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Originally posted by jazzcyclist View PostI think many folks have the NCAA Indoor 400 in mind when they worry about her ability to handle traffic. Also, her long back-kick makes her vulnerable to getting tripped up.
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Originally posted by lonewolf View PostAgain, I think we are overthinking this. Have the logical relay eligibles pick a marble for one of the four spots. Have the four draw straws for relay legs. Same result, no hard feelings or second-guessing. No?
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Originally posted by booond View Post
There was no traffic problem in the indoor 400. This is one of those myths that won't die. There was a smart aggressive race run by Roberts and a dumb race run by Mu. It's not a traffic problem when there is no traffic.
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Originally posted by 1.609 View Post
But that's not how coaches assign relay legs. That's fine if being "fair" is top of mind, but is it fair to the team not to maximize their potential result based on known strengths and experience?
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Originally posted by dupontred View PostSince we all have an opinion: Hayes (or Jonathas), Felix, Mu, McLaughlin.
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Originally posted by jazzcyclist View Post
Mu couldn't get to the space on the track becasue someone else was already there. You and I obviously define traffic differently.
I thought I read that Mu had trouble trying to keep her balance on the Armory track 2½ years ago, before she folded and Roisin Willis caught her. Was she having that kind of trouble for running in the 2nd lane for too long at the NCAA Indoor 400, with those long legs of hers?Last edited by CookyMonzta; 07-29-2021, 06:40 AM.
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Originally posted by CookyMonzta View Post
I'm afraid I have to agree with this. Diane Dixon was about to make a bid for the inside lane at the 200 mark at the 1989 indoor World Champs; but Helga Arendt beat her to it, and Dixon spent all of the second lap trying to find a way to overtake her but couldn't. She would not fall asleep like that at the 150-to-200 mark again in 1991. Everyone else, including Sandra Myers, expended a lot of effort in trying to catch and pass her but failed.
Maybe we are totally over thinking things in what should be an easy US win, but we're looking at the least risky order, and the order most likely to get a fast time.
Personally, I hope the US get it all wrong, so we get to see a battle, I hate watching a team way out ahead, it's boring, and then the minor medals become more interesting.
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