Joe Keegan

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10 Man Ride: Do not get happy

PLL Analyst CLEAR! The ride is on. The Road to D.C. is about to reach its final destination. Whipsnakes and Chaos (Round II) in our nation’s capital in two weeks. A lot has changed since those two clubs last met; we’ll break it all down over the next week. But first — let’s recap both…
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10 Man Ride: Semifinals Preview

PLL Analyst CLEAR! The ride is on. The semifinals are on Sunday. Chaos and Atlas face off at 11:00AM ET; Waterdogs and Whipsnakes at 1:30PM ET. Let’s preview both matchups with 10 bullets: 1. Chaos moves from trips to twins Chaos’ trips set is tailored to its Canadian players’ strengths. Featuring two three-man games —…
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Film Study: Connor Kelly’s staircase dodging

Waterdogs LC has matchup nightmares running out of the midfield. Zach Currier’s do-it-all style often traps opponents on the wrong side of the midfield line. Mikie Schlosser’s downhill speed is too much for a short-stick to contain. And Connor Kelly’s staircase dodging uses subtle changes of speed to get his hands free in an entirely different way.
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Film Study: Michael Ehrhardt’s fake substitutions

From the 2018 World Games to the 2020 semifinals against the Redwoods, Whipsnakes LC long-stick midfielder Michael Ehrhardt has repeatedly proven his ability to take over in big games. He doesn’t just dominate between the arcs — he dominates from endline to endline.
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Film Study: Chaos Trips vs. Twins

PLL Analyst Chaos’ trips set is tailored to its Canadian players’ strengths. Featuring two three-man games — one lefty three-man game and one righty three-man game — their trips look is truly box lacrosse on a field. All six players are above GLE picking and re-picking to produce close range shots. This offseason, Chaos completely…
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Film Study: Romar Dennis’ gravity

PLL Analyst Everyone on the Atlas offense is eating. Their 1-4-1 set has a perfect balance of playmaking and finishing. Of righty shooters (Bryan Costabile and Jake Carraway) and lefty shooters (Jeff Teat and Mark Cockerton). Their south and north poles — Eric Law and Romar Dennis, respectively — keep the ball swinging from the…
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10 Man Ride: Quarterfinals Recap

PLL Analyst CLEAR! The ride is on. The semifinals are set: Atlas LC, Chaos LC, Waterdogs LC, and Whipsnakes LC are headed to Philadelphia. Let’s recap the quarterfinals with 10 bullets: 1. CrowdStrike Defender of the Week: Jack Rowlett Jack Rowlett (Chaos LC) dominated his matchup with MVP finalist Grant Ament for 48 minutes. Ament’s…
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Film Study: Grant Ament vs. Jack Rowlett

Blaze Riorden vs. Adam Ghitelman. Ian MacKay vs. Connor Fields. Tony Resch’s Archers defense vs. a Canadian-heavy Chaos offense. There are fights all over the field — but Friday night’s main event will be between Jack Rowlett (Chaos LC) and MVP favorite Grant Ament (Archers LC).
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10 Man Ride: Invert Szn

PLL Analyst CLEAR! The ride is on. The playoff bracket is set. Waterdogs LC has secured a spot in the semifinals in Philadelphia. Atlas, Archers, Redwoods, Whipsnakes, Chaos, and Cannons will compete in the quarterfinals in Salt Lake City. Let’s recap the final weekend of the regular season. 1. Dhane Smith’s daring feeds Dhane Smith…
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10 Man Ride: Family Style

PLL Analyst CLEAR! The ride is on. Six teams (Atlas, Waterdogs, Archers, Redwoods, Whipsnakes, and Chaos) have clinched a playoff spot. Cannons and Chrome will fight for the final spot next week in Albany. Let’s recap the penultimate weekend of the regular season. 1. #TradeWard Heading into Week 5 in Minnesota, the Waterdogs were 2-3….
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