Some tough decisions for the coaches to make as who represents PSU at 141 and 165 at the B1G tournament.
141 - Don't know what has happened to Jimmy. He actually looked good in the tOSU match, but since than he has been missing in action. I'd have bet the bank that Jimmy would be our tournament starter, but after the last two starts, you have to give serious consideration to Moss. At the Scuffle Moss had 8.5 points and Jimmy .5 points (don't remember if Jimmy may have been injured), but that is a significant difference. I think whoever Cael starts at the dual championship will be the PSU starter at the B1G tournament; I'm thinking it is Moss.
165 - Almost all discussions on this weight class have centered on either Rasheed or Morelli; nothing on Hammond and yet he scored the post PSU points at the Scuffle in this weight class. Points at the Scuffle were Hammond - 15.5 points, Morelli - 14.5 points and Rasheed 7 points.
I've been a strong supporter of Rasheed, but managing his weight has been a great challenge for him. He has the best potential to score bonus points, but if his opponent gets him to the 3rd period, he is out of gas. I'm sure he is doing all he can to manage his weight, but I think the cut for him is big.
Morelli won the NLO and performed well at the Scuffle. He is not one to score bonus points. He is 1-3 against B1G opponents, although each of those losses have been very close (1 point). Not as exciting a wrestler as Rasheed, but a solid performer.
I'd have liked to see Hammond given a few dual opportunities; his absence from the duals is a good indicator that he is probably out of the running as the tournament starter.
Will be interesting to see how this plays out.
141 - Don't know what has happened to Jimmy. He actually looked good in the tOSU match, but since than he has been missing in action. I'd have bet the bank that Jimmy would be our tournament starter, but after the last two starts, you have to give serious consideration to Moss. At the Scuffle Moss had 8.5 points and Jimmy .5 points (don't remember if Jimmy may have been injured), but that is a significant difference. I think whoever Cael starts at the dual championship will be the PSU starter at the B1G tournament; I'm thinking it is Moss.
165 - Almost all discussions on this weight class have centered on either Rasheed or Morelli; nothing on Hammond and yet he scored the post PSU points at the Scuffle in this weight class. Points at the Scuffle were Hammond - 15.5 points, Morelli - 14.5 points and Rasheed 7 points.
I've been a strong supporter of Rasheed, but managing his weight has been a great challenge for him. He has the best potential to score bonus points, but if his opponent gets him to the 3rd period, he is out of gas. I'm sure he is doing all he can to manage his weight, but I think the cut for him is big.
Morelli won the NLO and performed well at the Scuffle. He is not one to score bonus points. He is 1-3 against B1G opponents, although each of those losses have been very close (1 point). Not as exciting a wrestler as Rasheed, but a solid performer.
I'd have liked to see Hammond given a few dual opportunities; his absence from the duals is a good indicator that he is probably out of the running as the tournament starter.
Will be interesting to see how this plays out.
