No I said and I quote- "isn't gonna outrun 3:29/12:50 guys in the middle of the race." MIDDLE. Currently , Drew is a 3:35.90/13:21.18 so he won't run away from anyone in the middle of the race and break them early- like Cheruiyot in 2019 Worlds.
Also "Your worry about finishing speed, but is without any merit if the high end aerobic conditioning isn’t there" Matt Centrowitz won Olympic gold in 3:50 versus runners with much faster PRs so maybe there is merit in worrying about finishing speed.
In this thread everyone seems to agree Drew needs to develop finishing speed as he grows older. The Tinman fans, the non-Tinman fans, we all agree. He doesn't have it now and Drew is young, like Rupp was once, but doesn't have much finishing speed. So now the debate is can Tinmen develop that finishing speed? Based on the training I have seen, no. But Drew is an Incredible talent and if anyone can do it, it is him. The next 4 years will be very interesting. He will not be young anymore, its time to see some results.