Recent content by jokrswylde

If youve ever seen a high school kid develop withdrawal symptoms when they have to turn their phones in at the beginning of class, you would not be so confident in them voluntarily ever going screenless. They start shaking and picking at their skin if they cant check snapchat every 30 seconds.

For some reason the Algorithm started sending me videos of Asians setting up and camping in the rain with all their fancy tents, stoves, and other tech. It is scary that I will watch those stupid things every time they show up...

Pool just needs one eccentric gazillionaire. If you know the story of Foxcatcher Farms- John DuPont was a huge wrestling fan. He got tired of seeing the US team get boat raced by the Russians and Eastern European countries at International competitions. He decided to get off the porch and do...

I hate it for the guy,. He has played relatively well in past MC's. You never know what can cause the yips, but the way he played the entire rack until the nineball shows that his stroke is good...Pressure. This is the kind of thing that could potentially stay with him long after this competition.

Good post. Another factor that ties in with your post is that, since the addition of Fedor, and the elevation of Sky, SVB might not feel like he HAS to carry the team. It could be that he is able to play a lot more relaxed just not having to be "Captain America"...

So we win a match, get the momentum going for the good guys, and they shut it down for the day...dirty Brits... :p

Could a good enough salesman convince the Asian and European room owners that their bottom line would increase dramatically if they just replace their big tables with 6.5 ft. valleys with 5 inch pockets? Show them a profit analysis of how much more money they would make with twice the number of...

Got them redcoats right where we want them! Now we tighten the screws!

What legitimate sport are you thinking of that doesn't have colorful characters and controversy. Tiger Woods was a man-ho, Phil Mickelson is a degenerate gambler and led a coup against the PGA...golf is still relevant. Don't even need to mention NBA and NFL. MLB had some of it's highest...

Anybody else wake up excited? Before all the Debbie Downers point out how outmatched the US side is, everyone already knows this...However, without insurmountable odds and great adversity, the Miracle on Ice would have never occurred, the immaculate reception, Kirk Gibson's walk of homer in the...

I imagine he ain't skeered to try him in some straight pool... :eek:

I would love to see the expense sheet of an active touring pro in the US. Take away SVB and Fedor as the exception and not the rule when it comes to $$, and it would be interesting to know what the financials are for a guys like, Styer, Oscar, Billy, etc. Styer, Thorpe, LFV- all with winnings...

As Skor mentioned, the myriad reasons for the US lagging behind the rest of the world have been hashed over in these forums and nauseum, and in the 10 or so years I have been visiting this forum, not much has changed as far as I can tell. SVB is still our Captain America, Sky still hasn't won a...

MR has literally been hyping this event all year... How are they not making much of of it?

Maybe, but there is no other event in my neck of the woods that gets the casuals interested...and it ain't even close. Not the US open, not the WCP, certainly not any of the Asian WNT majors that they trot out there. League night in middle Tn, and not one person has bought a stream or is even...