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anotherbighoofan wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2019 5:44 pm

wahoomurf wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2019 8:50 am The guys (Lars) need to spend more time on beating a zone. The exchanges were not crisp. The time it takes for a player to adjust to a sloppy pass gives ample time for the defense to get back into rhythm. No excuses for such a skilled, experienced team. Stick high, ear hole, basic 101 stuff.

Why was Laviano replaced on man-up?

Goss is a terrific stopper. IMO, the lads took too many outside shots. Lots of easy saves.

Outhustled on ground balls? Were those guys better conditioned? Running in snow banks is tough. Gotta lift those knees.

Bruno is a fine team. Yet for most of Q-1, it looked like we didn't take them seriously.

We let Bruno take too many shots. Thank Yahweh, Rode stepped up.....big time.

FOs were inconsistent. Or was their guy that good?

Conrad is such an important cog in the wheel. Timely, stellar wing play, feeding skill, hustling his chords off.Leadership!

Perfect questions. IMHO and experience the lack of cohesion in any team at this level is the result of a survival of the fittest mentality and fomented by focus on stats in a sport where there a lot of meaningless stats. There is not a stat for leadership.

rasheed wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2019 5:46 pm Mother of god!!! We finally beat Notre Dame....

DocBarrister wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2019 6:04 pm

rasheed wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2019 5:46 pm Mother of god!!! We finally beat Notre Dame....

Had no idea that Virginia hadn’t beaten Notre Dame since 2006. That’s absolutely amazing.

DocBarrister

Cooter wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2019 12:16 am

DocBarrister wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2019 6:04 pm

rasheed wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2019 5:46 pm Mother of god!!! We finally beat Notre Dame....

Had no idea that Virginia hadn’t beaten Notre Dame since 2006. That’s absolutely amazing.

DocBarrister

Not really. I don't think Notre Dame was a regular opponent for UVa, until 2014 when ND joined the ACC.
UVa was the last place team in the ACC several of those years.

rasheed wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2019 5:46 pm Mother of god!!! We finally beat Notre Dame....

wgdsr wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2019 4:51 pm the insight that i can share is the staff likes rode to date, though that's not really insight.
the stats are what they are. through x # of games --- you or anyone can opine about whether they will change much for a goalie. i know what i think. in the meantime, i'll take where they are, given how they've had to pull out about every win from behind.

The Orfling wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2019 12:39 pm The Cardiac Cavs do it again! Exciting win. They seem to like the challenge of playing from behind. Huge ACC win for UVA.

MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2019 8:58 am

wgdsr wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2019 4:51 pm the insight that i can share is the staff likes rode to date, though that's not really insight.
the stats are what they are. through x # of games --- you or anyone can opine about whether they will change much for a goalie. i know what i think. in the meantime, i'll take where they are, given how they've had to pull out about every win from behind.

I agree, though that's not exactly the "insight" I was looking for above.

I quite agree about being pleased with the current position UVA is in, all the more so for the comeback wins.

But this is a lacrosse discussion, so I raise this question.

UVA needed better goaltending and got it for a game each by their tenders.
Why the backslide?

HooDat wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2019 10:49 am

MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2019 8:58 am

wgdsr wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2019 4:51 pm the insight that i can share is the staff likes rode to date, though that's not really insight.
the stats are what they are. through x # of games --- you or anyone can opine about whether they will change much for a goalie. i know what i think. in the meantime, i'll take where they are, given how they've had to pull out about every win from behind.

I agree, though that's not exactly the "insight" I was looking for above.

I quite agree about being pleased with the current position UVA is in, all the more so for the comeback wins.

But this is a lacrosse discussion, so I raise this question.

UVA needed better goaltending and got it for a game each by their tenders.
Why the backslide?

Interesting to me was that Rode was lights-out at the start of the game - right up to the penalty, and then he seemed to lose something. The staff seems to be very committed to him as the starter - can they still redshirt Burkinshaw?

HooDat wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2019 10:49 am

MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2019 8:58 am

wgdsr wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2019 4:51 pm the insight that i can share is the staff likes rode to date, though that's not really insight.
the stats are what they are. through x # of games --- you or anyone can opine about whether they will change much for a goalie. i know what i think. in the meantime, i'll take where they are, given how they've had to pull out about every win from behind.

I agree, though that's not exactly the "insight" I was looking for above.

I quite agree about being pleased with the current position UVA is in, all the more so for the comeback wins.

But this is a lacrosse discussion, so I raise this question.

UVA needed better goaltending and got it for a game each by their tenders.
Why the backslide?

Interesting to me was that Rode was lights-out at the start of the game - right up to the penalty, and then he seemed to lose something. The staff seems to be very committed to him as the starter - can they still redshirt Burkinshaw?

#WeWantMore plays Virginia is next (March 23, 6 p.m. on ESPN3). Unless further negotiations occur, these two teams will not play in 2020 — and that annoys me. Hopkins will renew with Navy but not Virginia. Fans love rivalries. You can't put a price tag on rivalries. We must preserve old-school rivalries in the face of conference loyalties.

HooDat wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2019 4:16 pm MDlax - Your comments are spot on.