SEPDA v. OLD SAG: Age before beauty...

as our anonymous commenter has so eloquently pointed out for everyone - SAG did take home the title of the diapers vs. depends showcase tonight. the final score was 15-5 i believe, but the score doesnt tell the whole story.

heres what i saw -
- raw talent, i joked with a few players after the game that this was all i was going to post that the team was just raw raw talent. but it is very true. the team is athletic, has height and has numerous throwing threats, as well as some very fundamentally sound cutters, what it lacks at the moment is a little chemistry
- this was the 4th meeting of the group of guys as the team SEPDA, total, including all practices etc, not exactly a fair fight as Steve Wherry of SAG pointed out "when the old guys have been playing together for years."
- at least one bad decision throw per point. some that were capitalized on some that werent, but errant hammers, hucks and misplaced to space throws were not uncommon, everyone on the team had their share, and those who didnt have the negative fantasy points on the throwing side had their share on the receiving with mental errors like not going to the disc or running through cuts. there were also very very isolated bits of laziness translating into some of those hammers

aside from the above though, there were some very bright spots during their 5 goals (which by the way is very admirable against a masters team who won a national championship in 2002, and is on their way to Australia in a few months to compete for a world championship)
- flow, when they had it, they ran it SEPDA had a speed which almost compensated for their experience rift with SAG, the old guys threw a zone and when they had the patience to do it - easily cut through it and worked it around, unfortunately it seemed within the red zone there was mental breakdown and poor decision throws
- hucks, few teams ive seen play deep field D like SAG does, and for the most part SEPDA still didnt back down against this, putting up what normally would be well placed shots if not for wily veterans

overall though, SEPDA is looking like it has a very bright future at the YCC event, more than the flow or solid throws, or sporadic hard cuts or any of that the most promising thing for me was the expression on the faces of the players when they were being beaten. by in large it was a look of anger rather than acceptance.

they were playing one of the better club teams in the country and pissed off that they were losing, if theres anything that will help SEPDA make a mark in Minnesota it will be that anger pushing them through these next few weeks to gel and come together as a team and kick some ass in the midwest.

for now though, SAG reigns 15-5