Duke Lax player Hipps transferring to play football at SMU

[Bergermeister]

Wow, are we desperate or what?

or what.

[Dooby]

I watched a good bit of the NCAA tournament so I saw a good bit of duke lax this year.

The good news is Hipps is a very good lacrosse defenseman on a very good lacrosse team with a very good defense. Duke dominated the national championship game and ND only made it close at the end. Their D in the 1st half was as good as
Lax defense gets.

I am sure he is in great shape.

I would be more enthusiastic if he was a midfielder, though.

[EconPony'10]

My take is not so much that the new receiver can catch on and contribute as it is why people think a QB can catch on quickly but a receiver cannot.

But I do believe it is much easier for a receiver and I welcome him to the team.

as part of the receiving corps for the first two years under June, we had a better grasp on the offense than the QB the first year IMO. Not naming any names but we had a lot of turnovers in that inaugural year (2008 and 1-11 if y'all remember). It will be tougher for the QB than a receiver. The thing is though, if you are a receiver and you don't have a 100% grasp on the offense you won't play no matter how good you are because June doesn't like to use a receiver for just occasional situations. He likes to use the same 4 for the whole game every play if he can.

[smusic 00]

My take is not so much that the new receiver can catch on and contribute as it is why people think a QB can catch on quickly but a receiver cannot.

But I do believe it is much easier for a receiver and I welcome him to the team.

as part of the receiving corps for the first two years under June, we had a better grasp on the offense than the QB the first year IMO. Not naming any names but we had a lot of turnovers in that inaugural year (2008 and 1-11 if y'all remember). It will be tougher for the QB than a receiver. The thing is though, if you are a receiver and you don't have a 100% grasp on the offense you won't play no matter how good you are because June doesn't like to use a receiver for just occasional situations. He likes to use the same 4 for the whole game every play if he can.

Yeah. Rotation is not a term we use in June's offense.

[smustatesman]

Three cheers for Chris saving JJ's bacon.....Hipps, Hipps Hipps hurrah.

[Grant Carter]

Three cheers for Chris saving JJ's bacon.....Hipps, Hipps Hipps hurrah.

So we can put you down as thinking he will make a major positive impact?

[smustatesman]

Three cheers for Chris saving JJ's bacon.....Hipps, Hipps Hipps hurrah.

So we can put you down as thinking he will make a major positive impact?

Not sure about major......but when he is tackled, or hits the turf; he should make an impact. And, if it's beyond the line of scrimmage then it would be positive.

[PerunaPunch]

Receiving
Year Grade Team GP Rec Yds As Avg Y/G Lng TD
09-10 Senior Varsity 12 84 1577 18.8 131.4 73 17
08-09 Junior Varsity 12 32 402 12.6 33.5 35 6
Varsity Totals 24 116 1979 17.1 82.5 73 23

[SMU Football Blog]

And another thing, to whoever said players run routes in lacrosse.

First, that is no more true in lacrosse than it would be for basketball. Duke runs a lot of pick and roll and pick and slip.

Second, Hipps is a defenseman. You aren't running anything. You get the ball and clear it to a middie. He took 1 shot all year and only had 38 ground balls.

First step as a defender in lacrosse is a drop step or a backpedal or a shuffle.

[kent dorfman]

Happy to have him!