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UML '09/'10 Season Thread

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If the team can dominate a game, whether from start to finish, or turn it on halfway through the second and win a game, obviously the talent is there. You can't blame that on coaching. They need to find it within themselves to make it happen night in and night out.
 
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The team needs to take a good, hard look at themselves and come out firing against an inferior opponent (Holy Cross) in a few weeks then take care of Northeastern or Dartmouth.

If Lowell doesn't win the "Ledyard Bank Classic" I will be very disappointed. The rest of January stacks up like this:

1/8 @ UNH (Season Series on the line)
1/9 @ Northeastern (Win would clinch the season series)
1/15 @ UMass (Win would clinch the season series)
1/16 vs UMass
1/22 vs Merrimack (Win would clinch the season series)
1/23 vs BC
1/29 @ Northeastern
 
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Gainzo said:
The team needs to take a good, hard look at themselves and come out firing against an inferior opponent (Holy Cross) in a few weeks then take care of Northeastern or Dartmouth.

If Lowell doesn't win the "Ledyard Bank Classic" I will be very disappointed. The rest of January stacks up like this:

1/8 @ UNH (Season Series on the line)
1/9 @ Northeastern (Win would clinch the season series)
1/15 @ UMass (Win would clinch the season series)
1/16 vs UMass
1/22 vs Merrimack (Win would clinch the season series)
1/23 vs BC
1/29 @ Northeastern
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Lowell could clinch four different season series tie-breakers in the month of January (and a win at home against BC would put us on the right track for the fifth).

They just have to get going.
 
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UMLFan said:
Lowell could clinch four different season series tie-breakers in the month of January (and a win at home against BC would put us on the right track for the fifth).

They just have to get going.
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Spot on.

I met you at the Beer Works last Friday right?
 
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Gainzo said:
I'll be back at the Beer Works for the UMass game on the 16th. You and my friend Jay (UMass grad & bigtime UMass hockey fan) should have some lively banter that night.
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He's a UMass grad, he can probably barely even spell banter. :D
 
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UMLFan said:
He's a UMass grad, he can probably barely even spell banter. :D
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He is a realist. He knows Lowell craps all over that program in Amherst.

Have you seen this?

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bottomdweller said:
If the team can dominate a game, whether from start to finish, or turn it on halfway through the second and win a game, obviously the talent is there. You can't blame that on coaching. They need to find it within themselves to make it happen night in and night out.
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But isn't it up to the coaching staff to make sure a team is "on" night in and night out? (I'm just askin'). These aren't professional athletes who have learned to get "up" for every game, start to finish, nor is it an individual or two who seems to be slacking. To me "finding it within themselves" is an individual thing, i.e. if one guy is slacking he probably needs to look inside himself and adjust. But if an issue is team-wide, isn't it a bigger issue?

I'm a big proponent of the "coach gets way too much credit when then win, way too much blame when they lose" thing in professional sport but I think in college sports it's a bit different.

I don't think anyone doubts the talent is there, that's why those of us who are frustrated feel the way we do.....
 
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WisemanFromUmass-Lowell said:
But isn't it up to the coaching staff to make sure a team is "on" night in and night out? (I'm just askin'). These aren't professional athletes who have learned to get "up" for every game, start to finish, nor is it an individual or two who seems to be slacking. To me "finding it within themselves" is an individual thing, i.e. if one guy is slacking he probably needs to look inside himself and adjust. But if an issue is team-wide, isn't it a bigger issue?

I'm a big proponent of the "coach gets way too much credit when then win, way too much blame when they lose" thing in professional sport but I think in college sports it's a bit different.

I don't think anyone doubts the talent is there, that's why those of us who are frustrated feel the way we do.....
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It most certainly is not up to the coaching staff. It's not like we're talking about 18 year old kids here. For the most part, you're talking about 20-23 year olds. If they haven't learned how to get up for a game, then they shouldn't be playing the sport at this level of competition. They're playing against some of the best teams in the country and in the best conference. If that's not enough to get up for a game, then I don't know what is.
 
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bottomdweller said:
It most certainly is not up to the coaching staff. It's not like we're talking about 18 year old kids here. For the most part, you're talking about 20-23 year olds. If they haven't learned how to get up for a game, then they shouldn't be playing the sport at this level of competition. They're playing against some of the best teams in the country and in the best conference. If that's not enough to get up for a game, then I don't know what is.
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One of the most common accolades that Shawn Walsh had was that he was a great motivator -- that he always had his teams fired up and ready to play. You are saying then that this is nonsense?
 
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WisemanFromUmass-Lowell said:
One of the most common accolades that Shawn Walsh had was that he was a great motivator -- that he always had his teams fired up and ready to play. You are saying then that this is nonsense?
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How long does the emotion from the "win one for the gipper" speech actually last? 5 minutes? Maybe? I also don't know if you've sat down and talked to Blaise, but he can make a story about going grocery shopping exciting and you wanting to head to Hannaford's. It's up to the players once they step on the ice to be ready to play.
 
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Soon to be announced...The Lowell Devils are sponsoring the first of their bobble-head giveaways on Saturday, January 16th, the first game of the double-header that day. The first bobble-head will be none other than UML's Ben Walter. If you are interested, I would recommend that you get your tickets in advance. The bobble-head promotions the Devils did last year helped boost their attendance numbers and were usually drawing 4000-5000 fans per game on those days. Bobble-heads will be limited to the first 2000 fans entering the arena.
 
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WisemanFromUmass-Lowell said:
But isn't it up to the coaching staff to make sure a team is "on" night in and night out? (I'm just askin'). These aren't professional athletes who have learned to get "up" for every game, start to finish, nor is it an individual or two who seems to be slacking. To me "finding it within themselves" is an individual thing, i.e. if one guy is slacking he probably needs to look inside himself and adjust. But if an issue is team-wide, isn't it a bigger issue?

I'm a big proponent of the "coach gets way too much credit when then win, way too much blame when they lose" thing in professional sport but I think in college sports it's a bit different.

I don't think anyone doubts the talent is there, that's why those of us who are frustrated feel the way we do.....
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I couldnt agree more. Even professional athletes often need a motivational speech or two (see Claude Julien before the Toronto game). Theyre human, its ridiculous to suggest that because they're not kids they're not subject to the same human frailties the rest of us are. A coach's job is making sure his team is ready to play, and that includes emotionally.
 
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