MLS SuperDraft 2010 Live Thread - Sounders get David Estrada

by Sounder At Heart on Jan 14, 2010 8:52 AM PST in Major League Soccer Comment 56 comments

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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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by Sounder At Heart on Jan 14, 2010 9:02 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Red Bull sent those picks to New England

No word yet who they are getting back.

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by Sounder At Heart on Jan 14, 2010 9:08 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Ives reporting that it was Chris Albright

that moved to RBNY for two late draft picks

www.soccerbyives.net

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by Sounder At Heart on Jan 14, 2010 9:27 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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.

by Perrinbar on Jan 14, 2010 9:11 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

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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by Sounder At Heart on Jan 14, 2010 9:13 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Makes sense. Of course, without a development league it also makes me feel like Philly isn’t going to be competitive right away. Although you never know I guess.

by Perrinbar on Jan 14, 2010 10:33 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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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by Sounder At Heart on Jan 14, 2010 11:05 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Pick #2 for Red Bull New York

Tony Tchani from UVA

His stock had risen lately. Great Central Midfield talent

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by Sounder At Heart on Jan 14, 2010 11:12 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

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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by Sounder At Heart on Jan 14, 2010 11:16 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Pick #4 for KC Wizards

Teal Bunbury of Akron

The Hermann Award winner.

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by Sounder At Heart on Jan 14, 2010 11:22 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Pick #5 for FC Dallas

Zach Lloyd from UNC. A dfensive player who could CDM a bit as well.

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by Sounder At Heart on Jan 14, 2010 11:27 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

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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by Sounder At Heart on Jan 14, 2010 11:37 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

That is surprising. McInerney isn’t ready to start for an MLS team so where does Nowak see him getting any time to develop? At least on the Sounders he’d have several options for playing time: Open Cup, Champion’s league, League play. Interesting choice.

by Perrinbar on Jan 14, 2010 11:39 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

Probably the getting the guy he actually wanted

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by Sounder At Heart on Jan 14, 2010 11:41 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Methinks Adrian has several thoughts on who to pick. Everything I’ve seen from our front office is being well prepared.

by Perrinbar on Jan 14, 2010 11:42 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

#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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by Sounder At Heart on Jan 14, 2010 11:42 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

#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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by Sounder At Heart on Jan 14, 2010 11:47 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Holy $#@!

Could Corben Bone actually fall to us?

by bauckus on Jan 14, 2010 11:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Sure could. We’ll see if we take him or not.

by Perrinbar on Jan 14, 2010 11:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

That'd be so huge.

Please take Bone.

by Patton on Jan 14, 2010 11:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Yes it looks that way

Bone and Stahl are both still available.

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by Sounder At Heart on Jan 14, 2010 11:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

#10 for Chivas-USA

Blair Gavin, another Akron product, another GA guy.

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by Sounder At Heart on Jan 14, 2010 11:52 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Za??!

David Estrada?

by Perrinbar on Jan 14, 2010 11:57 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

What the poop?

Ives had us taking him in his mock draft, but in the second round. Seems like a reach….

by J Sep on Jan 14, 2010 11:58 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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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by Sounder At Heart on Jan 14, 2010 11:59 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Well.

I’ll trust Adrian for now, but that seems to be a serious reach. Possibly he fits most into our needs, but who knows?

by Perrinbar on Jan 14, 2010 12:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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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by Sounder At Heart on Jan 14, 2010 12:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Crew Call a Time Out

With the talent on the board still they may be shopping this pick

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by Sounder At Heart on Jan 14, 2010 12:02 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Ives

seems to think someone wants Bone. Makes sense.

by Perrinbar on Jan 14, 2010 12:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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.

by bauckus on Jan 14, 2010 12:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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.

by Perrinbar on Jan 14, 2010 12:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

#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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by Sounder At Heart on Jan 14, 2010 12:07 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Even more of a shocker

by bauckus on Jan 14, 2010 12:08 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

#13 for Chicago Fire

Corben Bone falls all the way to 13….
Solid assist man

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by Sounder At Heart on Jan 14, 2010 12:11 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Buzz Carrick on Estrada

His #8 ranked forward:

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