Consensus "Greatest of All Time" (GOAT) List

9 Ball Fan said:
I'm sure there have also been some strong players who never had the backing, or national exposure to get into this conversation; but they still had the game. They may not have been able to read a book; but they hung around pool halls with gamblers all their life, etc.

At least, I want to believe there was a hustler out there like Fast Eddie; who could have beaten anyone, if given the chance.......
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IMO, hustlers and gamblers who don't excel on the world stage by winning major championships haven't earned GOAT list status.

Regards,
Dave
 
LeftyIke said:
I would put Parica on an equal or superior level to Reyes, and any other Filipino. Nobody really wanted to tangle with Parica, and nobody had to like it, or come out on top! I would love to have been able to see Chang Jun-Lin versus Strickland/Siegel/Hall/Reyes/Lassiter in their prime! However, All-Around, I’d have to take Reyes/VarnerHopkins/Parica, since Harold Worst apparently isn’t allowed to be nominated.
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If you want your opinion to count, please place your vote per the instructions in the first post.

Thanks,
Dave
 
Mick said:
Appleton 4 - Just because I feel he is underrepresented on the list.
Pagulayan 1 - Because Alex.

Edit: If I had 2 more points to use I'd give them to Thorsten and Earl. Thorsten because I think he's underappreciated, and Earl because, despite his personal issues, the dude can flat out play.
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FYI, I added your name and scores to the first post.

Here's the current Top 10 (see the first post for the complete list of players and for voting instructions):

Rank - Name - Score

1 - Efren Reyes - 136
2 - Earl Strickland - 71
3 - Shane Van Boening - 69
4 - Mike Sigel - 63
5 - Nick Varner - 61
6 - Alex Pagulayan - 54
7 - Johnny Archer - 43
8 - Francisco Bustamante - 42
9 - Buddy Hall - 41
10 - Wu Chia-ching - 40

Thank you for participating,
Dave
 
gordml said:
Alex Pagulayan 3
SVB 2
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FYI, I added your name and scores to the first post.

Here's the current Top 10 (see the first post for the complete list of players and for voting instructions):

Rank - Name - Score

1 - Efren Reyes - 136
2 - Shane Van Boening - 71
3 - Earl Strickland - 71
4 - Mike Sigel - 63
5 - Nick Varner - 61
6 - Alex Pagulayan - 57
7 - Johnny Archer - 43
8 - Francisco Bustamante - 42
9 - Buddy Hall - 41
10 - Wu Chia-ching - 40

Thank you for participating,
Dave
 
Tennesseejoe said:
My selections for recently known to American GOAT's:

Efren 1
Alex 1
Strickland 1
Buddy 1
Nick 1
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FYI, I added your name and scores to the first post.

Here's the current Top 10 (see the first post for the complete list of players and for voting instructions):

Rank - Name - Score

1 - Efren Reyes - 137
2 - Earl Strickland - 72
3 - Shane Van Boening - 71
4 - Mike Sigel - 63
5 - Nick Varner - 62
6 - Alex Pagulayan - 58
7 - Johnny Archer - 43
8 - Francisco Bustamante - 42
9 - Buddy Hall - 42
10 - Wu Chia-ching - 40

Thank you for participating,
Dave
 
I am loving the way this “Consensus” is coming together. Obviously 2 & 3 are close as well as 3 & 4. When we are given the green light to spread 5 more points amongst 6-10, I expect some unusual moves. June 30th can’t get here quick enough!


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Scratch85 said:
I am loving the way this “Consensus” is coming together. Obviously 2 & 3 are close as well as 3 & 4. When we are given the green light to spread 5 more points amongst 6-10, I expect some unusual moves. June 30th can’t get here quick enough!


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Agreed, and I vote for a ladies version! I would but have too much going on right now!
 
Consensus "Greatest of All Time" (GOAT) List

Edit: Sorry, just realized page 1 has a running total.

Dave, can you list the top 15?


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Reyes - 5

When people consider him as the GOAT without even factoring his best game - 15 ball rotation, that says it all!
 
All around yes I agree Efren probably was

Reyes 5


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It's obvious that Efren is #1, so he doesn't need my vote(s).
Considering all games (1-P, 14.1, 9B, 8B, etc.), Pagulayan probably deserves top billing.
So.....
Pagulayan-5
 
Scratch85 said:
I am loving the way this “Consensus” is coming together. Obviously 2 & 3 are close as well as 3 & 4. When we are given the green light to spread 5 more points amongst 6-10, I expect some unusual moves. June 30th can’t get here quick enough!
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I agree that we don't need to wait until June 30. I will start 2nd-round voting with the Top 10 tomorrow.

Regards,
Dave
 
Johnny Rosato said:
Efren - 2
Earl - 1
Alex - 1
SVB - 1
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FYI, I added your name and scores to the first post.

Here's the current Top 10 (see the first post for the complete list of players and for voting instructions):

Rank - Name - Score

1 - Efren Reyes - 139
2 - Earl Strickland - 73
3 - Shane Van Boening - 72
4 - Mike Sigel - 63
5 - Nick Varner - 62
6 - Alex Pagulayan - 59
7 - Johnny Archer - 43
8 - Francisco Bustamante - 42
9 - Buddy Hall - 42
10 - Wu Chia-ching - 40

Thank you for participating,
Dave
 
Scratch85 said:
Edit: Sorry, just realized page 1 has a running total.

Dave, can you list the top 15?
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Good idea.

Here's the Current Top 15 (see the first post for the complete list of players and for voting instructions):

Rank - Name - Score

1 - Efren Reyes - 139
2 - Earl Strickland - 73
3 - Shane Van Boening - 72
4 - Mike Sigel - 63
5 - Nick Varner - 62
6 - Alex Pagulayan - 59
7 - Johnny Archer - 43
8 - Francisco Bustamante - 42
9 - Buddy Hall - 42
10 - Wu Chia-ching - 40
11 - Dennis Ocollo - 39
12 - Darren Appleton - 39
13 - Steve Miserzak - 37
14 - Allen Hopkins - 36
15 - Mika Immonen - 35

Thank you for the suggestion,
Dave
 
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