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justadub said:
I believe that Earl has a soft spot for Shane, and will participate in events with Shane that he might not with anyone else. And I think that fact also has him trying to be less "Earl-like" in those scenarios, because of his fondness for Shane. Shane seems to be the one player that Earl respects these days.

Just an opinion, based on his interviews the last few years.
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I think Earl respects Shane. Based on personal opinion, I don't believe Earl respects a lot of other pool players -- other than himself, of course. ;)

The fact that he does respect Shane is probably why he is always ready to engage in a good challenge match with him. As long as there is a level back-and-forth, Earl will perform like the champion that he is. If Shane pulls out ahead with a big lead, Earl will implode, and the match will go downhill from there.

To those who think Earl doesn't have any expertise on a bar box, well, I like Earl's end of this. Many have seen Shane on a bar table in recent times, but Earl plays all games and can adapt to all equipment well because he is a seasonsed pro. It seems like some folks in the pool world base their opinions on videos and what they read, but they don't have the advantage of knowing a player's track record due to their own age in many cases as well as their geographic location.

Yes, Shane is seasoned, but he doesn't have the expertise and experience that Earl has quite yet. He's on his way, though. :cool:
 
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bfdlad said:
Jam, I know that Montana seems a little off the beaten path but thats probably exactly why its going to be there. They Do not get many pros in that neck of the woods and so this will be good for them. I also have a great relationship with alot of people in Montana that I have built over the past few years and they said "Mark bring something special to us" Thats how we got to Montana. I hope to be able to bring more events in the future. Like McCready vs ??? :)
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Hey, I love the idea of Montana and other wide-open spaces. People in these areas welcome pool with open arms. I am going to let Jack Madden know about this event. I'm sure he's going to want to be there.

The VFWs, Moose and Eagles Clubs, et cetera, are great venues. They are eager to have happenings in their clubs for their members. A great pool match between two champions is going to be cool for all involved.

Let Earl know that me and his "has-been" will be pulling for him. :p
 
JAM said:
I think Earl respects Shane. Based on personal opinion, I don't believe Earl respects a lot of other pool players -- other than himself, of course. ;)

The fact that he does respect Shane is probably why he is always ready to engage in a good challenge match with him. As long as there is a level back-and-forth, Earl will perform like the champion that he is. If Shane pulls out ahead with a big lead, Earl will implode, and the match will go downhill from there.

To those who think Earl doesn't have any expertise on a bar box, well, I like Earl's end of this. Many have seen Shane on a bar table in recent times, but Earl plays all games and can adapt to all equipment well because he is a seasonsed pro. It seems like some folks in the pool world base their opinions on videos and what they read, but they don't have the advantage of knowing a player's track record due to their own age in many cases as well as their geographic location.

Yes, Shane is seasoned, but he doesn't have the expertise and experience that Earl has quite yet. He's on his way, though. :cool:
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Earl respect Shane because Shane does not talk much, does not complain, breaks hard, and can't hear Earl complaining to talk back to him LOL

So JAM, how much "seasoning" is enough? 5 years of everyday play vs top players in every country? 10? 20 years of hustling and gambling vs 10 years of tournaments? What do you come up with in a match that 15 years of practice and matches won't give you that 25 will? I think it's more of the style of play that matters, a guy that plays for 10 years that likes to take chances will not do as well in the long run as someone with the same play time that is more careful with his percentage shots.

I normally do not watch anything on the bar tables, but if time allows I will be ordering this match.
 
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hang-the-9 said:
Earl respect Shane because Shane does not talk much, does not complain, breaks hard, and can't hear Earl complaining to talk back to him LOL

So JAM, how much "seasoning" is enough? 5 years of everyday play vs top players in every country? 10? 20 years of hustling and gambling vs 10 years of tournaments? What do you come up with in a match that 15 years of practice and matches won't give you that 25 will? I think it's more of the style of play that matters, a guy that plays for 10 years that likes to take chances will not do as well in the long run as someone with the same play time that is more careful with his percentage shots.

I normally do not watch anything on the bar tables, but if time allows I will be ordering this match.
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Well, one recent example I can think of is old-school players, those who are seasoned, can move better on a snooker table playing rotation pool than the New Guard champion(s). ;)

Seasoning is an individual thing. I can hit 1,000 balls every day, and you can hit 1,000 balls every day. I may improve faster than you or vice versa. It all comes down to how much one applies themself in learning. You can shoot the same shot wrong a thousand times, but if you perfect it, then you improve; thus, the seasoning process.
 
Altho Chuck Norris thumb wrestles Silverback Gorrillas for breakfast, Earl can detect a 1.314% rise in humidity as it affects a .7% density softspot on the rail 2.3inches from the lower left corner pocket. That batcrazy SOB is genius at figuring sh1t out and adapting.
 
Well it look like I will have to re think some of this match. The games will remain the same but based on what seems to be the popular opinion the rack count scoring system may not be the best way to go. As someone had mentioned maybe see about playing for something on each set. Also the winner breaks seems to be the most popular. I appreciate all the input and support and like I said before I want the AZB community involved as much as possible. These forums do have alot of knowledge. I just want this to be a great event that gives the players and fans what they want to see but I know we can't please everyone either.
 
I don't believe that...

I don't think it has anything to do with "respect" but I believe that it has everything to do with "Earl wants to beat the best player in world, and that is Shane."
How can you expect getting respect from someone (earl) who doesn't even acknowledge his fans and or his opponents in the rightful way ? Personally I don't even know whey people want to watch Earl, all you gonna learn from him is how to be rude and disrespectful and because of that I don't enjoy watching him play.

hang-the-9 said:
Earl respect Shane because Shane does not talk much, does not complain, breaks hard, and can't hear Earl complaining to talk back to him LOL

So JAM, how much "seasoning" is enough? 5 years of everyday play vs top players in every country? 10? 20 years of hustling and gambling vs 10 years of tournaments? What do you come up with in a match that 15 years of practice and matches won't give you that 25 will? I think it's more of the style of play that matters, a guy that plays for 10 years that likes to take chances will not do as well in the long run as someone with the same play time that is more careful with his percentage shots.

I normally do not watch anything on the bar tables, but if time allows I will be ordering this match.
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One possible fix: instead of a race to 30, have the players play out, say, 50 racks of each discipline.

So instead of play stopping at 30, and the loser having no chance to recoup lost racks,
the trailing player can at least catch up a little even if he lost that discipline.

To make it interesting, add a cash bonus for whoever has more in each discipline.
The winning player should get rewarded for getting more than half the racks
even though he already has some incentive to blow out the other guy.
 
bfdlad said:
Well it look like I will have to re think some of this match. The games will remain the same but based on what seems to be the popular opinion the rack count scoring system may not be the best way to go. As someone had mentioned maybe see about playing for something on each set. Also the winner breaks seems to be the most popular. I appreciate all the input and support and like I said before I want the AZB community involved as much as possible. These forums do have alot of knowledge. I just want this to be a great event that gives the players and fans what they want to see but I know we can't please everyone either.
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T-Wheels is a class act and isn't stubborn about sticking with his original scoring system. Thx for listening.
 
Looks like it will be a great match between these two. Good luck with it and I hope it does well. :wink:
 
Luxury said:
T-Wheels is a class act and isn't stubborn about sticking with his original scoring system. Thx for listening.
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Thanks Luxury for the kind words. I do mean what I say though, I want this to be a great event for everyone but I am not exactly sure how to make it appeal to as man y as possible. However we are for sure moving in the right direction. I need all the support I can get on this match. I know there have been quite a few matches streaming these days. I know that POV Pool are doing all they can to also make this a great experience. Alot ot people have been doing these kind of things alot longer than I have. Justin at TAR has been great letting me bounce ideas off of him and getting his honest input and working together to make sure that matches did not collide. I think if everyone in the Pool world could work half as well together to get things done as Justin and I have done, things would be better.
 
bfdlad said:
007, I am sure that there will be an option to buy the match on dvd or another form of media in the future if there is enough demand for it. We shall cross that bridge when we come to it. For right now our goal is to put out the best possible product we can and the best price possible. Once we get past that hurdle I am sure we will be looking to if there is a realistic demand. Thank you very much for your interest and all I can say is stay tuned.
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Mark,

I'm of the opinion that VOD software will be cheap sooner than later and with the cloud giving unlimited bandwidth for very little money, it will be very cost effective to take all the matches and create a VOD site and sell the views for very little $$, there is a million ways to monazite the content, we can talk about that together. Make sure you get the content now, because later you will be glad you did, VOD video on demand is the next thing for pool online. and content has to be created. When i'm back from Europe i'm glad to help if u like.

best
eric
 
Fatboy said:
Mark,

I'm of the opinion that VOD software will be cheap sooner than later and with the cloud giving unlimited bandwidth for very little money, it will be very cost effective to take all the matches and create a VOD site and sell the views for very little $$, there is a million ways to monazite the content, we can talk about that together. Make sure you get the content now, because later you will be glad you did, VOD video on demand is the next thing for pool online. and content has to be created. When i'm back from Europe i'm glad to help if u like.

best
eric
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Eric, thanks for the info and offer to help. However I am about the biggest idiot in the world with this stuff. I have seriously NO clue at all and furthermore the thought of it makes my teeth itch. :)
 
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