Rush know what they want

April 30th, 2008 by Bob Chavez

There was a 4-1 stretch to the season that looked mighty good to the Edmonton Rush this season. Scared a few other teams out West, too.

Problem was, that 4-1 stretch was sandwiched between an 0-6 start and an 0-5 finish. Not good, at all. It all added up to a 4-12 finish for the club, and as disappointing as that finish is, the club is already feeling good about 2009. Rush owner Bruce Urban told the Edmonton Journal he’s got complete trust in what sort of moves his coach/general manager Bob Hamley plans to do this offseason, and that includes three first-round draft choices. “Bob’s a great judge of talent,” Urban told the Journal. “He’s analyzed what we’ve got, he’s analyzed what we need to get going. He’s not just winging it.”

Of course, there’s still a bit of time before most of us start thinking draft, but Hamley’s already got his head wrapped around it. He tells the Journal he’s essentially happy with the defense he’s got, but would like to lure Andrew Turner out of retirement. Who wouldn’t? So if Hamley is able to add Turner to his defense and get the gunslingers he wants in his offense, there could be a nice rush for Rush playoff tickets come this time next season.

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Chavez is an avid lacrosse player in Rochester and a journalist for the Democrat and Chronicle as well as a longtime Inside Lacrosse contributor. Email him at bob.chavez@nllinsider.com or go to RochesterSports.com.

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