your favourite player of all time...
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I am a Rempe fan as well.
Busty and Lee Van Corteza. Old school player would be Irving Crane.
Busty has been described pretty well here already; plenty of style, natural ability and charisma. Corteza has a lot of swagger. Looks like a boy at play when he's at the table and becoming a very dangerous player.
Crane is the man I identify with the most, and try to emulate the most. His style of play was tight and precise and he was a defensive wizard par excellence. I heard he was a lawyer's son and a mean son of a b' as well. 2 thumbs up
Busty has been described pretty well here already; plenty of style, natural ability and charisma. Corteza has a lot of swagger. Looks like a boy at play when he's at the table and becoming a very dangerous player.
Crane is the man I identify with the most, and try to emulate the most. His style of play was tight and precise and he was a defensive wizard par excellence. I heard he was a lawyer's son and a mean son of a b' as well. 2 thumbs up
Willie Hoppe is high on my list with 51 world champion ships in 46 years
. There is also Walter Lindrum with 57 world records. These two men were born and died just about the same time but on opposite sides of the world. I wonder if they ever met, played or even heard of each other.
Lindrum probably has a cooler resting place.
. There is also Walter Lindrum with 57 world records. These two men were born and died just about the same time but on opposite sides of the world. I wonder if they ever met, played or even heard of each other.Lindrum probably has a cooler resting place.
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I can't just pick one. The most fun to be around by far was Fats. Never a dull moment when he was in the house.
Probably the most electrifying player I ever saw was Earl at his peak. He had a high gear at 9-Ball that has never been matched. Sixes and sevens flowed from his cue like confetti.
Parica was by far the best money player I ever saw play. He wore them all down with his flawless play. And Efren was just a marvel to see how well he controlled whitey. The best ever in that department. He could stop the cue ball on a dime every time! Ronnie was still the most amazing One Pocket player I ever saw. You had to see it to believe what he did day in and day out.
For sheer excitement and fun mixed in with heaps of talent, Keith was the best and Louie was second. Keith made the hardest shots look like child's play, and the bigger the bet the smoother he stroked them. No one ever could shoot a clutch shot for all the cheese like Keith. Louie was the greatest shotmaker of all time. No one else is close. He fired in long extreme cut shots like they were hangers. And the object ball never rubbed a rail! He had better eyes than a hawk.
Probably the most electrifying player I ever saw was Earl at his peak. He had a high gear at 9-Ball that has never been matched. Sixes and sevens flowed from his cue like confetti.
Parica was by far the best money player I ever saw play. He wore them all down with his flawless play. And Efren was just a marvel to see how well he controlled whitey. The best ever in that department. He could stop the cue ball on a dime every time! Ronnie was still the most amazing One Pocket player I ever saw. You had to see it to believe what he did day in and day out.
For sheer excitement and fun mixed in with heaps of talent, Keith was the best and Louie was second. Keith made the hardest shots look like child's play, and the bigger the bet the smoother he stroked them. No one ever could shoot a clutch shot for all the cheese like Keith. Louie was the greatest shotmaker of all time. No one else is close. He fired in long extreme cut shots like they were hangers. And the object ball never rubbed a rail! He had better eyes than a hawk.
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The late Sang Lee - the shots that guy made - on an accustats tape of one of his games
Blomdahl was doing commentary with someone else and a shot came up and they discussed options but Blomdahl remarked that you never know what Lee would do. He only won the Worlds 3-c once but I do believe if he resided in Europe he would have won it more than once.
Blomdahl was doing commentary with someone else and a shot came up and they discussed options but Blomdahl remarked that you never know what Lee would do. He only won the Worlds 3-c once but I do believe if he resided in Europe he would have won it more than once.
efren reyes
luther lassiter
alex pagulayan
luther lassiter
alex pagulayan
Earls my favorite. Johnny is awesome as well.
I tend to like "technically" perfect form. Growing up my favorite player was Buddy Hall, but now that he is basically retired my favorite player is Ralph Souquet. I am also a huge fan of Shannon Daulton.
I still see technically soundplayers being mentioned !
I always believed that there was more to the game than a pretty stroke..is why i keep my number 1 as being Jack Cooney just because he could give ANY PLAYER...past or present the 6 out on moving n setting games up...on creativity as for as playing..i like Cory D....as for as active players go...There is so much more to pool than a pretty stroke IMHO.
I always believed that there was more to the game than a pretty stroke..is why i keep my number 1 as being Jack Cooney just because he could give ANY PLAYER...past or present the 6 out on moving n setting games up...on creativity as for as playing..i like Cory D....as for as active players go...There is so much more to pool than a pretty stroke IMHO.
Efren "bata The Magician"Reyes,Francisco "Django"Bustamante,Alex "the Lion"Pagulayan,Dennis "Robocop"Orcollo,Ronnie"Calamba" Alcano,Lee Van "vanvan" Corteza..They are the best Filipino pool players
Among all the Americans,the best i've ever seen is Earl "The Pearl" Strickland.
Among all the Americans,the best i've ever seen is Earl "The Pearl" Strickland.
I wasn't really referring that my only criteria is a "pretty stroke". The Players I mentioned are very knowledgeable but seem to keep everything relatively simple (they can be creative too).
Now if I had to choose who I thought was the best all around pool player I have personally seen... I would pick Reyes.
Now if I had to choose who I thought was the best all around pool player I have personally seen... I would pick Reyes.
for best ever Mosconi edges Crane by just a hair..
best living Reyes edges Captain Hook by just a hair
Best current...there is Ronnie O'sullivan and then there is everybody else
Pagulyan almost made the list but it doesn't look like he gives a shit anymore
he looks to me like a guy who achieved his dream then gave up
best living Reyes edges Captain Hook by just a hair
Best current...there is Ronnie O'sullivan and then there is everybody else
Pagulyan almost made the list but it doesn't look like he gives a shit anymore
he looks to me like a guy who achieved his dream then gave up