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March 22, 2012

MLS Goalie Rankings - Week 2

Overall Rankings
pts/90mins - player (team) - total +/- pts

20.8 - Rick Meara (NY) - 41.5
16.5 - Joe Willis (DCU) - 16.5
15.3 - Matt Pickens (CLR) - 30.5
15 - Nick Rimando (RSL) - 30
8.6 - Joe Cannon (VAN) - 12.5

8.3 - Brad Knighton (VAN) - 4.5
8 - Paolo Tornaghi (CHC) - 8
6.5 - Tally Hall (HOU) - 13
5.8 - Matt Reis (NE) - 11.5
5 - Milos Kocic (TOR) - 5

4.8 - Troy Perkins (POR) - 9.5
4.5 - Andy Gruenebaum (CLB) - 4.5
4 - Bill Hamid (DCU) - 4
3.8 - Donovan Ricketts (MON) - 7.5
3.5 - Jimmy Nielsen (SKC) - 7

3 - Dan Kennedy (CHV) - 6
0.3 - Zac MacMath (PHI) - 0.5
0 - Josh Saunders (LA) - 0
0 - Michael Gspurning (SEA) - 0
-1 - Kevin Hartman (FCD) - (-2)

-1.8 - Jon Busch (SJ) - (-3.5)

The Goalies

(+/-) - Goalie (+/-...mins)

22 - Rick Meara (26/4…90) - The two loss goalkeeper tops the list. Displayed poor defense and looked surprised from the shot on the one-on-one but does his best to keep the score to only a 2-0 loss. Will get tested a lot this season.

19.5 - Matt Pickens (21/1.5…90) - Tried early and often. Colorado will owe many thanks for the season. The goal he is caught talking to Williams (I think) and is distracted from making a better attempt on the shot.

16.5 - Joe Willis (18/1.5…90) - A great effort in filling in for Hamid. Galaxy's offense proved too overwhelming for the Fire defense. I'd like to him get his hands up a bit more from distance. He's quick but doesn't need to make it harder on himself.

14 - Matt Reis (18/4…90) - I am so confused as to why he felt the need to destroy Sapong on the early challenge. I'm going out on a limb and saying Reis is going to have quite a discouraging season that might warrant some uninspired play.

13.5 - Tally Hall (15/1.5…90) - Big one-on-one save in the 61' plus various action let him outplay brash Busch.

13.5 - Joe Cannon (13.5/0…41) - Huge save by tipping a bending ball over the bar after stopping a dangerous one-on-one. The injury stopped him from finishing the game but 13.5 pts isn't bad.

10 - Nick Rimando (10/0…90) - So smart. Rimando does a great job defending Henry's bike. Before Henry hits the shot, Rimando starts dropping back to defend it and covers a lot of ground in not a lot of time.

8 - Paolo Tornaghi (10/2…90) - A little out of sorts on the corner for a goal even if it was unstoppable.

7 - Troy Perkins (8.5/1.5…90) - Quick reaction on the save previous the goal but that's holdable and could have denied a second opportunity.

5.5 - Jimmy Nielsen (5.5/0…90) - In position to have a comfortable season

5 - Milos Kocic (8.5/3.5…90) - Didn't like that he went for a kick save in the scuffle previous the first goal. Collapsing on the ball would have removed the danger. Not quite sure how the second goal slipped through but it definitely wasn't played that far around him. Looks like Kocic was just looking to block with his body and not by saving it. Granted all his goals were very close range but I still think he could use his hands more effectively. He does make a very nice save at the end of the game (6.5 pts) to bump him up to 5.

4.5 - Brad Knighton (4.5/0…49) - Very active. Love his readiness. A great debut (?)

3.5 - Donovan Ricketts (5.5/2…90) - His wreckless style works sometimes and other times it doesn't.

3.5 - Josh Saunders (4/0.5…90) - A nice tip over and conceded possibly the Goal of the Week in a confidence game for him.

1 - Kevin Hartman (5/4…90) - Things Hartman loves to do: chew gum and punch the ball. We're welcome to blame the defender for literally passing the ball back to Nagbe but Hartman's 10 yard skyscraper hit wasn't great nor his fall-over-the-wrong-way strategy of coming out.

0.5 - Dan Kennedy (1/0.5…90) - Eh.

0 - Andy Gruenebaum (0/0…0) - DNP

0 - Bill Hamid (0/0…0) - DNP

0 - Michael Gspurning (0.5/0.5…90) - He played?

-2 - Zac MacMath (3.5/5.5…90) - He's confident in the 18 and hopefully he won't lose that. The first goal could have been avoided by tipping or punching the ball to clear it. He guesses a tad on the second goal but the striker had a wicked wind up that fooled MacMath. Inches away from an awesome foot save.

-5 - Jon Busch (5/10…90) - Out of control. Busch's crash into Ching that set up the PK was a bit absurd on Busch's part. He shows the soccer-version of alligator arms by taking his eyes off the ball way to early. He actually does the same thing later in the game as is very lucky to not get another PK called on him.

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