No Practice a good idea?

[GuelahPapyrus14]

Duke came out flat in the first half against JHU and I cant help but think that taking suday off was a contributing factor. Does any one else think that if they practiced on Sunday they would have played with the energy they did in the second half all game and won?

[MaKiMaKi13]

or they would've been more tired and lost even worse perhaps?? you have to remember the game they played with cornell was probably a lot more tiring then the game JHU played with UD

plus they didnt get to go that in depth with there subs either

a lot of factors led to duke losing

[laxmiddie12]

yeah i agree if they had practiced they wold be tired but maybe tyhe team should of done line drills and watched some heopkins films or something to get ready

[lax21goalie2008]

Duke came out flat because Hopkins won nine straight faceoffs.

[MadCowDisease]

well hopkins won 9 in arow because duke was flat PWNED
Well one of the main things Peyser/Rabil practiced for was faceoffs(they had to go against a. smith).

[Mista Hollywood]

i dont know what was up with this but hopkins goes and gets dressed before the clock ticks down to zero for the game to start. So then they do the national anthem and duke still isnt dressed so i wonder to myself what up with this. So after the national anthem when everybody is ready, they run back into the lockeroom to get dressed. Not only did they not get dressed quickly, the game started 15 minutes late becuase they didnt get dressed in time. Possibly they came out cold because they warmed up then went and got dressed?

[lax21goalie2008]

Hopkins also just outplayed them from the start, picking up a lot of ground balls...Not to mention Loftus had a horrible game.

[CornerPicker22]

I think the practice would have been a bad idea to begin with.. Saturday's game should have been the championship.. and they were daaaaang tired after that game. It was hot and they played their @$$s off to win that game vs. cornell. Practice the next day after your players have been cramping all yesterday? Nah. Basically, even if cornell would have won that game, they would have been just as tired as duke was.. and so basically duke and cornell kinda got screwed in terms of the seeding when it came to the championship in my opinion.

[MaKiMaKi13]

Hopkins also just outplayed them from the start, picking up a lot of ground balls...Not to mention Loftus had a horrible game.

dont get me wrong im a JHU fan but you have to remember loftus was cramping like mad the day before and was still limping around even on monday , so were a handful of other duke players

[Mustangs21]

They should have had a walk through practice to keep them concentrated. Ya know just a gloves and stick practice throwin the ball around and going over plays and slides.

[lax21goalie2008]

dont get me wrong im a JHU fan but you have to remember loftus was cramping like mad the day before and was still limping around even on monday , so were a handful of other duke players
Its not like he's never played through an injury before...I mean, I've played through a pulled groin and a twisted/sprained ankle and had decent games.

[fsflaxer30]

I disagree. Cornell had a much deeper bench and they used it.
I agree but anyway, I think Duke was just tired, and I think not only was loftus cramping, but he was a rookie to the situation, (correct me if I"m wrong) Hopkins and Schwartzman came out on fire. Duke was flat and tired, but that's not why they didn't have a good first half, they were getting murdered at the X, and Hopkins possesed the ball fantastically, and Schwarztman and Rabil were having amazing games (I know peyser and kimmel were too, but, Rabil made so many plays in transition on both O and D).

[roycegracie47]

Looking back on the Duke-Cornell game, resting them was the best call. Loftus could barely stay in that game and everyone else was running on fumes. Did it lead to a less that stellar first half, of course, but there probably wouldn't have been anything left in the tank for that second half comeback attempt if they hadn't stuck to a limited warm-up and re-hydration plan.

[MaKiMaKi13]

I agree but anyway, I think Duke was just tired, and I think not only was loftus cramping, but he was a rookie to the situation, (correct me if I"m wrong) Hopkins and Schwartzman came out on fire. Duke was flat and tired, but that's not why they didn't have a good first half, they were getting murdered at the X, and Hopkins possesed the ball fantastically, and Schwarztman and Rabil were having amazing games (I know peyser and kimmel were too, but, Rabil made so many plays in transition on both O and D).

that and schwartman is what 9-1 in the playoffs? now 10-1 i think?

[czechinthepipes]

that and schwartman is what 9-1 in the playoffs? now 10-1 i think?
Ya he is. And I agree Duke was just flat out tired, I mean as said it was hot and they were playing a hardcore Cornell team. And since JHU played Delaware which you can all agree they are no Cornell so JHU had an easier first game whereas Duke did not.
Also as said JHU came out firing, they were dominant on the faceoffs, picking up ground balls like no tomorrow, making good passes, working the ball well, their defense was playing great as well and was shutting Duke down for the first half and their offense was getting good shots on goal. They were playing great and continued to do so the whole game, it was just that Duke started to get back in the game and it was too late.

[big52daddy10]

if it were me, i would have let them sleep in on sunday, then have a very light practice, a short hopkins film session, and a meeting and thats it

[WAC_Shoremen]

No practice was a bad idea. It might've felt better on Sunday, but come Monday, they'd be real tired. They should've done a light practice, maybe jog a mile SLOWLY (12 minute mile slowly) then do some light run throughs of plays. This gets the lactic acid (what makes your legs hurt) out of you, and makes you feel fresh later. It might've been hard to do, but losing the national championship by one goal probably feels worse.

[capergreen]

I personally think that they should have done some kind of walk through, but I've never played at that high of a level so I'm not really sure.

[WAC_Shoremen]

Lactic acid has nothing to do with it. You arent going to get enough lactic acid in one day to do anything.

The bottom line is that when you run that hard on saturday, you tear your leg muscles up. The only thing that fixes that is letting them sit and heal.
Alright. I guess I misunderstood what I heard. The one thing that I don't understand is how lactic acid has nothing to do with it. Surely it must have something to do with it? Would you mind explaining?

[laxiceman]

The fact remains that Duke did not have a practice session on Sunday.

Going on and on about what would have happened if they had decided to have practice that day is pointless. It changes absolutely nothing, and the fact that Duke lost remains the same.

[dipsetpga4]

baseball pitchers do alot of running to keep lactic acid out of their arms. Especially their elbows. So running would help