1). Based on the championship games for both the men and women I think it is fair to say that neither
team came anywhere close to rising to the occasion. This used to be the hallmark of SU lax, at least on the men's side, and it hasn't been that way for awhile. The losses would have been much easier to accept if the teams had played well and with sustained intensity in their final games.
2). If the performance of Jordan Evans this year was not the result of a lingering injury I think the team would be best served if he moved to the second middie line, perhaps giving that unit some scoring potential. I don't think next year's team gets to Memorial Day with Jordan playing the same role on attack as he did this year.
3). I am not sure any of the redshirt freshmen middies have the offensive game to force meaningful playing time in the future. Maybe they were just not ready to play but I expected more athleticism and better stick skills than I thought I saw from them.
4). Let's hope a couple of the young D-men turn out to be studs who don't take forever to learn the slide packages...and while at it let's hope that our SSDM's can do a markedly better job next season at not being beaten on the first move.
5). I have not been one to express active dissatisfaction with the coaching staff...until now. I think it might be time for a change. To my mind, John has grown a little too comfortable with the idea that parity is a fact of lacrosse life and the program seems to have lost those expectations of excellence that fed its success.
team came anywhere close to rising to the occasion. This used to be the hallmark of SU lax, at least on the men's side, and it hasn't been that way for awhile. The losses would have been much easier to accept if the teams had played well and with sustained intensity in their final games.
2). If the performance of Jordan Evans this year was not the result of a lingering injury I think the team would be best served if he moved to the second middie line, perhaps giving that unit some scoring potential. I don't think next year's team gets to Memorial Day with Jordan playing the same role on attack as he did this year.
3). I am not sure any of the redshirt freshmen middies have the offensive game to force meaningful playing time in the future. Maybe they were just not ready to play but I expected more athleticism and better stick skills than I thought I saw from them.
4). Let's hope a couple of the young D-men turn out to be studs who don't take forever to learn the slide packages...and while at it let's hope that our SSDM's can do a markedly better job next season at not being beaten on the first move.
5). I have not been one to express active dissatisfaction with the coaching staff...until now. I think it might be time for a change. To my mind, John has grown a little too comfortable with the idea that parity is a fact of lacrosse life and the program seems to have lost those expectations of excellence that fed its success.