US Lax Mag All Americans
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 12:16 pm
2023 Pre season All American players selected by US Lax Mag. Thoughts?
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Zappitello is a 2nd-3rd team AA he is most definitely not better than Bowen. Saying he will be the best in the country in 23’ is completely insane and shows you’ve watched no film. Adler and Bowen are far and away better than him. If an opponent has a big guy Makar marks him and small guy Zappitello marks him. There’s no clear #1 and both of them are not near the level of Adler and Bowen. I’d take Kastner over Zappitello too. As a former defenseman who studies the game this statement is insanejrn19 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 03, 2023 9:44 pm O'Neill is a great player but he doesn't produce nearly as much as, say, Kavanagh or Myers and I don't think the attention he draws has necessarily opened up a lot of opportunities for others on Duke's team. You could argue he'll take the leap this year to truly Tewaaraton level, but I personally think you could make a better argument there for Kirst.
Zapitello is better than Bowen and frankly I think will be the best in the country in '23 but I understand not having 2 MD guys among Top 3
As big of a fan I am of Zappitello's game, I am going to have to agree with Laxfanatic here.. Bowen can seemingly guard anyone while also contributing on the offensive end as well. He had more CTO/GB's than Zappitello and faced tougher matchups with less of a supporting cast. That's not a knock on Zappitello, but more of a compliment on how good Bowen is.Laxfanatic2022 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 2:00 pmZappitello is a 2nd-3rd team AA he is most definitely not better than Bowen. Saying he will be the best in the country in 23’ is completely insane and shows you’ve watched no film. Adler and Bowen are far and away better than him. If an opponent has a big guy Makar marks him and small guy Zappitello marks him. There’s no clear #1 and both of them are not near the level of Adler and Bowen. I’d take Kastner over Zappitello too. As a former defenseman who studies the game this statement is insanejrn19 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 03, 2023 9:44 pm O'Neill is a great player but he doesn't produce nearly as much as, say, Kavanagh or Myers and I don't think the attention he draws has necessarily opened up a lot of opportunities for others on Duke's team. You could argue he'll take the leap this year to truly Tewaaraton level, but I personally think you could make a better argument there for Kirst.
Zapitello is better than Bowen and frankly I think will be the best in the country in '23 but I understand not having 2 MD guys among Top 3
OkLaxfanatic2022 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 2:00 pmZappitello is a 2nd-3rd team AA he is most definitely not better than Bowen. Saying he will be the best in the country in 23’ is completely insane and shows you’ve watched no film. Adler and Bowen are far and away better than him. If an opponent has a big guy Makar marks him and small guy Zappitello marks him. There’s no clear #1 and both of them are not near the level of Adler and Bowen. I’d take Kastner over Zappitello too. As a former defenseman who studies the game this statement is insanejrn19 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 03, 2023 9:44 pm O'Neill is a great player but he doesn't produce nearly as much as, say, Kavanagh or Myers and I don't think the attention he draws has necessarily opened up a lot of opportunities for others on Duke's team. You could argue he'll take the leap this year to truly Tewaaraton level, but I personally think you could make a better argument there for Kirst.
Zapitello is better than Bowen and frankly I think will be the best in the country in '23 but I understand not having 2 MD guys among Top 3
Zapitello got the better of Connor Shellenberger in both of their matchups, including dominating him in the quarterfinal game. Not sure “quality of competition” is the knock on him.Laxguy703 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 2:37 pmAs big of a fan I am of Zappitello's game, I am going to have to agree with Laxfanatic here.. Bowen can seemingly guard anyone while also contributing on the offensive end as well. He had more CTO/GB's than Zappitello and faced tougher matchups with less of a supporting cast. That's not a knock on Zappitello, but more of a compliment on how good Bowen is.Laxfanatic2022 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 2:00 pmZappitello is a 2nd-3rd team AA he is most definitely not better than Bowen. Saying he will be the best in the country in 23’ is completely insane and shows you’ve watched no film. Adler and Bowen are far and away better than him. If an opponent has a big guy Makar marks him and small guy Zappitello marks him. There’s no clear #1 and both of them are not near the level of Adler and Bowen. I’d take Kastner over Zappitello too. As a former defenseman who studies the game this statement is insanejrn19 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 03, 2023 9:44 pm O'Neill is a great player but he doesn't produce nearly as much as, say, Kavanagh or Myers and I don't think the attention he draws has necessarily opened up a lot of opportunities for others on Duke's team. You could argue he'll take the leap this year to truly Tewaaraton level, but I personally think you could make a better argument there for Kirst.
Zapitello is better than Bowen and frankly I think will be the best in the country in '23 but I understand not having 2 MD guys among Top 3
With all that being said, IMO Adler is the best defenseman in the country. He went on a tear last year against some very good opponents. What other defensemen do you know that can shut down a teams best player, register almost 2 caused TO's a game, and also put up 75(!!!) Groundballs in a season for a NCAA runner up team... That is absurd.
Really excited to watch these guys compete this year.
That’s a fair assessment. Was definitely surprised Bowen got the Schmiesser award over Adler from what you said. An interesting stat I saw on IL a while ago was Adler took that Cornell team that far while playing with 0 All Americans on D and Bowen played with about 5 and lost to Delaware in the first round. Both are incredible players but it definitely surprised me. I could see Adler and Bowen both being Tewaaraton Finalist in a year I don’t see 5 superstar offensive players. Wouldn’t be too crazy but could be the year of the defenseman. I also think Chris Fake of ND is primed for a bounce back year. A similar role to Arden Cohen last yearLaxguy703 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 2:37 pmAs big of a fan I am of Zappitello's game, I am going to have to agree with Laxfanatic here.. Bowen can seemingly guard anyone while also contributing on the offensive end as well. He had more CTO/GB's than Zappitello and faced tougher matchups with less of a supporting cast. That's not a knock on Zappitello, but more of a compliment on how good Bowen is.Laxfanatic2022 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 2:00 pmZappitello is a 2nd-3rd team AA he is most definitely not better than Bowen. Saying he will be the best in the country in 23’ is completely insane and shows you’ve watched no film. Adler and Bowen are far and away better than him. If an opponent has a big guy Makar marks him and small guy Zappitello marks him. There’s no clear #1 and both of them are not near the level of Adler and Bowen. I’d take Kastner over Zappitello too. As a former defenseman who studies the game this statement is insanejrn19 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 03, 2023 9:44 pm O'Neill is a great player but he doesn't produce nearly as much as, say, Kavanagh or Myers and I don't think the attention he draws has necessarily opened up a lot of opportunities for others on Duke's team. You could argue he'll take the leap this year to truly Tewaaraton level, but I personally think you could make a better argument there for Kirst.
Zapitello is better than Bowen and frankly I think will be the best in the country in '23 but I understand not having 2 MD guys among Top 3
With all that being said, IMO Adler is the best defenseman in the country. He went on a tear last year against some very good opponents. What other defensemen do you know that can shut down a teams best player, register almost 2 caused TO's a game, and also put up 75(!!!) Groundballs in a season for a NCAA runner up team... That is absurd.
Really excited to watch these guys compete this year.
That’s a fair assessment. Was definitely surprised Bowen got the Schmiesser award over Adler from what you said. An interesting stat I saw on IL a while ago was Adler took that Cornell team that far while playing with 0 All Americans on D and Bowen played with about 5 and lost to Delaware in the first round. Both are incredible players but it definitely surprised me. I could see Adler and Bowen both being Tewaaraton Finalist in a year I don’t see 5 superstar offensive players. Wouldn’t be too crazy but could be the year of the defenseman. I also think Chris Fake of ND is primed for a bounce back year. A similar role to Arden Cohen last yearLaxguy703 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 2:37 pmAs big of a fan I am of Zappitello's game, I am going to have to agree with Laxfanatic here.. Bowen can seemingly guard anyone while also contributing on the offensive end as well. He had more CTO/GB's than Zappitello and faced tougher matchups with less of a supporting cast. That's not a knock on Zappitello, but more of a compliment on how good Bowen is.Laxfanatic2022 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 2:00 pmZappitello is a 2nd-3rd team AA he is most definitely not better than Bowen. Saying he will be the best in the country in 23’ is completely insane and shows you’ve watched no film. Adler and Bowen are far and away better than him. If an opponent has a big guy Makar marks him and small guy Zappitello marks him. There’s no clear #1 and both of them are not near the level of Adler and Bowen. I’d take Kastner over Zappitello too. As a former defenseman who studies the game this statement is insanejrn19 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 03, 2023 9:44 pm O'Neill is a great player but he doesn't produce nearly as much as, say, Kavanagh or Myers and I don't think the attention he draws has necessarily opened up a lot of opportunities for others on Duke's team. You could argue he'll take the leap this year to truly Tewaaraton level, but I personally think you could make a better argument there for Kirst.
Zapitello is better than Bowen and frankly I think will be the best in the country in '23 but I understand not having 2 MD guys among Top 3
With all that being said, IMO Adler is the best defenseman in the country. He went on a tear last year against some very good opponents. What other defensemen do you know that can shut down a teams best player, register almost 2 caused TO's a game, and also put up 75(!!!) Groundballs in a season for a NCAA runner up team... That is absurd.
Really excited to watch these guys compete this year.
Not sure your logic makes any sense at all. We're talking about the 2024 season, not 2020 or 2021.NNELax wrote: ↑Fri Jan 06, 2023 8:26 am Adler is a great player and should be in the conversation for top defenseman this year...I just think his portfolio is incomplete compared to Bowen. Last year was the only one he played a full season....not his fault with COVID and the IVY...but Bowen has been a #1 since day 1...Adler has not.