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I tend to agree with Josey Wales. For years, I was the only or one of the only ones speaking out against CJ’s coaching style and style of play. He is here to stay because he has a following of folks in P-dam that love him. I’d rather see Coach Schultz from Geneseo, who has turned a disaster into a powerhouse, but I’m one vote in the masses.
Three statistics that you will not see published clearly indicate how the team, and coaching, are faring, and those are: power play +/- (the number of power plays for vs. those of the opposing team), shooting percentage differential, and the percentage of team goals by the defenseman.
_________PP +/-___ Sht%_____Diff %G_DEF
2022-23____ - 8____ -1.2________ 30%
CJ Avg_____ -97_____ 0.7________ 19%
GR Avg____ -190____ 0.4_________ 14%
MM Avg____ 69 *___ -0.4 *_______ 16%
In the case of Mark Morris’ numbers, those with asterisk only take into account his last three seasons, of which two were pretty mediocre in wins-losses. Anyone who saw those Morris years knows that his teams attacked into the zone most of the time rather than dumping and chasing, and his teams nearly always had more power-play opportunities because opponents systems broke down rather than “Tech’s”. In 22-23, the team's numbers are struggling well below CJ's norm. Anyone coming into Walker or then Cheel when Morris was coach was in for a brutal struggle.
A team that plays dump and chase hockey, which is generally used by a weaker team against a stronger opponent hoping that they can force a few turnovers and get those lucky chances and shots to hit the back of the net to secure a win, also tends to draw more penalties, takes lower percentage shots and, because the two and sometimes three forwards are digging the pucks in the corners, has to relay on defenseman shooting for scoring. This is the Casey mantra and sadly, for the most part of his tenure, his teams have a very difficult time changing from that style when facing weaker opponents. It is also why I believe we all do not see the development of many forwards to the levels that they should see in his system.
A team that comes out and over-skates and dominates an opponent will almost always draw more penalties from the opposition, will create havoc & breakdown in the offensive zone, which leads to better quality of shots, and less scoring from defenseman. I did see some of that swarm hockey in the first ten minutes of the RPI game, and it is what we sorely need. I can only hope, especially for the freshman, that the conversion can continue.
Three statistics that you will not see published clearly indicate how the team, and coaching, are faring, and those are: power play +/- (the number of power plays for vs. those of the opposing team), shooting percentage differential, and the percentage of team goals by the defenseman.
_________PP +/-___ Sht%_____Diff %G_DEF
2022-23____ - 8____ -1.2________ 30%
CJ Avg_____ -97_____ 0.7________ 19%
GR Avg____ -190____ 0.4_________ 14%
MM Avg____ 69 *___ -0.4 *_______ 16%
In the case of Mark Morris’ numbers, those with asterisk only take into account his last three seasons, of which two were pretty mediocre in wins-losses. Anyone who saw those Morris years knows that his teams attacked into the zone most of the time rather than dumping and chasing, and his teams nearly always had more power-play opportunities because opponents systems broke down rather than “Tech’s”. In 22-23, the team's numbers are struggling well below CJ's norm. Anyone coming into Walker or then Cheel when Morris was coach was in for a brutal struggle.
A team that plays dump and chase hockey, which is generally used by a weaker team against a stronger opponent hoping that they can force a few turnovers and get those lucky chances and shots to hit the back of the net to secure a win, also tends to draw more penalties, takes lower percentage shots and, because the two and sometimes three forwards are digging the pucks in the corners, has to relay on defenseman shooting for scoring. This is the Casey mantra and sadly, for the most part of his tenure, his teams have a very difficult time changing from that style when facing weaker opponents. It is also why I believe we all do not see the development of many forwards to the levels that they should see in his system.
A team that comes out and over-skates and dominates an opponent will almost always draw more penalties from the opposition, will create havoc & breakdown in the offensive zone, which leads to better quality of shots, and less scoring from defenseman. I did see some of that swarm hockey in the first ten minutes of the RPI game, and it is what we sorely need. I can only hope, especially for the freshman, that the conversion can continue.
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