I kept skipping ahead looking for some insight and then it ended 40min earlier than expected.I started watching the chat last night and turned it off after awhile. Jastrzembski wrote an interesting piece for Syracuse fans when he left the program at the end of the 2017 season. He was the video coordinator, I guess, so he had inside knowledge and was willing to share some of it. He mentioned how Wisnauskas was really good.
Now he has no inside knowledge. He's just like us so he is providing nothing that I can't find on this forum already. After a few minutes he just started naming all the players who were returning and how the team should be good next season. There was no insight, no inside knowledge and no real analysis. When talking about the starting attack for next season he really just mentioned Rehfuss, Seebold and Cook. Yes, those are the likely players to step in, and the ones I've mentioned on this forum before, but no breakdown of roles or possible sleepers for minutes at attack.
I felt the same way after his piece about Syracuse's recruiting struggles (de-commits) recently. He brought up the same issues we have on the forum and at laxpower/fanlax, like redshirting, tuition, lower academic profile. I don't think he even brought up the decline of HS lacrosse in CNY.
Yeah, I kinda wondered while watching it what the current players think of him doing this. I think Jastrzembski wasn't clear with what he was saying in the video. It was almost like he was being critical of Marcus Cunningham and maybe some others, but he didn't come right out and say it. He's straddling the fence because he has an opinion about the team and a public forum to express it but he knows the guys on the team and doesn't want to criticize them.Maybe rubbed some wrong and no longer privy.
Yeah, I kinda wondered while watching it what the current players think of him doing this. I think Jastrzembski wasn't clear with what he was saying in the video. It was almost like he was being critical of Marcus Cunningham and maybe some others, but he didn't come right out and say it. He's straddling the fence because he has an opinion about the team and a public forum to express it but he knows the guys on the team and doesn't want to criticize them.
I gotcha. Thanks for clearing it up. It makes sense now regarding the redshirt seniors. I also agree on your other points. Well said.Have not watched the full clip (by the sounds of it, not worth watching), but also found the Cunningham remark odd. The person asking the question believed that Desko showed too much loyaly to his seniors. I think Chris wanted to say the redshirt seniors should have moved on from the program at the end of last year but then remembered that Cunningham and Fusco were valuable members of the team. Sports punditry can be harder than it looks.
I think Lacrosse in general is still too small of sport for actual criticism to emerge. People are too close to the actual athletes on the field and are afraid to say what they actually think. I think Quint is almost the only person who will add "biting" commentary. I think that is why message boards are actually the best place to get analysis and insight. Casey Vock used to be the best source for actual Syracuse insight, but of course he moved on from IL, which is a shame.
Have not watched the full clip (by the sounds of it, not worth watching), but also found the Cunningham remark odd. The person asking the question believed that Desko showed too much loyaly to his seniors. I think Chris wanted to say the redshirt seniors should have moved on from the program at the end of last year but then remembered that Cunningham and Fusco were valuable members of the team. Sports punditry can be harder than it looks.
I think Lacrosse in general is still too small of sport for actual criticism to emerge. People are too close to the actual athletes on the field and are afraid to say what they actually think. I think Quint is almost the only person who will add "biting" commentary. I think that is why message boards are actually the best place to get analysis and insight. Casey Vock used to be the best source for actual Syracuse insight, but of course he moved on from IL, which is a shame.
One can sift and read some gems of substance but loose criticism also comes easy to many after losses. Impressions are one thing but really cant dissect without watching game preferably in person then rewatching otherwise analysis and comments are prone to error. My compliment to this board is its better than many fan forums where flip flopping flippancy is prevalent.
Jastrzembski wrote an interesting piece for Syracuse fans when he left the program at the end of the 2017 season. He was the video coordinator, I guess, so he had inside knowledge and was willing to share some of it. He mentioned how Wisnauskas was really good.
Now he has no inside knowledge. He's just like us so he is providing nothing that I can't find on this forum already. After a few minutes he just started naming all the players who were returning and how the team should be good next season. There was no insight, no inside knowledge and no real analysis.