Once you’ve hit bottom, there’s only one place to go.
That’s the situation the Houston Dynamo found themselves in at the end of 2016. But now, nearing the halfway mark of the 2017 season the Dynamo have 24 points from 16 games. Last season it took the Men in Orange 24 games to get as many points.
The forgetful 2016 season could in retrospect turn memorable, as the spark plug that started the Dynamo’s return to prominence. Entering the offseason Dynamo general manager and vice president Matt Jordan said the team had identified clear objectives that it wanted to accomplish.