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People saying RV wasn't straight up with the injury issue and industry insiders are kind of peeved about the lack of truth shared about possible injury and the nationals. Why do teams in other sports not disclose injuries? They don't want to give opponents information they may use to their advantage. The same thing was going on here and they were in the process of trying to finish out another season with the most wins and a championship.
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This isnt stick and ball sports where you can tackle RV on his injured knee or make him cut or jump off of his injured knee.
It is an advantage in stick and ball sports and they are required to give out full injury reports of all their players.
Like if Villa Proto had of come out two weeks ago and said my knees jacked up. How do you think the opponents would use that information? Do you think they would kick his knee on the way to the starting gate? Or try to slam his knee in a corner?
The only reason I can fathom is to not give his opponents a psychological advantage. Otherwise it's just a bunch of hogwash.
I understand why he couldn't say anything, so he just should have not said anything- instead of saying everyone else does not know what they are talking about.... Bad PR move, and makes himself look like a scumbag (IMO). He basically called Matthes and JT$ (among others) liars when in fact it was him lying.
But the Nationals just got a whole lot more interesting!
If it was disclosed weeks, ago, and it was news that Kawasaki was looking or had a replacement, fans would be buzzing about it even more than they did. It would have been a part of broadcasts and pre-shows. Good for the fans good for the sport.
Of course, riders are under contract, same as many other sports, so there's a fine line on what can be released but a little more transparency is a big plus in my opinion.
If RV was afraid of people learning about his injury because it would give his competitors an advantage he wouldn't have told anyone about. Everyone in the pits would not have known about it. Matthes wouldn't have been tweeting about it. RacerX wouldn't be talking about it.
Lost little bit respect for villopoto now, won last 4 events and title, says he's racing and now he''s not. All the time he know it he's not going to race.
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