Writing is on the wall for Gait, this isnt gonna work.

[OrangeXtreme]

I was there. SO disappointing and frustrating. View attachment 252248

They felt your disappointment and implemented a shot clock going forward.

 

[DoctahLexus]

In hindsight, I think people were taking for granted the effects of injuries on our performance in the 3 game losing streak that lead to this thread. Cornell was the least injury related, aside from still playing without Thomson, but they are also the clear #1 team in the country and we were coming off a big win over ND. Hiltz gets hurt late in that one. His shooting and dodging was a huge part of our offense in the Cornell game and the ones leading into it.

In the Duke game Hiltz is basically a total decoy who can barely move, Rhoa and Leo have questionable health, and it is Thomson's first time on the field in almost two months. Leads to us asking a heck of a lot of Anderson as a freshman and he struggles. Levine goes down later in the game. UNC it is our first game without Levine and we experiment with rookie ssdms, Hiltz gets some numbers but is still much less effective off the dodge, and it is Thomson's first game back at attack.

Did we make some bad decisions and undisciplined plays in those games? Yes. Could Gait and Co have made some better choices with matchups and personnel based on the injuries? Probably. But for a team with depth as one of its biggest weaknesses, losing key guys in the middle of an extremely tough stretch of the schedule is gonna lead to problems. It does not excuse every individual play, but fatigue can lead to the plays that get percieved as being undisciplined. With our turnaround since that losing streak, I think health is looking like a larger factor in why things went as poorly as they did.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Any chance Levine is back on Saturday?

Not with a torn ACL.

 

[jr4750]

Not with a torn ACL.

Ugh, didn’t know that. That stinks.

 

[wgdsr]

Was that the game Quint referenced in yesterday’s GT/MD game that forced the NCAA to seriously consider the shot clock, or was that 2013? I know it involved SU and Quint said our team was so dominant offensively that the stall was all anyone could do. Made it sound like we were the better team and the result was a bad moment for college lacrosse.

that game probably didn't help, but there were a whole lot of games that went that way for that period of time.
teams that thought they were at a talent or depth disadvantage (a bunch of mid-majors included) would try deflate the ball. the sticks were tighter than they are now.
in 2013, they instituted a "stall clock" when the refs thought there was too much stalling going on. put a 30 sec timer on them basically, where before they could only put them in the box. not sure when the sticks were widened.

in 2019, the shot clock came in.

 

[richmondcuse03]

I can't even give Jeremy any Sheetz...as I was thinking the same thing during the slide.

Same. We all want this program to be back on top. Gait accepted the challenge. He finally got us back to the championship weekend. Now it's time to bring home another title.

 

[SkyTopBus44]

It is unfortunate to live in a world when you post something on a message board and everyone revisits it when things play out in a different way The fun of posting is to share an opinion at that moment and have a running dialog about it. My wife and just about everyone I know could care less about Syracuse lacrosse so I come here to see what people's opinions are about the team. It is fun to be online with a group that are as passionate about the team as you. I also think I have learned a lot about the game. I played it 30 (gulp) 30 years ago and continue to learn about it from this board and by watching it.

 

[JeremyCuse]

For those looking for some Xs and Os knowledge this a great example.

 

[JonB]

This post aged poorly, quickly.

 

[JeremyCuse]

This post aged poorly, quickly.

Thanks Nostradamus

 

[W'boro'Cuse315]

I just hope someone was able to clean the writing off that wall.

 

[CuseBlood44]

Repeat of the Harvard first half. Sloppy, don’t value possession, don’t scrap for ground balls. That’s coaching

 

[JeremyCuse]

Repeat of the Harvard first half. Sloppy, don’t value possession, don’t scrap for ground balls. That’s coaching

The biggest Achilles heal since Gait took over is inconsistency and extended sloppy play and to a lesser extent penalties. You saw all 3 in that 1st half. The bigger concern is that I'm not sure it can ever be cleared up enough, been an issue all 4 years.

 

[wvlax]

No timeout when your goalie is trapped on the offensive end. That's coaching.

 

[JeremyCuse]

No timeout when your goalie is trapped on the offensive end. That's coaching.

Someone there live said he was calling for one and didn't get it

 

[mastro]

That timeout changed everything

 

[JeremyCuse]

That timeout changed everything

It did, but also that Thomson miss up 1-0. Get up 2 there the entire complexion of the game changes

 

[OrangeXtreme]

No timeout when your goalie is trapped on the offensive end. That's coaching.

Yelled for a timeout. Refs ignored him.

That's refereeing.

 

[CuseBlood44]

How do u not call a timeout there

 

[tbonezone]

goalie crossing midfield with the pill is a good thing never. we managed it twice in the 1st half. and terps aren't even a great riding team . they'd rather drop and play their D.

 

[PhatOrange]

Gait was trying to call a TO there and they didn't give it to him. Not sure why. He was livid.

 

[MadNY3]

Repeat of the Harvard first half. Sloppy, don’t value possession, don’t scrap for ground balls. That’s coaching

Crazy but…we won GBs. First half too.

 

[CuseBlood44]

Crazy but…we won GBs. First half too.

This team sure didn’t pass the eye test as a team that wanted it more. We had them in desperation trying to clear mcnaney chucked it up and nobody raced to it with urgency.

 

[FloridaCuse]

Yelled for a timeout. Refs ignored him.

That's refereeing.

Question - to call a timeout do you just have to be in the offensive side of the field or inside the restraining line? In past games I've always heard the announcers say you have to be "in the box" to call a timeout. I assumed that meant inside the restraining line. If that's the rule McCool was across midfield but I don't think he was across the restraining line. If he needs to be then that may be why the refs ignored Gary calling for a timeout.

 

[JeremyCuse]

Question - to call a timeout do you just have to be in the offensive side of the field or inside the restraining line? In past games I've always heard the announcers say you have to be "in the box" to call a timeout. I assumed that meant inside the restraining line. If that's the rule McCool was across midfield but I don't think he was across the restraining line. If he needs to be then that may be why the refs ignored Gary calling for a timeout.

You have to be "in the box" or the restraining line. He did get there but was probably there for only a sec or 2 certainly enough to wear the TO should have been granted