Who is the GREATEST Lacrosse Player of All Time?
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Hey it’s Jake with Lax Weekly! Today we're looking at the greatest lacrosse players of all time. Who is the GOAT lacrosse player?
How can you leave Kyle Harrison out of this list???? He literally ran the entire field from face off (there was not get off for him), to offense and defense.
bro anyone can do that
that's what i'm saying he was a legitimate iron man
I just wanted to see Mikey Powell highlights
there is no right answer. imagine gary gait with today's stick technology. those things we played with in the 90's were nothing like what they have today. almost all the players you mentioned essentially put their mark on the game and changed it in one way or another
Put it another way, give the 80s equipment to all other mentioned players and see. I should also mention that Casey played with non-offset head and oversized gloves as well in college.
The answer is Jim Brown
Gait would outplay everyone with a hickory stick and head. His cradle was on another level. Not even worth talking about who had the best stick skills. It was Gary. A third better than the next guy. Best quick sticks also. I feel like they aren't even watching the ball in the stick.
Watch the ball as they cradle. It's either stable, or bouncing around.
Yeah and your stick technology and overcoached game and no pokes above the wrist ruined the game. Those pockets are insane everyone cradles without worried about it coming out. Stupid. Ur right. Any of the guys in the 80s would RUN OVER this division with these rules and equipment
@@sasquatchrosefarts i think gary would nod that his victoria mate, tom "hollywood" marecheck, had better stick skills. gait with his size, toughness, and skillset, is what jim brown would had been today. still wonder why paul is often forgotten in these.
Jim Brown is the greatest LaCrosse player of all time...by far
Here Here! Absolutely.
Most Skilled...Tom Maracek. Player I would build a Team Around... Matt Abbott.
hollywood had the best OTS/BTB becuase it had it all - speed, power, spin, & surprise.
You would think the guy the PLL named their MVP trophy after would get some love but when 20 year olds make these lists… ho hum… #JIMBROWN
Notice the SU lacrosse legacy? Also, I've met guys who played with Jim Brown. They STILL say he was the greatest.
Mikey Powell was a kind human, too. With my nephew on the field at Gtown, long after a game. He was so kind, got down on one knee to talk to the little guy. Asked my nephew about this n that. Super guy. Thanks Mike Powell 25 years later.
It is absolutely criminal that John Tavares isn't on this list!
Let's just say is that he's mostly focusing on you field lacrosse not box Lacrosse but Johnny Tavares should have been at least on this list.
this list is for kiddy lacrosse not real men lacrosse
As a leafs fan, this confused me.
@@Kiwi-lz6yr
Not hard to confuse a Leafs fan!😂
GO HABS GO!
As an islanders fan, it hurts to see that name even if it’s not the same person
I say it is Lyle because he embraces the game unlike other players which makes his techniques unique
i mean just cause he takes the game in unlike any other doesn’t mean he’s the best
@@realskon thank you 🙏
Lyle has to be the goat. He has literally changed the game around his style and keeps changing it every single game.
Lyle is a great player, but he has not changed the game anywhere near as much as the Gait brothers (and Marachuk) did. Bobby Orr is the greatest defenseman of all time because he changed the game. Paul Coffee is also a great defenseman, but Orr really did the things Coffee did first. Thompson is like Pau Coffee to Gary Gait's Bobby Orr.
Lyle has changed the game the most but is not the goat
His stick skills are garbage compared to gait..not even close.
Must really hate Maryland because you seem to have amnesia aboutFrank Urso. 4x First team All Smerican . 4x finals For national championship with 2 X victory.
Eamon McEnemy( sp?); Jimmy Lewis
Gary Gait, John Grant Jr., Mikey Powell, Lyle Thompson, Jim Brown (although I never saw him play, seeing what he did on the football field, I can not imagine it was possible to stop him on a lacrosse field).
Gary Gait, Grant Jr, John Tavares for me
not to nitpick but the Cuse player on 4:19 isn't Mikey Powell it's Jojo Marasco
Gotta be- Lyle Thompson. Plays the game like the Creator intended.
For me it is Gait or Jr. but I tend to pick Jr.
I saw him at the 2010 World cup. In the final the US longpoles took turns in face guarding him and he still scored the most goals and the most assists.
frank urso,eamon mceneaney.urso4x 1st team all america first lax player on cover of sports illustrated
My answer for now is Mike Powell - he just dominated. That said in 5-10 years it will most likely be switched to Brennan O'Neill
Ned Crotty
315 on top
You should rank top 10 collegiate programs since it became an official NCAA sport in 1971
John Tavares?!
Casey all day… 1st team attack and midfield, played pro into his 40’s…. Made the all star team his final season…. But I can’t argue with the JG jr. crowd, I get it.
kyle harrison
There is a right answer to this question. Basically, the players over 50 years of age who played the game with a WOODEN STICK. If you want to choose a GOAT, it has to be a player who played BOTH offense and defense. Field lacrosse and any current box lacrosse have players playing either offense or defense. You can't choose the GOAT player based solely on offensive skills or defensive skills. If I had to choose between a John Grant Jr. and a Paul Evans, I'd take Paul Evans hands down. Paul Evans ran back to play defence. John Grant Jr, ran off. Paul Evans whacked and hacked with a wooden stick. Today's sticks just break with the slightest cross-check. This list is really lame. Its probably safe to assume that most people commenting here have never seen a game prior to 1990.
well if we go back to the 70s, nobody messed with paul suggate. but if the nhl was so afraid of losing players to the nll, what rick dudley did in a half season with the rochester griffins might still be the best season ever.
It would be awesome if you could make a video with the best ever at each position. Great videos btw!
So you only care about goals? Brodie Merrill only makes the mentions. Zero goalies, no Fogos and no Kyle Harrison but including Mikey and Spencer who both turned away from lax is a crime.... i say this thinking C Powell/John Grant Jr is the correct decision, but the GOAT isn't just a goals scored stat war.
LOL. is it also about how many yards they run with the ball in their pocket? :D
@@1904Ernst no, my point was it's not just about stats.
Hmm goals win games lol
Took the words out of my mouth John grant was just so dominant for all his pro career. He still prob can sling it till this day
John Grant Junior for me. He dominated both field lacrosse and box lacrosse. I feel like to be the GOAT you have to have dominated in both he did that and for an extended length of time. He blended skill with size and lacrosse IQ like no one else.
ya thats why the powells are not in contention
john tavares joined the chat
Jim Brown? Was amazing.
Where is John Tavares?
Why is this even a debate? It’s John grant jr. Screw the field players anyways. It’s John grant jr he’s the best to ever live. Guy would score 9 goals a game n not have to switch hands while scoring mad back hands. Sean evans n Lyle are right behind him. How u gunna say Sean evans ain’t with all the mintos n Mann cups he has? Honestly I can’t beat the Mann n Minto rings if u know anything bout real lax.
I agree with Junior being the goat. Brodie Merrill deserves to be on this list as well.
This is fucked up, Kyle Harrison isn’t on the list?!!! Let alone even mentioned? Nope. Unforgivable.
This appears to be a NCAA GOAT list. Frank Urso , Doug Radebaugh and Mike French at least deserved a mention. On an international level , how about John Tavares, John Grant, John Butkiewicz, Pete Cann, Brian Griffen and Micheal Raggatt. Most of these players didn’t see plastic sticks until 1974!
I would like to see a defender or goalie on the list. What about Tucker Durkin or Trever Baptiste.
Amen
No order: Pat Spencer, Lyle Thompson, Mikey Powell.
Fantastic list. For me Gary Gait is the greatest. I always wonder how legendary Mike Powell could have been if he played lacrosse for many years. Rabil's contribution off the field is legendary now and moving forward....
Mike Powell is my GOAT, and Rabil did more for the sport than anybody else. You could argue that Lyle Thompson is the GOAT given his stats, and also that he was not surrounded by the deepest bench of top talent, whereas some of the others mentioned here were. When Mikey won his last title (I believe it was), he only had 1 goal and 5 assists which for him was a bad game, but he said (paraphrased) "I didn't have the best game, but I'm lucky to be on the best team in the country." U Albany wasn't a perennial tournament team and didn't have the recruiting/draw of other schools for top players in the country. So, while Mikey is my GOAT given my age, I think Lyle could be.
A very good video overall. Great picks with the exception of leaving off Eamon McEneaney.
You make a good case for John Grant. To me it’s probably Gary Gait. He was such a prolific scorer and played midfield. His defensive play was really good too.
I don’t like Rabil. I think he ruined the sport with the PLL. I hate the small field and shot clock.
Bring back the slow clear, use of the box, stall warnings etc. just my rant… Thank you
You obviously never heard of Ron Hill, Ron Doctor, Greg Tarbell, John Engelken and others who played at the same high school as the Thompson brothers.
Great video but to leave off Kyle Harrison is a disservice. Not a single goalie? No utility players? Might have to make more list.
Jim Brown...
It’s between Gary John and Casey
Not even close. Jr for sure.Also, field is a joke .Canadian Box is where goats are bred. Don't believe me? Watch the 2022 Mann Cup.
Paul Rabil's 'influence,' on the game can be directly contributed to the absurd amount of press he received from Inside Lacrosse. They would write press releases when the man at a bowel movement, it was that embarrassing. I said it then, and I'll say it again - a sport like lacrosse cannot be carried by one man and Inside Lacrosse committed an egregious mistake by pretending it could. A decade or so ago it was everything Rabil and while that enriched him, it really didn't bring outsiders to enjoy the game.
No defenders on your list or goalies ? 🤔
What about Tillman Johnson? His performance in the University of Virginia championship in 2003 was probably one of the greatest lacrosse performances in history.
There is a photo of Jim Brown at SU, running down the field with wooden sticks shattering against his legs
its either lyle or john grant jr. without a doubt
Never saw him play, just word of mouth and a few articles, Jim Brown
I won’t lie to you, no one considers jim brown the greatest football player of all time unless they are a browns homer, there are 100 names to list before he’d be in contention!
Gary Gait is the GOAT! He changed the game. John Grant Jr. is #2. They dominated both on the field and in the box. Guys like Mikey Powell and Paul Rabil didn't play box. To be considered the GOAT, I think you have to dominate in college, the pros (both field and box) and international lacrosse to be the GOAT. Talk to me about Lyle Thompson after he retires. You might be able to make an argument then.
rabil played in the nll for a number of seasons. when chris hall coached him and defined his role, a serious nll baller - scoops, transition & goals. comes to philly with a piss poor coaching staff and he too often found himself stuck along the boards. you can't alley dodge indoors.
Gate for sure
I can’t remember if you have already made this video or not, but I would love to see a video similar to this one on the Tompson’s
What about best defenders of all time?
:D
how many of the mikey powell highlights were mikey powell?
People forget about Grant I think.
Got to add in Doug Knight. He’s kind of the link between the Gait’s in the 80s/early 90s and the Powell’s in the late 90s/early 00s
Watson, Knight and McKnight.... greatest attack ever
Sorry John Grant jr best player in the world.
Before watching: Pat spencer
I’m with Lyle the lax superhero.
Lyle Thompson. NEXT
Lyle Thompson is THE goat.
Please do box lacrosse next add colin doyle best box player in my opinion and the best coach
name me a better clutch player in the history of the MILL/NLL than doyle.
Jim Brown. Next question.
You can't have this conversation without mentioning Eamon McEneaney.
You beat me to it.
He didn’t play as a freshman in those days (weren’t allowed) and his stats still hold up to guys that played all four years.
If you’re gonna put Jim Brown on this list Eamon must be on it too.
John Grant Jr always has my vote - way too much skill for a big man
junos...has monster skills....there really is no college video footage of him?
Mikey is my goat even if he is not theee goat
Rabil is the only right answer tbh
Mike French and Eamon McEneaney
John Tavares
mikey powell hands down
Your missing guys like Yales John Reese. Who made the Gait brothers look foolish his sr year
one year in the MILL NY Saints. kinda wondered why he did not do better. but the saints were a defense first team.
Pat Spencer is the real GOAT. He put Loyola Maryland on the map, and made everyone around him better.
Loyola was on the map for along time before spencer, you must be young, They plaid in the national championship in 1990, Prolay been in the top ten almost every since.
Shut up.. he only.played college
ten months late to the party but even before his recent 3rd MVP win, Tom Schieber should've deserved some consideration.
I struggle to think that Brown or Spencer should be on the last as they did not play pro. The same case could be make for Mike Powell as he barely had a pro career. They are all in the discussion for greatest college player ever. Players like John Grant Jr, Brendan Mundolf, or Stephen Berger have shown that going to a top school means nothing once you hit the pros.
Grant is definitely the toughest guard one on one in the history of the game. He's got too many releases and is overwhelmingly strong. CRazy high peak in the MLL around 07-08.
Rabil's numbers in the pros are astounding but he was one of the only players at the time who was able to commit to the game in the way he did. Of course his numbers are crazy. If others in his prime era like Ned Crotty, Matt Danowski or Kyle Dixon were able to just focus on lacrosse they likely would've put up similar numbers.
No Kyle Harrison? The last true do it all midfielder?
You could argue that Trevor Baptiste or Greg Gurenlian made more of an impact on their team's season when they won their pro MVPs. There is a voice in my head saying that you can't call them the best ever when they play specialized positions but to make that argument essentially cuts out goalies as well.
Jimmy Lewis?
I haven't seen the video yet, but I'm taking a guess. Rabil, Gait, Thompson, Powell, Harrison, Rambo
Ughhh... I was at the game where Grant Junior dismantled my lizards in that video. He was unstoppable.
We have to mention the defensive side too,Kyle Hartzell,Brian Spallina,Brodie Merril,Mike Manley.The list goes on
Paul is probably the most famous but Lyle is the coolest😎
I've watched JG Jr. indoors and box - he was dominant in both. Hard not to consider him the GOAT especially considering it was obvious what he wanted to do, and defenses couldn't stop him.
John zulberti
Kyle Harrison
I love this youtube channel plz keep uploading. You should watch live lax games on youtube channel.
My dad is friends with mike Powell. My dad played against him in high school. And my stepfather played against Ryan and casy
Common you can’t make me pick between Paul Rabil and Thompson. I love them both
I gotta go John grant jr
imagine being the goat of lacrosse :D looks oddly fun and extremely stupid at the same time. Thinking it through i dont actually see how it can possibly be fun in the long run. I have never tried it though. dont hate the player D:
John Tavares
Blaze riorden
JIM BROWN!
Gait Erso French Jim Brown..
urso vs french - hard to choose
ROLL WOODS
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada..... and then, your town.
Lyle
Gonna be a hot take but senior year jared bernhardt was beyond unguardable. More athletic than everyone listed. Damn shame that him and Pat are playing other pro sports.
brennan o’neil will be in this discussion at the end of his career. maybe one of the best college lacrosse players ever already
jim brown