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Neither of these were the original take ("Extremely watered down" and 50% of the "World's Best."
Even if this is true, it's not nice to post.
Nobody disagrees with this. It is Captain Obvious material.
Any disagreement comes with the hyperbolic characterization of "'extremely watered down" then further quantifying that at 50% of the world's best not being there. And it didn't help to bring in an relevant topic of depth when the Russian Federation is but one country.
In other words flawed supporting math and rationale.
Any umbrage taken, which I haven't, seems to stem from inferred motive. Allegedly preemptively discounting Thomas Gilman's achievements (past and future) seems to be what's causing the rub.
of course the tournament is watered down without russia. gilman is great, but he won a weak bracket missing most of the "best" guys at 57 kg. Hell, none of the other 3 medalists even made the Olympic bracket and he was the only one of the 6 guys who wrestled for a medal in tokyo who showed up at worlds.
i'm sure nobody is more frustrated by the strength of that bracket than gilman is. i think he can beat those guys. he's been robbed of his opportunity to do it and that's not on him. i'm sure all the guys want the russians in the bracket because everybody knows they're the best country and the event isn't the same without them. if/when Snyder wins, do we really think he's proved he's better than Sadulaev?
don't know why we can't be honest about this situation. doesn't mean that the world championships are easy all of a sudden. but they certainly are easier. there is no reason to deny that other than your feelings can't handle it.
i'm sure nobody is more frustrated by the strength of that bracket than gilman is. i think he can beat those guys. he's been robbed of his opportunity to do it and that's not on him. i'm sure all the guys want the russians in the bracket because everybody knows they're the best country and the event isn't the same without them. if/when Snyder wins, do we really think he's proved he's better than Sadulaev?
don't know why we can't be honest about this situation. doesn't mean that the world championships are easy all of a sudden. but they certainly are easier. there is no reason to deny that other than your feelings can't handle it.
Stop trying to be Young Sheldon already, its not all the best wrestlers in the world competing and it should be.
And here you are hanging and arguing with us. What’s that say about you, smalls? 😉
I know there is one representative per weight class for a country at the World & Olympics, but there is a reason why the Yarygin is called the toughest tournament in the world every year.
Can’t move on yet. It’s time for everyone to pick sides. Team Grip or Team Smalls. Someone start a poll!
I'm not claiming this tournament deserves an asterisk or gold is not gold. It's just a notable fact Russia isn't attending.
Give yourself a timeout and sober up. You’ve been fairly decent the last 6 months or so. Don’t let one bender ruin that.
Grip isn't low enough to meet certified moran standards. However, Fester . . .
Can any of you morans answer my question about Hall and Burroughs both being listed at 79kg for worlds? Burroughs injured and possible scratch? Anyone heard anything?
This was pretty much the argument I was going to make. I think Gilman can beat the Russian too. It's not his fault nobody showed up for worlds in 21 and its not his fault with the Russia thing either. But I do remember media folks (and opposing fans) talking about the weakness of the 2017 bracket when he took silver. There were definitely some "Yea, but's" in there. But I don't think Snyder will beat Sadulaev should they ever meet again. USA has had some great performances as a team and still couldn't beat the Russians (except for 2017). It's just much better with the Russians in there for the team race drama alone.
Yea, Gilman is with another crew and has spouted off but that stuff stops at the water's edge for me.
I don't like polls. Leave it to Judge Judy to settle the debate. I think she goes by @SPOONER on here.
I choose neither. There are only losers in this fight. (Not literally)
Hall is listened as Burroughs travel companion/workout partner. Each athlete gets to list a companion. He is not qualified or entered for the tournament
So did I win ? Spooner said he loved me so that could be considered a win in some circles.
Yes. You won the internets today. Good job!!
