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10 Man Ride: Trends to watch in last two weeks

By Joe Keegan | July 27, 2021
PLL Analyst CLEAR! The ride is on. Let’s take a look at some statistical trends from around the league at the All-Star break. 1. Chrome’s slow-to-go defensive scheme The two best defenses against unassisted shots – Redwoods (18.8%) and Chrome (20.0%) – defend in very different ways. The Redwoods slide and recover several times throughout a possession….
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Film Study: Chrome’s slow-to-go defense

By Joe Keegan | July 26, 2021
The two best defenses against unassisted shots – Redwoods (18.8%) and Chrome (20.0%) – defend in very different ways.
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Film Study: Lyle-Rabil pick-and-rolls

By Joe Keegan | July 21, 2021
PLL Analyst In a must-win scenario in Minnesota, the Cannons put Lyle Thompson and Paul Rabil in the pick-and-roll. Again. And again. And again. The action is one Lyle and Rabil have discussed and practiced, yet rarely run. It was possible against the Archers with Stephen Rehfuss drawing the pole; and borderline necessary after Rabil…
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10 Man Ride: “This is playoffs” – Lyle

By Joe Keegan | July 13, 2021
PLL Analyst CLEAR! The ride is on. With two weeks remaining in the regular season, every team sits between 4-2 and 2-4. There are two races to watch: The top seed earns a first-round bye, and the bottom seed misses the postseason entirely. Let’s recap Week 5 in Minnesota. 1. Lyle With the Cannons’ season…
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Film Study: Whipsnakes Slam Picks

By Joe Keegan | July 8, 2021
PLL Analyst “That’s just Whipsnakes offense.” Matt Rambo‘s reply to Ryan Boyle is deeper than a cliché. What does “Whipsnakes offense” mean? Whipsnakes offense means fast breaks off Joe Nardella faceoff wins. Whipsnakes offense means slow breaks led by Michael Ehrhardt staying, playing, picking, faking subs, and sprinting back for stepdown 2-pointers. And in the…
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10 Man Ride: 647 (and counting)

By Joe Keegan | July 6, 2021
PLL Analyst CLEAR! The ride is on. We’re four weeks and five games apiece into the 2021 season. Let’s try to cover all of Week 4 on Long Island with 10 bullet points. 1. Paul Rabil: 647 career points (and counting) With the merger between PLL and MLL this winter came the merging of stats…
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10 Man Ride: Penalty kills > Powerplays

By Joe Keegan | June 29, 2021
PLL Analyst CLEAR! The ride is on. Week 3 is in the books. Chrome (+305) snapped the Whipsnakes’ 672-day winning streak. Cannons lost another heartbreaker; they’re now 1-3 despite having the second-best score differential. Let’s try to cover the whole field with 10 bullet points from Baltimore: 1. Archers two slides to Ryan Brown Ryan…
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10 Man Ride: Previewing Week 3 at Homewood Field

By Joe Keegan | June 24, 2021
PLL Analyst CLEAR! The ride is on. We’re recharged off the bye week and ready for Week 3 at Homewood Field. Here are 10 things to watch this weekend: 1. Jeff Teat’s debut The first overall pick in the loaded 2021 College Draft, Jeff Teat (Cornell), will make his professional debut on Friday night for…
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Ryan Brown’s Role Screening, Popping, Picking, and Mirroring

By Joe Keegan | June 16, 2021
PLL Analyst The Waterdogs had no trouble creating assisted shots in 2020. A league-high 57.6% of their shots were off-the-catch – a product of playing in space and head coach Andy Copelan drilling off-ball screens and “one more” passes. What the Waterdogs lacked was someone to cash in those high percentage looks. Enter Ryan Brown. Brown…
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10 Man Ride: Will Manny’s 236th goal & more from Week 2

By Joe Keegan | June 15, 2021
PLL Analyst CLEAR! The ride is on. We’re two weeks and 10 games in. There’s a lot to talk about between now and Baltimore – here are 10 takeaways from Atlanta. 1. “MAZZ, COME HERE!” Grant Ament caught the Chaos defense hung up a couple times on Sunday. At Penn State his teammates would always set picks on…
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