Comparing top 5 teams to teams ranked below 80 is just a notIntelligent comment. What if a great gaolie and draw specialist in high school plays Darien, who wins? Yeah, great arguement, ignore a valid aspect of the game. It's the difference in most games.
From the Maryland vs Duke game last season:
"A 10-0 run by the Terps in a 20:29 stretch spanning the second and third quarters was founded on nine consecutive draw controls — five by Ahearn, three by Smith, and two by Bosco. A Blue Devils team that entered the game ranked 10th in the country in shots per game at 34 managed just 13 attempts — their lowest total since at least 2017.
At times, Maryland appeared to be playing lacrosse’s version of make-it, take-it. Coach Cathy Reese credited Ahearn with honing her craft all season."
You probably don't think the quarterback position is more important than a safety in football as well. It's a team game, but certain positions carry more weight than others just like all sports.
I will chime in….
the original post said:
“If a team has a student draw specialist and goalie, then they can compete and win against any more talented team they face.”
I will assume BOTC algorithm changed “student” to “Student “ for some reason.
The premise of the post was that if a team (any team) had a student draw specialist & goalie that team will be able to beat any more talented team. That is simply not the case.
Duke managed just 13 shots because the Maryland Team Defense is outstanding and Maryland dominated the ground ball game on their defensive side of the ball.
MD won the Draw battle and of course that helped their effort but it was simply one piece of the puzzle.
Duke had the best Draw Specialist in country but Maryland was the far superior team and had better coaching.
The fact that you try to equate the Quarterback position to anything in women’s lacrosse tells everyone you know very little about the sport.
