Top Ten NLL Plays of Week Eight
The results are in, and the Lacrosse Network has named their top ten plays of NLL week eight. Which do you like? Are there any plays that should have made the cut?
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Swarm Look to Right Ship Against Rock
The Minnesota Swarm are going into this weekend as the worst team in the East and the worst team in the NLL at 1-6. The Swarm have dropped four straight, three of which were at home in St. Paul Minnesota. The Last time the Swarm won a game was in Philadelphia on January 18th in an 11-10 win over the Wings, this also was the first game of a double-header…
MLL Trade Value: Part 1
Over a decade ago, Bill Simmons began ranking basketball players in his annual ‘NBA Trade Value’ column. The rules are simple: Talent, salary and age all matter. If two equally talented players earn different amounts, then the cheaper one has more ‘trade value.’ Similarly, younger players are often viewed as more valuable. The idea of the list is that if the general manager of Team A calls the general manager…
NLL Three Stars Week Eight: Bucktooth Returns
Week 8 of the National Lacrosse League featured five blowout games in what was possibly the least exciting weekend that we’ve seen thus far in the 2014 season. The usual suspects were at it again including Colorado Mammoth John Grant Jr. (3 goals, 5 assists), Calgary Roughnecks Shawn Evans (4 G, 7 A) and Rochester Knighthawks Cody Jamieson (5 G, 5 A) but its three other standouts that have found…
Trend of Defensive Play Highlights Americans in 2014 NLL
Going into the 2014 season, we expected to see a down year for American players with so many of them opting to instead play just MLL and with Team USA. However, those few Americans who have played this season have been very impressive. Still, with so few Americans left in the NLL, let’s take a look at how they have all fared. Philadelphia consistently has the most Americans in the…
Princeton Eager to Get Started Against Hofstra
WHERE: @ Princeton WHEN: Saturday February 22 @ 11:00 Princeton gets to start its season against the Hofstra Pride who are coming off an 11-9 loss to the Marquette Golden Eagles this past weekend. The loss gives the Pride an early record of 0-1 on the season and they will look to stop it from becoming a losing streak as they travel to Princeton to take on the Tigers in…
NCAA Power Rankings: Duke and Syracuse Off to Good Starts
Overtime is the early theme in the 2014 college season. With the expanded field, these one-goal affairs could play a factor when determining the bubble teams. Otherwise, it was a good week for the ACC. We saw some impressive victories by some of the up-and-coming programs. If these February games are any indication, we might be in for a bedeviling season. 1 Duke (2-0)—Duke got a head start and won…
Bandits, Stealth Face Long Breaks
Both the Buffalo Bandits and Vancouver Stealth are facing an oddity in the National Lacrosse League as both teams will not play for three weeks, not back in action until March 8. Vancouver this weekend is coming off of a win and a loss while Buffalo is coming off of a blowout win over Philadelphia. Both teams are heading in drastically different directions as they head to this break. Buffalo…
Stealth’s Lack of Consistency Leads to Struggles
Photo Credit: Dan Brodie Webster’s Dictionary defines consistency as: harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole. Ten games into the season the Stealth sit at 3-7 a full game back from Colorado for the third and final playoff spot. It is safe to say the number one thing holding them back is indeed their consistency, or lack there of. The offense has not looked sharp all…
NLL Power Rankings: Rush Remain on Top
Photo Credit: Dan Brodie Week 8 Top 3 remains the same. Edmonton still undefeated, Calgary rides up a spot. The five winning teams averaged 16.6 goals in victory while only letting up 8.6. Short schedule this week with only three games scheduled.