MD Cuse Fan
Starter
- Joined
- Apr 12, 2018
- Messages
- 1,080
- Like
- 1,006
Such a better 4th quarter this year against Rutgers!
He has a dry delivery but far better knowledge than most others with the ability to break it down to the average fan level. He loves the game and knows what he is talking about but does not have to hear himself talking, like QK.
It's just the way he talks. He has been the analyst on several games so far this year.I made a comment about the analyst early in this thread and didn't realize it was Ryan. To be honest, he sounded like he was half asleep. But he did get better as the game went along and the goals started coming hot and heavy and he did provide good analysis. Of course, I'm far from a lacrosse expert, so I'm not the best judge of his analysis anyway.
I made a comment about the analyst early in this thread and didn't realize it was Ryan. To be honest, he sounded like he was half asleep. But he did get better as the game went along and the goals started coming hot and heavy and he did provide good analysis. Of course, I'm far from a lacrosse expert, so I'm not the best judge of his analysis anyway.
...That's a nice change from the color guy on the radio, who makes me want to hurt myself with the seagull-like screeching after a goal...
I made a comment about the analyst early in this thread and didn't realize it was Ryan. To be honest, he sounded like he was half asleep. But he did get better as the game went along and the goals started coming hot and heavy and he did provide good analysis. Of course, I'm far from a lacrosse expert, so I'm not the best judge of his analysis anyway.
Tom Nelson, I saw him do it in the dome. Absolutely ridiculous move.The ultimate highlight today has to be Solomon's fake behind the back goal. I don't think I have ever seen that move executed so smoothly before. It's not what a goalie is going to expect at all so Edelman bit hard. He turned a bad angle situation into a wide open opportunity where the goalie had no chance. It was beautiful!
Tim?Tom Nelson, I saw him do it in the dome. Absolutely ridiculous move.
The ultimate highlight today has to be Solomon's fake behind the back goal. I don't think I have ever seen that move executed so smoothly before. It's not what a goalie is going to expect at all so Edelman bit hard. He turned a bad angle situation into a wide open opportunity where the goalie had no chance. It was beautiful!
Nope, Tom, his younger brother. Might of been his freshman year too. It was the first time i ever saw a fake like that. 1984 I believe.Tim?
Nope, Tom, his younger brother. Might of been his freshman year too. It was the first time i ever saw a fake like that. 1984 I believe.
BTW, am I the only one developing a man-crush on Jared Fernandez? When's the last time a non-FOGO got eight ground balls in a single game? That young man plays with heart and quickness.
amenBTW, am I the only one developing a man-crush on Jared Fernandez? When's the last time a non-FOGO got eight ground balls in a single game? That young man plays with heart and quickness.
Nope, Tom, his younger brother. Might of been his freshman year too. It was the first time i ever saw a fake like that. 1984 I believe.
The defense did not play well, seems like they struggled with the zone defense they implemented. Also did not love the match-ups - why was Mellen not guarding Mullins? I don't think they trusted Cunningham to mark the smaller/shiftier Gallahger. Seemed like in the second half they settled down more, but some sequences were really rough - thinking mostly of the play in which Helmer allowed Charalambides to waltz in untouched for an easy goal because of a communication issue. Just surprised it took as long as it did for SU to make adjustments.
I do wonder if there is a better way to utilize the three long stick midfielders. Maybe Cunningham and Bomberry just had off days, but I wonder if one of the midfielders would have been a better matchup with the attackmen? Fusco seems like too good of a player to be the third guy off the bench. Should the coaches be tinkering more with matchups? Or trust the close defensemen to figure things out?.
Voigt and Solomon go all out on rides and it paid off. Offense hummed but still need 5-6th mids to play and contribute. Fogos and O won this game , D was off. . Kennedy held Mullins scoreless last year, understand integral to transition but if problems then why not drop the #32 pick in MLL down to cd?What a comeback and what a fourth quarter. Really impressed by the team's tenacity - a number of times they could have given the ball back to Rutgers but instead they fought like heck, won the ball back and scored. They were like a swarm of piranhas. The play that led to Voigt passing the ball over his head while falling down to Lipka for the goal really stands out in my mind. The team just refused to quit.
What a rollercoaster. At different times I wanted both Cook and Solomon benched - boy did they prove me wrong. Solomon got stripped a few times, stumbled a few times, yet came alive as the game went on. That fake was masterful. Cook was stoned on a breakaway when he of all places stuck the ball directly into the goalie's stick. But in the fourth quarter he played his best game to date. Really impressed how the offense has gelled - they are so unselfish and share the ball tremendously well. Nice to see Rhefuss have a strong day as well.
All that said - against better teams they will need to play the way they did in the fourth for longer stretches. The defense did not play well, seems like they struggled with the zone defense they implemented. Also did not love the match-ups - why was Mellen not guarding Mullins? I don't think they trusted Cunningham to mark the smaller/shiftier Gallahger. Seemed like in the second half they settled down more, but some sequences were really rough - thinking mostly of the play in which Helmer allowed Charalambides to waltz in untouched for an easy goal because of a communication issue. Just surprised it took as long as it did for SU to make adjustments.
I do wonder if there is a better way to utilize the three long stick midfielders. Maybe Cunningham and Bomberry just had off days, but I wonder if one of the midfielders would have been a better matchup with the attackmen? Fusco seems like too good of a player to be the third guy off the bench. Should the coaches be tinkering more with matchups? Or trust the close defensemen to figure things out?
In regards to depth, it seems like the coaches have settled on a crunch time unit rotation of the four top midfielders, and Cook rotating in at attack with Solomon sometimes bumping up to midfield. It is a little unorthodox to say the least, but I am impressed it worked as well as it did against Rutgers. I thought they might wear out but the offense just got stronger as the game went along. Again, credit big time to the new strength coach.
I thought the MVP award should have gone to face-off unit, it was a total team effort with how well the wings played but Varello was really outstanding at the end. Rutgers threw the kitchen sink at him and he really responded each time. What a performance.
What a comeback and what a fourth quarter. Really impressed by the team's tenacity - a number of times they could have given the ball back to Rutgers but instead they fought like heck, won the ball back and scored. They were like a swarm of piranhas. The play that led to Voigt passing the ball over his head while falling down to Lipka for the goal really stands out in my mind. The team just refused to quit.
What a rollercoaster. At different times I wanted both Cook and Solomon benched - boy did they prove me wrong. Solomon got stripped a few times, stumbled a few times, yet came alive as the game went on. That fake was masterful. Cook was stoned on a breakaway when he of all places stuck the ball directly into the goalie's stick. But in the fourth quarter he played his best game to date. Really impressed how the offense has gelled - they are so unselfish and share the ball tremendously well. Nice to see Rhefuss have a strong day as well.
All that said - against better teams they will need to play the way they did in the fourth for longer stretches. The defense did not play well, seems like they struggled with the zone defense they implemented. Also did not love the match-ups - why was Mellen not guarding Mullins? I don't think they trusted Cunningham to mark the smaller/shiftier Gallahger. Seemed like in the second half they settled down more, but some sequences were really rough - thinking mostly of the play in which Helmer allowed Charalambides to waltz in untouched for an easy goal because of a communication issue. Just surprised it took as long as it did for SU to make adjustments.
I do wonder if there is a better way to utilize the three long stick midfielders. Maybe Cunningham and Bomberry just had off days, but I wonder if one of the midfielders would have been a better matchup with the attackmen? Fusco seems like too good of a player to be the third guy off the bench. Should the coaches be tinkering more with matchups? Or trust the close defensemen to figure things out?
In regards to depth, it seems like the coaches have settled on a crunch time unit rotation of the four top midfielders, and Cook rotating in at attack with Solomon sometimes bumping up to midfield. It is a little unorthodox to say the least, but I am impressed it worked as well as it did against Rutgers. I thought they might wear out but the offense just got stronger as the game went along. Again, credit big time to the new strength coach.
I thought the MVP award should have gone to face-off unit, it was a total team effort with how well the wings played but Varello was really outstanding at the end. Rutgers threw the kitchen sink at him and he really responded each time. What a performance.
Similar thoughts here ...
* Gallagher would have been a tough matchup for Cunningham because of the size difference. Some big guys can go all Zdeno Chara and smother the little guys, but that doesn't seem like Marcus's game.
* If feels like we should have seen Murphy, had he been healthy, with a long pole during the defensive struggles early on.
* Had this been a year ago, I suspect we would have also seen DiPietro rotated in at some point. Anyone know if he's being redshirted, perhaps in anticipation of two defensive starters graduating? (Apologies if that's a dumb question; not being in CNY, I don't see the PS regularly -- yes, I know I can pay for online access -- and they have Kramer, who's not a lacrosse guy and who's spread so thin he can't do much, anyway.)
Agreed about Murphy, think he would have matched up better on Charalambides then Bomberry. Dipietro is RS from what I understand. Cunningham is a good defender but he struggles with speed guys, no way could SU put him on Gallagher.