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-3 currently, but I'm trying to stay positive.

You are acting like she knew something her opponent didn't and tried to hide it. The foul was obvious to everyone in the room. Loree Jon watched the shot... She had just as much information about how the shot played out as JB did. JB didn't hide anything, and didn't do anything deceptive. If her...

"What would you have done" is about as vague as you can get. I'll admit, it does imply that it's the exact same situation. But is it you, a non-professional who doesn't rely on pool as income, or are you JB, a professional who takes the result much more seriously than you would? Maybe it's not...

I don't think this poll is clear enough. It does say imagine you are in JB's shoes, but some people may interpret that as "What would I do if these same circumstances showed up in MY GAME". In other words, I'm at league playing a 2. It's not that serious of a game, and so the "politeness" is...

What silly logic that is, lol. It doesn't say that in the rules, nor does it say that the shooter needs to referee their own shots. Therefore, there is no rule compelling JB to do anything at all. How can someone violate the rules by not doing something (simply sitting down after their shot is...

Not holding your opponent's hand and pointing out an obvious foul on a shot they were looking right at, is considered "pulling a move" ? "Hey fellow professional player who's been playing this game forever, I just want to make sure you know that when a ball doesn't contact a rail, that's a foul...

Unfortunately, being "nice" is not necessary to act in a professional and ethical manner. She didn't break the rules, and she didn't try to disguise the fact that she fouled. It was obvious to everyone in the room, and Loree Jon was right there watching the shot. I see no violation of rules or...

There is a huge difference between not pointing out obvious fouls to your opponent, versus flat out lying to your opponent and saying it wasn't a foul. You have no control over how ethical your opponent is, so it's common sense you will do everything in your power to watch their shots and and...

No I'm not... I am fully aware of the difference. I think it's already obvious she wasn't violating the rules, because nothing in the rules states she is required to call a foul on herself. My post that you were replying to clearly states my reasoning as to why I also don't see it as being...

The point is it's Loree Jon's fault the foul didn't get called, because of her inattentiveness. Since the fault is with Loree Jon, I'm not understanding how JB did something unethical. She didn't lie, or prevent Loree Jon from taking ball in hand. And, it wasn't against the rules for JB to not...

The conflict is the conflict of interest between the two players. The shooting player would obviously rather not give their opponent ball in hand. So ask yourself if it's common sense that you trust your opponent to call fouls on themselves or you take responsibility for making sure your...

It's just as unlikely for Loree Jon to have missed the foul, given she has a vested interest in it, and everyone, including the commentators could immediately tell how obvious the foul was. Do you really think Loree Jon is blaming JB for her own inattentiveness? She is undoubtedly blaming...

First, why is this considered axiomatic? Why are we assuming this is the case? Where in the rules for this specific tournament does it say that, and what is the exact verbiage? Furthermore, if we assume that exact wording is in the rules, your interpretation is not as logically sound as you...

Not true at all. I don't know about you, but I'm always attentive to my opponent's shots from the sideline, in case they foul. As a player, you can't rely on the ethics of another player, so you must watch for fouls. This is why the responsibility should fall on the non-shooting player, because...

There aren't any type 1 pro players. There are pro players who use less english than others, but using english is an essential part of any pro's game. They don't play pin point position without english. That isn't to say some pros don't try to minimize english, but even those pros are going to...

It was brand new... more likely it was a production issue. Warping doesn't explain the fact that the 12.4mm shaft weighs significantly more than my 12.9mm revo shaft.

Again, for some reason we have this perception that these people are super human. Every shaft deflects different, gets different amounts of spin, different swerve, and you think that pros get used to all of those variables in their equipment over night? So much so, they could be in the finals of...

Maybe "specific" would be a better word choice. Either way, what I mean is that pros rely on certain qualities in their equipment. It doesn't mean the equipment itself needs to be special. Equipment doesn't need to be expensive or customized for a pro to get used to it and play really well with...

Sounds to me like you're using a vague statement to support a specific interpretation of that statement, then using the lack of a specific statement to invalidate another possible interpretation. Furthermore, is that exact statement even in the rules used in that tournament? If both players...

This line of thinking seems to be what most people believe, but it really doesn't make much sense. "Efren could run out with a broom stick". Yes, I could see Efren running a relatively simple rack with any piece of wood, but he would be limited to center ball. World class players can make the...