San Jose must not have stopped doing match threads to staunch the bleeding like we did .. e.g. yesterday could've been 6 - 0 pretty easily.
And 3 of those 4 points could easily evaporate at Avaya Stadium on October 21. For the life of me, I can't see where SJ can come up with that other point to give Colorado the Wooden Spoon. (They host RBNY in their next match and travel to Seattle for their last match, with hosting the Rapids sandwiched in between.)
So, mea culpa time. I did some bad math a few weeks ago. We actually have to beat San Jose and Dallas to avoid our worst season ever. Finishing the season on a 3-game win streak? Yeah, I don't see that happening.
Final 2018 update Season-by-season; Asterisks indicate years we missed the playoffs: 1. 2016 - Mastroeni - 1.706 2. 1999 - Mooch - 1.594 3. 2010 - Smith - 1.533 4. 2002 - Hankinson - 1.5 4. 2013 - Pareja - 1.5 6. 2011 - Smith - 1.441 7. 1998 - Mooch - 1.438 8. 2005 - Clavijo - 1.406 9. 2004 - Hankinson - 1.367 10. 2009 - Smith - 1.3333* 11. 1997 - Mooch - 1.28125 11. 2006 - Clavijo - 1.28125 13. 2003 - Hankinson - 1.267 13. 2008 - Clavijo/Smith - 1.267* 15. 2000 - Mooch - 1.188 16. 2007 - Clavijo - 1.167* 17. 2012 - Pareja - 1.08823* 17. 2015 - Mastroeni - 1.08823* 19. 1996 - Houghton/Wegerle - 1.031* 20. 2017 - Mastroeni/Cooke - 0.971* 21. 2014 - Mastroeni - 0.941* 22. 2001 - Hankinson - 0.923* 23. 2018 - Hudson - 0.912* All-Time Overall: 1. Smith - 104 Games - 1.43 2. Mooch - 128 Games - 1.41 3. Hankinson - 114 Games - 1.29 3. Pareja - 68 Games - 1.29 5. Mastroeni - 124 Games - 1.20 6. Clavijo - 114 Games - 1.18 7. Houghton - 31 Games - 1.06 8. Cooke - 12 Games - 0.92 9. Hudson - 34 Games - 0.91 10. Wegerle - 1 Game - 0.00 Playoff series records: 1. Smith 4-1 - .800 - Won MLS Cup 2. Clavijo - 2-2 - .500 3. Mastroeni - 1-1 - .500 4. Mooch 2-4 - .333 - MLS Cup appearance 5. Hankinson - 1-3 - .250 6. Pareja - 0-1 - .000 7. Houghton - Never qualified - N/A 7. Wegerle - Never qualified - N/A 7. Cooke - Never qualified - N/A 7. Hudson - Never qualified - N/A
Thanks, @JasonMa , for putting these together. It's pretty depressing to realize that we've never had a manager average 1.5 points/game over his entire stint with the Rapids. 1.5 points/game is not brilliant stuff - it's enough to get into the playoffs. And we can't get a guy who can consistently do that?
Consistently? Looks like we've had 5 seasons in 23 at 1.5 pts/game or higher. The one real good year was also quite flukish.
Major updates below Season-by-season; Asterisks indicate years we missed the playoffs: 1. 2016 - Mastroeni - 1.706 2. 2002 - Hankinson - 1.534 3. 2010 - Smith - 1.533 4. 1999 - Mooch - 1.5 4. 2013 - Pareja - 1.5 6. 2011 - Smith - 1.441 7. 2005 - Clavijo - 1.406 8. 1998 - Mooch - 1.375 9. 2004 - Hankinson - 1.367 10. 2000 - Mooch - 1.344 11. 2003 - Hankinson - 1.333 11. 2009 - Smith - 1.333* 13. 2006 - Clavijo - 1.28125 14. 2008 - Clavijo/Smith - 1.267* 15. 1997 - Mooch - 1.1875 16. 2007 - Clavijo - 1.167* 17. 2012 - Pareja - 1.08823* 17. 2015 - Mastroeni - 1.08823* 19. 2017 - Mastroeni/Cooke - 0.971* 20. 2014 - Mastroeni - 0.941* 21. 2018 - Hudson - 0.912* 22. 1996 - Houghton/Wegerle - 0.906* 23. 2001 - Hankinson - 0.885* All-Time Overall: 1. Smith - 104 Games - 1.43 2. Mooch - 128 Games - 1.41 3. Hankinson - 114 Games - 1.29 3. Pareja - 68 Games - 1.29 5. Mastroeni - 124 Games - 1.20 6. Clavijo - 114 Games - 1.18 7. Houghton - 31 Games - 1.06 8. Cooke - 12 Games - 0.92 9. Hudson - 34 Games - 0.91 10. Wegerle - 1 Game - 0.00 Playoff series records: 1. Smith 4-1 - .800 - Won MLS Cup 2. Clavijo - 2-2 - .500 3. Mastroeni - 1-1 - .500 4. Mooch 2-4 - .333 - MLS Cup appearance 5. Hankinson - 1-3 - .250 6. Pareja - 0-1 - .000 7. Houghton - Never qualified - N/A 7. Wegerle - Never qualified - N/A 7. Cooke - Never qualified - N/A 7. Hudson - Never qualified - N/A So as I was writing my new blog post and looking at stats on MLSsoccer.com I realized that the numbers in this list were wrong. Everything from 1996-2004 had the wrong pts/game total. I think what happened is when this list was first put together whomever did it changed all the Shootout results from '96-'99 into draws and all the overtime results from '00-'04 into draws. Looking back at the prior thread it appears the list was first posted by @Quinn 33 but I don't know if he put it together or he got it from somewhere else. The end result is that this past season was only the 3rd worst in team history.
If I remember correctly, I pulled the earlier seasons from someplace else (Kenn T's old site maybe?) and calculated the later ones. I think the rationale of eliminating shootout and overtime results was an attempt to create a comparison that was more apples-to-apples. There is an inherent flaw in comparing the shootout, overtime, and modern rules seasons together, since teams would have approached/played games differently based on the rules of the day...so it's kinda a wash if the numbers are fairly close.
Agreed, for accuracy's sake I updated the numbers to the actual unmodified numbers but even when I did my blog post I threw out the 4 Shootout years (the OT years are a little more comparable as the same goals were in place, teams just had 10 extra minutes to work with).
I think the Rapids are trying to continually out do themselves by hiring progressively worse coaches each time. I think my time has come!!! I can continue that trend. Hire me please!!!!! [emoji41]
Honestly, did anyone one year ago think it was possible for us to pine for the good ol' Pablo days? In hindsight, I think he did himself a disservice with some of those crazy comments about lactate levels, zen, etc. Made me think he was nuts. But frankly, he probably won at about the level of the players he had to work with.
Reviving this thread to discuss specific coach (Hudson) related things rather than starting a new thread. Maybe it's just me, but I didn't realize until Saturday how left-footed Wynne is. He didn't play the ball with his right foot unless the situation absolutely required it. Which made me wonder...why in the world did Hudson continue to play him on the right last season? You take a guy who is very left-footed and whose best position is supposedly left back and you play him on the right in a back 3 and then at right back? Makes no sense to me.
I just watched the Las Vegas Lights play. Their team is energized and exciting to watch and they can win. I know they are USL Championship but I bet they could give this Rapids team all they can handle. Here are my questions: 1. Would the Rapids be willing to hire another ex Nats player as coach? 2. Would Wynalda want to coach the Rapids? 3. Could he energize this team and get them producing positive results consistently?
Season-by-season; Asterisks indicate years we missed the playoffs: 1. 2016 - Mastroeni - 1.706 2. 2002 - Hankinson - 1.534 3. 2010 - Smith - 1.533 4. 1999 - Mooch - 1.5 4. 2013 - Pareja - 1.5 6. 2011 - Smith - 1.441 7. 2005 - Clavijo - 1.406 8. 1998 - Mooch - 1.375 9. 2004 - Hankinson - 1.367 10. 2000 - Mooch - 1.344 11. 2003 - Hankinson - 1.333 11. 2009 - Smith - 1.333* 13. 2006 - Clavijo - 1.28125 14. 2008 - Clavijo/Smith - 1.267* 15. 1997 - Mooch - 1.1875 16. 2007 - Clavijo - 1.167* 17. 2012 - Pareja - 1.08823* 17. 2015 - Mastroeni - 1.08823* 19. 2017 - Mastroeni/Cooke - 0.971* 20. 2014 - Mastroeni - 0.941* 21. 2018 - Hudson - 0.912* 22. 1996 - Houghton/Wegerle - 0.906* 23. 2001 - Hankinson - 0.885* 24. 2019 - Hudson - 0.400 All-Time Overall: 1. Smith - 104 Games - 1.43 2. Mooch - 128 Games - 1.41 3. Hankinson - 114 Games - 1.29 3. Pareja - 68 Games - 1.29 5. Mastroeni - 124 Games - 1.20 6. Clavijo - 114 Games - 1.18 7. Houghton - 31 Games - 1.06 8. Cooke - 12 Games - 0.92 9. Hudson - 39 Games - 0.85 10. Wegerle - 1 Game - 0.00 Playoff series records: 1. Smith 4-1 - .800 - Won MLS Cup 2. Clavijo - 2-2 - .500 3. Mastroeni - 1-1 - .500 4. Mooch 2-4 - .333 - MLS Cup appearance 5. Hankinson - 1-3 - .250 6. Pareja - 0-1 - .000 7. Houghton - Never qualified - N/A 7. Wegerle - Never qualified - N/A 7. Cooke - Never qualified - N/A 7. Hudson - Never qualified - N/A
Have to admit, I am all for US Players becoming coaches but zero interest in Wynalda here. Anyone know if Mullan fulled in his wife's footsteps of coaching?
Wynalda pushes the envelop. He's in your face. He's standoff-ish. He speaks his mind. He calls people out. He's brash. However, he's not a bad coach. His run with Cal FC in the US Open Cup a few years back was quite a feat. But it's what he's done for those players and what he continues to do for many of them that impresses me. He's launched the careers of many of those guys. A handful have had some decent, respectable USL careers. You get the sense his players would run through a brick wall for him. Las Vegas plays an interesting and free flowing brand of soccer. It's highly entertaining. Las Vegas was an absolute mess management wise last year. Wynalda has seemingly instilled culture and is slowly righting the ship. I don't think he's the least bit interested in MLS seeing how he's essentially been blackballed coaching in MLS. I'm not saying I'd go out and hire the dude but someone of that ilk is needed. We need a coach who's brutally honest, brash, and will actually put his money where his mouth is.
Meh. Wynalda gets a lot of hype for his few successes but people tend to overlook his failures. The idea that he could coach Atlanta from LA fore example, or the fact that Cal FC was put together primarily as an ego project for Wynalda to make a run in the USOC. He has yet to have a successful long-term stint as a coach anywhere and I expect much the same in Las Vegas. A bunch of hype a lot of interest, and then Eric moves on as the team doesn't meet the talk. He's made a career out of upsetting apple carts and flash in the pan moves, but hasn't done anything long term for teh sport. I remember when he was on the "Chris Klute is the next great American LB" hype train, how did that work out?