... and, although I liked the coverage, it didn't make enough of a splash on ESPN to make much of a difference. First prize was nearly $100,000.
A different perspective on the Mosconi Cup
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... and, although I liked the coverage, it didn't make enough of a splash on ESPN to make much of a difference. First prize was nearly $100,000.
So were these people not respected by the players or not understand competition?
So were these people not respected by the players or not understand the psychology of competition?
So were these people not respected by the players or not understand the psychology of competition?
They KNEW who held the PURSE strings. They knew who controlled their destiny! A coach should control the MONEY and the players destiny and future with the team. A coach should have a few year contract. Players should have to EARN their spot and Earn the right to stay on the team. You have a losing record then you LOSE your spot. You have a winning record and get to stay. Pretty simple!
Your pay should be based on your win percentage! Zero wins equals zero dollars!
KD
I'd "rather be lucky than good" in the MC format.
You are exactly right, and I agree.
The Mosconi Cup is a TV Show that's theme is Europe against the US playing pool...it's really not a genuine sporting event or they would certainly play longer races and different rules. No matter how good the coaching is the event is still a "crap shoot"....
I'd "rather be lucky than good" in the MC format....you could win more game than your opponent's team and still lose by a large margin.
You are exactly right, and I agree.
The Mosconi Cup is a TV Show that's theme is Europe against the US playing pool...it's really not a genuine sporting event or they would certainly play longer races and different rules. No matter how good the coaching is the event is still a "crap shoot"....
I'd "rather be lucky than good" in the MC format....you could win more game than your opponent's team and still lose by a large margin.
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"will he shoot it or will he pass?"
The Draft selection didn't change the rules of the game. They have exactly the same teams playing each year with different players on each team.....this is a vastly different scenario.
Pool is missing the "magic component"...and that's the "Dare Factor"......the "Challenge Factor"....that's what makes even poker exciting.
Unless they start playing 'Two Shot Shoot Out' they will never have the best component.....THE DARE....."will he shoot it or will he pass?"
The Draft selection didn't change the rules of the game. They have exactly the same teams playing each year with different players on each team.....this is a vastly different scenario.
Pool is missing the "magic component"...and that's the "Dare Factor"......the "Challenge Factor"....that's what makes even poker exciting.
Unless they start playing 'Two Shot Shoot Out' they will never have the best component.....THE DARE....."will he shoot it or will he pass?"
Well actually, professional sports such as baseball and football HAVE incorporated new rules into their games in the past few years to speed the game up....and as far as evening out the competition goes...why the heck do you think they let the worst teams draft first??? Do you actually believe that MLB and the NFL want the same team/teams to dominate year in and year out? Do you really believe MLB and the NFL want the games to last longer?
I don't think so.
As far as pool goes...it is hard to watch sometimes...even for an enthusiast like myself. I don't think that long, drawn-out games/matches is going to appeal to the masses. People today are always in a hurry for everything...always wanting quick results. I just can't see a chess-like pool match holding the attention of viewers in today's times. And there you go.....how often do you see CHESS on television...and what kind of ratings do you think that would get? We don't need pool to be the slow deliberate game it must be to be played correctly...on television...at least not in it's purest form. Something faster with quicker end-results is the only way it will have a chance to survive on television...if even then.
But then....I could be wrong!!! :wink:
Maniac
Crap Shoot? We have won 1 out of the last 7. If we didn't play Europe in the early years when we had the nuts in top level pool pros and they for the most part had the top snooker players. The game was and is 9 ball. I'll bet the U.S doesn't have a winning record in the next 5 years now. 15 years ago you could have put 5 top regional players in and they probably would have won. Johnnyt
Shane was destined to win that match, I'm sure of it!!!
You can easily roll 6 passes in a row in craps, it happens every hour in Vegas.
We could have easily won in 2013, it came down to the last match, and if we would have won Shane would have beat Darrin heads up that night. I'm not sure about any other night, but I am sure about that one. Shane was destined to win that match, I'm sure of it!!!
I would have bet my life.......and Shanes.
You can easily roll 6 passes in a row in craps, it happens every hour in Vegas.
We could have easily won in 2013, it came down to the last match, and if we would have won Shane would have beat Darrin heads up that night. I'm not sure about any other night, but I am sure about that one. Shane was destined to win that match, I'm sure of it!!!
I would have bet my life.......and Shanes.
Be cool to see the BCA masters team eight ball winners, play the MC cup players on a bar table, they would have their hands full I'm sure.