Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Spallina is an [Censored] that is one of the top coaches in women's lacrosse. He gets very good players from the island, but constantly beats teams with "better" recruiting classes. The guy clearly coaches his ladies to play aggressive and is a step ahead of most other coaches. They had the UNC offense rattled, why, because they didn't back down, played the passing lanes and were trying to draw charges. There are several blue bloods (pun intended) that have under achieved with top talent and will only fall farther as more new coaches fill the college ranks.


It all about recruiting to a scheme. Northwestern does that the same thing with great success, emphasizing speed, athleticism and speed over everything else.

This is why recruiting rankings are meaningless. The most "talented" HS players don't necessarily make the best college players.

Spalling probably deserves more credit than he gets. I am sure if he lost some of the attitude he would probably be much more respected across the lacrosse commented.

His record vs Top 10 Teams is very average. Relatively weak schedule helps to inflate team record as well as individual statistics. Good coach, good program, good players for sure but just don’t understand why people who are supposedly Stony Brook fans/supporters always want to knock the players and give all the credit to the coach. The facts and actual results over the years tell a different story than what has been told on this site for years. Stony Brook has been bringing in some great players for many years now, it’s time to give them some credit and stop with the fictitious tales that have been told that contradict reality.

My issue with Spallina or any college coach coaching at the club level, how is this allowed. Coaches aren’t supposed to have certain access to kids that are being recruited until Sept 1. He has access for years.