Great player but he'll never be surpassed with the 'hand-flip'.He still plays(and whines) quite a bit. He's still capable of pretty hi-gear pool. He has mellowed(a tad) over time. Not quite as whiny/b^&chy as when he was young.
Great player but he'll never be surpassed with the 'hand-flip'.He still plays(and whines) quite a bit. He's still capable of pretty hi-gear pool. He has mellowed(a tad) over time. Not quite as whiny/b^&chy as when he was young.
Mika will always be remembered as the guy who had the 9 ball break rule changed.
No more soft breaking......
Unfortunately, he was on the receiving end of Corey Dueul's break n run fest.
I believe it was 2002? SJM or Jay Helfert will probably know the date and venue better than me....
It all started when he lost the push up challenge...
Strange things are on the internet:
https://youtu.be/FemmGvhdzyc
Great player but he'll never be surpassed with the 'hand-flip'.
Overall my theory is that SVB raised the bar to a new level. We have a new crop of players rising/challenging the new standard. The existing Hall of Fame players are too old to grow to that level. Something about brain plasticity.
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Shane is a great player but he ant the first player to play great earl Johnny busty efren all played at Shane's level if not better in there prime.
Isn't every 46-year old going to 47?You're right, Mika is 46, going on 47. He's getting really old! I'm going to buy him a cane.
Shane is a great player but he ant the first player to play great earl Johnny busty efren all played at Shane's level if not better in there prime.
In my opinion Efren was great because he brought a level of kicking nobody had before. Today many kick as well as Efren. SVB in his era of domination was all that plus nobody could break as well as SVB. Today most players break as well as SVB.
So yes, players before SVB played great, caught gears, and put together packages. But I earnestly believe SVB raised the standard of play higher than it was before him if for no other reason than his break.
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Mika is still Mika, and every match his opponent has with em he/she has their hands full.
The depth of the skill in rotation pool is now much Deeper.
Personally I think Earl in his youth, is the best ball pocketing player of ALL TIME.
Having played em four sets race to 11, I have NEVER seen a player ever, NOT miss the pocket opening for over 6 hours, they only rattled because of too much ball speed.
In my opinion Efren was great because he brought a level of kicking nobody had before. Today many kick as well as Efren. SVB in his era of domination was all that plus nobody could break as well as SVB. Today most players break as well as SVB.
So yes, players before SVB played great, caught gears, and put together packages. But I earnestly believe SVB raised the standard of play higher than it was before him if for no other reason than his break.
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Respectfully, I don't know of any pool player who kicks as well as Efren. It might not even be close. To be fair, players jump much more now so kicking ability has diminished.
Isn't every 46-year old going to 47?
(Sorry, too easy to pass up...LOL)
Overall my theory is that SVB raised the bar to a new level. We have a new crop of players rising/challenging the new standard. The existing Hall of Fame players are too old to grow to that level. Something about brain plasticity.
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Speak for yourself you whippersnapper you....
You oh rounder..
You're right, Mika is 46, going on 47. He's getting really old! I'm going to buy him a cane.