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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FACT: Potomac middie is headed to Duke.
OPINION: He couldn't hypothetically start at SJC.
SELF-OWN: If SJC's Bucknell and Utah middie commits really are superior talents that implies SJC does inferior job supporting their kids' recruitment. As you point out, they all play for same club.
OUTCOME: Hopefully all these kids landed at school that's right for them. But Potomac kid clearly got the most desirable outcome. Some parents are jealous and embarrassing themselves on here claiming to be better talent evaluators than Duke coaching staff.

You realize that there are more than one person offering opinions? And how do you know this kid got the "most desirable outcome"? You have no idea what went into other kids recruiting efforts, desires or outcomes.

All I will say is that his own club coach didn't seem to think he was talented enough to be on the top line. The guy who saw him the most in practice and games over the last 3 summers. I guess he was wrong too. As a parent of a 26 D1 commit, both my son and I have our feelings on what is really behind it based on what we know and having played against him, but no need to further the discussion. Those who know...know.

Honestly, I actually feel bad for the kid cause now everyone is going to be paying attention to him this year and during his Duke career to see who was right in this discussion. We will all find out, eventually.

[Anonymous]

Most likely the kid is good at lax and pretty dang smart and helps the Duke lax team meet all his skills to get into a top caliber school. Isn't that the goal for most of us parents anyway?

[Anonymous]

Most likely the kid is good at lax and pretty dang smart and helps the Duke lax team meet some target metrics. Good for him for using all his skills to get into a top caliber school. Isn't that the goal for most of us parents anyway?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FACT: Potomac middie is headed to Duke.
OPINION: He couldn't hypothetically start at SJC.
SELF-OWN: If SJC's Bucknell and Utah middie commits really are superior talents that implies SJC does inferior job supporting their kids' recruitment. As you point out, they all play for same club.
OUTCOME: Hopefully all these kids landed at school that's right for them. But Potomac kid clearly got the most desirable outcome. Some parents are jealous and embarrassing themselves on here claiming to be better talent evaluators than Duke coaching staff.

You realize that there are more than one person offering opinions? And how do you know this kid got the "most desirable outcome"? You have no idea what went into other kids recruiting efforts, desires or outcomes.

All I will say is that his own club coach didn't seem to think he was talented enough to be on the top line. The guy who saw him the most in practice and games over the last 3 summers. I guess he was wrong too. As a parent of a 26 D1 commit, both my son and I have our feelings on what is really behind it based on what we know and having played against him, but no need to further the discussion. Those who know...know.

Honestly, I actually feel bad for the kid cause now everyone is going to be paying attention to him this year and during his Duke career to see who was right in this discussion. We will all find out, eventually.

Again, how do you explain the '27 NL middie going to Penn. He is 2nd line and maybe the poorest club performer of their middies. Don't tell me Penn isn't Duke. It's a top line school by any metric.

[Anonymous]

Coaches are not necessarily looking for the most talented player, they are looking for the player with the best fit. I don’t know how “fit” is defined for duke, but most likely fit has a lot of different boxes that need to be checked.

[Anonymous]

It's one thing for kids to come on here and make some disparaging remarks about other kids, but we clearly have a couple adults (maybe just one) on here who are trying to make arguments about kids not being qualified. Let it go. Criticizing a teenager on an anonymous message board is not going to make your life or your kid's life any better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FACT: Potomac middie is headed to Duke.
OPINION: He couldn't hypothetically start at SJC.
SELF-OWN: If SJC's Bucknell and Utah middie commits really are superior talents that implies SJC does inferior job supporting their kids' recruitment. As you point out, they all play for same club.
OUTCOME: Hopefully all these kids landed at school that's right for them. But Potomac kid clearly got the most desirable outcome. Some parents are jealous and embarrassing themselves on here claiming to be better talent evaluators than Duke coaching staff.

You realize that there are more than one person offering opinions? And how do you know this kid got the "most desirable outcome"? You have no idea what went into other kids recruiting efforts, desires or outcomes.

All I will say is that his own club coach didn't seem to think he was talented enough to be on the top line. The guy who saw him the most in practice and games over the last 3 summers. I guess he was wrong too. As a parent of a 26 D1 commit, both my son and I have our feelings on what is really behind it based on what we know and having played against him, but no need to further the discussion. Those who know...know.

Honestly, I actually feel bad for the kid cause now everyone is going to be paying attention to him this year and during his Duke career to see who was right in this discussion. We will all find out, eventually.

You come off as really petty and jealous - are you self aware enough to see that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Coaches are not necessarily looking for the most talented player, they are looking for the player with the best fit. I don’t know how “fit” is defined for duke, but most likely fit has a lot of different boxes that need to be checked.

The traditional fit at Duke had 4 or 5 stars next to their name and was a summer circuit and HS stud that every major school recruits. Oh, and they favor Long Island. That’s what fits the Danowski’s.

[Anonymous]

Time to move on folks

[Anonymous]

Not to mention tion that college lax is about the best fit. A kid starting at Bucknell or Utah may be a great fit for that player. Comparing one to the other is not the point both may have won in recruiting if they got what they wanted

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not to mention tion that college lax is about the best fit. A kid starting at Bucknell or Utah may be a great fit for that player. Comparing one to the other is not the point both may have won in recruiting if they got what they wanted

Yes, hopefully the kids who committed to those schools found the right fit for them and will be happy. And the fact that their club teammate found right fit at Duke shouldn't be reason for petty jealousy.

[Anonymous]

Heights '25 All-Met POY is now a '26 at Perkiomen School in PA. Flipped from Navy to Syracuse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Potomac middie would easily start for SJC. He's got elite speed and stick. Duke isn't a pay-to-play program. And as brilliant as homers on DCUM may be, Duke coaching staff has better eye for talent. Kid earned it.

Not true Duke isn’t pay to play. I don’t know this kid but this ain’t true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FACT: Potomac middie is headed to Duke.
OPINION: He couldn't hypothetically start at SJC.
SELF-OWN: If SJC's Bucknell and Utah middie commits really are superior talents that implies SJC does inferior job supporting their kids' recruitment. As you point out, they all play for same club.
OUTCOME: Hopefully all these kids landed at school that's right for them. But Potomac kid clearly got the most desirable outcome. Some parents are jealous and embarrassing themselves on here claiming to be better talent evaluators than Duke coaching staff.

You realize that there are more than one person offering opinions? And how do you know this kid got the "most desirable outcome"? You have no idea what went into other kids recruiting efforts, desires or outcomes.

All I will say is that his own club coach didn't seem to think he was talented enough to be on the top line. The guy who saw him the most in practice and games over the last 3 summers. I guess he was wrong too. As a parent of a 26 D1 commit, both my son and I have our feelings on what is really behind it based on what we know and having played against him, but no need to further the discussion. Those who know...know.

Honestly, I actually feel bad for the kid cause now everyone is going to be paying attention to him this year and during his Duke career to see who was right in this discussion. We will all find out, eventually.

Again, how do you explain the '27 NL middie going to Penn. He is 2nd line and maybe the poorest club performer of their middies. Don't tell me Penn isn't Duke. It's a top line school by any metric.

I don't know the kid, nor do I know the kid(s) whose parents feel jealous and confused about this kid's success. But I do know that college coaches watch travel club games much differently than lax Dads, and even club team coaches. They are looking for certain attributes in players and believe that they can coach the rest.
They also recruit the whole player (grades, personality, fit) and the family. If one Dad is a successful CEO and another is a tattooed meathead yelling at the kids or the refs during games, that makes a difference. And remember, it is only September, it is still relatively early in the process.

[Anonymous]

I think it was more of a refute of the 2 nd line middie going to Duke. Quite frankly, the NL 2nd line is better than the first. Lot of politics on that team