I can't seem to find the current draft order. Does anyone have a link? Also, I wanted to start this thread so we'd see some speculation on next year's draft. Obviously it's tough to do given how early in the process we are, but some educated guesses would be nice to see (I'm looking at you, Sandon!). So pretend Adu, Nunez, all the U-20 defenders (save Marshall), and the big African striker from Cape Cod all enter the mix. Who goes where when?
Who's this African striker? I just think defenders (esp centerbacks) will dominate this draft. But it is still too early since the college season having end yet.
Drafts are held in reverse order of the prior year's finish, so there is no draft order yet. However, I think it is already a sure thing that Dallas was the natural holder of the 2004 first pick. Not sure if they still have that pick or if they traded it.
Re: Re: 2004 MLS Draft The order's pretty clear at this point: 1)Dallas 2)Columbus 3)LA 4)KC/DC/NE 5)KC/DC/NE 6)KC/DC/NE 7)Metro/Colorado 8)Metro/Colorado 9)Chicago 10)San Jose Some picks have been traded, though (picks can be traded in MLS - like the NFL, NHL and NBA and unlike MLB). I know the Metros traded their top two picks, however, so I was hoping someone would have the links to the current draft order, or at least an update as to which picks had traded hands.
*The draft will be in Charlotte, NC. Like last year, it will be part of the NSCAA's convention. *Dallas has their own pick plus LA's (Suarez deal) and DC's (Cerritos deal). *Regular season finish only determinnes the order of the first two picks of each round. The rest of the order is how teams do in the playoffs, with regular season finish the tie breaker. In otherwords, if DC or LA win it all, despite finishing fourth in their conference, they will have the 10th pick (and then give it to Dallas). *The African striker from Cape Cod is Joseph Ngwenya, a senior at Coastal Carolina via Zimbabwe. *If Nunez coms out, I would guess Dallas takes him No. 1. I say that assuming Adu won't be in the draft. *For talk of top college and youth national team players, check out the college and youth national team boards. You'll get a lot of inciteful discussion about the players, and potential players, in the draft there.
Thanks, Sandon. Mods - Could we move this to the Men's College and Amateur board? And then maybe try to come up with a list of the top 20 prospects that could (should) be in the 2004 draft?
At the time "Revs Mgmt" came on the Revs board and claimed it was a condition of the trade. We get the Fire's first round pick if they finish fifth or better or their second round pick if they finish sixth or worse IIRC. I believe they also get to keep the allocation for Nowak, so it works out to be a conditional draft pick for cap relief plus the Nowak allocation. This was apparently built in to make sure we got something for helping Chicago out of their cap trouble if Nowak decided to retire rather than play for the Revs.
It was apparently part of the original trade that sent Nowak to New England. If Nowak refused to report, then that would trigger the second part of the deal where the Revs would send their 3rd round pick and some cap room to the Fire in exchange for the Fire's first or second round pick, depending on where they finished. Bottom line is that the Revs own Chicago's first round pick.
Is this the first recorded instance of draft trash talk? My coach is going to draft circles around your sorry team! Your coach needs help picking his nose! You call that a draft pick? More like a daft pick.