Attn Matchroom - I offer to be the captain.

lee brett said:
Watchez i know every player who can play in this country since 2009.


- Thank you, i can get the job done. I only need one go at it. Yes i am that confident.



This isn't about me, this is where you are missing the boat, This is about winning for the nation and all you passionate fans, and putting any differences aside, this is not politics, but i am afraid the Mosconi cup is becoming this, got to be a yes man is what i hear people say.

A great soccer team had 2 goalscorers who hated each other, but they played together and won everything. It's called winning for the cause, many players hated the manager, but he made them perform.




Doug this is where we beg to differ, saying i am inferior is way off the mark, this shows how much you actually know. I am not disrespecting Mark at all, it is obvious you are good friends with him and got him the job, i have been told by matchroom i would never get the job, same thing it reminds me of Thorsten Hohmann was world #1 and not picked, politics and face fits. Go ask Thorsten, he will tell you he won't be picked.

Played 2 lost 2, i am afraid the record is there in black and white Doug, we are in a results business, if he was a manager of another sport he'd be fired. You say another poor judgement, you can carry on bringing up other peoples past, but only god can judge a man and know what they went through in there life. We can't all be brought up and be perfect angels like you Doug, we all have a past, mine is mentioned all the time and i am judged by this. An American player not so long ago a major past, i didn't hear anything mentioned, he has turned his life around and good for him.


I will be releasing all FREE videos on you tube in the next few months, maybe you can judge me when you actually see me work. Until i am the captain, you can't say inferior to do a better job. I will spell it out in one word why the problem exists when the heat is on.

FUNDAMENTALS

Doug you picked Mark, so next year when its 7 straight loses will you say give him time? I hope you prove me wrong, but until that happens i understand you have to stand by your horse...The Americans need to start being more ruthless.

Shane - 60% of his ability
Mike - 30/40%
Corey - 30/40%

Justin and Skyler - Performed to what you need to win the cup, Mark picked them as both wild cards, job well done, i'd of picked the same 2 players.

Will Corey and Mike be picked next year if they don't get in on the ranking? because they didn't perform, i'd say NO. So you could argue they should be given another chance to perform also. Fine line who is to blame, players or the coach. At the end of the day, accepting we played better but lost is a losing mentality.

The 3 players who didn't perform to their best and they will admit this. This is where the coach does his job, to get the to perform and fix what they are doing wrong. I wrote down what they was doing wrong, simple quick fixes to make them perform to their ability.

I will stick to my lower level of being a low level coach and let time prove me right or wrong. But give more respect where it is due, saying i am inferior is clueless. All my life i have had adversity and proved everybody wrong. If only we could gamble at coaching like Shane does at pool. There has been an open offer to any coach in the world that wants to show me i am a low level coach. I am the best at what i do and i can back those words up anytime.


Been a dream to coach in the mosconi cup, i will hold out one day i got the chance. But please don't tell me i aint good enough. And judge people by making poor judgments when they was young.

I will even offer my time to come to St Louis and work with Mark and the team. I am all for seeing American win again.
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Fraud alert!!
 
Sky not bein on the team last year was a HUGE blunder. I'm not saying that Mark has an easy job by any means but that was an absolute no brainer. If you can't even pick the best team how can you coach the best team?
 
Many people have said never or never again & have changed their minds.

Many have been told, 'No, that will never happen for you.' & that individual then went out & proved them wrong.

Pink Lady is on to it. It's about the mind set or the Heart of an athlete... or a Team. Even the water boy is part of a Real Team, as is 'The Coach'. If players do not 'feel' that the coach is part of the team, they will not play the same way as they will not be playing 'for' him or her. (How about Alyson Fisher for Capt.?)

Teams, Real Teams, play with feeling, & that includes feelings for one another.

This 'you don't have to like or 'love' me' stuff is really crap in my opinion. One won't sacrifice or die for another if they do not 'love' them.

It may sound like I've gone overboard but I've seen a good coach turn bitter rivals into good team mates for an all star team & then win the Championship that they talent wise should have won many times before but just never did.

It was the new coach... & they played as much for him as they did themselves or their 'new found' team mates. When these players moved up in age, that coach talked to the other coach & he followed his 'recipe' & they won that Championship too. The first at that age bracket, the first for that coach.

There are those that know what I'm talking about & there are those that do not.

Sorry for the 'rant',

Best To ALL.

PS I'm not saying Lee is the man or that Mark is not. I'm just basically agreeing with Pink Lady in General.
 
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just speaking for myself, and as an American, I think it would be most unsatisfying to have to call in a coach who hails from any nation other than The USA, to coach our team to a victory.

Nothing against Lee Brett but isn't this competition supposed to be USA v Europe?

best,
brian kc
 
Johnson said:
Sky not bein on the team last year was a HUGE blunder. I'm not saying that Mark has an easy job by any means but that was an absolute no brainer. If you can't even pick the best team how can you coach the best team?
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I love Sky....and he very much deserved the selection this year....and proved it.....but this above.....is nonsense.
 
Rick...once again you contradict yourself! As usual, your reading comprehension is not quite "up to snuff"! LOL That's exactly what PinkLady said...Lee should be the coach, instead of Mark. Sorry but that's just total nonsense and will NEVER happen. :rolleyes:

Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com

ENGLISH! said:
PS I'm not saying Lee is the man or that Mark is not. I'm just basically agreeing with Pink Lady in General.
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PINKLADY said:
- you & i both know, that it would take an ENGLISH coach, to gear-up Team USA & jerk a fricken knot. and especially for next year.

i'm sure you know Lee, and so do we. he was here a couple of weeks ago & it was great to see his British Arse. he has the wherewithal (fixed that for ya Wendy) mentality to get us/USA where we NEED to be. and for the players who can't "hang" with that....well....then they'll continue to eat 50% losses.

it is a mindset that yáll are accomplished in. and until we have lived it, and understood it, we fail to relate, and hence, conquer. i think yáll FEAR him taking over the Team...?

Lee is what we need.

(albeit, an arse) :cool:
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Scott Lee said:
Rick...once again you contradict yourself! That's exactly what PinkLady said...Lee should be the coach, instead of Mark. Sorry but that's just total nonsense and will NEVER happen. :rolleyes:

Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
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No I do not contradict myself at all & I hardly if ever do contradict myself.

It's your seemingly lack of reading comprehension here, that allows you to make such foolish statements.

Do you not get that one might disagree with specifics & still agree IN GENERAL, IN PRINCIPAL.

Do you realize how you make yourself look every time you TRY to make me look 'bad'?

You also seem to not understand that one should 'never' say never.

The worst of disagreements have at times been negotiated to a deal.

What IF the players got together & lobbied for Mr. Brett & said that without him, they won't play?

Only a fool says things like, 'that will never happen' with any degree of certainty & great conviction.

But, I know, you're willing to make a bet with me.

I decline, because as I said, I'm not saying that Lee Brett is the man for the job or will ever be the Capt., but I do agree with Pink Lady about the general principals of which she was speaking.

As I said there are those that understand that of which I was speaking & there are those that will not.

YOU certainly seem to be one that does not have such understanding & hence I would never want you as a coach or a team mate.

Best Wishes 2 All.
 
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ENGLISH! said:
What IF the players got together & lobbied for Mr. Brett & said that without him, they won't play?

Only a fool says things like, 'that will never happen' with any degree of certainty & great conviction.

But, I know, you're willing to make a bet with me. Damn right...how about 100-1 odds?



YOU certainly seem to be one that does not have such understanding & hence I would never want you as a coach or a team mate.
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Hell would freeze over before I would even CONSIDER coaching you or being on any kind of team with you!...and no, I'm not exaggerating! :eek: :rotflmao1:

Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com

PS...Here's another bet...You'll respond to this post within a few minutes! LMAO
 
lee brett said:
I will even offer my time to come to St Louis and work with Mark and the team. I am all for seeing American win again.
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How the hell can you possibly work with Mark Wilson?
You have already implied that he is not fit for the job.

Mark Wilson is taking the team in the right direction...compare this year's team with 2013.
Rome wasn't built in a day....Mark has vision.

...and I think the top three players on the ranking list should ALWAYS be on the team...
...the players that support the game , year round, should be supported in return.

The 'good ol' boy' system sucks
 
The United States will win and not for the reason Mark Wilson is captain that is for sure. I have him on my list of most overrated. Last year he sat in his chair like a deer in headlights. I think he got wind of a few comments and actually got out of the chair and rubbed a few shoulders this time around.

It's simple, strike me out so many times eventually I will hit a home run.

As each year goes by the Euros have more pressure on them as they are the favorites and expected to win. Sooner or later the Americans will play as if they have nothing to lose and they will win the cup.

I want to be the captain. I guarantee Shane would have been using a short stroke technique for a year now, which he lacks,or he would not be on the team, Dechaine would be down on the shot rock solid not moving until the time was right, Corey wouldn't be playing hero or zero with crazy flyers etc.etc. When a great player thinks they can't learn or improve that is the end of the road for them.

With that being said it probably won't matter. Eventually the Americans will win due to the pressure on the Euros; at that point Aunt Betty could coach.

If you have ever been around when Johan Ruijsink walked into a room you would see how the air turns to respect. The players flock to him as well as others. Charisma, confidence, and leadership breed the same.

It's like Bill Bilicheck meeting Joey D. the farm team coach of pee wee football, you either have that or you don't.
Best Wishes:SS
 
Make it team North America, add Alex instead of Corey and let PT109 coach the boys. :)


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j_zippel said:
Make it team North America, add Alex instead of Corey and let PT109 coach the boys. :)


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I have been ranting about continent vs continent since the Mosconi's inception...
....3 Americans, one Mexican, and one Canadian.
(a Mexican belongs on this team, even though they call us Norte Americanos) :confused:

As for my relationship with a coach, I deserve to be ON one...leaving town. :embarrassed2:
 
benjaminwah said:
I was there at the Mirage two years ago. Lee indeed mentioned the young guns along with another one, Landon Shuffett, I remember because I went right home and looked these guys up on youtube. He even knew Landon had quit the game to go to school, I believe medical school?

Lee is more passionate about pool than 95% of the people on here. He has no other job. This is his life. He travels the states constantly. He knows who is out there at the lowest levels and what they can do. Can any of you critics say the same?

Yes, he knows Barry Hearn. Do you? He knows all the top players. He is not full of shit.

As for him not being American, look at Darren Appleton, he lives in Pennsylvania and plays on the Euro team. Mika lives in New York and played also.

Will posting on here get Lee in the door? I doubt it. Will he be made captain? I doubt that too. Co-captain? Sure. I'd love to see that. Last year the Euros had Rico Diks as their co-captain. Lee is as good or better of a choice for the Americans.
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Co-Captain might perhaps be a stepping stone and...

It might be enough to help get a Win.

Best 2 All.

PS Sometimes individuals that don't get along will come together for a common goal & then when that goal is achieved together a bond is formed.
 
I want to be the captain. I guarantee Shane would have been using a short stroke technique for a year now, which he lacks,or he would not be on the team, Dechaine would be down on the shot rock solid not moving until the time was right, Corey wouldn't be playing hero or zero with crazy flyers etc.etc
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Well, there's three people that won't be on your team. Who else you going to eliminate?
 
Scott Lee said:
Hell would freeze over before I would even CONSIDER coaching you or being on any kind of team with you!...and no, I'm not exaggerating! :eek: :rotflmao1:

Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com

PS...Here's another bet...You'll respond to this post within a few minutes! LMAO
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Does more than two hours qualify as a few minutes?

I would not let you coach me even if hell did freeze over.

So... until your next 'drive by shooting attempt' we seem to be in agreement on at least one subject.

Best Wishes to All.
 
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I think besides picking the top 5 players, being a Captain is overrated. Theres not much a captain can say or do to help these guys win a race to 5 match.
 
Kickin' Chicken said:
just speaking for myself, and as an American, I think it would be most unsatisfying to have to call in a coach who hails from any nation other than The USA, to coach our team to a victory.

Nothing against Lee Brett but isn't this competition supposed to be USA v Europe?

best,
brian kc
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I'm with you on this, KC. I want someone as the coach of Team USA who meets the eligibility standards (but not necessarily the playing-skill standards) to play for Team USA.

And I say this without regard to anything about Lee Brett other than his citizenship (if, in fact, that is the criterion for eligibility to play on the team and Lee doesn't meet that criterion).

I'm sure examples could be found in sports of teams from one country being coached successfully by coaches from other countries. I don't care; that's not what I want for the USA Mosconi Cup team.

Lee -- In post #38 you said you wrote down your view of "simple quick fixes" for the USA players who performed below their ability. Fine, send your "quick fixes" to Mark along with any other suggestions you might have for improving the team. But I do not want to see you as the team's coach.
 
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