Mr.Rights Thoughts

[Nutmeg]

Nescac coaches are getting very frustrated with the lack of Pool C bids they are getting. It came out today that Tufts was the LAST team to get a Pool C. Basically the national champion almost did not make it.

With only 2 losses also..top seed in conference...and a strong SOS... We would have missed such a fantastic and historic run.....

[lastguyoffthebench]

Nescac coaches are getting very frustrated with the lack of Pool C bids they are getting. It came out today that Tufts was the LAST team to get a Pool C. Basically the national champion almost did not make it.

This was going through my head last week.  I would have thought that Tufts would have been maybe at worst the 3rd to last team in.  As you mentioned a few posts later, Mr. Right, SOS is one thing... but recent history/runs should be more of a factor.   There is no reason for the NEWMAC to get 3 teams in... I'd rather see the NESCAC get a 4th, NJAC a 3rd, IIAC a 3rd, or even a 2nd LL team (RPI).  The NE must have it figured out... how good is WP% and OWP% when the incredibly watered down NE region has teams with strong records but couldn't hold a candle to the middle half of the East, Mid-Atlantic or South. 

[Midwest Soccer]

Mr. Right,

Just to be clear this is not an attack, it's a simple question...why do you feel the need to share that story about Sam Demello not having grades to get into Williams? Whether that's true or not (you would know though), it just doesn't make sense to me to drag his name through the mud and tell everyone who reads these boards that 1 of SLU's best players of all time actually wanted to go to Williams but didn't have grades to get in.

That is my opinion though and we obviously share different views on many things, I'm just curious your rationale.

[Brother Flounder]

Nescac coaches are getting very frustrated with the lack of Pool C bids they are getting. It came out today that Tufts was the LAST team to get a Pool C. Basically the national champion almost did not make it.

With only 2 losses also..top seed in conference...and a strong SOS... We would have missed such a fantastic and historic run.....

DITTO that one!!!

[Off Pitch]

Nescac coaches are getting very frustrated with the lack of Pool C bids they are getting. It came out today that Tufts was the LAST team to get a Pool C. Basically the national champion almost did not make it.

This was going through my head last week.  I would have thought that Tufts would have been maybe at worst the 3rd to last team in.  As you mentioned a few posts later, Mr. Right, SOS is one thing... but recent history/runs should be more of a factor.   There is no reason for the NEWMAC to get 3 teams in... I'd rather see the NESCAC get a 4th, NJAC a 3rd, IIAC a 3rd, or even a 2nd LL team (RPI).  The NE must have it figured out... how good is WP% and OWP% when the incredibly watered down NE region has teams with strong records but couldn't hold a candle to the middle half of the East, Mid-Atlantic or South.

So you are suggesting that it would be appropriate to overlook a team with a better record and stronger SOS in favor of another because of the success some other team had in a prior season?

I have a much simpler suggestion.  If the NESCAC wants more teams in the tournament, they just need to have better out of conference results in the regular season.

[Mr.Right]

Mr. Right,

Just to be clear this is not an attack, it's a simple question...why do you feel the need to share that story about Sam Demello not having grades to get into Williams? Whether that's true or not (you would know though), it just doesn't make sense to me to drag his name through the mud and tell everyone who reads these boards that 1 of SLU's best players of all time actually wanted to go to Williams but didn't have grades to get in.

That is my opinion though and we obviously share different views on many things, I'm just curious your rationale.

I am not dragging his name thru the mud. It is true and I shared it. DeMello had really good grades just not quite enough to get into Williams. I really liked him as a player and this is complimenting him because of how he could of impacted Trinity and Williams but instead impacted SLU. What is your rationale for commenting on New England soccer issues for which you know nothing about.

[Midwest Soccer]

It has nothing to do with a comment on New England soccer issues and everything to do with, just because it's a true story, doesn't mean it needs to be shared. If these were 2 West/Southern region schools, I would argue the same point. Agree to disagree on this issue I guess.

[Mr.Right]

First Team                       
Pos.   Player       Class       School   Hometown
K   Richard Burns         Sr.         United States Coast Guard Academy   Long Beach, Calif.
D   Ben Bratt          Sr.         Wesleyan   Winchester, Mass.
D   Brandon Currier         Sr.         New England College   Merrimack, N.H.
D   Conor Lanahan         Jr.         Brandeis   Avon, Conn.
D   Sam Williams          Sr.         Tufts   Thetford Center, Vt.
M   Caleb Cole          So.         Gordon   Coatesville, Pa.
M   Luke Finklestein          Sr.         Wheaton (Mass.)   Peabody, Mass.
M   Justin Laurenzo         Sr.         Babson   Park Ridge, N.J.
F   Travis Blair          Sr.         Wheaton (Mass.)   Hastings, N.Y.
F   Greg Conrad         So.         Middlebury   Peabody, Mass.
F   Alexis Garcia         So.         Albertus Magnus   West Haven, Conn.
F   Tyler Savonen         Sr.         Brandeis   Orleans, Mass.
                       
Second Team                           
Pos.   Player       Class       School   Hometown
K   Greg Sydor         So.         Middlebury   Madison, Conn.
D   Kevin Davis         So.         Wheaton (Mass.)   Beacon, N.Y.
D   Ryan Malone         Sr.         Springfield   Chicopee, Mass.
D   Gabriel Wirz         Sr.         Amherst   New York, N.Y.
M   Emmanuel Aseidu         Sr.         Rhode Island College   Lincoln, R.I.
M   Rizy Misiri         So.         New England College   Concord, N.H.
M   Josh Ocel         So.         Brandeis   North Attleboro, Mass.
M   Michael Perry         Sr.         Nichols   Plainville, Mass.
F   Dakota Duplissie         Sr.         Thomas   Hampden, Maine
F   Zach Grady         Sr.         Williams   East Bridgewater, Mass.
F   Nico Pascual-Leone         Jr.         Amherst   Wayland, Mass.
                       
Third Team                       
Pos.   Player       Class       School   Hometown
K   Greg Walton         So.         Eastern Connecticut State   Brunswick, Maine
D   Christian Albrecht         Jr.         Norwich   Albuquerque, N.M.
D   Geoff Danilack         Jr.         Williams   Rockville, Md.
D   Nabil Odulate         Jr.         Bowdoin   Ellicott City, Md.
M   Eric Crevoiserat         Sr         Worcester Polytechnic Institute   Worcester, Mass.
M   Pat Devlin          So.         Connecticut College   Washington Crossing, Pa.
M   Charlie Gruner         So.         Wesleyan   Stevenson, Md.
M   Douglas Silveira         Sr.         Massachusetts-Boston   Revere, Mass.
F    Andrew Carlson         Sr.         Roger Williams   Ridgefield, Conn.
F    Maxime Hoppenot          Sr.         Tufts   Princeton, N.J.
F    Michael Soboff         Sr.         Brandeis   Framingham, Mass.
                           
Fourth Team                           
Pos.   Player       Class       School   Hometown
K   Aidan McParland         Sr.         University of New England   Brockville, Ont.
D   Cooper D'Ambrosio         Jr.         Eastern Connecticut State   Andover, Conn.
D   Erik Holmquist         So.         University of New England   Gothenburg, Sweden
D   Deklan Robinson         Jr.         Middlebury   Gloucester, Mass.
M   Tyler Carlos         Jr.         Babson   Prospect, Conn.
M   Nick Gilman         Sr.         Curry   Longmeadow, Mass.
M   Jake Picard         Jr.         Brandeis   West Suffield, Conn.
F    Pedro Dasilva         Jr.         Massachusetts-Boston   Fogo, Cape Verde
F    Phil Frost          Jr.         Husson   Bangor, Maine
F    Elton Teixeira         Jr.         Massachusetts-Boston   Boston, Mass.
F    Alex Wasilewski         Sr.         Salve Regina   San Juan Capistrano, Calif.

[Mr.Right]

WOW...

Only first teamers can be considered for All American.

-Coast Guard, NEC, Gordon and Albertus Magnus should not have a player on 1st or 2nd team in New England this year or usually in any year.
-Wheaton MA Finkelstein and Blair are good players but not 1st teamers. Sorry
-Laurenzo is a decent pick but since Jon Anderson runs the whole operation for New England these Babson picks are getting all to familiar.

[Mr.Right]

Amherst gets screwed again. No NPL or Wirz on first-team?
Nescac getting screwed in favor of the CCC and Newmac..


There are so many injustices just forget it as it is not worth it

[Nutmeg]

Amherst gets screwed again. No NPL or Wirz on first-team?
Nescac getting screwed in favor of the CCC and Newmac..


There are so many injustices just forget it as it is not worth it

would tend to agree.....

[4231CenterBack]

I wonder to what degree the general dislike of Serpone, the behavior of the players and style of play, affected the voting?

[blooter442]

Amherst gets screwed again. No NPL or Wirz on first-team?
Nescac getting screwed in favor of the CCC and Newmac..


There are so many injustices just forget it as it is not worth it

I know their road to winning the NCAA title was unlikely in the eyes of many (including myself), but I think it is maddening that more Tufts players besides Sam Williams aren't on the table for All-American. However, I would have picked Williams and Conor Lanahan of Brandeis as my first team All-NE CB pairing, so I agree with that.

Don't understand no NPL on the first team. Do not agree with Laurenzo being a first-team selection; however, with his impressive goal return this season I can understand how he was picked. Also probably would have had Greenwood as third- or fourth-team at least; he is an impressive goaltender and will only get better.

As far as my earlier point, I think that Santos (and maybe even Jason Kayne) was a worthy contender for All-American, and, regardless, should have been be picked for All-NE way ahead of Hoppenot. Maybe I'm biased, but Hoppenot doesn't do it for me, particularly this year, while Santos showed his class, particularly towards the tail end of the season and was key to Tufts' run to the title. Maybe it was skewed due to the timeline of voting? I can only hope.

[Brother Flounder]

Amherst gets screwed again. No NPL or Wirz on first-team?
Nescac getting screwed in favor of the CCC and Newmac..


There are so many injustices just forget it as it is not worth it

I know their road to winning the NCAA title was unlikely in the eyes of many (including myself), but I think it is maddening that more Tufts players besides Sam Williams aren't on the table for All-American. However, I would have picked Williams and Conor Lanahan of Brandeis as my first team All-NE CB pairing, so I agree with that.

Don't understand no NPL on the first team. Do not agree with Laurenzo being a first-team selection; however, with his impressive goal return this season I can understand how he was picked. Also probably would have had Greenwood as third- or fourth-team at least; he is an impressive goaltender and will only get better.

As far as my earlier point, I think that Santos (and maybe even Jason Kayne) was a worthy contender for All-American, and, regardless, should have been be picked for All-NE way ahead of Hoppenot. Maybe I'm biased, but Hoppenot doesn't do it for me, particularly this year, while Santos showed his class, particularly towards the tail end of the season and was key to Tufts' run to the title. Maybe it was skewed due to the timeline of voting? I can only hope.

Funny, I basically said the same thing and received negative Karma from someone......Don't understand....

[blooter442]

Funny, I basically said the same thing and received negative Karma from someone......Don't understand....

I was in England (and saw games at White Hart Lane and Anfield while there ), so this is my first time on the board since the Elite 8 games. Regardless, my sympathies.