Mosconi Cup 2025, Dec. 3-6, Alexandra Palace, London
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Nice bank by Sky.
Aloysius Yapp said it best when asked why he puts so much time into practicing (up to 8 hours-839 Fargo Rate)it's no conspiracy, the US team just isn't that good.
We have the talent but not the work ethic, along with a small handful of folks with the work ethic but not the talent. Only SVB combines the two.
We have no billiard schools, no coaches for the professional level players and the Euro’s include 14.1 in their arsenal.barry hearn was on between the matches. his response was more events in the US
which i guess in time can grow US players. but until then the euro and asian players gonna rob those events
Nah. A person would have to really have issues to put this much effort into what I post on here.Uh oh, did you just call this event compelling?!
Incoming post from garcz...
I mean he also sounds like he's smoked a pack a day for 30 yearsDoes anyone know if Jeremy Jones is a hard smoker? Looking at his brownish beard around the lips I would assume so.
Watching Greg Norman collapse or figure skaters fall or field goal kickers miss is also compelling. That's part of sports!This has become an oddly compelling event. Seeing how many ways Team USA can find a way to lose.
At least the players are putting up a fight. Styer and Gorst gave it their all, mistakes and all. SVB is the only one really playing his game, though.
Psychology coach needed.Gorst looked shell shocked in that first game against Filler. I think the whole Team USA is shell shocked after what just happened in that first match. Filler's position shot from the six to seven in rack one was twice as hard as Styer's eight to nine was, and he hit it perfectly. That clearly shows the difference ability wise in these two teams. Pros playing amateurs is how it looks.
The highlight of this match was the great safety exchange between these two players in game eight, punctuated by the long jump shot executed by Filler to win the game.Watch Filler jump this 2 ball in
Frankly I was surprised that Styer showed his face out there during this match. I'm wondering what the heck is he doing out there, trying to give advice or encouragement to Gorst. Gorst seemed to humor him though.