Comments on: Alphabetical 2013 NCAA D1 Preview: Maryland

By: connorwilson

connorwilson — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:36:00 +0000

if you’re interested in helping out, let me know! I could use some more writers… would make it easier to get more in depth. Thanks for the read and advice either way. Much appreciated.

By: notaBro

notaBro — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:34:00 +0000

Gotcha. But I would counter that almost anyone who goes to a website like this already knows that Maryland is good at lacrosse, and most people who go to a website like this would appreciate more depth. If this was a general sports site that catered to non-lacrosse people, then yeah…I could see very general previews making sense. I see a heading about a Maryland season preview, that’s what I expect. I’m from the school of thought that if you’re going to do something, try to nail it.

No big deal. Just wondering at the purpose. Carry on.

By: connorwilson

connorwilson — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:24:00 +0000

The vast majority of the previews give an overview of each team, and are not intended to be exhaustive by any means. There are a lot of people out there who don’t know much about D1 lacrosse, especially outside of the Top 10, so these previews are really for them.

In the cases of High Point, Hopkins, and Loyola, some of our writers have done exactly what you proposed, and gone extremely in-depth. I would do it, but honestly, I don’t have the time to go that in-depth on every team.

The Maryland preview probably reads like a cheerleader wrote it because I think the Terps will be excellent again. Check out my Manhattan preview… it’s not quite as happy.

I can see how some of these previews, for a true fan who loves D1 lacrosse, would be a let down.

By: notaBro

notaBro — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:04:00 +0000

I don’t understand the point of these previews. How about a little depth? Where are the strengths and weaknesses? Why? What matchups will present problems? Why? Who are the key new guys who could get playing time? Who does the team need to step up? In Maryland’s case, what does the coaching change from Kevin Warne to Kevin Conry mean for the defense? How does Conry’s style differ? How about Farrel replacing Phipps?

This reads like it was written by a cheerleader. Maybe that’s the purpose. Sorry if I got it wrong. But if you’re really going to write previews, do a little research and give me some real information.