Cornell vs. Dartmouth lax

[Ben]

Quite enjoyable for the first time I've seen lacrosse live. It looked to me like Pannell's goal at the end of the first quarter was a big turning point -- Dartmouth had us pinned back for much of the opening fifteen minutes but we were far stronger after that.

I'm not sure why people were comparing lacrosse to soccer in the other thread, it is far harder to retain possession (and there is a lot less scoring) in soccer.

[Jim Hyla]

Quite enjoyable for the first time I've seen lacrosse live. It looked to me like Pannell's goal at the end of the first quarter was a big turning point -- Dartmouth had us pinned back for much of the opening fifteen minutes but we were far stronger after that.

I'm not sure why people were comparing lacrosse to soccer in the other thread, it is far harder to retain possession (and there is a lot less scoring) in soccer.

Since I was one of those, I'll respond. I was saying they needed to do something to speed up the game. Some, but certainly not all games (It certainly does not apply to this Dartmouth game.), have turned into slow, hold the ball, don't try to score, low scoring games. For at least the last 10 years they have been changing the rules, mainly about advancing the ball, to try and keep most of the games like the one you saw. Although they may have helped, it's still possible for teams to play keep away defense and slow it way down. Then you get boring, low scoring games. It's much like the 4 corner basketball offense. Like basketball, a shot clock may be the only way around that.

[billhoward]

Quite enjoyable for the first time I've seen lacrosse live. It looked to me like Pannell's goal at the end of the first quarter was a big turning point -- Dartmouth had us pinned back for much of the opening fifteen minutes but we were far stronger after that.

I'm not sure why people were comparing lacrosse to soccer in the other thread, it is far harder to retain possession (and there is a lot less scoring) in soccer.

Fewer dives in lacrosse. Maybe that comes over time, like when South America or Europe picks up the sport. (Note recent SI poll on the NBA's diving-est players and the footnote that most of them started out playing ball outside the US.)

[Towerroad]

Quite enjoyable for the first time I've seen lacrosse live. It looked to me like Pannell's goal at the end of the first quarter was a big turning point -- Dartmouth had us pinned back for much of the opening fifteen minutes but we were far stronger after that.

I'm not sure why people were comparing lacrosse to soccer in the other thread, it is far harder to retain possession (and there is a lot less scoring) in soccer.

Fewer dives in lacrosse. Maybe that comes over time, like when South America or Europe picks up the sport. (Note recent SI poll on the NBA's diving-est players and the footnote that most of them started out playing ball outside the US.)

Clear indication of the superiority of the European medical system. How many times have we seen players go down with a broken knee, tibia, concussion, hangnail or enui only to make a miraculous recovery. Absolutely amazing, and boring.

[billhoward]

Quite enjoyable for the first time I've seen lacrosse live. It looked to me like Pannell's goal at the end of the first quarter was a big turning point -- Dartmouth had us pinned back for much of the opening fifteen minutes but we were far stronger after that.

I'm not sure why people were comparing lacrosse to soccer in the other thread, it is far harder to retain possession (and there is a lot less scoring) in soccer.

Fewer dives in lacrosse. Maybe that comes over time, like when South America or Europe picks up the sport. (Note recent SI poll on the NBA's diving-est players and the footnote that most of them started out playing ball outside the US.)

Clear indication of the superiority of the European medical system. How many times have we seen players go down with a broken knee, tibia, concussion, hangnail or enui only to make a miraculous recovery. Absolutely amazing, and boring.

Curative power of blood doping.