The Americas Championships are about to begin, and the U21 enthusiasm has been reset to 5. This means that for the rest of the season, any players added to the U21 will be here to stay (as removing players from the team results in an enthusiasm loss). For our first game against Barbados, I've decided to send out a streamlined group of only 8 players. This keeps our callup options a bit more flexible than in past seasons. It's likely that 2 more players will be added for the game against Venezuela next week, with around 5 more callup spots ready to use as needed throughout the season.
Here is the opening roster for the season 16 U21 team:
David Castro (16416234)David Castro is not the next Glenn Richards, but he's close. Like Richards, Castro trained incredibly quickly during his age 18 and 19 seasons, and has earned an opening day U21 job at the age of 20. This will likely make his owner, Bare Bottoms, quite proud, as Castro is a traditional "draft and develop" prospect. As the first player from the season 13 draft class to play for Canada, David Castro is likely to be around for 2 whole seasons, and he is determined to make an impact from day one.
Taylor Cutler (14640994) Out of all of the players starting the season on the U21, Cutler was the biggest underdog prospect. When he was drafted in season 12, by Toronto Towers, he was barely noticed by Canadian scouts. He was trained heavily, however, and earned an 11th place ranking on the 19 year old guards list. After turning 20, Cutler had moved up to 8th, and his 21st birthday saw him move right onto the team. That's right where he wanted to be, and if you ask Cutler himself, he'll tell you he had a spot locked up all along. :P
Dwain Hadley (14640977)A few seasons ago, the Herman Griffins decided to make a splash on the trainee scene, and develop some high profile Canadian talent. Dwain Hadley is perhaps the biggest name in the Griffin prospect wave. After being drafted by an inactive manager in the season 12 draft, Hadley was saved from retirement only one week later, eventually selling for $2.122 million. A U21 favourite from the start, Hadley is finally here, and will be counted on to play a central role for us in season 16.
Paweł Niestępski (14642615)Paweł Niestępski was drafted by lincoln high with the 41st pick in the season 12 draft, but don't let that low draft position fool you! Niestępski was a steal that late in the draft, and was quickly added to a quality C/PF training program. This same training program produced former Canadian U21 star Vidyacharan Jaiswal, and with any luck, Paweł Niestępski will be able to excel for us in a similar role as Jaiswal's in season 14.
William Rivas (14641556)It's a bird, it's a plane, it's William Rivas! This high flying big man was drafted by Dunk Llamas with the 29th pick in season 12, and trained there for a little over a season. However, when the Dunk Llames were taken over by robots during his age 19 season, Rivas was tossed into the void. Luckily enough, Rivas had a high enough skill level to qualify for standard free agency, and he appeared on the transfer list before too long. KK Proleter, a squad based in Bosna i Hercegovina, ended up purchasing him for $1.275 million. His training continued to go well with his new European team, and at the age of 21, Rivas has emerged as the consensus #1 big man in his age group. It is expected that Rivas will be one of Canada's most important players in season 16, and with any luck, he will be able to make a name for himself in the history books.
Last edited by The Mogul at 5/2/2011 5:03:46 PM