Changes
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:53 am
There needs to be major changes to this process, and it will be the one topic I bring up in the Fall meeting:
There needs to be a comprehensive report on each player through the voting process, not just name, team and position. I understand you can look up stats (though I'm willing to bet few did). We should include them in the voting correspondence. Also, each Coach should be able to include a paragraph or two about each player.
We should find a way to all get together, in person, to do the conversations and voting (it can be done if we wanted to, at least North and South). This allows for a better understanding of each player, and limits the (somewhat) anonymous voting that you cannot be held accountable for.
Of all the positions (excluding HM) 3 teams were represented a total of 17 times and the other 9 teams in 9 spots. We also need to limit the number of players one Coach can nominate. Counting HM (as far as I can see) Dayton is represented 11 times. It is hard to argue that there is not more parody with the talent in this league. Of the 120 starters in the league, not one starter from Dayton was below the top third in talent and accomplishment?
I am not trying to state that UMD deserved any more than it got (I do not believe that to be the case, with the exception of #15 who is a freshman and has alot of time for awards), nor am I faulting Dayton for being so well represented. They worked within the rules and other teams voted for their players. I do, however find it hard to believe that the young men were represented properly, and I refuse to believe that this is the best we could do.
Tim Gallagher
There needs to be a comprehensive report on each player through the voting process, not just name, team and position. I understand you can look up stats (though I'm willing to bet few did). We should include them in the voting correspondence. Also, each Coach should be able to include a paragraph or two about each player.
We should find a way to all get together, in person, to do the conversations and voting (it can be done if we wanted to, at least North and South). This allows for a better understanding of each player, and limits the (somewhat) anonymous voting that you cannot be held accountable for.
Of all the positions (excluding HM) 3 teams were represented a total of 17 times and the other 9 teams in 9 spots. We also need to limit the number of players one Coach can nominate. Counting HM (as far as I can see) Dayton is represented 11 times. It is hard to argue that there is not more parody with the talent in this league. Of the 120 starters in the league, not one starter from Dayton was below the top third in talent and accomplishment?
I am not trying to state that UMD deserved any more than it got (I do not believe that to be the case, with the exception of #15 who is a freshman and has alot of time for awards), nor am I faulting Dayton for being so well represented. They worked within the rules and other teams voted for their players. I do, however find it hard to believe that the young men were represented properly, and I refuse to believe that this is the best we could do.
Tim Gallagher