US distance runners will come back with ZERO medals

Keely winning the 800m will be close enough for me.

even if its only 20% for each of those its still a huge favorite

yes we know. That's like saying water is wet.

You have to be pretty bad at math to make this prediction. We have so many runners with a 10-15% chance of medaling that there has to be a 90+% chance of at least one athlete medaling. This is the best and deepest distance squad we have ever sent to the Olympics.

Umm...ever heard of Athing Mu?

Naguse will benefit more from a fast pace. It’s going to be fast! Hocker’s kick will be neutralized in a 3:27-3:28 race.

Nikki, who has a killer kick and is great in tactical races, will leave with a bronze medal.

I know these are not distance events but hopefully Rai Benjamin wins the 400Mh and Grant Holloway wins the 110Mh, SML should win the 400Mh.

ESP has a chance to medal in the woman's 5000M. I hope Hoppel can get a medal in the 800M but it is going to be very tough.

I hope Hobbs Kessler does well, I will be rooting for him, nice kid and a lot of talent.

US has made a big boob in recruiting Kenyans, their all road and no track. Ethiopians baby, get them on the books now!

Relegate your losers (Trump voters) and promote your foreign winners!

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Hocker. Bank on it

Without Mu the US women only have a low chance for bronze in the 800. The men have a better shot.

Nah. Nuguse & ESP will both come home with a bronze medal. You can come back here and say you wrong in about a week.

Logically I agree with your assessment. And I know gut feelings are ridiculous, but I'm still feeling it none the less. My less than logical assessment;

800: Hoppel/Kessler to final once there, who knows? Have you ever seen the Aussie speed skater gold medalist's race?

1500: Nuguse/Kessler to final. As above.

5000: Fisher probably final but maybe hasn't got the raw speed required to medal.

10000: Fisher/Young to surprise

marathon: At least 1 USA runner in the top 10. Many runners with faster PB's will bonk.

Cheapskate only $2k, add a zero, USA won’t medal in 800m and above for men and women. There is an unrealistic view the US athletes are the best where they are really also ran and DFL.

Well it happened in 2000 so maybe it'll happen again. But I doubt it.

Best chances for a US medal are in the marathons but the men and women also have at least a coin flip's chance each on the track.

You don't understand the meaning of the word "outstanding".

Maybe he’ll come 4th but I see him placing 5th. He’ll get exposed when competing against the big boys. The trials was a JV race

I'd like to think guys who have run 3:43 and 26:33 could be considered outstanding runners, but clearly you have higher standards...