Sprintgeezer wrote:
Yeah, I remember him burning that turn in the 200.
That doesn’t mean that he opens now in a 9.86 with no 100m comp history.
Same with Benjamin in 10.03.
I once stopped the clock, electric, at 10.27. Everybody, including myself, knew it wasn’t. It was never recorded, and thrown out.
The problem these days is that all these results get saved. This happens every year, but usually to some young no-name. Siame, anyone?
If he does it again, for real, then we can talk.
I mean, it's probably worth a 9.93/9.95 basic. Which is great, but that's a little bit more on line with expectations/peers.
I honestly don't see how he has it in him, either, but I believe the result because it kinda makes sense. One might argue that Norman is the by FAR the best non-100m dash 100 guy in the world. But I guess if things continued as is. He might want to consider doing a Bolt and see where the cards could fall. I, personally, think that would be a mistake, though.
What he does here is basically in line with Van der-whats-his-name, too. And, though his 100-400 PRs give home a run for his money, Van whatever is still ahead of him in the "best range" argument. Though it's getting close and I feel like Norman is likely to surpass him if the current trends continue.
See, when I see Norman do this, I feel like it SHOULD be indicative of Lyles having a 9.7 wind legal I him right now, without even really figuring out his start yet. But...I feel like the Lyles start issue is not really improving -and maybe even degrading , so my prediction is pie-in-sky.
Also, Sprintgeezer, I have a 10.27 windaided PR, too, that everyone questioned at the time because of "questionable" tech. But then I ran a 10.31 into a slight headwind a few weeks later and no one apologized. Still burns me. I'm not thrilled with the circumstances, but I'd still expect that Norman is likely more than capable of a 9.95 basic, so it's tough to question.