Every time players are ranked by Inside Lacrosse or selected to an all-star team the jealous parents go on the attack. They call the IL rankings a joke, they say that Under Armour is political and they try to knock the players and diminish the honor.
Every year it looks like 90% of the players who are ranked in the Top 40 and who are named UA All-Americans go to the Top 10 - 15 college programs. These programs appear to be the best every year. The same programs consistently outperform the other 100 or so programs. If the accolades are a joke and political why do college coaches from the best programs seem to identify the same players as being the best?
Same argument has been going on forever, everyone gets it wrong at every level - 35 kids on a roster and 17 see any meaningful playing time. I would bet the bench of any top 30 team is littered with HS All-Americans, UA All-Americans, School Girls players, All-County Players, etc., but they can't get on the field. Tom Brady drafted in the sixth round, Steph Curry 3-4 round, etc. BTW the list of Heisman Trophy winners who were NFL busts is enormous
Just because a player does not start or play much especially as a freshmen at a top program does not mean they got it wrong. Much tougher to break into the lineup at a top 10 program than it is at a program outside the top 30.
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