Has Reed faced the toughest SX competition over time?

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Park Boys 12/25/2014 10:15am
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Wtf he didn't race lusk in his prime.. when lusk was beating mc in what 98-99 reed wasn't in big bikes... Lusk on the kawi did...
Wtf he didn't race lusk in his prime.. when lusk was beating mc in what 98-99 reed wasn't in big bikes... Lusk on the kawi did good but wasn't his prime like his Honda days
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Did Lusk even have a prime ? He was fast but it was out of control fast and he would crash at least once almost every...
Did Lusk even have a prime ? He was fast but it was out of control fast and he would crash at least once almost every race, yes he beat MC a few times but not even in the same league.
From 1998 to 99 Lusk won 9 races compared to MC's 17 and if it wasn't for injuries he could have gone farther. If you watched races then you would know better than to claim Lusk was not in his league...
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lostboy819 12/25/2014 10:29am
12/25/2014 10:29am Edited Date/Time 12/25/2014 10:34am
Lusk was fast but crashed way to much. woulda, coulda, shoulda but didnt. You have to keep it on two wheels. people say the same thing about Laracco, if he would just get a good start he would beat McGrath, and when he did get a start MC would fly right past him and it was the same as it ever was.
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Troy 12/25/2014 10:32am
12/25/2014 10:32am Edited Date/Time 12/25/2014 5:54pm
For me, the thing that's often overlooked is how many times he came so damn close to winning the SX title, in addition to the titles he does have.

2011 - 4 points short of RV
2009 - 4 points short of JS
2006 - 2 points short of RC (tied with JS at 336 to RC's 338)
2003 - 7 points short of RC

The dude is a 2 time champion and was a total of 18 points short of winning 4 more. It wasn't like he got steamrolled in the seasons he's lost. He's been right there and taken it all the way to Vegas.
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bama205 12/25/2014 12:12pm
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Troy wrote:
For me, the thing that's often overlooked is how many times he came so damn close to winning the SX title, in addition to the titles...
For me, the thing that's often overlooked is how many times he came so damn close to winning the SX title, in addition to the titles he does have.

2011 - 4 points short of RV
2009 - 4 points short of JS
2006 - 2 points short of RC (tied with JS at 336 to RC's 338)
2003 - 7 points short of RC

The dude is a 2 time champion and was a total of 18 points short of winning 4 more. It wasn't like he got steamrolled in the seasons he's lost. He's been right there and taken it all the way to Vegas.
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resetjet 12/25/2014 5:28pm
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And don't forget he has more podiums then any other rider including McGrath. Everyone looks at the number of wins. Should really be the number of points and the above post illustrates that. He has had to battle the best there is no doubt.
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Clutchy 12/25/2014 6:15pm
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YES.......... RC JS RV. No brainer. but with that said, it should go.... RC4, JS7 RV2, CR22.....! And should be asking that about dungey in a couple years..

. YOU DON'T COMPARE CHAD TO THOSE THREE, YOU INCLUDE HIM...!!!!!!! You could ask the same of James because he has to race against Chad.... Savy.
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monty 12/25/2014 6:19pm
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Clutchy wrote:
YES.......... RC JS RV. No brainer. but with that said, it should go.... RC4, JS7 RV2, CR22.....! And should be asking that about dungey in a...
YES.......... RC JS RV. No brainer. but with that said, it should go.... RC4, JS7 RV2, CR22.....! And should be asking that about dungey in a couple years..

. YOU DON'T COMPARE CHAD TO THOSE THREE, YOU INCLUDE HIM...!!!!!!! You could ask the same of James because he has to race against Chad.... Savy.
REED is a warrior. No question
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bama205 12/25/2014 6:26pm
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Another interesting one would be the same question about RC
seeing as he raced RV (once), JS, CR, and MC
theonlinelegend 12/25/2014 9:56pm
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Chad's a beast, but in my opinion. Windham faced the toughest over time.
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bents 12/25/2014 10:54pm
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But Chad was battling for wins among the other 3 far more often than Windham.
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jock 12/26/2014 2:38am
12/26/2014 2:38am Edited Date/Time 12/26/2014 2:43am
bents wrote:
Outside of MC winding down, Reed has faced the best of the best in their prime. RC, JS, Lusk, Windham. Now Dungey, Tomac, Canard, Barcia, Milsaps...
Outside of MC winding down, Reed has faced the best of the best in their prime. RC, JS, Lusk, Windham. Now Dungey, Tomac, Canard, Barcia, Milsaps, and more....what say all of you?
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Yeah, I'm going to argue that Jeff Ward has faced tougher SX competition in their prime and beat them all. Glover, Bell, Sun, Barnett, Hansen, Bailey...
Yeah, I'm going to argue that Jeff Ward has faced tougher SX competition in their prime and beat them all. Glover, Bell, Sun, Barnett, Hansen, Bailey, Hannah, O'Mara, Stanton, Bayle, Bradshaw. The argument for Reed is solid, but only time will tell if half of THAT list become the legends that I've included on mine.
I have to agree with this one.

The time factor, Chad has been solid. Competition wise, Wardy has it covered

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