Dechaine
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American thing because, there are pinoy' s that would beat mike imop.
it's not an argument homie, its just a post that i posted about american pool players( which none of them make as much money as i do) and im just a salesman.
thanks for the offer on the fresh cookies.
i enjoyed watching all of them play they all play very good, but Raj would have no chance against mike.
When I used to see a young Mike Dechaine at tournaments, he was traveling with, I think, Ivaylo Petrov. Ivaylo was very personable and friendly, and Mike was a chubby little kid, kind of quiet and unassuming-type personality.
He's come a long way. Gosh, he's slimmed down, has a nice physique.
That extended race in the finals is a ball-buster for the older players. Been there and experienced that, seeing my horse come in second place in the race to 13 against Hohmann. Well, the next best thing to winning is coming in second place. Congratulations to Shawn Putnam and Mike Dechaine!
Look at those cute little dimples.
Ahaahahaha that's me in the back ground!! Too funny :lol:
Donny
did mike beat dennis hatch, or did i bump my head, see my money goes into my retirement and for my son 529b college savings, btw i do have quite a bite of it
I hope you didn't bump your head...
Yes, I know that MD beat DH. That makes him the best American?
Are you inferring that since you "have quite a bite" of money that makes you an expert on pool players skills? Or that you'd like to bet on MD?
I don't have any money. I hope that doesn't mean I know nothing about pool.
Donny L
PBIA/ACS Instructor
Yes, I know that MD beat DH. That makes him the best American?
Are you inferring that since you "have quite a bite" of money that makes you an expert on pool players skills? Or that you'd like to bet on MD?
I don't have any money. I hope that doesn't mean I know nothing about pool.
Donny L
PBIA/ACS Instructor
Since when does how much money you have becomes a measure of skill or knowledge?
Nevermind, this is obviously not going any where worthwhile.
Mike is an awesom pool player,he is one of a very few that has a winning record against SVB in tournament play,but his pool style sucks, still Mike has every thing it takes to be the best(very high gear), i never heard of him gambling at all, so maybe Mike is just a tournament player, but no matter what he is, if you like him or not, he is a great pool player!
Mike Dechaine
I have seen him play in person and he was phenomenal to say the least. In regards to his personality I dont know him very well but will say he seemed okay, kinda cocky. There is definently nothing overrated about his game, though. He won the Ultimate World ten ball championship just a couple of years ago and recently TAR against Dennis Hatch,an absolute monster player.
I have seen him play in person and he was phenomenal to say the least. In regards to his personality I dont know him very well but will say he seemed okay, kinda cocky. There is definently nothing overrated about his game, though. He won the Ultimate World ten ball championship just a couple of years ago and recently TAR against Dennis Hatch,an absolute monster player.
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I would love to see him match up with some one more his speed first. I think Donny Mills would give him one hell of a hard time playing rack your own 9 ball. or 10 ball for that matter. race to 100. I think Hatch would love another chance in a straight race to 100.
best,
Justin
best,
Justin
It was all good up to that....
Twenty six is far from young in pool.
Alex was at Mike's level around about 18-19. Shane won his first US Open in his early 20's. Archer was a killer before he could legally drink as well. I could go on and on. This "Oh he's young" excuse is bullshit.
Mike is one of the best players in the US at the moment. He's proven that. He's proven some other things as well but I'm not going to pile on the guy. Of all the things Mike is too young to handle some supposed giant pressure from being good enough to win two pro tournaments a year or so apart is not one of them.
Just a show of hands.....Who is the winner if Dechaine plays SVB race to 100/or 12 ahead for 10k-20k pebbles...10 ball? Then how about 9 ball?
Theses two games are now VERY different games as the break is much more predictable in 10 ball now then in 9 ball.
Theses two games are now VERY different games as the break is much more predictable in 10 ball now then in 9 ball.
Some people mature at different rates. That doesn't excuse poor behavior, but 26 still is on the young side, especially to be in world-class competition and environments.
(Forgive me if I'm incorrect, but hasn't Alex shown a lack of maturity more than a few times?)
I'm hoping Mike decides to become a pro's pro before he is done. I'm rooting for him.
I think you guys are exaggerating a bit about "everyone" and "anyone." The majority of the 128 players in that event had absolutely no realistic chance of winning the tournament or placing high. That's the way it has always been at Turning Stone -- quite a few pros but also many "local" New England players from the Joss Tour who fill out the field. I'd say only about 30 players, plus or minus a few, were capable of winning that event.
Mike beat Henny a set for 2500 a few years ago at the derby.
Mike just recently turned 25. I constantly find it amazing how much on this forum people draw out negativity instead of positive points on most posts on this forum. This is regardless of what the topic is aiming systems, player reviews, techniques, request for information etc. We wonder why our game gets no respect look at the respect we give each other.
Nah, more than 8. Here's a short list of 22: Archer, Corr, D'Alfonso, Davis, Dechaine, Deuel, O. Dominguez, Hatch, Hundal, Immonen, Kiamco, Mills, Moore, Morra, Morris, Oliveira, Putnam, Saez, Shuff, Sossei, Van Boening, Wilkie. I'd probably add a few more, too.
8 out of 12 B&R's is pretty spiffy, eh? But how variable these things can be; example -- Dechaine had zero B&R's in 10 breaks in his first two matches on Sunday.
Here's another remarkable fact. In his 30 breaks over 4 matches on Sunday, Dechaine made at least one ball without fouling 28 times (93%), scratched once, and broke dry once.
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I'll put 5k up says if you ask mike to play SVB race to 100, 10 ball, he will say NO. and if he's thick enough to say yes, I'll put up another 15k says he can't win.
The kid is good and on the rise. but even he said he wasn't ready to take on the big dogs quite yet. I'd like to see him and Earl, Shawn Putnam, Hatch, Donny Mills, etc. before he stepped to SVB. Dechaine is the future no doubt, but deffinately not the NOW. I think the next top dog will ultimately be that the young Shuffet kid.
WHY IS IT EVERY TIME SOME ONE GETS A LITTLE HOT AT A BIG TOURNAMENT DO PEOPLE INSIST ON SAYING, "LOOK OUT EVERY ONE THIS KID CAN BEAT THE WORLD?!?!?!?!?"
BEST,
Justin
first let me congratulate Mike on his Turning Stone win, he played well in that tournament, but guys let me tell you something, you think Mike D reached a new level all of a sudden? His skill was there long ago, and the same goes to any other pro, but you just never know when it will show up, and thats exactly why you see another pro win another tournament, every time, it keeps happening specially in pool, unlike any other sport, even yourself playing, you never know which you will show up in that match.
Mike D it was his week, but don't be surprised if you see the guy knocked out in first rounds of next tournament, thats pool, and this is so common, he may not even play good, I am not knocking the guy down, this can be stated about any other guy in pool, remember Alex in the first day of the 8ball invitational and how he played? He didn't look human to me, then the next day he was a different guy missing every other shot, nobody would believed it unless you saw it with your eyes, and its only one day apart.
For me this is a huge problem in pool, where you will never have a domination, and a new guy will win a new tournament everytime, this is one of the things thats pulling pool down, you need domination in a sport to get big.
Mike D it was his week, but don't be surprised if you see the guy knocked out in first rounds of next tournament, thats pool, and this is so common, he may not even play good, I am not knocking the guy down, this can be stated about any other guy in pool, remember Alex in the first day of the 8ball invitational and how he played? He didn't look human to me, then the next day he was a different guy missing every other shot, nobody would believed it unless you saw it with your eyes, and its only one day apart.
For me this is a huge problem in pool, where you will never have a domination, and a new guy will win a new tournament everytime, this is one of the things thats pulling pool down, you need domination in a sport to get big.
If you match Shane against Mike D with a neutral breaker Mike might just win. I believe he has the fire power to play Shane shot for shot if you take Shane's break out of the conversation.
Or how bout this?...Make it 9 ball and see if Mike doesn't want to play Shane. You might get a different answer.
My point being that Shane is only a better 10 ball breaker than everyone else and not a better shooter.