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    Breakers Professional Team

    This discussion of the Breakers' professional team was part of a Guardian article about the effect of the WWC on the NWSL in general. Boston is in dead last place (which will at least get them a top draft pick) Any thoughts? Who is to blame? The coach, the GM or both? What can be done?

    Needing Intervention
    How bad does a team need to get before looking for a major overhaul? That is the question the Boston Breakers will need to answer before next season. The Breakers have won just four games in 19 this season. Perhaps worse, they more often than not haven’t even looked competitive in games.

    The glaring culprit is their defense. They’ve allowed a whopping 42 goals in 19 games. That is the most in the league by a margin of 12 and cause for some lopsided, demoralizing score lines like their 3-1 loss to the Reign on Wednesday.

    Boston’s scoring record is average – three teams have been worse at finding the back of the net than the Breakers and most the teams that are better at scoring are only marginally so. That makes the defense’s stats all the more concerning.

    If not the defense, the spotlight may fall on Tom Durkin’s record since taking over in 2014. The Breakers fired their previous coach, Lisa Cole, in the middle of the inaugural NWSL season, at the time saying it was necessary as the team pushed to reach the playoffs. But the team’s performance has been worse under Durkin, who has a winning percentage is .270 to date compared to Cole’s .425 during her shortened season.

    The Breakers have at times appeared to be on the losing ends of transfer deals, particularly an usual one this month where Boston sent English forward Lianne Sanderson to Portland, but Seattle served as the middleman and gave less to Boston than they got from Portland. Boston will need to be a bit more shrewd if they hope to pull off the sort of transformation Harvey did.

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    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
    This discussion of the Breakers' professional team was part of a Guardian article about the effect of the WWC on the NWSL in general. Boston is in dead last place (which will at least get them a top draft pick) Any thoughts? Who is to blame? The coach, the GM or both? What can be done?

    Needing Intervention
    How bad does a team need to get before looking for a major overhaul? That is the question the Boston Breakers will need to answer before next season. The Breakers have won just four games in 19 this season. Perhaps worse, they more often than not haven’t even looked competitive in games.

    The glaring culprit is their defense. They’ve allowed a whopping 42 goals in 19 games. That is the most in the league by a margin of 12 and cause for some lopsided, demoralizing score lines like their 3-1 loss to the Reign on Wednesday.

    Boston’s scoring record is average – three teams have been worse at finding the back of the net than the Breakers and most the teams that are better at scoring are only marginally so. That makes the defense’s stats all the more concerning.

    If not the defense, the spotlight may fall on Tom Durkin’s record since taking over in 2014. The Breakers fired their previous coach, Lisa Cole, in the middle of the inaugural NWSL season, at the time saying it was necessary as the team pushed to reach the playoffs. But the team’s performance has been worse under Durkin, who has a winning percentage is .270 to date compared to Cole’s .425 during her shortened season.

    The Breakers have at times appeared to be on the losing ends of transfer deals, particularly an usual one this month where Boston sent English forward Lianne Sanderson to Portland, but Seattle served as the middleman and gave less to Boston than they got from Portland. Boston will need to be a bit more shrewd if they hope to pull off the sort of transformation Harvey did.
    League is a joke. Have proven it over and over by orchestrating unequal transfers to teams in the Pacific NW. If it doesn't fold this offseason it will after the Olympics.

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      #3
      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      League is a joke. Have proven it over and over by orchestrating unequal transfers to teams in the Pacific NW. If it doesn't fold this offseason it will after the Olympics.
      So the league is responsible for Boston's trades?

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        #4
        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        So the league is responsible for Boston's trades?
        Yes - they are trying to move players to their home territory in order to (hopefully) increase popularity

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          #5
          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          So the league is responsible for Boston's trades?
          Yes. The league has forced/orchestrated trades to appease players and to allow them to play where they want. Breakers traded Leroux for Mewis to get both "home". Trades have been unequal and the practice says it all about this league. Breakers can draft the next Mia Hamm and if she wants to play in Kansas City then she won't be in Boston. Joke.

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            #6
            The above posts seem to be about the US natl players. What about other trades? Or are the natl players all that matter?

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              #7
              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              The above posts seem to be about the US natl players. What about other trades? Or are the natl players all that matter?
              But aren't the national players the ones that make difference and game changers?

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                #8
                Boston does have fewer NT players than other teams but if it were all about the NT players then wouldn't other teams have had worse results than Boston while the NT players were all at the WWC?

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                  #9
                  I heard the team was getting relegated and they'll play ECNL next year. Any truth to the rumor?

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    I heard the team was getting relegated and they'll play ECNL next year. Any truth to the rumor?
                    Same amount of truth as all of your other rumors.

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                      #11
                      The league is a joke and the Breakers may be the biggest joke of all with their front office leadership. Has anyone had a good experience with LB?

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        The league is a joke and the Breakers may be the biggest joke of all with their front office leadership. Has anyone had a good experience with LB?
                        Lol - if you actually knew the guy you'd know he's about as easy to reach and communicate with as anyone - pretty sure he didn't conceive the league you're bashing too, just working within it and building whatever support can be found. Possibly you can field a new NE team? Hmm?

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