Merica 69 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 It hasn’t been the greatest of first impressions for Josh Merica in his inaugural season in the VHLM, but the young, talented American is keeping his spirits up and focusing on doing what he can to help Bern in their quest for the championship. He has only managed 30 points this season, which is what most people will see when they look at his stat line, but Merica has been a solid two-way forward all season, with a good +/- rating and 81 hits. If you watch the tape, you could argue Merica’s main problem is he hasn’t committed to one thing or the other, he is trying to be a complete player from the very get-go, which could cause his offensive numbers to dwindle some. Given the immense talent that Merica possesses, it isn’t a reach to say that once he finds his niche he will be a very productive player, he has the size and physical tools to be the complete player he is striving for, he just may have to accept that he won’t be leading the league in scoring every year. When asked about his less than impressive scoring this season, Merica said ”It is what it is, I don’t stress over it, I am keeping focused on being the leader this team expects me to be as their King, sometimes you have you to delegate, you know what I am saying? (he winks in jest) No, I am putting a lot of time in at practice and on my own, thankfully we have a solid team that isn’t relying solely on one player. But I won’t sacrifice my defensive play in order to score more often, I want to be a complete player, with no weaknesses, that’s my goal.” Which only backs up my earlier comments that Merica’s problem is he won’t commit to one area, if you consider that to be a problem, of course, because one-dimensional players are a dime a dozen. Productive two way forwards? Not so much. This season may have hurt Merica’s overall draft stock, as he hasn’t been as productive or actively involved in the media as some of the other players, but a GM would be foolish not to take a good hard look at landing Josh Merica, he has the makings of a franchise player and has shown himself to be an unselfish player who is bent on doing everything and doing it well. Merica is also a leader, despite not being a highly productive player, he has kept his attitude positive and continue to motivate his teammates. A true leader stays the course even during times of struggle, and Merica has not wavered. With the playoffs around the corner, it will be interesting to see how he plays under the spotlight. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/18459-claimedstaying-positive-final-66/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglesfan036 4,605 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 murica! Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/18459-claimedstaying-positive-final-66/#findComment-195399 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninetyfourgoalie 168 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Content: 3/3 - You met the minimum, barely. Overall the content was good and it was an interesting article although you lost some steam at the end.Grammar: 1.75/2 - he will be a very productive player, he has the size and physical tools --> new sentence or semicolon expects me to be as their King --> king should be lowercase here Which only backs up my earlier comments that Merica’s problem is he won’t commit to one area, if you consider that to be a problem, of course, because one-dimensional players are a dime a dozen. --> although this is long, there is no subject and is not a complete sentence First sentence of the last paragraph is way too long Merica is also a leader, despite not being a highly productive player, he has kept his attitude positive and continue to motivate his teammates --> maybe put and "and" before despite. just sounds very awkward Overall it wasn't bad by any means but watch out for using commas to overly extend sentences. Try reading them through and see if it sounds natural. I would have given you full marks but the last paragraph was lacking in content and grammar and felt like a bunch of meaningless words to reach the word count. Appearance: 1/1 - Fine for now but try using a title or something. Will probably take off .25 next time - it just makes it look a lot better. Total: 5.75/6 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/18459-claimedstaying-positive-final-66/#findComment-195409 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laflamme 376 Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Content: 3/3- As stated above barley reached the minimum requirement for words. Grammar: 1.5/2- What NinetyFourGoalie said. Its better to just end the sentence and start a new one, rather than try and run it on. Appearance. .5/1- I would like to see a title in your next article and some more pictures. Its a little bare. Total: 5/6 Final: 5.5/6 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/18459-claimedstaying-positive-final-66/#findComment-195645 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglesfan036 4,605 Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 a 5.5/6 final gets rounded up to a 6/6 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/18459-claimedstaying-positive-final-66/#findComment-195695 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Admin Will 4,662 Posted March 21, 2015 Senior Admin Share Posted March 21, 2015 a 5.5/6 final gets rounded up to a 6/6 yeah i edit title for you Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/18459-claimedstaying-positive-final-66/#findComment-195707 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 5,133 Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Good to hear you're still active at least! Chin up! Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/18459-claimedstaying-positive-final-66/#findComment-195709 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendrick 4,741 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Claimed Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/18459-claimedstaying-positive-final-66/#findComment-196831 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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