Anonymous wrote:FINAL DMV RANKINGS

1. PVI, undisputed regular season & tourney WCAC champs. Only loss was avenged by a playoff win vs. GZ.
2. Bullis, regular season IAC champs. STA was their kryptonite. Still, beat every IAC team & both of the top 4 WCAC opponents they faced.
3. Georgetown Prep, IAC tourney champs, but never beat Bullis and lost to GZ.
4. SJC, WCAC tourney finalist. Played PVI tough both times. Avenged GC loss.
5. Landon, 2 OT losses to GP cost them the IAC title. Couldn't get past Bullis but took down GC and GZ.
6. GC, wins at SJC and GZ showed what was possible. 1-goal losses to Bullis & Landon stopped a good season from being great.
7. Gonzaga, only team to beat both the WCAC tourney champs and the IAC tourney champs. But only other wins were vs. WCAC bottom feeders.
8. STA, IAC tourney finalist. Combined for just 3 goals total vs GP & Landon, but scored 10 vs Bullis in tourney.
9. Heights, beat STA head-to-head but lost to lowly DeMatha.
10. EHS, 0-6 vs 'Top 8' teams. Lacked a signature win.

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Anonymous wrote:There' s going to be at least 3 ssdm's on the all IAC team. Since when do the players who aren't good enough to shoot, pass or carry get so much shine. Any one of the halfway decent middies in the conference are better than almost every single d mid.

This might be the worst take on a thread full of bad takes. Congratulations, I guess?

SSDMs are critical positions because they are so regularly challenged by opposing offenses. Many "halfway decent middies" aren't nearly athletic enough to be reliable, much less all-league caliber, SSDMs. In most games, SSDMs face more opposing dodgers than close defensemen or LSMs.

Every coach of the IAC and WCAC teams would take an all-league caliber athlete at SSDM above several "halfway decent middies" because of how important the position is, and they might well take a premier SSDM over a premier #1 or #2 close defensemen.

The #1 draft pick in the PLL this year was a SSDM - maybe the Archers should have taken a halfway decent O midi instead?

LOL. The GP kid literally was told he wasn't going to see the field unless he switched to dmid. I'll take 55, 9, 22 and 99 over any d mid in the league on every single shift.
BTW - the PLL doesn't take who is best, they take players who they think will play a few years because their outside earning potential won't have them quit the league right away.

Hey prep Homer, you sound beyond delusional.

55 for prep is too slow to play d middie. He is a kicker in football who is doing a PG year - he is not even D1 lax player.

99 is built like a bird, not strong enough and would get run over by a bigger more physical offensive middie. He is good HS attackman and is exceptional off-ball

The best player in the IAC this spring is the Wade boy from Bullis. He is a lockdown SSDM and I anticipate we will be hearing his name at the collegiate ranks next year at Navy.

And yes go ask any collegiate coach. They will tell you the most important position on the field is the SSDM.

Wade was great, but I actually thought there were gsmes whete he wasn’t even the best Dmid on his own team. The Hampton DMid at Bullis was nasty.

The Hampton DMid at Bullis was a starter from freshman year. He is also a top player on the Annapolis Hawks. He is arguably the best player in every game he plays. Ask the coaches from opposing teams.

+1. The kid can play.

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Anonymous wrote:There' s going to be at least 3 ssdm's on the all IAC team. Since when do the players who aren't good enough to shoot, pass or carry get so much shine. Any one of the halfway decent middies in the conference are better than almost every single d mid.

This might be the worst take on a thread full of bad takes. Congratulations, I guess?

SSDMs are critical positions because they are so regularly challenged by opposing offenses. Many "halfway decent middies" aren't nearly athletic enough to be reliable, much less all-league caliber, SSDMs. In most games, SSDMs face more opposing dodgers than close defensemen or LSMs.

Every coach of the IAC and WCAC teams would take an all-league caliber athlete at SSDM above several "halfway decent middies" because of how important the position is, and they might well take a premier SSDM over a premier #1 or #2 close defensemen.

The #1 draft pick in the PLL this year was a SSDM - maybe the Archers should have taken a halfway decent O midi instead?

LOL. The GP kid literally was told he wasn't going to see the field unless he switched to dmid. I'll take 55, 9, 22 and 99 over any d mid in the league on every single shift.
BTW - the PLL doesn't take who is best, they take players who they think will play a few years because their outside earning potential won't have them quit the league right away.

Hey prep Homer, you sound beyond delusional.

55 for prep is too slow to play d middie. He is a kicker in football who is doing a PG year - he is not even D1 lax player.

99 is built like a bird, not strong enough and would get run over by a bigger more physical offensive middie. He is good HS attackman and is exceptional off-ball

The best player in the IAC this spring is the Wade boy from Bullis. He is a lockdown SSDM and I anticipate we will be hearing his name at the collegiate ranks next year at Navy.

And yes go ask any collegiate coach. They will tell you the most important position on the field is the SSDM.

Wade was great, but I actually thought there were gsmes whete he wasn’t even the best Dmid on his own team. The Hampton DMid at Bullis was nasty.

The Hampton DMid at Bullis was a starter from freshman year. He is also a top player on the Annapolis Hawks. He is arguably the best player in every game he plays. Ask the coaches from opposing teams.

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Anonymous wrote:There' s going to be at least 3 ssdm's on the all IAC team. Since when do the players who aren't good enough to shoot, pass or carry get so much shine. Any one of the halfway decent middies in the conference are better than almost every single d mid.

This might be the worst take on a thread full of bad takes. Congratulations, I guess?

SSDMs are critical positions because they are so regularly challenged by opposing offenses. Many "halfway decent middies" aren't nearly athletic enough to be reliable, much less all-league caliber, SSDMs. In most games, SSDMs face more opposing dodgers than close defensemen or LSMs.

Every coach of the IAC and WCAC teams would take an all-league caliber athlete at SSDM above several "halfway decent middies" because of how important the position is, and they might well take a premier SSDM over a premier #1 or #2 close defensemen.

The #1 draft pick in the PLL this year was a SSDM - maybe the Archers should have taken a halfway decent O midi instead?

LOL. The GP kid literally was told he wasn't going to see the field unless he switched to dmid. I'll take 55, 9, 22 and 99 over any d mid in the league on every single shift.
BTW - the PLL doesn't take who is best, they take players who they think will play a few years because their outside earning potential won't have them quit the league right away.

Hey prep Homer, you sound beyond delusional.

55 for prep is too slow to play d middie. He is a kicker in football who is doing a PG year - he is not even D1 lax player.

99 is built like a bird, not strong enough and would get run over by a bigger more physical offensive middie. He is good HS attackman and is exceptional off-ball

The best player in the IAC this spring is the Wade boy from Bullis. He is a lockdown SSDM and I anticipate we will be hearing his name at the collegiate ranks next year at Navy.

And yes go ask any collegiate coach. They will tell you the most important position on the field is the SSDM.

Wade was great, but I actually thought there were gsmes whete he wasn’t even the best Dmid on his own team. The Hampton DMid at Bullis was nasty.

Anonymous wrote:I'd say flip SJC Landon based on SJC OOC strength of schedule and making the WCAC final. Splitting hairs, though.

Congrats to PVI for being the clear DMV #1.

Anonymous wrote:Bells antics won’t last forever at STAB.

I could see him being pushed out in less than 3 years.

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Anonymous wrote:Does GP leap frog to the top spot assuming PVI loses to STAB this afternoon?

LOL. STAB would steamroll Prep.

Not sure STAb would steamroll Prep.

PVI squad is gassed and it is showing.

They won their first WCAC ship in lax history on Monday night!

Maybe not steamroll but STAB is definitely better than GP. Best overall I’ve watched all season. Solid everywhere, smart play all over the field, apparent weaknesses. Hats off.

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Anonymous wrote:Does GP leap frog to the top spot assuming PVI loses to STAB this afternoon?

LOL. STAB would steamroll Prep.

Not sure STAb would steamroll Prep.

PVI squad is gassed and it is showing.

They won their first WCAC ship in lax history on Monday night!

Anonymous wrote:PVI coaches getting chippy. Not a good look, but Nic Bell’s antics can bring out the worst in people.