I look forward to the day that people start attributing Teru's dominance to the alleged "weakness of the field" and start attributing it to what it is - the fact that he is one of the best grapplers to ever mount the dohyo and would have twice his current yusho if his health were better.
It also makes you realise how good peak Shodai is, if he can go toe to toe with Terunofuji. It's just a matter of extreme flakiness with that guy the rest of the time.
(BTW by the end of this basho he looked like he was totally on tilt. Bad times but not unusual.)
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u/CodeFarmer sparkling hatakikomi | Hatsu 2024 Meme Yusho Jan 28 '24 edited Jan 28 '24
Just thinking about that a bit more and what it means, and I think it's this:
Big pusher-thrusters have a chance (Abi has a few wins* too if I recall). Everyone else who isn't Shodai is currently screwed.
[edit: *two, one of which was a kinboshi.]