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Message: [QUOTE="Powellfan, post: 3761221, member: 4819"] I have been really impressed with Rhefuss these last two games. His passing has been outstanding and he’s proven himself to be multidimensional with his dodging and finishing ability. His incredible behind the back off a fake shot assist to Trimboli gets a lot of attention but that elevator finishing move he put on the UVM goalie was no joke. There were many on this board, myself included, who were pretty ambivalent, or even not happy about him coming back, and now I simply can’t envision this offense without him and I’m already panicking about how the team replaces him next year. I know there’s a lot of season left but the team is so much stronger with him playing like this. Overall I think the biggest issue the offense will face is picking its spot, and being able to take what the defense gives them. Saw some guys who are used to putting up big points yesterday press a little bit, and it will be hard for guys to take a backseat. Not many defenses will be able to defend all the pieces this team has, but things will fall apart if guys try and do too much. There is no way they put Scanlan on the second midfield line. Interestingly enough he played his best game of the season being guarded by a long stick. The defense certainly had a number of bad bounces yesterday, but they also created a good amount of bad luck for themselves. The energy was not the same as it was for the UVA game, which is understandable, but I still would have liked to see the defense play with a bit more of an edge. Wykoff was good and really stayed with his man. Murphy has the bad play where he left his man on the crease but he’s earned a mulligan with his play. Overall the defense plays well in their base set and often don’t get beat 1v1. But good ball movement can really throw them into disarray. I thought they did a good job blocking passes and shots against UVM, but too often I think they are overly reliant on their sticks and don’t move their feet as much as they should. They need to be better at defending with both aspects. I was relieved to hear Desko say a big focus of practice this week would be on groundballs. [/QUOTE]

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