Re: Maryland 2024
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2024 3:30 pm
Seeing Burke at Attack would’ve been very scary
Wasn't there a rumor going around that #1 wasn't going to be given out this year?
That would put him in the Jared B., Wisnauskas, Brennan O'Neill points zone; seems like a bit of a stretch, but even if he does half of that it's still a huge upgrade for the Terps.Wheels wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 3:17 pm I think along these lines, too.
https://twitter.com/jgugs40/status/1743 ... SbttsWe64Q
Before he hurt his knee last year, the staff looked at him as a possible 40-40 kind of player. You see what Erksa did as a freshman (26g, 22a), who was kind of thrown into the fire, and it's not very hard to see why they thought Malever might be a 40-40 kind of player. It's easy to forget that he played on the 2nd MF line as a freshman, the only freshman on offense to get any time, on that 2021 team and then started on the 2022 team and did 26g-22a at attack. Not hard to see him elevating his totals as more of a focal point in the offense instead of the 4th or 5th option.keno in reno wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 6:19 pmThat would put him in the Jared B., Wisnauskas, Brennan O'Neill points zone; seems like a bit of a stretch, but even if he does half of that it's still a huge upgrade for the Terps.Wheels wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 3:17 pm I think along these lines, too.
https://twitter.com/jgugs40/status/1743 ... SbttsWe64Q
That team had talent in waves. Not only on offense, where they were a total juggernaut, but also on defense, where they were also a total juggernaut. Every starting pole was an All American. Even the "weak link" in Matt Rahill was an IL HM AA. And two SSDMs were AA (with a third named from IL). Absolutely nuts.Wheels wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 7:23 pmBefore he hurt his knee last year, the staff looked at him as a possible 40-40 kind of player. You see what Erksa did as a freshman (26g, 22a), who was kind of thrown into the fire, and it's not very hard to see why they thought Malever might be a 40-40 kind of player. It's easy to forget that he played on the 2nd MF line as a freshman, the only freshman on offense to get any time, on that 2021 team and then started on the 2022 team and did 26g-22a at attack. Not hard to see him elevating his totals as more of a focal point in the offense instead of the 4th or 5th option.keno in reno wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 6:19 pmThat would put him in the Jared B., Wisnauskas, Brennan O'Neill points zone; seems like a bit of a stretch, but even if he does half of that it's still a huge upgrade for the Terps.Wheels wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 3:17 pm I think along these lines, too.
https://twitter.com/jgugs40/status/1743 ... SbttsWe64Q
It's going to be really fun to watch how Tills and Phipps figure out playing rotations. They could go 3 lines deep at midfield without massive drop offs. I doubt they do run 3 lines, but the depth is there. What a difference a year makes.
Man...going back and looking at the scoring on that 2022 team. Crazy firepower.
And then McNaney goes bonkers starting in the B1G Tournament and carries it through the NCAA Tournament. It was unreal. All 4 shorties are on PLL rosters. Literally zero weaknesses. They ranked 1st in offense, defense, goaltending, and face-off in LaxRef's adjusted rankings. I think his system goes back to 2014. it was the first time a team had ever finished 1st in every major category like that. Wonder if we'll ever see that again.PulpExposure wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2024 2:09 pmThat team had talent in waves. Not only on offense, where they were a total juggernaut, but also on defense, where they were also a total juggernaut. Every starting pole was an All American. Even the "weak link" in Matt Rahill was an IL HM AA. And two SSDMs were AA (with a third named from IL). Absolutely nuts.Wheels wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 7:23 pmBefore he hurt his knee last year, the staff looked at him as a possible 40-40 kind of player. You see what Erksa did as a freshman (26g, 22a), who was kind of thrown into the fire, and it's not very hard to see why they thought Malever might be a 40-40 kind of player. It's easy to forget that he played on the 2nd MF line as a freshman, the only freshman on offense to get any time, on that 2021 team and then started on the 2022 team and did 26g-22a at attack. Not hard to see him elevating his totals as more of a focal point in the offense instead of the 4th or 5th option.keno in reno wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 6:19 pmThat would put him in the Jared B., Wisnauskas, Brennan O'Neill points zone; seems like a bit of a stretch, but even if he does half of that it's still a huge upgrade for the Terps.Wheels wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 3:17 pm I think along these lines, too.
https://twitter.com/jgugs40/status/1743 ... SbttsWe64Q
It's going to be really fun to watch how Tills and Phipps figure out playing rotations. They could go 3 lines deep at midfield without massive drop offs. I doubt they do run 3 lines, but the depth is there. What a difference a year makes.
Man...going back and looking at the scoring on that 2022 team. Crazy firepower.
And that was with one of their best ssdm's out for the season; plus possibly their best player ever graduated the year before.PulpExposure wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2024 2:09 pmThat team had talent in waves. Not only on offense, where they were a total juggernaut, but also on defense, where they were also a total juggernaut. Every starting pole was an All American. Even the "weak link" in Matt Rahill was an IL HM AA. And two SSDMs were AA (with a third named from IL). Absolutely nuts.Wheels wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 7:23 pmBefore he hurt his knee last year, the staff looked at him as a possible 40-40 kind of player. You see what Erksa did as a freshman (26g, 22a), who was kind of thrown into the fire, and it's not very hard to see why they thought Malever might be a 40-40 kind of player. It's easy to forget that he played on the 2nd MF line as a freshman, the only freshman on offense to get any time, on that 2021 team and then started on the 2022 team and did 26g-22a at attack. Not hard to see him elevating his totals as more of a focal point in the offense instead of the 4th or 5th option.keno in reno wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 6:19 pmThat would put him in the Jared B., Wisnauskas, Brennan O'Neill points zone; seems like a bit of a stretch, but even if he does half of that it's still a huge upgrade for the Terps.Wheels wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 3:17 pm I think along these lines, too.
https://twitter.com/jgugs40/status/1743 ... SbttsWe64Q
It's going to be really fun to watch how Tills and Phipps figure out playing rotations. They could go 3 lines deep at midfield without massive drop offs. I doubt they do run 3 lines, but the depth is there. What a difference a year makes.
Man...going back and looking at the scoring on that 2022 team. Crazy firepower.
I'm sure some team will go undefeated, though I do think it'll take awhile. It's hard enough for professional men to keep a consistent effort over a full years schedule while getting their opponent's best effort every game, let alone a bunch of college kids. Sometimes even losing one game in the regular season takes a lot of pressure off trying to have the perfect season. It becomes an anchor...and you could even see it weighing on even that Terps wagon as the tournament played out. As good as that team was, it was worn out by the end.keno in reno wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2024 5:18 pm
Some superteam will do it again. Duke and UVA certainly accumulate the talent each year to ignite a perfect season. I thought UVA was a threat to match that success just last year. Still don't know how the 2023 Terps beat them in C'Ville, or how they lost to ND. Just shows how magical 2022 was.