Shane Repeats Masters win...

[corvette1340]

Tend to agree. What this proves is a) Shane CAN win short matches overseas, so no need for the variance dullards anymore, and b) the break makes the game of 9 ball effectively broken.

Lmfao. You obviously STILL have no clue what variance means. It baffles me that a lot of you can't understand that simple concept.

Yes, SVB can win short races overseas. So can 200 pro level pool players. Make the races longer and that number drops substantially.

Let me give you resident rocket scientists an example that you may be able to wrap your 42 IQ points around.

If events on the PGA tour were contested over 9 holes then there are literally 10,000+ guys on the planet that could win. Make it 18 holes and the number goes down. Make it 36 holes and number goes down substantially. Make it 72 holes and the number goes WAY down. Over 72 holes the better player is more easily identified. Much like a race to 25-30 in pool. If they played 216 holes of golf (12 rounds) then only a handful of players would win, just like races to 100. And endurance has no effect on this because we aren't talking about playing anything in one day. The simple FACT is that given more opportunity in any game, sport, etc....the better participant is gonna be identified more often because variance is reduced. FACT

 

[pwd72s]

Congrats to Shane for the well deserved and well earned win!

 

[midnightpulp]

Lmfao. You obviously STILL have no clue what variance means. It baffles me that a lot of you can't understand that simple concept.

Yes, SVB can win short races overseas. So can 200 pro level pool players. Make the races longer and that number drops substantially.

Let me give you resident rocket scientists an example that you may be able to wrap your 42 IQ points around.

If events on the PGA tour were contested over 9 holes then there are literally 10,000+ guys on the planet that could win. Make it 18 holes and the number goes down. Make it 36 holes and number goes down substantially. Make it 72 holes and the number goes WAY down. Over 72 holes the better player is more easily identified. Much like a race to 25-30 in pool. If they played 216 holes of golf (12 rounds) then only a handful of players would win, just like races to 100. And endurance has no effect on this because we aren't talking about playing anything in one day. The simple FACT is that given more opportunity in any game, sport, etc....the better participant is gonna be identified more often because variance is reduced. FACT

It's amazing, isn't it?

Anything less than race to 13 in 9 ball is pretty much a crap shoot between players within a few skill points of each other. And races to 5/7 can conceivably be won by a much, much less skilled opponent.

Short race 9 ball has its charms, but the game really does shine in longer races, with players punching/counterpunching one another through breaking and running packages.

Once you watch something like the Color of Money challenge match, short race 9 ball looks like checkers.

Not about making excuses for any one player, as some posters seem to imply, it's just about watching the best pool.

 

[hang-the-9]

Odd that this ended up in snooker vs pool, but think about this.

A really good cucumber would still make a pretty bad tomato no matter how good of a cucumber it may be.

I wonder if the bowler forums start talking about how this great bowler would beat many shuffleboard players at their game?

 

[Kris_b1104]

Odd that this ended up in snooker vs pool, but think about this.

A really good cucumber would still make a pretty bad tomato no matter how good of a cucumber it may be.

I wonder if the bowler forums start talking about how this great bowler would beat many shuffleboard players at their game?

LOL and all cricket players can probably beat baseball players or vice versa.

 

[Dockter]

Odd that this ended up in snooker vs pool, but think about this.

A really good cucumber would still make a pretty bad tomato no matter how good of a cucumber it may be.

I wonder if the bowler forums start talking about how this great bowler would beat many shuffleboard players at their game?

No for the most part we just talked about our balls.

 

[midnightpulp]

LOL and all cricket players can probably beat baseball players or vice versa.

Heh. That debate also rages on some sports forums I visit and youtube. Always started by those abroad, of course.

Ironically, the comparison is similar to snooker vs. pool. Baseball's rules and equipment make it the more "precision" game while cricket's equipment and rules make it the more offensive oriented game (a Cricket batsman can stay alive for hours and rack up a 100 runs by himself).

Just like snooker players/fans always talk about buckets for pockets and how easy pool is, baseball players do the same for cricket.

"I wish I could use a wide bat like this in baseball. I would top Colonel Ruppert's payroll."

- Babe Ruth

 

[scttybee]

across the pond

these gentleman seem to think that ability to play snooker at high level makes them better than everyone else...typical arrogant euro nonsense.they all play good at their respective games stop trying to compare makes you seem thick

 

[sciarco]

anyone have a link to ythe final game thanks.

 

[DAVE_M]

anyone have a link to ythe final game thanks.

Genipool, on YouTube, only uploads full matches after they have been aired on television. When that will be, I have no idea.

 

[liakos]

I agree about Alex. Too bad TAR isn't around anymore, I'd actually love to see a race to 100 between him(Alex) and Jayson Shaw with the winner playing Shane a race to 100. Make it interesting and make the format alternate break.

Alex is the favorite! He is that good!

As far as all around,,,, Alex again!

As far as adding snooker into an all around,,, Alex again!

Alex is the favorite! He is that good!(I said that already

 

[TheThaiger]

Lmfao. You obviously STILL have no clue what variance means. It baffles me that a lot of you can't understand that simple concept.

Yes, SVB can win short races overseas. So can 200 pro level pool players. Make the races longer and that number drops substantially.

Let me give you resident rocket scientists an example that you may be able to wrap your 42 IQ points around.

If events on the PGA tour were contested over 9 holes then there are literally 10,000+ guys on the planet that could win. Make it 18 holes and the number goes down. Make it 36 holes and number goes down substantially. Make it 72 holes and the number goes WAY down. Over 72 holes the better player is more easily identified. Much like a race to 25-30 in pool. If they played 216 holes of golf (12 rounds) then only a handful of players would win, just like races to 100. And endurance has no effect on this because we aren't talking about playing anything in one day. The simple FACT is that given more opportunity in any game, sport, etc....the better participant is gonna be identified more often because variance is reduced. FACT

Endurance has no effect? Lol. Who wins when they play a thousand holes? The one who can stomach endless repetition and sheer tedium, Vet. FACT.

 

[Ron Swanson]

Heh. That debate also rages on some sports forums I visit and youtube. Always started by those abroad, of course.

Ironically, the comparison is similar to snooker vs. pool. Baseball's rules and equipment make it the more "precision" game while cricket's equipment and rules make it the more offensive oriented game (a Cricket batsman can stay alive for hours and rack up a 100 runs by himself).

Just like snooker players/fans always talk about buckets for pockets and how easy pool is, baseball players do the same for cricket.

"I wish I could use a wide bat like this in baseball. I would top Colonel Ruppert's payroll."

- Babe Ruth

Lol. Now you're really out of your depth. Baseball? Lol. The only game that's slower and more boring than one pocket, and that's saying something.

Cricket, on the other hand, is a game for men.

 

[PhilosopherKing]

Lol. Now you're really out of your depth. Baseball? Lol. The only game that's slower and more boring than one pocket, and that's saying something.

Cricket, on the other hand, is a game for men.

Pitching is an art and fascinating to watch.

 

[hang-the-9]

Pitching is an art and fascinating to watch.

I think to really "get" baseball you have to know as much about it as the good pool players know about pool and then some. Which is why it's odd that baseball is so popular because without knowing how and why the players and coaches pick to do what they do, it's just someone throwing a ball to a guy with a stick who tries to hit it and run. You don't see the thinking behind the actual play like this player has missed 60 of 70 fastballs in the 3rd pitch last 2 seasons so that is when you want to throw that at him.

 

[one stroke]

Lmfao. You obviously STILL have no clue what variance means. It baffles me that a lot of you can't understand that simple concept.

Yes, SVB can win short races overseas. So can 200 pro level pool players. Make the races longer and that number drops substantially.

Let me give you resident rocket scientists an example that you may be able to wrap your 42 IQ points around.

If events on the PGA tour were contested over 9 holes then there are literally 10,000+ guys on the planet that could win. Make it 18 holes and the number goes down. Make it 36 holes and number goes down substantially. Make it 72 holes and the number goes WAY down. Over 72 holes the better player is more easily identified. Much like a race to 25-30 in pool. If they played 216 holes of golf (12 rounds) then only a handful of players would win, just like races to 100. And endurance has no effect on this because we aren't talking about playing anything in one day. The simple FACT is that given more opportunity in any game, sport, etc....the better participant is gonna be identified more often because variance is reduced. FACT

last time Efran played Shane he clearly was spent by the end
If golfers played 216 holes of golf golf you would elimate several players on fatigue and nagging injury ,, that would play just as much of a factor as variances ,,
If you play multiple races to 9 against the same player in pool the variances would equally balance out and would not always produce the same winner as a race to 100 will

The long and short of it races to 100 are gaff races , today's players are geared for wind sprints not marathon races

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[corvette1340]

Endurance has no effect? Lol. Who wins when they play a thousand holes? The one who can stomach endless repetition and sheer tedium, Vet. FACT.

goddamn you're an idiot. They play 18 holes a day Einstein. In a race to 100 they play a third of it each day. If top notch players can't play 50-60 games of pool in a day then they need to take up a new profession.

 

[corvette1340]

last time Efran played Shane he clearly was spent by the end
If golfers played 216 holes of golf golf you would elimate several players on fatigue and nagging injury ,, that would play just as much of a factor as variances ,,
If you play multiple races to 9 against the same player in pool the variances would equally balance out and would not always produce the same winner as a race to 100 will

The long and short of it races to 100 are gaff races , today's players are geared for wind sprints not marathon races

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hey retards, nobody is gonna play 216 holes of golf in a day, lmao. They play 18 holes a day. Race to 100 is not a marathon race when you play it over 3 days you morons.

 

[jasonlaus]

goddamn you're an idiot. They play 18 holes a day Einstein. In a race to 100 they play a third of it each day. If top notch players can't play 50-60 games of pool in a day then they need to take up a new profession.

Lol. Lol. Lol. well said!

 

[BeiberLvr]

I watched the clip again of Shane's jump/bank on the 2, and it doesn't look like he called it.

I know it probably doesn't make a difference, but maybe they should replay the match, or take a few thousand of Shane's winnings and give it to Derrin?