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[JeremyCuse]

I’m not anywhere near as high on Anderson as most. He is an option but hasn’t exactly dominated. He has had flashes of showing his dodging abilities but he still isn’t pulling teams top pole or piling up points. If I’m Gait I take a lesson from Desko and rotate the attack the way they did in 09 with Jamieson Desko and Daniello

Andersons value isn't necessarily in dominating or racking up pts. His value is adding a skill set this offense doesn't have and in freeing up both Joey and the 1st mid line. With Anderson on the field the midfield is only going to draw 1 pole, the LSM.

It allows Joey to not have to play from X 90% of the possessions and allow him to play off ball be it off the crease or GLE or even rotating up top.

Anderson as a freshman isn't gonna pull a teams top pole with Joey out there but he's already pulling each teams 2nd pole and that's opening up Hiltz even more. He's essentially played 2 and a half games at attack, to expect him to be dominating already and racking up pts is a bit ridiculous.

Also on 09 there was only a rotation because Jamieson was out 90% of the season getting academically cleared. Once he finally got on the field he played a majority of the game.

 

[JeremyCuse]

I agree that we should keep this good thing going and roll with Anderson at attack going forward. His threat off the dodge is too useful. I just don’t think he has necessarily surpassed the other two with the ball in his stick just yet. I think that is not giving Hiltz and Spallina enough credit for what they do off the dodge, despite teams fully planning around them. They are upper level without question.

Anderson hasn't surpassed Spallina or Hiltz in any aspect offensively even dodging, that's not my argument or I hope anyones, lol. What Anderson does have is the ability to dodge against poles that Spallina or Hiltz don't have. His size and speed allow him to make the kind of dodge we saw yesterday and against UVA that Joey and Hiltz aren't really built for. Doesn't take anything away from them it's just the skill set that Anderson possesses that makes him so valuable. It's scary to think where this offense can go with these three on attack with their skill sets.

 

[cuselaxss26]

All i gotta say is “if it anit broke don’t fix it “

 

[ColdAnger]

The best, most complimentary six is usually a recipe for offensive success. I think Anderson at attack allows Hiltz to play either the low wing (with Anderson at X) or rotate to the top to be a facilitator and stretch shooter. Similarly, it allows Spallina to play either X or rotate above GLE (with Anderson at X).

The middies can then play off of those guys or initiate down the alleys depending on their skillset. Think English finishing on the inside or Leo scoring on alley dodges Yesterday. I think that Thompson moves back to Middie and plays the role English has been playing within the offense. 1st or 2nd line doesn’t matter but not paired with English to create that complimentary piece on both midfield lines.

 

[DomeHolmes]

Right now, to me the most logical way to get Thompson on the field is getting 1/2 Rhoas minutes, (and maybe a few for English when he needs a blow). I get that players are up and down, and I have liked his game, but Rhoa is forcing way too many bad shots for my liking. (I think like 0 for 15 the last two games or something like that, almost all of them poor quality).

that way, neither is “benched” and if one is playing better they get more time. And one can always get good time on the second line Too

 

[DMVCuseLax]

Watching Brown vs Cornell. If we keep our composure and our mouth under control unlike last year we handle them.

I think we are more athletic than them on both sides of the field. They force a lot on offense and Browns defense handled it. Need to play them the same way we played ND on D. Defense needs to have controlled physicality. Our offense should score. Need to keep the refs out of the game.

 

[tech37]

Right now, to me the most logical way to get Thompson on the field is getting 1/2 Rhoas minutes, (and maybe a few for English when he needs a blow). I get that players are up and down, and I have liked his game, but Rhoa is forcing way too many bad shots for my liking. (I think like 0 for 15 the last two games or something like that, almost all of them poor quality).

that way, neither is “benched” and if one is playing better they get more time. And one can always get good time on the second line Too

Have to wonder if that injury from a few games ago is nagging Rhoa? He looks tentative out there when shooting and not his style.

 

[DMVCuseLax]

Have to wonder if that injury from a few games ago is nagging Rhoa? He looks tentative out there when shooting and not his style.

100 percent. Several are playing with injuries.

 

[SULAXAHOLIC]

Andersons value isn't necessarily in dominating or racking up pts. His value is adding a skill set this offense doesn't have and in freeing up both Joey and the 1st mid line. With Anderson on the field the midfield is only going to draw 1 pole, the LSM.

It allows Joey to not have to play from X 90% of the possessions and allow him to play off ball be it off the crease or GLE or even rotating up top.

Anderson as a freshman isn't gonna pull a teams top pole with Joey out there but he's already pulling each teams 2nd pole and that's opening up Hiltz even more. He's essentially played 2 and a half games at attack, to expect him to be dominating already and racking up pts is a bit ridiculous.

Also on 09 there was only a rotation because Jamieson was out 90% of the season getting academically cleared. Once he finally got on the field he played a majority of the game.

I see his value but both Trey and Finn bring value as well I just don’t think his performance has justified wholesale line up changes. Jamieson was most definitely not out there for 90 percent of the games he played in 09. He barely played at all vs UMass where he had a goal called off. His break out game was vs Siena. He pretty much played the second half in the quarters vs Maryland semi’s vs Duke and Finals vs Cornelll. Nimms had a meeting with Desko requesting that when the game was on the line Jamieson be on the field. I would most definitely feel the same way about Thompson and Deere in big moments vs Anderson. With that said Anderson shoiuld be used

 

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[GoSU96]

Nicely done

 

[Laxfanshutt]

Watching Brown vs Cornell. If we keep our composure and our mouth under control unlike last year we handle them.

I think we are more athletic than them on both sides of the field. They force a lot on offense and Browns defense handled it. Need to play them the same way we played ND on D. Defense needs to have controlled physicality. Our offense should score. Need to keep the refs out of the game.

Cornell vs Brown 2025 Lacrosse Highlights


If anyone wants to check out the highlights of that game, here they are

 

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Cornell vs Brown 2025 Lacrosse Highlights


If anyone wants to check out the highlights of that game, here they are

I watched most of this game. There are some gunslingers on offense for Cornell but the defense and goaltending didn't look like Final Four material.

 

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[FloridaCuse]

Good podcast out today. After Intro they start with a good review of the ND game. Later at the 40 min mark they preview the Cornell game. Excellent comments on both, as well as other games last week & this week. An interesting listen.

The guy on the left is Jonathan Donville who played at Cornell & was on Maryland's championship team. He currently plays in the NLL & PLL. The guy on the right is national lacrosse writer Dan Arestia. He wrote the wonderful article a month ago about attending his first game in the Dome for the Hopkins game.