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Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
I am waiting for the spin police or spiniot to tell us the top 20 high school player that SBU got coming out of high school while FL, UNC, Maryland, ND get these players every year. Again not sure but has an Inside Lacrosse top 20 player ever selected to go to SBU.


All this does is prove the point, that the lists are not 100% spot on.



You can't have it both ways, either the list is accurate or it's not? We keep hearing that all the players on any given list are there because the evaluators and coaches who make the list can't all be wrong. Btw the Brown freshman awarded the best HS player in the country is #46 on IL list of incoming recruits, it would appear the somebody has to be wrong about the ranking, wouldn't it?


Here we go again.

To answer your question, No.

Nobody has ever come on here and said any list is "100% spot on". Every time this issue comes up it is brought up by someone trying to discredit the a list , an accolade, or a team while also trying to diminish the accomplishments.

Nobody says "they can't all be wrong". What has been stated is that: the large majority of players who are recruited by the top college programs, are listed by Inside Lacrosse as a Top 30 - 40 HS player, are selected as an Under Armour All-American etc... Do go on to have very successful college careers at many of the top programs.

Being the "Best" player is not the criteria for The U.S. Lacrosse National High School Player of The year Award.






I will say it. They can’t all be wrong!
There are so many teams, awards, honors etc... And you see all kinds of names popping up here and there. Then there are the names you see everywhere, over and over, small groups of kids that really do seem to make all the top teams, cuts, lists, whatever. Yes, that very small group of reoccurring players in each age class that does get recognized any and everywhere, yeah, they can’t all be wrong.


Tom Brady went in the sixth round, Mike Piazza in the 62nd round - it looks like they were all wrong...


Nobody was wrong.

At the time they were not the best players. Over time they developed into great players. Many factors go into how a player develops, the team they play on, the system they are in, the position they play, the role they play for their team, the coaching they receive, how willing they are to adapt and change, how much time effort and work they put in during the off season and so on.

It is really sad how some on this site want so desperately for the players who are recognized ahead of your daughter, make certain lists or teams, go to better schools or programs to fail.

Pretty sure this topic was brought up again by someone trying to discredit the accolades and diminish the players and their accomplishments.

Tell your daughter to work as hard a Tom Brady did / does and say a prayer that she gets to play for a great coach. Tell her to be willing to adapt and change and work as hard a Mike Piazza did (oh yeah and you better hope that you are as connected as Mike's father was) in order to get a chance. Piazza was a good HS player not great. He went to The University of Miami and sat on the bench as a freshmen. He left Miami and went to a Jr College. HIs fathers childhood friend (Tommy Lasorda) drafted Piazza as a favor not because he was a great player at the time. Mike wasn't going to cut it in the minor leagues so Lasorda asked him to change positions and go to the Dominican Republic to hone his new craft. The rest is history.

The lists, teams and awards are a "snap shot in time" they are not the end all be all and they are not 100% spot on. BTW... do you really want to compare the success rate of 1st round draft selections Vs that of 62nd round selections. Didn't think so.

Let it go people, tell your daughters to continue to work, be willing to change and do what is best for her team. Maybe, just maybe she will improve and become a college All American and you can tell everyone... see I told you so my daughter is better than those other girls. Just remember, when that day comes many on this site will cry foul and say All-American selections are all political and that if you daughter played at Maryland she might not even get playing time. She only made AA because she plays weak competition and puts up crazy numbers. If she were at UNC she would be a second string defender.