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Message: [QUOTE="Zack80, post: 3296511, member: 1245"] On the offense, having All-Americans is important, but just as important is having six players on the starting offense that are all threats ( and I mean threats against top teams). The 5th and 6th guys get the short sticks, and dealing on the short sticks is very key against other top teams. Further having 6 potent offense players tends to mean the other team will get burned if they slide too much. This also can lead to the other team being reluctant to slide - which is good for the All-Americans. Really the same sort of thing is true on the defense, having an All-American who can make take away checks and get ground balls, or one who can shut down the other teams top attackmen are important. But it is also important that the 3rd defenseman is competent, and that the LSMs and ssdms don't get burned much. Defense is a team game. [/QUOTE]