as long as they pick kazakis we are fine?
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as long as they pick kazakis we are fine?
One more thing. Tyler will be back! His game has pretty much remained status quo for the last two years and he needs to rededicate himself to his work ethic. I thought he played well for the most part in the last two Cups, but he should be improving each year, especially at his age.
Hey Jay! I agree with most of what you said but had a little quibble with this last bit. Tyler has been working very hard and is playing extremely well right now.
He won the Kremlin Cup last September, about one year ago exactly. That was a major and included an elite international field. Last year he also made a deep run in the Predator 10 ball open. And for those who think he only has a good break at 10 ball, just this year at DCC he got pretty deep in the 9 ball and I last saw him beating Bergman handily.
Since then we've been on lockdown and we haven't really gotten to see him as much. But he's been practicing. He played the 10 ball ghost and after running the first rack with ball in hand, he ran the next ten in a row without ball in hand. In other words, he ran a true 10 pack! Yowsa! He practices hard every day, works on all parts of his game. To top it off, last week I had the chance to talk to him and it was very late (1AM), and guess what? He was running on the treadmill during our entire conversation. True story.
I don't know anyone that is out working this young man and only a very few can say they are playing stronger right now. Mosconi Cup captains can build whatever team they want for whatever reasons but I really feel this was a strange move. In the end TS doesn't have to take it too hard, because when his pool career wins are tallied up at the end this won't mean squat in the scheme of things. He's got big plans for pool and I don't see anything stopping him from the highest levels.
Thanks for correcting me here. The trick, as you well know, is being able to take your practice game into the tournament arena. Tyler did have some problems under fire in the MC, but nothing that experience can't overcome. I fully expect to see both Chris and Tyler together on future MC teams. I think Jeremy had a reason for making the choice he did this year. Like you I was surprised but not totally. Hopefully the Cup will take place and we will see how wise his choice was.
I think Styer might play better. But the difference between Styer and Robinson is moot compared to the difference between them and Filler or Shaw. At that scale, theyβre a coin flip apart. And Styer looked super scared in previous outings. Iβd just like to see if Chris gets scared too or if he shows the heart of a lion.
I thank Mark Wilson for putting Sky and Bergman under the lights. It didnβt pay off while he was captain but it pays out now. Similarly I think JJ is making the right long term choice. Putting in Deuel, Hatch or Oscar might be stronger for 2020 but it is just mortgaging our future for what would not be a guaranteed outcome anyway.
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To truly define the best team, all match races would not be to 5, but I realize it creates a better more exciting product for the viewing audience.As it was already mentioned such choice might be a good "investment" for the future though I was surprised a bit. At the same time it really could be a good motivation for Styer. At least it worked impressively for Filler and Gorst who were not picked at the time but won at the WPC 9-ball just after MC.
To tell the truth I hardly see team Europe fail on a third consecutive year at the MC. With those 4 players already on board the pick of the fifth does not seem to be all that decisive.
Honestly it looks like it will be either Kaci or Feijen. Both of them haven't managed to show their best last year. Kaci being #2 on eurotour ranking seems to be the right choice but as it is a wildcard and young Kaci most likely is going to make the team in the future MC's I won't be surprised if Alex gives a chance to his compatriot-veteran to have a major note on the MC team. Niels is definitely working hard to be prepared as his practice sessions streamed on FB show.
So as there was a joke earlier about Kazakis ... to tell the truth even with him on board I see the chances of team Europe not so bad to say at least.
As usual let the real game at the arena define the best team.
We were at this discussion so many times...well I hope at least we'll see the better team at a specific moment in time in these specific circumstances at this year's MC if it takes place).To truly define the best team, all match races would not be to 5, but I realize it creates a better more exciting product for the viewing audience.
He won the Kremlin Cup last September, about one year ago exactly. That was a major and included an elite international field.
To truly define the best team, all match races would not be to 5, but I realize it creates a better more exciting product for the viewing audience.
I really tire of this argument. The Mosconi is a marathon, not a sprint, which is why it's very rare that the favored team doesn't win. It takes 55 racks won to lift the trophy, and it's a very tall order if you don't have the stronger side.
this is so wrong. there have been no tournaments, so none of those players are technically qualified. the only fair thing to do is to scrap the team and instead go with:
- earl strickland
- mike dechaine
- danny harriman
- john schmidt
- dennis hatch
and since i expect the moscow training camp is off the schedule it's only fair they get to settle down in london two weeks ahead of the cup for team building and working on their game. in my experience team building is enhanced by sharing the same room. bunk beds and the like.
zat is mein best advize vor you, meine freunde..
This is not accurate. Though the majority of the stars of Europe were there, virtually all of the stars of Asia were not present at the 2019 Kremlin Cup. I'm not sure there was even one Filipino or Taiwanese player there. It was a solid win for sure, but in terms of difficulty, I'd put it on a par with a Eurotour event win, no more than that.
I suspect the wisdom of the decision will be a sleeper. Like Mark Wilsonβs wisdom in investing in Justin and Sky. I wouldnβt measure its success on the 2020 outcome.
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I agree with Stu here. In fact, we had done the below comparison (in something we hadn't shared publicly).
Kremlin Cup was a race to 8 in which Tyler faced no opponents over 800. His 3 wins against opponents 775-799 were all 8-7 or 8-6.
While it was a great win (you can't reasonably ask anything more of a competitor in an event!) that earned him 4,800 WPA points, there are for sure tougher ways to get those points.
Consider Max Lechner's 3,900 points here. These are blood-points....
11-1 over Justin Martin (747)
11-3 over Phuc Long Nguyen (747)
11-4 over Sky Woodward (797)
11-4 over Ping Chung Ko (813)
11-7 over Dennis Orcollo(816)
11-8 over Joshua Filler (825)
11-10 over Shane Van Boening (827)
22 to 26 loss to Jayson Shaw (823)
I wouldn't risk the 2020 outcome on a sleeper. Mark Wilson was starting from scratch and could afford to pick Justin and Sky.
I suspect the wisdom of the decision will be a sleeper. Like Mark Wilsonβs wisdom in investing in Justin and Sky. I wouldnβt measure its success on the 2020 outcome.
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The Bergman pick in 2014 was no sleeper pick. During the months leading up to his selection, Justin won the Hard Times event over a killer field, including a win over Carlo Biado in the final. That year, the Bergman pick was a no brainer.