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JT Brown: great speed,great shot, great player
poor attitude, poor defensive effort,
The kids got great potential but do you think he deserves D1 consideration

what kind of douche would start a poll like this? Honestly he is one of the best players in the state and obviously deserves consideration for a D1 opportunity. He is the leading scoring in possibly the best conference in Minnesota.

If your not going to be the greatest defensive player or have the best attitude, you better be able to score. I think he has taken care of that so he should be looked at D1. Also, his attitude can easily improve with the right coaches and teammates.

Well, let's see, his attitude has obviously changed-only 10 penalty minutes in 17 games. Maybe his defense isn't the greatest, but you can work on that too.

rumor has it that SCSU and UMD have offered.

whatitdobaby wrote:rumor has it that SCSU and UMD have offered.

if the rumors are true, than CONGRATS! he is well deserving.

gh12345 wrote:what kind of douche would start a poll like this? Honestly he is one of the best players in the state and obviously deserves consideration for a D1 opportunity. He is the leading scoring in possibly the best conference in Minnesota.

Best conference in Minnesota? You are wrong! It's the best conference in the United States.

BoogeyMan wrote:

gh12345 wrote:what kind of douche would start a poll like this? Honestly he is one of the best players in the state and obviously deserves consideration for a D1 opportunity. He is the leading scoring in possibly the best conference in Minnesota.

Best conference in Minnesota? You are wrong! It's the best conference in the United States.

Highly true.

BoogeyMan wrote:

gh12345 wrote:what kind of douche would start a poll like this? Honestly he is one of the best players in the state and obviously deserves consideration for a D1 opportunity. He is the leading scoring in possibly the best conference in Minnesota.

Best conference in Minnesota? You are wrong! It's the best conference in the United States.

If someone argues with that they obviously know any knowledge of high school hockey

Have any knowledge* My mistake

The Irish do not need JT to play defense, they need him to score. He can do that very well. He has the skill and the make up to play D 1. When he gets to the next level is when he will have to work on the south side of the rink but not in the middle of his senior season when he is one of the top scorers in the state. I hope he stays in the wcha because I love watching this kid play.

tjkhavgam wrote:The Irish do not need JT to play defense, they need him to score. He can do that very well. He has the skill and the make up to play D 1. When he gets to the next level is when he will have to work on the south side of the rink but not in the middle of his senior season when he is one of the top scorers in the state. I hope he stays in the wcha because I love watching this kid play.

I agree, great offensive player. The problem is what happens when opponents decide to play D on him, as in take away his break aways from the Dave Spehar breakout? One player does not make the team. Rosemount may make it to state but will not go far into it because they dont have 5 guys playing D at once.

JT may get looked at by D1 schools but for him to make a contribution at that level he will have to learn how to help out in the D-zone. Congrats if its true and good luck to the coach who takes a shot on him. I hope he pans out but there is some work to be done with him.

best conference by far. Any other conference have 4-5 teams in the top 20? Didnt think so

good point. jt is needed for goals. Added bonus if he plays d but that may take away his breakaway chances. He has the skill to play D1 and whatever team that gets him is getting a future 2nd liner in two years

wow, many of you guys really haven't seen him play all season have you. He has made numerous plays defensively throughout the year. It is just a simple fact that there is not much D to be played when him, Percy, and Porter are on the ice. It just seems they are either neutral zone or in the other teams zone.

the one to love wrote:wow, many of you guys really haven't seen him play all season have you. He has made numerous plays defensively throughout the year. It is just a simple fact that there is not much D to be played when him, Percy, and Porter are on the ice. It just seems they are either neutral zone or in the other teams zone.

Both the Jefferson and EV game Percy and he stood in the neutral zone waiting for a pass while the opponents had the puck in their zone. I have only seen those 2 games but came away unimpressed with the defensive "style" or lack there of. Once again, if any college coaches pick him up they will have some work to do on the defensive style.

the one to love wrote:wow, many of you guys really haven't seen him play all season have you. He has made numerous plays defensively throughout the year. It is just a simple fact that there is not much D to be played when him, Percy, and Porter are on the ice. It just seems they are either neutral zone or in the other teams zone.

I cannot agree more. JT has definitely played a lot better defensively this year, but that is not his role on this team. I have seen almost every game the past two seasons, and last year, he did lack defensive support. This year he has played a lot better defense, had a great attitude, and the numbers and team record reflect that. Rosemount has very solid defensemen on the team, as well as a 2nd and 3rd line that are very defense-oriented. The line of Brown, Percy and Porter are on the ice to score goals.

As far as all these breakaways people are referring to, there have been few this year. Most of his goals have come from great shots from in and around the net, as a result of either great forechecking or the fact that the puck seems to stick to his blade like it's glued there. The kid can make things happen witht he puck that few can.

He is definitely deserving of D1 recognition, but I don't think a year of juniors would hurt him one bit. He will make some noise at the D1 level very soon.

newsguy35 wrote:

the one to love wrote:wow, many of you guys really haven't seen him play all season have you. He has made numerous plays defensively throughout the year. It is just a simple fact that there is not much D to be played when him, Percy, and Porter are on the ice. It just seems they are either neutral zone or in the other teams zone.

Both the Jefferson and EV game Percy and he stood in the neutral zone waiting for a pass while the opponents had the puck in their zone. I have only seen those 2 games but came away unimpressed with the defensive "style" or lack there of. Once again, if any college coaches pick him up they will have some work to do on the defensive style.

That's the same thing he did in the game against Tonka earlier this year.....

V-HEX 2 wrote:best conference by far. Any other conference have 4-5 teams in the top 20? Didnt think so

id have to disagree by saying the claasic lake is the best. Hopkins, Edina, and Tonka are three of the top 5 or so teams in the state

I haven't seen Brown play, but it sounds like he plays the game like Zepeda: no defense and just waits for breakaways.

Watch him on a PK once.... then you will see how hard this kid can work on D

Bash Brother wrote:Watch him on a PK once.... then you will see how hard this kid can work on D

Brown is a superb athlete and yes, he is good enough to play Division 1 hockey in my opinion.

I don't think many people realize he is out there for PK's as well as PP's and what not. He honestly does play very good defense. Yes, there are those times I have noticed him up high in the zone, but that was usually when the rest of the guys took control of the puck and he was an outlet. Half the time he makes a pass then gets open anyways.

the one to love wrote:I don't think many people realize he is out there for PK's as well as PP's and what not. He honestly does play very good defense. Yes, there are those times I have noticed him up high in the zone, but that was usually when the rest of the guys took control of the puck and he was an outlet. Half the time he makes a pass then gets open anyways.

Even in the Jefferson game he played possum on the PK. He really didnt work hard on it, he was waiting for the teammates to clear it and score. Yes he works hard on the PP, he is a goal scorer. College coaches looking at him will scratch their heads and wonder how they can get him to play in the defensive zone. Hopefully he gets a chance but the coaches will have to teach him what the defensive zone looks like. The kid has a great shot, great speed and can occasionally pass but the whole package has not been put together yet. The D zone is missing.

newsguy35 wrote:

the one to love wrote:I don't think many people realize he is out there for PK's as well as PP's and what not. He honestly does play very good defense. Yes, there are those times I have noticed him up high in the zone, but that was usually when the rest of the guys took control of the puck and he was an outlet. Half the time he makes a pass then gets open anyways.

Even in the Jefferson game he played possum on the PK. He really didnt work hard on it, he was waiting for the teammates to clear it and score. Yes he works hard on the PP, he is a goal scorer. College coaches looking at him will scratch their heads and wonder how they can get him to play in the defensive zone. Hopefully he gets a chance but the coaches will have to teach him what the defensive zone looks like. The kid has a great shot, great speed and can occasionally pass but the whole package has not been put together yet. The D zone is missing.

I have seen him play probably ten times this year and i will agree with that, but only sometimes. While there are times that he is caught out in the neutral zone there are also times where he is right in the middle of the fray in the D zone.