MLS SuperDraft 2010 Live Thread - Sounders get David Estrada
by Dave Clark on Jan 14, 2010 8:52 AM PST
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With #11 Pick Sounders Get David Estrada,Forward/ Midfielder from UCLA. I'm stunned with Bone, Stahl and Akpan available they went way off the draft board.
Let's give us a home to talk about the moves and picks that are sure to happen. I will be popping in and out throughout the day.
So far Philly has acquired Fred, the #7 and the #6 picks.
DC United acquired Troy Perkins via the Allocation process.
Dallas has acquired Allocation Dollars
New England picked up some late rounds picks as well
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With so many teams trading
Do you expect Seattle to dip into the trade waters?
Do you want them to?
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Red Bull sent those picks to New England
No word yet who they are getting back.
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Ives reporting that it was Chris Albright
that moved to RBNY for two late draft picks
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If we could grab another first round pick I'd say yes.
But that seems unlikely. Also, Holy Hell Philly is stacking themselves with young players, or they will be after this draft at least. Unless the package those picks. Lots of moving and shaking from the Union, which is crazy.
They have a former U-20 USMNT coach
And it looks like they are counting on him training some players up to MLS level.
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Pick #1 and Philly doesn't surprise
Danny Mwanga, former Beaver, now wears the Blue and Gold of the Union. He’ll work up top with Seb Le Toux and Alejandro Moreno.
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Pick #2 for Red Bull New York
Tony Tchani from UVA
His stock had risen lately. Great Central Midfield talent
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Pick #3 for San Jose
At one point he was seen as the #1 overall, but the ’Quakes get Ike Opara
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Pick #4 for KC Wizards
Teal Bunbury of Akron
The Hermann Award winner.
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Pick #5 for FC Dallas
Zach Lloyd from UNC. A dfensive player who could CDM a bit as well.
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Pick #6 & #7 for Philly Union
Things are leaving the draft board now, as Phlly gets to through everything off by having a back to back here in the middle of the draft.
With #6 Amobi Okugo, midfielder from UCLA
With #7 Jack McInerney, Foward and U-17/20 player
I’m stunned that he went that high. Very young, very raw, and not likely to get much time next year.
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A lot of mock drafts had the Sounders taking McInerney.
So what’s Adrian’s fallback?
by The King of Norway on Jan 14, 2010 11:40 AM PST reply actions
Probably the getting the guy he actually wanted
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#8 for C-Bus Crew
Dilly Duka
Good pick for Crew, as they have plenty of depth. Duka should learn well from Gaven (drafted at 16 yrs) and GBS
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#9 for NE Revolution
Zack Schilawski from Wake Forest, a Senior. Prior to the Combine was seen as the 4th best Forward
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Holy $#@!
Could Corben Bone actually fall to us?
Yes it looks that way
Bone and Stahl are both still available.
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#10 for Chivas-USA
Blair Gavin, another Akron product, another GA guy.
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What the poop?
Ives had us taking him in his mock draft, but in the second round. Seems like a reach….
That's way off my board
I limited my studying to about a dozen guys, and that wasn’t one of them.
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Buzz Carrick
Said in his live chat this is a guy with great technical and tactical skills without the size, in effect. Basically an anti-American pick, as ht/wt tend to get too much attention.
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Crew Call a Time Out
With the talent on the board still they may be shopping this pick
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Ives
seems to think someone wants Bone. Makes sense.
Why didn't we do that?
If Estrada was their guy, they almost certainly could have gotten him by trading down – especially with Bone still on the board.
It's pretty clear
that Adrian didn’t believe Estrada would still be there later or we likely wouldn’t have gone after him first round in the first place. Maybe he’s wrong, maybe he’s not a great drafter in the wheeling dealing sense. We’ll see in the future.
Makes sense
They know they have value in a pick that could net Bone, but they already have Duka.
by The King of Norway on Jan 14, 2010 12:02 PM PST reply actions
#12 for Crew
Bright Dike of Notre Dame
Another reach pick. Have the GM/TD/Coaches forgotten that Bone, Stahl and Akpan are there?
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#13 for Chicago Fire
Corben Bone falls all the way to 13….
Solid assist man
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Buzz Carrick on Estrada
David Estrada, UCLA — Many people seem to have forgotten how good Estrada was when he burst onto the scene in his walk-on freshman campaign. Estrada led UCLA with a school freshman-record 12 goals and was named almost everyone’s national Freshman of the Year that season. A marked man since, Estrada has been given little room to work and not a lot of help up top the last few seasons. Surgery for a fractured metatarsal cost him the first half of the 2007 season. Fully healthy in 2009, Estrada picked up his fourth career Pac-10 nod with a first-team honor on the strength of his three goals and seven assists. A former U.S. U-18 with terrific feet, vision and ball skill, Estrada has always been a combination striker who flourishes in a good partnership. Estrada leaves UCLA with 22 goals and 14 assists in four seasons.
by bauckus on Jan 14, 2010 12:17 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
He also apparently had a pretty good combine, at least in the sense that he proved that his freshman year wasn’t a fluke.
rotational attacking player
so they drafted a guy they feel can be added as a “rotational” player at any one of the spots at the top or sides of the “diamond” in “Sigi’s Arrow”
right?!
...that's MISTER Keller to you!!!
by malcontentjake on Jan 14, 2010 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
That would seem to be his fit
RW, WF from the basics that I’m getting so far. He’s got experience getting double teamed as well.
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#14 for Red Bull NY
After the RBNY timeout the pick is Austin Da Luz, from Wake Forrest, he had a great camp.
Notice the number of Wake players drafted? Last year Sounders took Brown.
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#15 dealt from LA Galaxy to RSL
RSL gets #15, and 3rd rd in 2011
Galaxy gets #16 and Clint Mathis
RSL draft Collen Warner – damnit, that’s a great pick
Galaxy with 16 grab Michael Stephens of UCLA
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Second Round still has some decent talents available
Tony Stahl, Andre Akpan, and Kyle Nakazawa were all worthy of a first round pick
Sheannon Williams once got looks in Europe, but is now a fringe MLS talent
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One GA is still available
A Keeper
Stahl and Akpan join a keeper as signed Seniors that are undrafted.
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True
http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20100104&content_id=7872440&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp
That’s the pre-signed players
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Stahl goes as 1st pick in 2nd Round
Great get by philly
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Akpan goes 22 to the Rapids
Conor Casey should show him a thing or two
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Mike Seamon at #27
I don’t know anything about him, but Ives thinks it was a good pick.
That could be a popular name on a jersey...
I fucking hate you Mariners
Does anyone know if the players selected were at the open tryout in Vegas?
I am assuming they were.
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