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  1. 50/50 Ball liked IndividualEleven's post in the thread MLS 2024 Flavors of the Week.

    The summer tournaments should offer more time for youth minutes. One wouldn't expect the same number each year. Some cohorts are going...

    Apr 18, 2024 at 3:56 PM
  2. 50/50 Ball liked IndividualEleven's post in the thread MLS 2024 Flavors of the Week.

    Fotmob US-eligible Team of the Week 8 * = Olympic-eligible ---------------White(7.9)1st-----McGuire(7.5)2nd*...

    Apr 17, 2024 at 7:45 AM
  3. 50/50 Ball replied to the thread MLS 2024 Flavors of the Week.

    I think anyone allowed to get forward will require the attacker to.track. Maybe the threat of Serge dribbling adds a bit more fear but...

    Apr 17, 2024 at 7:36 AM
  4. 50/50 Ball liked gogorath's post in the thread MLS 2024 Flavors of the Week.

    People are right than MLS is not particularly interested in supporting the US National Team except in mostly self-serving ways with a...

    Apr 17, 2024 at 7:26 AM
  5. 50/50 Ball liked tefftlon's post in the thread MLS 2024 Flavors of the Week.

    Missing your starting keeper should be an obvious issue, but I did not think we'd miss Celentano so badly. Just saw some stats saying...

    Apr 16, 2024 at 9:03 AM
  6. 50/50 Ball replied to the thread MLS 2024 Flavors of the Week.

    That's great context on Zusi. I think you're a little harsh on Dest but it's true that the USMNT production has not been as good as the...

    Apr 16, 2024 at 8:44 AM
  7. 50/50 Ball liked RalleeMonkey's post in the thread MLS 2024 Flavors of the Week.

    way too soon us-eligible mls stat leaders Goals Tillman 3 (2) White 3 (2) Gutierrez 3 (1) Bassett 3 McGuire 3 Mihailovic 2 (2) Adenirin...

    Apr 15, 2024 at 2:38 PM
  8. 50/50 Ball liked gomichigan24's post in the thread MLS 2024 Flavors of the Week.

    The thing is MLS is also just never going to kill the salary cap. Salary caps are very much a thing across US sports and owners like...

    Apr 15, 2024 at 9:09 AM
  9. 50/50 Ball replied to the thread MLS 2024 Flavors of the Week.

    I think Dest will eventually far surpass the production of others but it hasn't happened yet. Every RB we play has produced goals or...

    Apr 15, 2024 at 7:33 AM
  10. 50/50 Ball replied to the thread MLS 2024 Flavors of the Week.

    The Gold Cup was only a B team competition for the U.S. Canada was down a couple of their top guys. Other than that, Busio was playing...

    Apr 14, 2024 at 4:08 PM
  11. 50/50 Ball liked gogorath's post in the thread MLS 2024 Flavors of the Week.

    In regards to foreign-developed versus primarily US-developed players, the intriguing thing is that the edge often isn't in skill. Jedi...

    Apr 14, 2024 at 3:57 PM
  12. 50/50 Ball replied to the thread MLS 2024 Flavors of the Week.

    I acknowledged potential but I’m talking about competitive USMNT games, the coin of the realm here. Shaq Moore has a game winning goal...

    Apr 14, 2024 at 11:02 AM
  13. 50/50 Ball replied to the thread MLS 2024 Flavors of the Week.

    Bassett hit the post something like 5 times his last MLS season. He was bound to correct.

    Apr 14, 2024 at 8:25 AM
  14. 50/50 Ball liked Clint Eastwood's post in the thread MLS 2024 Flavors of the Week.

    In other news, Cole Bassett scored again last night for Colorado. 3-0 win on the road in San Jose. He totally went off the radar after...

    Apr 14, 2024 at 8:24 AM
  15. 50/50 Ball replied to the thread MLS 2024 Flavors of the Week.

    Jedi is the only one I’d say has been a reliable upgrade over other options. Dest is wildly skilled but he’s not done more than the...

    Apr 14, 2024 at 8:23 AM
  16. 50/50 Ball replied to the thread MLS 2024 Flavors of the Week.

    If MLS academies keep putting out the talent anything is possible and I don't see any reason that should stop. As @IndividualEleven...

    Apr 13, 2024 at 7:15 PM
  17. 50/50 Ball liked gogorath's post in the thread MLS 2024 Flavors of the Week.

    I always find it strange the MLS payroll discussion, which is fundamentally a really broad sliding scale, so often becomes a binary...

    Apr 13, 2024 at 7:13 PM
  18. 50/50 Ball liked IndividualEleven's post in the thread MLS 2024 Flavors of the Week.

    A sizable chunk of the National Team came up through MLS academies or the league. Commercially, however, USSF and MLS parted ways when...

    Apr 13, 2024 at 7:12 PM
  19. 50/50 Ball replied to the thread MLS 2024 Flavors of the Week.

    People are also reading a lot into some weird results. Philly's CBs turning into the Keystone Cops wasn't likely. I think if they play...

    Apr 13, 2024 at 2:05 PM
  20. 50/50 Ball liked jaykoz3's post in the thread MLS 2024 Flavors of the Week.

    Curtin addresses the recent proposed rule changes with regards to spending in MLS towards the end of his presser....

    Apr 13, 2024 at 2:02 PM