Keep this going all week so ppl watch episode 8..thanks
Ya know, I'm trying to understand some people. I don't know you and you don't know me. That being said, do you really think a show about a bunch of "hustlers" and gamblers is going to REALLY catch on to the average viewer?
Has anyone really sat down and talked about the true state of pool?
Do people ONLY look at the prize fund of tournaments and use this information to say what the state of pool is in?
Let me give you and everyone else my screwed up analogy of pool players trying to resurrect the game. There are 10 people in a backyard looking at the dirt and everyone says, wow, we need to grow more grass here! Everyone agrees and says ok, go get grass seeds and throw it there and let's see what happens!
Did anyone talk about watering the new seeds? Did anyone talk about how much seeds to throw down? Did anyone check the soil? Did anyone do anything to figure out what's needed to get grass to grow?
Putting a show on tv talking about hustling and making games is not going to "help" pool! It's only going to hurt it!
If you care to, you can go look at one my previous posts to get just one idea!
When I saw the Fox interview with 2 of the players on the show, one of them made(IMHO) a very bad comment, about matching up! This isn't going to gain followers, I've never seen the show, and because the show is about the exact reasons why pool is in the shitter, I don't care to watch it!
Don't get me wrong, I'm all about matching up and having a go at some cash! I'm all for that, but look at the type of people that are doing that I real life! A bunch of degenerates! How many real good pool players have real money? I'm not talking about millions, I'm talking about having a very good steady income, a home,(that they paid for themselves), there own vehicle! Oh and by the way,,,, the money that they make,,,, is it declared? Do they pay taxes on it? I'm not talking about a few hundred here and there, I'm talking about thousands!
See, I'm a hard working person who goes to work everyday, I pay my taxes and pay my bills. When I see people who don't contribute anything to society, at least something truly positive, I look at them as a waste! I don't care how much talent a person has, they need to contribute something positive to society!
Now, I ask you this, what do the pool players on the "hustlers" contribute to society?