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a fan wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 1:09 pm

Matnum PI wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 12:44 pm

DMac wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 12:33 pmCuse is in an awful funk and can't figure a way to break out of it. A 1v1 O coming from the midfield isn't going to cut it.

... and the D. They're giving up a LOT of points...

In the shot clock era? If your aim is to make Final Fours, you can all but forget about your D, imho------if your O can't drop 14-18 goals when they need to, all the D in the world won't get you to the Final Four.

This is a slight exaggeration..... but D won't get you there without big O in the shot clock era.

CrazyPeople wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 11:22 am

jrn19 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 18, 2022 11:41 pm

stupefied wrote: ↑Mon Apr 18, 2022 9:41 pm

jrn19 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 18, 2022 9:28 pm Nothing exemplifies loser energy more than complaining about the transfer portal. It’s part of the game. Either use it and make your team better or don’t use it and be good the old fashioned way. But if you’re 4-7, the only people to blame are yourselves. Whining about other teams success is just loser turd

Nothing exemplifies blowhards who never played the game than going out of their way to incessantly kick a program when its down while boasting about a team that would be average if not for heavy importing of other teams developed talent.

okay and? who stopped cuse from importing other teams talent? no point making excuses, go put together a winning team; there are tons of ways of doing it. which i'm sure gait and co. have been looking at all year.

$88k a year in tuition stopped Cuse from being effective in the transfer portal. That and most likely poorly distributed scholarship money to non-contributors (i.e. Griffin Cook, etc).

joewillie78 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 3:02 pm

a fan wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 1:09 pm

Matnum PI wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 12:44 pm

DMac wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 12:33 pmCuse is in an awful funk and can't figure a way to break out of it. A 1v1 O coming from the midfield isn't going to cut it.

... and the D. They're giving up a LOT of points...

In the shot clock era? If your aim is to make Final Fours, you can all but forget about your D, imho------if your O can't drop 14-18 goals when they need to, all the D in the world won't get you to the Final Four.

This is a slight exaggeration..... but D won't get you there without big O in the shot clock era.

AF, it's funny because it almost seems like it should be opposite in the shot clock era, as your D, by the time the ball is cleared into the Box, your D has to play all out hard for say 45-50 seconds where in the old days, your D would have to play hard for sometimes near 3-5 minutes, with teams like Army, ND etc. , yet the great offenses of today are basically making 1 dodge and then a shot or a pass for a shot, and D's are struggling with this.

youthathletics wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 2:02 pm What an awesome moment watching Todd Curry’s emotions as his son breaks his record.

lorin wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 2:05 pm

youthathletics wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 2:02 pm What an awesome moment watching Todd Curry’s emotions as his son breaks his record.

I shut the sound off , good moment god bless, but not that big.

lorin wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 2:05 pm

youthathletics wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 2:02 pm What an awesome moment watching Todd Curry’s emotions as his son breaks his record.

I shut the sound off , good moment god bless, but not that big.

a fan wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 3:49 pm Quint said what many were thinking a few weeks ago, though---there's a pandemic of early slides in D1, creating offense where there is none. I agree with him. I don't know why so many teams are choosing the open pass to the hands free step down over a shot from a bad dodger that's still covered. But that's why I"m in the bleachers, I guess.

rolldodge wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 2:15 pm

lorin wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 2:05 pm

youthathletics wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 2:02 pm What an awesome moment watching Todd Curry’s emotions as his son breaks his record.

I shut the sound off , good moment god bless, but not that big.

Dude, this is the Syracuse thread. Let them have their moment. Great moment for a parent/son and for a legend for their program.

Wheels wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 2:33 pm WRT the shot clock, you'd like to think that lacrosse will follow basketball's lead on this. Switching defenses within a single possession. Throwing junk defenses out there and falling back to the base defense. Anything that forces teams to eat time simply trying to identify what the defense is doing should be a thing going forward. You'll see teams jump into zones off of restarts in short time situations, especially at the ends of quarters, but you don't see that happening in all situations..

shoothi wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 6:25 pm One of the reasons for lack of individual or team defense understandings/techniques is the lack of playing other sports as a young kid or in high school.

Play basketball and the concept of playing one on one defense is taught from day one...from stance, shuffling, not reaching in, staying in position, talking, how to watch the ball and know where your man is and learning how to play defense against a pick for gods sakes, Next comes team defense, learning rotations, how to use the sideline as another defender, when to slide, how to slide, more communication, where to guide your opponent into the strength of your defense.

Play football and stance, stepping, and technique is taught at every position. As a linebacker, corner or safety, your are taught man to man principles, how to turn and to run while watching the ball, how to cover area if a zone defense etc.

The single-set athlete we have seen these days is lacking in many of these areas. Watch just about any lacrosse game and then replay the goal. Why the slide when the defender is not beat and why would you ever slide from the front, so the offensive player can see the slide coming...simply stupid. Another pet peeve, sliding from the crease where the offensive player simply has to get in the passing lane and boom, a free shot. How about learning to keep your stick on hand on a player so you can also watch the ball instead of losing your man.

It is ridiculous the majority of goals given up in today's game when viewed from a defensive stand point...ugh

PulpExposure wrote: ↑Mon May 02, 2022 10:12 am That's unbelievable.

JeremyCuse wrote: ↑Mon May 02, 2022 10:17 am

PulpExposure wrote: ↑Mon May 02, 2022 10:12 am That's unbelievable.

It's been out there for a few weeks now in the rumor mill that he had changed his mind about coming back. SU has a major roster turnover happening and I think he's looking to make a run for a title which won't happen here next season. Guy has been here 5 years, almost all of his teammates are gone, he was ready for a new start.