I really enjoyed the Cstar for the hodge trophy era…..

[Caveira]

Could not bonus the 16th ranked guy while stall riding and backing up the entire third period.   

[VakAttack]

Cstar wrestles like Ryan Morningstar, which is frustrating because he has SO MUCH TALENT.  That said, Nelson was doing a fairly effective job of appearing to do something without doing anything.  To be further fair to Nelson, though, what I just described Nelson doing from neutral is exactly what Starocci does from top.  For whatever reason, the powers that be have decided that is ok for the sport.  It reminds me of the way some people talk about Joe Williams.  I wasn't watching back then, so I can't really comment.

[Le duke]

Starocci’s offense is predicated on motion. Getting the other guy moving, and obviously, counterattacks.

Brands did a great job of executing a game plan. Didn’t give himself much of a chance to win but also kept it close, and avoided bonus.


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[VakAttack]

6 minutes ago, Le duke said:

Starocci’s offense is predicated on motion. Getting the other guy moving, and obviously, counterattacks.

Brands did a great job of executing a game plan. Effectively stalled while looking like he wasn't stalling.  Didn’t give himself much of a chance to win but also kept it close, and avoided bonus.


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Fixed that for you.  Sorry, I know I'm repeating myself on Nelson's performance, lol.

Edited January 28, 2023 by VakAttack

[BAC]

Bad take on Starocci. His bonus rate is still over 80%. Brands is very hard to bonus because he does absolutely nothing except stay in your face hand-fighting. Labriola only beat him by a point too. Brooks couldn’t major him a couple seasons ago either, and it since then the only thing he has added to his arsenal is post-loss lack of sportsmanship.

I’ll add that Starocci’s march philosophy appears exactly identical to RBY:  always start out going for bonus, but the moment it looks like the match is going to be too tight for bonus, just focus on locking down the win by giving up nothing. You won’t see many wins by 4-7 points by either guy.