My take: Jakob and Josh had their race. Josh won. The Americans raced Jakob and Josh. They won. Cole actually impeded Yared on the last curve. Cost ~ .3s. Jakob impeded Cole with 100m to go. Cost ~ .2s. Jakob and Josh had clear paths the last 200m. Had the Americans not been impeded Cole would have won by .2s more AND Yared would have finished 2nd.
He got silver, are all you Jakob fanboys going with this interpretation? Your "God" only managed 4th after saying he could beat Kerr blindfolded, claimed to be the pacemaker and that the rest of the field were chasing him... I guess they were until all going past him
Jakob is a God and you should listen to him more closely, he literally predicted the future. Here are the facts: 1. Jakob said that Kerr was "just the next guy" - and guess what happened? Kerr got a silver, he's literally "the next guy". 2. Jakob said that he was the pacemaker - and guess what happened? He was the pacemaker, he pulled Kerr/Nugoosy/Cocker to their lifetime bests.
If you don't like Jakob then you don't like facts, and remember, facts don't care about your feelings.
The defending champion didn't medal. Those facts don't care about your feelings.
Jakob is a God and you should listen to him more closely, he literally predicted the future. Here are the facts: 1. Jakob said that Kerr was "just the next guy" - and guess what happened? Kerr got a silver, he's literally "the next guy". 2. Jakob said that he was the pacemaker - and guess what happened? He was the pacemaker, he pulled Kerr/Nugoosy/Cocker to their lifetime bests.
If you don't like Jakob then you don't like facts, and remember, facts don't care about your feelings.
The defending champion didn't medal. Those facts don't care about your feelings.
Ah, a textbook Armweaklivs post - don't respond to any points made in quoted post, bring out red herring, sit back and wait for additional comments so you can troll further. 🤡🤡
He got silver, are all you Jakob fanboys going with this interpretation? Your "God" only managed 4th after saying he could beat Kerr blindfolded, claimed to be the pacemaker and that the rest of the field were chasing him... I guess they were until all going past him
Just the next guy means the next guy in the line; the next guy to take the win if Jakob screws up. -At the time Jakob said this Kerr took the gold, so it was correct. But now it was Hocker, which Jakob clearly acknowledges…
Pacemaker -yes.
Blindfolded -this was said about the 2 mile, not the 1500m. You are just using everything you find.
Yes, he only managed 4th -that happens when you take a chance and screw up.
What about saying he could've beat Kerr blindfolded? And when he said Kerr was "just the next guy" he clearly meant the next guy for him to beat, which he failed to do
Blindfolded was in the 2 mile.
Kerr beating Nuguse with 1/100 was of course a silver over a bronze.
The next guy: You have to listen to Jakob’s answers here about the meaning -he wasn’t especially concerned of getting even with Kerr in a later race, because he meant Kerr was just the next guy. Meaning: The random guy who just happened to be the best when Jakob himself screws up. So racing for Jakob isn’t to have a good statistic against a particular competitor or competitors per se -he tries to be the best version of himself and run fast and progress as the years goes by. By doing that he hopes to be the best without focusing on his competitors. -They have their doings, he has his. And this isn’t arrogant at all -I’m pretty sure he would recommend this mind set for everybody. So the comment wasn’t meant especially for Kerr, and not at all condescending…. And he meant the opposite of your “next guy to beat”!
A lot of you Brits and Americans are way to concern with racing and medals. Of course they mean something, but two golds aren’t alike (Cole’s gold clearly worth more than Jakob’s in the 5000m against “week” competition). -Jakob’s fourth placing might in the long run be more valuable for him than a gold medal -a learning process- a first step towards better champs in the 1500m; who knows…
Yes, Kerr doesn't have what it takes to become an Olympic champion. Never has, never will. He's too concerned about only beating Jakob, making money and talking a big game in interviews about how the European championships doesn't mean anything to him and that the new Grand Slam Track league he's joining means more than the Olympics and world championships.
Cole Hocker is just a better Josh Kerr at this point. Talks a lot less sh*t, too.
This is it. Faster kick, now faster PR. Not to say Kerr isn’t a great athlete and won’t scalp any of these 3 in the future but it’s clear who’s ceiling is higher (especially considering Kerr is the oldest of the bunch)
Guess all the trash talk didn’t pan out. Pretty much a shared bronze with Nuguse.
Wrong. Kerr would have had gold had Jacob not got in his way and let Hole Cocker by.
Almost everyone veers to the right to block competitors. It’s never enforced. Advocate for change (I do) but don’t complain about a single instance of something that happens every time.
The defending champion didn't medal. Those facts don't care about your feelings.
Ah, a textbook Armweaklivs post - don't respond to any points made in quoted post, bring out red herring, sit back and wait for additional comments so you can troll further. 🤡🤡
Facts don't care about your feelings, either. So he didn't come 4th?
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