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[QUOTE="Powellfan, post: 4170306, member: 4819"]
13 assists in one game is no joke. Obviously O'Neil has the advantage over Joey when it comes to physical traits, but Spallina might be more well rounded in terms of overall skill.  O'Neil right now reminds me a bit of Tehoka in his sophomore season when he got so much attention of the defense and wasn't able to find open teammates. Sometimes being so dominate physically can be a hindrance to the rest of your game.

It sounds like Spallina is a tireless worker who really studies the game, and obviously benefits from being a coaches son. I don't think he'll be able to get away with some of the stuff he does in high school (mostly when he backdowns an opponent), but I don't think his game relies on any one thing. I found it really interesting that when he was a ninth grader on Team 91 he was an offball finisher since the team already had McAdory and O'Neil and a bunch of other blue chip recruits.

It's obviously very early in the season and the competition hasn't been the stiffest, but it seems like the team is running a motion based offense with lots of passing and lots of moving.  They scored 28 goals last week and no one had more than 8 shots. Mitch Bartolo from Rutgers had 18(!) in one game recently.  I don't get the sense that they will be relying on one player to "run" the offense. Other posters pointed this out but the offense really did look perfect for Owen Hiltz. I'm curious to see how Spallina integrates into the flow of things. Like Dochtah pointed out, his passing should make him a huge asset and I think his passing and shooting will really benefit Hiltz.  We shall see.
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