could slide into Mazzone's spot. That'd allow you to keep Deans and Kaufman at LSM. Incoming lefty freshman Kilrain from LVille might be another option. I'd like to see us grab an SSDM in the portal or at least develop another guy to use alongside the group we're bringing back. That said, really impressed with the development of Raposo from an o-mid to a d-mid this year. He doesn't get beat cleanly very often and he's electric in transition. Will be an important player next year.

What’s the situation with Jojo Todaro?

DocBarrister

Foot injuries

Those are tough injuries.

Thanks.

DocBarrister

[lilax]

Very excited to see where Sorchetti fits into the offense and if Marquis can make the jump into the lineup.

[Big Dog]

A big Congrats to all Jays, 1st line, 2nd line & Scout team, for hardworking and perseverance, and to the coaches for getting them into the Quarters. Way to restart the program from the depths of Mt. St. Mary's.

[jhu06]

Maybe, we need to give 06 a two minute unreleasable penalty for dissing the following Blue Jays:

Grimes
2022 - 11g, 3a
2023 - 20g, 14a

Peshko
2022 - 16g, 4a
2023 - 16g, 5a

Bauer
2022 - 4g, 2a
2023 - 9g, 7a

McDermott
2022 - 5g, 3a (15 games)
2023 - 6g, 5a (11 games)

Chauvette
2022 - 0g, 0a
2023 - 7g, 2a

2023 total 🟰 58g, 33a

Nobody’s performance declined.

6 veterans. 2 goals 1 assist, 3 turnovers today. Combined. Time to move on from those guys. Want to keep mcdermott or evans as depth? Fine. But Peshko and Grimes have to go. Peshko almost singlehandedly brought notre dame into the game with his crease violation and lost in headlights clear. They're not physical, they don't go inside, they don't pass well, they don't run down gbs, they don't shoot well, caught on d they're liabilities, they're not finishers. Once a game they'll get a great shot in or beat someone but that's not what you expect from players who've at times been first line guys. We're not trying to be conference quarterfinalist participants here. If PM and Crawley can't find 6 middies between now and next February who can deliver better than 2 goals and 1 assist in a must win game next May or to get to May it's going to be a long slog to 2025.

The thing about the Millman hire unlike say a Marr or X alum (I was on the nadelen train which would've been a disaster in hindsight given what towson has done lately) is that his "base" at Hopkins is only as big as what he achieves on the field as a coach in his current role not what he did or the relationships he had as a player or assistant. So unlike the last staff he couldn't get out of bad seasons and issues with what he did as a coach or player and the bases of support from those.

[DocBarrister]

Any comments on the incoming class?

DocBarrister

[jrn19]

Apparently it better have 6 new midfielders all ready to start on Day 1 cause ‘06 wants Milliman to replace every midfielder on the team

[HopFan16]

Any comments on the incoming class?

DocBarrister

It's good.

Sorichetti — captain at Culver, elite lefty finisher, high-level box player
Ayers — undersized but extremely quick do-it-all attackman
Kilrain — best defenseman on the best high school team in the country
Hazard — blazing fast LSM/D
Jewell — athletic dodging middie from California
Iler — athletic dodging middie/attack from California who did a PG year at Western Reserve
Rawson — left-handed Canadian middie who put up a ton of points for Lawrenceville
Martin — Brett's brother, strong LSM for St. Anthony's
Verdi — starting goalie for Chaminade, large dude with quick hands

Those are the headliners. I watched Max McCarthy (Taft D/LSM) the other day and came away impressed. Zach Claiborne plays with Iler at Western Reserve and could be an SSDM candidate. Vern Cooke is a member of Onondaga Nation and did a PG year at Salisbury, but has an injury history and not sure how much lacrosse he's actually played in the last two years. I don't know a ton about Chick (middie), Colhoun (middie), Sheppard (FOGO), or Ives (LSM).

[51percentcorn]

SO here's the math - some of it is conjecture based upon what I read here so take it with a mountain of NaCl:
Current Roster 49
Exhausted Eligibility - Degnon/Versfeld/Caracciolo/Narewski/Mazzone - 5
Theoretical Starting Point for Roster Next Year - 44
Seniors with one remaining year of eligibility - Angelus/Szuluk/Jaronski/Ruddy/Krampf/Handsor/Marcille/Glassmeyer/Hawley - 9
Believed to be back - Angelus
Believed to be leaving - Marcille/Hawley
Seniors that given roster size/injuries/playing time one would think would be leaving - Handsor/Glassmeyer/Krampf/Ruddy
Hoping to return - Szuluk/Jaronski
Possible Starting Point for 2024 - 38
Incoming Recuiting Class 16
Possible Roster size next year 54

In terms of need through the portal - this is clear as day - you first need a goalie - assuming Marcille leaves - the room is down to two - that's one less than absolutely necessary so something has to be done. Sgt. Friday has been out investigating cases and has appeared in one game over two years. Now it was a highlight video against a very good team but whomever posted that Verdi did not look good vs. St Anthony's was not kidding. Maybe hurt - and its one game so who knows but did not appear to see the ball or move to it very well in that game. He's big - so there's that.

Replacing Mazzone will of course require a committee - if Szuluk returns - Smith/Brown/Szuluk/Deans/Kaufman provide a very solid nucleus and you are adding 5 longpoles in the '23 class - 3 of them rated as 4 stars. It's a shame about Todaro but he has tons of eligibility left if his injuries heal. Assuming health there's plenty to work with there.

If Jaronski doesn't return there's a hole in the SSDM corps and I still would love it if someone like Billings or Reen could emerge.

In terms of the recruiting class - I think for the future offensively Ayers and Sorichetti are just what you need - replacing Degnon will be interesting - I guess the candidates are Grimes - Chauvette or Sorichetti. They have 3 4* rated middies in Iler/Jewell/Rawson all seem to be cut from a similar mold.

Now the team has to play with the weight of expectations - that will be different

[jhu06]

Apparently it better have 6 new midfielders all ready to start on Day 1 cause ‘06 wants Milliman to replace every midfielder on the team

I said if PM can't find 6 midfielders between now and next february who can give him more than 2 goals and 1 assist combined in big games like this he and bakers jobs will be on the line in 25. From 09-2020 it was "Ok maybe they're not old Hopkins but Petro did xyz as a player and coach so trust him". From 21-23 it was "Give PM a shot, he's rebuilding and was handcuffed by Daniels covid mess". Now it's "Are they making a jump to Memorial Day". That means the end to the inconsistency and excuses for it. They had the chance to run away on UNC, the second Maryland game, beat penn state on the road and to finish Notre Dame early and they couldn't do it because the offense didn't have the horses to pull away.

[wgdsr]

who do you think they're pulling in for a new coach in 2025 that wants to detonate his career?

[Hoponboard]

Maybe, we need to give 06 a two minute unreleasable penalty for dissing the following Blue Jays:

Grimes
2022 - 11g, 3a
2023 - 20g, 14a

Peshko
2022 - 16g, 4a
2023 - 16g, 5a

Bauer
2022 - 4g, 2a
2023 - 9g, 7a

McDermott
2022 - 5g, 3a (15 games)
2023 - 6g, 5a (11 games)

Chauvette
2022 - 0g, 0a
2023 - 7g, 2a

2023 total 🟰 58g, 33a

Nobody’s performance declined.

6 veterans. 2 goals 1 assist, 3 turnovers today. Combined. Time to move on from those guys. Want to keep mcdermott or evans as depth? Fine. But Peshko and Grimes have to go. Peshko almost singlehandedly brought notre dame into the game with his crease violation and lost in headlights clear. They're not physical, they don't go inside, they don't pass well, they don't run down gbs, they don't shoot well, caught on d they're liabilities, they're not finishers. Once a game they'll get a great shot in or beat someone but that's not what you expect from players who've at times been first line guys. We're not trying to be conference quarterfinalist participants here. If PM and Crawley can't find 6 middies between now and next February who can deliver better than 2 goals and 1 assist in a must win game next May or to get to May it's going to be a long slog to 2025.

The thing about the Millman hire unlike say a Marr or X alum (I was on the nadelen train which would've been a disaster in hindsight given what towson has done lately) is that his "base" at Hopkins is only as big as what he achieves on the field as a coach in his current role not what he did or the relationships he had as a player or assistant. So unlike the last staff he couldn't get out of bad seasons and issues with what he did as a coach or player and the bases of support from those.

Jays win as a team and they lose as a team. O6’s favorite tactic to scapegoat certain players is repugnant.

This team had more depth than even Notre Dame, but it was mostly limited to role players who contributed their bit to the whole.

The incoming class, while it has no 5 stars, has more 4 stars (9) than any other D1 program. As we’ve seen with Collison (who seems to have found a role initiating), a 4 star recruit can turn into a star player rather quickly.

Speaking of 4 star recruits, Quintan Kilrain looked like a CT wizard in Lawrenceville’s great comeback 14-13 OT win yesterday over Brunswick to win the mythical HS National Championship. The other 2023 4 star recruit on the Big Red, the left handed middle Chuck Rawson was impressive too and looks like the perfect complement to the right handed Brooks English.