If a gun was put to your head to choose one player to pocket a difficult shot for you, who would you choose?
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For starters, I would try to arrange an agreement whereas I tell the guy to allow ME to make the shot. If I pocket it, I'm good. But if I miss, the agreement will state I will then shoot myself, right in front of him. And then IF I do manage to miss, I would pick up the gun, acting rather stunned and sad, and suddenly point it at his little tool hiding in his pants. But before squeezing the trigger, he would have to order me a chilled double bourbon, no ice. Okay okay... going with 90's era Earl.
Jerry Forsyth once told me that Johnny Archer would intentionally push out to shots like this, because he thought he was better at the shot than whoever he was playing.
Mike
This post was at the top of the weekly email that I sent out yesterday. I got a couple emails saying they would choose Efren. I also received this longer response from Thomas Hammond...
The greatest player I ever played with was Jimmy Reid. During my hs days, Jimmy moved to our area, southwest Atlanta. I had started playing in the pool room at the Ben Hill bowling alley. Jimmy started coming in there. He was about 2 years older than me, maybe 17. He had moved there from the Miami area. I saw him win a car off a guy one night. He gave the guy money for a cab. That was middle 60s, probably 1965. I saw where he was voted best money player in the world for the 25 year period 1969-1994. Anyway, I would pick him to make a have-to-make shot. RIP Jimmy.
The greatest player I ever played with was Jimmy Reid. During my hs days, Jimmy moved to our area, southwest Atlanta. I had started playing in the pool room at the Ben Hill bowling alley. Jimmy started coming in there. He was about 2 years older than me, maybe 17. He had moved there from the Miami area. I saw him win a car off a guy one night. He gave the guy money for a cab. That was middle 60s, probably 1965. I saw where he was voted best money player in the world for the 25 year period 1969-1994. Anyway, I would pick him to make a have-to-make shot. RIP Jimmy.
Nothing against Archer but the thin cut on the 9 he missed against Buddy in the 92 us open (I believe semi finals) to go on the hill at 7-2 only to have Buddy run out the set, eliminates him from the best shooters under pressure, in my opinion.
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Reid was a very good player but possessed nowhere near the fire power of Earl, Sigel, Parica etc.
Jimmy Reid might’ve been the smartest of all the world class players….very high IQ….but he was also a chick magnet….so he had too many parties. We used to talk a lot because he wanted to know more about snooker.
vintagecollectibles831
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Was it Earl Strickland that Ronnie beat in the Mosconi Cup, back in the 90's, at the age of 21? I know it was just a race to 5, but still really cool.
O'Sullivan beat Earl in 96
Smarter than Buddy, Efren, Mizerak, Varner or Sigel..?I very much doubt that...
Luigi
This guy.
It won't matter if it goes or not.
It won't matter if it goes or not.
Era of the shotmakers!!
Do you know all these guys?
Buddy Hall
SIGEL