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Post by guest2 on Nov 5, 2019 23:09:10 GMT -5
I seriously doubt Kerri needs any help paying for hotels. I suspect she turned down Sara for some combination of the following reasons: 1. Loyalty to Brooke. For all the criticism here and the limitations of Brooke's game, she and Kerri are something like fifth in the Olympic rankings right now. That's really good, and it's hard to dump someone when you are having success. Brooke also said yes to Kerri when no one else wanted to play with her, which leads me to. . . . 2. Pride. I wouldn't be surprised if Kerri would find it more gratifying to prove that Sara never should have turned her down in the first place by beating her, rather than partnering with her. 3. Thinking there wouldn't be enough tournaments to make a switch viable. Most of us thought the 2020 schedule would have fewer tournaments in the qualifying window than it does (assuming they all actually happen, of course, which is certainly not guaranteed), and it's possible that Kerri thought it was too late to make a switch or too much of a gamble to give up on all the points she had already earned with Brooke. Agree with all of these as possible reasons but I disagree with "having success." For Slaes or Stocsen or maybe 2S that would be an accurate description if they had the season KW/BS had, but not for Kerri - or April for that matter. Players like those two define success differently.
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Post by ajm on Nov 6, 2019 0:21:36 GMT -5
They’re high on the charts for Olympics rankings but would you be surprised if I told you KWJ/BS are the 4th ranked USA in Entry Rankings. In other words, if seeding occurred for a tournament today and it’s a full field, ATeam, Slaes, and Stocksen would be automatically in MD. KWJ/BS would be in CQ along with 2S and Flint/Day if they choose to compete. Kerri/Brooke are undefeated in Country Quotas and Qualifiers, so I doubt they’re too worried about their entry rankings.
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Post by itssteve on Nov 7, 2019 0:20:17 GMT -5
They’re high on the charts for Olympics rankings but would you be surprised if I told you KWJ/BS are the 4th ranked USA in Entry Rankings. In other words, if seeding occurred for a tournament today and it’s a full field, ATeam, Slaes, and Stocksen would be automatically in MD. KWJ/BS would be in CQ along with 2S and Flint/Day if they choose to compete. Brooke and Kerri are the 4th ranked team for one reason. They played more events and dropped there Gstaad finish and others haven’t yet. It’s not because of bad finishes.
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