End of Year Awards Article http://onthesidelines.org/hindsight102903.htm Our own Bryan Namoff gets a deserving nod, but I'm not sure I agree about his selection of Petke for "Best 11."
Merged Threads... And split threads... In my haste to jackboot someone for a dupe thread I didn't actually read the article and thought it was about DC's end of the year awards.
Re: End of Year Awards Article Why not? I can't think of another MLS defender that came through so big for his team, especially in adverse conditions. And the transition from scum-bag wanker from Jersey to one of the favorite players on DCU can't be easy The only gripe I have with Bushman's picks is I'd drop Guevara (too much of a diving wanker), move Landon into his midfield spot, and move Razov into Landon's forward spot. Mark writes a pretty good article, as usual. Damn jack-booted thugs
Brad Davis? Nick Rimando? Todd Dunivant? I don't think so. Try Dema Kovalenko, Zach Thornton, and Eddie Pope (or Ryan Nelsen).
he's Curtin me bad, baby Can't see a whole lot to disagree with in the piece, apart from echoing the comments above about the sprawl-prone Guevara. And Jim Curtin. I can't stand him. This has nothing to do with him as a player - he's annoyingly good. It's just the way he looks - you know, like one of those kids at school you just hated on sight without any rational justification. He looks like a big girl's blouse. You want him to collapse and start crying for his Mum while admitting he can't handle the pressure. Yet whenever I root for him to fail he does well, which makes me hate him all the more. Maybe this Saturday will finally see his inevitable downfall...
Re: he's Curtin me bad, baby Dude, I so agree - He looks like a retarded Big Bird. (apologies to 7 foot yellow birds and 'tards everywhere). I can't even think of anything to yell at him, I hate him so much, I just usually call him a big dumb *#*#*#*# -ing goober. That being said, I think he'll do damn well playing for the US, and I wish we'd have drafted him instead. But I still feel hate for the goofy bastard. Glad to know my irrational feelings are shared....
Why? Jim Curtin has grown tremendously over this season and has become a future USMNT candidate. I'd rather be happy over another quality defender than upset because he's scary good. Hell, he was good enough to be on a few of my fantasy league teams.