What athlete do you think would be the best lacrosse player?

[BoiledEggs]

Title says it all. What player in the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL or whatever league do you think would be a great lacrosse player.

I could see Steve Nash being a great player, he has decent height for lax and also is not selfish at all. Another guy i thought of was Jose Reyes becasue of his speed.

[tiplax]

Sidney Crosby for the Penguins. great athlete, good leader and can either do it himself or make other players better.

[lax4life6]

Martin Brodeur would make a nasty lacrosse goalie. He has such quick reactions and isnt afraid to sacrifice the body for a save.

[BClax17]

Brenden Shanahan
Rick Nash
Gary Roberts
Adam Foote
Patrick Rissmiller
Steve Nash

All have played lacrosse at a decent level and could go far professionally.

[sdnuol]

I would have to say a hockey player because of the similarity. and probably someone young like crosby.

[faceofflax15]

Crosby possibly. Or the best athlete in the NFL now, LT... Just so fricken' athletic he can't be stopped..

[marflax33]

Brian Urlacher.

The beastliest D-Pole ever to have set foot on a field.

[g04L13 iNSANiTY]

Crosby. Maybe Briere, he's super strong and he has such good hands

[3rdCoastlax07]

Jim Brown.
Seriously though, Dwayne Wade looks like he'd be a good middie.

[faceofflax15]

Brian Urlacher.

The beastliest D-Pole ever to have set foot on a field.
That would be the scariest thing ever, emagine an over the head from that freak...

[Laxattack05]

yeah... i could see the freak, Javon Kerse Playin some middie or d pole.

[northlax44]

no
dick butkus would the beastliest d pole ever. the guy would KILL people on the field. literally.

[The Doors]

vernon davis....TE from SF....he is an absolute beast

[spartanlax91]

vince young would be an insane middie.
santana moss/chad johnson = good attacks
brian urlacher = d pole.

[hewlettlax31]

kobe bryant would make a great midfielder

[Bedford lax13]

Troy Brown would be a nasty midfielder in football he plays offense and deffense and he isint a jerk.

[lax-crazy]

I would like to see Ortiz (UFC) as a D middie, or in the NLL just for the fun of possibly gettings into a fight ahahaha. HELL you can just send him out there to pick a fight. other than that i am sure he has quick reactions and is very athletic and would make a good D player short or long stick

[viewburner]

i could see jeremy shockey just being a one man attackman who just dodges from the side using only his body andthen talk a ton of **** after he runs it in to the crease

[atxlax07]

i would go with Martin St. Louis or Brian Gionta as short/wicked quick attackmen

[faceofflax15]

I could see Torri Hunter as an Crease-Attackmen, that guy doesn't drop anything, ever.



For some reason I keep thinkin Adrian Peterson would be a beast of a F0 man

[spartacus9]

My dream defense: Andrei Arlovski, Mirko CroCop, and Quentin jackson. If I saw them on the field, I would rmove all my gear and get as far away as possible.

[luke07]

-TJ Ford at Attack
-Brandon Jacobs at LSM
-Allen Iverson at Attack
-Ron Artest would be a BEAST dpole

[Tool]

LT as middy would be crazy, or tank johnson in goal...and shaq as a attack

[BoiledEggs]

Nonone has any love for Reyes?

[lax21goalie2008]

Iverson and Earl Boykins would be sick attackmen because they're so quick. At D-pole, I would have to say Shawne Merriman or Urlacher. At LSM, I would love to see Champ Bailey or Sean Taylor play. LT or Clinton Portis would be sick middies.

[MadCowDisease]

Crosby.
Beast at hockey.
Hockey=lacrosse on wheels.
Crosby=Beast at lax.

[WKLAX]

^^^
how does hockey = lax on wheels...

[lax21goalie2008]

I think he meant to say lacrosse on skates, or somehow he was referring to street hockey.

[MadCowDisease]

^^^
how does hockey = lax on wheels...
Well, ultimately its the same game pretty much.
Lacrosse=running;hockey=skating.

[QnzLaxStatz]

reggie bush at middie would be so sick....

[faceofflax15]

Well, ultimately its the same game pretty much.
Lacrosse=running;hockey=skating.
Not really, in a far-out schemed un-technical sense, I guess.

But it does happen often that great lacrosse players were great hockey players or vise versa.

[RandolphAttack2]

Brendan Shanahan. My dad knows him personally and he is OBSESSED with lacrosse. He uses Warrior hockey equipment too. He's also a great hockey player and hockey is very similar to lacrosse (I play both).

[thebeast]

Larry Johnson on middie

[MiddieMan05]

Allen Iverson would be a sick attackman because of his quickness and speed.
Brian Urlacher at D...ouch!

[Amkpy]

brandon jacobs of the giants at attack, good speed, imagine a bull dodge from him

[lD lU lK lE 311]

actually i think ray lewis would be just as scary/if not scarier(sp?) than brian urlacher with a dpole...i mean cmon...ray lewis killed someone. as far as middies go id say jerome bettis would be sick at GB i would imagine although i hate him so much. and anyone with a lot of speed in any sport...iverson as pointed out....a lot of hockey players would be sick at lax....as said above reggie bush would be sick to becuase of his playmaking ability and all those sick cuts he can make.

[Laxguy93]

Chuck Norris, he wouldnt need a stick

[Mid21]

i agree with the urlacher one, and the crosby one. What about donald brashear back when he was a flyer? Imagine being a middie on a fast break and donald brashear steps up to guard you.

[rockstar13]

jim brown wich he did play at syracuse i think he was an all americane


but walter payton at attack
jim brown at middi
dwight freeny at d
and martain broudor in net

[moondog]

Give Devon Hester (Bears kick returner) a lacrosse stick

And don't be so quick to forget about people like Jackie Robinson, or Bo Jackson for that matter.

[roycegracie47]

Bo Jackson for that matter.
Bo knows......


crippling, career ending hip injuries :roll:

But in his prime, Bo would have been something to watch.

[roycegracie47]

Bo was an amazing athlete...

I remember hearing about him playing highschool baseball. Supposedly once he was pitching and kinda screwing around with pitches because it wasnt a close game, and his coach went up to the mound and gave him an earfull. 9 pitches later he ended the inning with 3 strikeouts. Then another time he was at the plate and hit an infield popup, and got really pissed about it so he sprinted the bases. When the infielder caught the ball, he was standing on 3rd base.

Id like to see him and Deion Sanders playing lacrosse on the same field.
My favorite anecdote came from the Raiders training camp when Bo finally decided to end his sitout and join the NFL. One veteran defender was complaining he got completely dusted by the new rookie and wondered if he was getting old. The teamate he was complaining to simply replied, "You're not old, that's just Bo Jackson."

It's a shame his career ended the way it did (I just couldn't resist the joke).

[okemosLAX]

Ben Wallace as d=pain
Rip Hamilton as middie=unstopible
Shaq as d=more pain then ben wallace
(i like bball)

[VTLaxFan]

my starting line
D-Julius Peppers
D-Greg Oden
D-
M-Sean Taylor
M-Lebron James
M-Calvin Johnson
A-Steve Nash
A-Sidney Crosby
A-Ronaldinho

[italianstalion]

Denny Gauthier on D he hits soo hard
Mike Richards midi
Zdeno Chara as D
oh wait i just thought of the BEST attackmen RYAN HOWARD his sidearm would be crazy

[sunamuttard]

adailus thomas would be the best D pole ever with his quickness and strength imo

[sta lacrosse]

Some huge SUMO wrestling dude in indoor lacrosse. Stick him in the goal with a stick and a twinkie ...hell be good to go.

haha but seriously i would say someone like michael vick, he can scramble and dive, has speed and can lead a team.

[m2daRizzle]

Dell Ballard Jr. put him anywhere, he could tear it up!

[roycegracie47]

Some huge SUMO wrestling dude in indoor lacrosse. Stick him in the goal with a stick and a twinkie ...hell be good to go.

Insert Sal Locasio Joke here.....

There are plenty of NBA centers I've wondered about sticking a pole in their hands and telling them not to let anyone into the crease. One of coaches in college brought this up while we were watching our basketball team on senior day.

But an athlete I'd like to see play is Gilbert Arenas. Aside from being a big fan , I think Agent Zero would make a great player. An unselfish guy who works hard and runs an offense like nobodies business. Man I wish he hadn't gotten injured at the close of this season.

[GoBucks]

Stick Shaq in at crease attack. Only problem I can see is running in the open field, but he moves decently well for his size and age and he'd be able to set monster picks on anyone. With good stick skills he'd be sweet at one-timers and garbage goals on the crease.

[Shakerlax8]

LadainianTomlinson at middie.
Scott Stevens with on defence
And Brian Gionta at attack + faceoff man

[PRLacrosse26]

Pacman Jones&Champ Bailey

[luke07]

Thierry Henry at attack

[lawrencelax18]

um michael jordan?

[Virgina1771]

Modano because he is big strong and soft hands or prehaps jager

[WIlax]

I think A-rod on attack would be nasty..hes got such power with a bat..I bet he could RIP a NASTY shot..and Brian Urlacher with a pole in his hand..would literally scares me half to death...

[lax21goalie2008]

Alright, here's my lineup.

Attack:
Allen Iverson, wing
Alexander Ovechkin, wing
Calvin Johnson, crease, he's big and quick.

Middies:
FOGO: Sidney Crosby
LSM: Sean Taylor
1st:
Champ Bailey
Joe Sakic
Laron Landry

Defense:
Brian Urlacher
Shawne Merriman
Ray Lewis

Goal:
Patrick Roy

[RAIDERLacrosse5]

jim brown wich he did play at syracuse i think he was an all americane


many say he was better at lacrosse than football. interesting

[laxmid151]

LeBron James

[DaStringer]

imagne the orignal LT playing d pole o my gosh that would be ridiclious

[FalconLax7]

Probably not right away but with a few years practice id say allen iverson would be pretty legit becasue he's fast as all hell and can change directions in the blink of an eye.

[brainddeadjock]

Most canadian hockey players also played lacrosse, so any gifted hockey player you be a great offensive lacrosse player.
Sidney Crosby, Gretzky, Paul Kariya, Joe Sakic, Joe Nieuwendyk.
Adam Oates once scored 29 points in one game.
Imagine Scott Stevens, Ray Bourque, Chris Chelios, or Chris Pronger playing D.
Eddy Belfour or Broduer for goal

LT could play any position well, even goalie, but at attack or middie, Kyle Harrison with power.

Imagine a Defense with Merriman, Butkus, Junior Seau, Ronnie Lott, Neon Deion.

Steve Nash, another canadian, would be a sick middie.

Any great skilled basketball player - Jordan, Magic, Bird, Lebron.
Fins a great basket defensive player, you have a shutdown defenseman- Michael Cooper, Larry Bird, Jordan,

[thebeast]

Here's my line up:

Attack

-Reggie Bush
-Shaq (on crease you could just lob it up and he would quick-stick it in)
-Chad Johnson

Midfeild

-Larry Johnson
-Ladanian Tomlinson
-Ed Reed

Defense

-Shawn Merriman
-Ray Lewis
-Terrel Suggs

[MDLAX7391]

Devon Hester would not be stopped. I could see Champ Bailey being amazing at D middie.

[navylax161]

any good big strong basketball player like lebron paul pierce and tim duncan

[cnlax19]

Title says it all. What player in the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL or whatever league do you think would be a great lacrosse player.

I could see Steve Nash being a great player, he has decent height for lax and also is not selfish at all. Another guy i thought of was Jose Reyes becasue of his speed.


i think yao ming is the beast. hed be an awesome attackman

[jacedwards78]

vince young, big, fast, team player

[checkster12]

Ya man, LJ would be sick. Brendan Shanahan also. Any tennis players you guys could see as lax players? I would like to see Tommy Haas get his hands on a stick.

[KUjayhawks42]

Terrel Owens anyone? Or how about Vernon Davis, that dude is a complete freak of nature

[dukelacrosse40]

id say any goodbaseball player as a goelie because they can keep there eye on the ball

[iwannabeonu]

offence shaq plain and simple get him the ball he will run threw anyone out there.
defence chuck liddel well he would just swing for heads

[lowrollincaddy]

My line-up
A- Mike Vick, quick change of direction and good vision, feeder from X
A- Devon Hester, quick, great change of direction, not afraid to take chances, main dodger from the wing
A- Dwayne Wade, FAST, ability to get open, dodger and crease player
M- Adrian Peterson, insane speed and change of direction, can run around you or over you. Would be a great transition player
M- LT, come on he's the most athletic person in any league today, would be a great down hill dodger from the top
M- Reggie Bush, great speed and change of direction, another great transition guy
SSDM- Champ Bailey, best cover corner in the NFL, would be a great defensive midfielder
SSDM- Pac-man Jones, a do everything midfielder who would be able to play unbelievable position defense
LSM- Lebron James, he's tall fast, has long arms so he would keep his distance while being able to throw checks, good vision for transition up the field, and wouldn't be afraid to take it to the net
D- Brian Urlacher, I'd want him when he was in college, a little smaller than now, fast enough cause he used to return kicks in college, Aggressive!
D- Chuck Lidell, UFC fighter who is nasty, would be the takeaway guy in the defense, knows how to use his hands and would be able to throw devastating checks\
D- Jevon Kearse, Big physical player who has the speed to keep up with anyone, LONG reach to throw checks at a distance
G- Sidney Crosby, has great vision for outlets, already gets hit with a puck with less padding than the goalie, has the speed to carry the ball upfield when a clear breaks down

anyone disagree?

[singsingallstar]

Waren Sapp at goal, not fast but he takes up most of the space in the goal

[HawkletLax]

larry at LSM and Brent Barry at X
yea i said it brent barry
he is the best passer in bball

[supershot666]

the best D every just might be goldberg he used to play in the NFL. i would not want to be on the wrong side of any chek from him.... scary.....

[Saintslax22]

Some huge SUMO wrestling dude in indoor lacrosse. Stick him in the goal with a stick and a twinkie ...hell be good to go.

haha but seriously i would say someone like michael vick, he can scramble and dive, has speed and can lead a team.


then he can ruin his and his teams chances at any wins by hostng dog fights...

[CornerPicker22]

Steve Nash, another canadian, would be a sick middie.

Steve Nash was a good lax player as a kid. His vision of the b-ball court these days is like no other.. and if he had a lacrosse stick in his hands his whole life instead of a basketball he would be the leading assist leader in the NLL to date.

[twin58]

I was so busy working on my motorcycle this morning that I forgot to watch Hannah Montana (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Montana_(TV_series)). By the time I took a break, Roland Garros (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Garros_(tennis)) was on TV. Around 11 a.m., NBC was showing yesterday's match between Rafael Nadal and Novak Đoković (or Djokovic) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novak_%C4%90okovi%C4%87), and I thought about this thread. I believe that just about any one of those top-ranked tennis players would be first rate at lacrosse. Think about it.

They have the stamina. The first set between those two lasted an hour, and that was on a hot clay surface with not a speck of shade. One of Nadal's shots was timed at 199 kph, which is on the order of 120-125 mph. I think it would be fun to hand him a stick to see how fast he could throw a lacrosse ball.

Not only can he throw with power, but he could put that ball anywhere he wanted. If you said you wanted him to put a ball in a four-square inch section of a goal, he could do it. Add precision to speed, then. Further, if Nadal were a goalie, do you think you would be able to get anything past him?

It's not just upper body strength either, as he and his opponent were constantly running from side to side, and back and forth to return serves.

Watch those guys on TV today and tomorrow. Let me know what you think.

[LaLax7]

Question:
Who would have a faster outside shot, a really fast pitcher or a solid batter?

[BoiledEggs]

Zhedeno chara (sp) on D. Hes not afraid to hit anybody. He's 6'9, what more can you ask for.

[Defense]

What about catchers in the goal with their quick hands? Jason Varitek as a goalie.

[bigdale9]

alexander ovechkin. plays for the washington caps. he would be a great middie. he can take and deal some serious hits and his hfast as anything. also ollie kolzig would be a kick (no cursing) goalie

[tribal803]

A Mike Vick
A Champ Bailey
A Steve Nash
A Sidney Crosby
A Coco Crisp
A Tiger Woods
M D-wade
M Troy Smith
M MJ
M Reggie Bush
M Jim Brown
M Kobe Bryant
M Rafael Nadal
LSM Calvin Johnson
LSM Sean Taylor
LSM Mike Vrabel
D Shaquille Oneal
D Brian Urlacher
D Ed Reed
D Jamal Lewis
D Adalias Thomas
Goalie Papi
Goalie Dafoe

[harborlax09]

Attack - Dwayne Wade

Midfield - Steve Nash

Defense - Ed Reed

[Dlaxer6]

Brenden Shanahan
Rick Nash
Gary Roberts
Adam Foote
Patrick Rissmiller
Steve Nash

All have played lacrosse at a decent level and could go far professionally.


Steve Nash Played Lax????

[jetlax1]

m-sean taylor(ouch)
m- lebron james(mis match)
m- chris chelious (ouch)
m-ronaldo(goal scorer)
m- devin hester(wow)
m- LT(untouchable)
lsm-ray lewis(would scare anyone and everyone on a face off team)
lsm-charles woodson(athletic and would force turnovers)

a- kobe bryant(unguardable when in the zone)
a-yoa ming(crease attack)
a-chauncy billups(nice outside shot + passer)
a-ronaldinho(amazing ball control, can finish)
a-stephon marbury(great shooter and can dance)
a-teddy gin jr(impossible to guard)
a-braylon edwards(amazingly athletic)

d-julious peppers(super athletic)
d-ben wallace(good body position)
d-nick harper(quick and would force lots of turnovers)
d-joey porter(ouch)
d-lamar woodley(take away defender)

g-broduer
g-osgood

[8-ball]

Whats cool is that a lot of hockey players (canadian ones anyway) have played some lacrosse in the past. Wayne Gretzky played when he was a kid, and pretty good at it from what i understand. Now hes part owner of the arizona sting. Jim brown was amazing at syracuse. Who knows if he wouldve stuck with lacrosse if there had been a pro league at the time. Either way, im sure he still wouldve left sports for a movie career. haha. steve nash played lacrosse? where is he from? i know brenden shanahan has interests in playing pro lacrosse. he was doing something with toronto rock just a couple years ago.

[MCconor3]

Ronaldinho would be a dope attack man and beckham would be a sweet one also

[hslax19]

tedd ginn lsm has good quick feet clinton portis would be a nasty middie with his size and speed along with adrian peterson also steve smith aswell

[faceofflax15]

I don't like LeBron, but I think he would make an amazing Crease Man.

[Casa42]

What about Patrick Kerney? He played D at UVa, and is know a pro bowl caliber defensive end.

[ajmassaro157]

Chuck Norris, he wouldnt need a stick

hahaahah :roll:

[Murrlax18]

ok how about barry sanders at attck very quick.....Jarmior jagr at attack....ovechkin at attack.....crosby at middie hes more of a play maker....thorton at middie....evgeni malkin at attack

[AquinasLAX]

lebron james at attack...almost be like a will yeatman the dudes 6'8 240lbs and runs like a deer

[LacrosseNY3491]

Definitely not the best, but I didnt see it posted yet: Tiki Barber would make a sick middie I think...short yes, but could face dodge through ANYthing.

[viking goalie]

I would love to see Ronaldinho, Eto'o and Rooney play lax. They all have a great sense for the goal, are very quick and inventive

[ATXlacrosse]

M:Lt
M:champ baily
M:Vince young

D:Shaq
D:Andre the giant
D:brian urlacher


A:lebron
A:joey porter
A:AI

[mmlaxplaya17]

mike vick, david beckham, lance armstrong, dwane wade

[LvIlLeLaX5]

rafael nadal would be a sick player i heard the other day during wimbeldon that he is so good at tennis and soccer he could play both professional thats redicolous and he is jaked roger federer would be fun to see

[fanofsox04]

marty st louis, pavel datsyuk (sp?), sidney crosby, ichiro, ray lewis=beastly d, chad johnson

[fanofsox04]

o i forgot-bill romanowski(sp?). that guy is crazy. seriously, he would kill someone on d.

[faceofflax15]

marty st louis, pavel datsyuk (sp?), sidney crosby, ichiro, ray lewis=beastly d, chad johnson
Actually, I don't think Ichiro would be too good at lacrosse, just, he's a great athlete, but just does not have a lax feel to him.

[JK99JK99]

if anyone knows who cael sanderson is he would dominate at faceoffs

[D1Dpole]

What about Tiger Woods? He would be a M-M-MONSTERRR lol

But for real, could you imagine a Mario Lemeuix, Wayne Gretzky, Michael Jordan Attack line? Talk about RAPING

lol How about Mike Tyson facing off, tell me that would not be terrifying hahaha

[faceofflax15]

What about Tiger Woods? He would be a M-M-MONSTERRR lol

But for real, could you imagine a Mario Lemeuix, Wayne Gretzky, Michael Jordan Attack line? Talk about RAPING

lol How about Mike Tyson facing off, tell me that would not be terrifying hahaha
Lemeuix seems like a middie to me. And Tyson facing? What about Ali?

[laxkid891]

imagine shaq as close d, omfg....hhaha

[re_lax_in]

I think that yao ming with a D-Pole could take someone out of the game. he might be middy, actually. he could just hold the stick over his head and run. :)

[stevemenken]

Martin Brodeur would make a nasty lacrosse goalie. He has such quick reactions and isnt afraid to sacrifice the body for a save.


im a goalie..and i also play hockey (forward) and brodeur doesnt know what it feels like to sacrifice his body in lax....in hockey he has so many pads he hardly ever even feels the puck...he could survive lacrosse

[isk8apopwar]

Tiger woods would have a wicked shot at playing attack.

[ByrdDpole]

Tiger woods would have a wicked shot at playing attack.
A wicked underhand

teach mike vick to cradle and throw him at mid, it'd be over.

[canesfan38]

ID have to say Chris Pronger of the Ducks because if his lacrosse shot is as hard as his slap shot it will go right through the net

[HeadHeartHustle]

john madden!!!

not the fat, he who points out the obvious alot, madden.

John madden from the Devils. he used to play and would be nasty at faceoffs. He actually uses more mobile gloves, like lacrosse gloves.

[emart]

jose reyes. that boy has some speed.

a lot of nfl players come to mind. brian urlacher, larry fitzgerald, mike vick, drew bennett... bunches of others i could think of.

[dgeorgeNY]

I'm not to sure guys like Reggie Bush would be that great in the pros unless the played D. They are good athletes, but their ball handles would stink. I's say any basketball or hockey players would be good at lax because of the established hand-eye coordination and game movement. Example:
Goalie-warren sapp lol
D- Brian Urlacher
D- LT
D- Wladimir Klitchko (Boxer)
M- Steve Nash
M- Dwayne Wade
M- Lebron James
A- Shaq
A- Allen Iverson

[abomb]

Federer on attack. Lethal he would be. His stick skills would undoubtebly be sublime

[Falconlax13]

D-Melvin Fowler(Played lacrosse)(plays for Buffalo Bills)
D-Patrick Kerney(played lacrosse for UVA)
D-Adam Foote(played lacrosse)
Paul Kariya (played lacrosse)
Park Ji-Sung,
sidney crosby
T.J. Brennan(2007 draft pick to the Buffao Sabres, but many colleges gave him scholarships to play lacrosse insted)

[Show'emTheNumba]

Title says it all. What player in the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL or whatever league do you think would be a great lacrosse player.

I could see Steve Nash being a great player, he has decent height for lax and also is not selfish at all. Another guy i thought of was Jose Reyes becasue of his speed.

I am pretty sure steve nash did play lacrosse and was very good at face offs.

anyone know what i am talking about?

[Lax4life528]

Unfortunately, most of the "natural athletes" in today's main stream sports didn't have a chance to play lacrosse when they were young. So I decided to compile a list of Non-lacrosse athletes who I think would do well with a stick in their hand. I believe it was the UVA coach who said he could watch a football player and decide how well they would fair on a lacrosse field. Of course, most of these guys have never held a lacrosse stick in their life so the may or may not be good at lacrosse.

Attack
Steve Nash
Kobe Bryant
Antonio Gates (on the crease)

Middies
Reggie Bush
Sidney Crosby
Lebron James
Brian Westbrook
Ed Reed

Long Stick Middie
Champ Bailey

Defense
Scott Neidermeyer
Brian Urlacher
Kevin Garnett

Goalie
Martin Brodeur

What do u guys think. If I think of someone else or someone proposes something, I'll edit this list.

[aviatorlax]

i hate to sound like a fanboy or some charger bandwagoner (im not cuz ive actually liked them for years) but I think LT would be a must-have for a middie... He is able to dodge and change direction like no other. I think he would be perfect for the transition game... also, you would want to think about qb's as attackmen due to their armstrength alone (hate to say it because i cant stand the pats but Brady, and I think Palmer would be a good crease attack)

[Lax4life528]

i hate to sound like a fanboy or some charger bandwagoner (im not cuz ive actually liked them for years) but I think LT would be a must-have for a middie... He is able to dodge and change direction like no other. I think he would be perfect for the transition game... also, you would want to think about qb's as attackmen due to their armstrength alone (hate to say it because i cant stand the pats but Brady, and I think Palmer would be a good crease attack)

Yea, I forgot about LT. I'll put him in soon. But I was thinking Vince Young as an attackman because he is more athletic than any other quarterback and he has an arm.

[raiderlax]

i think you can throw VY at X and have him quarterback the offense.

also, put in Bob Sanders as a defensive middie, dude wrecks everybody

[SliNg MaN]

Its nice. I dont know about KG on D tho. but i love Champ Bailey at LSM. and Steve Nash played lacrosse when he was a child.

[3rdPersonPlural]

Michael Jordan, Vince Young, and Barry Sanders at attack.

Landanian Tomlinson, Eric Dickerson, and Ronny Lott, Brian Dawkins, and DeAngelo Hall playing middie.

Troy Polamalu, Jason Taylor, and Brian Urlacher on D.

Roger Federer in the cage.

[itsthatkid]

Bob sanders and jones drew as LSM and Fogo/midfield

[jmk2910]

same exact thread>>
http://www.lacrosseforums.com/showthread.php?t=82471

[3rdPersonPlural]

same exact thread>>
http://www.lacrosseforums.com/showthread.php?t=82471

Yeah, but it petered out in July, and I wasn't interested in the topic then.

Now I am.

So it stays.

If I get really motivated I'll merge the two together, but don't count on it tonight.

Bob sanders and jones drew as LSM and Fogo/midfield

My little guy insisted that I include Maurice Jones-Drew as a FOGO. He might be correct.

[Relampagos]

Paul Coffey would have been such a great LSM.

[Bretmac]

hum what about crosby or e staal on the crease

[tdlax01]

L.T. would be a good middie. reggie bush and luke ridnour would be ill at attack

[Amber Alert]

David Beckham-Lets see if he could pass the ball even better with the stick then his foot.

[Lax4life528]

hate to say it but michael vick would have been a good attackman. He's so athletic and he has an arm too. But I can really see Steve Nash at attack too. He is so quick. If he can break someone's ankles with a basketball, imagine what he could do in lacrosse. Plus, the only flaws in his game is that he plays poor defense and he is too short for NBA. But in lacrosse, those wudn't be a problem because he could play attack, and at 6'2, he is anything but a small attackman.

[redskinsatheart]

troy brown would be dirty at mid...TJ Houshmandzadeh could get it done too

[anklebreakerMN]

i know this is all a pipe dream.....and there are a lot of fun posts on here...


One beast I know that did play lax was Chris Hovan - def. tackle NFL did play his HS lax at St. Ing. in Cleveland, OH as a pole...

Chas Gessner at Brown was a dirty middie, and I know he was drafted to play TE for the Jets, but not sure what ever came of that....

On another note, a couple of years ago we had the opportunity to play a "scrimmage" at the XCEL Energy center prior to a Swarm NLL game, the Red Wings were actually out on the turf kicking around a ball - soccer - when B. Shannan came up to one of the guys with a lax stick with some of his kids and started talking to them....they talked for about 30 minutes about lax, and Shanny not only talked about playing during his days growing up, but was really a great guy and still follows the game pretty well....what a class act!!!

Funny thing about Sid the Kid, went to school at Shattuck here in MN....they did have HS lax (unfortunately for him they were dreadful), and did throw the ball around with some of the kids when he was in school there, but never did try to play...... but can you blame him????

Allen Iverson would have be a great middie, his change of direction would have been nasty, and near impossible to stick with.....

[Terminator X]

I think Amahn Bradhshaw from the Giants could be a middie. The guys feet never stop moving and he can cut like crazy.

Devon Hester, the kick returner from the Bears, would probably make the best lacrosse player at any position except goalie. He might be the fastest guy in the NFL, have crazy moves, and was originaly a cornerback, so he can play defense too.

[wz3]

Wing Attackmen: (Quickness)
T.J. Ford
Monta Ellis
Allen Iverson
Leandro Barbosa
Tony Parker

Crease Attackmen: (Freaks of nature)
Antonio Gates
Julius Peppers
LeBron James

FOGO: (Short and strong)
Maurice Jones-Drew
Frank Gore
LaDainian Tomlinson

Midfield: (Pure athleticism [endurance, toughness, strength, etc.] and good on both sides of the court)
Chauncey Billups
Kobe Bryant
Paul Pierce
Dwyane Wade
Terrell Owens
Randy Moss
Brandon Marshall
Steve Nash (maybe - great feeder but definitely a liability on defense)

LSM: (Defense, toughness, tenacity)
Ron Artest
Bruce Bowen
Jason Kidd

Crease Defenders: (Strong, tough, good leader)
Brian Urlacher
Derrick Brooks
John Lynch

Wing Defenders: (Good positioning, quick)
Champ Bailey
Kevin Garnett
Andrei Kirilenko
Asante Samuel
Ronde Barber

Oops... almost forgot.

Goaltender:
Whoever the best Hockey/Soccer goalies are right now...

Wow, I wrote a lot.

[3rdPersonPlural]

As someone noted earlier, Patrick Kerney - the All Pro Defensive Lineman for the Seahawks and formerly for the Falcons - went to Virginia to play lax. He had played both at the Taft School, but NE WestI football players rarely get recruited. Kerney apparently caught the UVA Lax Coach's eye at a camp in Vermont.

Kerney apparently was a gym rat, and spent lots of time in the weight room with the football players. Word got back to the football coaches that a laxer at school could outlift the linemen and outrun the backs, and Pat had to make the difficult choice to play lax, which he loved, or football, which he was better at.

The rest is history.

[bigdale9]

how about kiprisoff or kolzig at goalie.

[defense4life13]

brian dawkins midi.
urlachar {sp?} defense.
ocho cinco {if u dont no thats chad johnson} at attack.

[WinnytheSully]

Peyton Manning or Tom Brady as goalies, just think of how they'd manage their defenses, and pick apart riders when they'd clear.

[bigdale9]

how about ed reed at wing or x

[Lax4life528]

Steve Nash (maybe - great feeder but definitely a liability on defense)

I agree with just about everything, but Steve Nash should be at attack if he is a liability on defense, right? :dummy:

also, I think Jason Kidd would make a better middie than lsm. I can see an lsm being champ bailey, Deangelo Hall, or Ed Reed. Aggressive, fast, and freakishly quick.

[missouri lax]

I could see Brian Urlacher being a great defender.

[laxplaya77]

chuck norris definetly

[wz3]

I agree with just about everything, but Steve Nash should be at attack if he is a liability on defense, right? :dummy:

Nah, the wing attackmen that I picked are good enough passers that Nash's passing ability wouldn't make up for it the huge difference in quickness.

also, I think Jason Kidd would make a better middie than lsm. I can see an lsm being champ bailey, Deangelo Hall, or Ed Reed. Aggressive, fast, and freakishly quick.

I'm not really all that familiar with the LSM position, but I immediately thought basketball for good position defense, and those 3 stuck out to me as being really tough. I mean, when you are a PG getting more rebounds than anyone else on your team (Kidd), that definitely says something. Also, I would think the smaller, quicker defenders would be better off at wing defense rather than LSM.

[Edge25]

Steve nash would be nasty attackman similar to Ryan Boyle, and Lebron James would be a sick midfiilder that could do it all, and have a sick jump shot.

[ccattack15]

2 words...warren sapp.

[cheesehead]

brett favre because he is god:worship:

[ItalyLaxer11]

Steve nash, guys a phenomenal athlete who could have played pro soccer and probably hockey and is just ridiculously smart, coordinated and fast.
Allen Iverson=Sickest Split dodge in the history of lacrosse

[THE_1protector]

im a goalie..and i also play hockey (forward) and brodeur doesnt know what it feels like to sacrifice his body in lax....in hockey he has so many pads he hardly ever even feels the puck...he could survive lacrosse

he could do box...

[JohnsHopkins16]

I could see maurice jones drew making a nasty middie. Over 200 lbs and i believe 5'6 or 5'7.... with his speed and trucking ability....I could only imagine...

[navylax161]

A- Allen Iverson, Josh Cribbs, Devin Hester
M- Frank Gore, Sidney Crosby, Tim Duncan
FOGO- Jimmy Rollins
LSM- Dwight Howard
D- Brian Urlacher, Al Harris, Zdeno Chara
G- Champ Bailey

[lsilaxer131]

G- Ivan Rodriguez

Baseball catchers have experience blocking balls and handling pitchers as well as facing balls being thrown at them at 90+ MPH. Not to mention his accurate arm would translate into nice transition passing.

[ItalyLaxer11]

G- Ivan Rodriguez

Baseball catchers have experience blocking balls and handling pitchers as well as facing balls being thrown at them at 90+ MPH. Not to mention his accurate arm would translate into nice transition passing.

ya well at least pic a good catcher, JOE MAUER=sick goalie. and don't forget that catchers have very little fear as they often handle 200+ lb men diving head first at them.

[lsilaxer131]

ya well at least pic a good catcher.

yea 13 gold gloves...rodriguez must suck

[ItalyLaxer11]

yea 13 gold gloves...rodriguez must suck

haha, sorry that was a very biased post since my cousin plays for the twins.

[wickedlaxer4]

BARRY SANDERS!!!??

[cfranks]

barry sanders has those crazy legs..
devin hester would blow past people...
imagine a 7fter with good hands and speed like Dwight Howard playing lax... no one would get the ball n he could use a dpole like a shorty

[THE_1protector]

Wing Attackmen: (Quickness)
T.J. Ford
Monta Ellis
Allen Iverson
Leandro Barbosa
Tony Parker

Crease Attackmen: (Freaks of nature)
Antonio Gates
Julius Peppers
LeBron James

FOGO: (Short and strong)
Maurice Jones-Drew
Frank Gore
LaDainian Tomlinson

Midfield: (Pure athleticism [endurance, toughness, strength, etc.] and good on both sides of the court)
Chauncey Billups
Kobe Bryant
Paul Pierce
Dwyane Wade
Terrell Owens
Randy Moss
Brandon Marshall
Steve Nash (maybe - great feeder but definitely a liability on defense)

LSM: (Defense, toughness, tenacity)
Ron Artest
Bruce Bowen
Jason Kidd

Crease Defenders: (Strong, tough, good leader)
Brian Urlacher
Derrick Brooks
John Lynch

Wing Defenders: (Good positioning, quick)
Champ Bailey
Kevin Garnett
Andrei Kirilenko
Asante Samuel
Ronde Barber

Oops... almost forgot.

Goaltender:
Whoever the best Hockey/Soccer goalies are right now...

Wow, I wrote a lot.

i would put Owen Schmitt on crease too.

[ItalianStallion]

Steve Nash Played Lax????

ya hes canadian

[Wrxtacy]

Definately Lebron James. The guys huge, ripped, athletic, and would just bull-doze people over at middie. Also Wayne Rooney of Manchester United. He's just crazy and wild. Unstopable.

[Tehb2]

Westbrook; quick, strong, focused, a team player, and plays intelligently.

[Carolinalax1515]

two words: KIMBO SLICE

[stxbionic42]

Brenden Shanahan
Rick Nash
Gary Roberts
Adam Foote
Patrick Rissmiller
Steve Nash

All have played lacrosse at a decent level and could go far professionally.


Shanahan IS a laxer haha so was gretzky, I read a book where his dad said when he was younger he was better at lax then hockey!

[butzie30]

sean merriman as a d pole and even tho i hate this next guy i think he could have been a sick goalie dominik hasek. he has crazy reflexes

[ndawg247]

devin hester reggie bush and adrian peterson
ooooh my

[cali feeder]

Ronaldinho, or any big name footballer, would make a great lacrosse player. Incredible footwork, field vision, ENDURANCE, and overall athletic ability.

A beast rugby player might make a good D-middie though.

[klax14]

WELKER....NewEnglandPatriots....quick>>>>>>>>>>>>
Ed Reed ...Ravens -- scary

[southernlaxguy2]

michael vick. hahaha

[southernlaxguy2]

WELKER....NewEnglandPatriots....quick>>>>>>>>>>>>
Ed Reed ...Ravens -- scary

welker would be ridiculous, hes so good.

[BWickLAX10]

DARREN MCFADDEN oh yea... joe gibbs would be a good coach haha

[emart]

mike vick, if he wasn't in prison.

[carolinalaxr]

call me crazy, but i'd probably go w/ someone who'se actuallyin the mll... but thats just me

[AM14]

Terrell Pryor for Middie
http://www.pawrsl.com/pfn/jeanette_11_pryor.jpg

[libertyvillelax]

Give Devin Hester the ball and watch what he does with it.

[Lax4life528]

I love how no one has mentioned many baseball players yet.

[HVlaxa7]

darren mcfadden at middie

[Hovallax41]

Kenny george.... look him up on youtube.

7'8 350 give him a d-pole he would be nasty.. he can run for a big man .

[namrogo]

i would give it to king james and watch him drive to the hole. At around 250 pounds and the way he finishes, forget about stoppin him

[big crunch22]

Shaq at attack. because he can hold his stick above all the defenders and they would never get the ball from him.

[radlacrosseguy]

michael clark duncan...


...and samuel L jackson.

[faceofflax15]

Shaq at attack. because he can hold his stick above all the defenders and they would never get the ball from him.

They have 6 feet long poles? You telling' me a defender can't reach up there with that?

[ktowndefense71]

the undertaker, one of the most athletic guys ive ever seen thats 6 10 and 290
imagine him with a pole

[Lax4life528]

Shaq at attack. because he can hold his stick above all the defenders and they would never get the ball from him.

what are you talking about. any pole could reach that, It wouldn't even be that hard to do.