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10stone5 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 14, 2023 2:56 pm Orangeville / Marquis is on again for game 2 of OJLL playoffs,
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Game 1 was physical. Orangeville has a lot of offensive talent and they are fun to watch. This Six Nations team doesn't have the established players that they used to have when they were winning Minto Cups, but they still have some guys who are fun to watch.

These OJLL playoff games on youtube are a treat. The announcers are good and the players are good and they want to win badly.

Marquis is making it real hard to ignore his play in the box leagues.

Orangeville totally shreds their 1st round team, 99.99% chance they make it to the next round.

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Per the Hornets social media, backup goalkeeper(and 2021 honorable mention AA) Patrick Moore (Lynchburg) was accepted into grad school at Hopkins and will be walking onto the Blue Jays. He always did well in his extended playing time against my Marlins.
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Per the Hornets social media, backup goalkeeper(and 2021 honorable mention AA) Patrick Moore (Lynchburg) was accepted into grad school at Hopkins and will be walking onto the Blue Jays. He always did well in his extended playing time against my Marlins.
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10stone5 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 9:08 pm Marquis is making it real hard to ignore his play in the box leagues.

Orangeville totally shreds their 1st round team, 99.99% chance they make it to the next round.

Was he fighting? Good team. Ugly fight…

Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Sun Jul 16, 2023 9:25 am

10stone5 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 9:08 pm Marquis is making it real hard to ignore his play in the box leagues.

Orangeville totally shreds their 1st round team, 99.99% chance they make it to the next round.

Was he fighting? Good team. Ugly fight…

He wasn't involved. 10 pts, 0 penalty minutes

His fourth 10+ point game of the summer. Pretty good.

Re: the goalie from Lynchburg — unclear if he's *attempting* to walk on or if it's already a done deal. We don't need another goalie with Ierlan and Gelinas in the fold along with Webb and the freshman Verdi but if he earns a spot then he earns a spot. Would be the first ever Blue Jay from Alabama that I'm aware of.

HopFan16 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 16, 2023 1:07 pm

Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Sun Jul 16, 2023 9:25 am

10stone5 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 9:08 pm Marquis is making it real hard to ignore his play in the box leagues.

Orangeville totally shreds their 1st round team, 99.99% chance they make it to the next round.

Was he fighting? Good team. Ugly fight…

He wasn't involved. 10 pts, 0 penalty minutes

His fourth 10+ point game of the summer. Pretty good.

Re: the goalie from Lynchburg — unclear if he's *attempting* to walk on or if it's already a done deal. We don't need another goalie with Ierlan and Gelinas in the fold along with Webb and the freshman Verdi but if he earns a spot then he earns a spot. Would be the first ever Blue Jay from Alabama that I'm aware of.

Thanks. I like him….a lot. Hopefully it translates into a very productive 2024 season.

https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/ ... down/61850

For all of you Hopkins content carnivores - the link above (the first game) incorporates a visit from Crawley to the press box and one of the better 20 minutes or so - nothing that will send the earth spinning off its axis but interesting - one thing I noted was how polished Crawley now sounds in just the space of a year - I remember the first stream interview with him and "ummm" was used ALOT - now his ability to encapsulate thoughts and communicate them was world's apart. His thoughts on using the basketball court to teach - decision making by recruits etc. all good stuff - he also specifically took the time to state that the quarterfinal appearance in '23 - while a step in the right direction - is NOT up to Hopkins lacrosse standards and the coaches are doing anything they can to compete for and win a championship.

51percentcorn wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 11:47 am https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/ ... down/61850

For all of you Hopkins content carnivores - the link above (the first game) incorporates a visit from Crawley to the press box and one of the better 20 minutes or so - nothing that will send the earth spinning off its axis but interesting - one thing I noted was how polished Crawley now sounds in just the space of a year - I remember the first steam interview with him and "ummm" was used ALOT - now his ability to encapsulate thoughts and communicate them was world's apart. His thoughts on using the basketball court to teach - decision making by recruits etc. all good stuff - he also specifically took the time to state that the quarterfinal appearance in '23 - while a step in the right direction - is NOT up to Hopkins lacrosse standards and the coaches are doing anything they can to compete for and win a championship.

Is it carnivore, herbivore or omnivore?

51percentcorn wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 11:47 am https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/ ... down/61850

For all of you Hopkins content carnivores - the link above (the first game) incorporates a visit from Crawley to the press box and one of the better 20 minutes or so - nothing that will send the earth spinning off its axis but interesting - one thing I noted was how polished Crawley now sounds in just the space of a year - I remember the first steam interview with him and "ummm" was used ALOT - now his ability to encapsulate thoughts and communicate them was world's apart. His thoughts on using the basketball court to teach - decision making by recruits etc. all good stuff - he also specifically took the time to state that the quarterfinal appearance in '23 - while a step in the right direction - is NOT up to Hopkins lacrosse standards and the coaches are doing anything they can to compete for and win a championship.

Also some very high praise for Angelus. And a mention about them wanting him to be a little more selfish, which I agree with. Career 34% shooter but only took 53 shots in 17 games this season. There's probably room for him to bump that up to 65-70 without sacrificing his role as the primary distributor. His '23 season was rather Stanwickian in a good way, but that was another mild criticism of the brothers, that sometimes they deferred a little too often. It'd go along way in terms of taking pressure off Melendez, Collison, et al if Angelus is a little more aggressive as a dodger with the caveat being he's often covered by #1 poles (although I could see teams putting their best guy on Melendez next year more often than not). He's never going to be a 40-goal scorer but 25 is within the realm of possibilities.

A bit of talk about the Jays up in Canada this summer at the end. Marquis, Collison, English, McDonald, Rawson are all still in it while Sorichetti's team was eliminated last night. Phillips and Charboneau's team is still alive in the western league. Between all those guys it seems pretty likely we'll have somebody playing for the Minto in a few weeks.

HopFan16 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 12:47 pm

51percentcorn wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 11:47 am https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/ ... down/61850

For all of you Hopkins content carnivores - the link above (the first game) incorporates a visit from Crawley to the press box and one of the better 20 minutes or so - nothing that will send the earth spinning off its axis but interesting - one thing I noted was how polished Crawley now sounds in just the space of a year - I remember the first steam interview with him and "ummm" was used ALOT - now his ability to encapsulate thoughts and communicate them was world's apart. His thoughts on using the basketball court to teach - decision making by recruits etc. all good stuff - he also specifically took the time to state that the quarterfinal appearance in '23 - while a step in the right direction - is NOT up to Hopkins lacrosse standards and the coaches are doing anything they can to compete for and win a championship.

Also some very high praise for Angelus. And a mention about them wanting him to be a little more selfish, which I agree with. Career 34% shooter but only took 53 shots in 17 games this season. There's probably room for him to bump that up to 65-70 without sacrificing his role as the primary distributor. His '23 season was rather Stanwickian in a good way, but that was another mild criticism of the brothers, that sometimes they deferred a little too often. It'd go along way in terms of taking pressure off Melendez, Collison, et al if Angelus is a little more aggressive as a dodger with the caveat being he's often covered by #1 poles (although I could see teams putting their best guy on Melendez next year more often than not). He's never going to be a 40-goal scorer but 25 is within the realm of possibilities.

A bit of talk about the Jays up in Canada this summer at the end. Marquis, Collison, English, McDonald, Rawson are all still in it while Sorichetti's team was eliminated last night. Phillips and Charboneau's team is still alive in the western league. Between all those guys it seems pretty likely we'll have somebody playing for the Minto in a few weeks.

Is Angelus coming back?

Farfromgeneva wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 12:48 pm

HopFan16 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 12:47 pm

51percentcorn wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 11:47 am https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/ ... down/61850

For all of you Hopkins content carnivores - the link above (the first game) incorporates a visit from Crawley to the press box and one of the better 20 minutes or so - nothing that will send the earth spinning off its axis but interesting - one thing I noted was how polished Crawley now sounds in just the space of a year - I remember the first steam interview with him and "ummm" was used ALOT - now his ability to encapsulate thoughts and communicate them was world's apart. His thoughts on using the basketball court to teach - decision making by recruits etc. all good stuff - he also specifically took the time to state that the quarterfinal appearance in '23 - while a step in the right direction - is NOT up to Hopkins lacrosse standards and the coaches are doing anything they can to compete for and win a championship.

Also some very high praise for Angelus. And a mention about them wanting him to be a little more selfish, which I agree with. Career 34% shooter but only took 53 shots in 17 games this season. There's probably room for him to bump that up to 65-70 without sacrificing his role as the primary distributor. His '23 season was rather Stanwickian in a good way, but that was another mild criticism of the brothers, that sometimes they deferred a little too often. It'd go along way in terms of taking pressure off Melendez, Collison, et al if Angelus is a little more aggressive as a dodger with the caveat being he's often covered by #1 poles (although I could see teams putting their best guy on Melendez next year more often than not). He's never going to be a 40-goal scorer but 25 is within the realm of possibilities.

A bit of talk about the Jays up in Canada this summer at the end. Marquis, Collison, English, McDonald, Rawson are all still in it while Sorichetti's team was eliminated last night. Phillips and Charboneau's team is still alive in the western league. Between all those guys it seems pretty likely we'll have somebody playing for the Minto in a few weeks.

Is Angelus coming back?

Yep

So I count 9 posted Thank yous to Grad student/Senior players from the team's offical Instagram/Twitter account - Marcille/Mazzone/Narewski/Krampf/Versfeld/Caracciolo/Handsor/Ruddy/Glassmeyer

I think it is pretty well thought that Angelus and Szuluk are returning

That leaves 3 - I thought there was an official thanks to Hawley but I do not see it. They posted a clip after the season of him getting a tough ground ball but there was zero commentary
The other two are Degnon - gotta give PM extra points for trying - I'd love to hear the argument that was crafted - has to be a long shot

And the final one is Jaronski - Even with Aviles - I would love to see him back

I think the roster math is thus:
49 -9 (confirmed departures) - 1 (Wong transfer) - 2 assumed deparures (Hawley/Degnon) + 4 Transfers in +17 (incoming class) = 58 - maybe 57 depending on Jaronski
Nominally 58 is not great - but 2 factors make it slightly more palatable - close to 20 Jays will fly away after next season and the lost class created by the coaching transfer

51percentcorn wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 2:47 pm So I count 9 posted Thank yous to Grad student/Senior players from the team's offical Instagram/Twitter account - Marcille/Mazzone/Narewski/Krampf/Versfeld/Caracciolo/Handsor/Ruddy/Glassmeyer

I think it is pretty well thought that Angelus and Szuluk are returning

That leaves 3 - I thought there was an official thanks to Hawley but I do not see it. They posted a clip after the season of him getting a tough ground ball but there was zero commentary
The other two are Degnon - gotta give PM extra points for trying - I'd love to hear the argument that was crafted - has to be a long shot

And the final one is Jaronski - Even with Aviles - I would love to see him back

I think the roster math is thus:
49 -9 (confirmed departures) - 1 (Wong transfer) - 2 assumed deparures (Hawley/Degnon) + 4 Transfers in +17 (incoming class) = 58 - maybe 57 depending on Jaronski
Nominally 58 is not great - but 2 factors make it slightly more palatable - close to 20 Jays will fly away after next season and the lost class created by the coaching transfer

Jaronski is coming back too

Don't know about Hawley. Would love to have him back though.

The class of '24 is on the small size. Only 10 right now and that includes Lumpris who still may defect for a D1 football program. Georgetown Prep middie Ciaran McCleary was recently bumped up to 4-star status for those who care about such things.

51percentcorn wrote: ↑Fri Jul 14, 2023 11:04 am I saw Marquis scored one goal in an apparent workmanlike effort from the undefeated Northmen. 2024 will be a key year for him IMO with Hopkins. Frankly - unless he makes a leap to play more mid-field there's not a role - other than maybe this late season PT on man-up - that jumps out at you for him to see the field. You can hang your hat on the "positionless" terminology all you want - but Angelus and Melendez are never leaving the field - and there are at least 4 candidates for that non existent position of left handed shooter - and if they pulled off the miracle of Degnon - then that non existent position is locked.

Do you think Marquis is likely EMO only for the future? He certainly has incredible stick skills.
Might there be a role for him on the crease? We really haven't had a true crease attackman in a while.
Perhaps he could rotate in as a crease man at attack for some runs?
Thoughts?

My thoughts FWIW (Not much)
- Next year could range from difficult to almost impossible for him to play attack. Almost impossible means that a kindler gentler NCAA has bought what Hopkins is trying to sell them on Degnon. If that ever happened - and its been 2 months since the season ended and no thank you post to a two time 40 goal scorer and captain - then the attack is set and they rarely if ever leave the field.
- Difficult in my mind means again - they are at least 4 candidates you can pick from to take a left handed shooting spot if Degnon is gone - so you have to weigh the various contributions from those guys versus potentially having Marquis play more toward sthe middle of the field - what's more valuable and a better fit to the offense - having someone like Collison or Hunter Chauvette throwing lefty bb's and the options created off of that or the variability someone like Marquis possibly presents? Idk my bff Jill?
- While not tiny he doesn't possess great size like a Cormier or even the last really good Hopkins crease man in Benn - could soemtimes get swallowed up in the land of the giants like Cam Chauvette might have at times.

It seems like his box background - and success there - means he should present problems to short sticks - I would hope he gets a shot at the mid-field and then you see where the chips lie in '25 with Angelus gone.


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I guess it's better than nothing but sticking Marquis on the crease is not the best way to maximize his skill set. He's 4th in the OJLL in goals this summer with 50 but he's also 2nd in assists with 81. Arguably his greatest asset is his vision and pinpoint passing. Get him up top or on the wing in some two-man games.

They've run Melendez out of the box on several occasions. I would not be surprised to see something of a rotation between him and Marquis on attack while the other plays midfield. E.g. Marquis could take the shifts that went to Krampf last season. Or maybe he grabs some minutes that were given to the right-handed middie rotation guys — Evans/Phillips/McDermott/Bauer/etc. There are a lot of ways to get him on the field.

51percentcorn wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 2:47 pm So I count 9 posted Thank yous to Grad student/Senior players from the team's offical Instagram/Twitter account - Marcille/Mazzone/Narewski/Krampf/Versfeld/Caracciolo/Handsor/Ruddy/Glassmeyer

I think it is pretty well thought that Angelus and Szuluk are returning

That leaves 3 - I thought there was an official thanks to Hawley but I do not see it. They posted a clip after the season of him getting a tough ground ball but there was zero commentary
The other two are Degnon - gotta give PM extra points for trying - I'd love to hear the argument that was crafted - has to be a long shot

And the final one is Jaronski - Even with Aviles - I would love to see him back

I think the roster math is thus:
49 -9 (confirmed departures) - 1 (Wong transfer) - 2 assumed deparures (Hawley/Degnon) + 4 Transfers in +17 (incoming class) = 58 - maybe 57 depending on Jaronski
Nominally 58 is not great - but 2 factors make it slightly more palatable - close to 20 Jays will fly away after next season and the lost class created by the coaching transfer

I'm not going to google this. But in the 70s/80s rosters were 30s ish?, jumped to the 40s in the aughts and went to the 50s/60s in the 10s/20s. Why? And admissions is cool with an extra 2-3 kids a year coming in through the lax vip entrance?

jhu06 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2023 11:06 am

51percentcorn wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 2:47 pm So I count 9 posted Thank yous to Grad student/Senior players from the team's offical Instagram/Twitter account - Marcille/Mazzone/Narewski/Krampf/Versfeld/Caracciolo/Handsor/Ruddy/Glassmeyer

I think it is pretty well thought that Angelus and Szuluk are returning

That leaves 3 - I thought there was an official thanks to Hawley but I do not see it. They posted a clip after the season of him getting a tough ground ball but there was zero commentary
The other two are Degnon - gotta give PM extra points for trying - I'd love to hear the argument that was crafted - has to be a long shot

And the final one is Jaronski - Even with Aviles - I would love to see him back

I think the roster math is thus:
49 -9 (confirmed departures) - 1 (Wong transfer) - 2 assumed deparures (Hawley/Degnon) + 4 Transfers in +17 (incoming class) = 58 - maybe 57 depending on Jaronski
Nominally 58 is not great - but 2 factors make it slightly more palatable - close to 20 Jays will fly away after next season and the lost class created by the coaching transfer

I'm not going to google this. But in the 70s/80s rosters were 30s ish?, jumped to the 40s in the aughts and went to the 50s/60s in the 10s/20s. Why? And admissions is cool with an extra 2-3 kids a year coming in through the lax vip entrance?

I don’t see how a team of 35 players can be competitive over the course of a season today…. Very little depth when injuries start to creep in but it would be relative to others I suppose. I don’t remember players being as injured as they are now. Probably too much of everything.

Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2023 11:26 am

jhu06 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2023 11:06 am

51percentcorn wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 2:47 pm So I count 9 posted Thank yous to Grad student/Senior players from the team's offical Instagram/Twitter account - Marcille/Mazzone/Narewski/Krampf/Versfeld/Caracciolo/Handsor/Ruddy/Glassmeyer

I think it is pretty well thought that Angelus and Szuluk are returning

That leaves 3 - I thought there was an official thanks to Hawley but I do not see it. They posted a clip after the season of him getting a tough ground ball but there was zero commentary
The other two are Degnon - gotta give PM extra points for trying - I'd love to hear the argument that was crafted - has to be a long shot

And the final one is Jaronski - Even with Aviles - I would love to see him back

I think the roster math is thus:
49 -9 (confirmed departures) - 1 (Wong transfer) - 2 assumed deparures (Hawley/Degnon) + 4 Transfers in +17 (incoming class) = 58 - maybe 57 depending on Jaronski
Nominally 58 is not great - but 2 factors make it slightly more palatable - close to 20 Jays will fly away after next season and the lost class created by the coaching transfer

I'm not going to google this. But in the 70s/80s rosters were 30s ish?, jumped to the 40s in the aughts and went to the 50s/60s in the 10s/20s. Why? And admissions is cool with an extra 2-3 kids a year coming in through the lax vip entrance?

I don’t see how a team of 35 players can be competitive over the course of a season today…. Very little depth when injuries start to creep in but it would be relative to others I suppose. I don’t remember players being as injured as they are now. Probably too much of everything.

42 would get you 3 deep at every position. Coaches love options though, especially since they dont have to budget a lot money to them.