contradicting yourself now, eh? First you accused me of saying that 01 ASC did in fact carry 2 lbs more of lean mass than in 99. Now you claim that I never directly say anything. Which version is it? 
You implied it.
the difference was only 10 lbs. Ronnie weighed 247 lbs at the 01 ASC.
All the sources I have, including the FEX review, point out that Ronnie was 244 lbs for the 2001 ASC.
Ronnie's arms and delts looked the same size. Let's say they were for argument's sake. Since Ronnie was carrying less fat and water, this represents an increase in lean mass. I do believe he lost some muscle in his quads b/c they were significantly smaller than in 99. However, it's hard to say how much of the reduction in size is the result of less water or less muscle. All things considered, I believe that 01 ASC Ronnie carried more lean mass - even if it's only 1-2 lbs more. Hell, it could be .5 lbs more for all I care.
This is impossible, and your example makes it even worse. Why? Because lean muscle weights more than water, so if his arms remained the same size with less water than you have even more pounds to justify for. The issue here is the absolute weights of the total muscle mass when contrasted to the rest of the body. If a muscle remains the same size while losing water, then it's weight increases. Yet, Ronnie went down in weight. The bottom line is that if you argue that Ronnie's lean mass remained by same, then mathematically you have 13 lbs to justify. Now if you're arguing that he gained lean muscle, then you have more than that to justify. The issue here is very simple: was the loss in muscle mass that Ronnie had in his quads greater, in pounds, then the gain he had in his arms? If so, then you're simply agreeing with me that Ronnie carried less lean mass.

Your assertion that Ronnie carried more lean mass at the 2001 ASC is asinine. One pound more lean mass would be 14 lbs to justify, and your math simply doesen't add up. There's no way that Ronnie at the 1999 Olympia had 14 lbs to lose in bodyfat and water. If anything, he had no more than 6 or 7 lbs of both things combined to lose.
I highly doubt that Ronnie was 3% bf in 99. It's more probable that he was closer to 4%
No, Ronnie actually was 3% bodyfat at the 1999 Olympia. His improvements in conditioning, at the 2001 ASC, were mostly due to an improved dehydration state.
You must realize just how low 3% bf really is. Very few humans have reached that measurment and lived. At 257 lbs, 4% bf would be 10.28 lbs. I believe Ronnie might have been 3% at the 01 ASC. If so, then 3% bf at 247 lbs is 7.41 lbs. This is a difference of about 3 lbs of fat.
This is a bullshit argument. First, I would have to accept that the difference in weight between the two was only 10 lbs, while both the FLEX as well as the MuscleMag reviews I read state that Ronnie was 244 lbs for pre-judging. Secondly, Iwould have to accept that Ronnie was at 4% bodyfat at the 1999 Olympia, when Nichols has already stated that Ronnie was at 3% bodyfat for both the 1998 and 1999 Olympias. Thirdly, I'd have to accept the argument that the numbers of pounds to justify are ten, when you have laready stated that you believed that Ronnie carried more lean mass, by one of two pounds - making the actual number 11 or 12. Guess what? Even if I accepted all of that, you'd still be wrong. Why? Because there's no way that Coleman could come in with 7 lbs less of water - in reality 8 or 9, since you argue that he gained mass - than he had at the 1999 Olympia without dying from dehydration. 7 lbs of water is what the average person drinks in two full days, idiot. Ronnie was alreadt peeled to the core in 1999, and the difference in conditioning between him and 1999, although noticible, was probably caused by the loss on no more than 1 or 2 pounds of water.
01 ASC Ronnie weighed 10 lbs less than he did in 99. So we only need to account for a 10 lbs difference. I already established that it's plausible he carried 3 lbs less fat. This leaves us with 7 lbs to explain, which I propose is how much water he lost at the 01 ASC.
You math only adds up when it comes to the physiology of beings other than Humans.

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