2050 16 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 Good job, Gilman! 1 Wrestleknownothing reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Billyhoyle 2,499 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 (edited) This was by far the best I’ve seen Gilman wrestle. That includes the year he took second at worlds. He was really a scoring machine and could have definitely won gold. If he wants to, I don’t see why he can’t win a world gold in the coming years. Really an awesome performance. Edited August 5, 2021 by Billyhoyle 3 Yellow_Medal, dwkeller and D White reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gantry 1,872 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 Absolutely, one heartbreaking loss and dominated some VERY good guys after that. Definitely peak Gilman right there, he was ready and he hope he does another cycle. 1 dwkeller reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Billyhoyle 2,499 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 1 minute ago, Gantry said: Absolutely, one heartbreaking loss and dominated some VERY good guys after that. Definitely peak Gilman right there, he was ready and he hope he does another cycle. Me too. If he can keep wrestling like he did today, he will be one of the most exciting guys on the team. Given that Lee sacrificed his health for an NCAA team title, and Fix is a doper, Gilman may be the best chance the team has for another medal in 2024. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AnklePicker 649 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 Could he have maybe kicked Uguev’s foot out in the Merkle position? Dang wish he could have that one back. No question Gilman jumped a level. Proud of him and the tourney he wrestled. Looked great. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katie 1,076 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 Looks like he's having fun out there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrestlingnerd 3,011 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 I'm surprised how good he looked coming off of a recent injury. Maybe his body needed a little time off. The guy has been grinding non-stop for a long time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gantry 1,872 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 I don't have enough knowledge in technique to say what Gilman should have done in that last position, but I will say he looked at the clock multiple times and didn't try to change/advance position. Maybe there was nothing to do there but I'd think watching Uguev and reacting would have been better than the clock. Then again it might be all feel there... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TFBJR 468 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 It feels like NLWC makes the difference. I never saw Gilman look so good. Guys are in shape, have a plan. and are confident. Great combination. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grecojones 206 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 1 minute ago, TFBJR said: It feels like NLWC makes the difference. I never saw Gilman look so good. Guys are in shape, have a plan. and are confident. Great combination. This. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackwebster 329 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, Gantry said: I don't have enough knowledge in technique to say what Gilman should have done in that last position, but I will say he looked at the clock multiple times and didn't try to change/advance position. Maybe there was nothing to do there but I'd think watching Uguev and reacting would have been better than the clock. Then again it might be all feel there... He should have went for broke: keep the Merkle and initiate a throw, straight back for 2 or 4. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rpm002 193 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 Now the 57kg is spoken for, 61kg US trials are going to be VERY interesting Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrestlingnerd 3,011 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 Just now, jackwebster said: He should have went for broke: keep the Merkle and initiate a throw, straight back for 2 or 4. No way. He was winning. You do that when you're behind, but that would've been suicidal against an athlete like Uguev. I think Gilman mostly did the right thing and held position. Uguev is just that good, as he proved again after he beat Gilman in similar situations. The one technical thing he might've tried was extending Uguev from that position, since GIlman has both strength and quite a bit of length on Uguev. Alas, Uguev was not to be denied. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gantry 1,872 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 Yep, definitely can't go for a throw there while winning and the clock winding down - no way. Uguev is simply a wizard and it was all about him winning it than Gilman blowing it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Billyhoyle 2,499 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 9 minutes ago, TFBJR said: It feels like NLWC makes the difference. I never saw Gilman look so good. Guys are in shape, have a plan. and are confident. Great combination. I hope to see the same from Snyder tonight. 4 Plasmodium, Katie, Yellow_Medal and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LJB 2,093 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 gilman looked awesome... i like everything about that guy... he looked awesome in the uguev match, but, uguev is craaaaaaafffffffty... bronze is not too shabby and i am super pleased for him... 2 Yellow_Medal and AHamilton reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackwebster 329 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 11 minutes ago, wrestlingnerd said: No way. He was winning. You do that when you're behind, but that would've been suicidal against an athlete like Uguev. I think Gilman mostly did the right thing and held position. Uguev is just that good, as he proved again after he beat Gilman in similar situations. The one technical thing he might've tried was extending Uguev from that position, since GIlman has both strength and quite a bit of length on Uguev. Alas, Uguev was not to be denied. I was just kidding. No way he should have done that. BUT . . . I would have and I would have had the yellow one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jp157 549 Report post Posted August 5, 2021 Not going to lie. I was worried when I kept hearing about his foot and rumors aruja might have to take over. He looked good Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
