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I think your numbers may be right -- the 16/32 idea. I just don't think 9 ball is as discriminating as snooker. Even if a nobody beats Ronnie in a best of 7 frames, he's going to accomplish more than someone winning a race to 9 in 9 ball against a better player. In a sense we aren't even...

Game variety is the one potential variable Predator has on Matchroom. Interesting idea.

I've been as guilty as anyone on here of being critical of the WPA. At the same time, I've been with the small minority of posters who are slow to go all in on Matchroom. I love what they've done for professional pool but I just don't see how their product will ever need more than a handful of...

I had to listen to it again since I was awake for about 5 minutes the first time I heard it. The commentators were understandably confused and they did leave open the option for there being some "petulance" at play in Fedor's decision. No big deal. I just would have figured JJ would have been...

I thought that was the most obvious explanation. Instead the commentators implied he was being "petulant". Come on -- Fedor is possibly the most professional player on the planet. There was zero chance he wasn't ill. I knew something was off when he was using that fan while in the chair.

Neither of us were questioning his high run. :)

Now that's probably true. I love how he cues the ball. Great technique and great all-around player no doubt.

I've noticed a theme over the years when it comes to pool players and their 3 cushion games -- we greatly exaggerate how good they are at in comparison to 3 cushion players. Like saying Efren was world class at it -- he wasn't. He was really good at it for a pool player. Matlock probably was...

Doubtful you or anyone else would enjoy watching Kaci play a race to 120. Sounds more like a punishment to me.

Filler will be just fine. He's got a lot going for him and he's not the weak minded type that's influenced by "cyberbullying." The only people that are bothered by it are those that have never actually dealt with real confrontation. Get punched in the face just one time in your life and it makes...

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The best thing for the players may be that they co-exist. But Matchroom is a profitable business and if I was on their team, and sitting in their meetings, I would have a very hard time formulating a coherent argument for why working with the WPA made sense. Why does Matchroom (not the players)...

The Fats that I've seen in all the videos has always rubbed me the wrong way. He always came across as bitter and always discounted all the other players abilities. If you compared him to another non-stop talking gambler like McCready, I'd take McCready's personality all day. He never came...

While I totally respect the dedication it takes to reach the pinnacle in pool, and just about any competitive sport, it's also in a weird way ruining my love of sports. All sports are becoming a never-ending slog, where every aspect of the game is broken down, focused on, and practiced none stop...

I think shots like this, even if not understood, can be great catalysts for getting players to begin their journey with english. Once you start messing around with deflection and really spinning the ball around, a whole new world opens up. The detailed understanding can be figured out later...

I'm surprised by sjm's take here too. sjm -- do you really believe this public proclamation by all these players only affected them personally? If 9 guys proclaim they aren't going to play, then guy number 10 decides to follow course out of a sense of solidarity. So someone like Sky is...

I get it -- we live in a world where people use their words very casually, especially on social media. I don't like that. So my point is simple -- if you value how people view your integrity, don't post one thing on social media, and then when given the first opportunity to abide by your...

All this is true and the politics of pool can certainly be confusing. What's not confusing is keeping your word. That part is simple. Can players make mistakes and change their position? Sure, but to keep their integrity intact they should simply explain their dilemma, which they may have done...

Great response. I totally view AZ like a virtual pool hall. Complain about anything too much out in the wild, and you'll get grief just like Garczar is giving you here. If nobody busts your balls in the pool room you're doing something wrong.

The question should be -- what was a shortstop because the term no longer has any meaning. With the rise of amateur pool, and now with established professional events everywhere, we have established rating systems for everybody. The murky, shadowy, urban legendary type monikers are no longer...