The MLS SuperDraft is happening live on ESPN2 right now. I went home to get some food and watched a little bit. The Sporting KC fans are rocking it! They are louder than most basketball crowds ever get!
Get all the SuperDraft info here: http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2012/superdraft
incrediblydiverse asked: i hope he comes out of retirement to play in the mls , also what i believe for sure is that, even though he might seem quite old to still be playing football, it doesnt really matter actually, he's the greatest player ever to me and to most and i dont see him getting any worse on his balling abilities,, i hope he does come down here to new york though , it would be nice to see him play in the league here, at least he will teach our mls boys some skills and some reason to be calm on the ball lol
I’m not sure if this was supposed to really be a question or what.
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Well well, who expected the Houston Dynamo to make it to MLS Cup 2011?
Without Brad Davis?
If you answered yes to the first question, you are probably a Dynamo fan. If you answered yes to the second question, I call BS.
Plenty expected the Galaxy to be here.
So who is going to win it? I guess I have to go with the Galaxy. They’ve got a few things going for them:
So I’m gonna say Robbie Keane gets a hat trick and the Galaxy win 4-2. What do you think is going to happen?
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Watching Sporting KC win something!
Real Salt Lake vs LA Galaxy
The Home Depot Center, Carson
Sun, Nov 6, 9 pm ET/6 pm PT
Real Salt Lake survive a close one in Seattle after thumping the Sounders 3-0 in Salt Lake. The Galaxy took care of NY 3-1 and their fans developed a special place in their hearts for NY forward Luke Rodgers for this:
Houston Dynamo vs Sporting KC
Livestrong Sporting Park, Kansas City
Sun, Nov 6, 5:30 pm ET/4:30 pm CT
Meanwhile in the much weaker Eastern conference, Sporting KC cruised to a 4-0 victory over the reserve squad of the defending champion Colorado Rapids (they had a lot of injuries). Houston Dynamo played against an un-inspiring Philadelphia Union team that seemed just fine to be down by 2 goals at the end of their second leg. These teams finished 9th and 12th in the league last year, neither of which was good enough to make the playoffs.
Predictions
Sporting KC look too damn good to be stopped by the Dynamo, especially at home.
Real Salt Lake are up and down. They were horrible at the end of the regular season but then put a thumping on Seattle before going to get dominated in Seattle. The Galaxy should be consistently really good, but probably not great. If RSL play a great game, they can beat LA. I think Donovan and company will do exactly what they need to do to get back to the MLS Cup.
Sporting KC at LA Galaxy for the MLS Cup
The first legs of the round of 8 are over. RSL was very impressive in getting a 3-0 win over SSFC. The result may have been a surprise to a good number of people, but the score was a surprise to most all non-RSL fans. It will be very hard to Seattle to overcome 3 goals. I expect RSL to advance. Sporting KC won 2-0 on the road over Colorado. Due to the crazy number of injuries the Rapids have taken, their reserve squad will have to travel to KC on Thursday. Sporting KC should advance pretty easily. Houston got a 2-1 victory on the road, so this serious could go anywhere now. Philly has the potential to get a road win and end Houston’s season. I don’t expect it to happen though. Houston advances after a draw in Houston. LA went to NY and got a 1-0 win. I didn’t see this whole game but from the looks of it the most exciting part of the game was right after the final whistle. Rafa Marquez decides to throw the ball at Landon Donovan after the game which ends in a red card for himself and one for Juninho.
“Marquez fell down, maybe a fly went into his eye”So the Red Bulls weren’t able to win the first leg. The next best thing must be to start shit and then fake an injury in hopes of getting a Galaxy player ejected. That is some stupid shit that shouldn’t be in MLS. It should make for a spirited game when these teams return to LA on Thursday night. I expect LA to win that one as well and advance to the semi-finals.
Columbus Crew @ Colorado Rapids
So one team finishes their season and one team goes on to play Sporting KC. I got off to a bad start on the playoff predictions last night with the NY win, but I’m sure the Rapids are going to put me up to .500. I have to go with the Rapids because I’ll be able to watch the game because I happen to be close enough to Colorado that I get Altitude Sports and Entertainment on my satellite! Don’t miss this last wild card playoff game. Who do you got in this one?Now that the Dynamo have finished off the season we finally know what the playoffs are going to look like. Next weekend the wildcard teams will play.
NY Red Bulls (4) @ FC Dallas (1)
Columbus Crew (3) @ Colorado Rapids (2)
The the rest of the team join in on the fun. The winners of those 2 games will be placed based on which is the higher seed of the winners. The rest of the schedule will look like this:
WEST:
1. LA Galaxy
Lower seeded wild card winner (NY Red Bulls, Columbus Crew, or Colorado Rapids)
3. Real Salt Lake
2. Seattle Sounders
EAST:
1. Sporting KC
Higher seeded wild card winner (FC Dallas, Colorado Rapids, or Columbus Crew)
3. Philadelphia Union
2. Houston Dynamo
So it is time for some predictions. I’m think both of the higher seeded wild card teams will overcome their weaker Eastern Conference opponents. Both of the West team will be at home. That would send the Rapids to play the Galaxy and FC Dallas to Sporting KC.
What do you think will happen on Wild Card Weekend?
Well not really, but at least we know who is in and who is out.
The in teams:
WEST: LA Galaxy, Seattle Sounders, Real Salt Lake
EAST: Sporting KC, Philadelphia Union, Columbus Crew
WILD CARDS: FC Dallas, Colorado Rapids, New York Red Bulls, Houston Dynamo
There is still a whole lot to be decided in the last couple days of the season. FC Dallas and the Houston Dynamo could move into a top 3 spot and out of the wildcard group. Real Salt Lake, Columbus Crew, and Philadelphia Union could all drop down into a wildcard position. That might not be all bad for Real Salt Lake actually.
The first round of the playoffs will be two game involving all the wild card teams. the top seed will play the bottom seed and the middle two will play each other. Of those winners, the team with the lower seed will play the LA Galaxy. The winner with the higher seed will play the winner in the East.
Right now FC Dallas and Real Salt Lake are tied for 3rd place in the West/1st wild card seed. Assuming they are able to win their wild-card round game, that means one of those teams will enter the East side of the playoffs against some combination of Sporting KC, Philadelphia Union, Columbus Crew, and Houston Dynamo. That sounds much easier than having the Galaxy and Sounders to get through.
The downside to FC Dallas or RSL for finishing 4th would be that one extra game they’d need to play just to get to the round of 8. That extra game will be against one of Colorado Rapids, New York Red Bulls, or Houston Dynamo. So you’ve got the defending champions, and the Red Bulls who a lot of people thought were going to be the top team in the league this year. Maybe it wouldn’t be beneficial to finish 4th over there?
On Saturday Real Salt Lake is at home to play Portland Timbers. FC Dallas goes to the San Jose Earthquakes. I’m sure both teams will be going for a win, but are you sure you’d want to win if you were in their situation?
The Galaxy have had the top spot wrapped up for a while. The Sounders and Real Salt Lake have also had their playoffs spot for a few weeks. Now there is one position remaining that 4 teams have a shot at with New York in the best position to take it.
The East side is kinda crazy right now. Sporting KC and Philadelphia Union are tied on points with Columbus Crew and Houston Dynamo 1 and 2 points back. Any of those teams could take 1st and any one could fall to the 3rd wildcard position. There are a ton of scenarios for those teams in the East. An article on Down The Byline makes it clear as mud what Sporting KC have to do.
I do hope Sporting KC end up on top, because when everyone else was saying NY was going to win the east, I was probably the only guy that was even thinking about KC as a playoff contender. It could be that KC finish only 2 points up on NY, so that isn’t such a big win, and you can’t blame anyone for thinking NY should have been up there, they have the team do it.
No matter what happens, it will be an exciting weekend for a bunch of teams starting with Portland Timbers and DC United. Likely one team will be eliminated and one team will still have hope after that game. Then Thursday night New York and Philadelphia will have big impact on several teams. Then the season is ended on Sunday with the LA Galaxy visiting the Houston Dynamo.
I see KC winning the East, with New York holding on to that last playoff spot. How do you see it all ending? Who gets in and who wins the East?
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