Will Stanimal dominate the clay season?

[zjtennis]

All I know is Stan has a great chance of getting to #2 in the world some time this year. I still think Wimbledon shouldn't be a priority, as much as a (somewhat improbable) win will cement his place in tennis history, I think the gains he could on the clay season would be huge, that at least QF's on each of them may help him have a stable rise. Of course he should go all out in RG so let's see. I think the target for Wimbledon is at least the SF.

 

[I Am Finnish]

All I know is Stan has a great chance of getting to #2 in the world some time this year. I still think Wimbledon shouldn't be a priority, as much as a (somewhat improbable) win will cement his place in tennis history, I think the gains he could on the clay season would be huge, that at least QF's on each of them may help him have a stable rise. Of course he should go all out in RG so let's see. I think the target for Wimbledon is at least the SF.

You don't want him to complete the career slam ?

 

[2nd Serve Ace]

You don't want him to complete the career slam ?

A man has got to know his limitations!

 

[Deleted member 512391]

That's a tough one for me. Do I prefer the Decepticons? In terms of the transformers who combine, yes. I love Devastator and Bruticus and Abominus, for example. Megatron is also my favourite leader over Optimus and Rodimus. I LOVE the Headmasters, though. Overall, yeah I'd say I prefer the Decepticons.. slightly. Trypticon and Scorponok are also immense but I do like the more boring and classic look of many Autobots in the same sense that I prefer Terran over Zerg and Protoss in Starcraft.

Oh and I forgot to add... Decepticons can transform into guns, which is too awesome. Shockwave and Megatron are awesome for that reason.

PPS,

This should have NEVER been omitted from the movie.

PPPS, Did you know that Ultra Magnus' original death in the film involved him being quartered? Some who saw the original theatrical release in the opening days even claim to have seen a DIFFERENT animation - the realisation of the following storyboard...

Good choice, the Decepticon combiners are aesthetically superior and I prefer them. Though I also like Omega Supreme and Metroplex, so the Autobot have the monsters they should be proud of as well.

Man, that initial script for the Ultra Magnus' death is brutal, absolutely brutal, especially for the kids. I remember when I watched the movie for the first time, and I was a kid, the death of Starscream was so traumatic, because I hadn't seen the death of a transformer before that was so unexpected and, unlike Optimus, so fast without any indications that it's going to happen. Turning one of the most prominent robots into a dust like he was nothing was really shocking.

They also excluded several deaths from the Movie (I've read that some parents were complaining that the Movie was extreme even in the official version, I can only imagine their reactions had they included the original Magnus' death). Shockwave also died during Unicron's attack of Cybertron as well as some other robots. Also, some robots that died in the Movie can be seen in the season 3 (the Coneheads, for example), although it could be an animation error.

 

[mike danny]

I expect early round losses at all 3 clay masters for Stan.

He is consistent in being inconsistent.

 

[kishnabe]

Stanimal shows up around 4-5 weeks a year, he won't waste it on MS1000's.

 

[kabob]

I dont think anyone will

This. A million times this.

 

[Meles]

I really think Stan is trying to be motivated for bigger things over the last year. The hubris to think he can win Wimbledon, snagged a US Open, and generally a lot more deeper runs at events then just a few years ago. If he beats Fed in the IW final he's suddenly the player too beat.

Stan won Monte Carlo in 2014. French Open in 2015. Madrid Final in 2013. 6-5 in clay finals overall.

A dud of a clay season by in large, but Stan wildcarded into Geneva for a rocky win. Then he made finals at RG where Nadal dispatched him with ease. Stan got to 3 in the rankings for a while bumping ahead of Djokovic.