This may not be the best place to post this; this board (or its regulars) does not have the rapaciousness of some of the other boards, so its less likely people will post mid-event. On the other hand, its the only board that seems to have a group of regulars endowed with inteligence and common sense. So, I'll post this here and see what I get for responses:
In MGO, the NXL scores were all very close. There was only one game that was decided by more than 1 point (Detroit over LA, 13 to 6). The highest point total in any one match was 13, after that 10.
In LA, however, in the first day of competition, we have seen 3 teams break 15 points and two others go for 10 or more. The closest game was decided by a three point spread.
So, what changed? Was the muddy weather really slowing the teams down that much, or are the players refamiliarizing themselves with the pace of the NXL, allowing the cream to rise to the top? It is no surprise to see Oakland post a 15 point score, they did that regularly last year. But three teams in 5 games scoring that highly?
If there is anyone there who can wager a guess and what the difference is, I'd be interested to hear it.
jeff
neh
In MGO, the NXL scores were all very close. There was only one game that was decided by more than 1 point (Detroit over LA, 13 to 6). The highest point total in any one match was 13, after that 10.
In LA, however, in the first day of competition, we have seen 3 teams break 15 points and two others go for 10 or more. The closest game was decided by a three point spread.
So, what changed? Was the muddy weather really slowing the teams down that much, or are the players refamiliarizing themselves with the pace of the NXL, allowing the cream to rise to the top? It is no surprise to see Oakland post a 15 point score, they did that regularly last year. But three teams in 5 games scoring that highly?
If there is anyone there who can wager a guess and what the difference is, I'd be interested to hear it.
jeff
neh
