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Or Anderson the year before for that matter. Why can't Mookie win 5 races next year?
I'm not even calling him a title favorite because I don't know if he has the consistency, but what he does have is the flat out raw speed to be the fastest guy on the track any given night.
Pros:
Possibly current fastest guy in the world in whoops
Dude is shake your head fast
Fitter than he has ever been
Had to learn something from big bro
Former (250) champion
Cons:
Hasn't won on big bikes yet
Stewart win it or bin it mentality
Has lacked consistency
I'm sure I will get flamed like a mother but you would flame anyone that said Cooper would even win a race last year. You would have been laughed off of Vital if you said Anderson would win it in 18. Lately Supercross has confounded the so called experts, why can't Mookie be this years out of nowhere guy?
I'm not even calling him a title favorite because I don't know if he has the consistency, but what he does have is the flat out raw speed to be the fastest guy on the track any given night.
Pros:
Possibly current fastest guy in the world in whoops
Dude is shake your head fast
Fitter than he has ever been
Had to learn something from big bro
Former (250) champion
Cons:
Hasn't won on big bikes yet
Stewart win it or bin it mentality
Has lacked consistency
I'm sure I will get flamed like a mother but you would flame anyone that said Cooper would even win a race last year. You would have been laughed off of Vital if you said Anderson would win it in 18. Lately Supercross has confounded the so called experts, why can't Mookie be this years out of nowhere guy?
He does crash a lot though. But surely he has people telling him that crashing usually results in a poorer finish, right?
I feel like he is very close to a break through. Staying off the ground and putting in some top 5 results would be a very good start.
Initially on the 250 I remember that he was not that great and was really inconsistent. 1 year later he started to sniff the top 3, but was not consistent at all. Then he started to be more consistent after a couple seasons, and eventually won a title.
I agree that it is really possible he get some podiums and why not a couple of wins next season ; but we also need to look at the line up, there 5 or 7 very solid and fast "superstars" capable of winning, so to land on the podium won't be easy for sure.
The Shop
Webb
Tomac
Roczen
Anderson
Musquin
Osborne
Ciancarillo
Barcia
Wilson
Brayton
Stewart
Plessinger
Reed
Savatgy
Friese
Bogle
Bloss
Baggett
Twinkies+Fishing+Taking summer off=Aldon Baker
You know upon further review op might be right should probably just give him the race wins now.
Its hard to pick any of the riders. Lets not forget the rides Bagget had out front last year either.
A lot of riders have a lot of pressure on them to perform next year.
The only one who i see that has no pressure and often performs best with no pressure is Anderson. Wont be surprised to see him have great season again.
Hopefully Mookie just completes the season in the top 10 and stays healthy.
As much as I love ole Mookie myself, I gotta say I think it's a long shot for him to wind up the 2020 SX champ. A very long shot. But... A race win or two or three is very possible if he can just stay off the ground and not get flustered mentally. The talent is there, but I don't think he has enough mental strength to put in the rides needed for 17 straight rounds. And as good as the team/ bike he will be on is, it's still not quite on the level of what the top factory guys have.
Mookie has speed though. He could have some outstanding nights. I like the dude, so I hope he does.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBavV_XoJyY
Show me where I compared them. I'm not saying Mookie wins the title, all I'm saying is that I wouldn't be shocked if he won 5 races.
Jan 1 2018 you would have been laughed at if you picked Anderson over Eli or Marv.
Jan 1 2019 you would have been laughed at if you picked Cooper Webb over Eli or anyone at the Baker Factory.
I had Cooper down for the title last year. As did thousands (at least hundreds) of other people did.
The people saying he was done and not going to amount to anything are some of the most stupid and biased people on the face of the earth and wanted to write him off because they don’t like his attitude.
We don’t all come to vital to post our predictions because who gives a fuck?
How about we do it this way. You seem very very high on mookie, since I know you won’t actually make a real bet on him winning podium etc. let’s make a bet right up his wheelhouse 100 bucks if he’s the fastest guy in any main event this year. Yep. He doesn’t even have to finish one race, just be the fastest guy in a main.
You sticking by your guy? If you think he can win 5 races next year this should be easy money for you
So anyone realistically has a shot!
Pit Row
I'm stoked to see him healed up from his injury last season, plus being fitter and stronger heading into '20 is a good bonus. I'm looking forward to seeing what he can do.
A comparison would be if I said that Mookie was a title favorite because two dark horses won previously.
I simply posed a question. There is a vast difference.
As far as thousands picked him, no you are wrong. Most wrote him off after Barcia flipped him off at Dilla and he did nothing.
What is this sticking by my guy stuff? Are you a 14 year old girl? I am not a fan of anyone. I appreciate his speed and I think he has a chance to get multiple wins nothing more nothing less.
Your bet is asinine. He will be the fastest man on the track easily. Just as easily the same day he could end up in a full body cast.
I don't think it's outside the realms of possibility for him to come away from some rounds with solid, surprising results, the biggest factor is the inherent Stewart issue around keeping the thing on two wheels.
I think a big part of Anderson's and perhaps Webb's success is no one expected them to be the guy, that takes the pressure off. Much the same for a laid back dude like Mookie.
Don’t know what planet you live on, but where I come from (earth), that’s a comparison. I don’t know what it is with you and telling people to work on their reading comprehension but I see it’s a constant with you. Maybe take your own advice?
Just because you were ignorant enough to write him off after that doesn’t mean everyone was on your level.
If you’re not a fan and you’re just saying he could win 5 races... well then I’d say you’re probably the same guy that wrote Cooper off because Barcia could ride a tub of shit better than he could.
If my bet is so asinine and you think he could be fastest on track easily... why wouldn’t you take it? He has to do 1 lap faster than everyone else, should be easy for a dude that you can’t come up with a reason against winning 5 races?
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