Originally Posted by Anonymous
Extremely rare you are getting a 6'3" 220lb lacrosse kid. He might be 6'3" 205. They are tall and lanky. That kid would have trouble with an elusive 5'8"170lb attackman. Seen it so many times. These smaller kids ducking underneath these guys and those big guys having trouble getting down low to cover them.


Absolutely. "Small" and strong a huge asset for an attackman. Plays directly into the weakness of a larger defenseman. The best of them can easily get a first step on a taller defender and can draw the high hit penalty.