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fundmark19 · 07-21-2014, 09:25 AM

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Unlike in indoor lacrosse, there is no shot clock, which Canada used as a tool to defeat the US. They basically played keep-away for several stretches not allowing the US to gain possession. While the strategy worked it made for excessively boring viewing and booing from the partisan US crowd.
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There is no shot clock in the International game however there is in the pro MLL variety (which the fans in Denver are used to). Princeton was the first to implement this stall strategy way back in the day and just dominated. NCAA then tried measures to curb the stall. However there still are ways to utilize it like Canada did and did so to perfection. USA was averaging 18 goals a game going into this game and Canada shut them down by limiting their chances on offence and playing hard D when they had their chances and huge saves in net.

07-21-2014, 09:25 AM	#265
fundmark19 #1 Goaltender Join Date: May 2009 Exp:	[QUOTE=FlamingHomer;4853639] Unlike in indoor lacrosse, there is no shot clock, which Canada used as a tool to defeat the US. They basically played keep-away for several stretches not allowing the US to gain possession. While the strategy worked it made for excessively boring viewing and booing from the partisan US crowd. QUOTE] There is no shot clock in the International game however there is in the pro MLL variety (which the fans in Denver are used to). Princeton was the first to implement this stall strategy way back in the day and just dominated. NCAA then tried measures to curb the stall. However there still are ways to utilize it like Canada did and did so to perfection. USA was averaging 18 goals a game going into this game and Canada shut them down by limiting their chances on offence and playing hard D when they had their chances and huge saves in net.