Some additional thoughts on these last few posts:
For the past 2 years, DF has played in the Championship Game of the Viking Cup. Then, at the end of both seasons they lost in the early rounds of the playoffs. DF has no starting soccer players who also play basketball. Seems to me that they get a little bit of a head start and then everyone else catches up. Given a choice, I think they'd prefer to peak at the end of the season, not the beginning. Still, the Viking Cup is a good barometer of where you are and what you need to work on. Its a great pre-season tournament with excellent competition.
