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HokieToph
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His offense, particularly on his feet has stalled completely

The guy is a physical specimen. In high school he could do just about anything he wanted to due to his strength and size. He NEVER got ridden. And more importantly, he NEVER had to do much chain wrestling. If he executed a move, it worked because he could simply overpower his opponents. Think about all of his close losses this year. Most of them have come from a 50/50 type situation where he winds up being over extended, off balance, or a hair to slow. These are the situations where being able to execute 2,3, and 4 moves are critical to coming out on top. He hasn't developed that ability to quickly put multiple moves together.
Posted: 03/21/2024 at 05:39 PM ET
(In response to this post by dallasvt)

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What is Catka's deal? Was he grossly overrated coming out of high school?
dallasvt 03/21/24 03:51 PM ET
Wrestling is hard hard hard. **
VTexas 03/21/24 07:09 PM ET
His offense, particularly on his feet has stalled completely
HokieToph 03/21/24 05:39 PM ET
I agree with everything you said. He does not chain wrestle at all. Also,
dallasvt 03/21/24 05:56 PM ET
He hit a ceiling
Nafeikoh 03/21/24 04:52 PM ET
He caught a case of the Brady**
Palmetto Hokie 03/21/24 03:57 PM ET
definitely similar paths**
Pylons 03/21/24 07:12 PM ET
He was #1 HWT and 6th overall. Some guys adjust to ncaa level, some
ChEHokie78 03/21/24 03:55 PM ET
I'm not really sure what the issue is, but we do seem to have a bit of
IV_Hokie12 03/21/24 03:54 PM ET
Some guys have exceeded expectations, others haven't
vtdadingf 03/21/24 05:17 PM ET
Dresser never seemed to miss on a guy. We didn't recruit as well on paper
IV_Hokie12 03/21/24 05:20 PM ET
We had some huge recruits not pan out under Dresser as well…
NYC2000 03/21/24 05:30 PM ET
Andrew Clement would have been very successful talent wise
94HokieME 03/21/24 06:00 PM ET
Agreed. Would have loved to have seen what he could have done if stayed.**
NYC2000 03/21/24 06:30 PM ET
Cody Gardner came to mind
Nafeikoh 03/21/24 05:59 PM ET
Were Clement and Evans as highly rated coming out of high school
dallasvt 03/21/24 05:58 PM ET
Maybe not quite as high but…
NYC2000 03/21/24 06:28 PM ET