Postby Bunk » Thu Mar 29, 2018 10:19 am
I'm saying the math is incorrect because whether he was down by 1, or he was down by 2- a TD was assumed to be necessary from a strategy standpoint. There's no way strategy can account for a stall call with that little time left. Counting on a judgment call isn't a strategy- it's wishful thinking, whether or not the score was correct, it would not change the fact that if you're in the kids corner coaching him you're screaming at him to take shots and attempt a TD- that's not what happened. Somehow- without even taking a shot, a single push-out elicited a call that changed the outcome- but no one in their right mind is going to hinge the outcome of that match on a hopeful stall call, especially against an active opponent. Therefore the strategy- whether at a one point deficit, or a two point deficit is to score a takedown. It's the only sure-fire way to affect the outcome of the match if you're Ward. This is as obvious as I can possibly put it, at this point I've laid out all of the logic and facts I can muster about the context of this match- if you're unpersuaded by my position we'll just have to agree to disagree.
It undermines the effort of both competitors to insinuate that one of them was just hanging back and the other was playing right into his scheme- if you saw the match it was clear both wrestlers were only concerned about scoring the next point the entire time. It's kind of how a wrestling match works- they don't need us to make excuses for them and try to veil these excuses as clever strategy. Watch the match again and tell me who you thought was controlling most of the action. I believe a majority of spectators would come to a similar conclusion as myself. I don't see a coherent train of logic to justify the notion that the mishap skewed the 3rd round in favor of Heart.
Nonetheless- I've said my peace. If you agree, great. If not, great. Have a nice day and run the logistics a few more times and see if you don't come around. Have a good one all!
Bunk, signing off.