There is no denying the talent that this Bullis team possesses, however, the spoiled brat sentiment is spot on. You could see it in the body language of their team and how they behaved in certain situations. If their coach can reel them in and get them to play with a modicum of control and class, then they truly may be deserving of a #1 ranking next year. OTOH, if they continue to be "chippy" and play glorified club ball with a "look at me" or "me first" attitude I predict they will continue to underachieve.
Anonymous wrote:I’ll start slow and ease into it. Bullis has a ton of talent and will be the team to watch in 2019. With that said, watching them last night someone has to do something about their team mentality and maturity. When they went down to a stronger Salisbury team, the looked like a bunch of spoiled brats. The penalties and close to abusive play wasn’t aggressive, it was unsportsmanlike.
When you play on national TV, you represent the region and as such learn to take the good with the bad.
There is no denying the talent that this Bullis team possesses, however, the spoiled brat sentiment is spot on. You could see it in the body language of their team and how they behaved in certain situations. If their coach can reel them in and get them to play with a modicum of control and class, then they truly may be deserving of a #1 ranking next year. OTOH, if they continue to be "chippy" and play glorified club ball with a "look at me" or "me first" attitude I predict they will continue to underachieve.
I’ll start slow and ease into it. Bullis has a ton of talent and will be the team to watch in 2019. With that said, watching them last night someone has to do something about their team mentality and maturity. When they went down to a stronger Salisbury team, the looked like a bunch of spoiled brats. The penalties and close to abusive play wasn’t aggressive, it was unsportsmanlike.
When you play on national TV, you represent the region and as such learn to take the good with the bad.
Anonymous wrote:
Agree that it will be a down year overall. 2018 was such a deep and stellar class. The public schools are gaining ground steadily and some kids will elect to stay with the publics. I also think the change in recruiting rules has taken the wind out of the private schools and local club scene. Compare Madlax or VLC 2019 recruitment classes v 2018 or 2017. Numbers for 2019 are dramatically down.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Justin Shockey from Landon and Trippi from Bullis were higher impact players.
Yale is not in the finals today based solely on Star's stellar play, Yale happens to have the best player in the Nation this year in Reeves
No-one is saying the team rode there on Starr's coattails. In fact, everyone knows he didn't even start until late in the year. Regardless, neither Shockey nor Trippi are in the championship now are they? And, in fact, if you read what the lax sites are writing about Starr, they are crediting his maturity and strength of character as reasons he is starting now. Qualities encouraged and celebrated at STA over any sports talent.
Anonymous wrote:Justin Shockey from Landon and Trippi from Bullis were higher impact players.
Yale is not in the finals today based solely on Star's stellar play, Yale happens to have the best player in the Nation this year in Reeves
Anonymous wrote:Who would have thought the best player in the area last year would have come out of St. Albans!
Go Dawgs!