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I agree with your sentiments. Your comment about O'Mara being his coach though.. That can't be right?
Small like Ricky Carmichael?
O'mara is the Lawrence's coach. He only coaches elite athletes
Typical Deegan fans, not only have the wrong info but are also delusional
all the things you say about Deegan make complete sense given you think his "coach" is O'Show - man I tell ya 🤣 Not all casuals are Deegan fans but all Deegan fans are casuals.
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I don't believe Deegan will beat any top 5 guy his first 450 year in SX or MX. There is a lot to learn about the 450 class that will take longer to adapt to with his riding style than in the 250 class.
Jett, Hunter, Ken, Eli, Aaron, Cooper, Chase, Justin, RJ, Malcom. That is 10 riders who will not be easy to beat so next year will be interesting to watch and how well will Eli and Chase gel with their new bikes?
You are correct I confused O'Mara coaching him instead of Jett. I've corrected my post.
Let me guess. You probably think that a kid from NZ with two regional sx wins is generational, but Haiden who has a regional sx title, two smx titles, and is in the driver's seat for his second outdoor title is Believe the Hype 2.0?
You and Paul333 should have a pajama party and talk about how much you dislike DNGR DEEGZ.
Oh hey there fuckstick. I'm not particularly a Deegan fan at all but just giving a realistic view of what i expect from him in the move to the 450's. I already corrected that post about O'Mara. You may resume chewing rocks again.
Deegan isn't even in the same league technically as Jett. All we are going to see if Jett pull bike lengths each corner using technique while Deegs spins on the spot while grabbing a handful
Ah gotcha. I agree. People getting so blinded by their dislike of a rider they cant separate that from seeing a guys obvious talent. I dont love everything Deegz does. But he's an absolute unit and he outworks hiis competition.
Like I said...Martin...MARTIN. Deegan is good and I am a big fan of him, but he's no RC.
To be clear, I have NOT been a Deegan fan up until now. His big mouth and arrogant attitude have been a real put-off for me. But there is not denying his winning and obvious determination to be a champion. I'm curious why you would say that a dominant 250 rider and multi-time MX/SX champion will not beat any top 5 450 rider in SX or MX, when the previously dominant 250 rider (Jett) beat EVERYONE his first year? Why the double standard? I don't really like Deegan and think he's acted like a punk in the past, but people are CRAZY (blinded by their dislike of him like I was?) if they don't think he is going to be well-prepped and come out fighting in the 450 class.
Jeremy Martin is 5'5" tall. Ricky Carmichael is 5'6" tall. Haiden Deegan is 5'9" tall.
RC wasn’t RC coming off 125s either. We have 20 years of hindsight to look at his career including the big bike class. He was good on the small bikes but a little inconsistent. He was also coming up at the same time MC was absolutely destroying the SX races so RC had similar discussions about maybe being the next thing but could he beat MC. Plus, no internet keyboard warriors then.
I honestly thought Jett would have a little trouble on the big bikes because of how thin he is. He has the technique and rides flowy but I thought he’d be better with a little more mass. Obviously I was mistaken.
Well, I hope Deegs adapts to the 450 and can put a hurtin on Jett. That wb some epic racing if he can.
I think outdoors, maybe not next summer being year one, he will be a bigger challenger to the top 450 riders sooner vs SX. At the end of the day, all we can do is bench race til the day comes but it sure is fun doing it. I’m just hoping he figures out SX better, I’d love to see it turn into a legit battle with him and the top riders.
He’ll be alright, if there’s one thing the kids got is great stamina and strength, he’ll adapt well. Plus he’s only 19. Size wise, he’s already taller than the Martin bros. If we were to compare heights, he’s already up there compared to greats.
Deegan 5’7”
JS7 5’7”
RV2 5’8”
RC 5’6”
Pit Row
Are we 💯 sure he’s riding 450s outdoors next year? Brian might want to have him win another 250 outdoors to put that on the resume and duck Jett and Eli one more year
Eli will stomp him a new asshole
Man strength > boy strength
Deegan is definitely not 5’9” lol. I’m 5’11” and I’ve been within 10 feet of him a couple times, he’s at least 5 inches shorter than me
But in MX boots he lifts up like Tom Cruise.
Agree with some of that, but Deegan also has never backed down to anyone. It will be a learning year for him for sure, but I expect by the time outdoors is over, both Barcia and Anderson will be in his rear view mirror.
Outdoors I think Danger will win a couple races and finish 2nd in the Championship to Jett. SX , He will finish on the podium 5 times and finish 4th in the championship.
How ironic that you didn't get your info right while calling out others. Johnny O' has coached some fast guys besides Jett, like Joey Savagty. If Haiden is not elite enough, then where does that leave Joey?
DNGR Derangement Syndrome is a thing.
Relax mate, I have forgotten more about mx than you have ever learnt
DNGR is good, but not GREAT. Time will tell I guess. I will happily apologize if I'm wrong
You’re cherry picking your comparison there by singling out Jett. He’s had the best transition, statistically at least, of any rider in history from 250 to 450.
The reality is that there’s been so many promising 250 riders, who won titles, but couldn’t get it done in the 450 class. That’s not saying Deegan can’t, it’s saying that there isn’t any reliable predictor and no one knows.
As others have mentioned, you never know how the transition goes to 450. Even if he gels with bike immediately, starts are a critical aspect in 450. He’s defending his sx title, so much of it could depend on his testing on new bike. Hes very capable of mixing it up with Tomac and others. Excited to see how it goes.
Ha, 5'9"... I guess I'm 6'3".
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