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[QUOTE="Powellfan, post: 4122106, member: 4819"] You certainly don't seem like a "noob" based on your post. Lots of great answers so far, I felt like I wanted to chime in with my own two cents. Hopefully it's helpful. 1) I like the Gait hiring and while there hasn't been much to judge him on, it's been so far so good. I think the biggest thing he has accomplished so far is that he kept together the 2022 recruiting class, which should be ranked number one. But not only did he keep it together, he strengthened it with a five star attackman (Fin Thomson), and a four star defender (Riley Figurias). The 2023 class doesn't look as strong, but they still got commitments from some very good players. Also it seems like on the whole that it is a better class than Syracuse has been getting recently. The only thing that maybe I think Gait and the staff could have done better is bringing in more impact transfers for this season, as the team seems a little light at some positions (face-offs and midfield come to mind). But the addition of goalie Bobby Gavin from UVA should help. And at the very least it's nice that they didn't add players just to add them, which I think the prior staff did sometimes. 2) The other big thing Gait did was bring Petro on board, a move I really like. I think he helps balance out Gait and the strengths he brings really compliment the head coach (20+ years of head coaching experience in DI Men's Lacrosse), an intense personality, and a defensive background). It is definitely not a sure thing, Hopkins had a lot of issues on defense the last few years, but I also get the sense that he is a guy who can really benefit from a change in scenery. Plus I get fired up every time I see him in a Syracuse polo. 3) I wouldn't qualify this as a rebuilding year, this team has a very large amount of fifth year seniors on the team. But it might be a trying year with the schedule, and with the way last year ended. But there are a lot of really exciting players and SU always seems to be best when expectations are lowest. Owen Hiltz is a tremendous player, who, while lacking a dominate physical presence, makes not just jaw dropping shots, but passes as well. His skip passes are things of beauty. Tucker Dordevic can shake and bake with he best of them (seriously do a quick good search), he breaks ankles like nobody's business. His move to attack should increase his point totals. Brendan Curry is a steady contributor who can race by pretty much any defender. The defense was not good last year, but Brett Kennedy is a super aggressive menace who is great in transition. He will have a lot on his shoulders this year but I think he's up for it. If nothing else it should be entertaining! Buckle up! [/QUOTE]
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