Author Topic: Alumni on the Pro Circuit & International  (Read 19046 times)

joewillie

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Re: Alumni on the Pro Circuit
« Reply #30 on: June 18, 2013, 09:57:51 am »
http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2013/06/18/devite-mll-midseason-awards

Halfway MVP: Kevin Crowley, M, Hamilton Nationals
If you are just tuning into the league this might be a big surprise for you. Then again, if you actually saw Crowley play this past weekend you probably saw him score half of his team’s goals against the Lizards. Yes, Crowley put up a five spot and even chipped in an assist last week, and he did it with fundamental functionality.

Canadians get a bad rap for being the swaggiest showdog in the kennel, but Crowley is about as blue collar a lacrosse player as you will find. He approaches the cage off ball, and sometimes with the ball, linearly – there’s no dancing. He may flail his stick from time to time, but he’s not getting footloose on anybody. He wants you to chase the stick and try to body him up. Go ahead. Swing at the stick. Didn’t work. Goal. Body him up. Well that didn’t work he’s basically a robot in a purple and orange suit. Crowley carried the Nationals before the Knighthawks players arrived by functioning as an offensive fulcrum. He didn’t initiate the offense; he commanded it. Kevin Crowley is without a doubt the halfway MVP.