Can't be Earl. I can't imagine him saying Morris would beat him (maybe everyone else, but not himself).
Gideon
Morris Gets Better With Age
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Can't be Earl. I can't imagine him saying Morris would beat him (maybe everyone else, but not himself).
Gideon
If you played back when everything was slow cloth and old style rails, you would see many players with a stroke like Rodney's. Earl, Buddy, Rempe, and many others had a strong smooth stroke. You just don't need one today on the fast as glass cloth and bouncy rails. Rodney is one of the few that plays the same way today that he did 20 + years ago. Fun to watch. Johnnyt
I think Rodney is a safe bet in a money game. Pure ability, coupled with desire and confidence.
Jayson didn't do very well against Bergman....
...I like Bergman in a long match with Rodney also.
Billy I. said it well...."Solid beats spectacular."
pt...has become a Bergman fan
Rodney, Earl, Archer, Efren, and all the other old champions have flashbacks. But they don't play at that level every tournament. That's why it's called a flashback
"Pool is a young man's game."
"Pool is a young man's game."Have you even watched Rodney, and to a lesser extent, Johnny at all in 2015? Both had phenomenal years. Not just a good tourney here and there.Rodney, Earl, Archer, Efren, and all the other old champions have flashbacks. But they don't play at that level every tournament. That's why it's called a flashback
The top 9 on the AZ money list have made more this year than Rodney and Johnny made combined.
I think to have a phenomenal year, you'd have to finish in the top 5, maybe 10.
They weren't even in the top 20.
Like iusedtoberich said, it's a young man's game now. The older guys can definitely still bring it on occasion. However, you will probably never see a 40+ year old win a [WPA] World Title or the US Open 9 Ball.
5 years for 100?
The Rocket
I was fortunate enough to sit down w Rodney this past weekend
at Capones billiards in FL. and talk to him about his resurgence and
he said he's been inspired by the birth of his son . He said he is focused
and ready to play some serious pool and will be working on his game in
preparation for 2016 . You'll be able to go to "Xtreme pool challenge" and
find the interview w Rodney,Corey,Johnny and others , it was a mix of
interviews and commentary. He put on one heck of a display in the
Exhibition match against Johnny Archer friday night. As for me i think
he will be surprising a few of the neysayers . Good luck to Rodney. :thumbup:
I was fortunate enough to sit down w Rodney this past weekend
at Capones billiards in FL. and talk to him about his resurgence and
he said he's been inspired by the birth of his son . He said he is focused
and ready to play some serious pool and will be working on his game in
preparation for 2016 . You'll be able to go to "Xtreme pool challenge" and
find the interview w Rodney,Corey,Johnny and others , it was a mix of
interviews and commentary. He put on one heck of a display in the
Exhibition match against Johnny Archer friday night. As for me i think
he will be surprising a few of the neysayers . Good luck to Rodney. :thumbup:
I like Rodney as much as anyone else playing the game today, but I have to say I have never been more embarrassed watching pool when Rodney was on love TV dropping 4 letter words in the last Mosconi Cup he played in. Nothing he did that week was anything close to good for pool or good TV. I like when players show emotion and wear their hearts on their sleeve, but there's a line that has to be drawn somewhere. I'm not a negative poster and look for the good in everyone, but I will never ever forget how embarrassed I was watching that.
I don't even know what I'm having for breakfast tomorrow.
If you ever want to bet on someone 40 or older in any of the following events
US Open 9 Ball
WPA Men's World 9 Ball
WPA Men's World 10 Ball
WPA Men's World 8 Ball (if they ever have it again)
I'd probably be willing to do a small sweat bet $20-$50.
It has happened a number of times in the past (LeBron, Hallx2, Reyesx2, Bustamante, Ortmannx2). Given the increased level of fitness among many players today, I would not be surprised to see it happen again.
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I guess that was my point. Darren Appleton will be 40 in Feb, that logic would exclude him, and others like him too. Sossei, Cortezza, Dechaine, Orcollo and Pagulayan will be 40 in a few years, none of these guys are likely to be washed up by their 40th. Kiamco is over 40 already as well.
Let's add that at nearly 47, Ralf Souquet reached the final day (final four) of the US Open 9-ball last month. Similarly, 42 year old Alex Lely came 4th in the Derby City 9-ball his past January.
The forty somethings often make their presence felt in the biggest events.
I believe Dechaine will turn 40 in 2027.
Please go back to my original post that started this friendly debate.
I said a 40+ year old would PROBABLY never win a huge tournament like the us open 9 ball or a wpa world event.
Doesn't mean it can't or won't happen.
I don't have the source at the moment, but there was a trivia question that I heard a couple times on the radio and it said the average age of a professional pool player was somewhere around 35 (don't quote me on the exact number).
I'm not going to break my neck to find the source, but it is out there somewhere and I don't know who came up with it.
Aloha.
I'm not going to break my neck to find the source, but it is out there somewhere and I don't know who came up with it.
Aloha.