The Brands Bros love Spencer Lee. They don't love him enough to derail DD's chance at a gold if they didn't think he would help him.
I lol at this kind of thought that actually, matters in the least. Had this argument with Foley last year when Burroughs picked Mark Hall for his training partner for worlds. Someone speculated he was using it for recruiting, and Foley said jb would never hurt his chances at winning a gold by picking anyone other then the person who gives him the best chance of helping him preform his best. That statement would be true if it really mattered, who helps you warm up. JB would preform the exact same if he warmed up with one of about 300 guys. He also has his personal coaches and other teammates there to help him prepare.
Same with Dennis, he will have Tom and Terry, at the camps plus most of the alternates. The training at the tournament site is basically non existent. Spencer will mostly be drilling and helping dd get warmed up. Does anyone really think his performance would be better with Spencer drilling with dd, or Gilman, or Clark, or Metcalf. It wouldn't be better or worse no matter who he was getting him warmed up.
In both cases, with Spencer going to Rio and Mark Hall helping jb at the worlds, it is a valuable look for two guys that have world and Olympic dreams. They get an inside look and see with their own eyes the challenges, on and off the mat, that they will have to deal with down the road, to be Olympic and world champions. When it is their turn to preform, they will feel like they have done this before, and know what to expect. This is an awesome opportunity, for these guys, and the real winner will be the USA. This very cool of dd, and jb to understand this, and give these guys this kind of opportunity. Does anyone know Frank taking Zain?
