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CJ Wiley: flat earther

Chopdoc
jay helfert said:
All this just because CJ espoused his belief in a long ago debunked theory.

Homo Sapiens from thousands of years ago were physically just like us. They had the ability to think, research and create just like us. We stand on their shoulders.

In many ways they there smarter than us, and had to be. They had no sophisticated technology to help them. They used brainpower and sheer strength to build these amazing edifices. Take away all our modern tools and what could we build today. It might take us hundreds of years to duplicate what they created using their native intelligence. So who's smarter. I'm not so sure.

20,000 years from now our generation will be considered to have been primitive. Of coure by then we will be more like machines and a little less human. Implants everywhere! Need a new organ, you buy one.
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You talk like humans woke up one day able to do those things thousands of years ago. Even simple tools took a very long time to develop.

If our modern technology were taken away tomorrow we would develope and use simple technologies and tools MUCH faster than originally by those thousands of years ago. In fact, most of it still exists anyway.

Their technical abilities accumulated over time just like ours. We are currently developing much faster than ancient humans did or even could.
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2026 Mosconi Cup Team USA

sjm
NevadaP said:
I don't disagree with your take on the need for 'player development'. That, alone, is probably the biggest differentiator between Europe and USA.

And my intent was not to 'make excuses' or 'look for a smaller game' but instead to point out the futility of the USA hoping to overtake all of Europe given the current state of player development and overall interest at a high level.

And to further drive home the point, I use your 'USA vs India' example. You are certainly correct that a team USA should dominate a 'Team India'. But a more apt comparison to the Mosconi format would be 'Team USA vs Team Asia'. I think we know how that would go.
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Yes, well said. Thanks for the clarifications.
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2026 Mosconi Cup Team USA

sjm
jbart65 said:
Filler wasn't super in the Reyes Cup.
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So what? In the Asian swing, he won the Bali 10ball, won the Qatar World Cup and came third in the World 10ball. He is in dead stroke right now.
jbart65 said:
FSR was, but he's been shaky in the past.
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If you eyeball this thread, you'll see that, although Shaw was named on points, most of us felt that FSR was, by far, the best player on Team Europe at the 2024 Mosconi, which is the last one in which he played.

https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/sjm-at-the-2024-mosconi-cup.570807/

Here's a post you made in that very same thread.

jbart65 said:
Shaw probably got MVP because he was also the captain, but FSR was virtually flawless. Captaincy aside, he was clearly the best player on team Euro. Not by much, but he was.
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Yes, FSR was brilliant in both his last Mosconi Cup and his last Reyes Cup. His excellence at doubles was further validated by his win with partner Alcaide at the WPA Men's Doubles Championship last month.

jbart65 said:
Team USA has to be consistent and they have to play with more mental acumen. I have got to believe having a good coach again will help.

The key, of course, is just to be competitive on Day 1 and not fall behind so much.
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Right on, brother.
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