The conversations revolving around box lacrosse right now are myriad.  I’ve been arguing that everyone should play some box lacrosse and that it will help both offensive and defensive players improve.  I’m not 100% sold on whether or not it helps goalies yet, but I have yet to hear from a field or box goalie who thought playing the other version of our sport actually made them worse at their position.

Last night @SwankLax took to Twitter saying that he didn’t believe box lacrosse could help a defenseman, and of course, I just had to argue with him.  Check out what each of us had to say below and then let us know where YOU stand in the comments.  Let’s truly try to figure this stuff out, shall we?!?!

The beginning…

More from the beginning. This rant just keeps going!

It just keeps going!

This is the definition of prolific tweeting.

Seriously? I think Swank may have a twitter addiction.

Enter the second side of the conversation.

The tirade/conversation continues.

the beginnings of a retort.

Counterpoint

Parry. Jab.

More back and forth.

Getting a little more ethereal.

Lots more points made by Swanker.

A little more from yours truly.

For some reason we both tweeted in 3s for a while.

More ideas flowing from both sides…

The Statement!

I make a Big Lebowski reference regarding opinion…

Swank needs to watch that movie more.

The converstion continues in a civil manner…

My "crosschecking" joke falls completely flat & Swank continues with solid points.

Man, this guy has really thought his point out. And he's stubborn. Nice.

If he can caveat, so can I!

Getting to the end here…

We kept it civil til the end!

Thank God I didn't have to transcribe all that.

So now that you’ve had the chance to listen in on a heated but semi-intelligent box lacrosse conversation on twitter, what do you think?

Can poles improve by playing box lacrosse?  Should poles only play with a pole?  Is box lacrosse worth the investment for players who only care about field lacrosse?  Will caring about both make you a better overall player?  DYING to hear your thoughts LAS Nation!

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