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Message: [QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 3016985, member: 622"] I know I am late to this party, after the letdown yesterday I figured it would be better to hold off posting until I remove emotion from my post. Apologies for the length: - Desko ran the program as a corporation, expecting wins to never decrease, think GM during the 1970's and 1980's. - SU could simply make an offer and recruits were clamoring to play for SU (and a few other elites) - Markets change, so did major lacrosse - Desko fell behind NOTE: While most other schools would love SU's success while Desko "fell behind" it simply is not SU standards (see 11 championship trophies - SU is the lacrosse equivalent of Oklahoma in football) - Desko has improved in his actions, though he has not landed the recruits SU fans are accustomed to see on the field - Competition has improved - Talent levels have improved - Roy Simmons Junior installed a great system, fast, physical, fun (should it be fast, fysical, fun or perhaps phast, physical phun), he won a lot, too. - Desko's early years (you remember, when he won five trophies) were marked by fast teams, beating everyone in transition. Only UVA, Princeton and Johns Hopkins were the real competition on an annual basis - Desko teams of the past few years were noted for slow ball, physical play and the 1 point victory; not very exciting and not very effective for championships - Desko is a elite level coach, calling excellent plays, usually managing the clock very well (UNC and Loyola excepted!), but - from my point of view - relies on his savvy too much and not enough on the player's on field judgment - Think more traditional football than basketball - which is a killer in a continuous action game versus a set play game. - Tucker Dordevic missed the season. DO NOT undervalue this loss. It remains to be seen whether he gets back to where he was, but the loss certainly cost SU a lot on offense. - This team gelled very well once they got into the season. We started off as the Cardiac 'Cuse or Kardiac Kids (your choice) - We saw a second half of the season stretch where the team played historical SU lacrosse: Pedal to the medal, balls to the wall, all out speed, punishing opponents for making mistakes. - We routinely saw multiple scorers, no team can shut down the entire SU offense. - Our defense overall, periodic brain flatulances aside, was an elite level defense. - The above makes me think that Desko has turned the corner and is returning to his roots of a fast, physical, fun team. - Who can fill Desko's shoes? Serious question. Any elite level coach will get paid where they are at without the scrutiny of 11 championships staring him down. Think elite football and basketball: Nobody wants to follow a legend. SU will not bring in a quality human being AND excellent lacrosse coach. SU has a mentality that it's employees be good people, not win at any cost (which is why Boeheim and Babers are excellent fits, they are essentially GOOD guys who happen to be great coaches) Conclusion: With Desko having turned back to his roots in style of play, Tucker Dordevic returning and a very good, deep squad, with a few excellent recruits, I don't see Desko going anywhere, nor Wildhack in a rush to replace him. If Desko has not turned the corner, fails to land a few key recruits and improve in the post season, THEN Wildhack will make a move. The reality is that Desko is still better than 90% of the coaches out there and coach worthy of replacing Desko is not going to simply jump to SU, they already have a good situation. Wildhack will have to watch the up and coming coaches, but has not pressure at this time to replace Desko. Just another Orange fan opinion. [/QUOTE]

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