Re: THE Hopkins Lacrosse Fallout Shelter (44, we want more!)
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 3:52 pm
And a child will lead them.
Same Party, Different House
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See? This is an example of why this place is going to be so much better than the Neanderthal LaxPower.admin wrote:Wombat, you can still watch the game (read the posts within the FanLax Forum) but you'll only be able to post within the Penalty Box. i.e. I'm posting a reply to your post in the Penalty Box so you'll be able to reply to it on the sideline.admin wrote:The FanLax Forum follows the rules of Men's NCAA Lacrosse. This is where you can find more details about the FanLax Rules.
Flag. 1 Minute (2 Day) Unsportsmanlike Taunting Penalty for Wombat. Incident #6.
Also, Wombat, for what it's worth, you're officially the first person to serve a penalty at FanLax. Kudos.
I think most of us who did find our way here in the aftermath of LP's precipitous shutdown, welcome the opportunity to rebuild the discussion community.DMac wrote:Ha, that's laughable, but good luck.
Look at all the posters you've got on line at this moment and how the discussions have turned into childish bickering and schoolyard name calling. Can throw any line of turd out there you want backed up by nothing, which makes this place just another swirling pool in the cesspool that is social media. Although you might not have appreciated the standards set at LP, ultimately it kept it a reliable place for accurate and informative discussions. You aint got jack now. Awful lot of good folks are nowhere to be found, wonder why.
Edit: So you can't print c-r-a-p at the new place that offers all the freedom to print whatever you want but you can write turd. That makes sense, eh?
You appear to be an Anti-Wombatite.Drcthru wrote:And a child will lead them.
The helmets are just for the fall I think. I'm sure there will be plenty more color combos come springtime.jhu06 wrote:-that was a great writeup aside from the cliche bigger faster stronger etc spin, that's written about every program and said by every coach. Beyond terrible the Sun can't cover Hopkins lacrosse even for a fallball writeup. Stevens went over to the athletic but sounds like they're not getting into lax coverage.
-One sr 6'3 or taller 8 frosh 6'3 or bigger. Considering all the issues we've had with speed and athleticism over the years interested to see why petro decided to add size like that. I don't remember out muscled as the reason we lost last year. Will make for some fun youtube highlights though. Rangan and Durkin used to smash guys.
-Less worried about who the #1 guy is at fogo since we tend to use 2 given injuries, more hopeful a guy Darby can win the goalie situation outright.
-I think for a premier program in the sport in terms of the media coverage and fan base interest the team gets treated pretty fairly here. They get almost automatic admission to an elite school, $ to go there, are on tv every week, they have to expect accountability from fans when they don't play well.
-Seems pretty certain we'll see a lot of connor, forry, and concannon at midfield or somewhere this year, the rest of it sounds like a grab bag and most of us hadn't really discussed crawley at this pt in his freshman year and he was a contributor from day one.
-hate those gray helmets. we have great university colors, why waste a helmet on that garbage?
Excited for the season.
They have to keep making new styles of helmets so that an anonymous donor friend of mine keeps bidding and winning each style.jhu06 wrote:-that was a great writeup aside from the cliche bigger faster stronger etc spin, that's written about every program and said by every coach. Beyond terrible the Sun can't cover Hopkins lacrosse even for a fallball writeup. Stevens went over to the athletic but sounds like they're not getting into lax coverage.
-One sr 6'3 or taller 8 frosh 6'3 or bigger. Considering all the issues we've had with speed and athleticism over the years interested to see why petro decided to add size like that. I don't remember out muscled as the reason we lost last year. Will make for some fun youtube highlights though. Rangan and Durkin used to smash guys.
-Less worried about who the #1 guy is at fogo since we tend to use 2 given injuries, more hopeful a guy Darby can win the goalie situation outright.
-I think for a premier program in the sport in terms of the media coverage and fan base interest the team gets treated pretty fairly here. They get almost automatic admission to an elite school, $ to go there, are on tv every week, they have to expect accountability from fans when they don't play well.
-Seems pretty certain we'll see a lot of connor, forry, and concannon at midfield or somewhere this year, the rest of it sounds like a grab bag and most of us hadn't really discussed crawley at this pt in his freshman year and he was a contributor from day one.
-hate those gray helmets. we have great university colors, why waste a helmet on that garbage?
Excited for the season.
You would know better than I but I do believe whoever the goalie is will be guiding a pretty stout group. More than that, their experience should help the goalie settle in. In the end, you need to stop the ones you should, which to my eye hasn't always happened since Bassett. Of course, it helps to stop a few each game you had no business stopping as well.MDlaxfan76 wrote:I hate to nitpick, and I certainly understand the desire to praise an outgoing player for deserved acclaim and effort, but seems to me that Hopkins should expect far better goaltending outcomes than what JHU has achieved in some time, including 2018.
https://hopkinssports.com/cumestats.asp ... &year=2018
I quite agree that Brock's performance during the Big 10 playoffs was outstanding, with a 76% vs Ohio State and 58% vs UMD, but sub 40% for the next 2 games, a 1 goal win over Georgetown and the final loss to Duke, indeed 10 of 17 games sub 50%, 50.6% overall...we can simply say that there's tons of room for improvement.
If Hopkins can't do better, something is desperately wrong with the recruiting/coaching of that position.
If it was true that "the team couldn't score on Darby in practice", then there's indeed excellent reason to hope he'll be able to do so come game time. Again, if accurate, It would be puzzling if he doesn't.
Indeed, if he really is a stone cold ball stopper, the question would be whether the chance to do it under pressure might well have happened last year. I get the 'communication' aspects, but the reality is that stopping the ball consistently, as well as unexpectedly, energizes a defense way more than any tender's verbal directions.
Too much attention to the role of directing a defense in the moment inevitably screws up ball stopping. It's always puzzled me why coaches put so much pressure on the 'directing' aspects of the job. Goalies are somehow to not only recognize the offensive flow and the appropriate defensive package, and when to adjust, but also to instruct defenders on each opponent's specific tendencies, by #, in real time. Ridiculous. Watch the ball, stop the ball.
Coaches, keep it simple for your tenders. Make sure they understand that no other priority comes ahead of focus on the ball. Keep their heads on that task, both in practice and, most importantly, come game time. At each and every moment and opportunity before and during the game, reinforce that focus in a positive way. Everything else flows for a goalie when he's stopping the ball.
I agree that Hop has the potential to be a better defense, including more guys who can play ssdm versus bigger, stronger players.get it to x wrote:You would know better than I but I do believe whoever the goalie is will be guiding a pretty stout group. More than that, their experience should help the goalie settle in. In the end, you need to stop the ones you should, which to my eye hasn't always happened since Bassett. Of course, it helps to stop a few each game you had no business stopping as well.MDlaxfan76 wrote:I hate to nitpick, and I certainly understand the desire to praise an outgoing player for deserved acclaim and effort, but seems to me that Hopkins should expect far better goaltending outcomes than what JHU has achieved in some time, including 2018.
https://hopkinssports.com/cumestats.asp ... &year=2018
I quite agree that Brock's performance during the Big 10 playoffs was outstanding, with a 76% vs Ohio State and 58% vs UMD, but sub 40% for the next 2 games, a 1 goal win over Georgetown and the final loss to Duke, indeed 10 of 17 games sub 50%, 50.6% overall...we can simply say that there's tons of room for improvement.
If Hopkins can't do better, something is desperately wrong with the recruiting/coaching of that position.
If it was true that "the team couldn't score on Darby in practice", then there's indeed excellent reason to hope he'll be able to do so come game time. Again, if accurate, It would be puzzling if he doesn't.
Indeed, if he really is a stone cold ball stopper, the question would be whether the chance to do it under pressure might well have happened last year. I get the 'communication' aspects, but the reality is that stopping the ball consistently, as well as unexpectedly, energizes a defense way more than any tender's verbal directions.
Too much attention to the role of directing a defense in the moment inevitably screws up ball stopping. It's always puzzled me why coaches put so much pressure on the 'directing' aspects of the job. Goalies are somehow to not only recognize the offensive flow and the appropriate defensive package, and when to adjust, but also to instruct defenders on each opponent's specific tendencies, by #, in real time. Ridiculous. Watch the ball, stop the ball.
Coaches, keep it simple for your tenders. Make sure they understand that no other priority comes ahead of focus on the ball. Keep their heads on that task, both in practice and, most importantly, come game time. At each and every moment and opportunity before and during the game, reinforce that focus in a positive way. Everything else flows for a goalie when he's stopping the ball.
Boxscore shows Hop up 42-0 at half. Only touchdown of second half came in middle of 4th quarter by the backup QB (not Tammaro). It would seem Hopkins displayed plenty of restraint and sportsmanship. The second round is where this successful program has tripped up lately - best of luck.44WeWantMore wrote:Thanks for the heads-up. I would not have called a pass to the end zone when up 42-0, but this kind of thing came up on a Lax Power thread maybe a few years ago without a clear consensus emerging.
You hear about the Iowa-Illinois 63-0 game yesterday?44WeWantMore wrote:Thanks for looking at the box score. I should have done so myself before posting.
I was just tuning in at that point and did not realize it was the substitute QB (and presumably other subs).
It is hard to put in the subs, and then tell them not to go for the goal.