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What if the super powers united in the lacrosse world? Checking in on the MLL, NCAA D1, and MCLA equivalents of the Big 3.

I confess I really dislike the NBA. I’ll watch dunk highlights on Sportscenter but I generally don’t turn it on until the NBA Finals to see how Kobe plays.

Given the events of the summer, that attitude has gone right out the window. I’ve been watching every Heat game in awe and wonder. Are they going to win by 40? Are they going to blow another 20 point game? How long is Coach Eric going to last if they don’t win ten in a row? Fascinating stuff. Eventually I considered the notion of the Heat in lacrosse.

What if three of the top players in the league joined each other on one team? The results of those findings are below.

Quick Rule: Kobe is the best player in the league. He’s not on the Heat so we’ll eliminate the best player in the league from each division for this argument. And, we are just going to do three offensive players since they don’t really play defense in the NBA until the fourth quarter of playoff games anyway.

MLL

Best player in the league: Paul Rabil

Sure, a former D3 player absolutely blanked him in the semifinals, but Rabil just bought a sleeping chamber, so I wouldn’t want anything to do with the World Games MVP in 2011.

Miami Heat: Matt Danowski, John Grant Jr, and Kyle Dixon

With Danowski creating, he could find the elder statesman on the crease or Dixon for two. Two of the best attackmen ever and one of the best middies ever…nightmare scenario.

NCAA DIVISION 1

Best player in the league: Robert Pannell

Pannell? Yes of course. He has no help at Cornell and he’s still unstoppable.

Miami Heat: Kevin Crowley, Steele Stanwick, Shamel Bratton

Combine a former Tewarraton nominee in Crowley, who tried his best to carry Stony Brook into the final four with the two best players from the opposition in Sham Wow and Stanwick and you wouldn’t be able to sleep at night if you were a defensive coordinator.

MCLA

Best player in the league: Trevor Yealy

590 goals in three years. 412 native. Three rings to back it up. Game over.

Miami Heat: Ryan Westfall, Cooper Kehoe, James Blackburn

Cooper Kehoe is the Colorado State offense. James Blackburn is the Colorado Buffalo offense. Ryan Westfall is the Arizona State offense. I wonder if they could share the ball. How’s that working in Miami?

Who would your Miami Heat teams be?

@ConnorWilsonLAS Division 3 super friends list would look like this:

Best player in the league: Jimmy Dailey

Miami Heat: DJ Hessler, Richie Ford, Sam Bradman

Bet.

Notes

Speaking of @CDubLAS, he just got a box, this post may or may not have been influenced by my recent Top 5 Tuesday

Captain Personality talking about the upcoming NLL season

Joakim Noah says that Kevin Garnett is “mean”

About the Author

Tumbas is entering his fourth season as editor of 412 Lax. He was a part of the first ever Wooster team to reach the NCAA tournament in 2004 and later finished his playing career at the University of Pittsburgh. Currently, Tumbas is the head coach at Indiana University and also serves as director of the American Revolution Lacrosse Club.

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  • http://www.lacrosseallstars.com Connor Wilson

    Nice D3 heat roster… haha.
    I would personally replace Bradman with DeLuca from Cortland, Tuma from ‘Noke or Helm from Haverford. Bradman is really good but I think the other guys are more dynamic. Bradman can be contained if you have team speed. Teams need to watch tape of the NC game and see how Tufts does it.

    I would also consider switching Dailey and Hessler although that is a 50/50 IMHO. Both are VERY quick and fast, have great sticks and initiate a TON of their team’s O. Hessler has a little less help, plus he WINS big games and Tufts won it all. Gotta go DJ as Best in the league.

  • http://412.LaxAllStars.com 412 Lax

    I tip my hat to Maryland talent. You’re in love with the Northeast and yet
    we’re still friends. What a wonderful world.

  • Guest1

    I’ll take bitter over bratton any day.

  • http://412.LaxAllStars.com 412 Lax

    Bitter is hurt. Return for the season is questionable. Next.

  • http://www.lacrosseallstars.com Connor Wilson

    but… but…
    Hessler is from MD. Sure, Dailey plays his ball in MD but still.
    Also, Bradman is from Canton, NY, which is almost Canada. Tuma is from MI, which is interesting. quite a player!

  • Mark Sanchez, MVP

    Ugh…somebody else who thinks Yealy is the best player in the nation. He’s a product of JP’s control-freak level of coaching. By the same rationale, Mark Sanchez for NFL MVP with an assist to Rex “The Hutt” Ryan.

  • http://412.LaxAllStars.com 412 Lax

    What have you done for me lately league…I pick south region you pick
    north region.

  • http://412.LaxAllStars.com 412 Lax

    Tuma isn’t even from a brand name high school in Michigan. Goodness.

    “Irregardless,” I’m sticking with Hessler, Ford, and Bradman.

  • http://412.LaxAllStars.com 412 Lax

    Don’t let your angst/jealousy towards Michigan fool you, Yealy will be
    the best player in the country in 2011.

  • Mark Sanchez, MVP

    No angst or jealousy…he’s great at the MCLA level against bad defenses. Toss him on a D1 team and I’d be surprised if he makes it past walk-on week.

  • http://412.LaxAllStars.com 412 Lax

    You could say the same thing about 99.95% of players in the MCLA.
    That’s why we have an MCLA in the first place.

    You can’t knock Yealy for playing against bad MCLA defensives. It’s
    not his fault who he is playing against.

  • Mark Sanchez, MVP

    I agree with you on that one, but at the same time you also have to be sick and tired of hearing people talk about him like he’s the second coming of Christ. I realize he’s a local boy and all but come on (pretty sure he’s from the 412 – just don’t care to check). He’s a mediocre player at best who does really well against a nonexistent cold slide and a breathing shooter tutor. If I watch him fake high and go five hold sidearm one more time, I’ll throw up.

    But definitely props to the guy for being able to tolerate JP this long.

  • Guest1

    I’ll take a healthy bitter over bratton any day.*

  • Anonymous

    You have to give credit to the rest of Michigan for allowing Yealy to be the best player. To an extent, a crease man is only good as the talent around him.

  • http://www.lacrosseallstars.com Connor Wilson

    Nice D3 heat roster… haha.I would personally replace Bradman with DeLuca from Cortland, Tuma from 'Noke or Helm from Haverford. Bradman is really good but I think the other guys are more dynamic. Bradman can be contained if you have team speed. Teams need to watch tape of the NC game and see how Tufts does it.I would also consider switching Dailey and Hessler although that is a 50/50 IMHO. Both are VERY quick and fast, have great sticks and initiate a TON of their team's O. Hessler has a little less help, plus he WINS big games and Tufts won it all. Gotta go DJ as Best in the league.

  • http://412.LaxAllStars.com 412 Lax

    I tip my hat to Maryland talent. You're in love with the Northeast and yet
    we're still friends. What a wonderful world.

  • Guest1

    I'll take bitter over bratton any day.

  • http://412.LaxAllStars.com 412 Lax

    Bitter is hurt. Return for the season is questionable. Next.

  • http://www.lacrosseallstars.com Connor Wilson

    but… but…Hessler is from MD. Sure, Dailey plays his ball in MD but still.Also, Bradman is from Canton, NY, which is almost Canada. Tuma is from MI, which is interesting. quite a player!

  • Mark Sanchez, MVP

    Ugh…somebody else who thinks Yealy is the best player in the nation. He's a product of JP's control-freak level of coaching. By the same rationale, Mark Sanchez for NFL MVP with an assist to Rex “The Hutt” Ryan.

  • http://412.LaxAllStars.com 412 Lax

    What have you done for me lately league…I pick south region you pick
    north region.

  • http://412.LaxAllStars.com 412 Lax

    Tuma isn't even from a brand name high school in Michigan. Goodness.

    “Irregardless,” I'm sticking with Hessler, Ford, and Bradman.

  • http://412.LaxAllStars.com 412 Lax

    Don't let your angst/jealousy towards Michigan fool you, Yealy will be
    the best player in the country in 2011.

  • Mark Sanchez, MVP

    No angst or jealousy…he's great at the MCLA level against bad defenses. Toss him on a D1 team and I'd be surprised if he makes it past walk-on week.

  • http://412.LaxAllStars.com 412 Lax

    You could say the same thing about 99.95% of players in the MCLA.
    That's why we have an MCLA in the first place.

    You can't knock Yealy for playing against bad MCLA defensives. It's
    not his fault who he is playing against.

  • Mark Sanchez, MVP

    I agree with you on that one, but at the same time you also have to be sick and tired of hearing people talk about him like he's the second coming of Christ. I realize he's a local boy and all but come on (pretty sure he's from the 412 – just don't care to check). He's a mediocre player at best who does really well against a nonexistent cold slide and a breathing shooter tutor. If I watch him fake high and go five hold sidearm one more time, I'll throw up.But definitely props to the guy for being able to tolerate JP this long.

  • Guest1

    I'll take a healthy bitter over bratton any day.*

  • SirLaxin22

    You have to give credit to the rest of Michigan for allowing Yealy to be the best player. To an extent, a crease man is only good as the talent around him.

  • Miami Thrice

    Of all teams to say don’t play D your picking the Heat? I’m a LakeShow fan and I still think you are crazy. Stick to the sticks. Lax and hockey.

  • http://412.LaxAllStars.com 412 Lax

    This literally has nothing to do with basketball.

    On Thursday, November 11, 2010, Disqus

  • shillsdude

    tsk, tsk Sanchez……you have some deep seated issues. 6’4″, outstanding hands, takes a beating every game and stays in, near top in GBs and rides very very hard….yeah, just a crease guy. I think he starts at all but top 10-or-so DI teams.

    Me thinks 412 tells the truth. TY gets more than a cold slide…and scores. Bet you will see even more in year 4….

  • Miami Thrice

    Of all teams to say don't play D your picking the Heat? I'm a LakeShow fan and I still think you are crazy. Stick to the sticks. Lax and hockey.

  • http://412.LaxAllStars.com 412 Lax

    This literally has nothing to do with basketball.

    On Thursday, November 11, 2010, Disqus

  • shillsdude

    tsk, tsk Sanchez……you have some deep seated issues. 6'4″, outstanding hands, takes a beating every game and stays in, near top in GBs and rides very very hard….yeah, just a crease guy. I think he starts at all but top 10-or-so DI teams.Me thinks 412 tells the truth. TY gets more than a cold slide…and scores. Bet you will see even more in year 4….

  • Anonymous

    Curious Mr. Sanchez, what does control-freak coaching mean? JP hasn’t even coached the offense the last three years. Broschart has.

  • Anonymous

    True SirLaxin. But I think Yealy can dodge, and I bet you see that more this year with Zorovich gone.

    Not sure what Sanchez’s deal is. Yealy and other top MCLA players are all much more than D1 walk-ons. Guys like Alex Smith, Chris Bluse, Kyle Fiat, Peter Morgan, Brekan Kohlitz and Connor Martin have proven that. Ask any D1 coach if they’d like to have Yealy. I know the answer.

  • http://412.LaxAllStars.com 412 Lax

    Mark Plonkey doesn’t make that list?

    Yealy played in Canada this summer. If you can dodge in Canada….you can dodge against MCLA poles.

  • IntheD

    Curious Mr. Sanchez, what does control-freak coaching mean? JP hasn't even coached the offense the last three years. Broschart has.

  • IntheD

    True SirLaxin. But I think Yealy can dodge, and I bet you see that more this year with Zorovich gone.

    Not sure what Sanchez's deal is. Yealy and other top MCLA players are all much more than D1 walk-ons. Guys like Alex Smith, Chris Bluse, Kyle Fiat, Peter Morgan, Brekan Kohlitz and Connor Martin have proven that. Ask any D1 coach if they'd like to have Yealy. I know the answer.

  • Brett

    NLL has a miami team right now in boston now that they signed sanderson. think about it KC powell sanderson dangerous danny d and dont forget lyons veltmen and the best tendy in the world if theydont win the cup its a dissapointing season

  • http://412.LaxAllStars.com 412 Lax

    Mark Plonkey doesn't make that list?Yealy played in Canada this summer. If you can dodge in Canada….you can dodge against MCLA poles.

  • Brett

    NLL has a miami team right now in boston now that they signed sanderson. think about it KC powell sanderson dangerous danny d and dont forget lyons veltmen and the best tendy in the world if theydont win the cup its a dissapointing season