jay helfert said:

I like our chances in match #11. I make Shane a slight favorite. If the other matches go according to form the score would be 9-2 at that point in time. Then Matchroom/Sky could cancel match 12 and we could start talking about a miracle comeback on Day Four. I'm sorry to be so blunt but there is a better chance of this happening than USA winning the day 3 or 4 to 1. My prediction, 11-3 final score.

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the euros may decide to "carry" them a little

dquarasr said:

They lose money on every sale but they make it up in volume.

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The more you save...the more you spend.

Blue said:

Fsr has a higher Fargo rate compared to yapp.

So yeah, maybe.

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Cannot really use Fargo to compare amongst the cream of the cream amongst top 20 players. Just as cannot use IQ to compare the geniuses.

spartan said:

Dirty hands dirty eater. He's not just "baby face" he eats like baby


Long sets challenge matches are poor indicator of who is better player under MC conditions.
Instead Play 5 sets of race to 5. Forget about the $$. Loser of each set gets finger cut off.

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appears henny doesn't excel in this format

If the US wants to improve in the Mosconi format is to play the event style matches like the Euros did before the event. Whether it be exhibition or money challenge an Asian team, or another group of US players (For example a team of Oscar, Chris R, Lukas, JB, Mike D), this would at least let them work on the shorter races and show who may actually be a good pick for the next team. Arguing that JB or Lukas should be picked wont really make a difference without them actually learning teamwork and excelling at the format. Its like switching someone that barely makes top 64 or 32 in a WNT event with someone that barely makes top 64 or 32 in the same event. Everyone on the Euro team is a champion of said events. In the short timeframe if you cant get better than them in skill, get better than them in the teamwork and that should help them feel less pressure and make the match closer.

The whole argument saying "well this US player would be that Euro player in a race to 1000" is irrelevant. All that means is that you are saying I need more games where I can dog balls and recover and grind out the other guy. The fact is in a race to 5, the Euros maybe make like 1-2 mistakes the entire time. The US players are lucky if they only make 5.

Chicagoplayer said:

Adjusting is what Americans have excelled at. I’m sure there’s more to what’s happening to our team than we know.

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your probably right, also as someone who dabbled in Chi GG boxing i can tell you it's hard to fight back when your getting hit so hard and fast that you think your surrounded

the euros haven't given given them much air

OverTheNut said:

Lots of drama queens on here.

The USA team are all world class players. Numerous major titles between them. They aren't a bunch of randoms from some bar.

Play the Mosconi every week until a team wins 50 times. I bet both teams would get 40+ wins.

As enjoyable as it is seeing the Kansas City Chiefs (probably) not make the NFL playoffs this season - then (sadly) that doesn't mean that they're now a bad team. Just things haven't broken well for them this season. Just like USA have missed a few key balls. That's the difference.

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So this is your first Mosconi Cup I presume?

Rackaday said:

3 orders later and then they tell me. So I am just here for the stories and guys making 1-2 cues a year in their garages? Studiotronics is a cue industry plant!

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What’s that guy’s deal? I hear good things

very nice
got a pic of the cue thats being retired?

Kris_b1104 said:

I am settled. I said he's not even in the top 100 in the world. But omg, he is tied for #100. Why would that get me riled up?

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Dirty hands dirty eater. He's not just "baby face" he eats like baby

ChrisinNC said:

I’m guessing Oscar would likely match up against any player on our team other than Gorst or SVB in a challenge match for big $. Even though Oscar doesn’t even play full-time like the others, he would still be a clear upgrade over two of our current players, in regards to how he would handle Mosconi Cup pressure.

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Long sets challenge matches are poor indicator of who is better player under MC conditions.
Instead Play 5 sets of race to 5. Forget about the $$. Loser of each set gets finger cut off.