Name your All America team.

Discussion in 'College & Amateur Soccer' started by Sandon Mibut, Dec 9, 2008.

  1. Sandon Mibut

    Sandon Mibut Member+

    Feb 13, 2001
    Thought it would interesting to have each poster name their own AA teams.

    You can have as many as you want (1st team, 2nd team, etc...), just limit it to D-I players and try and go with one GK and 10 field players but any formation you want.

    You can use any criteria you want. You can go with the NSCAA method and look for some geographical balance. You can go with the Soccer America style and put a big emphasis on how teams did in the post-season. Your team, your call.

    I was surprised by how much actual thought I put into this and the more thought I put into it, the harder it got.

    FIRST TEAM
    Neal Kitson - R-Sr. GK, St. John’s
    23 games, 23 starts, 86 saves, .887 save pct., 0.47 GAA, 15 shutouts
    http://redstormsports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/kitson_neal00.html

    Omar Gonzalez - Jr. D, Maryland
    24 games, 24 starts, 5 goals, 1 assist, 0.74 team GAA
    http://umterps.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/gonzalez_omar00.html

    Barry Rice - Jr. D, Kentucky
    21 games, 21 starts, 2 goals, 1 assist, 0.80 team GAA
    http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/rice_barry00.html

    Chris Schuler - R-Jr. D, Creighton
    20 games, 20 starts, 1 goal, 0 assists, 0.48 team GAA
    http://www.gocreighton.com/ViewArti...8&DB_OEM_ID=1000&ATCLID=1145603&Q_SEASON=2008

    Corben Bone - So. M, Wake Forest
    23 games, 21 starts, 7 goals, 17 assists
    http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/bone_corben00.html

    Sam Cronin - Sr. M, Wake Forest
    23 games, 23 starts, 10 goals, 4 assists
    http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/cronin_sam00.html

    Irving Garcia - Jr. M, UC Irvine
    23 games, 22 starts, 7 goals, 9 assists
    http://ucirvinesports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/garcia_irving00.html

    Jeremy Hall - Jr. M, Maryland
    24 games, 24 starts, 14 goals, 6 assists
    http://umterps.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/hall_jeremy00.html

    Doug DeMartin - R-Sr. F, Michigan State
    20 games, 20 starts, 17 goals, 3 assists
    http://msuspartans.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/demartin_doug00.html

    Marcus Tracy – Sr. F, Wake Forest
    23 games, 20 starts, 13 goals, 10 assists
    http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/tracy_marcus00.html

    Steve Zakuani – So. F, Akron (England)
    23 games, 22 starts, 20 goals, 7 assists
    http://www.gozips.com/ViewArticle.d...4&DB_OEM_ID=10800&ATCLID=748653&Q_SEASON=2008

    SECOND TEAM
    Jovan Bubonja - R-Jr. GK, Illinois-Chicago (Serbia)
    21 games, 21 starts, 57 saves, .803 save pct., 0.63 GAA, 10 shutouts
    http://uicflames.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/bubonja_jovan00.html

    Joel Gustafsson – Jr. D, St. John’s (Sweden)
    22 games, 20 starts, 3 goals, 1 assist, 0.48 team GAA
    http://redstormsports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/gustafsson_joel00.html

    Yohance Marshall - Sr. D, South Florida (Trinidad)
    23 games, 23 starts, 2 goals, 2 assists, 0.80 team GAA
    http://www.gousfbulls.com/ViewArtic...14&DB_OEM_ID=7700&ATCLID=216876&Q_SEASON=2008

    Ike Opara – So. D, Wake Forest
    21 games, 21 starts, 5 goals, 0 assists,0.68 team GAA
    http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/opara_ike00.html

    Nelson Becerra – Jr. M, St. John’s
    23 games, 19 starts, 8 goals, 7 assists
    http://redstormsports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/becerra_nelson00.html

    Baggio Husidic - Jr. M, Illinois-Chicago
    22 games, 22 starts, 9 goals, 6 assists
    http://uicflames.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/husidic_baggio00.html

    Hector Jimenez - R-So. M, California
    17 games, 17 starts, 2 goals, 7 assists,
    http://calbears.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/jimenez_hector00.html

    Michael Stephens - Jr. M, UCLA
    21 games, 21 starts, 7 goals, 9 assists
    http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/stephens_michael00.html

    Quincy Amarikwa – Sr. F, UC Davis
    21 games, 21 starts, 15 goals, 1 assist
    http://ucdavisaggies.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/amarikwa_quincy00.html

    Cody Arnoux – Jr. F, Wake Forest
    23 games, 20 starts, 17 goals, 8 assists
    http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/arnoux_cody00.html

    Brian Shriver - Sr. F, North Carolina
    22 games, 20 starts, 13 goals, 5 assists
    http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/shriver_brian00.html

    HONORABLE MENTION
    Lyle Adams, Sr. D, Wake Forest; Kevin Alston, Jr. D, Indiana; Mark Blades, Jr. D, Northwestern; Ronnie Bouemboue, R-Jr. F, NC State; Evan Brown, Sr. D, Wake Forest; Connor Chinn, R-Jr. F, San Francisco; Bright Dike, Sr. F, Notre Dame; Matt Eliason, So. F, Northwestern; Josh Ford, R-So. GK, Connecticut; Stephen Frei, R-Jr. GK, California; Andrei Gotsmanov, Sr. M, Creighton; Mike Grella, Sr. F, Duke; Peri Marosevic, Jr. F, Michigan; Kevon Neaves, Sr. M, South Florida (Trinidad); Kyle Patterson, Sr. M, Saint Louis (England); Chris Pontius, Sr. F, UC Santa Barbara; Henry Ring, Sr. M, Indiana; Brad Rusin, Sr. D, UCLA; Zack Simmons, R-Sr. GK, Massachusetts; Toni Stahl, Jr. M, Connecticut (Finland); Rodney Wallace, So. D, Maryland.
     
  2. justakid

    justakid Member

    Jun 20, 2005
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Nice work...where do you find the time ?
     
  3. Epikoinos

    Epikoinos Soccer player-coach-manager-journalist

    Arsenal, Real Salt Lake, Forward Madison
    United States
    Jan 6, 2004
    Oregon, WI
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Oops, you mean Brad Ring. Are you a Fire fan? :)
     
  4. soccertom

    soccertom New Member

    Jun 2, 1999
    Whew. That is a lot of work. I feel pretty good about my choices though. I'll tell you one thing though, I was surprised by how much actual thought I put into this and the more thought I put into it, the harder it got.

    FIRST TEAM
    Neal Kitson - R-Sr. GK, St. John’s
    23 games, 23 starts, 86 saves, .887 save pct., 0.47 GAA, 15 shutouts
    http://redstormsports.cstv.com/sport...on_neal00.html

    Omar Gonzalez - Jr. D, Maryland
    24 games, 24 starts, 5 goals, 1 assist, 0.74 team GAA
    http://umterps.cstv.com/sports/m-soc...ez_omar00.html

    Barry Rice - Jr. D, Kentucky
    21 games, 21 starts, 2 goals, 1 assist, 0.80 team GAA
    http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-...e_barry00.html

    Chris Schuler - R-Jr. D, Creighton
    20 games, 20 starts, 1 goal, 0 assists, 0.48 team GAA
    http://www.gocreighton.com/ViewArtic...&Q_SEASON=2008

    Corben Bone - So. M, Wake Forest
    23 games, 21 starts, 7 goals, 17 assists
    http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/spo..._corben00.html

    Sam Cronin - Sr. M, Wake Forest
    23 games, 23 starts, 10 goals, 4 assists
    http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/spo...nin_sam00.html

    Irving Garcia - Jr. M, UC Irvine
    23 games, 22 starts, 7 goals, 9 assists
    http://ucirvinesports.cstv.com/sport..._irving00.html

    Jeremy Hall - Jr. M, Maryland
    24 games, 24 starts, 14 goals, 6 assists
    http://umterps.cstv.com/sports/m-soc..._jeremy00.html

    Doug DeMartin - R-Sr. F, Michigan State
    20 games, 20 starts, 17 goals, 3 assists
    http://msuspartans.cstv.com/sports/m...in_doug00.html

    Marcus Tracy – Sr. F, Wake Forest
    23 games, 20 starts, 13 goals, 10 assists
    http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/spo..._marcus00.html

    Steve Zakuani – So. F, Akron (England)
    23 games, 22 starts, 20 goals, 7 assists
    http://www.gozips.com/ViewArticle.db...&Q_SEASON=2008

    SECOND TEAM
    Jovan Bubonja - R-Jr. GK, Illinois-Chicago (Serbia)
    21 games, 21 starts, 57 saves, .803 save pct., 0.63 GAA, 10 shutouts
    http://uicflames.cstv.com/sports/m-s...a_jovan00.html

    Joel Gustafsson – Jr. D, St. John’s (Sweden)
    22 games, 20 starts, 3 goals, 1 assist, 0.48 team GAA
    http://redstormsports.cstv.com/sport...on_joel00.html

    Yohance Marshall - Sr. D, South Florida (Trinidad)
    23 games, 23 starts, 2 goals, 2 assists, 0.80 team GAA
    http://www.gousfbulls.com/ViewArticl...&Q_SEASON=2008

    Ike Opara – So. D, Wake Forest
    21 games, 21 starts, 5 goals, 0 assists,0.68 team GAA
    http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/spo...ara_ike00.html

    Nelson Becerra – Jr. M, St. John’s
    23 games, 19 starts, 8 goals, 7 assists
    http://redstormsports.cstv.com/sport..._nelson00.html

    Baggio Husidic - Jr. M, Illinois-Chicago
    22 games, 22 starts, 9 goals, 6 assists
    http://uicflames.cstv.com/sports/m-s..._baggio00.html

    Hector Jimenez - R-So. M, California
    17 games, 17 starts, 2 goals, 7 assists,
    http://calbears.cstv.com/sports/m-so..._hector00.html

    Michael Stephens - Jr. M, UCLA
    21 games, 21 starts, 7 goals, 9 assists
    http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-...michael00.html

    Quincy Amarikwa – Sr. F, UC Davis
    21 games, 21 starts, 15 goals, 1 assist
    http://ucdavisaggies.cstv.com/sports..._quincy00.html

    Cody Arnoux – Jr. F, Wake Forest
    23 games, 20 starts, 17 goals, 8 assists
    http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/spo...ux_cody00.html

    Brian Shriver - Sr. F, North Carolina
    22 games, 20 starts, 13 goals, 5 assists
    http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m...r_brian00.html

    HONORABLE MENTION
    Lyle Adams, Sr. D, Wake Forest; Kevin Alston, Jr. D, Indiana; Mark Blades, Jr. D, Northwestern; Ronnie Bouemboue, R-Jr. F, NC State; Evan Brown, Sr. D, Wake Forest; Connor Chinn, R-Jr. F, San Francisco; Bright Dike, Sr. F, Notre Dame; Matt Eliason, So. F, Northwestern; Josh Ford, R-So. GK, Connecticut; Stephen Frei, R-Jr. GK, California; Andrei Gotsmanov, Sr. M, Creighton; Mike Grella, Sr. F, Duke; Peri Marosevic, Jr. F, Michigan; Kevon Neaves, Sr. M, South Florida (Trinidad); Kyle Patterson, Sr. M, Saint Louis (England); Chris Pontius, Sr. F, UC Santa Barbara; Henry Ring, Sr. M, Indiana; Brad Rusin, Sr. D, UCLA; Zack Simmons, R-Sr. GK, Massachusetts; Toni Stahl, Jr. M, Connecticut (Finland); Rodney Wallace, So. D, Maryland.
     
  5. s0ccerguy

    s0ccerguy Member

    Mar 25, 2004
    How can you have Cody Arnoux, the leading goal scorer for the #1 team in the country and the team leader in points, on the second team?
     
  6. Sandon Mibut

    Sandon Mibut Member+

    Feb 13, 2001
    Tom, your picks indicate just how smart and reasonable you really are!
     
  7. soccertom

    soccertom New Member

    Jun 2, 1999
    Oh believe me I agonized over that one. All in all it came down to a coin toss and since he was an underclassman i put him on the second team.
     
  8. soccertom

    soccertom New Member

    Jun 2, 1999
    Thanks for the compliment Sandon. I have to pay the compliment right back at you. Clearly your picks are every bit as good as mine. In this case I kinda think it's a case where great minds tend to think alike...
     
  9. Sandon Mibut

    Sandon Mibut Member+

    Feb 13, 2001
    Because I think he benefits from being surrounded by so much talent and with defenses keying on the other players, especially Bone and Tracy, it opens up a lot of room for Arnoux.

    That isn't to suggest Arnoux isn't a very good college player. He is. But I think he benefits from Tracy more than Tracy benefits from him.

    There was also the idea of spreading out the AA teams a little and I was hard pressed - though tempted - to have 4 of the 11 from one team, even a team as dominant as Wake.

    And, even though Arnoux has better stats, no way am I putting Arnoux ahead of Tracy. Especially because Tracy was so dominant the first half of the season (10 goals and 6 assists through 12 games).

    He hit a lull in the middle of the season - 1 goal and 1 assist the last 6 games of the regular season and the first ACC tourney game - but has turned it on since in the games that matter, with 2 goals and 3 assists the past 4 games.

    So, with Tracy on the first team, that left 2 spots, Zakuani was a lock since he led the nation in scoring while playing a very tough schedule. So it came down to DeMartin and he put up his numbers in fewer games plus he got far less help than Arnoux did and basically carried Michigan State to a Big Ten double and a No. 4 seed.

    As I said, there were some tough calls and leaving Arnoux off the first team was one of them. But, I think on merit the three that got it deserved it.

    Finally, if you disagree name your own damn team. Rather than criticize mine - I mean, mine and Tom's:p - show us who you think should be on an AA team.
     
  10. soccertom

    soccertom New Member

    Jun 2, 1999

    I'm in complete agreement. Well said.
     
  11. johnh00

    johnh00 Member

    Apr 25, 2001
    CT, USA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    [YOUTUBE]zujIb-BJwQg[/YOUTUBE]

    Damn, maybe there's something to those things.
     
  12. FlashMan

    FlashMan Member

    Jan 6, 2000
    'diego
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think soccertom's picks were a little better thought out than Sandon's. :)
     
  13. JoeSoccerFan

    JoeSoccerFan Member+

    Aug 11, 2000
    1st Team
    GK-Zack Simmons, Massachusetts, Sr.
    D-Joel Gustafsson, St. John’s, Jr.
    D-Yohance Marshall, USF, Sr.
    D-Ike Opara, Wake Forest, So.
    M-Nelson Becerra, St. John’s, Jr.
    M-Corben Bone, Wake Forest, So.
    M-Baggio Husidic, UIC, Jr.
    F-Quincy Amarikwa, UC Davis, Sr.
    F-Mike Grella, Duke, Sr.
    F-Marcus Tracy, Wake Forest, Sr.
    F-Steve Zakuani, Akron, So.

    2nd Team
    GK-Jovan Bubonja, UIC, Jr.
    D-Kevin Alston, Indiana, Jr.
    D-Omar Gonzalez, Maryland, Jr.
    D-Chris Schuler, Creighton, Jr.
    M-Ben Arikian, Massachusetts, So.
    M-Sam Cronin, Wake Forest, Sr.
    M-Andrei Gotsmanov, Creighton, Sr.
    M-Jeremy Hall, Maryland, Jr.
    F-Cody Arnoux, Wake Forest, Jr.
    F-Chris Pontius, UC Santa Barbara, Sr.
    F-Andrew Wiedeman, California, So.

    3rd Team
    GK-Zach Johnson, West Virginia, So.
    D-Michael Holody, Michigan, Sr.
    D-Tennant McVea, Loyola, Jr.
    D-Brad Rusin, UCLA, Sr.
    M-Graciano Brito, Quinnipiac, Sr.
    M-Ryan Kinne, Monmouth, So.
    M-J.T. Noone, Temple, Jr.
    M-Kyle Patterson, Saint Louis, Sr.
    F-Conor Chinn, San Francisco, Jr.
    F-Doug DeMartin, MSU, Sr.
    F-Daniel Revivo, Winthrop, Sr.
     
  14. Sandon Mibut

    Sandon Mibut Member+

    Feb 13, 2001
  15. johnh00

    johnh00 Member

    Apr 25, 2001
    CT, USA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

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