Today we have two games out at the Rec-Plex for the round robin stage or the DeSmet Invite.
The first game is at 5:25 PM against top-ranked SLUH. Our first meeting was a defensive battle that I thought would have been closer had there been no shallow end. Now we get the chance to prove my theory correct. We match up with SLUH very well because we have the defenders in quantity and quality to match up with their high-powered scorers Tim Dale, John Heafner and Will Page. They are smart, aggressive and good shooters. If we keep them in front of us and don't foul, we will have success at shutting them down. On our offensive end, we have been struggling since the Marquette game to get into a rhythm. Forcing passes, forcing shots and being impatient are the symptoms of our illness. The cure is patience and staying high in the water when we are pressured and when we are passing.
The second game of the day will be against Ladue at 9:35 PM. I'm worried about this game because a) it's the second game and we might be tired and out of focus by game time and b) Ladue started to figure out how to attack us at the end of our first meeting. Zach Varwig and Hayden Yancy are still very dangerous 2M's and if we don't take them seriously, we could find ourselves down early.
Starters against SLUH:
#1 Blake Stabler
#2 Jack Benage (c)
#3 Michael Kubik
#4 Jack Meara
#5 Kevin Arnold (c)
#8 Danny Faust
#9 Peter Hoette
April 11, 2008
Today v. SLUH, Tonight v. Ladue
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3 comments:
Coach, you wrote Jack Meara twice! I didn't change my name!
I just had a few, little observations to share:
"look at it this way: would you rather play that challenging game last night against Lindbergh and learn something about how we play against good teams, or would you rather play Lafayette for the 3rd time in a week or play SLUH's JV? I would rather our boys be challenged and pushed."
Lindbergh: 7
SLUH B (or "JV," I'm sorry): 9
a simple observation: SLUH B seems to have won by 2 goals.
Chaminade: 7
Lindbergh: 4
**+3
Marquette:11
SLUHB: 8
Answer in the back of the book: 11-8 = Marquette won by 3
Chaminade: 4
Marquette: 6
*note: Marquette wins by 2
You can draw your own conclusions...
So is your point that the Chaminade Varsity is slightly better than the SLUH "B" team with at least 4 JV players and limited subs? Doesn't seem like that should be your measuring stick. Chaminade finished 4th in the tournament and the SLUH teams were 1st and 5th. THOSE are the figures from which conclusions should be drawn...
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