Could Shane White Wash the USBTC?????

Kentucky Kid

SVB may run the tables but there is a new kid coming to the front. Beware of the Kentucky Kid Skyler Woodward. I feel like he will face SVB in the finals and don't be surprised if he wins.
 
corvette1340 said:
Jay,
Do any of these Chinese players want to match up with Shane? Race to 100, 9 or 10 ball nobody on the planet can get there, IMO
And I wonder if people on a Chinese pool forum somewhere are saying to their players "until you travel to America and beat that guy that roasts everyone he gambles with including Orcullo, you can't be the best"
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I played one of the Chinese guys during my last trip. He was the top player in Shandong (province of 100m people).

He ran out like a machine on a snooker-cut 9'er with microscopic pockets and his break was at least shane's speed.

There are MONSTERS over there that no one has seen or heard of. Right after this guy ran a whatever-pack on this table that played so tight it was hard to make a ball... he went to the 12' snooker table and ran century after century.

I would be shy to call anyone the top player in the world. Maybe top ranked... but not the truly best player. Just too many guys overseas that simply never miss on WAY WAY WAY tougher equipment.

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SpiderWebComm said:
I played one of the Chinese guys during my last trip. He was the top player in Shandong (province of 100m people).

He ran out like a machine on a snooker-cut 9'er with microscopic pockets and his break was at least shane's speed.

There are MONSTERS over there that no one has seen or heard of. Right after this guy ran a whatever-pack on this table that played so tight it was hard to make a ball... he went to the 12' snooker table and ran century after century.

I would be shy to call anyone the top player in the world. Maybe top ranked... but not the truly best player. Just too many guys overseas that simply never miss on WAY WAY WAY tougher equipment.

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then they should be lining up to play Shane then.
 
Lucky_Lew66 said:
Shane snubbed me at the Derby when i asked him about the Big foot challenge,he looked at me like,who are you to be talking to me,so i am not real impressed with his attitude. Too many pros think they are too good to talk to you. Thats why i like the old timers,Archer and Earl and Jenette Lee will talk to you. I said something to Efren years ago about the match he just played and got the same response,and they wonder why pool is drowning. One of my favorite is Alex Pagulyon,he is a champion and has a good attitude and will talk to you,or joke around with you. Dennis Orcullo walked by me and i said to him,i will give you the 7 and the last 3, instead of saying something halfway clever like "oh your too tough" or something, he just looked at me,and didnt say anything. These guys arent real people they have no personality,they are all business, how boring. I instantly lose respect for people like that,are they robots or people,its isnt a language barrier either,some friend of Orcullos ask him a question and he chuckled and spoke english just fine. I would rather talk to Earl or Mike Schmit,Scott Frost,or some player with a personality.
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Sure, some players can be might aloof at times. Don't take it personal and don't judge them to be the anti-Christ either.

One of the problems that pro players have at events is that everyone is pulling on them to get their attention, whether it is just a simple "hello" or an autograph, a photo opportunity, some free pool knowledge or a friendly conversation that they can at the moment, ill afford to have, etc. When they are competing against their peers, they need to stay centered and sometimes interacting with fans, quasi-fans and haters is just not a good idea.

While I know most of the pro players fairly well, I try not to get in their head when they are competing. It is a slippery slope but I try to do my best by not taking too much of their time.

To expect the pro players to acknowledge and enter into conversation with everyone that says hello to them at an event is a little much in my opinion. It's tough to stay on top and you never know when someone is going to say the wrong thing to you that will get you to thinking about the wrong thing.

While I am no champion, I occasionally compete at a high level and one of my pet peeves is friends, acquaintances or strangers talking negatively about anything. If you want to see me make a fast exit from a conversation just wait until the other person starts talking about how bad the tables are playing, how they missed a shot, how their opponent got lucky, how their health is killing their game. There, now you know my weakness. Just be warned, even in jest, if you start talking negatively about anything to me while I am at a tournament, I will put you in the negative box and avoid you permanently. Unfortunately, that's just the way I am. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of the pro players feel the same way.

JoeyA
 
Poolshootindon said:
Jaden.

If he does there will be an asterisk by his name.

Some AZ'ers believe he is mortal like the rest of us and the only reason he dominates American pool is his huge break.

I beg to differ. He is flat out the best all around player we here in the States have to offer.

Don :smile:
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Don,

Its always baffles me as to why so many talk about Shane's break as if he has done something wrong, or that its not fair because he breaks so well. I know that's not what they are really trying to say but it comes off like that to me. Shane has done what every professional in sports will do when they want to be the best. They put in the work! Even though he is the best breaker in our game, he still continue to work hours on making his break even more lethal. There are a couple others that might have a slight slight ball making advantage over shane but when you factor in the break, he is most likely the favorite in just about any game.

Frank C
 
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Jaden said:
Sure they are, because if they come over here to play Shane they're donating

Jaden
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I agree with you. Meant to say "potential" winnings. I'd dare say that any one of them could play Shane a race to 100 for more than they've ever made in a year
 
I don't even think it's arguable any more.

Shane dominates practically everything he enters with players that dominate on the world stage.

I predict that within two years Shane will start dominating internationally as well.

Jaden
 
Jaden said:
Shane dominates practically everything he enters with players that dominate on the world stage.

I predict that within two years Shane will start dominating internationally as well.

Jaden
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Maybe even sooner but accurate prediction :thumbup:
 
SpiderWebComm said:
I played one of the Chinese guys during my last trip. He was the top player in Shandong (province of 100m people).

He ran out like a machine on a snooker-cut 9'er with microscopic pockets and his break was at least shane's speed.

There are MONSTERS over there that no one has seen or heard of. Right after this guy ran a whatever-pack on this table that played so tight it was hard to make a ball... he went to the 12' snooker table and ran century after century.

I would be shy to call anyone the top player in the world. Maybe top ranked... but not the truly best player. Just too many guys overseas that simply never miss on WAY WAY WAY tougher equipment.

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No offense but there is difference between Shane or Dennis shooting back at you and SpiderDave. I'm sure there are unknown monsters out there but none of them have the seasoning of playing other monsters like the top known players otherwise they wouldn't be unknown anymore.
 
bb 8ball might be the toughest to win with it being alternate break race to 5. 1 unlucky roll and it could easily be the match.

Shane vs Dennis 10b race to 100 on the HT table #1. Dennis owns that table.

Or make it race to 25, best of 5.
 
You've got a huge bet on that from someone who doesn't bet...

gxman said:
bb 8ball might be the toughest to win with it being alternate break race to 5. 1 unlucky roll and it could easily be the match.

Shane vs Dennis 10b race to 100 on the HT table #1. Dennis owns that table.

Or make it race to 25, best of 5.
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I will take Shane all day long in that bet. A race to 9 or 11 is one thing on that table, but I don't think anyone will dominate Shane in a longer race on any table. It's even money at best.

Jaden
 
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corvette1340 said:
then they should be lining up to play Shane then.
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not everyone is inclined to spend thousands to fly over to a country where they dont speak the language just to play one guy then fly back.

nevermind lodging etc. the flight alone costs at least a grand.
 
corvette1340 said:
There is no way they are winning more than they could by coming over here and playing Shane a race to 100.
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race to 100 vs shane is 10k, at least half goes to backer, then you have plane ticket and food and lodging. playing in a tournament for 10k without having to travel is a much better option. especially since entry fee is not 10k
 
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