PBP: Revs @ 2013 MLS SuperDraft (1/17/13, 12:00 PM)

2013 MLS SuperDraft

Date: Thursday, January 17th, 2013
Time: 12:00 PM EST
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Broadcast Info: ESPN (1st selection only), ESPN3.com, MLSsoccer.com, YouTube
Revolution Selections: #1 overall, #21 overall, #23 overall, #36 overall

Links
[NER] Revs Trade Up for #1 Pick
[NER] Burns: Revs "definitely wanted to pursue" top pick

[TBM] What Will the Revs Do With the First Pick?
[TBM] MLS Combine: Who Should New England be Watching?

[MLS] 2013 MLS SuperDraft Coverage
[MLS] 2013 MLS SuperDraft Tracker
[MLS] Central Winger: Draft remains an undervalued tool in MLS
[MLS] MLSsoccer.com's Google+ Mock Draft
[MLS] FINAL Mock Draft
[MLS] SuperDraft Top 10: Goalkeepers
[MLS] SuperDraft Top 10: Right Backs
[MLS] SuperDraft Top 10: Left Midfield
[MLS] SuperDraft Top 10: Attacking Midfield
[MLS] SuperDraft Top 10: Holding Midfield
[MLS] SuperDraft Top 10: Central Defense
[MLS] SuperDraft Top 10: Forwards
[MLS] SuperDraft Top 10: Left Backs
[MLS] MLS Combine: Wild draw, pesky post define Combine finales
[MLS] MLS Combine: Canadians shine, Finley debuts on Day 2
[MLS] MLS Combine: Who turned heads in speed, agility, power tests?
[MLS] MLS Combine: Farrell strengthens his case for No. 1 pick

[SBI] The Final 2013 SBI MLS Mock Draft
[SBI] TFC, Rapids Line Moves as Looming Trades are Set to Shake Up MLS Draft
[SBI] Trade Winds Swirling as MLS Draft Approaches
[SBI] MLS Combine: Day Three Live Commentary
[SBI] MLS Combine: Off-Day Observations
[SBI] Generation Adidas Class Enduring Mixed Combine Performances
[SBI] MLS Combine: Day Two Match Highlights
[SBI] Defenders Impressing at MLS Combine
[SBI] MLS Combine Day Two: A Look Back
[SBI] MLS Combine: Day Two Live Commentary
[SBI] MLS Combine: Off-Day Observations
[SBI] MLS Combine: Day One Match Highlights
[SBI] MLS Combine Day One: A Look Back
[SBI] MIdfielders Shine on Day One of MLS Combine
[SBI] GA Forwards Among Those Who Struggled on Combine's Opening Day
[SBI] MLS Combine: Day One Live Commentary
[SBI] SBI 2013 MLS Draft Big Board (Version 4.0)

[TDS] Big Board v2.0 - the top 125
[TDS] 2013 MLS SuperDraft Mock Draft v3.0
[TDS] Players make final cas at MLS Combine in Day Three
[TDS] Day 2 highlights at MLS Combine showcase new face
[TDS] Draft a defender with your top 5 MLS pick ... trust me

[GOAL] Evaluating five of the top prospects
[GOAL] 2013 MLS Player Combine: Day Three
[GOAL] 2013 MLS Player Combine: Day Two

[SA] 2013 Mock Draft: First Round

[FOX] 2013 MLS SuperDraft: Big Board
[FOX] MLS SuperDraft 2013: Top Prospects
[FOX] Turning Point: Prospects proving worth

[ESPN] MLS SuperDraft still offers values
[ESPN] How much stock should we put in the MLS Combine?

[SI] Inside Soccer: Breaking down every MLS team's needs going into the SuperDraft

[WVH] 2013 MLS SuperDraft Mock Draft 3.0
[WVH] 2013 MLS Super Draft: Strategies For Thursday
[WVH] MLS Combine: Players Worth Keeping An Eye On
[WVH] Outstanding Questions Going Into MLS Combine
[WVH] 2013 MLS SuperDraft Prospects: Forwards
[WVH] 2013 MLS SuperDraft Prospects: Midfielders
[WVH] 2013 MLS SuperDraft Prospects: Defenders
[WVH] 2013 MLS SuperDraft Prospects: Goalkeepers

Holy @#$% dude.

My 'didn't watch any college soccer but read everything on internet' big board for Revs:
1. Walker Zimmerman
2. Eriq Zavaleta
3. Andrew Farrell
4. Erik Hurtado
5. Ashton Bennett
6. Deshorn Brown
7. Kory Kindle
8. Taylor Kemp
9. Emery Welshman
10. Dylan Tucker-Gagnes
11. Greg Cochrane
12. Jason Johnson
13. Mikey Lopez
14. Kyle Bekker
15. Tommy Muller
16. Ryan Finley
17. Kekuta Manneh
18. Don Anding
19. Blake Smith
20. Kofi Opare
Would probably end up with CB - Zimmerman, LB - Cochrane/Kemp, and FW - Anding.

holy hell. Thanks Mike!

No other reason to trade up to #1 (except to pick Alvarez, but that would be a real shocker).

Or Bekker. Bekker and Alvarez seem to be consensus #2 and #3 picks. They're the only guys that everyone agrees would have been at #4.

Possible, but if Bekker was going to go before their #4, then it would be Toronto who would take him. If Toronto wanted him, why would they make this deal (unless they knew the Revs weren't taking him)?

You don't help someone jump in front of you if they want the guy you want.

What

Toronto didn't "help" us jump forward. We game them allocation money. Hypothetical: Toronto wanted him and we gave them allocation so we could get him.

Isn't that the whole point of a trade?

Two Scenarios:

1.) Toronto had little to no interest in a defender, which is why they were desperate to drop back in the draft. They also have interest in bringing in Bekker, a Canadian player who would be a reach with the first pick. Trading down allows them to get the player they actually want plus some allocation money.

2.) Toronto prefers Zimmerman over Farrell. Given Chivas has already announced their pick to be Alvarez, TFC realized they could flip with New England's fourth pick and still get their desired guys while adding allocation money.

From TwitPic:

The view from Mike Burns' seat today.

I am anxiously awaiting since work blocks the MLSSoccer website...

Trades allow teams to "help" each other.

If Toronto and the Revs were vying for the same player, Toronto wouldn't have made the deal.

Haha, same here. I thought I was the only one...

If this is TwitPic, where's Burns?

8 minutes away from 1st pick.

I am following the ESPN chat...dammit, I should have got my lunch before this.

The downside of having the first pick:
Having all these negative stats scrolling over and over on ESPN will waiting for the draft to start:

Those Fire fans look sketchy from a healthy chromosome point of view.

They got it right, whether he is the real deal we will find out. But, at least they didn't screw it up.

They are absolutely slamming Toronto, and with good reason.