Neil needs to get back to his roots. Time to replace all your posts with a line of dots ASAP.
Oh by the way - now Ozzy who said he wouldn't respond is on Facebook making snide remarks.
Oscar wasn't streaming this. Big Truck was. It was on him to see if there was a conflict and then decide if he still wanted to stream. The stream is secondary. To say Oscar did anything wrong is assaninne.
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Oscar wasn't streaming this. Big Truck was. It was on him to see if there was a conflict and then decide if he still wanted to stream. The stream is secondary. To say Oscar did anything wrong is assaninne.
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Neil needs to get back to his roots. Time to replace all your posts with a line of dots ASAP.
Wow, how did I miss this shitstorm?
In the event scheduling world, it's professional courtesy and just good business sense to create schedules after researching competitive events. Your choice is to go around them, ride on them, not do them or compete with them. Since I do events, I have done all these options. A simple email to Mark and Ozzy could have avoided this mess. Oscar should have definitely checked with CSI for conflicts before finalizing the schedule and I am sure lesson learned there. This is where the mistake was made. Oscar is a very intelligent and decent human being and would not want to intentionally cause a conflict. Since he is getting more into tournament promotion himself, there will be a learning curve.
That being said, I disagree with Ozzy's power play on Sky. I think everybody can see why now. Bad PR for himself and CSI. On the other hand, I wonder if Ozzy is taking a bullet on this one. Seems like it to me.
Yes, you missed a lot. There was no tournament going on. It was in between the Pro tournaments. There was a competing challenge (exhibition) match taking place for which CSI thought they should not have to face any streaming competition.
Also, I didn't buy the Big Truck stream because of the 3 hour delay. Had no interest in staying up to 4 or 5 in the morning to watch.
Where? I checked and saw no snide remarks about anyone.
There were several big money (and I mean BIG!) played at Good Times during the ten days of the U.S. Open events. They were all "ahead" sets and they would play for 8-10 hours and then take a break overnight and come back the next day. Oftentimes one player was on a roll and wanted to continue play but his opponent asked for the break and got it. They came back the next day and continued without a hitch. Those on here who are saying that taking a three hour break affected the outcome of the match are really not that knowledgeable about big time pool. In these long matches the best player usually wins, break or no break. Momentum be damned!
If you play as good as these guys, taking a long "dinner" break will not affect your game one iota. You come back, take a short warm-up, and get back into it. In a game or two it looks just like the match did before the break. Nothing's changed, except the clock on the wall. These guys must perform at all times of the day (and night), often playing a match and having to take either a long or short break before their next match. They adjust, do what they need to do and come back ready. It's that simple.
And YES, the tournament should take priority over gambling games, all day and all night. What if Skyler (or Oscar) had a match scheduled at the same time. What do you think would have happened then? You're right, they would have taken a break, probably three hours or more. HELLO!
Might as well, most on here don't seem to understand logic or business or much of anything else except mob mentality.
Next time you're in bed with a lady... and about midway through, take a 3 hour break. You'll love it!
[...] The shitstorm I was referring to was this thread.
But wait!
Then word comes that "the other player's backer" had a problem...
the other player's backer?
really?
... the other player's backer...
tail trying to wag the dog
Since Oscar scheduled the event with the intention of streaming it, the mistake was his. To call my comment asinine and butcher the spelling of asinine so badly, is well, pretty asinine.
lol... This isn't a shitstorm. This is AZperusual. Try asking a question about aiming...
You've got the most significant pool organization in the country in the midst of its annual hurrah for both amateur and professional play scheduling two challenge matches amongst pretty much the best players on US soil for people all over with an internet connection to see.
Then you've got Oscar--a top player and up-and-coming promoter who appears all around to be a class act, and Ray--a promoter extraordinairre who has done a ton to bring excitement to many events--who inadvertently scheduled a competing pay-per-view match.
It's an unfortunate situation, but if we're all for pool, it is a no-brainer how to proceed. "Oscar, Ray, and I [Ozzy] all agreed that this was a good solution and would benefit everyone."
Good! Cool! Good for cooperation. Good for the kind of relationship building from which we all will benefit. Good for pool.
But wait!
Then word comes that "the other player's backer" had a problem...
the other player's backer?
really?
Skyler seems like a nice kid, and he's certainly one of the best players in the country. I just don't see Skyler being recalcitrant like that.
... the other player's backer...
tail trying to wag the dog
let's move on to CTE aiming or something...
Next time you're in bed with a lady... and about midway through, take a 3 hour break. You'll love it!
Ozzy said that his event dates was posted first
and
Cleary says the fight night match was posted first
who is correct? Anyone know?
Kd