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Message: [QUOTE="Powellfan, post: 4937482, member: 4819"] This seems like a big ask for the SU offense. You would be asking for all the returning players to equal or exceed their point totals, and for Mule (73), English (20) and Stevens (29) to outscore the point totals of Simmons (36) and Kirst (37) and Cook (14). I am a little dubious that Mule will be able to equal his scoring total from last year (given the competition upgrade), but I also think English, especially, and Stevens should score more than they did last year. That said, it would be an increase of 35 points. Where the other 78 come from? If the returning starters from last year each score five more points than they did last year, which I think seems kind of reasonable to assume, they would still be 48 points off. If they each score 10 extra points (possible, certainly), they would still be 18 points off. Maybe I have my math off. Perhaps a combination of Deere, Kohn and Olexo moving back to LSM makes up the shortfall. They could get close but it's a tall mountain to climb, especially with their schedule. Arestia makes all the arguments for why it could happen, I think it mostly hinges on Kohn winning a LOT more face-offs. Fingers crossed, as you'd think SU would be a lot better for it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [HEADING=1][I]"Syracuse will score more points than any team in school history[/I][/HEADING] [I]Maybe the tallest of all tall orders we’re making here. In 1986, Syracuse played 17 games and, as a team, scored 260 goals and 198 assists, that’s 458 points. The most points in school history in a single season. The Roy Simmons Jr led Orange actually lost in the Final Four that season, losing a close one to UVA. Syracuse had an attackman you may have heard of, John Zulberti, who put up 74 points as a freshman, a Cuse record that still stands. Last year, Syracuse had 345 points. That’s a big gap to get to 458. Where will those 123 points come from? A few places. The transfer portal, where Jake Stevens, Sam English and Christian Mule bring their points to the Orange. Mule alone had 73 a year ago with Lehigh. The portal also will deliver some extra possessions courtesy of faceoff specialist Mason Kohn coming from Tufts. The new guys, like Trey Deere who will arrive on campus as one of the most skilled players on the team. And of course, the growth of players who are already there. Joey Spallina spent his summer in Orangeville, honing indoor lacrosse skills in the OJLL, where he had 148 points in 32 games, 4th in the league. His teammate at Cuse, Finn Thomson, led the OJLL in scoring with 170 points in 27 games. A pair of Cuse weapons return to school for their sophomore seasons having combined for 318 points indoors over the summer. I look across that list and I see a team that can score 100 more points than they did a year ago."[/I] [MEDIA=twitter]1747256420842844528[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]

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