Question about Jose Parica

cj has a house , money , retired, and a good happy life. that is a sign of success.
different than most of the other top players from any era.
 
I've always said CJ is the most successful pool players of all time. He turned himself into a millionaire and it started with his pool game and then went into business adventures. Unfortunately his game today is only a fraction of his old self, but I'm sure he wouldn't change anything.
 
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JAM said:
Yep. I was sitting next to Buddy Hall on the rail. When Keith missed that ball after saying, "You can put that in the internet," I cringed. The entire room broke out in laughter and cheers. Sally Timko of InsidePOOL replied, "We will." Everybody loved it except me. I turned to Buddy and said, "What am I going to do?" Buddy said, "Hope he gets another shot," which he did. Whew!

Meanwhile, on the live stream table, Efren and Busty were in a match. They started watching Keith and Alex, as were the entire audience. Efren started laughing. They eventually had to actually stop playing until The Keith and Alex Show ended. Johnny Archer was on the next table, and he also quit playing until Keith and Alex's match ended.

Across the room, high in the bleachers. Mika Immonen and Marcus Chamat laughed so hard that Marcus fell out of his bleacher seat. Everybody was having a good time except me. You could fry an egg on my head at that moment.

Billy Incardona and Jim Wych commentating for Accu-Stats. Billy Incardona: "Don't write a check with your mouth that you can't cash when you're at the table."

Check it out. I put it at the counter mark where it starts. You can hear Keith chirping in the background, and soon the cameras zoom in on their match:

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Thank you T411 for "liking" a couple of my previous posts on this old thread.

I just re-watched the "You can put that on the internet" thread between Keith McCready and Alex Pagulayan, and I can't believe I never noticed and/or thought about this previously. The last game in the hill-hill thriller, Keith bends down to shoot the 5 left-handed and pulls back. Keith accidentally moved the 9 ball. Instead of losing because of all-ball foul rule, Alex walked up to the table and moved the 9 ball back, allowing Keith to continue shooting for the win.

Shot I'm talking about --> Alex v. Keith at 2003 US Open
 
Positively Ralf said:
I was talking to an older coworker who followed pro pool on TV in the 80s and 90s and it is really fun always talking to him. He followed the game pretty hardcore and even went out to some non TV tournaments like the big ones out in California.

Anyways, he mentioned Jose Parica. He told me that he feels that Efren's star power, how everyone loved him and how much the TV executives always preferred him over others due to ratings overshadowed how much better Parica was that Efren. Now dont get him wrong, he knows TV is about entertainment and outside of Strickland, it was hard to find a better showman for the game than Efren.

So my question is for all of you who watched both at their best, was Parica considered the better player between he and Efren? Or is this the case of my coworker just liking Parica's game more than Efren's?
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There’s no doubt that Efren was better than Jose in pro tournaments, but some say in money matches Jose had a slight edge.
 
JAM said:
I feel the need to interject that when Efren first came to the States, he wouldn't play Keith McCready even, meaning no spot, in any game. Efren's backers steered him away from Keith. Fast forward to when Keith aged well into his 40s and 50s. Efren and Keith matched up many times in games of stake. Efren did spot Keith in one-pocket in the later years of Keith's life. The two of them didn't engage in games of stake in 9-ball very often, though. One-pocket was, and still is, the game of kings, veterans players, and champions.

I find these "Who's the Best" threads really challenging to read sometimes. When we'd go to regional tour events, I'd always get a kick out of somebody saying, with pride, "I beat Jim Rempe" or "I beat Keith McCready" or "I beat Jose Parica" or "I beat Earl Strickland." Of course, they were not in their prime, number one. Number two, in case you haven't noticed, 9-ball, with it's short races, is dependent on the break and whether the rack is fair. Let's be honest about it. The luck factor is major in 9-ball, unless, of course, it's an ahead game or a race to 100. 9-ball with its short races is quite different than one-pocket which requires cueing skills of all levels, e.g., defense/offense, banking, long shots, et cetera. The break in one-pocket doesn't usually determine the winner of the frame/game. This is why most seasoned pros prefer one-pocket for action.

Not taking anything away from Efren Reyes. Of course, he's the GOAT of pool. When you can get a photo of Efren smiling, you've got a pool treasure, and I got one. Why? Because Efren and Keith are good friends and remain that way today. They've both been through quite a few battles together and still have a great deal of respect for each other. Photo taken in 2003 at the U.S. Open in Virginia.
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Jam I love this post! I could not agree more! So many times on here I’ve bitten my tongue because it’s not worth the arguments. You could not have said it any better respectfully! 😉
 
book collector said:
Parica was a pitbull, all of the Philipino's I have seen, are pitbulls , not sure how you got that idea from what I posted. I have always been a big Parica fan , I just feel Efren performed better . and for a period of 35 years
Parica might have played twice as well as Efren , but his record does not show it. and if we are going to rate people on what someone says , Don Willis is the greatest player who ever lived. {But he isn't}
The mention of no dogging it by Efren , was because if you showed any sign of weakness to Parica , he played even better. I erased that equation with Efren. He missed fewer balls when the big pressure was on , than any player, I ever saw play.
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Filler plays better than efren did
 
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