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Great comment, George Z

Posted on August 17, 2012 at 01:17:04 PM by Jim

George Z, regarding your comment on Jericho, that is a superb comment. I always felt he exaggerates his catches by rolling his arm so far back to return catches. Often, primarily on forehand, because of his style, he totally whiffs the catch all together!

My other comments: LADUTXE...literally stands still on many catches, and you think he will get nothing on the return, but he must have really good upper body strength, because he gets great depth on the left side. He is misleadingly sluggish looking because of his form, but his catching and returning is actually really, really good.

IVAN: horrible left side, horrible left side returns, horribly out of control on the left, horribly screaming during every point...just...well...you guessed it. NEVER understood why he won't relearn his style. Lots and lots of pro players constantly hone in on the weaknesses and try to improve. Ivan's stood still for years.

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