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One trick ponies - Aoiyama, Tochinoshin(if he had the least bit of belt work he'd be Ozeki), Gagamaru, Kotoshogiku, etc.

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1 hour ago, robnplunder said:

 

Kisenosato a one trick pony?   I don't see that.   My definition of one trick pony is Kotoshogiku, Kotoyuki (although he tried an henka or two this time), Gagamaru, etc..   

I did say "a bit" 

Last basho I did an analysis of Kisenosato's kimarite which showed he won over 60% of his matches with just a couple of techniques, hence my comment.  It is in the comments thread for the last basho if you are interested 

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16 minutes ago, Morty said:

I did say "a bit" 

Last basho I did an analysis of Kisenosato's kimarite which showed he won over 60% of his matches with just a couple of techniques, hence my comment.  It is in the comments thread for the last basho if you are interested 

No problem.  You are entitled to "a bit" of your opinion.  :-)

Aminishiki can't beat these young kids with head on.  Not in this basho.   BTW the bout looked very close.   Ami even may have won.

It is apparent to me that Ura can't use his left hand effectively.

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1 hour ago, rzombie1988 said:

One trick ponies - Aoiyama, Tochinoshin(if he had the least bit of belt work he'd be Ozeki), Gagamaru, Kotoshogiku, etc.

are you sure you're talking about Tochinoshin whose 260 out of 428 wins were by yorikiri or uwatenage?

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Wow, Sokokurai just played his henka card in that matta. 

And Ishiura is slowly perfecting the Harumafuji henka. 

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6 minutes ago, rhyen said:

Wow, Sokokurai just played his henka card in that matta. 

And Ishiura is slowly perfecting the Harumafuji henka. 

And the Ishiura train keeps chugging along!  OMG, he's freaking 9-1.   In the "Ishiura win poll" on another thread, one person picked 11+ win for Ishiura.   I'd like to hear his reason why.  He may have picked it as a joke or for real.  He's looking like a genius.

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1 minute ago, robnplunder said:

And the Ishiura train keeps chugging along!  OMG, he's freaking 9-1.   In the Ishiura win poll on another thread, one person picked 11+ win.   I'd like to hear his reason why.  He may have picked it as a joke or for real.  

This getting kind of silly isn't it? Are these guys going to even make an effort against him? The last 2 bouts have been jokes.

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9 minutes ago, Rocks said:

This getting kind of silly isn't it? Are these guys going to even make an effort against him? The last 2 bouts have been jokes.

Come to think of it, you are right.   The last two opponents didn't know what was coming.   That bodes well for Ishiura.   His opponents won't know if Ishiura is going to henka, bowl them over, or do something else.

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1 minute ago, robnplunder said:

Come to think of it, you are right.   The last two opponents didn't know what was coming.   That bodes well for Ishiura.   His opponents won't know if Ishiura is going to henka, bowl them over, or do something else.

How could they not know what's coming? They flat out did nothing against the guy. 

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Honestly, this henka crap is embarrassing to watch.

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That was a blinded charge by Takanoiwa against Arawashi's henka.   On slow-mo, I saw takanoiwa's eyes closed at tachi-hai.  

Well, it's a henka fest.   When Yokozuna does it, why not? [ Sarcasm ]

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4 minutes ago, robnplunder said:

That was a blinded charge by Takanoiwa against Arawashi's henka.   On slow-mo, I saw takanoiwa's eyes closed at tachi-hai.  

Well, it's a henka fest.   When Yokozuna does it, why not?

Because this is wrestling not dancing. At this rate they'll just stand up straight at the tachiai. Who wants to watch this garbage? How much are these people paying to watch a guy avoid doing what they paid to watch him do?

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I don't like henka fest either.   IMO, upper rank rikishi need to set the example.   That's why I came down hard on Yokozunas doing henka.   

A timely boo by the crowd on blatant henka would help. 

Rikishi themselves should be aware of possible henka attempt and make the opponent pay.

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The crowd always refuses to applaud. the announcer even asked about the henka in the post interview. I mean Ishiura at least has an excuse. He knows he'd lose to most of these guys straight up. Anybody that falls for it against him is just an idiot. But what the hell is the excuse for a young guy of decent height and weight?

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3 minutes ago, Rocks said:

the announcer even asked about the henka in the post interview.

Were they negative about it?   I heard them mention "henka" a lot but had no idea in what sense.  

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I don't speak Japanese but I know when they bring it up it's always in a negative context. Mostly "Why did you do that?" 

Nice blatant choke hold by by Tamawashi there against kasei too. What the heck did they put in the drinking water today?

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That choking pissed me off. With an "open" hand, like Harumafuji does it, it's ok, but that was far from it.

WHEEEEEEEEE! Kisenosato! I told you, Hakuho is still desparately searching for his mojo.

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Wow, the match of the day so far - Kise vs fHakuho.   Kise almost lost about 4 times before pulling off a win.   That was awesome.   Hakuho wasn't himself.  Otherwise, he would have finished Kise in any of the 4 times.

 

Was Tamawashi's choking legal?  It must be.  Shinpan/Judges did nothing about it.

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Yes, Hakuho is definitely off.  Well at least all the Ozeki and Yokozuna had good bouts today. 

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2 hours ago, Rocks said:

Yes, Hakuho is definitely off.  Well at least all the Ozeki and Yokozuna had good bouts today. 

After I first saw his body (form) this yusho i knew he wouldn't steam roll everyone. I just hope its because of the injurie and lack of training, and not because age is catching up to him. : / It maybe sounds weird, but during his bout today i once again realised how much i missed him. (altho harumafuji still is my fav)

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5 hours ago, robnplunder said:

Aminishiki can't beat these young kids with head on.  Not in this basho.   BTW the bout looked very close.   Ami even may have won.

Yes he can.

Today he was robbed, Sato touched the ground first, no doubt.

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Kisenosato v Hakuho. Woo, boy. Woooooo boy. I need a cigarette after that one, wow! The fans got their money's worth today, for sure. That bout was so good, it's eclipsed the rest of the matches for the day. I'm going to need to re-watch after this cloud brings me back down to earth.

But, a few thoughts...

Terunofuji, as I've been saying, MUST learn an effective defense against the moro-zashi, else he will never fulfill his potential. Kakuryu, to his credit, exploited this weakness in an intelligent manner, refusing to let Terunofuji counter, biding his time and waiting for the right moment. Smart sumo from him. There's no question in my mind he's the favorite for the yusho now. But, let's not go giving him the cup just yet; he has some tough matches ahead.

Ishiura still shoveling coal into the boiler of his hype train. I had guessed 11 wins for him this basho, but now I'm beginning to wonder if I lowballed him.

Can't even get excited by Kotoyuki's win, as both he and Yoshikaze are, shall we say, not at their best. 

 

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6 hours ago, Rocks said:

Honestly, this henka crap is embarrassing to watch.

Honestly, I enjoy variety on the dohyo, that includes henkas as well.

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What will happen if Goeido will finish 12-3J this basho (and with doing so, he would have beaten the yusho winner, which is - I guess - either Harumafuji or Kakuryu) to his promotion discussion? Will this result be sufficient for a direct promotion or "just" extent his tsuna run to the next basho?

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25 minutes ago, Tsubame said:

What will happen if Goeido will finish 12-3J this basho (and with doing so, he would have beaten the yusho winner, which is - I guess - either Harumafuji or Kakuryu) to his promotion discussion? Will this result be sufficient for a direct promotion or "just" extent his tsuna run to the next basho?

It's wait and see:

 

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