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dek wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 12:03 pm Lars has tended to recruit smaller classes and leaves a little room for flexibility. Hoos coaches are still working on the ‘23 class and probably have two or three spots left to fill, but don’t seem to be in a rush. They haven’t let the roster swell much post Covid and are around 43-44. General expectation is they’ll continue to use the portal pretty sparingly.

Dip&Dunk wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 12:59 pm

dek wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 12:03 pm Lars has tended to recruit smaller classes and leaves a little room for flexibility. Hoos coaches are still working on the ‘23 class and probably have two or three spots left to fill, but don’t seem to be in a rush. They haven’t let the roster swell much post Covid and are around 43-44. General expectation is they’ll continue to use the portal pretty sparingly.

They have no other choice. Lacrosse does not swing the needle with admissions (even basketball does not) so UVA is normally not a portal player except in the most highly academically qualified cases.

Dip&Dunk wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 1:57 pm I am saying as of today, with 100% surety, that student athletes in the transfer portal for men's lacrosse and basketball do not get preferred treatment for admissions at UVA. I hope that is specific enough. You can surmise for other sports as the policy was not directed at either men's lacrosse or basketball but is the stated policy in general.

This is as good as today only. Things change, people change and each case is unique. Where you stand on this issue depends on where you sit.....and not all chairs are the same.

Dip&Dunk wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 1:57 pm I am saying as of today, with 100% surety, that student athletes in the transfer portal for men's lacrosse and basketball do not get preferred treatment for admissions at UVA. I hope that is specific enough. You can surmise for other sports as the policy was not directed at either men's lacrosse or basketball but is the stated policy in general.

This is as good as today only. Things change, people change and each case is unique. Where you stand on this issue depends on where you sit.....and not all chairs are the same.

TOADHALL wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 2:00 pm "Lars & Co are putting together teams that will be competitive year in and year out. The years UVA will be playing in the NC game are the years they avoid injury.

If UVA stays healthy - they will go deep in the tournament."

Brilliant analysis. Can you enlighten us with any other squads that might be affected if they have injuries?

HooDat wrote: ↑Fri Jul 29, 2022 10:56 am

TOADHALL wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 2:00 pm "Lars & Co are putting together teams that will be competitive year in and year out. The years UVA will be playing in the NC game are the years they avoid injury.

If UVA stays healthy - they will go deep in the tournament."

Brilliant analysis. Can you enlighten us with any other squads that might be affected if they have injuries?

Resisting the urge to tell you to tick off - the point of my post was relatively obvious, but let me take you through it step by step. 1 - teams that (a) avoid the injury bug AND (b) have elite level players and coaching are the ones that make deep runs in the post season. 2- Great teams can be bitten by the injury bug and their season ends early. 3 - you have to have both. UVA has consistently put together elite rosters and has one of the best coaching staffs in college lacrosse. That isn't changing, but they got burned this year by injuries.

So yeah, the simplistic enlightenment you seem to want is that ALL squads will be affected by injuries. Of course. My adder is that where it really matters (in terms of national championships) is with teams that have elite players and coaching. It isn't hard to see who those teams have tended to be over the past few years. UMD has been the most consistent team in terms of having both. UVA has had both up until this past season - perhaps UVA should go after the Terps training staff via the portal?

HowieT3 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 29, 2022 12:17 pm Griffin Kology, brother of Kyle, has transferred in from Richmond.

https://virginiasports.com/sports/mlax/

wgdsr wrote: ↑Mon Aug 29, 2022 2:16 pm that's from early june.
they bring back their starting d, top 2 lsms, as well as the next backups at each position.

saustad is done in a year, there's an opening then and he has 3 years left. will be interesting to see if he breaks in anywhere in the meantime.