Sticks In

Final episode from PLL Championship Media Day! We got insight from some elite pros who aren't playing on Sunday. Whips defender and 3x DPOY Matt Dunn breaks down how he would defend these two elite offenses, Faceoff Specialist of the Year winner TD Ierlan takes us through the nuts and bolts of the faceoff matchup in the title game, then ROTY finalist Joey Spallina talks about his first year as a pro, and the keys to offensive success for both sides. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's Part Two of Media Day from PLL Championship Weekend!  Up next is the Denver Outlaws. We talk to Ryan Terefenko about defending the dynamic Philly midfield, Pat Kavanagh about the versatility of the offense, Jake Taylor about the skillsets of elite off ball players, and Tim Soudan about preparing his squad now that they've made it back to the title game. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Part one of today's series from PLL Championship Weekend Media Day.  Here from Coach Bill Tierney, attackman Michael Sowers, attackman CJ Kirst, and midfielder Kyle Lewis ahead of Sunday's title game. We cover the youth vs experience balance on the roster, comparing Tierney's great Princeton attack groups to the Waterdogs attack, CJ Kirst as an offball threat, Lewis's journey from D2 to the pros, and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's a PLL Semifinal weekend as the last four standing will play on Monday for a spot in the title game. Before we get to that, we cover an interesting lacrosse salary question that was raised by the recent Kawhi Leonard and LA Clippers news. Will pro lacrosse have to close the salary loopholes that have long been accepted as the norm? Then, PLL Award finalists have been announced. We react to a few snubs, some interesting notes about the awards themselves, players making strong campaigns, and more. Finally, we preview the weekend. The defensive keys to the Denver/Utah matchup and individual players to watch including Tom Schreiber. Then the interesting team dynamics and balancing youth with experience for both Philly and Boston. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's playoff time! PLL Quarterfinals this weekend are being played in Minnesota, so we've got some Minnesota flavor for this episode. But first, we talk a bit about Team USA coming up short against Team Canada at the Pan Am Championships in Kingston. We cover the tournament as a whole, and Team USA's loss in the gold medal game, along with some thoughts on the nature of Team USA's play. Then, it's MN time. We talk to Alan Childs from the Minnesota Lacrosse Hall of Fame. We cover the growth of the sport in Minnesota, from its roots with the indigenous community, to organized lacrosse being played in the late 1800s, all the way up through today. We cover the modern state of the game in MN, the players going to play at the highest level, and that includes the latest Hall of Fame class which is being inducted at this weekend's games, headlined by Ryan McNamara. Finally, we talk about the two games on the schedule. Keys to the matchup between Denver and California, then Boston and Maryland. What I'll be looking for, and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.