bbb said:

Salaries in basketball /football / baseball seem to be a better career to pursue
If you want a career of as an athlete
JMHO

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If youre 5'7 you'll have a hard time succeeding in those three ;-) but I see your point.Actually, I heard that there are not many black heaviweight contenders anymore becuse basketball is a better option.

hello said:

Strawberry does but again, its only three guys.Throw Mark Tadd in there, then its four.And your point that it doesn't pay very well would attract white players but not black ones..?Makes little sense to me...

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So with a post count of about 200, it's clear that you probably haven't been around the game a very long time, and you don't know the history of where the real money was. Ever heard of Cisero Murphy?

Who cares?

Surprise of the day might be Alex Bausch beating Mario He and Lin Ta Li on the first day.

Got me wondering: Who is the best native-born American player after SVB, Sky and Styer.

Oscar is still the guy, it seems, but he is not a WNT regular. Semi-regular now.

A few years ago it looked like Wolford would eventually be the one. No longer. He has plateaued. Doesn’t play all the big events and makes too many mistakes.

He still might be the fifth or sixth best American active on the WNT circuit, but not by much. Got married since the Mosconi and needs to earn a living. Not easy for more than a few US players to get sponsorship money.

Then there’s Billy Thorpe. He’s always been a tease. Still haven’t seen the evidence he can be a top 25 player globally.

Sam Henderson gets some buzz and he still is very young. Long way to go, though.

Fracasso-Verner keeps improving. Not spectacular, but steady. Just haven’t seen that extra gear you’d expect to see glimpses of in a player who is 23 years old.

Someone is going to emerge eventually, but I just don’t know who.

WildWing said:

Professional level doesn't pay very well. I doubt the names Bo Diddley, Strawberry, and Julius Cottman would ring a bell to you. They did their playing behind the scenes, where the money was largely better.

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Strawberry does but again, its only three guys.Throw Mark Tadd in there, then its four.And your point that it doesn't pay very well would attract white players but not black ones..?Makes little sense to me...

Flakeandrun said:

Not an equal comparison, but I didn't say it was, nor did I intend it to be. But they do ultimately suffer from many of the same issues.

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Well, only in the fact that there are way less women playing than men and as there even way fewer black people than women, I'd say...

hello said:

Is there an explanation why so few black players seem to have interest pool at professional level..?

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Professional level doesn't pay very well. I doubt the names Bo Diddley, Strawberry, and Julius Cottman would ring a bell to you. They did their playing behind the scenes, where the money was largely better.

garczar said:

putting snooker size wickets on a pool table is a joke. it fundamentally changes they way the game is played. turns into nothing but cinch pool.

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BECAUSE it highlights the incompetence in the game. The last thing they wanna do is look like dogs. Besides, and wickets is a good term here, are easier than the wonder boobies on snooker pockets.

rexus31 said:

Not true. Balls pocket as the should but the deep shelf on the Diamond tends to hold balls up that rub the rail on the way in if not hit at pocket speed.

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I don't see any true or false to it. Ball speed and climate also factor in. The ball drops or not.