Re: 2010-2011 Scores and Highlights
Clarkson absolutely sucks. Forget firing King, fire the Desiorsosis (no, I don't care that I spelled their names wrong). seriously.
Well, I guess its quite clear you really aren't a Yale fan at all then, hehe. Did you actually see Clarkson's game(s) this weekend? What exactly do you think were/are the problems with the way the team is being coached on the ice? Can you be more specific about why you think the team is underperforming other than a general "coaching sucks"?
I agree that a tie to Brown and a loss to Yale were most unexpected for a team that was expected to finish 2nd in the ECAC this season. But sometimes the final scores don't always tell the tale either.
Despite Ice's comment, I don't think the large size of Clarkson's freshman class can really explain it at all. After all, both Brown and Yale also had very large freshman classes this year, and most observers felt Clarkson's recruits were actually among the best in the country.
While I certainly would not have ever predicted this weekend's results, I was not quite as bullish on Clarkson's prospects for repeating its success this year as most others. Selina and Thibault were relied on for a very large proportion of the team's offense last season, and that loss is notable. But even more importantly, I think the weakness on this team that most overlooked is in defense.
Eusepi was head and shoulders better than any of their other defensemen. As in the case of many outstanding defenders, I always thought it was actually Eusepi who was critical to the overall performance of the team, and for some reason seemed to be undervalued in that regard (by outsiders anyway). Now the importance of that loss has been exposed...much like occurred to Harvard some years ago when they struggled some as a team after losing Cahow, despite still having many very talented scorers.
Furthermore, at least a couple of the other defensemen on the Knights are actually converted forwards, pressed into duty at that position for Clarkson only due to the imbalance of recruits in recent years. That certainly doesn't help matters at all.