9 Ball Players Playing Snooker

[Southpaw]

I don't know what you were thinking, but what I am thinking is:
I know a troll when I see one - especially a rude ignorant troll.

Dale<sees 'em - calls 'em>

LOL...since you resorted to name calling, I think we all know who the troll is....

Southpaw

 

[Marvel]

Efren used to be a snooker player. when he got good at pool and nobody wants a piece of him, he switched to snooker. and when he got good there and nobody wants to play with him, he switched back to playing pool and stayed there. another reason that he doesn't play snooker that often is the lack of competition and appeal from most players from the P.I. to play snooker. additional fact, Efren played Jimmy White (one of the most talented and underrated snooker player, if not for a shear bad luck for the crucible during semis and finals matches over Davis and Hendry) in a snooker game for a few bucks and won using a pool cue. aside from Jimmy, he also beat Ronnie, yes Ronnie O' Sullivan in another snooker money game. and yes, Efren run 3 centuries. pretty impressive for a pool player playing on a snooker table using snooker balls ey? If I might add, this info came from the Dazzler himself. so that pretty much tells everything how a pool player would fair in a snooker game.

furthermore, excerpts coming from Jimmy White and Steve Davis, "pool players see a lot of shots and angles that normal snooker players dont see".

Well, Hail Mary, I don't know why Dazzler pulled your leg like that, but Efren himself tells a different story:

http://www.insidepoolmag.com/pool-a...-reyes-at-the-ipt-challenge-200804296126.html

That's about a week ago when he said that this 'snooker legend' is just a myth and he hasn't really played that almost at all.

I'm sure with loose table Efren can ran centuries, but he'd had zero chances with Ronnie even if Ronnie would give him like +25 points in every frame (probably with +40 neither).
If they played even, Ronnie would beat him like 18-2, 18-1, constantly.
Same goes with Jimmy White, eventhough his game has dropped couple of levels.


About half a year ago, Tony Drago gave Cory Deuel +40 in every frame when they gambled in Rotterdam, and Tony murdered him.
People were laughing and wondered why the hell wont he go and challenge Yao Ming for one-on-one basket ball game..

And, btw, Tony would lose to Ronnie about 18-4, if Ronnie would have a bad day..

 

[pdcue]

LOL...since you resorted to name calling, I think we all know who the troll is....

Southpaw

Is this your first day on the internet?

Look up the definition of troll - then explain how my
identifying one constitutes name calling

Dale<who notes that the paw has now exhibited 2 of the top>
<3 signs of troll behavior, coincidence? I don't think so.>

 

[hang-the-9]

Just curious, with all of the great snooker players such as Allison, Karen, John Horsfall and even Ronnie O'Sullivan (and Im sure there are more) coming to the states to play 9 ball, why havent we seen any American 9 ball players ever take a shot at playing snooker in England? There must be some money in it with all of the tradition that it has not to mention its their national pasttime. Couldnt you just see Earl Strickland, John Schmidt or SVB going to England and winning a title playing snooker...Is the transition that much harder to go from a 9 ball (or 8 ball) player to a snooker player?

Southpaw

I asked almost this exact question to Ewa during an exibition. I thought that the U.S. ladies would see all the snooker players coming over and dominating and would try snooker to improve their games. The reply I got was that 1. snooker tables are very rare in the U.S. 2. The time and training to swap to a snooker style of play would make the pool game go to hell for a long time. A bit like playing a lot of 3-C would screw with your pool stroke. If you note how the snooker players play, it's not a lot of ball movement, but it's very precise and the aim is dead on. The U.S. bred pool players play a bit more free-wheeling shape and move the cue more rails.

Now can you please get rid of that MJ avatar? I almost puked my lunch. Thanks.