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[QUOTE="Powellfan, post: 4260941, member: 4819"]
Unfortunately professional lacrosse is not nearly at the level of other professional sports where players are drafted simply on value and fit. Lots of things go into a lacrosse draft pick. In the MLL, the first question a lot of coaches would ask was "can you commit to playing in our city?" Players have full time jobs outside of lacrosse.

The PLL has simplified things a bit, by being a traveling road show, but that still doesn't mean guys want to commit to moving around the country all summer. I'm sure a lot picks were based on the fact that guys could commit to playing this summer and making it a priorty. There were a lot of really good players that I'm really surprised were not picked this draft. Here is a sampling, most if not all are "house hold names" I would say. -

Gibson Smith - D, Georgetown
Jakob Phaup - FO, Syracuse
Mike Adler - G, Duke
Sean Lully - A, Duke
Joe Roberston - A, Duke
Antony DeMaio - M, Maryland
Bobby Abshire - A, Army
Marcus Hudgins - D, Army
Mac O'Rourke - A, Bryant
Brendan Krebs - G, Manhatten

The below players are Ivy players who I think still have eligibility but were listed as "snubs" by lax jouros
John Piateli - A, Cornell
George Baughan - D, Princeton
Chris Brown - A, Princeton
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