I will be disappointed if Dean doesn't make the semis. There are only a couple guys that stand in his way. On a good day you never know. I think that is why he came to Stillwater. To give himself the best chance possible of getting to the top of the mountain.
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“Came” to Stillwater or “went” to Stillwater. Your name says PennState but you’re writing from Stillwater. Hi David (or David’s dad) or Thomas or Jimmy.
Oh, and this will be the best Hamiti we see. Up at his natural weight — best wrestler on the team. He’s making the semi’s, I want to see him in the finals, hopefully beating Haines. For the record, I have nothing against Haines except that he wrestles for Penn State
Same.
Dean is on tier 2 island by himself. Obviously depending on seeding - anything less than 3rd would be a disappointment.
He’s exciting to watch. I bet coaches will work with him very close because they know his upside is very high
Respectfully I think both staffs should get credit. Previous staff recruited and trained them, DT and crew are teaching them new techniques, changing the way they travel, practices are different, etc. I think you're right that DT and crew will get a lot of credit that should probably be shared, but I don't think they should get NO credit.
Was that a slam? Or a shot fired into a floodgate? I mix up my metaphors sometimes
The one thing I think you'll see an improvement upon from this coaching staff is scouting of opponents and implementing wrinkles for individual bouts. That's why Cael's last match at nationals win percentage is much higher than the nearest coaching staff. I would expect DT to challenge that statistic.
So I don’t know the full story around Hamiti’s time at Wisconsin and why he chose to leave, but does anyone know whether the cut to 165 was a mutual thing or a “Bono says you’re a 165 or you’re not wrestling” thing?
And just for giggles let’s say Hamiti comes in as a 174 for OSU and rolls his way to 3rd place or, God willing, a finals appearance. Does something like that make Wisconsin consider reevaluating what they have with Bono?
And just for giggles let’s say Hamiti comes in as a 174 for OSU and rolls his way to 3rd place or, God willing, a finals appearance. Does something like that make Wisconsin consider reevaluating what they have with Bono?
I'm from Pennsyltucky. Our english is fluid. For the record, you are correct. I used the wrong word as I was conducting business. Shoot me.
Hamiti primarily came to OSU to eat again. Just kidding a little bit but not kidding. I don't think Wisconsin cares whether they have wrestling or not. I feel like they have a team because the B1G has an informal mandate for schools to have one. I know the new ones don't but that may change.
I make grammatical errors all the time but this one jumped out at me. I can’t let you get too comfortable on the Okie State forum — I mean, your passion for DT surpassed my love for Hamiti
I hope so. Scouting happens all the time in other sports, for some reason it seems less common in wrestling.
When I followed PSU in the Zain/Nolf/Bo years that was what struck me - yeah those guys were good, but they also seemed to know what to do against any opponent. They would wrestle completely differently depending on who they were up against. So what's more likely - they made match-time decisions, or they were given information ahead of time? Tricky tricky
You read me incorrectly. I respect DT and am happy for this fanbase, but I've been all in on PSU since birth. I was born and raised 25 minutes away.
I’m from those parts (Luaville). I have family from Lexington and families from Eastern KY area. 😉
He is fun to watch warmup, loose and relaxed, seemed to enjoy the Oregon St music. Reminded me of Askren but in a different way.
MALOS has been spot-on. Hamiti is the best wrestler on the team and I would actually take him as the favorite to win it all, especially at this weight. He was always one of the most talented at his weight, but his confidence and conditioning have been he kryptonite and cost him when it counts. That seems to be all corrected now. He is on a different level. I've agreed with you from the start and have made similar points on the Hawk forum and got blasted. Over there I even claimed that Kennedy is the most talented at 174 at Iowa, a bit ahead of Arnold (this year) and Brands.
I'll take Hamiti over O'Toole or Haines right now, especially in a dual meet setting - and he can out scramble both of them which is something that makes both of them tough to beat!
I would actually say Malos was wrong, Hamiti was not the best wrestler on the team last year. Wyatt was.
I agree, but it is a very tough call as to which I enjoyed watching more but I would have to say it was Dean. It's like saying which of my two Grandchildren I love more.I would actually say Malos was wrong, Hamiti was not the best wrestler on the team last year. Wyatt was.
He was still wrong at the time and delivery of it…or was perceived that way.
You had two guys (Plott and Wyatt) that had placed higher and were giving similar results at the time of the discussion as DJ was right then…which appeared to be the premise of the discussion.
Now, I will say that joker was spot on with his eye! I wish that would’ve been the discussion…future tense not present tense. That would’ve been much more fun!
Good call @MALOS!
You had two guys (Plott and Wyatt) that had placed higher and were giving similar results at the time of the discussion as DJ was right then…which appeared to be the premise of the discussion.
Now, I will say that joker was spot on with his eye! I wish that would’ve been the discussion…future tense not present tense. That would’ve been much more fun!
Good call @MALOS!
