Mark Millon doesn't like Mikey Powell !!!

[adobekid9]

so this past week i was at Mark millons lacrosse camp in old westbury when he was doing his shooting demo. at the end of the demo he asked us if we wanted to see any tricks n we asked him to do the Mikey Powell front flip when he said "Who is Mikey Powell. Does he even play lacrosse of does he just do flips. he also said flips are for gynastics and gymnastics are for girls." i thought that this was pretty funny cuz he got really mad. has anyone elso ever heard about him doing this.

[Formerlaxdemon]

That doesn't necessarily mean that Mark doesn't like Mikey (what is this? 6th grade?). What it does mean is that Mark obviously and correctly sees lacrosse as a test of athleticism, a sport, a competition and NOT a sideshow at the county fair for slackjawed yokels.

[adobekid9]

if u heard his tone and the way he said it he deffinatly does not like mikey powell.

[laxin21]

haha at a camp i was at we did fast breaks and i just ripped one from the restaining line and one of the conslurs was like (kinda jokingly) "wow, thats like mikey powell" and i was all "Who's mikey powell?"... hhah good times. Anyway idk about pros doin it but we always make fun of eachother like that sayin whos (insert name here)

[Formerlaxdemon]

if u heard his tone and the way he said it he deffinatly does not like mikey powell.


Tone does show a lot, I grant you that. Well, you learn something new each and every day. One of my best players goes to the Powell Bros. camps and has told me that he hated Mikey, Ryan was standoffish, but that Casey was a great all-around good guy.

[laxin21]

pshh hes just jealous of mikey's rebel ways and his bad-boy-I-dont-like-all-this-pimp-lacrosse-stuff-i-work-for-the-
people-and-to-benifit-lacrosse-now-watch-me-do-a-flip-and-score attitude

[Superman]

Tone does show a lot, I grant you that. Well, you learn something new each and every day. One of my best players goes to the Powell Bros. camps and has told me that he hated Mikey, Ryan was standoffish, but that Casey was a great all-around good guy.

yeah that is very accurate to say about the powells. i have met all of them one way or another throughout my life and i would have to say the only one that was actually cool was casey... he came to our home tourny and me and my friends walked up to him and actually had a full conversation with him... not regarding his equipment or anything like that like most kids would ask. we just said "are you casey powell?" and he just said yeah and we just talked lacrosse for like 20 minutes while we watched his brother play. it was really cool to be able to talk to someone like him so casually. but as for the millon hating powell i completely agree with what formerlaxdemon has said. millon obviously sees lacrosse as a test of athleticism, a sport, a competition and not a sideshow at the county fair for slackjawed yokels... whatever that is.

[lax_dude]

ya casseys really kool and laid back and easy to talk to

[faceitoff]

so this past week i was at Mark millons lacrosse camp in old westbury when he was doing his shooting demo. at the end of the demo he asked us if we wanted to see any tricks n we asked him to do the Mikey Powell front flip when he said "Who is Mikey Powell. Does he even play lacrosse of does he just do flips. he also said flips are for gynastics and gymnastics are for girls." i thought that this was pretty funny cuz he got really mad. has anyone elso ever heard about him doing this.
This coming from a guy who likes to barbecue lacrosse equipment with a subpar model in an apron.

[Formerlaxdemon]

This coming from a guy who likes to barbecue lacrosse equipment with a subpar model in an apron.

It is in his contract to do advertising for Warrior. Their choice of product placement and concept is beyond Mark's control.

[Pegasus]

It is in his contract to do advertising for Warrior. Their choice of product placement and concept is beyond Mark's control.

Yeah, but what company he works at is in his control.

[faceitoff]

That's an advertisement?? I thought the guy actually did that.

[faceitoff]

Well, the guy has a point. Doing a front flip has nothing to do with lacrosse. Id probably be irritated if I had kids asking me to do something that had nothing to do with lax just because they saw Mikey do it. And when you are Mark Millon, and twice the attackman Mikey is, you can do that kind of thing.
That kind of thing being barbequeing Mac Daddies marinated in titanium Vikings with a side of roasted Evo Pro?

[Formerlaxdemon]

Yeah, but what company he works at is in his control.

He may have signed on long ago though, before Warrior decided that they had to advertise so poorly. He may be stuck in a contract for the next few years.

[FPDefense]

That kind of thing being barbequeing Mac Daddies marinated in titanium Vikings with a side of roasted Evo Pro?

have you ever had evo pro roasted? mmm mmm its good eats

honestly i could care less that he doesnt like mikey. unless it turns into this :chair: (mark will probally be the red guy)

[faceitoff]

Contract schmontract. Just pull a Powell and get fired.

[Pegasus]

He may have signed on long ago though, before Warrior decided that they had to advertise so poorly. He may be stuck in a contract for the next few years.

True, he probably doesn't want to get stuck with the lawsuits Mike Powell had to go through.

I like all of warriors products, but i cannot stand looking at their advertissements. They are possibly the worst ones ever. Honestly, watching someone barbecue some mac daddies is not going to make me want to buy it. They need to scrap their whole marketing team and start over and get someone who has some common sense. It's horrible.

[laxin21]

maybe he has to talk bad about mikey powell since mikey left warrior... either way, barbequing warrior equipment is like the top thing to do w/ it

[Formerlaxdemon]

maybe he has to talk bad about mikey powell since mikey left warrior... either way, barbequing warrior equipment is like the top thing to do w/ it

Not really, because it will break soon! :thumbsup:

[faceitoff]

maybe he has to talk bad about mikey powell since mikey left warrior... either way, barbequing warrior equipment is like the top thing to do w/ it
Mikey was never with Warrior.

[mmlaxplaya17]

Well he better start likeing him real fast because starting next season they will be playing together.

[ColtsLax]

this coming from one of the bigger jerks ive ever met. He runs a great camp, but its mostly because he has good coaches. He is a complete jerk. Never interacted with the players.

[i live 4 lax]

pshh hes just jealous of mikey's rebel ways and his bad-boy-I-dont-like-all-this-pimp-lacrosse-stuff-i-work-for-the-
people-and-to-benifit-lacrosse-now-watch-me-do-a-flip-and-score attitude
lmao man i laughed out loud when i read that but yea lol thats kinda funny that mark doesnt like mikey

[goalie1215]

wow!!! what a surprise!!! i would actually be more surprised if a real lax player didnt hate him.

[BTlaxripper]

One of my best players goes to the Powell Bros. camps and has told me that he hated Mikey, Ryan was standoffish, but that Casey was a great all-around good guy.

yeah that is very accurate to say about the powells. i have met all of them one way or another throughout my life and i would have to say the only one that was actually cool was casey... he came to our home tourny and me and my friends walked up to him and actually had a full conversation with him... not regarding his equipment or anything like that like most kids would ask. we just said "are you casey powell?" and he just said yeah and we just talked lacrosse for like 20 minutes while we watched his brother play. it was really cool to be able to talk to someone like him so casually. but as for the millon hating powell i completely agree with what formerlaxdemon has said. millon obviously sees lacrosse as a test of athleticism, a sport, a competition and not a sideshow at the county fair for slackjawed yokels... whatever that is.

I could not agree with you guys any more.

I met Casey Powell when I was pretty young, probably seventh grade when the indoor league I played in opened a new indoor sports plex in the middle of winter. He was there and just did some skills exhibition, and talked about staying motivated and etc. Then afterwards he was just standing on the side of the field with nobody around except who I think was his agent. So he was drinking a Pepsi and my friend thought it would be funny to walk up to him and be like "Woahhhh! Duddeeeee" (like he was excited to see Casey) and ask hime "Where'd you get the Pepsi?" (like he didn't have a clue who he was). Now granted we were young and pretty immature, so my friend did it and Casey and his agent both thought it was pretty entertaining. After that we talked with him about whatever, can't really remember. . . I think we talked about the MLL and stuff. Very cool guy. And then when he was leaving we were standing by the door and didn't say goodbye to anybody but looked at us and gave us that cool guy nod thing and was like "take care guys". It was really cool. . . he was such a nice guy.

As for Ryan, yeah he's stand-offish. Maybe he's just shy. I went to TopGun when he was there and was just talking with the counselors and just hands in his pockets and whatever. Nothing against that but he just seemed really shy to be honest. But he seemed nice even though I didn't talk with him.

Mikey seems like a whiny little girl who just wants attention. Sorry, I said it. Front flips. . . the whole stunt about taking a year off after being a shoe in for the top MLL draft pick.

I adore Mark Millon so this might be a little bit biased. I would agree 100% if he was pissed that Mikey is turning lax into something you see on the 10 oclock news of some doofus doing front flips and cross overs. . . just playing on the theatrics of other sports to gain publicity -- not for lacrosse -- but for himself.

[x-man]

I'm not suprised. Mikey reminds me almost of the Terrel Owens of lacrosse. Really showy and takes the grit out of lacrosse. I know most kids on my teams can do every powell trick but cant use their left. Mark millon is one of the masters of the sport its alright if he hates some crazy young blood.

[middleton23]

i find high level athletes (college pro etc) that i've met to be all very cynnical, i have no idea why, so maybe thats it

[Lax101]

When I attended Millon Camp last year, Millon also made NUMEROUS cracks at the Powell brothers. He isn't too keen on them. But for the guys he does like (Cattrano, Howley, etc.), he'll speak of them like they're the Babe Ruth of lacrosse.

[Lowell]

when i attended the warrior camp (clearwater) there was a pro there who said he was pretty good friends with ryan powell and said he was a good guy but idk. ALso that peter inge guy was pretty kool i talked to him for like an hour and he is pretty low key.

[LongIslandLax]

T NOT a sideshow at the county fair for slackjawed yokels.

Like Cletus.

[LoyolaMiddie878]

yeah...i hate mikey powell.

well, maybe hate's a strong word.

i dislike mikey powell.

[LaxLlama8]

i find high level athletes (college pro etc) that i've met to be all very cynnical, i have no idea why, so maybe thats it
Oh, contraire! I once talked to Ryan Ward (who is playing for team Canada) of the MN Swarm at a Laxstravaganza, basically a bunch of championship games and All-Star games from different levels. Anyways, I talked with him for about an hour about various lacrosse related topics, played catch with him, and helped him keep track of penalties. He was such a nice guy, although, this lady I've known for a while because her husband was my coach and her son was on my team, she was good friends with Ryan and introduced me. But he was very nice, willing to talk and hang out.

[ohlax51]

Honestly who cares about mikey powell? The guy doesnt even play lax anymore. You gotta love lacrosse, you can not play the sport for 2 years and still get an endorsment deal.

[stegmakk]

so this past week i was at Mark millons lacrosse camp in old westbury when he was doing his shooting demo. at the end of the demo he asked us if we wanted to see any tricks n we asked him to do the Mikey Powell front flip when he said "Who is Mikey Powell. Does he even play lacrosse of does he just do flips. he also said flips are for gynastics and gymnastics are for girls." i thought that this was pretty funny cuz he got really mad. has anyone elso ever heard about him doing this.
My love for Millon has just skyrocketed...
soooo good.

[ohlax51]

Its people like powell that give lacrosse a bad name you know, the stereotypical lazy alternative lifestyle lax player. I think when people see a guy like powell it makes lax look like an x games sport with players that all live an "laid back" lifestyle. When the truth is that true athlete and competitor couldnt stand to be away from competition for that long. This may sound corny but im already dreading the day when i graduate college and cant play lax anymore, this guy had the chance to play the sport at the highest level. I think altough lax is a bit different from other sports it tends to resemble traditional sports more than "lifestyle sports"

[chargerlacrosse]

meh. i could care less about millon. mikey owns lives

[Irishlax22]

Millon has jumped from like 9 to 2 in my book of favorite players.

[middleton23]

Oh, contraire! I once talked to Ryan Ward (who is playing for team Canada) of the MN Swarm at a Laxstravaganza, basically a bunch of championship games and All-Star games from different levels. Anyways, I talked with him for about an hour about various lacrosse related topics, played catch with him, and helped him keep track of penalties. He was such a nice guy, although, this lady I've known for a while because her husband was my coach and her son was on my team, she was good friends with Ryan and introduced me. But he was very nice, willing to talk and hang out.


cynnical doesnt mean a jerk or something, by cynnical i mean its their sense of humor, i always feel that like the college bball players i talk to and stuff always konw (ore pretend to know) something i dont and they're humor is sort of dry and sarcastic

[laxmiddie8]

As for a lot of pro players being jerks and all , thats not completely true cause ive met a few that were pretty nice and easy to talk to. For example i was at a camp and i met Chris Fiore and he was a really nice same with Brian Spallina.

But as for the Mark Million thing "he also said flips are for gynastics and gymnastics are for girls." Does anyone else find that a little sexist?

[Oside Lax]

^ very true. Brian spallina is a very cool guy and was really helpful at pro player lacrosse in oakdale.

[stegmakk]

But as for the Mark Million thing "he also said flips are for gynastics and gymnastics are for girls." Does anyone else find that a little sexist?
Nope...I do not buy into being PC. Realistically men ARE differnet than women both mentally, physically, and chemically.
So gymnastics while not strictly for women (hey...some guys are great at it), is more suited for female atheletes...
Plus it was probably said in jest

[WSWDpole33]

That kind of thing being barbequeing Mac Daddies marinated in titanium Vikings with a side of roasted Evo Pro?

Lol it was a really dumb ad if i would say, but creative at the same time..I will give them props for the creativety....but as for the millon-powell thing, i respect both players. Millon is more laid back than mikey, and millon is a vetran (sp?) at this sport, mike is just comin in to MLL. IMO i think mikey needs to stop with this fancy dance crap and stop whining and play lacrosse. Ive heard reports about him and he's done nothing but whine- its your 1st year in the MLL (last year) stop your whining and play. Millon will always be the god in my book of attackman

[RockfordAttack9]

Mikey is always pulling of flips, behind-the backs and all of those moves while he plays. Mark Millon on the other hand, is a very textbook paleyer who is always stressing the fundamentals to younger players. Maybe Mark seeing Mike do these stunts and enfluencing younger players to play like him instead of learning the fundamentals has made Mark thing differently about Mike.

[BioPro29]

This thread is like an episode of VH1's biggest celebrity feuds. You've got Millon, who's a traditionalist and has a reputation for being stuck up and acts like he's worth a million bucks (more like 15 grand, MLL doesn't pay much). And then you have MP, the lacrosse worlds self-proclaimed posterboy.

[tribal803]

guys we all know that mikey is one of the best...ryan is the worst out of all of them and he is the best in the MLL right now...if mikey was in it he would be on top and we all know that he has extreme skills. Million is prob just sick of everyone saying mikey is so good and getting all the attention (like a lot of the MLL fans and players), although he knows he is still amazing (like we all really know). The same things happen in highschool and in college. I don't like mikey powell and i think that he is way to flashy but i don' think anyone should be bashin the guy sayin he isn't that amazing because deep inside we all know he is.

[lax_dude]

YA million is very straight forward and has the play hard go hard and plays like the old days when not alot of tricks

[BioPro29]

guys we all know that mikey is one of the best...ryan is the worst out of all of them and he is the best in the MLL right now...if mikey was in it he would be on top and we all know that he has extreme skills. Million is prob just sick of everyone saying mikey is so good and getting all the attention (like a lot of the MLL fans and players), although he knows he is still amazing (like we all really know). The same things happen in highschool and in college. I don't like mikey powell and i think that he is way to flashy but i don' think anyone should be bashin the guy sayin he isn't that amazing because deep inside we all know he is.

Mikey's amazing and all, but he doesn't have the capability to stretch a defense with a 2 pt. shot and then take it inside to the crease. Millon is the most versatile and dangerous attackman out there, plain and simple.

[mfLax03]

After hearing this I have become a very big Mark Million fan. I can't stand mikey powll, i mean have you heard his scion add?

[Thomson#1]

I totally agree with Millon.

As for the gymnastics discussion. Definetly can't say its a girls sport, those guys are ATHLETES, do you see those people that hang from the rings? There arms are HUGE! I actually thought about doing gymnastics for a while, but decided not to get into, I just go to the place and pay to jump on the trampolines and into the foam pits :D. I only thought about doing it for skiing though (Freeskiing)

[strongisland]

i went to million two years ago and some little kid thought casey was coming, so during question and answer time the little kid asked, "when is casey coming"...and millon said "caseys not coming" but i could sense some hostility, so i do think millon doesnt like the powells

[tribal803]

Mikey's amazing and all, but he doesn't have the capability to stretch a defense with a 2 pt. shot and then take it inside to the crease. Millon is the most versatile and dangerous attackman out there, plain and simple.
i agree with you that millon is very versatile. But Mikey handsdown is one the best at dodging and getting through defence from the SIDE or X, that is why he would have more goals and points if he played in the MLL. What i don't understand is why you said he doesn't have the ability to take it inside the crease. Mikey is one of the best out there at close range scoring. That is how he scored/scores most of his goals.

[ohlax51]

Mikey's amazing and all, but he doesn't have the capability to stretch a defense with a 2 pt. shot

What he cant do that while sitting on his couch? :nahya:

[BioPro29]

i agree with you that millon is very versatile. But Mikey handsdown is one the best at dodging and getting through defence from the SIDE or X, that is why he would have more goals and points if he played in the MLL. What i don't understand is why you said he doesn't have the ability to take it inside the crease. Mikey is one of the best out there at close range scoring. That is how he scored/scores most of his goals.

Sorry for the confusion. I was just saying that Mikey isn't an outside threat like Millon is, but he is definitely one of the best inside scorers in the world.

[tribal803]

oo yes i totally agree with you on that...all i am saying is Mikey statistically would be better player to have since he scored so many goals, not necessarily in a better or harder fashion (for it is easier). And obviously the more goals/assists you get, the better your team does. But any team would be lucky to have any one of these guys on their teams.

[centlax21]

well, i think that it all was in jest and was said with a sarcastic attitude. but mark millon is my favorite lacrosse player and i feel that he is one of the all time greats if not the greatest player of all time. he is at a high level even though he is getting older. I feel that mikey powell just does not care or have that drive and that is a little irritating i think to see somone with all that talent and not care about it all that much, now maybe i dont know the whole story and mikey does care he just has a wierd way of showing it. Anyway to confront that gymnastics thing is its just a steryotype calm down its not that big of a deal really. that all adios

[mmlax123]

ryan is the worst out of all of them and he is the best in the MLL right now
i dont know about that. he sure isn't the flashiest of the powells, but he does have the most points in a season by a powell at syracuse.

[pequalax3]

yea i went to that camp 2 years ago and we asked him the same thing after he thought he was cool ripping shots and 4th graders and he got really red and embarrassed and didn't really no wut to say or do and one of his counselors stepped in for him.

[ekajsk8er]

i dont know about that. he sure isn't the flashiest of the powells, but he does have the most points in a season by a powell at syracuse.
Actually, Mikey holds the record, and Casey and Ryan are tied.

And honestly who cares? I don't follow the sport for the drama behind the scenes. I follow for what they do on the field.

[mmlax123]

Actually, Mikey holds the record, and Casey and Ryan are tied.

And honestly who cares? I don't follow the sport for the drama behind the scenes. I follow for what they do on the field.
mike holds the career record, ryan's got the most in a single season by a powell though.

[ekajsk8er]

mike holds the career record, ryan's got the most in a single season by a powell though.
Woops my bad I didn't see the season part, I thought you meant all time.

[tribal803]

yeahhh but i mean last year all your heard about was casey and mikey (mostly mikey) when you heard about the powell brothers mostly because he was that falshy player. But he did score more points and ryan i think is deff not the best out of them but obviously (with the current MLL stats) ryan is AMAZING and better then most of the players in the MLL right now (because casey and mikey are no longer in it). And guys millon is slowing down a bit i mean hes pretty low on the point scale (14th), compared to where he used to be. Not saying that he was never a great player.

[Lax101]

yeahhh but i mean last year all your heard about was casey and mikey (mostly mikey) when you heard about the powell brothers mostly because he was that falshy player. But he did score more points and ryan i think is deff not the best out of them but obviously (with the current MLL stats) ryan is AMAZING and better then most of the players in the MLL right now (because casey and mikey are no longer in it). And guys millon is slowing down a bit i mean hes pretty low on the point scale (14th), compared to where he used to be. Not saying that he was never a great player.
So you're judging the Powell Brothers' success based on one year? Bad year to do so.

Casey and Ryan walked out on the MLL after their lawsuit with Warrior, so neither of their seasons were great (although Casey rebounded nicely). Ryan was out for more games than Casey, and with the emergence of Buggs Combs, Ryan wasn't that needed.

I see that as you rate it Mikey, Casey, and Ryan, you're going by flashy play. Yep, you're right-Ryan is the plainest player. He's also the biggest of the Powells and plays the most physical game-not pretty too watch, but it definitely doesn't make him worse.

Ryan is tied with Casey on the all-time points list at SU, so he therefore isn't much worse, if not much better.

So let's even out the playing field, a bit. Look at 2004, where Ryan and Casey both played full seasons. Ryan edged out Casey 59 points to 57, and Ryan played one less game. Casey also had 50 more shots, despite the fact that Ryan had more goals. Edge in production: Ryan.

Let's not forget that Ryan probably has the best inside roll dodge in the lacrosse, bar none.

Ryan is an amazing player because Casey and Mikey aren't playing? Bad reasoning. Biased, actually.

So what does all of this say? Ryan is definitely not the worst player of the Powells.

[nptlaxgoalie121]

Back to the whole mike and mark thing. I went to million camp like 3 years ago i hated it so my friend from school and these other kids we met there would always joke around and say next year we were gunna go to powell brothers camp and one day we were walking by marks office and said that so mark could here it b/c we were pissed about something and he came out of his office and brought us in and started to yell at us. It was quite funny so i think mark has a few problems with the powells maybe its b/c they are cooler nicer guys. Mark is don't bypass the swear filter please .

[tribal803]

dude im not saying he is a bad player at all. I am saying that i think that ryan has been underrated by people and mikey and casey have been overrated. Now that Casey and Mikey are not in the MLL people get a chance to see how good Ryan is. I know there was always the stats that Ryan had but many people looked by his and went straight to Mikey's and Casey's. By being alone in the MLL he gets to show how amazing he is because up until now, you never heard about him that much compared to his brothers. I still think Mikey and Casey are better players based on raw stats (i know Casey had the same amount of points at SU) but not by that much.

[Mustangs21]

^^^ Haha, thats pretty funny nptlaxgoalie121. I just got back from Rutgers MVP Camp and I roomed with this kid that lives in jersey. He went to the Powell Camp before and said it was his favorite camp so far. He also got a brand new head given to him personally by mikey because mikey broke my roomates head on a slash during a drill. So I guess just let Millon be an @$$.

[goalie1215]

i think mikey is the worst of the powells. he may have been amazing in college, but he hasnt played at all for 2 years and his brothers have been playing pro since college (dont kill me if im wrong). you dont reach a place and stay there. you are either moving forward....or you are moving back and mikeys brothers are pulling away from him.

[tribal803]

Mikey played in the MLL last year and didn't he go to the NLL this year with Gary Gait?

[jklolz10]

OMG NO WAY WHO CARES

[laxfrk22]

million is really just a total jerk
you talk to him at all and you'd kno
he's one of the biggest jerks and
mental cases i've eva met

[HdGLaxWarrior]

Why are you guys surprised? I can't stand MP, and I'm surprised many of you can. He turned the sport from a blue-collar, hard work, blood, and sweat, into an art show. I'll admit lacrosse requires finnesse, and it always had. But he has taken it to a whole other level. I really don't like his style of play that much. I'll admit he is a very good player, and he is very gifter. But that was uncalled for (the flip).

[st.joslax10]

powell is alot of flash but a little bang to back him up.

[adobekid9]

i met mikey powell n mark mill n personally i dont like either. they bouth think that they r the best. yes mikey has turned the sport of lax into a circus almost but i think that he has made more people intrested in the sport. mark millon is hardworking but i think that he is to old to do the flip n thats part of the reason why he doesn't like mikey because he can do the flip besides him turning lax into a bit of a circus.

[laxsavage]

Why are you guys surprised? I can't stand MP, and I'm surprised many of you can. He turned the sport from a blue-collar, hard work, blood, and sweat, into an art show. I'll admit lacrosse requires finnesse, and it always had. But he has taken it to a whole other level. I really don't like his style of play that much. I'll admit he is a very good player, and he is very gifter. But that was uncalled for (the flip).


Actually, until recently, lacrosse was viewed as a blue blood, spoiled kid, private school sport, not a blue collar, hard working man's sport. Although we all know it's really hard and you do have to work harder at it than many other sports. Anywho, MP obviously has worked extremely hard to get where he is now, and, like his style or not, you have to respect the effort he's put in and the many positive things he does for the sport. (But hey, you're totally entitled to your opinion about his style, I really don't care either way.)

[cougarlax21]

i agree with you that millon is very versatile. But Mikey handsdown is one the best at dodging and getting through defence from the SIDE or X, that is why he would have more goals and points if he played in the MLL. What i don't understand is why you said he doesn't have the ability to take it inside the crease. Mikey is one of the best out there at close range scoring. That is how he scored/scores most of his goals.

yea but also defenses in the MLL are going to target him a lot more than others and slide to him quickly not letting him get to the inside.

[tribal803]

Actually, until recently, lacrosse was viewed as a blue blood, spoiled kid, private school sport, not a blue collar, hard working man's sport. Although we all know it's really hard and you do have to work harder at it than many other sports. Anywho, MP obviously has worked extremely hard to get where he is now, and, like his style or not, you have to respect the effort he's put in and the many positive things he does for the sport. (But hey, you're totally entitled to your opinion about his style, I really don't care either way.)


I totally agree with you. To add to that Mikey Powell has been the main sorce of attraction to new comers into the sport. I remember when i was just getting into the pros and really hearing about the amazing players out there, the first player that i heard about was Mikey Powell. He was my first idle into the sport. That is not the case now but his flashyness has brought many kids into joining the sport and also following the mll/college leagues because they want to do some of the amazing things he does.

[GClax49]

i went to millon last year and he seemed pretty nice, then I went to a lizards cannons game last year, they stopped the game bc of lighting and the players had to go to the locker rooms and I was wearing my millon shirt and asked him to sign it and he said, no I cant sign in a game. Kind of rude but I guess he doesnt want warrior to fire him or something ( I dont think they would, other guys were signing and the game clearly would be called). So, I think he nice sometimes but stuck up at others (more into just teaching than having fun). I went to his dodging clinic and he was playing me and I dropped the ball and he was like come on I didnt even touch you (not joking around) lol.

[Midlax0223]

why are we even getting into "who's the best powell"? 2 of them dont play anymore, and mikey was amazing in college, but i'd like to see some mll stats

[DJ Death]

The direction that lacrosse is taking parallels the direction that basketball took. Basketball was once a very plain sport. Then the jam was invented and a million other things came after that (the crossover, the pump fake, alley-oop...) that changed the sport forever. How is this any different? Nothing stands the test of time, and lacrosse is no exception. How is the introduction of flashy moves any different than the introduction of plastic heads, titanium shafts and deep pockets? It's just the evolution of the sport. Because of this, more people are noticing lacrosse for the first time, and there's no way anybody here can see that as a bad thing. Also, just because the game moves on deson't mean the players have to as well. That's why the MLL's Old School vs. Young Guns games were interesting to watch. You got to see which philosophy was better, and it turns out neither is. So really, nobody is losing anything over this, and this whole "Millon hating on Powell" thing is just some petty rivalry.

[laxpro]

Who does? :agree:
But seriously, during the trick thing at the All-Star game, Mike Powell should actually do his tricks during his shot, not well before.
He still is an extremely talented player, and he showed it during that game, I think he got a hattrick.

[adobekid9]

i think that what mikey powell is doing is good for the sport. he is makeing more young kids intrested in the soprt so it is becommming more popular. i think that he is takeing it a little to far with the flip but if that attracts more people to the sport i totally agree with it. if he can get more people to play lax then that is a good thing for all of us.

[MACDADDY]

i think Millon does hate Mikey Powell because they both play on the same team now, and Powell won the freestyle at half time. if i were Millon id be jealous too. good thing i aint Millon because Mikey Powell is my favorite player. too bad hes retireing

[I Am Legend]

from my experience with Mr. Million...obviously Mark, not Tony....if any of you even knwo who his older brother is...?

Is that he doesnt like ANYBODY! He was rude, and arrogant. He didnt impress me

[BTlaxripper]

million is really just a total jerk
you talk to him at all and you'd kno
he's one of the biggest jerks and
mental cases i've eva met

You've got to be joking.

Millon is the nicest MLL player I've ever met next to Casey.

[stegmakk]

and Casey doesnt like Max Quinzani (look at the bottom pic):
http://laxnation.com/home/displayarticle.php?category=articles&title=2006mllallstar&articleid=311

[TheKOB]

I don't think I'd like a guy who, when his team was already beating my alma mater, put on a gymnastics display....and then missed the goal....during a two man up.

[Monzo]

Tone does show a lot, I grant you that. Well, you learn something new each and every day. One of my best players goes to the Powell Bros. camps and has told me that he hated Mikey, Ryan was standoffish, but that Casey was a great all-around good guy.
That's exactly how I felt about them when I went to the camp. I talked to Casey a lot and he seemed to be a really nice guy, Ryan was kind of loud and obnoxious (after becoming comfortable with the campers,) and Mikey was only there for a day and a half. During that day and a half, he did nothing but talk to his girlfriend (I don't blame him :lol: .)

[titans 43]

I agree with millon on this as flips have no place in lacrosse, as it is a real sport, how is lacrosse supposed to become main stream when it will be labled "x-treme" with these antics, I mean that used to be big and all but look at it now.

as for the coolest pro athlete I"ve ever met it would have to be colin doyle he's jsut a great guy and made an effort to get to knwo everyone at his camp.

[adobekid9]

yea i agree. he needed to better if he was still in the mll

[dougm]

trust me, seeing millon's on the floor temper in the mill/nll, if mikey pulled that flip in front of him, mikey will be recovering a few teeth from mark's stick.

[IHS'76]

The kid is good I'll give him that. But, what's with this "Mikey" crap? Please don't say its marketing....the name MIKE is strong and powerful! "Mikey" is weak, sounds like a four year old! jmo

[Orange]

The kid is good I'll give him that. But, what's with this "Mikey" crap? Please don't say its marketing....the name MIKE is strong and powerful! "Mikey" is weak, sounds like a four year old! jmo
Thank you! It was always Mike Powell from what I remember when he was in college and then it seemed to suddenly become Mikey. Why Mikey? I agree with you, makes him sound childish. And after some of the things he's done, he certainly is childish and earned himself the Y at the end of his name.

[roycegracie47]

Thank you! It was always Mike Powell from what I remember when he was in college and then it seemed to suddenly become Mikey. Why Mikey? I agree with you, makes him sound childish. And after some of the things he's done, he certainly is childish and earned himself the Y at the end of his name.
Even little Ricky Schroder left Silver Spoons to become Rick Schroder of NYPD Blue...and he was vehement about being called Rick too, to emphasise growing up. I think Mikey could use the extra PR help by losing the one letter, of course having a "grown-up" sounding name doesn't always help...I'm looking at YOU T.O.

[IHS'76]

OUCH...........that's gonna leave a mark !!!

[BioPro29]

I think Mark has every reason to be a little sore at MP. Millon, arguably the best Attackman ever (let's face it, that arguement would be very ones ided) is being overshadowed by a new, much flashier star who hasn't accomplished nearly as much as him.

[lax4life6]

exactly. i mean mike is good and all but whats he got to show for it? he had a great college career but whats he accomplished so far in the MLL? 1 year then quit the MLL. thats not exactly the mark of a great player to me

[LymanLax28]

I think Mark has every reason to be a little sore at MP. Millon, arguably the best Attackman ever (let's face it, that arguement would be very ones ided) is being overshadowed by a new, much flashier star who hasn't accomplished nearly as much as him.
I'm a definite Millon fan, but hasn't accomplished as much? As far as college goes, Mike Powell is the more impressive player. And, like it or not, ncaa ball is still the mainstage for lacrosse, not the MLL.

Regardless of whether or not you like either of these guys they are both great lacrosse players. Let's just leave it at that.

[Jephman]

That doesn't necessarily mean that Mark doesn't like Mikey (what is this? 6th grade?). What it does mean is that Mark obviously and correctly sees lacrosse as a test of athleticism, a sport, a competition and NOT a sideshow at the county fair for slackjawed yokels.

Wow, you took the words right out of my mouth...

[dillz18]

I fond Casey and Ryan to be real nice, in fact most MLL players are like that all very down to earth. I ended up standing in s Rochestor parking lot talking to Brian Carcaterra for about an hour 1/2 after a Lizards-rattlers game when I was 7. They are all pretty nice guys. Mikey WAS, but now hes all bigheaded and whiney.

[ahslax18]

for Millon to say that gymnastics are for girls is pretty ignorant.

you need to be pretty damn good athlete in order to be a compeitive gymnast

[GriffsDad]

It was a joke- sarcasm, you young people need to lighten up ALOT.

[adobekid9]

lol but i think mark millon is just upseat that mikey is young n can do cool stuff like that n he cant. also mikey has his own line of gear n he doesn't

[RuLax06]

yes .

[destructivelax]

lol but i think mark millon is just upseat that mikey is young n can do cool stuff like that n he cant. also mikey has his own line of gear n he doesn't
wow i think people are getting stupider by the day. millon is one of the best players EVER

[nikewarrior5]

Tone does show a lot, I grant you that. Well, you learn something new each and every day. One of my best players goes to the Powell Bros. camps and has told me that he hated Mikey, Ryan was standoffish, but that Casey was a great all-around good guy.


i totally agree with that ryan wasn't there, mikey seemed like he didn't want to be there and casey was really nice and really helped out, ryan used to "coach" our team, but he left because of his new brine job which i understand but he never seemed to coach really

[nikewarrior5]

this whole thing reminds me of old people(Mark Millon) going "stop playing lacrosse like a bunch of nitwits and circus folk" and young kid(MIkey) going "no way old dude, eat my shorts"

[tjlaxstar29]

agreeing with destructive

[cgv1016]

hes probobly just playing around....i bag on my friends alot...as does everyone,

[Paul_Gait_RULZ]

MARK MILLON IS MY NEW GOD!!!!!

FINALLY AN AMERICAN WHO SEES IT MY WAY, THAT LITTLE TWERP WON'T EVEN TRY NLL!!!

I WANNA SEE HIM DO FLIPS IN A BOX GAME!!!!!!!!!

[lax4life6]

MARK MILLON IS MY NEW GOD!!!!!

FINALLY AN AMERICAN WHO SEES IT MY WAY, THAT LITTLE TWERP WON'T EVEN TRY NLL!!!

I WANNA SEE HIM DO FLIPS IN A BOX GAME!!!!!!!!!
I wanna see him do a flip within reach of anyone in a FIELD game. when he did it he was like 2 men up then he missed the net

[Paul_Gait_RULZ]

Who cares i thought the flip was lame!

personally i think air gait was sicker!

or 360 air gait?

or all of marechek's tricky goals in a game in traffic in box lax!

or like all of grant jr's shots!

[RockStar]

MARK MILLON IS MY NEW GOD!!!!!!!!!!!

Dude, I never thought I'd see a guy like you write something like this!

Then again, Millon at least gave NLL a shot.

[LaxMaxVince]

Haha, I don't think he hates, him, I just think that he hates all Powell's tricky stuff, which I agree, but hey, Mikey does do some cool things.

[LaXDaVe]

Sooo ummm....maybe you know...they just dont like eachother. They are two seperate people, no matter how good they are....lacrosse isnt the only thing in life. Conflicting personalities maybe? i dont see why there are three pages of crap about this.

[dougm]

Dude, I never thought I'd see a guy like you write something like this! Then again, Millon at least gave NLL a shot.

millon had some bad habbits of ball-hogging but he had one sweet game v toronto in the 2001 nll cup final where he came up big w/ a hat trick. mark might be tough around the edges but when it comes to playing lacrosse, box or field, he is tough as nails. millon had a decent career getting 30+ goals on some talent deprived ny saints teams but boy was he was fun to watch. the mll never saw the mill mark millon which was something. mark is no-nonesense and don't dare try to piss him off, he has no problem giving it back. whereas i don't know if millon really hates mike powell, i'm pretty confident that millon dislikes the showboating for the sake of scoring, passing and scooping.

[RockStar]

millon had some bad habbits of ball-hogging........
That's the only valid criticism....he often tried to do it all, and there wasn't enough space to make this really effective.

Whenever I saw him, he had always come to play, though. Guts!

[lacrosse_newbie]

Wow, MArk doesn't like Mikey, he doesn't like him, big freaking whoop. Life goes on. I don't understand why people must focus on people's relationships with other people, and when i say that, i don't mean like dating and stuff, but also friendship. I mean, come on. Besides, I like mikey and all, and yes, i will admit that he does have some awesome trick skills but like Formerlaxdemon said, Lacrosse is about athletiscism.

[dougm]

newbie;
whether or not they dislike each other, there is this old-school v new-school battle on the boards regarding how to play the game. i'm 46-years old and of the generation that showboating and excessive exhibitions of presenting yourself as a jackass really gets on our nerves. mark millon is edgey on the floor so i expect him to be no different off but he is still a player i like to watch. i cannot say the same for the x-gen lax players that appear to be in it for the equipment deal than actually winning a game.

[FCLax]

I'm not going to go through and read through every post, but starting with the whole Millon/Mikey thing, i think that it's hilarious really. Millon reminds me of my grandpa saying "gymnastics is for girls".

But as far as my experience with pro's, I've hung out with basically the old Balti-crew, now the Outlaws crew, at a camp here in Colorado. I found Tierney, Sonke, and a few others to be really cool and really easy to talk to. Whereas Josh Sims was a little standoffish, like RP, and almost to the extent of being really REALLY awkward..RP's the coach up here for Mullen, so I've seen him a few times. Lastly, Gary's coming up to the store i work at to check things out in a couple weeks, so I'm stoked about that!

OH! and ps..Adobekid, i could see you saying something like that, especially after reading your "location"..