Bergman vs Shaw updates

poolplaya1976 said:
I saw hall running out at like 9 years old.....just know the kid since he was young and know that his game at mosconi spoke volumes......he looked like he was practicing, no nerves shown whatsoever ;)
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I'm fully aware of this.

But, Bergman was running racks at 9 years old as well.

Pretty sure the story goes that Bergman and Hall were dropped off at the poolhall when they were young teens by one of their mom's and the mom picked them up later that afternoon and they had a ton of cash.

They were both monsters at a young age and I would hate to bet against either one of them.

However, I am admittedly speaking from what I have seen from both of them as of late and I have seen a lot more of Justin Bergman than Justin Hall. I really wish Hall would play in more tournaments with streams and coverage because I really do enjoy watching him play.
 
Rhea said:
Here is where I feel Justin is currently, and still improving swiftly. Justin is currently equal to Ko Chung in ability. But I feel he will surpass SVB's level within 2 more years as USA's #1 player and potentially the world. Justin is a future Hall of Famer. He has always had it in him and now he is going to prove it.
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I used to think you were crazy. Now I know it.
 
Zphix said:
I'm fully aware of this.

But, Bergman was running racks at 9 years old as well.

Pretty sure the story goes that Bergman and Hall were dropped off at the poolhall when they were young teens by one of their mom's and the mom picked them up later that afternoon and they had a ton of cash.

They were both monsters at a young age and I would hate to bet against either one of them.

However, I am admittedly speaking from what I have seen from both of them as of late and I have seen a lot more of Justin Bergman than Justin Hall. I really wish Hall would play in more tournaments with streams and coverage because I really do enjoy watching him play.
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all I know is I hope mark Wilson is smart enough to bring the two monsters back this year :eek:
 
poolplaya1976 said:
all I know is I hope mark Wilson is smart enough to bring the two monsters back this year :eek:
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AGREED!

From what I heard though, Mark is strictly using the Mosconi Points for the picks. We all know that the top 3 are automatically on the team, but I hear Mark is only taking the top 5 instead of top 3 and 2 wild cards.
 
Zphix said:
AGREED!

From what I heard though, Mark is strictly using the Mosconi Points for the picks. We all know that the top 3 are automatically on the team, but I hear Mark is only taking the top 5 instead of top 3 and 2 wild cards.
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that's a huge mistake.....have to have both Justin's on team......with svb, MD, and skyler......build the team with youth.......could possibly have morris for md but I am not crazy about the rocket's attitude
 
poolplaya1976 said:
that's a huge mistake.....have to have both Justin's on team......with svb, MD, and skyler......build the team with youth.......could possibly have morris for md but I am not crazy about the rocket's attitude
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I like a team of SVB, Skyler, JB, JHall, but not sure who else could play. I don't think Dechaine would play well with the Mosconi Cup environment with everybody yelling and all the noise going on, same with Morris. I do think Morris could handle that better than Dechaine though.

Who knows!
 
Zphix said:
I like a team of SVB, Skyler, JB, JHall, but not sure who else could play. I don't think Dechaine would play well with the Mosconi Cup environment with everybody yelling and all the noise going on, same with Morris. I do think Morris could handle that better than Dechaine though.

Who knows!
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I am right with you, I am struggling to find a really solid fifth.....I say keep the youth going to get them experience for the future.....
 
jwilliams said:
Everybody said Shaw was the favorite too. They also said John Morra was the favorite. Dechaine is a great player, but I've never seen anything out of him to make me think he's a favorite against Bergman. He may break better, but I don't think he's a better shot maker, pattern player, or safety player. So I don't think you have to be a "nut hugger" to think Justin plays a little better than Dechaine. You have to be a "nut hugger" to think Dechaine has to win that match.
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When I saw Bergman play 8 ball I knew he is something special. He navigates racks like a GPS on cocaine and the rare occasions when he needs to be just banks out of trouble like it's a hanger. HIm and Skyler played Warren Kiamco and some other Filipino up and coming champion for a big amount scotch doubles and after the first few games of touch and go Sky and Justin just went and ran something like a ten pack to move ahead permanently.
 
They should do away with Mosconi points next year, and instead use whatever Top 5 USA players are on FargoRate 1 week after the U.S. Open each year from now on.
 
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