If teams like Army & Albany have more talent all over the field, and Hobart about as much, there is only so much you can do. Hope that next year's class is a significant talent upgrade.
saw/heard the same. he said something to the effect of the ball carrier should continue through and not stop, if shot not there, move the ball to next man. the ball carrier stopped, got double teamed, lost possession. That's not on the coach. out of a timeout, they had a really nice play where Curry initiated, drew the defense to him and then passed to Birtwhistle for a goal. They could have been running variations of this all day.
Don’t disagree but Finley Thompson is also in the mix… think they are the starting 5 between attack and 1st mid
Not sure I agree about Albany having more talent than us. This years result was an anomaly. We have ACC talent, but we don't have the shear quantity this year. (Our rope unit is young, promising and will continue to get better) -Others have mentioned in the past, but the former staff had quite a few misses in recruiting in '18, '19 and "20 - whereas the other ACC teams did not. We have seen the result of these misses this year.
No, you don't run a graduating senior into the ground for 350 or so straight faceoffs and then relieve him in his last Cuse game. Expecting Phaup to be out for every single one and Ill be applauding regardlesss of any results as kid gives his all. Cuse will need to bring in a fogo preferable two
Kennedy will be missed, some PLL team will be very fortunate to pickup. A tremendous lsm, was a excellent on ball defender this year at close agaisnt a bevy of top ones. Cuse placed him on wing a few times on Saturday and noticed a immediate difference. Had a great career from his first day here as did Curry . Both are tremendous kids and competitors.Hope the fans appreciate all those moving on next week and give them a nice round of applause.
Yep
Had potential but set back by several significant injuries that cost him first two years.
Perhaps those comments ought to be taken with a grain of salt. If you're not playing, then you, or your parents, may certainly be disgruntled. I think more telling are the clips of Petro telling players what to do and they go out and do exactly what they were told not to do.
Curry had a strong second half. His accuracy really improved and his ability to rip with either hand off run makes him special. Team oriented and unselfish, his motor was always running despite logging such heavy minutes. Didnt have the expected mids for better part of year so mostly poled with many doubles coming yet still highly productive. Another who hit the field from day one , those aren't easily replaced
My personal opinion but I only want Birtwhistle, Hiltz, Dordevic, Caccamo, Aviles, Rice, Finn Kelly, maybe Blake Borges. If we keep those guys and the rest leave wouldn't really bat an eye.
Mediocre recruiting class happens for various reasons but a run of them will eventually catch up. The cycle is turning up thanks in great part to the previous staff for the incoming 22 class
definitely should have worked in two this year at FOGO. especially considering the blowouts.
From observations, I think Gait has an "analytical driver" social style. This style is observed in people who see the big picture, transformitive leaders that make positive changes with high expectations; but dislike conflict and try to avoid it. Which is why they are often seen as aloof. Just reflect on all of his press conferences, have we seen this behavior? Drivers don't resonate or interact well with people who are amiables or expressives who need that softer touch or need lengthy explanations. Are the players worked hard? I suspect they are. Too hard? I don't know. But I suspect the data recorders that the players are wearing will provide the coaches with that data.
Some of the comments were coming from starters so wouldn't get carried away with the disgruntled player angle. The disregard for March's instructions isn't surprising if he has lost the players.
Agree!
