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u12armresl

u12armresl

One Pocket back cutter
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No one person has it all, so let's take the best of each category and make up our one super player.
This super player will play one pocket, banks, straight pool, 9 ball, and 8 ball.

Break
Kicks
Safety play
Banks
Creativity
Stroke (Best stroke might very well not be even close to the best player)
position play
getting out of a bad spot
Intimidation factor
Longevity
Tournament
Cash
Short races
Very long races

Answer from one to all of them, but please try to not just put one name for them all.
 
Break: SVB
Kicks: Efren
Safety Play: Efren
Banks: Eddie Taylor
Creativity: Efren
Stroke (Best stroke might very well not be even close to the best player): Steve Mizerak
Position Play: Buddy Hall
Getting out of a Bad Spot: Nick Varner
Intimidation Factor: Earl Strickland
Longevity: Irving Crane
Tournament: Mike Sigel
Cash: Jose Parica
Short races: PoolBum
Very long races: SVB
 
PoolBum said:
Break: SVB
Kicks: Efren
Safety Play: Efren
Banks: Eddie Taylor
Creativity: Efren
Stroke (Best stroke might very well not be even close to the best player): Steve Mizerak
Position Play: Buddy Hall
Getting out of a Bad Spot: Nick Varner
Intimidation Factor: Earl Strickland
Longevity: Irving Crane
Tournament: Mike Sigel
Cash: Jose Parica
Short races: PoolBum
Very long races: SVB
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Excellent choices. Thank you
 
PoolBum said:
Break: SVB
Kicks: Efren
Safety Play: Efren
Banks: Eddie Taylor
Creativity: Efren
Stroke (Best stroke might very well not be even close to the best player): Steve Mizerak
Position Play: Buddy Hall
Getting out of a Bad Spot: Nick Varner
Intimidation Factor: Earl Strickland
Longevity: Irving Crane
Tournament: Mike Sigel
Cash: Jose Parica
Short races: PoolBum
Very long races: SVB
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Great minds think alike! Very well done

One correction Cornbread for the cash. Parica was a monster as well.

Very good list

Fun thread idea!!

Fatboy Approved
 
u12armresl said:
No one person has it all, so let's take the best of each category and make up our one super player.
This super player will play one pocket, banks, straight pool, 9 ball, and 8 ball.

Break
Kicks
Safety play
Banks
Creativity
Stroke (Best stroke might very well not be even close to the best player)
position play
getting out of a bad spot
Intimidation factor
Longevity
Tournament
Cash
Short races
Very long races

Answer from one to all of them, but please try to not just put one name for them all.
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EFREN. sorry but that's the way it is.
 
I have a feeling mine is going to look a lot like PoolBum's, but here goes:

Break: SVB
Kicks: Efren
Safety play: Efren
Banks: Brumback
Creativity: Efren
Stroke: Mizerak. Beauty and Power.
Position play: Rempe. I think Rempe is one of the best "decision makers" the game ever knew.
Getting out of a bad spot: Efren. The Z Shot is the greatest "out of a bad spot" ever.
Intimidation factor: Sigel
Longevity: Crane
Tournament: Sigel
Cash: Buddy Hall
Short races: Really hard to say, but I guess Earl given his explosiveness and ability to put up packages in his prime. Nowadays in a winner break format, no one has to like a race to 7, especially in 9 ball.
Very long races: SVB or Alex.
 
JusticeNJ said:
I have a feeling mine is going to look a lot like PoolBum's, but here goes:

Break: SVB
Kicks: Efren
Safety play: Efren
Banks: Brumback
Creativity: Efren
Stroke: Mizerak. Beauty and Power.
Position play: Rempe. I think Rempe is one of the best "decision makers" the game ever knew.
Getting out of a bad spot: Efren. The Z Shot is the greatest "out of a bad spot" ever.
Intimidation factor: Sigel
Longevity: Crane
Tournament: Sigel
Cash: Buddy Hall
Short races: Really hard to say, but I guess Earl given his explosiveness and ability to put up packages in his prime. Nowadays in a winner break format, no one has to like a race to 7, especially in 9 ball.
Very long races: SVB or Alex.
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Great post, thanks.
 
I gotta give Rafael Martinez at least an honorable mention for creativity, stroke, and intimidation. I can't argue with any of the others mentioned. I'm also wondering why Johnny Archer doesn't get more recognition. I can't say he does those things better than the guys listed but he had quite a run in the 90s. I'm not sure what skill they are the best at but I have to think Orcullo and Bustamante are in the conversation. Maybe I'm building the second best pool player.
 
tomatoshooter said:
I gotta give Rafael Martinez at least an honorable mention for creativity, stroke, and intimidation. I can't argue with any of the others mentioned. I'm also wondering why Johnny Archer doesn't get more recognition. I can't say he does those things better than the guys listed but he had quite a run in the 90s. I'm not sure what skill they are the best at but I have to think Orcullo and Bustamante are in the conversation. Maybe I'm building the second best pool player.
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So go down the list and add the players you think are best at those categories.
 
Break Bustamante
Kicks Rafael Martinez
Safety play Efren
Banks Chicago Bugs Rocker
Creativity Rafael Martinez
Stroke (Best stroke might very well not be even close to the best player) Mizerak
position play Toby Sweet
getting out of a bad spot
Intimidation factor Earl Strickland
Longevity Earl Strickland
Tournament Johnny Archer
Cash Cesar Morales
Short races SVB
Very long races Dennis Orcullo

Shotmaking Jayson Shaw

I don't know if all these guys are really the best in these categories but I do feel like they have all demonstrated high performance in those respective areas. I wanted to name some guys who hadn't been mentioned yet.
 
Break: SVB or Bustamante or George Breedlove
Kicks: Efren
Safety play: Efren or Varner
Banks: Brumback or Gary spades
Creativity: Efren or Chris Melling's
Stroke: Mizerak. or Buddy Hall
Position play: Alex or Earl
Getting out of a bad spot: Efren
Intimidation factor: Earl
Longevity: SVB
Tournament: Sigel
Cash: Buddy Hall or Parica
Short races: Earl
Very long races: SVB or Alex.
 
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