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Message: [QUOTE="Powellfan, post: 3207164, member: 4819"] Good points by all, thanks for insight. Just a few more things I'd like to mention ... Jeremy, thanks for the correct take on UNC, I guess I was only thinking of their attack, and of players like Justin Anderson and Tanner Cook, who it feels like, have been playing college lacrosse for 10 years now. Also they return their goalie Johnson who was a game changer for them late in the season. To me they are the most mysterious team on the SU schedule, could finish with a losing record or could win the ACC. I just don't know. As for the Teat-Mellen match-up, last year indeed Mellen took control, but two years ago in Ithaca Teat made the game look easy as he scored two goals and four assists in an easy Cornell win. So, important for SU not to take that match-up for granted this year. Good points by Laxsummit as well. My two biggest concerns for this season are, 1) chemistry of the offense and 2) close defense. The offense has all the pieces, but you have a player like Scanlan coming in with big expectations, and a player like Dordevic trying to reestablish himself (not to mention taking away a starting spot from one of his teammates). There is only one ball to go around and, while every player is really good, there is no "super star" that will stir the drink per se. That can be both a good thing since SU has multiple ways to beat a defense, and also can make the offense disjointed if no one knows who is supposed to "take over" at a given time. Maybe someone will emerge, or the system will take care of itself. As for the defense, it feels like SU hasn't had all phases of the unit clicking for an entire season since Galloway/White left. Something has always been off, for a long time it was the midfielders. On paper this unit looks to have all the pieces, but the fall was not very convincing, and I can't help but wonder if picking a backup short stick midfielder and a guy who redshirted not in his freshmen year is a good sign the close defense will be in good hands. Lots of time before the season starts, but also, not much time at all. [/QUOTE]

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