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HopFan16 wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 11:43 am

LaxPundit07 wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 9:29 am
Ultimately, I still feel like this team is too "small" in physical stature to compete nationally. This will need to be addressed by PM and staff in future classes. I remember watching them against Maryland earlier in the year and seeing some of their offensive players just getting thrown around by Maryland SSDMs. You don't see that happening in a Syracuse Notre Dame match up.

I’m not totally buying this. Let’s look at the SSDMs for instance: Is experience an issue? Yes. Is speed an issue? For a few, yes, but not for all. But size? Martin, Zinn, Lilly, Mabbett, Jaronski, Shure—none of these guys are small.

On the offensive end, getting Degnon, Peshko, and Grimes on the midfield has helped. Epstein and DeSimone are average size for attackmen and obviously Williams is huge. There are still a few small converted attackmen at the midfield, but every team has a couple of those, and I don’t think the issue is so pervasive as to make the team physically incapable of competing. The staff has done a good job making sure not all of the munchkins are on the field at the same time.

Defensively—they’re all pretty big. Delaney isn’t the biggest guy but he makes up for it with athleticism. The rest of the poles are giants.

I really don’t see it as some systemic issue anymore. Two years ago yes but a lot has changed since then. If anything foot speed might be more of a focus moving forward but Martin should help there. If Zinn is going to be an SSDM then it’d be nice to get another offensive middie who can blow by you with speed and get the defense rotating. Angelus has done that in spurts. Maybe Teachout coming next year.

Agreed this seems based on having some different version of the team in laxpundit's mind's eye. Certainly wasn't true when they played MD last week.

Brett Martin is gonna be a beast. #13 was all over the screen yesterday. Him and Zinn together give you a pretty good base to anchor a defensive midfield group for next year with some more seasoning, and they aren't giving up size to anyone. Zinn's scoop, spinarooni on one foot to stay out of the crease, followed by trucking a PSU player on his way out of the box on the play that ended with Epstein's FB goal was incredible.

To answer RURICK's question - everyone was granted an extra year of eligibility for the suspended 2020 season. So if you are a true senior - and minus 2020 this is your third full season - you are eligible to return in 2022. So for Hopkins - everyone but Cole WIlliams is eligible. Looking at your user name I believe Rutgers will lose its entire starting attack. Charambalides has already exercised 3 reshirt years (2 medical redshirts).

I didn't say Marcille was TOO short. I said he IS short. I think everything else being equal - extra height/reach/taking up more of the cage is an advantage. Obviously there have been great goalies that have not been tall. I thought Penn State took alot of low shots and played into one of Marcille's strengths. Rutgers presents a different challenge with all of AC's clever shot placements and Kirst/Sprock bringing high heat etc. etc.

More to say on Thursday later - if Marcille is anywhere above 50% that will go a long way.

Duplicate - apologies

51percentcorn wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 10:54 am Very happy for the team - they taken some real gut punches late in games and to go up there and dominate the game had to feel good.

63% save percentage in a total win or go home scenario - I wonder when the last time that happened. The save he made on Kelly I think on the doorstep in the first quarter that kept the score at 3-1 was huge. Dixon is right - Marcille does not like to guess and he's very good down low.

Saves by Kirst against Hopkins in the 2 Rutgers games - 27 - Saves by the Hopkisn goalie - 17 - Hopefully Marcille and the defense can keep up their aggression and confidence - they will need it.

You really have to give some credit to the coaching staff - every game over the last 5 has been competitive and culminating in the Maryland game this team could have quit quit and quit. Obviously they did not. And even though they played a very good game - Milliman is telling them they aren't close to what they should do.

Can someone articulate the call against Epstein for warding? He clearly stuck his arm out away from his body but if you look at the replay the glove/arm never tocuhed anything - don't you actually have to engage the defender? If not - learn something new every day.

Yes, contact is required. Personally, I think it was such an outstanding athletic play, that the Ref (from behind) just a assumed that he had to ward off.

That’s a good win yesterday. Next year should be promising.

51percentcorn wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 12:06 pm To answer RURICK's question - everyone was granted an extra year of eligibility for the suspended 2020 season. So if you are a true senior - and minus 2020 this is your third full season - you are eligible to return in 2022. So for Hopkins - everyone but Cole WIlliams is eligible. Looking at your user name I believe Rutgers will lose its entire starting attack. Charambalides has already exercised 3 reshirt years (2 medical redshirts).

I didn't say Marcille was TOO short. I said he IS short. I think everything else being equal - extra height/reach/taking up more of the cage is an advantage. Obviously there have been great goalies that have not been tall. I thought Penn State took alot of low shots and played into one of Marcille's strengths. Rutgers presents a different challenge with all of AC's clever shot placements and Kirst/Sprock bringing high heat etc. etc.

More to say on Thursday later - if Marcille is anywhere above 50% that will go a long way.

Marcille in HS played in a really exaggerated crouch stance. This, more than height, had me worried about his ability to catch up with the high/hard stuff he would see in D1. He seems to have modified that a bit while keeping his explosiveness to the ball. Was impressed to see him catch up to a couple of O'Keefe high lasers yesterday.

primitiveskills wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 2:21 pm

51percentcorn wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 12:06 pm To answer RURICK's question - everyone was granted an extra year of eligibility for the suspended 2020 season. So if you are a true senior - and minus 2020 this is your third full season - you are eligible to return in 2022. So for Hopkins - everyone but Cole WIlliams is eligible. Looking at your user name I believe Rutgers will lose its entire starting attack. Charambalides has already exercised 3 reshirt years (2 medical redshirts).

I didn't say Marcille was TOO short. I said he IS short. I think everything else being equal - extra height/reach/taking up more of the cage is an advantage. Obviously there have been great goalies that have not been tall. I thought Penn State took alot of low shots and played into one of Marcille's strengths. Rutgers presents a different challenge with all of AC's clever shot placements and Kirst/Sprock bringing high heat etc. etc.

More to say on Thursday later - if Marcille is anywhere above 50% that will go a long way.

Marcille in HS played in a really exaggerated crouch stance. This, more than height, had me worried about his ability to catch up with the high/hard stuff he would see in D1. He seems to have modified that a bit while keeping his explosiveness to the ball. Was impressed to see him catch up to a couple of O'Keefe high lasers yesterday.

Amazingly, now due to COVID, I believe Charambalides actually has eligibility left (correct me if I am wrong but I don’t think I am). I have heard however he will not exercise this which, given this is his 7th yr since enrolling, certainly makes sense.

Big Dog wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 12:06 pm

51percentcorn wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 10:54 am Very happy for the team - they taken some real gut punches late in games and to go up there and dominate the game had to feel good.

63% save percentage in a total win or go home scenario - I wonder when the last time that happened. The save he made on Kelly I think on the doorstep in the first quarter that kept the score at 3-1 was huge. Dixon is right - Marcille does not like to guess and he's very good down low.

Saves by Kirst against Hopkins in the 2 Rutgers games - 27 - Saves by the Hopkisn goalie - 17 - Hopefully Marcille and the defense can keep up their aggression and confidence - they will need it.

You really have to give some credit to the coaching staff - every game over the last 5 has been competitive and culminating in the Maryland game this team could have quit quit and quit. Obviously they did not. And even though they played a very good game - Milliman is telling them they aren't close to what they should do.

Can someone articulate the call against Epstein for warding? He clearly stuck his arm out away from his body but if you look at the replay the glove/arm never tocuhed anything - don't you actually have to engage the defender? If not - learn something new every day.

Yes, contact is required. Personally, I think it was such an outstanding athletic play, that the Ref (from behind) just a assumed that he had to ward off.

Looked like a textbook swim move to me. If you call a ward on that based on the free arm, then you have to call a ward on every swim move.

pcowlax wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 2:33 pm

primitiveskills wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 2:21 pm

51percentcorn wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 12:06 pm To answer RURICK's question - everyone was granted an extra year of eligibility for the suspended 2020 season. So if you are a true senior - and minus 2020 this is your third full season - you are eligible to return in 2022. So for Hopkins - everyone but Cole WIlliams is eligible. Looking at your user name I believe Rutgers will lose its entire starting attack. Charambalides has already exercised 3 reshirt years (2 medical redshirts).

I didn't say Marcille was TOO short. I said he IS short. I think everything else being equal - extra height/reach/taking up more of the cage is an advantage. Obviously there have been great goalies that have not been tall. I thought Penn State took alot of low shots and played into one of Marcille's strengths. Rutgers presents a different challenge with all of AC's clever shot placements and Kirst/Sprock bringing high heat etc. etc.

More to say on Thursday later - if Marcille is anywhere above 50% that will go a long way.

Marcille in HS played in a really exaggerated crouch stance. This, more than height, had me worried about his ability to catch up with the high/hard stuff he would see in D1. He seems to have modified that a bit while keeping his explosiveness to the ball. Was impressed to see him catch up to a couple of O'Keefe high lasers yesterday.

Amazingly, now due to COVID, I believe Charambalides actually has eligibility left (correct me if I am wrong but I don’t think I am). I have heard however he will not exercise this which, given this is his 7th yr since enrolling, certainly makes sense.

Yep.

2015 - injured, redshirt (4 years remaining)
2016 - played (3 years remaining)
2017 - injured, redshirt (3 years remaining)
2018 - injured, redshirt (3 years remaining)
2019 - played (2 years remaining)
2020 - played but Covid (2 years remaining)
2021 - playing (1 year remaining)

And you’re correct, he has said this is his last year. But in a one in a million occurrence; he could have been an 8th year senior

jrn19 wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 2:50 pm

pcowlax wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 2:33 pm

primitiveskills wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 2:21 pm

51percentcorn wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 12:06 pm To answer RURICK's question - everyone was granted an extra year of eligibility for the suspended 2020 season. So if you are a true senior - and minus 2020 this is your third full season - you are eligible to return in 2022. So for Hopkins - everyone but Cole WIlliams is eligible. Looking at your user name I believe Rutgers will lose its entire starting attack. Charambalides has already exercised 3 reshirt years (2 medical redshirts).

I didn't say Marcille was TOO short. I said he IS short. I think everything else being equal - extra height/reach/taking up more of the cage is an advantage. Obviously there have been great goalies that have not been tall. I thought Penn State took alot of low shots and played into one of Marcille's strengths. Rutgers presents a different challenge with all of AC's clever shot placements and Kirst/Sprock bringing high heat etc. etc.

More to say on Thursday later - if Marcille is anywhere above 50% that will go a long way.

Marcille in HS played in a really exaggerated crouch stance. This, more than height, had me worried about his ability to catch up with the high/hard stuff he would see in D1. He seems to have modified that a bit while keeping his explosiveness to the ball. Was impressed to see him catch up to a couple of O'Keefe high lasers yesterday.

Amazingly, now due to COVID, I believe Charambalides actually has eligibility left (correct me if I am wrong but I don’t think I am). I have heard however he will not exercise this which, given this is his 7th yr since enrolling, certainly makes sense.

Yep.

2015 - injured, redshirt (4 years remaining)
2016 - played (3 years remaining)
2017 - injured, redshirt (3 years remaining)
2018 - injured, redshirt (3 years remaining)
2019 - played (2 years remaining)
2020 - played but Covid (2 years remaining)
2021 - playing (1 year remaining)

And you’re correct, he has said this is his last year. But in a one in a million occurrence; he could have been an 8th year senior

If I'm not mistaken, he would be 27 y.o. at the start of next season.

Well - slow Sunday and I looked through the first two Hopkins/Rutgers match-ups and there's some pretty obvious issues to over come for the Blue Jays:
The numbers don't tell the whole story but they tell a good deal:
- Shots - Rutgers averaging 45 shots (90 total) Hopkins averaging 32 (64 total) so 13 more a game - interestingly the teams are virtually even in shots on goal 49 S. Knights 47 Jays - so Rutgers takes more shots doesn't put many more on goal but this puts pressure on the defense and brings us to the second point:
- Saves - 27 Kirst 17 Kirson - so 5 more per game for the Knights - momentum killers and more possessions - clearly Hopkins will start Marcille so if he can change that dynamic at all Hopkins will benefit
- Turnovers/Caused Turnovers - Hopkins has committed 35 turnovers - Rutgers 22 Rutgers has been credited with 14 caused turnovers Hopkins 10 so unforced turnovers Hopkins 21 - Rutgers 12 - Rutgers has just done a much better job of taking care of the ball and creating more havoc when Hopkins has the ball.
- Clears - Hopkins did have 4 failed clears in the second game in NJ - Rutgers 1 each game
- Ground Balls - as Homer Simpson would say "Here We Go" - while the nominal ground ball number is only 7 in favor of Rutgers 56 to 49 if you dive a bit deeper there is more trouble lurking beneath the surface. Narewski and Dunn have accounted for 21 of Hopkins 49 ground balls. The Rutgers face-off men have accounted for 7 - so non face-off personnel ground ball swells to 49-28. Another ground ball stat that can't be on PM's hit list is ground balls by the 10 identified starters in the score sheet - that Rutgers advantage is 28-12 including 17-5 in the second match-up
- Face-offs - While Hopkins has nominally dominated this statistic - 37-21 and it certainly helped fuel the comeback Rutgers has shown an uncanny ability to win face-offs late when they really need them. In the first game of course there were two face-off wins and goals and in the second after Williams tied the game at 11 - Rutgers won 2 of the next 3 which helped Charambalides' 3 goal run and Hopkins only won 1 in the 4th quarter (on a violation) - Hopkins not only needs to win more - they need to win the critical late ones
- EMO is pretty even - both teams 3-6 so you certainly don't want to be at bad end of the penalty stats
- Rutgers attack - AC/KM/CK have scored 23 (9, 7 and 7) of the 32 Rutgers goals vs. Hopkins - 72% (Hopkins attack is at 55% for comparison). Rutgers has done a pretty good job on DeSimone as he has only taken 5 shots in the 2 games. I just think you have to do something here 3/3/5 and 6/4/2 - 11 or 12 goals by these three and I don't think you win. Easy to identify the problem not so easy to design a solution.

Have to take care of the ball - have to figure out a way to compete better for 50/50 ground balls - have to win late face-offs - and better goalie play and figuring out a way to slow down the 3 amigos wouldn't hurt

btn puts replays behind their btn+ paywall but here's yesterdays game from youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rffqu8ygjQ

Hop is going to have the same game plan against RU as it did against Maryland. You can't let RU run. You can't let them get into early offense. You can't let Kirst make clean saves and outlet quickly upfield. You have to make them play a full 80 seconds on offense and defense. If your FOGO does to RU what most teams to RU (~60%), you wear them out. Hop's done this 3x against Maryland but hasn't been able to so far against RU. But that's the game plan to beat RU.

jhu06 wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 4:25 pm btn puts replays behind their btn+ paywall but here's yesterdays game from youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rffqu8ygjQ

1655 in 355 to go in the first quarter 5 on 4 break for penn state w/keogh defending. mcmanus blows up a 2-1 on his side of the field w/a cto, kicks the ball into jhu zone, goal>8-0 run. game.

Here’s an odd thing: There were TWO undefeated teams left two weeks ago. Marist lost Friday night.

Now there are THREE undefeated teams.

Go figure out why.

Then check rankings like laxnumbers. Worth a laugh.

primitiveskills wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 3:05 pm

jrn19 wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 2:50 pm

pcowlax wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 2:33 pm

primitiveskills wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 2:21 pm

51percentcorn wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 12:06 pm To answer RURICK's question - everyone was granted an extra year of eligibility for the suspended 2020 season. So if you are a true senior - and minus 2020 this is your third full season - you are eligible to return in 2022. So for Hopkins - everyone but Cole WIlliams is eligible. Looking at your user name I believe Rutgers will lose its entire starting attack. Charambalides has already exercised 3 reshirt years (2 medical redshirts).

I didn't say Marcille was TOO short. I said he IS short. I think everything else being equal - extra height/reach/taking up more of the cage is an advantage. Obviously there have been great goalies that have not been tall. I thought Penn State took alot of low shots and played into one of Marcille's strengths. Rutgers presents a different challenge with all of AC's clever shot placements and Kirst/Sprock bringing high heat etc. etc.

More to say on Thursday later - if Marcille is anywhere above 50% that will go a long way.

Marcille in HS played in a really exaggerated crouch stance. This, more than height, had me worried about his ability to catch up with the high/hard stuff he would see in D1. He seems to have modified that a bit while keeping his explosiveness to the ball. Was impressed to see him catch up to a couple of O'Keefe high lasers yesterday.

Amazingly, now due to COVID, I believe Charambalides actually has eligibility left (correct me if I am wrong but I don’t think I am). I have heard however he will not exercise this which, given this is his 7th yr since enrolling, certainly makes sense.

Yep.

2015 - injured, redshirt (4 years remaining)
2016 - played (3 years remaining)
2017 - injured, redshirt (3 years remaining)
2018 - injured, redshirt (3 years remaining)
2019 - played (2 years remaining)
2020 - played but Covid (2 years remaining)
2021 - playing (1 year remaining)

And you’re correct, he has said this is his last year. But in a one in a million occurrence; he could have been an 8th year senior

If I'm not mistaken, he would be 27 y.o. at the start of next season.

“Christ, seven years of college, down the drain.”

John Belushi

WOMBAT, Mod Emeritus wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 11:30 pm Here’s an odd thing: There were TWO undefeated teams left two weeks ago. Marist lost Friday night.

Now there are THREE undefeated teams.

Go figure out why.

Then check rankings like laxnumbers. Worth a laugh.

Didn't Lehigh just lose as well? Anyway - the other two undefeated teams besides the Terps are somehow Brown and Penn both 1-0

51percentcorn wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 7:56 am

WOMBAT, Mod Emeritus wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 11:30 pm Here’s an odd thing: There were TWO undefeated teams left two weeks ago. Marist lost Friday night.

Now there are THREE undefeated teams.

Go figure out why.

Then check rankings like laxnumbers. Worth a laugh.

Didn't Lehigh just lose as well? Anyway - the other two undefeated teams besides the Terps are somehow Brown and Penn both 1-0

You are correct. So, three undefeated teams, two lost, and we are back to three undefeated teams.

Brown was ranked fourth by laf overnight, third overall in RPI.