Maybe 91 realized they barely won anyhting last year and other teams are improving. Protect the brand. The 2029 Express team hasnt won anything either So disparage the tourney this year like Denver wasnt expensive?
Exactly
If they lose again they risk losing that air, those coveted names
Fun to watch the mighty fall
Imagine the LI teams banded together and went to the WS to represent NYS and Long Island and to show the rest of the country we are a powerhouse region? Yes, there's a lot of teams on LI, which dilutes the talent somewhat, but at the end of the day, there are 5-6 strong teams who could make a run. Are egos that big for 12 year old lacrosse that "Any Given Sunday" between these top teams is such an issue? Does it, matter if it's 91, Igloo, Express, Moose, Prime Time? They can all beat each other, and likely have.
They can all do it in June at the NAL or Tristar where the rest of the best teams in the country will also be. Newsflash, the majority of best teams in the country do not show up to the World Series. LI teams represented very well at NAL last year besides Legacy. That’s a tournament to win. Or the NLF Championship. Break the cycle, let’s get a LI winner of one of those 2 tourneys.
Probably half the teams that participated in the NLF tourney were A teams at best which is why many of the scores were so lopsided. Way watered down and most of the better LI teams didn't even compete in it. No Igloo, Legacy, Moose, Prime Time, or even Rebels.
Every tournament has some punching bags in it. Wait till the world series line up and you’ll see the same. A handful of good teams and a bunch of filler. Primetime is also not an LI team.
NLF last July had 9 of the top 20 teams ranked according to US Club Lax Rankings. NAL had 9 of the top 20 as well. Tristar right here on LI had 7.
Different tournament organizations so different grouping of teams at each.
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