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[QUOTE="DoctahLexus, post: 4998297, member: 6798"]
I am saying that most 1st/2nd team AA and even Tek quarterfinalists do about the same against MD/Zappitello. But people don't knock those guys while acting like Spallina is a bust because he does the same. I watched the game too. Kavs only goal was on a low percentage circus shot. Shot the exact same 14 percent as Spallina did on 1-7 shooting, 2 turnovers to Spallina's one turnover, 2 of his assists were on man up and only one of them was the result of him drawing a slide and finding an open man, which Spallina also did one time. Oh yeah, and Kav was 1-2 on 1-9 shooting last year. Shellenberger last year against MD? 1 and 2 on 1-9 shooting. Kirst against MD in the 2022 natty? 2 and 1 on 2-7 shooting.

The only area he did noticeably better than Spallina was on the ride, but I believe you would be saying the same things if Spallina got a couple more CTs.

The list of guys who are even somewhat regularly torching an elite teams top long pole is like 2 names long - Brennan Oneill and CJ Kirst, and even they have had Spallina against MD type stat lines already this season (Oneill against Penn and Kirst against Denver). Minicus and Dordevic were doing some of that as well before they graduated. I would not give that same distinction to even guys like Shellenberger or Pat Kav. Erksas good day against us was surrounded by two bad ones. Most top attack faced with that elite longpole matchup need to rely on things like feeding in tight spaces, capitalizing off broken plays and switches on D, and finishing their offball shots to end the day with a decent stat line. The offense as a whole has to step up.
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