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Quick Draft Thought #1

My first impression is that ESPN is doing a better job with this draft coverage than MLS has ever enjoyed. That being said, I think the time has come to expand the TV coverage to two hours instead of just one. I feel sorry for any Houston fans who tuned in hoping to see their first round selection, or really ANY discussion of teh MLS Cup champs. They got basically zip.

As was noted on TV the first six picks were from ACC schools. Pretty impressive really, especially when you consider the next player taken after the ACC run was a kid from a NCAA Division II school (Fort Collins anyone?)

DC's first round pick was a young defensive midfielder, Bryan Arguez. I'm not sure if this says anything about what they think will happen with Carroll, unless you want to say they aren't worried about getting immediate help. We shall see.

Over at DCenters the take on Arguez is:

What do people say? Buzz Carrick rated him as the #3 Midfielder in the draft, noting he's a good linking and posession midfielder with "upside". Jeff Carlisle had him projected as the #9 pick: "Arguez is described as a player with great tools who is incredibly comfortable on the ball." In short, the more I look at this, the more it makes sense as a "Best available talent" selection. Which is fine with me. The fact that he's a Generation Adidas player doesn't hurt either.

This may not have been the pick I would have made, but it's not a bad pick. It doesn't address a need, but it's tough to do that in the draft. Working with Simms, Olsen, and perhaps even the Carroll brothers... you have a player that can contribute in a few years.


On the Billiken front, we are still waiting for the first SLU player to be taken. (I'm predicting John DiRaimondo will go in round 3.)

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