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[QUOTE="Powellfan, post: 4710754, member: 4819"]
I have been having the same feelings regarding Caputo and I'm not sure why. I think it's because, even at Duke he flies pretty under the radar, almost like he gets taken for granted.  I also agree that some of it is based on SU playing pretty well against Duke historically and we haven't really seen the Duke defense at it's best. I think in one of my game previews I referred to Duke being "arrogant" on defense.  They do not like to slide and they seem to relish one on one matchups even when things look to be going sideways.  I also don't think they've gotten the best goalie play, especially this year.  Mike Adler for a few years may be the exception.

One thing I will give them credit for is putting super athletic players at SSDM. This year some of the best short stick play I saw came from Aidan McGuire and Jack Gray. Both are over six foot and can punish teams in transition. If there is one big issue I have seen from the defense for SU the past few years it is the inability for any coordinator to put, big, strong athletic players at SSDM.  I don't think that would be an issue if Caputo were to come aboard.

Does anyone know who does the main recruiting for Duke? I know all coaches typically contribute but usually there is one who is most in charge among the assistants. Is it Caputo for Duke? One thing you can't take away from them is they recruit very well (duh).

I still lean towards Stevens at this juncture but how big of a deal would it be if SU were able to pry a top assistant away from a fellow ACC school? That school being Duke no less.
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