One Pocket: Filler vs Shuff

iusedtoberich

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Filler wins the end game. Banks the ball in his hole, and gets a lucky helping kiss along the way. 13-2.
 

wayne

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That is the worst beating I ever saw a very good 1 pocket player take. Final 15 games to 2.
 

Black-Balled

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Here's a fun hypothetical for you.

What do you think is more likely to happen in the next 10 years.

Filler winning 3 MOT's at Derby or Shane winning 1 World 9 Ball?

Gotta be svb/ worlds no?

Filler would have to beat a lotta good players

Dammit! I dunnno.

Filler is a bad mofo.
 

pt109

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Joshua thanked Tom Wirth for his book....he had it open at the table in Roy’s Basement.

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jtompilot

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That is the worst beating I ever saw a very good 1 pocket player take. Final 15 games to 2.

Filler is one of the best players in the world. Do you think Brandon is even in the top 100 1P players in the U.S. ? Curious what other 1P players think? That was the worst beating I’ve ever seen
 

Scrunge19

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Here's a fun hypothetical for you.

What do you think is more likely to happen in the next 10 years.

Filler winning 3 MOT's at Derby or Shane winning 1 World 9 Ball?

Filler I think. I think there's gonna be a slight drop off in Shane's game for a while as he focuses on other parts of his life. I think he alluded as much during his interview after being named player of the decade.
 

benny-the-blade

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Here's a fun hypothetical for you.

What do you think is more likely to happen in the next 10 years.

Filler winning 3 MOT's at Derby or Shane winning 1 World 9 Ball?

Or how about this one: Filler wins his first MOT or Shane wins his next DCC 9 ball title. Which happens first?
 

Tin Man

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Filler

Here's a fun hypothetical for you.

What do you think is more likely to happen in the next 10 years.

Filler winning 3 MOT's at Derby or Shane winning 1 World 9 Ball?

We're not quite at the point where this is the same as asking about Filler vs. Buddy Hall or Nick Varner, but we're getting there. SVB is clearly punching a clock and counting hours until closing time while Filler is just hitting stride.
 

Black-Balled

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Filler is one of the best players in the world. Do you think Brandon is even in the top 100 1P players in the U.S. ? Curious what other 1P players think? That was the worst beating I’ve ever seen

Maybe top 100 for a little while, imo. Can I get a margin of error of 100? There's a lotta good players out there.:eek:

Not sure how much he has been playing lately.

That table looks brutal.
 

BeiberLvr

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Maybe top 100 for a little while, imo. Can I get a margin of error of 100? There's a lotta good players out there.:eek:

Not sure how much he has been playing lately.

That table looks brutal.

Someone referred to Shuff as a one pocket specialist, so I'm guessing he's top 100.

But Filler can make anyone look bad.
 

Black-Balled

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Someone referred to Shuff as a one pocket specialist, so I'm guessing he's top 100.

But Filler can make anyone look bad.

Top 100 is pretty elite company and likely negligible difference between 100-200, I am thinking.

He's beat some guys who are definitely in that zone, anyway.
 

sjm

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Filler is one of the best players in the world. Do you think Brandon is even in the top 100 1P players in the U.S. ? Curious what other 1P players think? That was the worst beating I’ve ever seen

I'd still call Shuff in the US top 25 one pocket players based on my most recent observation of his play, but if he's not playing much, that changes things. He was about 10th best in 2014 or so.

Let's face it, Filler carves even accomplished players into little pieces from time to time. Still, 15-2 is one serious beatdown.
 

sjm

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Do we think Filler is a top 10 one pocket player?

Top 5?

Probably not top 10 yet but learning fast. Probably in the 15-20 range. I still think he's a few years away from having a chance to win the one pocket event at Derby City. Then again, I keep underestimating him, so who knows?
 
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