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Well, with the Top 50 being compiled in early September, it was kinda tough to foresee Scott Evans blowing out his knee during training camp, so he still remains our 16th ranked ball player in the Top 50.

Evans is the definition of a true power forward in lacrosse.

He’s as strong as a bull through traffic, as tough as they come when the gloves are on or off, skilled beyond belief, and has the ability to takeover a game like few can in the NLL.

Evans is also considered by many to be one of the sport’s ultimate pests, but as the trash talker told NLL Insider’s own Bob Chavez in Inside Lacrosse’s NLL Preview issue, there’s definitely a method to his madness.

“It you can get under someone’s skin and make them take a bad penalty, there’s plenty of motive right there.”

The former first round draft pick had a stellar year in 2008. He finished just three goals behind John Grant’s 47 and did it with 35 fewer total shots on goal, all while setting a career high in loosies too (88).

Evans also cut his 48 PIM from 2007 off by 20 total minutes, although his critics still frustratingly called him “dirty” from start-to-finish in ‘08.

His three game winners not surprisingly led the Hawks last year too (tied with bro Shawn), with Evans putting up some nasty scores in NLL Insider’s first ever edition of The Money Ballers.

He followed up his impressive winter by leading the very much hobbled Peterborough Lakers in scoring during both the regular season and then again in the playoffs, almost propelling them past Brampton, but ultimately falling to the Excels in a best-of-seven series that went a full seven gruelling games.

After coming off a 2008 that saw Evans post a combined 179 points playing behind Grant, it sucks that we have to ask ourselves, what coulda been for Evans in ‘09?

Does Evans belong in the NLL Insider Top 50? Hit the boards and let us know what your Top 50 looks like heading into the 2009 NLL season…

#50 Matt Roik, San Jose Stealth
#49 Jon Sullivan, Minnesota Swarm
#48 Billy Dee Smith, Buffalo Bandits
#47 Steve Toll, Rochester Knighthawks
#46 Jarett Park, New York Titans
#45 Bruce Murray, Colorado Mammoth
#44 Shawn Evans, Rochester Knighthawks
#43 Peter Lough, Toronto Rock
#42 Matt Vinc, New York Titans
#41 Jeff Shattler, Calgary Roughnecks
#40 Craig Point, Minnesota Swarm
#39 Scott Ranger, Calgary Roughnecks
#38 Brian Langtry, Colorado Mammoth
#37 Sean Pollock, Minnesota Swarm
#36 Jake Bergey, Boston Blazers
#35 Pat O’Toole, Rochester Knighthawks
#34 Kyle Sweeney, Philadelphia Wings
#33 Luke Wiles, Toronto Rock
#32 Ryan Boyle, New York Titans
#31 Chris White, Buffalo Bandits
#30 Jordan Hall, New York Titans
#29 Shawn Nadelen, Philadelphia Wings
#28 Cam Woods, Toronto Rock
#27 Mike Accursi, Buffalo Bandits
#26 Dan Carey, Colorado Mammoth
#25 Pat Maddalena, New York Titans
#24 Andy Secore, Edmonton Rush
#23 Ryan Ward, Minnesota Swarm
#22 Tracey Kelusky, Calgary Roughnecks
#21 Josh Sanderson, Calgary Roughnecks
#20 Shawn Williams, Rochester Knighthawks
#19 Blaine Manning, Toronto Rock
#18 Nick Patterson, Minnesota Swarm
#17 Eric Martin, San Jose Stealth
#16 Scott Evans, Rochester Knighthawks

Hit this link for NLL Insider’s Top 50 archive and keep checkin’ back every week as we countdown the top 50 best in the pro game, with #1 being named just before the NLL season kicks off.

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