Joe Keegan

10 Man Ride: We Wrote a Book

By / November 24, 2020
10 Man Ride: We Wrote a Book By Joe Keegan PLL Analyst Nov 19, 2020 When the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, the PLL was forced to pivot. Instead of a second tour-based, summer-long season, plans were outlined for an isolated, three-week tournament. But big questions remained: How could everyone be in one […]

10 Man Ride: Where (and How) to Initiate Offense

By / November 24, 2020
10 Man Ride: Where (and How) to Initiate Offense By Joe Keegan PLL Analyst Sep 29, 2020 CLEAR! The ride is on. We’re discussing where offenses should initiate from, how offenses should initiate, some Celtics-Heat correlations to lacrosse, and more. Let’s go! 1. Where should offenses initiate from? At PLL Stats, we split all six-on-six […]

10 Man Ride: Run Outs, Play Action, and Wall Passes

By / November 12, 2020
10 Man Ride: Run Outs, Play Action, and Wall Passes By Joe Keegan PLL Analyst Sep 17, 2020 CLEAR! The ride is on. We’re talking about the All-Film Team, Ryder’s favorite film tapes, watching Mikey Diggs watching film – basically, a lot of film. Let’s go! 1. All-Film Team The second annual edition of the […]

2020 All-Film Team

By / November 24, 2020
2020 All-Film Team By Joe Keegan PLL Analyst Sep 15, 2020 Welcome to the second annual edition of the All-Film Team. A refresher if you missed the 2019 edition: These are players whose games you don’t fully appreciate until a second or third viewing of the game. They scrap. They set seals and cut hard. […]

10 Man Ride: The Fullbacks of Lacrosse

By / November 12, 2020
10 Man Ride: The Fullbacks of Lacrosse By Joe Keegan PLL Analyst Sep 10, 2020 CLEAR! The ride is on. It’s football season. Today we’re reminiscing with some PLL players’ glory days clips, discussing “the fullbacks of lacrosse,” and more. Let’s go! 1. Football is back The NFL returns tonight at 8:20PM ET as the […]

10 Man Ride: What if…?

By / September 28, 2020
10 Man Ride: What if…? By Joe Keegan PLL Analyst Sep 3, 2020 CLEAR! The ride is on. We’re covering your “what if?” suggestions, some NBA playoff correlations to our sport, an amazing Zed Williams feature, and a 2022 World Games update. Let’s go! 1. Crease Collapse of the Week  This is chess on a […]

10 Man Ride: Building the Pack

By / August 27, 2020
10 Man Ride: Building the Pack By Joe Keegan PLL Analyst Aug 27, 2020 CLEAR! The ride is on. We’re discussing the Iroquois Nationals push for inclusion in the 2022 World Games, film on the Waterdogs’ off-ball play, a monstrous episode of The Stripe, and arguably the biggest “What if?” in PLL history (so far). […]

Film Study: Waterdogs’ Off-ball Screens

By / September 28, 2020
Film Study: Waterdogs’ Off-ball Screens By Joe Keegan PLL Analyst Aug 25, 2020 Ball screens. Seals. Slips. Backdoor cuts. Bee sting picks. C-cuts. Picking the picker. Tic tac toe ball movement. The Waterdogs offense featured everything – except for finishing – in 2020. Head coach Andy Copelan’s inaugural squad led PLL in assist rate (i.e. […]

10 Man Ride: Run outs & rookie scouts

By / September 28, 2020
10 Man Ride: Run outs & rookie scouts By Joe Keegan PLL Analyst Aug 20, 2020 CLEAR! The ride is on. We’re covering Tucker Durkin’s pregame prep, Harbeson’s Harlem Lacrosse fundraiser, why Matt Rambo is still the best punter in lacrosse, and a new stat: run outs. Let’s go! 1. Tucker Durkin’s pregame prep Emma […]

10 Man Ride: Championship Series Awards Predictions

By / September 28, 2020
10 Man Ride: Championship Series Awards Predictions By Joe Keegan PLL Analyst Aug 13, 2020 CLEAR! The ride is on. Award nominees are out. I’ll make my case for each – ahead of the winners being announced later today. Let’s ride! 1. ‘Whipsnakes ball’ Josh Schafer wrote about the Whipsnakes’ culture, built by head coach […]