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This is not the "official" MLS projection of the 2011 MLS Superdraft. But it's a pretty good approximation.

Three Zips are projected to go in the first round. Personally, I think Kofi will go much higher than this. And a couple of others could go and make the first round also. As they say, "Nothing succeeds like success".

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  RootforRoo44 said:
I think all 3 Zips are projected too low. Not to mention, i didn't think Ownby was even Virginia's best player. We will see i guess.

These projections are rated in part not so much on skills or working within the team, but on simple individual athleticism. Ownsby is generally considered the fastest player in collegiate football/soccer.

But using those standards, Zemanski and Gavin wouldn't be starting in MLS now.

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  thedemondeacon said:
okay this whole thing is ridiculous...these guys are forgetting a ton of players, most notably Aaron Maund from ND. He has so much potential and in my opinion is easily the best defender in college soccer. I don't know maybe im way off.

Welcome aboard. Even if its from down in Carolina, we are glad to find more knowledgeable discussion of the Beautiful Game on ZN.o. And I guess since we let your neighbor, The Great GP1 expound his vast libertarian worldviews, we have to let you try and balance the image of the Win-Sal area. Don't be shy come August-Dec. We need news from the ACC, and I for one would like to have some of the talk move from BigSoccer board to ZN.o

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  Z.I.P. said:
  thedemondeacon said:
okay this whole thing is ridiculous...these guys are forgetting a ton of players, most notably Aaron Maund from ND. He has so much potential and in my opinion is easily the best defender in college soccer. I don't know maybe im way off.

Welcome aboard. Even if its from down in Carolina, we are glad to find more knowledgeable discussion of the Beautiful Game on ZN.o. And I guess since we let your neighbor, The Great GP1 expound his vast libertarian worldviews, we have to let you try and balance the image of the Win-Sal area. Don't be shy come August-Dec. We need news from the ACC, and I for one would like to have some of the talk move from BigSoccer board to ZN.o

+1 What he said.

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Nice to see us well represented... but those projections are so far fetched that it's laughable. 24 underclassmen in the first two rounds? I'll have a couple of what whoever made those predictions is having.

Also, put me on the record as saying that Kofi will be the #1 pick in the draft.

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  ZachTheZip said:
They updated their projections. Now Ampai is projected 1st, and Kofi and Zarek are in the top 6. Speas is in the early second round.

I don't know why but I'm a little surprised to see Speas on that list. How many people on that projection do you think don't actually start on their respective teams?

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  w00t said:
Nice to see us well represented... but those projections are so far fetched that it's laughable. 24 underclassmen in the first two rounds? I'll have a couple of what whoever made those predictions is having.

Also, put me on the record as saying that Kofi will be the #1 pick in the draft.

In the MLS draft, underclassmen are far more common than seniors.

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  ZachTheZip said:
  w00t said:
Nice to see us well represented... but those projections are so far fetched that it's laughable. 24 underclassmen in the first two rounds? I'll have a couple of what whoever made those predictions is having.

Also, put me on the record as saying that Kofi will be the #1 pick in the draft.

In the MLS draft, underclassmen are far more common than seniors.

Demonstrably false statement

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_MLS_SuperDraft

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Soccer by Ives just posted their MLS big board.. Zips dominate the top 8 spots with 5 out of the top Eight spots. Nagbe is #1, then spots 2-3 are non-Akron players. Spots 4-6 are, in order,Kitchen, Kofi, and Zarek. Mattocks clocks in at #8. Ampai and Nanchoff are both on the list, but a ways down. SBI does go on to say in the footnotes that Kitchen and Mattocks are both likely to stay at Akron for another year, but if UA wins the Cup this year there's a good chance that there will be a mass exodus after this season. Pretty ridiculous how much talent this team has. Hopefully that translates into a National Championship. I know that personally I'd trade losing those top six guys for :NCAAC: any day of the week.

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Will we have anyone to play on our Roster next year? i see 7 Akron draftees on this list.

Is Gabriel Genovisi (#28?) red-shirting?

Well we haven't seen him, Richard Diaz or Andrian McAdams (3rd GK) so I would assume all three are red-shirting. Maybe they just haven't played because there aren't enough minutes for everyone though. I don't know anything about these guys, but I do know every year there are a couple players who start here and transfer out after their freshman year so they could be gone. Not sure about the other two, but as far as McAdams goes, I don't forsee him getting any PT soon with two GKs ahead of him who are only sophomores.

Also do we know how accurate this draft projection is? I mean I saw another one last week that had Ampai going #1 in the draft and had half of these guys absent. I don't think all of those players will leave. And if they do, we'll just just get more good recruits. I'm not going to start being scared for next season until I'm done being scared for this season.

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  Yaznasty said:
Also do we know how accurate this draft projection is? I mean I saw another one last week that had Ampai going #1 in the draft and had half of these guys absent. I don't think all of those players will leave. And if they do, we'll just just get more good recruits. I'm not going to start being scared for next season until I'm done being scared for this season.

This isn't a draft projection, just a big board. Big Boards simply rank the players potential and talent at the next level. It doesn't factor in who is drafting where and what their needs are. For example, a couple years ago, Michael Crabtree was #1 on Mel Kuiper's NFL big board when everyone knew that the top team in the draft wasn't going to take a WR with the first pick.

With regards to that other projection, I highly doubt Ampai will be the first person taken in the draft. I had to leave the game Sunday early and the color commentator on 1350 was saying that Nagbe was the best college player he had ever seen. Can't remember the commentator's name, but he was a former UA player.

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  Jacob M said:
  Yaznasty said:
Also do we know how accurate this draft projection is? I mean I saw another one last week that had Ampai going #1 in the draft and had half of these guys absent. I don't think all of those players will leave. And if they do, we'll just just get more good recruits. I'm not going to start being scared for next season until I'm done being scared for this season.

This isn't a draft projection, just a big board. Big Boards simply rank the players potential and talent at the next level. It doesn't factor in who is drafting where and what their needs are. For example, a couple years ago, Michael Crabtree was #1 on Mel Kuiper's NFL big board when everyone knew that the top team in the draft wasn't going to take a WR with the first pick.

With regards to that other projection, I highly doubt Ampai will be the first person taken in the draft. I had to leave the game Sunday early and the color commentator on 1350 was saying that Nagbe was the best college player he had ever seen. Can't remember the commentator's name, but he was a former UA player.

Oh ok thanks for clearing that up for me

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I put together my own MLS mock draft and i have Nagbe, Valentin, and Kofi leaving as underclassmen. Originally I had Kofi staying for his senior year because he is so into his academics. But the Portland Timbers are showing a lot of interest in Kofi. Also D.C. United needs a right back badly so if the Timbers were to pass on Kofi for Omar Salgado he would go to them. And if Kofi sings with Gereation Adidas, they give you a scholarship to finish up your school. Zarek I believe will go bc if D.C. United doesn't go with Kofi they could go with Zarek, bc he plays right back, if I'm not mistaken, for the US U20 team. Then with Darlington, everyone seems to be saying he will go number 1 so I don't know why he wouldn't leave.

1. Vancouver Whitecaps – Darlington Nagbe, Jr. F, Akron

2. Portland Timbers – Kofi Sarkodie, Jr. D, Akron

3. D.C. United – Omar Salgado, F, Generation adidas

4. Chivas USA – Zac MacMath, Jr. GK, Maryland

5. Philadelphia Union – Zarek Valentin, So. D, Akron

6. New England Revolution – Will Bruin, Jr. F, Indiana

7. Houston Dynamo – A. J. Soares, Sr. D, California

8. Vancouver Whitecaps (via Toronto) – Anthony Ampaipitakwong, Sr. M, Akron

9. Chicago Fire – Michael Farfan, Sr. M, UNC

10. Sporting Kansas City - Matt Kassel, Jr. M, Maryland

11. Seattle Sounders - David Bingham, Jr. GK, California

12. Columbus Crew - Ethan White, Jr. D, Maryland

13. NY Red Bull - Casey Townsend, Jr. F, Maryland

14. Real Salt Lake - Corey Hertzog, Sr. F, Penn State

15. San Jose Earthquakes – Justin Meram, Sr. F, Michigan

16. LA Galaxy - Jalil Anibaba, Sr. D, UNC

17. FC Dallas - Brain Ownby, Jr. F, Virginia

18. Colorado Rapids - Jason Herrick, Sr. F, Maryland

Here is the Portland Timbers big board.

http://www.droppingtimber.com/2010/12/dt-2...-big-board.html

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  UAsoccerchamps11 said:
I put together my own MLS mock draft and i have Nagbe, Valentin, and Kofi leaving as underclassmen. Originally I had Kofi staying for his senior year because he is so into his academics. But the Portland Timbers are showing a lot of interest in Kofi. Also D.C. United needs a right back badly so if the Timbers were to pass on Kofi for Omar Salgado he would go to them. And if Kofi sings with Gereation Adidas, they give you a scholarship to finish up your school. Zarek I believe will go bc if D.C. United doesn't go with Kofi they could go with Zarek, bc he plays right back, if I'm not mistaken, for the US U20 team. Then with Darlington, everyone seems to be saying he will go number 1 so I don't know why he wouldn't leave.

1. Vancouver Whitecaps – Darlington Nagbe, Jr. F, Akron

2. Portland Timbers – Kofi Sarkodie, Jr. D, Akron

3. D.C. United – Omar Salgado, F, Generation adidas

4. Chivas USA – Zac MacMath, Jr. GK, Maryland

5. Philadelphia Union – Zarek Valentin, So. D, Akron

6. New England Revolution – Will Bruin, Jr. F, Indiana

7. Houston Dynamo – A. J. Soares, Sr. D, California

8. Vancouver Whitecaps (via Toronto) – Anthony Ampaipitakwong, Sr. M, Akron

9. Chicago Fire – Michael Farfan, Sr. M, UNC

10. Sporting Kansas City - Matt Kassel, Jr. M, Maryland

11. Seattle Sounders - David Bingham, Jr. GK, California

12. Columbus Crew - Ethan White, Jr. D, Maryland

13. NY Red Bull - Casey Townsend, Jr. F, Maryland

14. Real Salt Lake - Corey Hertzog, Sr. F, Penn State

15. San Jose Earthquakes – Justin Meram, Sr. F, Michigan

16. LA Galaxy - Jalil Anibaba, Sr. D, UNC

17. FC Dallas - Brain Ownby, Jr. F, Virginia

18. Colorado Rapids - Jason Herrick, Sr. F, Maryland

Here is the Portland Timbers big board.

http://www.droppingtimber.com/2010/12/dt-2...-big-board.html

Wow! Thanks for the update -- I would never have known that Teal Bunbury is on a new team if you hadn't informed me right there. Sporting KC! Will they be starting basketball, or hockey, or some other sporting clubs besides football?

On another track, if the Timbers (and I intend to become a big fan, effective immediately) have a shot at Kofi Sarkodie with pick #2, they should send fireworks up over PGE Field. Thanks you Whitecaps! (No offense to the Nagbes)

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  akzipper said:
I feel like we are going to have WAY too many MLS teams to root for. We'll have Zips playing all over the freaking country. Just hopefully none in Columbus.

Give Akron a freaking MLS team and rig the draft so every Zip goes to that team. Then we can build an MLS dynasty too! LOL

I agree 100% with both of this comments! But I was thinking Nanchoff would have stayed bc I didn't see him going in the 1st round. Not that he isn't good enough bc he is with his amazing left foot and unbelievable work ethic, but bc of his injuries i didn't see teams looking at him too closely. But with him signing with GA, he probably with go in the first round. And you rarely see a GA not go in the first round.

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  UAsoccerchamps11 said:
I put together my own MLS mock draft and i have Nagbe, Valentin, and Kofi leaving as underclassmen. Originally I had Kofi staying for his senior year because he is so into his academics. But the Portland Timbers are showing a lot of interest in Kofi. Also D.C. United needs a right back badly so if the Timbers were to pass on Kofi for Omar Salgado he would go to them. And if Kofi sings with Gereation Adidas, they give you a scholarship to finish up your school. Zarek I believe will go bc if D.C. United doesn't go with Kofi they could go with Zarek, bc he plays right back, if I'm not mistaken, for the US U20 team. Then with Darlington, everyone seems to be saying he will go number 1 so I don't know why he wouldn't leave.

1. Vancouver Whitecaps – Darlington Nagbe, Jr. F, Akron

2. Portland Timbers – Kofi Sarkodie, Jr. D, Akron

3. D.C. United – Omar Salgado, F, Generation adidas

4. Chivas USA – Zac MacMath, Jr. GK, Maryland

5. Philadelphia Union – Zarek Valentin, So. D, Akron

6. New England Revolution – Will Bruin, Jr. F, Indiana

7. Houston Dynamo – A. J. Soares, Sr. D, California

8. Vancouver Whitecaps (via Toronto) – Anthony Ampaipitakwong, Sr. M, Akron

9. Chicago Fire – Michael Farfan, Sr. M, UNC

10. Sporting Kansas City - Matt Kassel, Jr. M, Maryland

11. Seattle Sounders - David Bingham, Jr. GK, California

12. Columbus Crew - Ethan White, Jr. D, Maryland

13. NY Red Bull - Casey Townsend, Jr. F, Maryland

14. Real Salt Lake - Corey Hertzog, Sr. F, Penn State

15. San Jose Earthquakes – Justin Meram, Sr. F, Michigan

16. LA Galaxy - Jalil Anibaba, Sr. D, UNC

17. FC Dallas - Brain Ownby, Jr. F, Virginia

18. Colorado Rapids - Jason Herrick, Sr. F, Maryland

Here is the Portland Timbers big board.

http://www.droppingtimber.com/2010/12/dt-2...-big-board.html

I'm not really that knowledgeable about the MLS, but according to Soccer by Ives, Chivas signed some young keeper who they envision will be their future at that position. If that's true then Chivas could easily end up with another Zip. They'd then have three former Akron players.

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