Good to hear. These scrimmages are really about seeing what we have with new players and guys in new roles, getting people acclimated to the speed of the game and the shot clock.
Was that a factor?
From the highlights I saw, we looked fast. Strong. I saw a bunch of new guys making plays. Let’s hope AC is full to in the fall and we stay away from the injury bug. AC being on the field healthy is huge. That kid has a very unique skill set in all of NCAA lacrosse.
Good morning...currently up in the air flying back to Detroit...just a quick add on/follow-up
Regarding the shot clock impact...both teams in both scrimmages had a few violations...but not tons, and again, one could attribute that to playing different lines (both at attack and midfield)...so my opinion on the clock and impact to RU would be it will not have a major impact (at least negative) on what they want to do
Again overall if you lump both games together for a summary from my eyes (A fans perspective):
Team looked good for most of both scrimmages
RU has a lot of pieces to sort through on offense...lots of options, athletes and depth
AC didn't play of course so that's going to be a plus...assuming all goes well health wise
RU looked very athletic
We did have issues in transition, cost us multiple goals and we were sloppy at times (I'm sure it gets fixed)
Umass looked smaller, Navy looked bigger across the board
FO play was very solid v Umass, but we struggled v Navy (again I don't have stats...just my eye)
Everyone played...so again, can't put much weight on scores...but for my eye, RU looked the part
Gonna be interesting now after the Alumni game next week to see how things start falling into place as things slow down a bit and then they crescendo back towards January and as actual preseason practice ramps up for go time...
You have a lot of pieces in the middle of the field and by my eye, not much is separating 7-8 guys...but knowing injuries happen, and depth is always needed...that should be a big plus for this team in my opinion