Why all the negativity?
Look, I get it, the PLL could do a lot of things better and I’m not happy with everything either. But for some reason people seem to be more negative than usual? I’m all for constructive criticism but lately it feels like there’s just an unjustified amount of negativity that risks ruining the season for a lot of people.
The earlier start and the extra bye-weeks have been less than ideal, but I don’t see how that’s stopping people from enjoying the lacrosse being played on the field? This season has been GREAT so far! In fact, this might actually be my favorite season in terms of games. The teams are so well balanced that every game has felt like a championship game. Every goalie is making crazy saves, the face-offs are actually intense and exciting for once (not as one sided anymore), the defensemen play ROUGH, the midfielders play with much more chemistry and the offenses are both riding and racking up crazy numbers. The younger guys (who’ve dreamed about playing professionally and are genuinely there to compete) are bringing so much energy to the field.
The WLL has also fixed women’s lacrosse for me. I get that traditional women’s lacrosse is elegant, strategic and interesting to watch for a some people, but for the vast majority of us who aren’t lacrosse purists the unnecessary rules and lack of speed as well as physicality makes it really hard to watch. The WLL on the other hand has been really really fun to watch. I see some people saying that the WLL was unnecessary and that those funds should’ve gone towards strengthening the men’s professional league instead. But the truth is that without the WLL, the PLL probably would’ve never acquired Lexus or US Bank as sponsors. Diversity and inclusion are very important for large companies when they’re looking to sponsor, believe it or not.
I could name things that need to be improved as well but all in all the league is doing just fine.