Pitt vs Duke
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Harvey is aggressive and shows potential for the future. No matter the score he is trying to push the pace. So many of the Pitt wrestlers save Dom appear timid and fearful of making a mistake.
Finally a fun match to watch!
Think that Robert Lee has really taken a step forward over these last few matches. He really looked good in dominating like he did against Duke.
Love watching Wentzel wrestle right now. He is clearly stronger than most of his opponents at 165 and is starting to find an offensive groove. His riding was impressive too.
Poor O'Brien is so overmatched, but he did a good job of not getting teched.
Harvey just wore down his guy. Never stopped and the Duke kid gassed and kind of quit. Saw it with those two stall points when the match was still 5-5.
Team is improving overall, I'd say, and I think Wentzel and Harvey will be top 20 guys all year next season. Looking forward to watching these guys grow and evolve
Think that Robert Lee has really taken a step forward over these last few matches. He really looked good in dominating like he did against Duke.
Love watching Wentzel wrestle right now. He is clearly stronger than most of his opponents at 165 and is starting to find an offensive groove. His riding was impressive too.
Poor O'Brien is so overmatched, but he did a good job of not getting teched.
Harvey just wore down his guy. Never stopped and the Duke kid gassed and kind of quit. Saw it with those two stall points when the match was still 5-5.
Team is improving overall, I'd say, and I think Wentzel and Harvey will be top 20 guys all year next season. Looking forward to watching these guys grow and evolve
Wentzel IS clearly stronger than his opponents but that is a double edged sword for him right now. It has always given him a false sense of security. He feels too comfortable in bad positions because he has been able to "horse" himself out of them in the past. Those positions turn in to 4, 5, and 6 point reversals against ranked guys.
Freestyle would help him in terms of making him aware of his back and giving up cheap points.
Re-watch the Duke and SDSU matches and note how close he was to giving up big points.
Stouts was certainly more aggressive than past matches but has a long way to go to match his physical potential. Someone needs to feed him angry pills and make him do squats and power cleans all summer.
The little I have seen of Bruce, he isn't that bad either.
I know I have said it before, but riding, after a certain point is over-rated. To be overly critical here...some of Pitts guys stay perpendicular and hang on like they are afraid and trying to protect something. That kind of riding gets you five minutes of riding time and reversed with 30 seconds left to loose a match 4-3.
Five minutes of riding time where the guy is perpendicular on looks like he loves scoring points. Is a different matter.
Wentzel, Harvey, and Bonacorsi back to back for another three years, is going to be fun.
Freestyle would help him in terms of making him aware of his back and giving up cheap points.
Re-watch the Duke and SDSU matches and note how close he was to giving up big points.
Stouts was certainly more aggressive than past matches but has a long way to go to match his physical potential. Someone needs to feed him angry pills and make him do squats and power cleans all summer.
The little I have seen of Bruce, he isn't that bad either.
I know I have said it before, but riding, after a certain point is over-rated. To be overly critical here...some of Pitts guys stay perpendicular and hang on like they are afraid and trying to protect something. That kind of riding gets you five minutes of riding time and reversed with 30 seconds left to loose a match 4-3.
Five minutes of riding time where the guy is perpendicular on looks like he loves scoring points. Is a different matter.
Wentzel, Harvey, and Bonacorsi back to back for another three years, is going to be fun.
Was Harvey a scholarship wrestler? I don't believe he was announced with a recruiting class, just showed up on the roster before the next season. I believe he had a decent HS record.
If Wentzel keeps trying to generate offense on his feet he’s going to win a lot of matches.
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