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Message: [QUOTE="Powellfan, post: 4392693, member: 4819"] Axe's words: [I]"He’ll be counted on to contribute right away in the spring on a talented attack line with Owen Hiltz back from injury and another five-star freshman, Finn Thomson."[/I] I agree with Jeremy, I would take that with a huge grain of salt. I'd be really surprised if they had settled on a starting attack line this early into fall ball, especially with two freshmen in the mix. That's a really exciting possibility, but I would imagine just one of many at this point. It was just a few weeks ago we thought Simmons was starting with Spallina and Hiltz based on what Paul Carcaterra saw at practice. As for the rest of the coverage. Nothing crazy. The Gait quote that I stood out to me the most was: [B][I]On having a younger team this year: [/I][/B][I]“What I like in having a team now that’s flipped from a veteran team is now you have a young group of players that are open and ready to do anything that is asked of them,” Gait said. “When you have a group of fifth-, sixth-year players that are kind of set in their ways, to try to change them in one year is very difficult. “They’re open-minded, they’re ready and want the help. We can do more teaching. We can do more lacrosse IQ development because they’re more receptive.”[/I] Hesitate to put that out there based on the spirited discussions we've had regarding Gait continually blaming last years team for their record, but it did seem noteworthy. It also sounds like he's reworking things with Petro: [B][I]On how things will work with Gait and defensive coordinator Dave Pietramala this year: “[/I][/B][I]Coach Pietramala and myself, we’ve kind of met in the middle. He likes to do things a certain way. Last year, he had the green light to do whatever he wanted. This year, we’re doing things a little differently and we’re trying to accomplish the same goal, which is to win the national championship, but there’s always different ways you can do things. “We’ve definitely changed the style a little bit in the way we are doing things, and I think it’s going to be a positive. And for me, I know I’m excited, because this is our group of guys and we’re committed to them and we want them all to be here for a long time.”[/I] It sounds like Griffin Cook thinks he'll be back by the beginning of next season, which would be impressive. [/QUOTE]

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