This one’s for all you lax fans out there.
Imagine, for a moment, that you had the ability to draft any professional athlete from any sport and to train them for an ultimate lacrosse team. If you could choose from anyone, absolutely anyone, who would you choose?
Here are my picks...
Attack (Left): Lebron James
Imagine having a 6’9, 250 pound speedster driving toward the cage. Enough said.
Attack (Crease): Shaquille O’Neal
At 7’1 and 325 pounds, how could you stop him from scoring?
Attack (Right): Randy Johnson
On a man-up situation, wouldn’t you like to see Randy Johnson shoot a 100 mph fastball towards the cage as a lefty? Yea, me too.
Midfield (Left): Nate Robinson
With his speed, strength, and ever lasting energy, he’d be perfect on the midfield line.
Midfield (Face-off): Sidney Crosby
The king of hockey is a passing master on the ice. With a little training, I could see him doing it on the lax field too.
Midfield (Right): Bryan Habana
That’s right, I chose a rugby player. As one of the fastest athletes in the world, Bryan would easily be able to make the transition from a hard hitting, fast paced game to another with the aforementioned features.
Long Stick Middie: David Tyree
David has proved to everyone in the football world that he is willing to take on even the smallest of roles and fulfill them to the best of his ability. I think David can take his special teams prowess to the most specialized position in lacrosse.
Defense (Left): Dwight Freeney
Freeney has a non stop motor, speeding after the quarterback play after play. If you put a long stick in his hands, I think he would smother opposing attackers.
Defense (Crease): Shawn Merriman
Combining massive power with great speed, Merriman is simply a killer. Opposing attackers would run the other way before driving to the cage against him.
Defense (Right): Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Yes I know, he is a little short for the position. However, with his footwork and tenacity, I believe he could become a ferocious defender.
Goalie: Henrik Lunquist
He’s an incredible goalie in hockey, and I believe he could do the same in lax. As simple as that.
So those are my picks. Lax fans out there—let me know what you think.
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7 months ago
Can't say I'm a big lax fan, but I'd love to watch that game. Good article.
7 months ago
I'd have to take Steve Nash in place of Randy Johnson at attack. Nash grew up playing box lacrosse in Canada, and his vision and playmaking abilities are well documented on the b-ball court.
from 7 months ago
That's actually would be a great pick, I regret that I omitted him when putting together the list. If anything, I would have Steve Nash place the X spot on attack in formations that have it, while Randy would be in more on man- up and heavy shooting type offenses. Good call.
6 months ago
how about kimbo slice on defense, i don't think i would go anywhere near the goal
5 months ago
Great article, hopefully one day we will have household names that actually play the sport though
5 months ago
Just wait till the Bratton brothers reach Major League Lacrosse. 5 years from now, I think they'll be all over ESPN.
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