Someone, JAM, anybody, paste a link in this thread where Chris "dissed" Keith or any other legend that came before him.
If I recall, Vette posted a thread "Who would win" --- and I know that elicited some emotion, but it wasn't a "dis" - just an open discussion (and Chris didn't start it).
I also recall Bartram mentioned he thought Alex would beat Keith in his prime... which might be a "dis" if you're dating Keith, but it's not being disrespectful. He's only stating his opinion, which is fine.
Is it being disrespectful to say Tiger would have beaten Nicklaus in his prime? No, who cares. It's only hypothetical discussion.
I really don't know Chris outside of what he posts here and I'm constantly reading about how Chris trashes legends who came before him. I read this forum as much as any human being because I enjoy it a lot. If I missed something, someone point me to the right thread so I can get up-to-date on this "trashing" thing.
JAM, show me where he's trashing Keith (I'm asking with complete respect, btw). I read 2 or 3 times where Chris said he felt he could beat Keith now, but he had no chance of beating Keith in his prime. To me, the reader, that shows respect since everyone knows Keith plays poker now and isn't into pool the way he once was. I'm curious how much of his "dissing" are really rebuttals to a gf aggressively defending her bf (which is fine, btw).
If I was dating Allison Fisher and she hypothetically didn't play anymore and some young chick was talking about how she could beat her now, but never in her prime, I'd get defensive too----- but don't confuse that with direct disrespect to your significant other - it might be direct disrespect to the original poster after a defensive response.
So I just read Chris mentioned Cole didn't win a game when they played - that's not trashing Cole - it's probably the truth. Doesn't mean Chris is being a dickhead towards anyone.
Someone clue me in... I'm just really lost. To me, Bartram has never been anything but respectful.