Question about Jose Parica

TallJeff said:
Yep,
I lived in Garden Grove in 69, & 70 ( a few miles away ) and was a regular at Daisy Mae’s…
It was all night action after the bars closed at 2:00 am. The main players then
were Percy , Charlie the Ape, Mario, Sergio, and me, Talljeff… Plus all the dead money that
stumbled in and had no chance of winning… I practically lived in the joint every night for those two years.
I was young then ( 26/27 ) and did my share of performance enhancing drugs that helped me stay
awake for hours, sometimes days when the money was there for the taking… I was on the rise then
as a pool player and totally hooked on the fact that it didn’t involve punching a time clock or earning an
hourly wage at some job I hated doing! It was an amazing high that youth and no responsibility allowed…
It and my pool career was short lived though, when I married in January of 71 and we had a son born in April
of 72, but during that short span from 66 to 71 it was quite a ride with many good memories…
Just a quick hello to all who are still breathing and were there also… 👋
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Thanks Jeff, YES, I remember you! You got right in there and mixed it up with the best of them. You could damn sure play on those little boxes with that big ball!
 
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maha said:
you must compare at their peak not at the same time. two different scenarios if trying to define who was best.

don willis
jose
efrin
lassiter
mosconi
mizerack
buddy hall
mike segal and others

and others at their PEAK beat every single other person they played or was a favorite to.
who was better than who??
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I would take Nick Varner over Sigel in this list. Sigel lacked heart under pressure. He won a lot of tournaments because he played in a lot of tournaments. Put him heads up under pressure and he would be whining because he was a whiner.
 
jay helfert said:
WIN! He beat everybody for the cash. In truth, his cue ball control was superb. He rolled the ball more like Earl, but could do it with even better speed control, and did not require as much power to get position. He threaded the cue ball around the table like it was on radar. Buddy played all the angles perfectly, but Jose created ways to get position when there wasn't any angle available.

I've always said Earl had the highest speed of any tournament player due to his ability to string mulitple racks in every match, with sixes and sevens being the norm. Buddy was simply a champion's champion, at his best when the going got tough and he was up against another top player, he rose to the occasion. All that said, neither one of them was anxious to match up with Jose.
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Thanks, Jay.
 
spktur said:
I would take Nick Varner over Sigel in this list. Sigel lacked heart under pressure. He won a lot of tournaments because he played in a lot of tournaments. Put him heads up under pressure and he would be whining because he was a whiner.
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He's also the only player to win over 100 major titles including nine tournaments in a row..?
 
JAM said:
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
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Fantastic share jam…..back before pool got soft….mostly just robotic boredom now..oh for the days of Keith, buddy, Louie, earl and two dozen more I could name of course. I was blessed to be a part of those real good years from the 70’s on til pool got soft. Thx again.
 
spktur said:
I would take Nick Varner over Sigel in this list. Sigel lacked heart under pressure. He won a lot of tournaments because he played in a lot of tournaments. Put him heads up under pressure and he would be whining because he was a whiner.
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Disagree here. Sigel is remembered as the best closer the game has ever seen. Nobody was tougher in event finals, and that's why Mike's resume of titles is endless.

Saying he won a lot of tournaments because he played in a lot of tournaments is uninformed. Sigel retired from competition at age 41 and was still a top three 9ball player when he retired. He could have won quite a few more titles.

Both Earl and Efren are on record having said "Mike Sigel is the toughest opponent I have ever faced."
 
sjm said:
Disagree here. Sigel is remembered as the best closer the game has ever seen. Nobody was tougher in event finals, and that's why Mike's resume of titles is endless.

Saying he won a lot of tournaments because he played in a lot of tournaments is uninformed. Sigel retired from competition at age 41 and was still a top three 9ball player when he retired. He could have won quite a few more titles.

Both Earl and Efren are on record having said "Mike Sigel is the toughest opponent I have ever faced."
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Yes - and I heard Buddy Hall say as much about Sigel, strongly complimenting and admiring Sigel's ability. Buddy was a man with a huge ego (well earned, I might add) and belief in himself. He didn't hand out compliments. Varner was often quick to compliment Sigel as well. Whether you like Mike's personality or not is one thing....but, on the green felt, you can't question the level at which he played.

I would suggest that anyone research YOUTUBE and watch some of his old matches. As SJM stated, you can even see an "end of career" Sigel dust off a "prime time" Tony Ellin and Johnny Archer in one of his final US OPEN appearances (I think he may have ended up taking 3rd or 4th place?). He was a very special player.
 
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