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[QUOTE="DoctahLexus, post: 4789488, member: 6798"]
Agree with a lot of this. I think there is a chance we see Stevens as a second line middie in addition to his wing play/occasional ssdm runs as a result of being on the wing. He also may play on man up. Leo I think is too good a dodger to keep off the first line. Gets separation as well as anyone on the team and is just getting started. Has some good tendencies with feeding and finishing in tight spaces like our guys with more indoor lax experience. We will see how that shakes out.

Only thing I kind of strongly disagree with is the Avilies grief. It is the hardest position in the sport and if you are starting at ssdm there will be times that you get overpowered and beat, especially with a schedule like ours. Thought he was the best at physical play of our top three ssdms last season in Aviles Rice and Murphy. Rosa the strongest/most physical of the 4 but his lesser foot speed made him the easiest target of the top 4. We struggled with Aviles out of the lineup in games like the first UNC game. Dont think it is fair at all to call him soft. I do agree that he was not always the best off the wing and Stevens will be an upgrade there specifically, but one of our hardest tasks this season will be finding a quality replacement for him at ssdm. Dont think the reason he left was the addition of Stevens, who is leaning heavily in the offensive direction. If he stayed here he was going to likely start at ssdm once again.
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