Other than Spencer Lee I think Cael gets pretty much everybody he wants. To me Bassett seems like a good candidate to be a HEW guy. I think Cael wants guys he can coach and that might be tricky with Bo who seems like he might believe he knows everything. I think Bo has the ability to be great but he'd have to be willing to trust Cael's methods and do what he tells him to do.
Bo Bassett thread
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My kids would call YG "suss" (or "mid"). The lingua franca is confusing.
The kid trains at 3 different clubs and seems like he might believe he knows everything?
Yeah, by all accounts I’ve seen here, he’s supposed to be a super coachable, respectful kid. Not saying burnout is off the table at all, but so isn’t senior world championships. He’s a kid. Feels extra weird to be projecting failure at this stage.
I don’t know him except for a few times at m2. I have watched a few interviews with him and he seems like a focused sponge. He seems to be constantly training with working with high level programs and wrestlers. Not sure where the jealous comment of knowing everything come from.
When Zain was younger, people who write stuff about him and they wouldn’t have a clue. I would say it was all based off being jealous. Zain was and is the nicest guy ever and people still found ways to talk smack.
Are you available as a translator? I'm not cool enough to speak their language and so I yell at them to use normal words.
Very Sad but comes with the territory- jealousy is a terrible disease. I pray for them
Bo Bassett is a fantastic kid who loves the sport of wrestling. Bill Bassett is a great father who also knows wrestling isn't his specialty and trusts Bo to various coaches including Penn State's and M2.
The reputation that he is difficult to work with probably comes from the fact Bo and the rest of the McCort kids are pretty well marketed (5 AM practices) Does anyone know him personally? I really doubt it. People are also concerned that his guys are just way too strong because he runs a "youth gym" without considering physical training is what he studied and his workouts are designed to not stunt growth.
Family is everything to the McCort kids. Now that we have Mason and Erik, I'd be shocked if we weren't firmly in the drivers seat for that entire team. I can see Herring and Forrest maybe going elsewhere since they aren't PA kids but I'd be shocked if PSU wasn't top of the list for Forrest also with his goals and how familiar he is with the team.
The reputation that he is difficult to work with probably comes from the fact Bo and the rest of the McCort kids are pretty well marketed (5 AM practices) Does anyone know him personally? I really doubt it. People are also concerned that his guys are just way too strong because he runs a "youth gym" without considering physical training is what he studied and his workouts are designed to not stunt growth.
Family is everything to the McCort kids. Now that we have Mason and Erik, I'd be shocked if we weren't firmly in the drivers seat for that entire team. I can see Herring and Forrest maybe going elsewhere since they aren't PA kids but I'd be shocked if PSU wasn't top of the list for Forrest also with his goals and how familiar he is with the team.
The list of kids Cael wants but loses out on, is lengthy and painful. This makes his dominance as a coach even more impressive.
I get it that kids choose what they choose for geography, academics, fit, economics, friendships, a feeling, and the list goes on...
I remain a bit amazed that Cael misses out on as many sure things as he has over the years especially when you consider the once in a lifetime chance of being taught by a legend, not to mention the likelihood of a string of team and individual championships. Not to mention the number of blue chippers who have gone to the bad guys, and never reached their goals.
Lengthy and painful? It's been 11 years now and I can count them on one hand.
A completely unnecessary statement. Workouts CANNOT stunt your growth.
Of course workouts can, and have.
Iowa players hospitalized with muscle disorder
A University of Iowa spokesman says 13 football players are hospitalized with a muscle disorder following grueling offseason workouts.
Of course workouts can, and have.
Iowa players hospitalized with muscle disorder
A University of Iowa spokesman says 13 football players are hospitalized with a muscle disorder following grueling offseason workouts.www.espn.com
Dude. you're kidding right?
I completely agree. I know what you are saying. Workouts designed for younger kids until they are through puberty & start real power style lifting. The results are there. All those guys are strong, aggressive and in great shape.
When people from all over the country are relocating to be in that area/program. There must be lots of good things going on. I was only in Johnstown a few times for Ms states and it’s not very nice. Kids with good character usually mean good parents, groups of kids when good character means good parents/coaches.
They definitely have a family, almost like a mini cult, but in a good way. Benton used to be like this and man did he have it rocking. I am glad the mccort pipeline is leading towards PSU. We would love to have Forest, Herring & Bassett.
can we pick one of the 10+ already established bo basset, basset family, etc thread and just lump everything into one thread. we been talking about him/them for 2+ years already. so theres got to be one that we can use.....
just want to keep @backdrft76 sane for the next 3+ years
just want to keep @backdrft76 sane for the next 3+ years
Thread hegemony went out of style fast.. It's the skinny jeans of the 2022 posting year.
It depends on who is putting together the list of kids that Cael “really” wanted to get.
No. We need 158 more Bassett threads and I for one truly believe the more threads the better.
Over. That’s easy $. We might have that by the time Santa comes down my chimney.
Is this at altitude, or from span to earth (including depth of water), or a setup to a bad joke?
Google says tallest / highest road bridge is Emlenton. But I didn't know it.
Kinzua was (railroad but then tornado). I knew that.
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Did you even watch the video? It wasn't the workouts. It was the nutrition (or lack thereof).
There are literally only 2 ways to stunt your growth - degenerative disease or lack of nutrition.
Ha, I was curious but also a joke. The Bo Bassett posts and threads kill me. It’s too early, too many variables. To me a bigger loss is Meyer Shapiro than if Bassett goes someplace else.
I tried to find the earliest thread w/ his name in the title, but only found this. I'm sure this will generate discussion though:
lol wtf are you talking about man? Jesus, you don’t think a coach can adjust for someone who is already well put together? Don’t you guys have two current wrestlers that were extremely sought after in HS and have won it all every chance they’ve had so far?
I don’t know of any wrestler that compares to spencer lee. Still shocked at how strong he is- makes sense why he makes it look easy turning 125 pounders. The amount of weight he pushes is just unbelievable considering his size and his grip strength has to be just absolutely unreal.
When 99th percentile genetics meet someone with the mind/drive of someone…. lookout.
Well of course this is all true, but a further look is telling...when an equally string opponent, which is very rare for him, such as Suriano opposes him, he wins basically 6-3 or 5-1. No shame in that.
But Mills and Lewis could beat you 29-13, or pin you 17 other ways, even if you matched them physically...this is what I see in Bassett.
Perhaps. Pretty sure he pinned Nato the match before Suriano. And Suriano is a 2-1 SV with basically anyone in a NC match. 5-1 is pretty solid. He never really had a chance to turn him either, and no one takes bottom on him.
I will say Rivera had his number at one point, but spencer was pretty clearly wrestling with some sort of sickness that whole season. That’s the thing with him, who knows what he might have done with no ACL injuries. He brought it in March every opportunity regardless.
Splitting hairs here. There are no Knocks on Lee, he is going out one of the greatest of all time. I simply think Bassett reminds me of a few other greats of all time style wise.
Gable, Cael, Schalles, Kemp, Smith...all great and 5 different styles
I think we’re essentially agreeing, just disagree that Lee doesn’t have that factor of being able to scorch earth on someone at or near his level. He pinned a national champion as a true freshman at NCAAs. I think that wow factor of getting a pin in a wild fashion doesn’t happen much because he gets what, like 3 opportunities a season to actually utilize that? Why do something risky when you can turn someone at will for a tech? Hopefully we see Lee/Glory this year.
The strategy is pretty clear on really the only way to beat a moderately healthy Lee- Stay on your feet with the appearance of being offensive but in reality doing nothing. If you get taken down stall like crazy, and hope to hell you can get a 3rd period takedown or SV one because if it goes to SV2 you are screwed.
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16 year old freshman before the new year is crazy. I could see him graduating early and going the Haines route.
