Who's your TOP 5?

Bic D said:
1. Me - Obvious
2. My buddy Chip - So he could experience it
3. My dad - To have him back for one more game
4. Will Ferrell - because it would just be fun
5. Jasmin Ouschan Because everyone should have a chance to play with Jasmin
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If this happens could you make room on the list for Dead Money and his dad too? Much like you I would love to play pool or anything else with my dad.
 
sjm said:
Tough to argue here with Lassiter, even though he missed my cut in the straight pool discipline, Though less technically elegant than a Crane, Mosconi, or even Caras, Luther Lassiter's game always went up when the stakes were highest, and even some of the most elite were not very inclined to gamble with him at straight pool. I've heard more than a few of the old timers call him pool's straightest ever shooter.
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FYI, I was at one of the Johnston City events that Lassiter won and watched every one of his Straight Pool matches. They were 125 point games and in every game Lassiter ran a 90 or better! Of course he won every game. It was like six or seven matches in a row where he played perfect Straight Pool. And these weren't exhibitions either. This fact is in no record book or in any book for that matter, but I wanted it to be in print somewhere.

A well known quote by Lassiter (and he was not one to brag) was, "I'll watch a man play for an hour and if he misses more than one ball I know that I can beat him."
 
maha said:
most of those older guys were passed their prime when being filmed.
like when lassiter was younger he just never ever missed a ball he shot at. about the same with mosconi.
same with a more modern era eddie kelly and bill incardona. they never missed a shot all day. and didnt play on perfectly level tables or great cloth .
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We used to call that "no miss" pool and when a top player got in stroke (usually in a money game) it was something to see. When you watch a guy run racks and not miss a ball for hours (Buddy, Cardone, Berrnie Schwartz, Jimmy Moore, Greg Stevens, Louie Roberts, Keith, Richie Florence, Jimmy Reid, Ed Kelly, Wade Crane) you are shocked and surprised when they do miss. I've seen all of the above catch that gear.
 
jay helfert said:
FYI, I was at one of the Johnston City events that Lassiter won and watched every one of his Straight Pool matches. They were 125 point games and in every game Lassiter ran a 90 or better! Of course he won every game. It was like six or seven matches in a row where he played perfect Straight Pool. And these weren't exhibitions either. This fact is in no record book or in any book for that matter, but I wanted it to be in print somewhere.

A well known quote by Lassiter (and he was not one to brag) was, "I'll watch a man play for an hour and if he misses more than one ball I know that I can beat him."
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Good post. I suspect there are only a handful of us who saw Lassiter play in the 1960s. On a few tv specials, and a couple exhibitions, I never saw him lose to anyone. Although he might have been more known for nine ball, from what I saw, that's why I'd put him in the top five for straight pool. Wish I had have been old enough at the time to go to Johnston City.

All the best,
WW
 
noMoreSchon said:
I was looking to see who would post Jimmy Moore. I really love this list, I would want to add Buddy Hall somewhere, but don't know who to bump?
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I think Jimmy Moore and Nick Varner are my two all-time favorite players. If I had to bump someone to make room for Buddy it would be either Irving Crane or Mike Sigel, since one all-time great straight pool player from upstate NY is probably enough.
 
Efren Reyes (The G.O.A.T.)
Shane Van Boening (The winning machine)
Alex Pagulayan (Guaranteed fun)
Willie Mosconi / Minnesota Fats (For the old school trash talk)
Tom Cruise (I just want to play "Vince" to see what he's got!!!!)
 
james evans
cicero murphy
marvin henderson
Patch Eye Basheer-
bugs rucker
as jay pointed out below
must add cliff joyner
 
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bbb said:
james evans
cicero murphy
marvin henderson
Patch Eye Basheer-
bugs rucker
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You left out Cliff Joyner, who was a truly great player until he hurt his shoulder. Cliff would go looking for strong players to rob, and he did! He just pounded those balls into the pockets from all over the table. He was "Jayson Shaw" and "Josh Filler" before they came along. It was scary to see him at his best. For many years he was the second best One Pocket player in the world to Efren. That's not a bad category to be in.
 
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Snooker Dream Team
RONNIE O'SULLIVAN
STEVE DAVIS
MARK WILLIAMS
JIMMY WHITE
RAY REARDON

Straight Pool Dream Team
WILLIE MOSCONI
IRVING CRANE
FRANK TABERSKI
MIKE SIGEL
THORSTEN HOHMANN

Nine Ball Dream Team
JEANETTE LEE
LUTHER LASSITER
EARL STRICKLAND
SHANE VAN BOENING
ALLISON FISHER

One Pocket Dream Team
EFREN REYES
RONNIE ALLEN
GRADY MATHEWS
FRANCISCO BUSTAMANTE
EDDIE TAYLOR

Bank Pool Dream Team
EDDIE TAYLOR
NICK VARNER
EFREN REYES
SHANE VAN BOENING
FRANCISCO BUSTAMANTE


My Ultimate Dream Team
JEANETTE LEE
EFREN REYES
SHANE VAN BOENING
MIKE SIGEL
RONNIE O'SULLIVAN​
 
Fay said:
Snooker Dream Team
RONNIE O'SULLIVAN
STEVE DAVIS
MARK WILLIAMS
JIMMY WHITE
RAY REARDON

Straight Pool Dream Team
WILLIE MOSCONI
IRVING CRANE
FRANK TABERSKI
MIKE SIGEL
THORSTEN HOHMANN

Nine Ball Dream Team
JEANETTE LEE
LUTHER LASSITER
EARL STRICKLAND
SHANE VAN BOENING
ALLISON FISHER

One Pocket Dream Team
EFREN REYES
RONNIE ALLEN
GRADY MATHEWS
FRANCISCO BUSTAMANTE
EDDIE TAYLOR

Bank Pool Dream Team
EDDIE TAYLOR
NICK VARNER
EFREN REYES
SHANE VAN BOENING
FRANCISCO BUSTAMANTE


My Ultimate Dream Team
JEANETTE LEE
EFREN REYES
SHANE VAN BOENING
MIKE SIGEL
RONNIE O'SULLIVAN​
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Wow, great effort here for a new member. Looking forward to more of your posts.
 
9 ball. I've only added players that I have seen a lot of matches.

All these players at their peak were consistently very hard to beat in finals.

Efren Reyes
Nick Varner
Earl Strickland
Johnny Archer
Ralf Souquet
 
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