You have an easy safety in eight ball to just roll up on a ball and leave your opponent nothing. The ball is froze to a rail, but your opponent didn't call it froze. Would you shoot this shot?
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Absolutely. I wouldn't jump right up though, I'd give my opponent a few seconds to call it froze, while I was chalking my cue, or walking around the table.
Its not the shooter's responsibility to call a ball frozen.
You are entirely correct sir. I agree with you, on THAT.These threads come up ALL the time. There will never be agreement on what is right or wrong. Its one thing if the opponent is in the bathroom, and you move the balls to your liking with your hand. That is flat out cheating. If your opponent is by the table and paying attention, and doesn't call a frozen ball, its not cheating if you then go ahead and shoot the shot.
We can come up with MANY examples in a game where some people will thing its unsportsmanlike, some people will think its unethical, some people will think its flat out cheating, and some people will think its within the rules.
No. It's cheating even if you don't get caught.![]()
so to each of you that said the situation mars described is cheating and/or unsportsmanlike, i have a question for you:
If you are on 2 fouls, and the opponent does not tell you, and you foul a 3rd time, will you rack up the balls and tell your opponent its his break?
The reason I posted the question is I have a disagreement with a friend who believes he isn't commiting a foul because if the opponent doesn't call it the ball isn't froze according to the rules. I was just curious to see what the average player here thinks.
situational morality
no.................