How is the proof not there?
Ritz in one year went 27:22, 12:56, and 60:00 while picking up a world bronze medal.
A. Goucher ran 6th at world cross and 13:10 twice, back then 13:10 was amazing in the 2005, 2006
K Goucher has ran 4:05, 8:34, 14:55, 30:55, 66:57, and 2:25 so far in her career. Throw in bronze medal at worlds, and high finishes in her two marathons plus US championships, she has proved to be one of the best amarican women this decade and all-time
G Rupp had one of the best collegiate senior years that anybody has ever had. With 5 national championships and running times of 13:07 and 27:10 this year he has proven to be going in the right direction to further improve on thos times over the next few years. Yes he is still young and underdeveloped but hell, if 13:07 and 27:10 is while he is still being babied then the rest of the world will know Galen soon enough.
Salazar is proving himself capable of getting people healthy and running fast, but at the same time being patient and developmental. I never said he was the best coach in the US, I stated that schumacher, cook, and the group in mammoth are in line with him. If schumacher was coaching webb and came on here and said that Webb is far more talented then Solinsky, Flanagan, Teg, or Bairu I think the rest of letsrun would take his word for it and get excited for next year once he is healthy is ready to race.