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Filler put the worst stroke I've ever seen from him on a long (but makeable) 8 ball in the 8th rack vs He.

There's a great room near my house with a mixture of 8' and 9' Gold Crowns. The owner owns the building and has for many decades. The problem is he's getting up there in age--late 70s I believe--and I worry about its future after he's gone. Hopefully he has a succession plan in place. I'd hate...

Was rooting for SVB but also happy for Morra. Biggest win of his career?

IMO YouTubers like Dr. Dave, Sharivari, Tor Lowry, etc., are making the biggest difference for pool right now by making it more accessible and easier to improve at. I started playing somewhat regularly in 2009 and spent the next six years as a casual player because I (and all of my friends)...

Filler is the best rotation player of all time.

Alignment. Bridge hand wasn't in the exact right spot. I think people blame stroke maladies or mechanical flaws too quickly/often. They obviously can and do cause misses, but IMO, most of the "why did I miss that?" misses happen because of misalignment. Here's an interesting almost 20-year-old...

Sometimes it seems like Filler is annoyed that he even has to run out the balls when his opponent misses and leaves him an open shot. Like it's such a formality at that point that he's irritated he even has to put forth the effort to do the inevitable.

Except they have put a player in, sometimes two, every single year. They won't skip over Jayson/simply not choose anyone when he turns 40 because they don't think his resume is good enough. He has the resume and certainly enough fame/influence on the game required to get in. From the BCA HoF...

Shaw will probably get in the HoF because there’s about to be a big gap in players with HoF resumes turning 40 anytime soon and he’s first in line before Big Ko and Wu. We might actually see Alcaide sneak in because of that, although they may go with female players like Jasmin over the next...

Is that the human version of Joe Camel?

I know Matchroom/Emily want it, but IMO it's a mistake for Team USA to try and jaw with Shaw/Europe. Shaw's demeanor and playing style are PERFECT for the Mosconi Cup, and by trying to talk trash with him at the press conference/in the arena, they play right into his hands. He's way, way better...

Labubu is a pretty weak nickname but it’s still better than when Corey Deuel referred to him as “Pee Juice”

This is probably the least amount of actual pressure he has faced in years. He’s not even the face of the team anymore and the “choke artist” label is firmly attached to Styer. So Shane can finally just play his normal game for once.

I’m just glad I got to go in 2019 and see a Team USA win. Might be the last ever?

8-0 would turn into 11-0, maybe 11-1. Feels like some kind of change would have to happen, especially with USA having no one on the bench to help them out and Team Europe not even being at peak power this year.