mosconi cup final day lineups what you think?

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Here are the final days lineups what do people think of them?


Ekonomopoulos v Hatch
Feijen v Archer
Appleton v Van Boening
Melling v Shuff
Van Den Berg v Dechaine


I think CJ has to go with his best players early, where as Johan has spread his out as expected.

Match 3 now looks like the re-match fro yesterday, can Shane get his revenge or will it be all over by then?

2 rookies last 2 for US if it goes that far. Thoughts please.
 
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I know Hatch hasn't played his best yet but I think he's a good choice to start out with. If he can keep his composure I think he'll win that first match.

The Feijen vs. Archer match will be for all the marbles after that. If Archer can pull that out, anything can happen.

It's pretty tough to flip heads five times in a row but you never know.
 
lee brett said:
Here are the final days lineups what do people think of them?


Ekonomopoulos v Hatch
Feijen v Archer
Appleton v Van Boening
Melling v Shuff
Van Den Berg v Dechaine


I think CJ has to go with his best players early, where as Johan has spread his out as expected.

Match 3 now looks like the re-match fro yesterday, can Shane get his revenge or will it be all over by then?

2 rookies last 2 for US if it goes that far. Thoughts please.
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The big factor is if you watch all the matches is Team USA isnt capitolizing when we get the rack back after a miss by team europe. We keep giving the rack back..... Melling vs Shuff is also a rematch from yesterday..
 
Does the visiting team put their list of players first? And does the home team get to see the visiting lineup before they pick? Or do they both pick blindly?
 
I think it's not over just yet.. Races to 5, anything can happen! I'm not ready to give up on the boys from USA!!!
 
Kick Off Match Home Away

19:15 Europe v USA - Match 16 NE v DH EVS 8/11
20:00 Europe v USA - Match 17 NF v JA 11/8 8/15
20:45 Europe v USA - Match 18 DA v SVB 8/13 6/5
21:30 Europe v USA - Match 19 CM v BS 4/7 5/4
22:15 Europe v USA - Match 20 NVB v MD 8/11 EVS

Team Europe 1/12 Team USA 13/2

Here is the betting on the matches
 
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One other thing - Dechaine and Shuff in the back of their minds have to be thinking they probably won't even play.

I can only imagine how the anxiety level would creep up with each U.S. victory. If we were to win the first 3 matches I imagine Mr. Shuff would get pretty anxious, a good type of anxiousness, but anxious nonetheless.
 
mikeyfrost said:
It's not as easy as what some think about lineups. If I remember right they alternate picks amongst the captains.

If I am Team Europe I'd throw out Nickos right away no matter who he has to play. He's beat SVB already which means he is very capable of winning vs anyone. By doing that against what likely will be a match vs Archer or SVB it becomes infinitely harder for the USA to match up.

After what I've seen all week, I'd probably bat Mellling and Daz 3rd and 4th. If it makes it that far you need guys who thrive on that pressure and those two played really big yesterday in a tough spot, that has to be noted.

I have always thought of NVB and Niels as the more traditional and fundamental players. I'd bat them 2nd and 5th. They're steady, they've both only shot one flyer all week. Cautious steady players that can win without flash.

Team USA just has to fire all their bullets. Probably have to play Archer then SVB for sure to start. I'd play Shuff third and Hatch fourth. Then if it makes it to the 5th match I'd let Dechaine bring it home.

USA Records(W/L) including team victory

Shuff 2-4
Archer 5-0
SVB 3-2
Hatch 2-3
Dechaine 2-3

Archer still is the only person to have won a singles match.
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I made this post this morning before the lineups came out...Johan and me are on the same page!!!
 
Ekonomopoulos v Hatch
Hatch has a fire in his belly - and Ekonomopoulos seems overconfident

Feijen v Archer
It's Johnny F!?%n' Archer!

Appleton v Van Boening
Toss up

Melling v Shuff
The way Shuff is goin'...

Van Den Berg v Dechaine
The way Dechaine is goin'...
 
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