Camelot: Dawn of Justice
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My predictions stand right here for the record:
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zero titles for Rafa for the remainder of 2015 and 0-1 title for all of 2016. . And it will be some small chicken shit clay title.
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stop to think here. If he cared enough to win he would win. Exactly zero hard court titles for Rafa since the U.S. Open win in 2013.
by end of 2016 it will be over 3 years with zero titles on the hard courts.
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why would you waste away on the hard courts? Would you not cut back and just go fix your fitness and your ground game on clay.
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also with such reduced fitness and physicality he is just 1 injury away from exiting the sport for good.
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he has already said he won't be ready and fully prepared for the Australian Open.
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i think it is time to cut the losses and go fix the fitness and physicality issue and then train more on the red clay.
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and that is assuming he wants to win titles. There are players out there 10 years older than him with no weapons winning titles. They are doing it with better focus and better preparation.
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zero titles for Rafa for the remainder of 2015 and 0-1 title for all of 2016. . And it will be some small chicken shit clay title.
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stop to think here. If he cared enough to win he would win. Exactly zero hard court titles for Rafa since the U.S. Open win in 2013.
by end of 2016 it will be over 3 years with zero titles on the hard courts.
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why would you waste away on the hard courts? Would you not cut back and just go fix your fitness and your ground game on clay.
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also with such reduced fitness and physicality he is just 1 injury away from exiting the sport for good.
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he has already said he won't be ready and fully prepared for the Australian Open.
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i think it is time to cut the losses and go fix the fitness and physicality issue and then train more on the red clay.
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and that is assuming he wants to win titles. There are players out there 10 years older than him with no weapons winning titles. They are doing it with better focus and better preparation.
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We've argued with you before on this, CD. Â 3/4 of the calendar is played on HC. Â And Rafa is #6 in the world. Â He hasn't dropped off the planet. Â He can't only play on clay. Â His ranking would fall too far to get him out of the early rounds of too many events. Â And this presumes he doesn't believe he can still win on hards. Â Hell, he won a grass tournament this year. Â This is like the Fed fans that were calling for Roger to pull the plug on the clay season earlier this year, and then he had a good one. Â He didn't win the French Open, but he kept himself up at #2, which is critical for other reasons. Â You're like those same Fed fans who really don't have faith, and don't understand that an elite player fancies his chances in all circumstances. Â You're chasing "legacy," as a fan, but you're not thinking about the player, himself. Â Rafa is going to try to bring his best game to all tournaments, on all surfaces, and I support this. Â The question is really not surface, but adjustments to his game. Â Also, he needs confidence and flow. Â He could never just come out of nowhere, practicing on clay, but without match competition, and win a big clay event. Â He's not built that way.
he just has to find the fire from within again Moxie.
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and then he has to fix his fitness and his physicality. he cant win without these 3 things.
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and then he has to fix his fitness and his physicality. he cant win without these 3 things.
he does not have a confidence crises.
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he has a work ethic crises. he has a lost focus crises. his relentless will to win is gone. so that is another crises.
so of course it will ultimately affect your confidence if you don't put in the required hard yards to prepare properly. how can he be confident when he cant win any titles at all.
he has already said a couple of times that he wont be ready for the Australian open. that is a hell of a thing to say.
what that tells me is that he does not care to prepare properly.
he is my player just as vilas and muster are but I have to call it like I see it.
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he has a work ethic crises. he has a lost focus crises. his relentless will to win is gone. so that is another crises.
so of course it will ultimately affect your confidence if you don't put in the required hard yards to prepare properly. how can he be confident when he cant win any titles at all.
he has already said a couple of times that he wont be ready for the Australian open. that is a hell of a thing to say.
what that tells me is that he does not care to prepare properly.
he is my player just as vilas and muster are but I have to call it like I see it.
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He has had a crisis of confidence by his own estimation, and I don't think you get to challenge that. The words have come out of the man's mouth, so make your counter-argument, if you have one. Next, everyone (except for you) believes he works hard, and he says he does, so I'm not sure where you get off claiming he doesn't. Â Of all things, no one has challenged his work ethic. Â You can be controversial on that, if you like, but you'll have to put up some good evidence and counter-argument. Â Just proclaiming it isn't actually an argument. Â Evidence, logic, supporting argument. Â That would win the day, CD. Â I know you're not that conversant in using them, but I bet you really can. Â Give it a go! Â I have faith in you.
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show me the results of all that hard work then.
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go ahead. show me the results. I just want to see a title. any title on any damn surface will do.
he has already given up on the Australian open. he said he wont be ready. meaning that that he really does not care to work hard and prepare.
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my evidence is right in front of you: zero results. all that talk about progress and yet zero results. zero titles.
what part of this do you not understand. blind worship has its limits. he has no results to show for his hard work that you speak of.
are Federer and courier blind too. they said he was too inactive. that is their way of saying he his not putting in the time on the practice courts.
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who gives a damn about taking a couple of matches in a 500 level event. who will care for his semifinal and final appearance. still zero titles.
he got very lucky against rosol. rosol snatched the first set in just 23 minutes. rosol was just 2 points from victory and choked.
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you talk to me when you have some results for all that hard work that he is supposed to be doing.
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players nearly 10 years older are putting in the work and making the sacrifice and winning titles. so why the hell is he not able to win anything at all?
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it is very simple: he does not care to win anymore. he gave up the big game hunt but you failed to see it because of your blind worship.
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but you are not alone. many die hard rafa fans want to believe that he will come back and be himself again.
I don't see any indication of that. he can change his stars again as only he can but he has too many mountains to climb now so I just cant see him wanting to go through with all the sacrifices needed to challenge the best for the big titles.
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he walked away without walking away. I think he is damaging his legacy for a few bucks that he does not need. his 14 majors should be worth about $1 billion over his lifetime.
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you just cant challenge the best and win the big titles in this sport unless you are all in. and he is not all in.
any damn fool can see that.
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finally I am not here to "win the damn day". I know what I know and I always call it as I see it.
and I always call it objectively.
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I am really here to help baron britbox grow his forum.
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he has no results to speak of because he does not care to win anymore. this is the man that walked into paris and said that he does not care to win 15 RG titles. he also added he had won it enough times and that it was ok if he lost. he also said that he was not the favorite against anybody.
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I am not happy with him because he left too much on the table but it is his life and it is his career. he is doing what he wants to and he did it his way.
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more on this next time. I don't know how much evidence you can handle but he is not winning any titles on any surface during the remainder of this year and also all of next year. that is all of 2016. is that enough evidence for you?
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I can give him Rio of nobody shows up there.
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right now I just fear an injury which he is running fast to bring about. why is there such a need to go to bercy and be humiliated? only thing that come come out of there is zero titles and a possible injury.
who really cares about his doubles with leander paes? what is that going to prove exactly? he complained here in Basil that he spent too much time on the court. how is playing both singles and doubles in bercy going to help with that?
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go ahead. show me the results. I just want to see a title. any title on any damn surface will do.
he has already given up on the Australian open. he said he wont be ready. meaning that that he really does not care to work hard and prepare.
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my evidence is right in front of you: zero results. all that talk about progress and yet zero results. zero titles.
what part of this do you not understand. blind worship has its limits. he has no results to show for his hard work that you speak of.
are Federer and courier blind too. they said he was too inactive. that is their way of saying he his not putting in the time on the practice courts.
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who gives a damn about taking a couple of matches in a 500 level event. who will care for his semifinal and final appearance. still zero titles.
he got very lucky against rosol. rosol snatched the first set in just 23 minutes. rosol was just 2 points from victory and choked.
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you talk to me when you have some results for all that hard work that he is supposed to be doing.
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players nearly 10 years older are putting in the work and making the sacrifice and winning titles. so why the hell is he not able to win anything at all?
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it is very simple: he does not care to win anymore. he gave up the big game hunt but you failed to see it because of your blind worship.
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but you are not alone. many die hard rafa fans want to believe that he will come back and be himself again.
I don't see any indication of that. he can change his stars again as only he can but he has too many mountains to climb now so I just cant see him wanting to go through with all the sacrifices needed to challenge the best for the big titles.
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he walked away without walking away. I think he is damaging his legacy for a few bucks that he does not need. his 14 majors should be worth about $1 billion over his lifetime.
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you just cant challenge the best and win the big titles in this sport unless you are all in. and he is not all in.
any damn fool can see that.
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finally I am not here to "win the damn day". I know what I know and I always call it as I see it.
and I always call it objectively.
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I am really here to help baron britbox grow his forum.
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he has no results to speak of because he does not care to win anymore. this is the man that walked into paris and said that he does not care to win 15 RG titles. he also added he had won it enough times and that it was ok if he lost. he also said that he was not the favorite against anybody.
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I am not happy with him because he left too much on the table but it is his life and it is his career. he is doing what he wants to and he did it his way.
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more on this next time. I don't know how much evidence you can handle but he is not winning any titles on any surface during the remainder of this year and also all of next year. that is all of 2016. is that enough evidence for you?
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I can give him Rio of nobody shows up there.
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right now I just fear an injury which he is running fast to bring about. why is there such a need to go to bercy and be humiliated? only thing that come come out of there is zero titles and a possible injury.
who really cares about his doubles with leander paes? what is that going to prove exactly? he complained here in Basil that he spent too much time on the court. how is playing both singles and doubles in bercy going to help with that?
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she has written at least 6 books that I know of.
she has written at least 6 books that I know of.
who will step up and take this challenge next?
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Rafa's early exit in doubles was fully expected.
I cant really expect more than 2 matches in singles here either. 3 matches at best and then he exits.
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from my vantage point I will take a quick loss and just get the hell out of here before the next knee issue resurfaces.
why work like a dog here to get to the later rounds only to risk injury and also get humiliated by Djokovic. serves no purpose at all.
I would take some time off and go get on clay for a while and also step up work on the fitness front.
he has no chance in anything on any surface unless he goes and figures it all out on the red clay.
I cant really expect more than 2 matches in singles here either. 3 matches at best and then he exits.
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from my vantage point I will take a quick loss and just get the hell out of here before the next knee issue resurfaces.
why work like a dog here to get to the later rounds only to risk injury and also get humiliated by Djokovic. serves no purpose at all.
I would take some time off and go get on clay for a while and also step up work on the fitness front.
he has no chance in anything on any surface unless he goes and figures it all out on the red clay.
britbox
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Nadal is slowly improving
You've got to look at Basel as a step in the right direction. It's not as if he was ever some sort of dominant force on indoor hards.
You've got to look at Basel as a step in the right direction. It's not as if he was ever some sort of dominant force on indoor hards.
Of course there is going to be some improvement with some activity.
he was involved in a bunch of 3 setters in Basel. That is activity.
and he is involved in a 3 setter now.
this does not mean he can challenge the top guns. that is only going to happen if he goes and fixes his fitness and puts in some major practice time on clay.
more on this later.
he was involved in a bunch of 3 setters in Basel. That is activity.
and he is involved in a 3 setter now.
this does not mean he can challenge the top guns. that is only going to happen if he goes and fixes his fitness and puts in some major practice time on clay.