Great guy too. He will stop and talk to you. It was at the international watching him and Ruiz playing partners one ball one pocket
Mosconi Cup 2024, Nov. 30-Dec. 3, Orlando
- Thread starter Bob Jewett
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Good morning, I am just to this post and pages behind in the conversation.
My observations yesterday validating what I was taught ages ago. Possibly by Cole Dixon, the guy they called when the San Francisco break and run pot got huge.
The break is the most important shot in 9 ball. I reflect on Shane's successes being with "the best" break. The adjustments done have changed the 9 ball break. Back in the day on a bar box(uphill both ways) I had a good break.
3 ball break em and kick em was my daily constitutional. Each player knows "The break" the European team is better execution. Tips the odds significant. Occasionally perfect execution gets stymied by the luck factor. Shrug
I will definitely study the break if I get the chance today. Yesterday the one scratched break had whitey way low after the side rail. Putting it in the cris crossing traffic. Not bad luck , missed shot . Whitey was no where near the 9 after the rail. Was it Kachi that demonstrated the goal? It certainly doesn't have to go but ya gotta say Hello to the 9 and Check your luck.
Do we really need to rehash the obvious?
Guaranteed if you abide by the rules of the league or organizer in question. He didn't.
Just like the RyderCup in golf. Lots of press, good entertainment, exciting play but it doesn't mean much in terms of a player's career standing. Been some GREAT golfers who didn't play so hot in the RC. Big deal. The fact that even the losing side is guaranteed $$ makes it an exhibition. Good entertainment but doesn't mean much in the long term.
Where do you think his eyes were when he hit the white rock? A precision strike to the cueball......
Badpenguin
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I would rather have:
Fedor maybe win one.
SVB maybe win one.
Tyler, Sky, Billy, be the clutch players in case Fedor or SVB can win one between them.
Fedor and SVB are due some rolls right about now, fingers crossed.
ok. both captains pick a 2nd that hasn't convinced. sky, sky, tyler would be smarter imo (and jay, fsr, jay)
Garczar, you are such a crank! A delightful one ... but still a crank. Archie Bunker of AZBilliards.
Odds are the break decides each match.
Badpenguin
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What rule would that be? You mean some secret rule in the player contract that may or may not exist? Don't get me wrong, I think he should get a lifetime ban from WNT, but that is just me.
This is an invitational/exhibition match. Move on.
By your definition events such as The World Pool Masters and The Masters in snooker would simply be exhibitions, yet both are considered 'Majors' in their respective disciplines and any player who wins one is considered to be top tier (I would also point out that broadcasters often comment on a player's Mosconi appearances and/or victories when discussing career highlights). However of course that is your opinion, so be it.
Filler isn't there clearly for some kind of contractual or PR issue, we don't know that 100%, but equally we kind of do.
Albin Ouschan is 17 in the rankings and behind everyone on the European team as well as players such as Wiktor Zielinski and Mario He (he also annoyed Matchroom of course, which may play a part).
Oscar is approx $1,000 ahead of Billy Thorpe in the rankings, you could argue therefore he deserves to be there, but as with The Ryder Cup and other similar events its not uncommon for a Wildcard pick to rank lower than some others, only the top x (depending on the competition rules) qualify by right.
The pockets are the same for everyone, Fedor has done pretty well on tight pockets in other events, I doubt he or anyone on the US side would suggest that is the reason for their performance.
That said, I do agree with you on the pocket sizes, pool isn't snooker and snookerising it doesn't really make sense, we have Chinese 8-Ball if we really wanted to watch pool on a snooker table. I would rather they were a bit bigger, 4.25 seems to be a sensible size to me (however to re-iterate, just because I think that would provide a better spectacle that doesn't make it a valid excuse for either side).
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Why is that??? Because you don't like my opinion??? Have i taken one fkng shot at you??? How this for crank: go piss up a rope.
Sorry, no. I don't watch exhibitions in any other sport. Not preseason NFL games. Not spring training. Not Manchester City playing some MLS team.
I am not watching an exhibition in pool, either.
I’m thinking Austin Powers/ Peggy Bundy
Thats highly subjective!
Sporting results are factual (i.e. someone wins and someone loses), however the prestige associated with any victory is down to the public perception.
I would suggest that to the majority (acknowledging not everyone) of pool fans, the Mosconi Cup is a prestigious event, the players clearly feel the pressure and as fans that is what you want to see, it also suggests it means a lot to them (in a proper exhibition these guys would never miss).
As for non pool fans, the Mosconi Cup is the only event they will have heard of, seen and/or spoken about!
Oh that's an old one. Pretty sure my Mother taught me that one back in the '50s.
Wow I feel like I have walked into fast lane freeway downtown L A. I just wanted to find out what time do they start today.