I did not watch tonight. From what I have heard...it is a good damn thing. So, how was it?
This is how much these players LOVE bonus ball.
None of them knew the damn rules. They were suppose to start in November, they were in Vegas and being paid at the time. Now if this game is so good, why do they not know the rules with 6 months of practice time?
I guess they are just saying what they are paid to say, none of these clowns really like this game. I know of 3 of them playing in the same room as I during those months. Not once did I ever witness them practicing this game.
Its not the effort put in from the guys its just the game and format stink.
Whoa Nellie. Let's not become nattering nabobs of negativism. :frown:
[Favorite quote of Spiro Agnew when referring to the media.] :wink:
We don't want to turn into an effete corps of impudent snobs.
[Another Spiro Agnew quote.] :grin-square:
Carry on. :smile:
Whoa Nellie. Let's not become nattering nabobs of negativism. :frown:
[Favorite quote of Spiro Agnew when referring to the media.] :wink:
That's all well and good, Jenny, but.....even you don't seem to have anything positive to say about it. I would love to hear something positive, but I just don't see it. ???? It's not about being snobs, it's more about being realist.
Whoa Nellie. Let's not become nattering nabobs of negativism. :frown:
[Favorite quote of Spiro Agnew when referring to the media.] :wink:
We don't want to turn into an effete corps of impudent snobs.
[Another Spiro Agnew quote.] :grin-square:
Carry on. :smile:
The positive things I can say at this juncture would be I think it has given the pro pool players something to grasp onto as far as a direction. It isn't a unified tour of sorts, something we all would hope for, but it is unity.
The BB website is very innovative and cool. I love that each time you click a new screen, two new players show up. I must say that I have not seen Earl Strickland in a long, long time, and he really looks different sans his mustache. Of course, he will be 51 years old next month.
One thing I am slowly starting to understand in this pool world is the necessity for me to apply myself to understand where others are coming from. By my own admission, I have strong views on certain subject matters, but if I only listen to echoes of myself, I will never understand where other people are coming from.
I realize we will never all agree on everything, but I think it is important that these differences don't produce gridlock or an incapacity for pool to advance.
I was speaking to a pro player last night about BB, one who is not a BB team player, and I asked why he wasn't interested in being a BB team player. Well, it turns out that he's making more money where he's at playing pool, and to him, that was more important than being a BB team member. Not everybody has the capability as this player, though, to make money in pool. He did not have anything negative to say about BB; in fact, he thought it was good for some players who need regularity in their pool world instead of going to tournaments here and there, having to win, place or show to break even.
So there you have it! :thumbup:
The positive things I can say at this juncture would be I think it has given the pro pool players something to grasp onto as far as a direction. It isn't a unified tour of sorts, something we all would hope for, but it is unity.
The BB website is very innovative and cool. I love that each time you click a new screen, two new players show up. I must say that I have not seen Earl Strickland in a long, long time, and he really looks different sans his mustache. Of course, he will be 51 years old next month.
One thing I am slowly starting to understand in this pool world is the necessity for me to apply myself to understand where others are coming from. By my own admission, I have strong views on certain subject matters, but if I only listen to echoes of myself, I will never understand where other people are coming from.
I realize we will never all agree on everything, but I think it is important that these differences don't produce gridlock or an incapacity for pool to advance.
I was speaking to a pro player last night about BB, one who is not a BB team player, and I asked why he wasn't interested in being a BB team player. Well, it turns out that he's making more money where he's at playing pool, and to him, that was more important than being a BB team member. Not everybody has the capability as this player, though, to make money in pool. He did not have anything negative to say about BB; in fact, he thought it was good for some players who need regularity in their pool world instead of going to tournaments here and there, having to win, place or show to break even.
So there you have it! :thumbup:
Choo Choo.
Can we spell "TRAIN WRECK"
What a mess that was. 6 months or longer to get this figured out and they still failed.
I guess the promoters of Bonus Ball never heard of the old saying "You only get one chance to make a First impression".
The impression I got was this will never work in a league format. If the PRO's can't get it figured out after 6 + months of practice, how are the amateur's going to figure it out.
And what does it say about the players. Cant even get the damn rules straight for their first show.
There's more but I am getting bored typing (just like I was last night trying to watch BB).
Don
I had a completely open mind, not only have I not posted in a single BB thread, I've read very few.
IMO, it was unwatchable in every single regard. My wife, not a pool player, thought it was a joke or bad parody like a bad SNL sketch.
Just when you thought it couldn't get worse for pool...