2012 MLS Draft: Dynamo Select Colin Rolfe and Warren Creavalle
by Zach Woosley on Jan 12, 2012 2:26 PM CST
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The Houston Dynamo did not make any trades in today's MLS SuperDraft. Brian Ching is still with Montreal and Andre Hainault is still here, so all that unnecessary hullabaloo caused by a certain Chronicle writer was for naught. Instead the Dynamo added two new players, selecting forward Colin Rolfe and midfielder Warren Creavalle.
Rolfe is a 6-foot, 175 pound striker from the University of Louisville. In four season with the Cardinals, he scored 33 goals (a school record) and had 19 assists. Rolfe was the first Louisville player to be nominated for the Hermann Trophy.
Creavalle is a 6-foot, 155 pound holding midfielder from the University of Central Florida. In his senior season with the Golden Knights, he was named to the All-Conference USA First Team, playing in 17 games, with one goal and three assists. He also made the MAC's Hermann watch list. Creavalle would provide coverage in the midfield behind Luiz Camargo and Adam Moffat.
Both these players look to have potential but will have a lot to prove during training camp to earn their spots on the roster. I'm not trying to be a downer, just being honest. I'm looking forward to seeing what they bring to the table and if Rolfe can potentially play his way in to the rotation up front.
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Solid picks
both could be great depth additions, assuming they can make the roster…and something tells me they should. Rolfe could potentially see minutes, perhaps in CCL competition and considering we have Bruin/Weaver/Carr up top. Same with Creaville, considering also that we only have Camargo & Moffat as CM/DM. Young legs + hunger equals good things.
Rolfe is a stud
Glad he went in the first round. Way too many people were ragging on him the last couple of weeks. His career resume is extremely strong. I watched him demolish my bruins twice in the last 2 years. He also had an epic game against powerhouse Maryland in the NCAA tournament this year… check out his box score line from that game it reads like a MLB box score.
Win or lose, we'll always be there for you.
by johnjahafanclub on Jan 12, 2012 5:39 PM CST reply actions
My thoughts exactly
I’m thinking this guy could be a very nice pairing with Bruin. I am cautiously optimistic that Kinnear put in another great draft.
"We don't care who finishes second." -- Celtic's Peter Lowrie
by Martek on Jan 12, 2012 6:02 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
Good to know
I honestly don’t track NCAA footy simply because its a big universe out there, but if you’ve seen the kid take down some strong teams then clearly he has skill…as Canetti said, the coaches evaluated him and thought he had the skills so we snatched him up.
I like these pics
We add depth to much needed areas in attack and midfield, as well as two guys who look to be extremely promising once they get some minutes under their belts. All in a good days work!
dom & jesse show
Speaking of Ching… was funny seeing Jesse Marsch and Dom 2 seats away from each other on the Fox soccer tv panel. The question that wasn’t asked was like the gorilla in the room.
Marsh: “hey dom do you want to trade…”
Dom: (interrupts) “f**k off you’re not getting Hainault”
I’m guessing that’s how the negotiation attempt happened ;)
by RedAce on Jan 13, 2012 12:05 AM CST via Android app up reply actions
From Jonathan Yardley's excellent blog
2:57 – One of my favorite players from watching the combine on TV gets taken by my old team with the draft’s penultimate pick: Warren Creavalle from Central Florida goes to Houston. Nice combo there.
Link here. JY knows a thing or two about players, and he didn’t even mention the Colin Rolfe pick. Interesting.
"We don't care who finishes second." -- Celtic's Peter Lowrie
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