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  1. 15 to 32

    15 to 32 Straw Hog

    Jul 1, 2008
    Salt Lake
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Man, I don't wanna sound rude but the folks doing this draft analysis are struggggggling.
     
  2. BlueCrimson

    BlueCrimson Member+

    North Carolina Courage
    United States
    Nov 21, 2012
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Club:
    Sydney FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    She's 33 and recovering from a 2nd A-word injury in 3 years. Not that Averbuch is much younger, but she doesn't have the same injury history. I think this is not a good move for Utah.
     
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  3. 15 to 32

    15 to 32 Straw Hog

    Jul 1, 2008
    Salt Lake
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  4. BlueCrimson

    BlueCrimson Member+

    North Carolina Courage
    United States
    Nov 21, 2012
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Club:
    Sydney FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Sorry. I refer to ACL tears as the A-word, because they're so damn common.
     
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  5. 15 to 32

    15 to 32 Straw Hog

    Jul 1, 2008
    Salt Lake
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    is Matheson one of the Canadian salary exempt players or no?
     
  6. 15 to 32

    15 to 32 Straw Hog

    Jul 1, 2008
    Salt Lake
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We got BYU CB Taylor Isom with the 14th pick
    Lots of positive comments on her from the draft "experts". Anybody seen her at BYU games?
     
  7. BlueCrimson

    BlueCrimson Member+

    North Carolina Courage
    United States
    Nov 21, 2012
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Club:
    Sydney FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    She was listed in 2017. Will likely be again. But who knows with the change in coaches.

    And the pick is in. Utah goes local and takes Taylor Isom from BYU.
     
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  8. 15 to 32

    15 to 32 Straw Hog

    Jul 1, 2008
    Salt Lake
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  9. Todorojo

    Todorojo Member

    Oct 27, 2008
    South Weber, UT
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Didn't the Monarchs sign a BYU guy, I think a winger, their first season? Guy didn't really end up doing much, but he very likely could have been LDS as well. It was their attempt to sign a local kid, and might have been during a local invitation only try out?... its been a few years, so I could be losing my mind.
     
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  10. 15 to 32

    15 to 32 Straw Hog

    Jul 1, 2008
    Salt Lake
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yes, Garrett Losee
    That's embarrassing seeing as I played youth ball with the guy for 5 years...
     
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  11. DrownedElf

    DrownedElf Member+

    Jul 5, 2010
    Ogden
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That forgettable?
     
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  12. 15 to 32

    15 to 32 Straw Hog

    Jul 1, 2008
    Salt Lake
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    late blooming player that I always use when talking to young kids that don't make the "premier" teams at a young age. Garrett was on the lower rungs of the club for a bit and then really came into his own around age 15. I was too focused on RSL and forgot the Monarchs players.
     
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    15 to 32 Straw Hog

    Jul 1, 2008
    Salt Lake
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    34th pick: EJ Proctor (GK) from Duke
    NC Girl (NC ODP) with some damn good stats:
    2017 tri-captain … All-ACC First Team and United Soccer Coaches All-East Region First Team honoree … also dominated in the classroom, as she was named a United Soccer Coaches Scholar Second Team Academic All-American and to the CoSIDA Academic All-District III First Team … commanded a Blue Devil defense that posted a school record 18 shutouts in 2017 while finishing sixth nationally in goals against average (.379), seventh in shutout percentage (.692) and 33rd in save percentage (.841) … capped her career owning the all-time records for shutouts (35) and goals against average (0.65), as well as the single-season marks for clean sheets (14) and GAA (0.35)
     
  14. BlueCrimson

    BlueCrimson Member+

    North Carolina Courage
    United States
    Nov 21, 2012
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Club:
    Sydney FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Thank you for taking a keeper, Harvey. Now you have a good backup.
     
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  15. Ismitje

    Ismitje Super Moderator

    Dec 30, 2000
    The Palouse
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    EJ Proctor/Procter, goalkeeper from Duke - family is in the audience so there was a nice cheer.
     
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  16. Ismitje

    Ismitje Super Moderator

    Dec 30, 2000
    The Palouse
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Now I am hoping that Ariela Lewis is picked by someone over these final picks. A friend of mine coached her as a youth player in Alaska, and it would be cool if she was selected.
     
  17. BlueCrimson

    BlueCrimson Member+

    North Carolina Courage
    United States
    Nov 21, 2012
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Club:
    Sydney FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    There's always a chance that undrafted players catch on to teams. Probably the best example of an undrafted player making good is Taylor Smith. She went from not being selected in 2016 to making the WNY roster and is now becoming a starter for the NT.
     
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  18. RSLer

    RSLer Member+

    Sep 24, 2008
    Stansbury Park, UT
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Was Braun not LDS? For some reason I thought he was.
     
  19. 15 to 32

    15 to 32 Straw Hog

    Jul 1, 2008
    Salt Lake
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    His mother certainly wasn't*

    not a "your mom" joke
     
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  20. stubifier

    stubifier Member

    Real Salt Lake
    United States
    Jan 19, 2018
    I've watched a lot of her games at BYU. She's quite fast. I can't recall a single instance where she was beaten for pace. She's also an elite defender. She has a beautiful Cruyff turn in her back pocket - a useful tool for a center back. She's good (but not exceptional) in the air. She's perfectly capable of bringing the ball out of the back, and she has a knack for hitting her forwards on diagonal runs. Her biggest weakness is probably her passing. She was an above-average passer at the college level (for a CB), but she never struck me as "professional grade" in that regard. Also, she's prone to make the occasional bone-headed error, like giving up the ball in her own third.
     
  21. stubifier

    stubifier Member

    Real Salt Lake
    United States
    Jan 19, 2018
    This is now ancient history, but I think Joey Worthen is/was LDS. I used to play against him when we were kids, and I seem to remember that he was. I could be mistaken though...
     
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  22. KendaReal

    KendaReal Member+

    May 3, 2010
    Taylorsville, UT
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Clearly we need more LDS people on the roster. Look at what it has done for BYU football.
     
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  23. BlueCrimson

    BlueCrimson Member+

    North Carolina Courage
    United States
    Nov 21, 2012
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Club:
    Sydney FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Would she be fast enough to be shifted out wide?
     
  24. stubifier

    stubifier Member

    Real Salt Lake
    United States
    Jan 19, 2018
    Yes. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if Harvey experiments with her at left back at some point this season. Her size and body type seem well suited for it. But she never played out wide at BYU, and I don't know if she'd pose much of an offensive threat, even with all her pace. It would be a long-term project. She might really excel playing the left side in a three-back system, though.
     
  25. The Franchise

    The Franchise Member+

    Nov 13, 2014
    Bakersfield, CA
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    They'd do a lot better if many of the best ones didn't go elsewhere. :whistling:
     

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