Kintamayama 45,086 Posted November 16, 2014 actually i do not care about slippery or not and how sippery-prone some rikishi are, BUT today kotoshogiku with his gaburi-yori clearly had a disadvantage......if this is poor tactics i leave to you, but still it was as it was I don't think he slipped-it looked his knee gave way after putting a lot of pressure on it. I doubt he lasts the basho. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gernobono 466 Posted November 16, 2014 actually i do not care about slippery or not and how sippery-prone some rikishi are, BUT today kotoshogiku with his gaburi-yori clearly had a disadvantage......if this is poor tactics i leave to you, but still it was as it wasI don't think he slipped-it looked his knee gave way after putting a lot of pressure on it. I doubt he lasts the basho. of course his knee gave way at the end, but at this point he should have pushed out kise with ease.....seeing him pushing and ruuning on the spot made it look like cartoons when shown in slowmotion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sekihiryu 51 Posted November 16, 2014 This has frequently come up in the past with Kyushu, my least favorite basho to begin with. I see the attendance numbers are sucking again. Some people think playing American football in the snow is great, its the same for both teams blah blah, I think it crap, I want to see the best players playing in the best conditions. When watching sumo I want the dohyo to be in tip top condtion, I want the rikishi to battle at 100% with full confidence in their footing, without any doubt in their minds about whether they might slip. I don't want to watch Usain Bolt sprinting on wet grass with the chance he may slip, the fact it's the same for all in the race is a dumb argument. Find some better clay or better still give Osaka two basho a year, we do a better job in these parts with a basho. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bettega 431 Posted November 16, 2014 actually i do not care about slippery or not and how sippery-prone some rikishi are, BUT today kotoshogiku with his gaburi-yori clearly had a disadvantage......if this is poor tactics i leave to you, but still it was as it was Giku is not ok physically - his knee buckled. He should win that fight in normal conditions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
