Bill Graham

Some personal news:

@upstreamlax Because the PLL is an apparel and lifestyle marketing company as much as it is a lacrosse league

Why do all the PLL teams change jerseys/helmets every year? Feels like no teams really has a signature or “classic” look. Do styles these days really go in and out that fast? Or are lax parents dumb enough to buy their kid the “new” jersey every year?

@Niner_m Excellent read Max - thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Why are coaches at the highest level leaving the profession? I partnered with The Goalie Workshop to get my thoughts out there: thegoalieworkshop.com/blog/4ahp1vvy9…

@nickossello Epple now, Epple forever

Who’s everyone’s least favorite player in the PLL currently?

@toys_retro Twisted Metal 2

@11kmrn I sell laundry and dry cleaning equipment to hotels, hospitals, laundromats, schools, dry cleaners.

does anybody have a job that doesn’t make them want to k*ll themselves? if yes, what do u do

@_SirLaxAlot @coachking_28 But my point is, it was organic. The teams tried to make a connection to their homes. Many players were local HS coaches or did clinics for area kids. It was still glorified summer ball, but the effort was there to be more.

@_SirLaxAlot @coachking_28 Not to say the MLL was all good. When your team was on the road it was hope they were the ESPN featured game, or you were SOL. Not to mention a certain JHU/NJ Pride midfielder hitting on my girlfriend at T's Pub post-game.

I’ve seen people calling this a bad take which is funny because he isn’t wrong: Cities don’t matter one bit lol. The only reason they did cities was to sell more jerseys.

@_SirLaxAlot @coachking_28 I was a Boston Cannons season ticket holder for most of the MLL years and I feel zero connection to this incarnation of the Cannons. At least when Quirk was the coach there was a New England guy running things. Now "Boston" is pretty meaningless on the uniforms.

Timely Response! The Denver Outlaws and the Boston Cannons are a team with deep Lacrosse ties, it would be ridiculous to drop the city names there. California is known for Redwoods, most no-brainer decision there with the city designation. Whipsnakes are cheekily referred to as “the Terpsnakes” for obvious implications. As you can see from these examples, the City designation-Team names make sense and aren’t just random. I hope this break down helps!

@FlowGo37 Dissonance x.com/FlowGo37/statu…

Should probably axe Hempstead

@jordiebarstool It's almost like coaches try to force slides to create mismatches

Does Quint not realize that matchups change during a possession once you have to slide? I don’t think Notre Dame’s game plan was to short Matt Traynor

Clockers win 🔥⏰

@jordiebarstool Yup. OK to acknowledge it's a niche sport.

Quick thought before this 2nd quarterfinal gets going. It’s time for lacrosse to stop focusing on growing the game. It’s definitely growing, but it’s never going to become a massively mainstream sport. Just make it great for those who love it already

@franzsherbert Now being "well read" means listening to one self-help book per month.

Maybe I'm just being reactionary but I feel like it used to be more of a common aspiration to be "well read." In the sense of having read a good amount of the commonly agreed "canon" that everyone should be familiar with, in addition to pursuing your private reading interests

@Tamajapo @jc_playmakerWNY Soccer is the OG offender though. HS and college soccer are in one season, but"serious" players are playing summer, and even youth players are spring and fall

@jc_playmakerWNY Terrible thing to say. However, I can relate to the perceived frustration. It makes planning difficult, inconsistency on match days. At least where I’m at soccer has always been Fall / Spring. Now sports like baseball, softball, basketball, and wrestling are 365.

Heard of a club coach that told their team this weekend, if any of you decide to play a second sport next year I’m going to cut you. This is getting embarrassing.

@allgarbled Yeah I'll cook myself a perfectly good steak but at a steakhouse I'm convincing my dinner partners to go in on anywhere from four to eight sides, which I'm not doing at home. Not to mention kicking things off with seafood tower.

The problem with “steakhouse” as a concept is that steak is legitimately one of the easiest things to cook yourself, and you pay what, like a 3x markup to get it at a restaurant? I usually like to pay the extra money for something that I’m less likely to make at home

Clockers face-off against Norton, at Norton High School, Monday 5/5 at 5:00pm 🥍🥍 let’s go clockers!!