Oh cmon 'Murica.. Imagine you again lost the Superbowl against a couple Germans, Scottish and Hungarians... for the 4th or 5th time in a row!
Would there not be any rich football fan that would be able to set aside some spare change to set up a training site to nurture talents to regain pride...
There might be a business model. But even more if I was very rich, then I would be excited to be the founding father of a (possible) renaissance in a sport I'm passionate about.
Some rich AZ billiards fan can sure spare a million to set up a training fund for a bunch of talents? Grow them now.
I find it peculiar that pool is so ingrained in USA culture but no angel investor to be found? Joe Rogan?
1) has there been any 9 ball break?
2) there has been a shot where the cue ball dropped dead after bouncing on the rail. Day 2 I think. Anyone recall the shot? The cue ball jumped on the rail and efffectively dropped dead next to it. Never seen it before.
Well lets hope USA gets a couple rolls and grab a win and start believin'.
It does feel exactly like last Reyes cup. Europe immediately trailing a lot, seemingly not feeling it, no teamspirit, then win a point or two with a slimmer of hope.... aaaand they lost.
I would be curious what would happen if some rich person adopted the best 10 youth (16-18yr old) players and get them trained full throttle. Training camp, trips to Phillipines, everything.
Hmm well they would make a solid team probably, but won't beat world class players out of nowhere. Never...
Its his coping mechanism.
Anyway, I hope USA gets on their feet. The Reyes Cup was kind of boring and a similar result, with Europe winning would be equally boring tbh.
When it's kind of close the Mosconi Cup is perhaps the most fun event to watch!