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Film Study: Whipsnakes bring back the slam picks

By Joe Keegan | August 9, 2022
The Whipsnakes have struggled to put together a full 48 minutes of offense this season. Head coach Jim Stagnitta estimates that they played a solid 44 minutes against the Archers. Their offense flowed well, with Brad Smith (3G, 1A) dodging downhill and Zed Williams (2G, 2A) playing his best game of 2022. The difference? They went back to an old but familiar set.
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Jesse Bernhardt, sliding to ties

By Joe Keegan | August 9, 2022
Jesse Bernhardt wears the proverbial green dot on his helmet for the Chrome LC defense. He’s a coach on the field for a vicious and cohesive unit.
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Whipsnakes put together full 48 minutes in 13-11 win

By Joe Keegan | August 7, 2022
By PLL Analyst In their throwback uniforms the Whipsnakes put together a throwback performance — dominating Archers for a full 48 minutes. Joe Nardella (1G, 20-for-26 FO, 77%) set the tone at the stripe, continuing to build his case for the Paul Cantabene Faceoff Athlete of the Year Award. Nardella is now facing off at…
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Film Study: “INDIANA!”

By Joe Keegan | August 3, 2022
Chaos initiated a league-low 7.0 shots per game from X in 2021. That number had dipped even lower (3.8 per game) thru six games. But in Dallas, Chaos turned to their invert set – “Indiana” – with Dhane Smith (1G, 6A) running the show.
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Crease Collapse of the Week: JT Giles-Harris

By Joe Keegan | August 2, 2022
Crease Collapses of the Week don’t happen in transition. This is a first. We’re taught at a young age that the ball moves faster than your feet. For a defender to close the gap before the ball arrives in transition requires a ridiculous combo of anticipation and athleticism. JT Giles-Harris has both.
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SportsCenter Top 10: Charlie Bertrand

By Joe Keegan | August 2, 2022
Redwoods LC midfielder Charlie Bertrand’s between-the-legs goal finished #1 on the SportsCenter Top 10 plays.
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Chaos LC converting 60% of vineyard vines powerplays

By Joe Keegan | July 28, 2022
By PLL Analyst Through six games, Chaos LC has converted 9-of-15 (60.0%) of its vineyard vines powerplays. It’s the highest powerplay percentage in league history among units with 10 or more chances, pacing just ahead of the ’21 Redwoods (10-for-17, 59%). The key to Chaos’s powerplay success: Mac O’Keefe‘s time-and-room shooting. From his signature low…
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Film Study: Archers’ high pick-n-rolls

By Joe Keegan | July 28, 2022
The Archers’ open Twins set has been their bread-and-butter since 2019. But in 2021, they introduced a high pick-n-roll action with Tom Schreiber playing point guard that opened up some quality shots.
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Crease Collapse of the Week: Connor Kirst

By Joe Keegan | July 28, 2022
By PLL Analyst On Saturday night against Chaos LC, the young Whipsnakes rope unit stepped up. Colin Squires (6GB, 1-for-2 FO) was everywhere in Michael Ehrhardt‘s absence. James Barclay, a member of the 2019 Whipsnakes Championship team, scooped a couple groundballs and took LSM runs after being claimed from Chrome’s reserve roster midweek. “Without Mike…
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