Consensus "Greatest of All Time" (GOAT) List

CreeDo

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Efren 5

Even if others win more money, or win certain events more times, I think it's ok to factor in
"intangibles" when talking about the greatness of a player.

Stuff like individual clutch moments and shots, how they conducted themselves,
how they innovated, their ability to bring admiration and respect
to themselves and the sport.

He's a legend who pulls off highlight reel trick shots in tournaments, and is humble
and funny and displays great sportsmanship. That's part of his greatness.
 

spliced

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1 - Efren Reyes
1 - Shane Van Boening
1 - Earl Strickland
1 - Allen Hopkins
1 - Alex Pagulayan
 

dr_dave

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Efren-1
Earl-1
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Varner-1
Sigel-1

This is a tough one to sort out. It has always been my opinion that there is no such thing as a GOAT in pool/billiards because of the many different types of games that are played. Some of the great players excelled in one or two games while others excelled in other games. Too hard to call.

There are probably at least 10 players that could arguably be called the GOAT.

Maniac
FYI, I added your name and scores to the first post.

Thank you for participating, and thank you for your well-stated comments,
Dave
 

dr_dave

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FYI, I added your name and scores to the first post.

Here's the current Top 10:

Rank - Name - Score

1 - Efren Reyes - 91
2 - Shane Van Boening - 59
3 - Earl Strickland - 59
4 - Mike Sigel - 59
5 - Nick Varner - 55
6 - Alex Pagulayan - 46
7 - Johnny Archer - 42
8 - Francisco Bustamante - 42
9 - Wu Chia-ching - 40
10 - Buddy Hall - 40

Thank you for participating,
Dave
 

dr_dave

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Efren 5

Even if others win more money, or win certain events more times, I think it's ok to factor in
"intangibles" when talking about the greatness of a player.

Stuff like individual clutch moments and shots, how they conducted themselves,
how they innovated, their ability to bring admiration and respect
to themselves and the sport.

He's a legend who pulls off highlight reel trick shots in tournaments, and is humble
and funny and displays great sportsmanship. That's part of his greatness.
Wells stated.

FYI, I added your name and scores to the first post.

Here's the current Top 10:

Rank - Name - Score

1 - Efren Reyes - 96
2 - Shane Van Boening - 59
3 - Earl Strickland - 59
4 - Mike Sigel - 59
5 - Nick Varner - 55
6 - Alex Pagulayan - 46
7 - Johnny Archer - 42
8 - Francisco Bustamante - 42
9 - Wu Chia-ching - 40
10 - Buddy Hall - 40

Thank you for participating,
Dave
 

dr_dave

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Efren 5. To me, everyone else will always be second best.
FYI, I added your name and scores to the first post.

Here's the current Top 10:

Rank - Name - Score

1 - Efren Reyes - 101
2 - Shane Van Boening - 59
3 - Earl Strickland - 59
4 - Mike Sigel - 59
5 - Nick Varner - 55
6 - Alex Pagulayan - 46
7 - Johnny Archer - 42
8 - Francisco Bustamante - 42
9 - Wu Chia-ching - 40
10 - Buddy Hall - 40

Thank you for participating,
Dave
 

dr_dave

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Efren 3
Earl 2
FYI, I added your name and scores to the first post.

Here's the current Top 10:

Rank - Name - Score

1 - Efren Reyes - 104
2 - Earl Strickland - 61
3 - Shane Van Boening - 59
4 - Mike Sigel - 59
5 - Nick Varner - 55
6 - Alex Pagulayan - 46
7 - Johnny Archer - 42
8 - Francisco Bustamante - 42
9 - Wu Chia-ching - 40
10 - Buddy Hall - 40

Thank you for participating,
Dave
 
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dr_dave

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1 - Efren Reyes
1 - Shane Van Boening
1 - Earl Strickland
1 - Allen Hopkins
1 - Alex Pagulayan
FYI, I added your name and scores to the first post.

Here's the current Top 10 (see the first post for the complete list of players):

Rank - Name - Score

1 - Efren Reyes - 105
2 - Earl Strickland - 62
3 - Shane Van Boening - 60
4 - Mike Sigel - 59
5 - Nick Varner - 55
6 - Alex Pagulayan - 47
7 - Johnny Archer - 42
8 - Francisco Bustamante - 42
9 - Wu Chia-ching - 40
10 - Buddy Hall - 40

Thank you for participating,
Dave
 
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dr_dave

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Efrin 3
Strickland 1
Varner 1
FYI, I added your name and scores to the first post.

Here's the current Top 10 (see the first post for the complete list of players):

Rank - Name - Score

1 - Efren Reyes - 108
2 - Earl Strickland - 63
3 - Shane Van Boening - 60
4 - Mike Sigel - 59
5 - Nick Varner - 56
6 - Alex Pagulayan - 47
7 - Johnny Archer - 42
8 - Francisco Bustamante - 42
9 - Wu Chia-ching - 40
10 - Buddy Hall - 40

Thank you for participating,
Dave
 

Scratch85

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My Vote

Interesting thread Dave. Thanks for your work.

Reyes 1
Strickland 1
Van Boening 1
Varner 2
 
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