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Just got done watching the tape. A few observations. We’ve got a big hole in goal. I knew trouble was in the air when it went down to the wire to pick McCool or Ippolliti as the starter. Now we see why. Some very weak goals were let in. Rhoa has been the best player on the team to date. Hottle as a plug n play on the first line isn’t going to get it done. Maybe against Jacksonville or Vermont but not with elite teams.There is a total lack of depth at midfield which was exposed yesterday and against Maryland. Recruiting stinks and Anderson appears to be a bust. Going to be a long season.
 
Problem is they’re all in close finishers. Can’t hit mid range or time and room shots. Without being able to hit any of them you don’t force the d to have to press out which then would open the middle. Teams just pack it in making the middle a no go or very risky and we just keep trying it. We don’t take any mid range shots (good angle mid range shots) if at all their low angle easy saves for goalie as long as hugs post. Time n room , on run , alley dodges on run anything.

Defense has to stop sliding so much. Honestly rather them not slide at all n see what happens. We are sliding to much when guys arnt cooked n their moving the ball before we can get back or recover. Also the zone got eaten alive. Man on man was good then down in seconds of shot went to zone n they still got inside shots off n scores. Coaches need to start coaching like yesterday. Maby even call timeout when up 5-0 to remind ur guys hey game just started can’t let up or get to comfy. Let’s keep pedal down.

Towson tho they look like they’re not gonna be anything. But notice in that game we were hitting mid range shots or sweeping across top goals. Since then seems all we try to do is jam it in the middle. Can’t tell ya how many times someone (english mostly) sweep across top for one of our guys roll back behind him , with open time n room chance yet english passed it forward not back. Those are things we gotta be able to do or open up.

Sorry this lost really hurt a lot n really seemed to worry me a lot bout this team. Wait all year for this season n bout to be same as last few seasons. A lot of talent n potential but wasted.
 
Comstock44 said:
Just got done watching the tape. A few observations. We’ve got a big hole in goal. I knew trouble was in the air when it went down to the wire to pick McCool or Ippolliti as the starter. Now we see why. Some very weak goals were let in. Rhoa has been the best player on the team to date. Hottle as a plug n play on the first line isn’t going to get it done. Maybe against Jacksonville or Vermont but not with elite teams.There is a total lack of depth at midfield which was exposed yesterday and against Maryland. Recruiting stinks and Anderson appears to be a bust. Going to be a long season.
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Not sure how can say anderson is a bust when he hasn’t gotten a fair shot. The short time he did play he’s scored. He’s freshmen who hasn’t played in two games. Don’t mean cause he isn’t good could be cause coaches don’t see talent or to dumb to try him.
 
One adjustment that id like to see would be the offense to control tempo. We don't have to always be 100mph. Try to pass the ball around and go at 15-20 seconds when we have lead. That will hopefully help with the turnovers and help the defense in my opinion. The offense had about 16 TOs yesterday and most were unforced which led to Harvard having extra possessions. Slowing it down with a lead will also make the opponent press out and open the field.
 
Trying to reload from losing Mark, Olexo, Wright, Stevens, and Kohn has not gone well at all. We have minimal depth at our defensive/rope unit spots, and the staff clearly do not trust the backups. Goalie being between two guys is always a major concern. Offense has to be on for 4 quarters or we will struggle against top teams. Their choke job late is still what cost us the game, but Harvard getting to 15 on us and scoring on 50% of their possessions is a major red flag for the defense. No health issues on that end either. Just an extremely demoralizing game, between the defense getting exposed and yet another offensive collapse.
 
cuselaxss26 said:
Not sure how can say anderson is a bust when he hasn’t gotten a fair shot. The short time he did play he’s scored. He’s freshmen who hasn’t played in two games. Don’t mean cause he isn’t good could be cause coaches don’t see talent or to dumb to try him.
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Exactly. I would like to see him get a legitimate run at some serious PT.
 
DoctahLexus said:
Trying to reload from losing Mark, Olexo, Wright, Stevens, and Kohn has not gone well at all. We have minimal depth at our defensive/rope unit spots, and the staff clearly do not trust the backups. Goalie being between two guys is always a major concern. Offense has to be on for 4 quarters or we will struggle against top teams. Their choke job late is still what cost us the game, but Harvard getting to 15 on us and scoring on 50% of their possessions is a major red flag for the defense. No health issues on that end either. Just an extremely demoralizing game, between the defense getting exposed and yet another offensive collapse.
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Dwan was banged up and clearly not 100% yesterday.
 
DoctahLexus said:
Trying to reload from losing Mark, Olexo, Wright, Stevens, and Kohn has not gone well at all. We have minimal depth at our defensive/rope unit spots, and the staff clearly do not trust the backups. Goalie being between two guys is always a major concern. Offense has to be on for 4 quarters or we will struggle against top teams. Their choke job late is still what cost us the game, but Harvard getting to 15 on us and scoring on 50% of their possessions is a major red flag for the defense. No health issues on that end either. Just an extremely demoralizing game, between the defense getting exposed and yet another offensive collapse.
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Yeah this team is missing the hustle plays that Stevens and Olexo would make. Can't teach heart u gotta have it. Hopefullly some guys step up ASAP.
 
All i really got from that presser by gait is? He has no idea what to do or how to fix things. Yes a lot of coach talk but nothing insightful or anything to suggest he’s gonna fix our problems. He needs to have little panic yes early but the road is only gonna get tougher n played 1 top (maryland) team n 1 middle team(harvard) (towson, jax , vermont) are not even top 20 teams. Towson is 0-4 so forget bout that game how looked or not.

Also anyone in know if able to find out anything bout injuries thru-out week would be super. Rhoa get day to to day but what bout dwan. Birt im almost positive he’s done for year by how injury looked.
 
cuselaxss26 said:
All i really got from that presser by gait is? He has no idea what to do or how to fix things. Yes a lot of coach talk but nothing insightful or anything to suggest he’s gonna fix our problems. He needs to have little panic yes early but the road is only gonna get tougher n played 1 top (maryland) team n 1 middle team(harvard) (towson, jax , vermont) are not even top 20 teams. Towson is 0-4 so forget bout that game how looked or not.

Also anyone in know if able to find out anything bout injuries thru-out week would be super. Rhoa get day to to day but what bout dwan. Birt im almost positive he’s done for year by how injury looked.
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His next media availability is usually Thursday.
 
OrangeXtreme said:
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gary has to wipe that smile off his face...i know his whole thing is unflappable cool as a cucumber which is fine but would it kill him to show a little anger or something...makes it seem like he doesn't care or see the urgency in the situation...he is who he is but i find it off-putting in a situation like this

finally watched the replay...i dont have much to add beyond what was said already...heroic effort by mullen and thompson in defeat...rhoa's injury better not be serious because without him they have little speed or dodging on offense...but to me the bigger issue was the defensive performance. harvard scored on almost half their possessions...cant blame it all on mccool

they will regroup and be better but has to be a wake up call...outside of notre dame and maryland, maybe cornell, it still feels like anyone's ballgame...
 
W'boro'Cuse315 said:
Anderson actually hasn’t played in the last 3 games. He saw no time vs Towson.
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The only reason i can think for this is they are trying to redshirt him. Not even sure if playing first 2 games still can happen or not. But if not the reason he hasn’t played then why in the world is he not getting a chance.
 
W'boro'Cuse315 said:
Anderson actually hasn’t played in the last 3 games. He saw no time vs Towson.
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Bizarre
cuselaxss26 said:
The only reason i can think for this is they are trying to redshirt him. Not even sure if playing first 2 games still can happen or not. But if not the reason he hasn’t played then why in the world is he not getting a chance.
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That's what I thought but Jeremy was right yesterday when it's just playing in a game in lax. Where other sports are percentage of games.
 
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