Lowell said:

If he grew up in today's era, he would be accustomed to 4 inch pockets

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sjm said:

Absolutely right. Shane beat a who's who of pool on the road to victory, with Filler in the round of 16, FSR in the quarters, and Kaci in the semis. Otutside of a WPM final a few years back, he has consistently annihilated Kazakis, and I felt certain he'd win the final.

As you note, Josh has worn SVB out over the years in the biggest spots, but Shane was the better man when they met on Saturday. Actually, if you read my posts, I am in the camp that feels that SVB is still playing the best pool of his life. There's absolutely no reason he cannot win another major soon. Wishing him the best and won't it be fun when SVB and Josh lock horns at the Mosconi a few months from now?

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jay helfert said:

Scott kept mentioning his age, like it was surprising he still played so well. One mention would have been enough. The fact is a mature Shane is playing better than ever!

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jax_joe said:

Thanks for posting. Glad I didn't drive down for that. Zero fun as a spectator trying to fade that nonsense. They went cheap without bleachers.

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jbart65 said:

I expect Filler and Gorst to remain among the top five players, if not top two, for the foreseeable future. Yapp should be right up there, but he has admittedly looked shakier this year.

Beyond that, who is the next great player to step up and win multiple majors? Good question.

Moritz Neuhausen, 22, is my choice. He has all the tools and the mental makeup, too. I just don't know if he has the something special that a Filler or Gorst or an SVB has. That extra gear.

Kledio Kaci, 20, is another choice, but I haven't seen that extra gear in him, either.

Jonas Souto, 24, has come a long way in the past two years. But I would take Moritz and Kledio over him.

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easy-e said:

Just saw Roland Garcia at our local Mesa chip tournament hanging out with our little Filipino contingent! Excited to see all the champions coming to town soon for the Phoenix Open!

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