charlietango7
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SVB gets my 5 points....
Here's the Current Top 10 GOAT List (see the first post for more info and voting instructions):I'll put 1 on Varner,
2 on Archer,
2 on Ocollo
Here's the Current Top 10 GOAT List (see the first post for more info and voting instructions):SVB gets my 5 points....
There are countless great female players (Allison Fisher, Karen Corr, Siming Chen, Jean Balukas, etc.) who we could acknowledge (maybe in a separate list), but that’s not the point of this thread. They are among the GOAT female players, but not the GOAT of all players, IMO.Dr. Dave,
With all due respect, I feel that if you are going to compile a list of "Greatest" you missed one of the true greats, Jean Balukas. I feel that many of the members of this site are not old enough to have seem Jean compete ( Yes, in men's and women's events and winning in both) to have a full understanding of just how great she is. In fact, if you were to ask some of the other GOAT's on your list, who are old enough to have competed against her, they would unanimously agree.
Just one old guys opinion.
There are countless great female players (Allison Fisher, Karen Corr, Siming Chen, Jean Balukas, etc.) who we could acknowledge (maybe in a separate list), but that’s not the point of this thread. They are among the GOAT female players, but not the GOAT of all players, IMO.
Please place your vote for the players in this thread.
Thanks,
Dave
Sorry, but I don't know what you mean (especially with no quoted post).Ho-hum...May I have another sir...
Here's the Current Top 10 GOAT List (see the first post for more info and voting instructions):
Rank - Name - Score
1 - Efren Reyes - 191
2 - Earl Strickland - 111
3 - Shane Van Boening - 103
4 - Alex Pagulayan - 88
5 - Nick Varner - 84
6 - Mike Sigel - 78
7 - Buddy Hall - 51
8 - Wu Chia-ching - 49
9 - Francisco Bustamante - 49
10 - Dennis Ocollo - 46
11 - Johnny Archer - 46
NOTE - Anybody can vote in this round, even if you didn't vote in the first round.
People who have already voted in the second round (total number: 36): 9 Ball Fan, atlas333, beetle, Bob Jewett, charlietango7, dontscratch, dr_dave, Get_A_Grip, gordml, Grilled Cheese, harleydon1950, highkarate, icucybe, jay helfert, JazzyJeff87, K2Kraze, Luxury, maha, Maniac, mark187, MattPoland, noMoreSchon, Poolmanis, RailBanger, ricardo, Runnintable, Saint1500, SamShaddey, Scratch85, sjharr, sjm, skogstokig, Snooker Theory, Tennesseejoe, TX Poolnut, West Point 1987.
Thank you for participating,
Dave
PS: Remember, we're not just determining the consensus GOAT. We are also identifying the consensus Top 10 GOAT. So chose your vote points with this in mind. Voting ends on 6/30/2019, at which point the 11th spot will be dropped.
Sorry, but I don't know what you mean (especially with no quoted post).
If you and others want to vote, background info and voting instructions can be found on the first post.
Regards,
Dave
You know when people in the past have been accused of swinging from Shane, I just
put it to the side. But in this vote...How can people vote for SVB to be one of the greatest?
I don't want to take anything away from him, he is an astounding player, but the greatest?
Archer won the world title...twice
Strickland won the world title...three times.
Varner, Pagulayon, Bustamonte and Reyes all have won at a world event...
So I have a hard time seeing SVB being top 3. I definitely don't see why someone
would give all five votes to him...I guess this is more of a popular vote than a merit based
one.
You know when people in the past have been accused of swinging from Shane, I just
put it to the side. But in this vote...How can people vote for SVB to be one of the greatest?
I don't want to take anything away from him, he is an astounding player, but the greatest?
Archer won the world title...twice
Strickland won the world title...three times.
Varner, Pagulayon, Bustamonte and Reyes all have won at a world event...
So I have a hard time seeing SVB being top 3. I definitely don't see why someone
would give all five votes to him...I guess this is more of a popular vote than a merit based
one.
I agree .... and I don't agree.
Yes, SVB hasn't won the World 9-ball championship and it's a hole in his resume, in part mitigated by the fact that he has won two silver medals.
... but he has compensating achievements galore. One must look beyond his amazing five titles at the US Open 9-ball. Let's start with his prolific collection of titles at Derby City (including multiple Master of the Table titles) and at Super Billiards Expo. He also has won the World Cup of Pool and the World Pool Masters. Few dispute that he's been the king of ten ball over the past decade.
SVB's resume is a truly great one and I really see him as top five for sure in this era of pool. I can see why he's gotten so many votes. To be honest, I feel strongly that he has had a better career than Earl, though he trails Earl in this poll.
People who voted in the first round (total number: 59): 9 Ball Fan, AtLarge, atlas333, beetle, Bic D, Bob Jewett, CGM, Chili Palmer, Cornerman, Creedo, CrownCityCorey, deanoc, Dimeball, dontscratch, dr_dave, evergruven, follownoone, Get_A_Grip, gordml, highkarate, icucybe, JazzyJeff87, JC, jeephawk, Johnny Rosato, justadub, kkdanamatt, LeftyIke, Luxury, Magyar19, Maniac, Marc, mark187, markjames, mattb, MattPoland, megatron69, Mich, Mick, monsterdog, noMoreSchon, oldschool1478, Pete, PoloBob, PoolBum, Poolmanis, ricardo, Rico, Rimfirejunkie, SamShaddey, Scratch85, Sealegs50, sjm, Snooker Theory, spliced, Tennesseejoe, Tin Man, Tooler, TX Poolnut.
Here's the Current Top 10 GOAT List (see the first post for more info and voting instructions):Second Round
Efren Reyes - 2
Shane Van Boening - 2
Alex Pagulayan - 1