KC gives some love to 3rddegree

What's not to like. Having a Buzz Carrick or a John Dyson is a luxury. I'm sure most Wizard fans would love it if I actually lived in KC.

Buzz does great work. He deserves all the kudos.

 

Wow, thanks Chaz.

 

It's always funny to hear the Burn staff talk about how their new website is going to kick 3rd Degree's arse

Buzz has set the bar for online coverage of our favorite team, and not even the team itself comes close to it.

 

are you kidding? haha, i constantly joke to my roomate that if i ever made some real $, i'd try and steal your Buzz away so he could do what he does for Metro...our MetroFanatic is one of the better fan sites in the league i think, but having such detailed recaps of each practice is really awesome...you guys are fortunate to have such a great fansite

 

it seems to me like GE's comments stem more from his embarrasment of the team's current (though steadily improving) website than bagging on Buzz. I think they'll be two different animals when all is said and done.

3rddegree.net will remain a beautiful and unique snowflake that we'll always need to help fuel our fandom.

 

You probably can't afford to pay me what it would take to cover Metro.



Sorry couldn't resist. Thanks for the love, and yes MetroFanatic is quite good as well.

 

haha, no problem...i'm well aware of the unwritten rule that everyone has to hate Metro, but i'll keep checkin out the site and enjoying ROB and EJ =)

 

my bad - i keep meaning to write that rule down!! ok, here goes! Everyone must hate Metro.

 

Ah, well, a lot has happened since that rule was written. But it is good to have a refresher.

Metro, DC, Chicago and LA - the four corners of MLS hatred. Metro because (A) they always get the Big Names, and (B) then proceed to pi$# them away; DC because they dominated so much early (along with having a lot of breaks from the league - I mean, how many USMNTers did they have on that team at one time?); Chicago because, well, they're Chicago; and LA - used to be for the same reasons as Metro, but then they started winning, so now it is a mix of Metro and DC. I used to take pity on them more than hate them until they won the USOC.

I'm just glad that someone cares enough to hate us. I'd hate to be Colorado or Columbus or KC - who really cares enough to hate them? (Really really really, I'm not trying to troll - they just seem so . . . bland.)

 

i'll never argue that in the first several seasons, MLS certainly did everything in its power to try and make Metro a strong team, but i wish by now that all that talk would be put to rest...the last 2 or 3 seasons, nearly every team has received its share of acquisitions and that's evidenced by the parity this league has seen in these last few seasons...i do feel where Adu was concerned, he should've just been allocated to DC, and you guys should've kept the #1, and then some additional compensation from DC...you guys, and maybe teams like KC and Columbus have more reason than the rest of us to b*tch about lack of help through acquisitions but it's no longer a matter of the league looking out for Metro at everyone else's expense...i do hope that when/if we get Szetela, a team isn't screwed like you guys were..

 

Thanks for the support on Adu.

Except that even under Bradley, you guys go through internationals like you used to go through A-Leaguers in 1996 (anyone want a laugh, go take a look at the number of players who played for Metro in 1996). How many of those are "high priced" players that MLS has to pay good cash for, I don't know. Who is this new joker you guys got from the Isles?

KC? Have they really been screwed by the league?

The Crew - prior to Hejduk, that is - I would agree with.

But I do find it interesting that the three Hunt owned teams are the three you mention.

 

HSG better step the ******** up and crack some MLS HQ skulls on behalf of the Burn. New staduim? I don't give a good goddam. The league-leading goal scorer of ALL TIME just got jobbed by a hack of a ref on YOUR WATCH Hunt Sports Group!

Oh yeah, I forgot. We were playing against another one of your teams. Why should you give a rat's ass?

 

my point about KC is that they really haven't received much help from MLS as far as marquee allocations, but as far as the # of internationals we have, they are all extremely cheap players that we've brought in on our own, and have been able to fit because we really have been that far under the cap...we're committed to SGR for at least another season, which counts the max against the cap and if some of these other players turn out to be really good, we'll very likely have to renegotiate with them and pay them more...once Bob came in, he wanted his own team and there has been a lot of movement in these first 18 months, but i think he, like any other coach, wants stability, and you'll see a lot less transactions on our part after this season...

...i have no problem seeing things the way are, i'm diehard Metro, but i'm also a huge fan of the league, so i frequent a lot of the fan sites and boards leaguewide...i have no problem acknowledging MLS blatantly trying to help Metro for several years, so it gets annoying to read a lot of the lunacy that goes on in some of these forums...fans of teams that have received players, still whining and crying, and spouting off without knowing the facts...you guys have a very legit gripe though concerning Adu, it would be nice to see you guys land the allocation sooner than not..

 

We were supposed to get Twellman.

 

Based on what? A discovery signing? He was in the draft, wasn't he?

 

We were about to sign him as a discovery player when the league said forgetaboutit and threw him into the draft.

 

Good luck with the "less transactions" stuff.

I agree that the league hasn't been helping many teams as much - although the whole Kirovski deal was a bit . . . interesting. Don't you think he should have been an option for the Crew? You know, the team that lost Brian McBride? What allocation justified the Kirovski deal, and why was it higher than the Crew's YS allocation?

KC - I agree that the league hasn't stocked them with talent the way they did DC, Metro, Chicago or LA, but they also got Meola via a trade (granted, they had to take Lalas too, but you can't always trade Damian for Oscar Pareja) and basically got Preki back practically for free.

As far as our allocation from the Adu deal, I think we're doing just what we need to be doing - see where the hole(s) are, then find a player to make the most of the team. San Jose waited over a year for Landon (after Chris Sullivan, who wouldn't?), and I don't mind if we hold onto this one until we have a real BAMF to put this team into the top third of the league for good. Someone young enough to play here four to six years, but good enough to be a league MVP. Thanks for the support, though.

 

If true, then "Ouch."

Then again, I'm curious - why would he have been a discovery player? I guess I don't know enough about discovery rules, but it would seem to me that if the player is a Big Name, then they are allocation worthy. If they are an American but not a Big Name, shouldn't they be in the draft? I would think Discovery Players would be guys that the team goes out and finds. What did KC do to "discover" Taylor?

 

Getting a red for putting his elbow into the face of another player - and you're saying that Kreis was jobbed? Puhleeze.

 

So the Galaxy should've "drafted" Lalas instead of "discovering" him?

There's no "no Americans" clause when it comes to Discovery Picks. The fact is the league turned down KC's attempts to bring Taylor home in the summer of 2001. Twellman, who is from Missouri, wanted to play for Kansas City, and the Wizards wanted to bring him home.

 

Thanks Andy, couldn't have said it better.

 

An action that warrants a straight red should compel the ref to pull the card immediately after the infraction. Dumbass Heron waited to be lobbied by 4-5 Wiz players, watched the 'replay' on the JumboTron and then issued a red after about 3 minutes of internal deliberation.

A yellow card? Yes. Straight red?

Crackah puhhhhhlllleeeeeese!!!!!!!!!!

 

Actually there kinda is. According to the last two Burn GMs and their last three head coaches, you can't "discover" someone who is a player pool for any US team.