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newmexicuse said:
How about some credit to the Coach for the way he has brought these guys together, made adjustments, particularly w the D, and found the right goaltender. Congrats to the team and to the Coach !!
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Yeah, some of us -- myself included -- were a bit rough on him during SU's struggles.

But he's done a great job of getting the team to play together.
 
Marsh01 said:
Is he still on the hot seat?

Lol. #majoroverreaction

How about we let the season play out before people call for his head next time
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I dont think most people were calling for his head but a staff shakeup as things had gotten a bit complacement and the last two years of early tourney losses was really looming large. Staff did a great job overhauling the D after the ND debacle very similar to the faceoff issue 2 years ago that suddenly got fixed after Daddio struggled for 3 1/2 years. Kudos to the staff for making the necessary adjustments and really turning around a season that looked to be in danger. Only concern was how long it took to identify some of the issues but hey better late the never.
 
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Good job so far Desko! Now bring home the big trohy on Memorial Day. You have a quality team AGAIN!
 
Forza Azzurri said:
Really? The "Time to draw the curtain on the Desko era" seemed pretty straightforward to me.

The OP was calling for his head and a number of posters agreed with him/her.
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That was the poster with "Boston" in his/her name. A poster whom I've learned to avoid.
 
I started an "I can't believe this forum thread" talking about how pre-mature it was to call for the coaches head a few weeks back. I didn't even say in that thread that Desko should stay or go, just that it was very pre-mature to be calling for his head. I got all of one like and one positive response in that thread. The "time to draw an end to the desko era" thread got 33 responses, most discussing who else might coach, which implied some level of agreement with OP.

I hate to say it, but IMHO, very few on this forum seemed to be solidly behind Coach Desko.

You all know who you are one way or the other.

Let's face it, the sport is changing & growing. Talent is now being spread amongst many schools. The days of sharing NCs with Hopkins & getting one every other year are gone and will not return. Yes, we should have a high standard for our program, and that standard should be that we make the tourney and are in the mix every season. Our share of titles will come, but that share is more likely to be 10% than 50%, so let's get real.
 
With all that said, and JD has done a fine job this year after a mid season lull, I really hope we can carry momentum into the tourney. Feel like its been forever since we made a serious run on memorial day, and although that seems greedy, it is the standard upon which Cuse lacrosse is measured. We have certainly held down our part in conference these last few years. A hot confident goal tender and production from our second middies, Evans, et al and I like our chances. Williams going sub atomic would help too! :) Just to have it all click at the same time. Denver and ND don't scare me. Think we can play and beat both of them.
 
Absolutely. I was very critical and never believed they could bring this team together and elevate their play. But, man, did they ever. GREAT, great job.
 
Forza Azzurri said:
Really? The "Time to draw the curtain on the Desko era" seemed pretty straightforward to me.

The OP was calling for his head and a number of posters agreed with him/her.
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Again as I noted that was one poster, if were going to lump everyone under one poster then JB would have been fired about 400 times by the SU fanbase. Its clear that one poster was ready to move on, I didn't see a ton of agreement.
 
JeremyCuse said:
Again as I noted that was one poster, if were going to lump everyone under one poster then JB would have been fired about 400 times by the SU fanbase. Its clear that one poster was ready to move on, I didn't see a ton of agreement.
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It wasn't one poster. Reread the thread. Mexi is right.
 
Forza Azzurri said:
It wasn't one poster. Reread the thread. Mexi is right.
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Again im not sure what the point is, your surprised a few posters were open to a change after SU got blasted 17-7 by ND and had lost in the first and second round of the tournament with back to back loaded teams? Most posters said to give it some time or several like me thought a staff shake up maybe necessary. Its what happens when people get frustrated and a team/program is underachieving. The past few weeks have shown how good this team can be, couldn't be prouder of them.
 
newmexicuse said:
Let's face it, the sport is changing & growing. Talent is now being spread amongst many schools. The days of sharing NCs with Hopkins & getting one every other year are gone and will not return. Yes, we should have a high standard for our program, and that standard should be that we make the tourney and are in the mix every season. Our share of titles will come, but that share is more likely to be 10% than 50%, so let's get real.
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Agreed 1000%. I'm not sure people realize how widely the sport is now played.

When I first moved to Northern New Jersey in 1988, there were maybe 4 or 5 high schools in all of North Jersey that fielded lacrosse teams.

Fast forward to 2005, or so, and my town had just started a youth lacrosse program.

Fast forward to today and my town, and virtually all the towns around us, now have lacrosse programs that start in first grade with teams that go all the way up and feed the high school program.

In addition, you now have a number of club lacrosse teams in the immediate area where kids, who want to, can play all year.

The days of Upstate NY, Long Island and Baltimore being the only hotbeds of lacrosse are long over...

SU still has an advantage because of the great local programs, and the great coaching that comes with playing for those programs, but that advantage is no longer as overwhelming as it once was...
 
Forza Azzurri said:
Your post said it was only one poster. It wasn't.
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I re-read the post there was two people calling for Desko to be fired, you made it sound like half the board was. Sorry but you guys are off base on this.
 
JeremyCuse said:
I re-read the post there was two people calling for Desko to be fired, you made it sound like half the board was. Sorry but you guys are off base on this.
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OrangeinBoston, Kirkbivore, Retro44, Cuseguy...

Others weren't directly calling for his head but were pretty critical and did not seem to be opposed...

it was, IMO, a tough thread...
 
JeremyCuse said:
I re-read the post there was two people calling for Desko to be fired, you made it sound like half the board was. Sorry but you guys are off base on this.
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There's at least three guys who beat the drum continually. There's one clown that's proud he's been doing it for four years. In those four years SU has gone 51-16, won three conference tourney's made the final in another and played in the national championship game.

The days of playing in the final four every year are over, but that's true for JHU, Princeton, and UVA as well.
 
Forza Azzurri said:
Agreed 1000%. I'm not sure people realize how widely the sport is now played.

When I first moved to Northern New Jersey in 1988, there were maybe 4 or 5 high schools in all of North Jersey that fielded lacrosse teams.

Fast forward to 2005, or so, and my town had just started a youth lacrosse program.

Fast forward to today and my town, and virtually all the towns around us, now have lacrosse programs that start in first grade with teams that go all the way up and feed the high school program.

In addition, you now have a number of club lacrosse teams in the immediate area where kids, who want to, can play all year.

The days of Upstate NY, Long Island and Baltimore being the only hotbeds of lacrosse are long over...

SU still has an advantage because of the great local programs, and the great coaching that comes with playing for those programs, but that advantage is no longer as overwhelming as it once was...
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Where in Northern Nj?
 
Forza Azzurri said:
OrangeinBoston, Kirkbivore, Retro44, Cuseguy... Others weren't directly calling for his head but were pretty critical and did not seem to be opposed... it was, IMO, a tough thread...
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I wasn't calling for him to be fired.

But the way things were going, he was headed for the hot seat.

He and his staff have done a great job turning around the season.

Hopefully they can keep it going for another month.
 
GoSU96 said:
The days of playing in the final four every year are over, but that's true for JHU, Princeton, and UVA as well.
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The one program that may defy this notion is Denver. Given, the fact their pretty much the only player west of the Mississippi (with a few exceptions) they are in a good position to be very competitive for years to come. For example next year they will be heavily favored to win on Memorial Day as their Junior class is absolutely stacked.Unless other D1 programs are added in CO and CA or the few existing ones (out West) get better, or if Tierney suddenly retires (not likely) they could be pretty dominate for years to come.
 
GoSU96 said:
There's at least three guys who beat the drum continually. There's one clown that's proud he's been doing it for four years. In those four years SU has gone 51-16, won three conference tourney's made the final in another and played in the national championship game.

The days of playing in the final four every year are over, but that's true for JHU, Princeton, and UVA as well.
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I think most people understand that a final four every year is long over, SU has been to one the last six years so were clearly not using that as a criteria. I think all things considered the board has been pretty rational, some of the posters who have indicated otherwise haven't gandered over to The sabre or some of the threads on laxpower. My only point is were talking about 2-4 people at most that want Desko gone versus the rest of the board or at least the # of regular posters on the lax board. Its a very small amount when all things are considered.
 
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