While watching the final day I took a few things away from the players.
#1 - I firmly believe Shane was having back problems on the final day, while I know it's not an excuse those of us with back issues know that once the pain sets in it takes over your bod and your mind. He seemed to keep tugging at his left hip, we've all had considerable time off and we've all heard that he had taken some deserved time off during COVID vacation to fish/spend time with family/relax. You body needs those everyday reps, I would imagine EVEN MORE in a crazy three day grind with 1 break a day. It was reported after Dennis sake the winning ball and the celebration started Shane stayed seated for a considerable amount of time, like he didn't even want to get up one more time.
#2 Dennis was all over the place and his planned break was not going to get him a win that was for sure, so he adapted to Shane's decided break, this changed the tides by quite a bit and looked to instill major confidence in him after Shane basically owned him at will on day 2.
#3 Deleted, was a little over board.
#4 On Day 3, Shane melted down, which might have been the biggest meltdown we have ever seen in one of these types of matches, He was unconfident the majority of the day ( totally unlike him ) and he missed several routine balls that you would book him making 1000/1000 times, He hooked Dennis late in the day needing just three games to win and then didn't even watch to see if Dennis got a good hit ( which he didn't, Dennis clearly fouled on that jump shot ) and i'll not even mention the straight in nine ball to go up 115 to 109. It was a full day of mental breakdowns for Shane, tired, back pain, idk but it wasn't the Shane we have known for almost 15 years, Mr. InControl Mr. Consistency.
After watching this crazyness I have came to 1 conclusion for sure.
Joshua Filler is the best Rotation Player on the Planet @JoshuaFiller