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jhu06 wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 8:09 pm

51percentcorn wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 3:40 pm

Ruffled_Feathers wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 3:31 pm

Bigdawg69 wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 3:25 pm Hopkins looked good. Melendez is legit. He’ll be back again right?

Melendez is listed as a Junior on the roster.

jhu06 wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 3:26 pm looked like PM had collison and some other horses in late in the 4th. that means he wanted improvement from them. They also lost faceoffs and I thought the shooting and ball handling was awful early. Peshko and bauer did not have great games.

wins over georgetown and michigan continue to look better and better.

The midfield lines they were already playing like 9 deep from the first whistle; dunno how much deeper you really want to go on the bench ultimately even when you mostly park the bus. I think the only person added to the offensive midfield rotation was Stu Phillips in the 4th.

Mlelendez only played in 3 games in 2022 for Marquette - not saying he wants one but he could/would get a medical red-shirt and play 2 more years for the Jays.

I'm confused- what did Bauer and Peshko do that qualified as "not great" games? - I recall Peshko took one shot - it was an absolute rocket that hit the pipe and led directly to a Melendez goal. How many goals do you want to score? The two face-off men for Bryant are good - you are going to lose some. You have to play somebody at mid-field - they didn't take shots - they passed it around trying to run out the clock and not get hurt - no improvement sought in that circumstance whatsoever - 06' are you watching the same game?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5ILhDpFMJs
post game video conference. Foy "It was your 7th goal before your first midfield was on the field for a goal". Quite something.

primitiveskills wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 11:49 am

Finster wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 3:06 pm
Btw, is anyone going to talk about Brooks English?

OK. If you insist.

He's quickly becoming one of the most important pieces of the offense. Having the ability to routinely win the dodge and a lacrosse IQ high enough to make the right pass/ be in the right place off-ball is like gold. Kevin Boland vibes. He's going to create a ton of offense before he's done here.

Finster wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 12:44 pm

primitiveskills wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 11:49 am

Finster wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 3:06 pm
Btw, is anyone going to talk about Brooks English?

OK. If you insist.

He's quickly becoming one of the most important pieces of the offense. Having the ability to routinely win the dodge and a lacrosse IQ high enough to make the right pass/ be in the right place off-ball is like gold. Kevin Boland vibes. He's going to create a ton of offense before he's done here.

He’s a smart player, crafty. Surprised Hopkins hasn’t found a bigger role for him. Maybe they will after this weekend?

HopFan16 wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 12:53 pm

Finster wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 12:44 pm

primitiveskills wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 11:49 am

Finster wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 3:06 pm
Btw, is anyone going to talk about Brooks English?

OK. If you insist.

He's quickly becoming one of the most important pieces of the offense. Having the ability to routinely win the dodge and a lacrosse IQ high enough to make the right pass/ be in the right place off-ball is like gold. Kevin Boland vibes. He's going to create a ton of offense before he's done here.

He’s a smart player, crafty. Surprised Hopkins hasn’t found a bigger role for him. Maybe they will after this weekend?

What exactly would the bigger role be? He's a top 6 midfielder and they play the two lines interchangeably. There isn't really a line 1 or 2. Crawley tends to ride the hot hand and often that's the "second" midfield.

English is terrific, a future All-American like his brothers. Might soon be better than them. Looks quicker to me and is contributing on the offensive end earlier than they did which bodes well. Not many freshman midfielders who can score both off the dodge creating their own shot and off-ball as a cutter/crease guy. He can do both. Staff knocked it out of the park with both him and Collison. Two terrific midfield pieces with different skill sets to build around.

Finster wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 12:58 pm

HopFan16 wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 12:53 pm

Finster wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 12:44 pm

primitiveskills wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 11:49 am

Finster wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 3:06 pm
Btw, is anyone going to talk about Brooks English?

OK. If you insist.

He's quickly becoming one of the most important pieces of the offense. Having the ability to routinely win the dodge and a lacrosse IQ high enough to make the right pass/ be in the right place off-ball is like gold. Kevin Boland vibes. He's going to create a ton of offense before he's done here.

He’s a smart player, crafty. Surprised Hopkins hasn’t found a bigger role for him. Maybe they will after this weekend?

What exactly would the bigger role be? He's a top 6 midfielder and they play the two lines interchangeably. There isn't really a line 1 or 2. Crawley tends to ride the hot hand and often that's the "second" midfield.

English is terrific, a future All-American like his brothers. Might soon be better than them. Looks quicker to me and is contributing on the offensive end earlier than they did which bodes well. Not many freshman midfielders who can score both off the dodge creating their own shot and off-ball as a cutter/crease guy. He can do both. Staff knocked it out of the park with both him and Collison. Two terrific midfield pieces with different skill sets to build around.

What I meant is before the weekend, English had three goals. In the weekend game, he doubled his year to date scoring.

There has to be more room for him. It’s a high class problem. His presence will be far more pronounced next year imo.

Old Lax Fan wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 3:15 pm It looked like Hopkins first midfield took runs 1 and 4, while the second midfield took runs 2,3, and 5 to start the game, during which time English scored three goals.

HF16 claimed that Collison was ready to contribute when the season started and that English would be a major contributor once he recovered from his injury. HF16 was spot on. He also claimed that Marquis will soon be a star. Watching him in pre game warm-ups all season long, he was making accurate skip passes to open players near the crease – just warm ups against his team mates, but interesting. Marquis got his first goal yesterday.

HopFan16 wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 3:43 pm

Old Lax Fan wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 3:15 pm It looked like Hopkins first midfield took runs 1 and 4, while the second midfield took runs 2,3, and 5 to start the game, during which time English scored three goals.

HF16 claimed that Collison was ready to contribute when the season started and that English would be a major contributor once he recovered from his injury. HF16 was spot on. He also claimed that Marquis will soon be a star. Watching him in pre game warm-ups all season long, he was making accurate skip passes to open players near the crease – just warm ups against his team mates, but interesting. Marquis got his first goal yesterday.

Would love to take credit but anyone who watched those kids in high school should have seen this coming. Collison was severely under-ranked coming in. He's a top 5 player in the class. Doesn't take a genius to see that a 6'4'' Canadian who shrugs off defensemen like they're gnats and can shoot the absolute sh*t out of the ball is going to be a good player. As for English, his pedigree is obvious but what jumped out on film was his ability to create separation basically at will and we're seeing that now. When he plants his foot and cuts, nobody can stay on his hands. Added bonus that he's a good finisher in tight.

Marquis' game was the one that needed a little seasoning which is perhaps why he's played less than the others but I absolutely love his potential. Once-in-a-generation stick skills to go along with great vision from the wing. If Angelus is back next year, the right-handed attack room is a bit crowded but Marquis should get time through the box and then would be in line to start on attack in 2025. That said, some guys make the sophomore leap, so you never know. He could force his way into the starting lineup as early as next year.

Old Lax Fan wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 3:15 pm It looked like Hopkins first midfield took runs 1 and 4, while the second midfield took runs 2,3, and 5 to start the game, during which time English scored three goals.

HF16 claimed that Collison was ready to contribute when the season started and that English would be a major contributor once he recovered from his injury. HF16 was spot on. He also claimed that Marquis will soon be a star. Watching him in pre game warm-ups all season long, he was making accurate skip passes to open players near the crease – just warm ups against his team mates, but interesting. Marquis got his first goal yesterday.

HopFan16 wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 3:43 pm

Old Lax Fan wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 3:15 pm It looked like Hopkins first midfield took runs 1 and 4, while the second midfield took runs 2,3, and 5 to start the game, during which time English scored three goals.

HF16 claimed that Collison was ready to contribute when the season started and that English would be a major contributor once he recovered from his injury. HF16 was spot on. He also claimed that Marquis will soon be a star. Watching him in pre game warm-ups all season long, he was making accurate skip passes to open players near the crease – just warm ups against his team mates, but interesting. Marquis got his first goal yesterday.

Would love to take credit but anyone who watched those kids in high school should have seen this coming. Collison was severely under-ranked coming in. He's a top 5 player in the class. Doesn't take a genius to see that a 6'4'' Canadian who shrugs off defensemen like they're gnats and can shoot the absolute sh*t out of the ball is going to be a good player. As for English, his pedigree is obvious but what jumped out on film was his ability to create separation basically at will and we're seeing that now. When he plants his foot and cuts, nobody can stay on his hands. Added bonus that he's a good finisher in tight.

Marquis' game was the one that needed a little seasoning which is perhaps why he's played less than the others but I absolutely love his potential. Once-in-a-generation stick skills to go along with great vision from the wing. If Angelus is back next year, the right-handed attack room is a bit crowded but Marquis should get time through the box and then would be in line to start on attack in 2025. That said, some guys make the sophomore leap, so you never know. He could force his way into the starting lineup as early as next year.

HopFan16 wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 3:43 pm

Old Lax Fan wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 3:15 pm It looked like Hopkins first midfield took runs 1 and 4, while the second midfield took runs 2,3, and 5 to start the game, during which time English scored three goals.

HF16 claimed that Collison was ready to contribute when the season started and that English would be a major contributor once he recovered from his injury. HF16 was spot on. He also claimed that Marquis will soon be a star. Watching him in pre game warm-ups all season long, he was making accurate skip passes to open players near the crease – just warm ups against his team mates, but interesting. Marquis got his first goal yesterday.

Would love to take credit but anyone who watched those kids in high school should have seen this coming. Collison was severely under-ranked coming in. He's a top 5 player in the class. Doesn't take a genius to see that a 6'4'' Canadian who shrugs off defensemen like they're gnats and can shoot the absolute sh*t out of the ball is going to be a good player. As for English, his pedigree is obvious but what jumped out on film was his ability to create separation basically at will and we're seeing that now. When he plants his foot and cuts, nobody can stay on his hands. Added bonus that he's a good finisher in tight.

Marquis' game was the one that needed a little seasoning which is perhaps why he's played less than the others but I absolutely love his potential. Once-in-a-generation stick skills to go along with great vision from the wing. If Angelus is back next year, the right-handed attack room is a bit crowded but Marquis should get time through the box and then would be in line to start on attack in 2025. That said, some guys make the sophomore leap, so you never know. He could force his way into the starting lineup as early as next year.

10stone5 wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 4:15 pm

HopFan16 wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 3:43 pm

Old Lax Fan wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 3:15 pm It looked like Hopkins first midfield took runs 1 and 4, while the second midfield took runs 2,3, and 5 to start the game, during which time English scored three goals.

HF16 claimed that Collison was ready to contribute when the season started and that English would be a major contributor once he recovered from his injury. HF16 was spot on. He also claimed that Marquis will soon be a star. Watching him in pre game warm-ups all season long, he was making accurate skip passes to open players near the crease – just warm ups against his team mates, but interesting. Marquis got his first goal yesterday.

Would love to take credit but anyone who watched those kids in high school should have seen this coming. Collison was severely under-ranked coming in. He's a top 5 player in the class. Doesn't take a genius to see that a 6'4'' Canadian who shrugs off defensemen like they're gnats and can shoot the absolute sh*t out of the ball is going to be a good player. As for English, his pedigree is obvious but what jumped out on film was his ability to create separation basically at will and we're seeing that now. When he plants his foot and cuts, nobody can stay on his hands. Added bonus that he's a good finisher in tight.

Marquis' game was the one that needed a little seasoning which is perhaps why he's played less than the others but I absolutely love his potential. Once-in-a-generation stick skills to go along with great vision from the wing. If Angelus is back next year, the right-handed attack room is a bit crowded but Marquis should get time through the box and then would be in line to start on attack in 2025. That said, some guys make the sophomore leap, so you never know. He could force his way into the starting lineup as early as next year.

And another under-rated class next year,

Sorichetti, Triston Jewell, Charlie Iler, the Chaminade goalie.

lilax wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 4:48 pm Verdi (Chaminade Goalie) has been very good this year. He is a bigger kid with quick hands. Chaminade has always produced very good goalies (i.e Liam Entenmann ND's goalie). I don't think he is at Entenmann's level, but Verdi will be a good one. I felt he was the difference in Chaminade beating Manhasset this weekend.

Milliman M.O at Cornell was having an eye for less recruited talent. It is starting to show that he is doing it at Hopkins.

jhu06 wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 5:20 pm

lilax wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 4:48 pm Verdi (Chaminade Goalie) has been very good this year. He is a bigger kid with quick hands. Chaminade has always produced very good goalies (i.e Liam Entenmann ND's goalie). I don't think he is at Entenmann's level, but Verdi will be a good one. I felt he was the difference in Chaminade beating Manhasset this weekend.

Milliman M.O at Cornell was having an eye for less recruited talent. It is starting to show that he is doing it at Hopkins.

Foy's comment this morning on English was that "(english) fits (millimans recruiting from cornell) because (milliman) doesn't care about size in his recruits".

lilax wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 4:48 pm Verdi (Chaminade Goalie) has been very good this year. He is a bigger kid with quick hands. Chaminade has always produced very good goalies (i.e Liam Entenmann ND's goalie). I don't think he is at Entenmann's level, but Verdi will be a good one. I felt he was the difference in Chaminade beating Manhasset this weekend.

Milliman M.O at Cornell was having an eye for less recruited talent. It is starting to show that he is doing it at Hopkins.