Edward wrote:
>
> Funny thing Conway is that according to Garry, he showed you a list of
people
> Bernard lost to. (even though he told me in an earlier post about Kirkland
vs
> Couch that head to heads and times don't even make up 50%. Go figure???)
Now
> that you've also shown the list who he beat, I guess Garry can hide behind
> the ol its the big meets that count.
>
> In defense of the mens 100. I ask, if Bernard is to make the top 10 in the
> 100, who do we take out?
I would probably take out Brokenburr .. He had a great domestic season
running his PR but did not fare well lin Europe .. Which according to the
rankings should carry more weight ..
>
> McCray is a good choice. He ran all over Europe, went to the GP final and
> faired decently. He beat some of the people that are ranked ahead of him
as
> well. Hooker ran great times but lost to McCray in all of their meetings.
> Than again head to heads and times don't really count according to TNF.
>
> If your going to be ranked in the top 10 in the world than I believe
athletes
> shoud line up against the best and prove it. Are we going to punish the
> American 400 runners because they are in a dominant event in their country
> and can't line up in the OG's because of it? I see its better to stay at
home
> all summer (if you are from a country with no real depth in a distance),
> prepare for the big meet you basically automatically get into, run decent,
> sit back and wait for your world ranking to come in. No wonder Boldon
never
> gave up that Trinidad passport haha
Agreed .. Shouldn't matter who you are .. MO, MJ, Carl Lewis .. It shouldn't
matter .. You should have to get out there and show your stuff against the
best .. Showing up for one or two events and wining should not be enough ..
Even if it is the Olympics or Worlds .. You get your medals for those
competitions .. The rankings should be something else entirely .. Not an
extra award for performing in the big meet .. The question would be "How Was
Your SEASON??" .. And if you didn't have much of one then the ranking should
reflect that .. And you shouldn't penalized if you are an American sprinter
or a Kenyan steeplechaser or an individual from any country that is deep in
an event .. There must be some allowances for the fact that the Olympics and
Worlds can ONLY take 3 from a country .. Which means that not necessarily
the BEST in the world are competing against each other .. In some cases the
BEST go at it in National championships .. One should be able to protect
one's ego by not racing not one's ranking position ..
Conway Hill
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