![]() ![]() Their only win was on opening weekend against the Waterdogs. They have been so fun to watch on all sides of the ball – Connor Farrell is dominating the stripe, the defense looking fast AF (poles and shorties), the offense is led by exciting young guns, and Sean Sconone is filling the cage (the pro “People’s Goalie” I heard. ) Chrome have been the most surprising team this year, launching up from +2000 preseason odds to a 3-0 start and +500 future odds. Yes, we are skipping ahead chronologically, but I gave my pick away already so I wanted to stay consistent. ![]() Pick: Whipsnakes ML & Chrome ML Parlay Cannons vs. Even hungover from his Mammoth Championship, I think Zed Williams will be solid enough for a couple unassisted goals and have his gravity draw the attention of the defense. However, the Whips have been missing PLL and now NLL Hero Zeddy Ball Game, who returns this week. The Redwoods defense has been underperforming by their standards, and I would argue the Whips offense is underperforming for their standards. The Whips showed last week that they can stay cohesive against a motion-heavy Atlas offense as long as they can settle in with their defensive unit. As the game progressed and the Whips won more faceoffs (due to the Jakes Withers injury), they were able to slow the game down, limit transition and come back to win. The Waterdogs were running in transition and getting their shots off early in the shot clock – unorganized, backyard-style lacrosse. The Whipsnakes worst showing of the year was when they fell into a 6-1 first quarter hole to the Waterdogs in game two. This plays into the Whipsnakes’ defensive strengths. ![]() ![]() Their slow, prodding dodges often resulted in not drawing slides, or drawing the slide, but pulling the ball back out in an attempt to get away from the double. Even during their run, it felt like way too many possessions ended in shot clock violations. Last week, they played a close game for 2.5 quarters against the Replacement Chaos before going on a run. The Woods run more of a set six-on-six offense than a transition offense. Yet, he hasn’t played much attack since week one. He’s been the catalyst for the Woods’ best ball movement and I’d rather have him on the field more and dodge poles from down low than have him on the field less and still potentially draw long pole matchups. My favorite showing by the Woods was the first half of their first game when Jules Heningburg was at attack. Woods has been the premier rivalry of the PLL for the last three years, I haven’t been overly impressed with either team thus far.
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