Carl Lewis sounds off

critic 100 wrote:

Lewis is 100% correct. But he forgot one thing.

It is the Millenials show. The millennial Olympic team has come home to roost.

Check out how many USA athletes are between the ages of 22-44.

The "everyone wins: no one loses" attitude is here.

"Let's play video games and blow-off training". Our best 200-meter sprinter is designing video games?

Biles, Clay, Holloway, Felix (just to name a few) have no concept of winning when it counts.

Mark my word, America will be a third-world country in 10 years.

Check out the original movie "the time machine (1960).

You're saying that Allyson Felix, who has been a part of roughly 700 relay golds at Olys and Worlds, has no idea about winning? Back to the old folks home for you, gramps.

Anything stupider than an old dude making sweeping negative generalizations about younger generations? It's gotta be up there.

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high school xc coach wrote:

I don't recall noticing myself, but somebody said kerley switched from his left hand to his right. if this is true, it's gonna be difficult for baker to get the handoff on the inside of the lane. This is why second guy goes with left.

Can anybody confirm this?

Yes, Kerley switched hands. Many right handed runners do this as it feels more normal. This also added to the difficulty of the exchange. But Baker should not have been running the bend. He should have been the anchor.

1L8A4H4 wrote:

Anything stupider than an old dude making sweeping negative generalizations about younger generations? It's gotta be up there.

Nah, what's even more stupid is the younger generation thinking that it knows everything.

critic 100 wrote:

Lewis is 100% correct. But he forgot one thing.

It is the Millenials show. The millennial Olympic team has come home to roost.

Check out how many USA athletes are between the ages of 22-44.

The "everyone wins: no one loses" attitude is here.

"Let's play video games and blow-off training". Our best 200-meter sprinter is designing video games?

Biles, Clay, Holloway, Felix (just to name a few) have no concept of winning when it counts.

Mark my word, America will be a third-world country in 10 years.

Check out the original movie "the time machine (1960).

Biles is a track and field athlete now? Why this obsession with Simone Biles on here? When she was establishing herself as the greatest athlete of her sport, were you coming on here to applaud her performances? Negative nancy!

Ghana was one of the teams that beat the USA and they spent time practicing together with their 4x100m prior to the games.

There you go.

Ghana practiced their 4X100 exchanges in America.

They beat the US by 0.02 seconds, advanced to the Finals and eliminated the US.

I do want to point out that the US men are the reigning World Champions in the 4X100.

They set the American Record and ran the third fastest time in history (behind two Bolt teams) only two years ago.

They are not a total disaster.

This guy was available the other day:

https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2A36CM5/noah-lyles-usa-4x100-relay-men-gold-medal-iaaf-world-athletics-championships-doha-2019-2A36CM5.jpg

Star wrote:

There you go.

Ghana practiced their 4X100 exchanges in America.

They beat the US by 0.02 seconds, advanced to the Finals and eliminated the US.

I do want to point out that the US men are the reigning World Champions in the 4X100.

They set the American Record and ran the third fastest time in history (behind two Bolt teams) only two years ago.

They are not a total disaster.

This guy was available the other day:

https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2A36CM5/noah-lyles-usa-4x100-relay-men-gold-medal-iaaf-world-athletics-championships-doha-2019-2A36CM5.jpg

That's why the team is such a damn joke. Why is Baker running the turn when you have the 2nd, 3rd and 4th place finishers in the 200 on your squad? Why is Gillespie anchoring when you have the 4th and 5th place finishers in the 100 on your squad and when Lyles also beat him in the 100 at Trials? Why is it that Bromell suddenly can't break 10-flat on the fastest track ever? Why is Kerley, w/ no 4 x 1 experience, not on the anchor?

Excuse me: 2nd and 5th place in the 100.

The team should have been: Bromell, Baker, Lyles/Bednarek, Kerley.

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"The main coach that I'm close to was unable to be here"

Brommell lost it for them right from the start! He ran slow in the open sand in this relay qualifier!