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lilax wrote: ↑Mon Feb 10, 2020 6:27 pm

ah23 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 10, 2020 6:12 pm

JumboFan4 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 07, 2020 1:30 pm Much of the Jumbos' success this year will rest on shoulders of those who are set to replace Murphy and Connelly. Do they replace Murphy by moving Trieber from midfield to attack, or do they keep him at mid and play some combination of Adam and Samuelson, and/or an underclassman? Not sure they have anyone with Connelly's power on the roster right now. Kurtz and Broekmate also leave sizeable shoes to fill. Interested to see who steps up.

Tufts' offense in general is going to be really interesting this year because of how important their graduating class was. A few thoughts:

Making predictions on February 10th is a losing game, but I would bet against anyone on the current roster being able to replace Connelly's outside shooting (unless Waldbaum spent all summer practicing his 16-yard stepdowns). Bryce Adam is a tough cover and would be an interesting option as a more ball-dominant distributor at attack. Wouldn't be too much of a shift to move Trieber around - he was an attackman two years ago before switching to middie last year...though I can't imagine many 2nd Team All-Americans are told to switch positions before their senior season. There is arguably enough talent at midfield to make the shift though - Shanks and Samuelson were both All-Americans of some kind last year (even if IMO that was more about the name on the front of the jersey than the back). If the underclassmen (eg. Kelleher or Bredahl) look like they can handle expanded roles at attack, they won't need to move people around. I suppose there's always the possibility that Tufts has a starter waiting in the wings who we don't know about because they spent last year hanging out on the sidelines (like Waldbaum), but we'll have to wait and see.

I think the 2 names that stick out to me at attack are Bredahl and Duke Alf. Both saw time at different points of the year, and produced. Bredahl was a ball carrying X attackman in high school. He was a Top 100 recruit at 1 point. You'd think this would be his time to shine (Like Murphy coming out of nowhere his sophomore year). Alf was very athletic and probably could also play Midfield. This is also where we'll see how D'Annolfo has been recruiting. He's done a great job up until this point. But the last of Daly's guys are juniors.

My questions with them are scoring depth. They graduated their most of their 2nd midfield line. I don't know who else they have that can step up.

JBFortunato wrote: ↑Tue Feb 11, 2020 12:04 am

lilax wrote: ↑Mon Feb 10, 2020 6:27 pm

ah23 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 10, 2020 6:12 pm

JumboFan4 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 07, 2020 1:30 pm Much of the Jumbos' success this year will rest on shoulders of those who are set to replace Murphy and Connelly. Do they replace Murphy by moving Trieber from midfield to attack, or do they keep him at mid and play some combination of Adam and Samuelson, and/or an underclassman? Not sure they have anyone with Connelly's power on the roster right now. Kurtz and Broekmate also leave sizeable shoes to fill. Interested to see who steps up.

Tufts' offense in general is going to be really interesting this year because of how important their graduating class was. A few thoughts:

Making predictions on February 10th is a losing game, but I would bet against anyone on the current roster being able to replace Connelly's outside shooting (unless Waldbaum spent all summer practicing his 16-yard stepdowns). Bryce Adam is a tough cover and would be an interesting option as a more ball-dominant distributor at attack. Wouldn't be too much of a shift to move Trieber around - he was an attackman two years ago before switching to middie last year...though I can't imagine many 2nd Team All-Americans are told to switch positions before their senior season. There is arguably enough talent at midfield to make the shift though - Shanks and Samuelson were both All-Americans of some kind last year (even if IMO that was more about the name on the front of the jersey than the back). If the underclassmen (eg. Kelleher or Bredahl) look like they can handle expanded roles at attack, they won't need to move people around. I suppose there's always the possibility that Tufts has a starter waiting in the wings who we don't know about because they spent last year hanging out on the sidelines (like Waldbaum), but we'll have to wait and see.

I think the 2 names that stick out to me at attack are Bredahl and Duke Alf. Both saw time at different points of the year, and produced. Bredahl was a ball carrying X attackman in high school. He was a Top 100 recruit at 1 point. You'd think this would be his time to shine (Like Murphy coming out of nowhere his sophomore year). Alf was very athletic and probably could also play Midfield. This is also where we'll see how D'Annolfo has been recruiting. He's done a great job up until this point. But the last of Daly's guys are juniors.

My questions with them are scoring depth. They graduated their most of their 2nd midfield line. I don't know who else they have that can step up.

Not sure how interested D'Annolfo is in playing freshmen, but Swank has an absolute cannon of a shot. If he can adjust quickly to the college game, and D'Annolfo gives him a chance, he could provide some fireworks. One of the best offensive players in the CIAC the last two years, even while always drawing the best pole and constant doubles.

TheHeftyLefty wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2020 6:52 pm ...
I have been watching Jumbo practices from the woods behind the field
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Nothing But Net wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2020 9:50 pm My First Post on this blog was scary also

Nothing But Net wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2020 9:51 pm

Nothing But Net wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2020 9:50 pm My First Post on this blog was scary also

Welcome to the family Hefty, glad to have you onboard

TheHeftyLefty wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2020 6:52 pm I have been watching Jumbo practices from the woods behind the field,

Unknown Participant wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2020 10:16 pm

TheHeftyLefty wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2020 6:52 pm I have been watching Jumbo practices from the woods behind the field,

Well Hefty, you have been doing what I have wanted to do, but my son absolutely forbid. But, having spent a fair amount of time at that field, I'm not aware of any woods to hide in.

Atticus wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:40 am Hefty, I also liked your posts except for the gossip piece about an individual player. Let’s keep that stuff off of here, please! Jumbos certainly have some bragging rights for winning the OT thriller in the tourney final last year, and they will no doubt have reloaded after losing some of those key pieces to graduation. Several other very good teams should make for another great NESCAC season!

TheHeftyLefty wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2020 9:19 am

Atticus wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:40 am Hefty, I also liked your posts except for the gossip piece about an individual player. Let’s keep that stuff off of here, please! Jumbos certainly have some bragging rights for winning the OT thriller in the tourney final last year, and they will no doubt have reloaded after losing some of those key pieces to graduation. Several other very good teams should make for another great NESCAC season!

You’re right. Stupid stupid. I am really sorry everyone.

I’ll be better and try to embarrass myself less LOL

Go Jumbos!

Dr. Pretorious wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2020 11:34 am

TheHeftyLefty wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2020 9:19 am

Atticus wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:40 am Hefty, I also liked your posts except for the gossip piece about an individual player. Let’s keep that stuff off of here, please! Jumbos certainly have some bragging rights for winning the OT thriller in the tourney final last year, and they will no doubt have reloaded after losing some of those key pieces to graduation. Several other very good teams should make for another great NESCAC season!

You’re right. Stupid stupid. I am really sorry everyone.

I’ll be better and try to embarrass myself less LOL

Go Jumbos!

No worries - don't be too hard on yourself.
I didn't take your question as gossip but rather a legit inquiry concerning the presence/ absence of a key player from a roster. When significant players drop off rosters unexpectedly it begs the question - better to know the correct answer rather than speculate ("gossip") ...