60 second shot clock

[MontclairLax]

i just found out that there is definetly a 60-second shot clock this year. go to www.newjerseypride.com and on the left side where all of the links are, it says rules of the game. read that

[NeMeSiS]

this may have been asked before but whats the ruling on the extension of another longpole have they allowed it?

[Stopper22]

looks as if there is still only going to be 3 long poles. and also players will be relaeed at faceoff again this year.

[8-ball]

i dont like that the players r released after face-off, ive always liked the fact that one would have to wait until possesion is called

[jmplax31]

IDK why there changing that back, it dosn't make sense to let all the players go on the face-off. I am very happy however that we know have a 60 second clock. Now we just need to work on a fourth pole add it will be perfect.

[8-ball]

exactly, i just hope they pretend that they never brought back the rule allowing all players to go off on the face off. that almost makes it pointless to get a fourth pole or to even have the wings out there. that makes me angry.

[powellfan1]

Maybe one of the reasons the MLL hasn't added a 4th long pole is that it would decrease scoring.

[jbear]

I think the prospect of decreased scoring is the primary reason they deny the 4th pole. Absurdly high scores, and the lack of a 4th pole are 2 of the main reasons traditional lax fans are turned off, so I'm not sure the MLL gains anything from the 3 pole limit.
There is probably 1 middie on each MLL team that can burn a short stick 9 out of 10 times; this is the guy that the 4th pole would cover.
I think there should be a 4th pole, as the shot clock does enough to encourage more offense. 60 seconds is still too short, imo. Too many 1 on 1 iso's happen in part because of the pressure to get off a shot. It's more entertaining to see settled offense execute creative team plays, I think.

[8-ball]

exactly, although at least the 60 secs is better then 45

[MontclairLax]

its sorta boring to see no shot clock, its ok in college cuz they have a 4th poll. the MLL must get rid of letting everybody out on the face off. i have a feeling jake made these rules himself

[8-ball]

yeah

[MontclairLax]

did jake ever even play lax?

[8-ball]

i think i remember the first yeah he said sumthing about playing. maybe middie or sumthing. he only played for like a year or sumthing.

[MontclairLax]

i wonder why he decided to start it

[cannonslax624]

decided to start what? the league? because anyone thats half blind can see that lacrosse is rapidly becoming a popular sport allover america..he knew it would be a sound investment...and soon enough, it will be

[MontclairLax]

very soon!