L.S. Dennis
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EARL STRICKLAND Returns to TEAM USA
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Nice of you to twist my argument around. You should get your résumé over to Fox News, OAN, or Newsmax, if you haven't already.
I prefer making choices based on merit, just like you claim that we all should.
In the top player Fargo ratings for the USA, Josh Roberts is #11 with a 771.
Tyler Styer is #15 with a 760, Tony Chohan is #27 with a 752, and Chris Robinson-Reinhold is #38 with a 742.
And, yes, Earl Strickland is #8 with a 775.
But it appears that while players like Josh Roberts and Tony Chohan are indeed qualified, they seem to have been excluded for "other" reasons.
However, since you are so upset that someone would even insinuate race playing a part... perhaps Matchroom should make the Team USA selection process more transparent, so we can truly see how much "politics" really has to do with who is selected.
Until that happens, many of us will continue to be left with the impression that there is, and always has been, some sort of favoritism when it comes to choosing who plays in the Mosconi Cup for Team USA.
As things currently stand, the Mosconi Cup Team USA does not represent the very best that American pool has to offer.
Maybe we should all be a little more concerned with why that is the case.
Tony and Josh play very little big table rotation. IMO Tyler and Chris are both the favorite playing either one. Playing the race card here is beyond lame.Nice of you to twist my argument around. You should get your résumé over to Fox News, OAN, or Newsmax, if you haven't already.
I prefer making choices based on merit, just like you claim that we all should.
In the top player Fargo ratings for the USA, Josh Roberts is #11 with a 771.
Tyler Styer is #15 with a 760, Tony Chohan is #27 with a 752, and Chris Robinson-Reinhold is #38 with a 742.
And, yes, Earl Strickland is #8 with a 775.
But it appears that while players like Josh Roberts and Tony Chohan are indeed qualified, they seem to have been excluded for "other" reasons.
However, since you are so upset that someone would even insinuate race playing a part... perhaps Matchroom should make the Team USA selection process more transparent, so we can truly see how much "politics" really has to do with who is selected.
Until that happens, many of us will continue to be left with the impression that there is, and always has been, some sort of favoritism when it comes to choosing who plays in the Mosconi Cup for Team USA.
As things currently stand, the Mosconi Cup Team USA does not represent the very best that American pool has to offer.
Maybe we should all be a little more concerned with why that is the case.
I heard a commentator say that the US team tends to be a group of individual players who sometimes don't mesh well, and the Euro team tends to have better teamwork.Nice of you to twist my argument around. You should get your résumé over to Fox News, OAN, or Newsmax, if you haven't already.
I prefer making choices based on merit, just like you claim that we all should.
In the top player Fargo ratings for the USA, Josh Roberts is #11 with a 771.
Tyler Styer is #15 with a 760, Tony Chohan is #27 with a 752, and Chris Robinson-Reinhold is #38 with a 742.
And, yes, Earl Strickland is #8 with a 775.
But it appears that while players like Josh Roberts and Tony Chohan are indeed qualified, they seem to have been excluded for "other" reasons.
However, since you are so upset that someone would even insinuate race playing a part... perhaps Matchroom should make the Team USA selection process more transparent, so we can truly see how much "politics" really has to do with who is selected.
Until that happens, many of us will continue to be left with the impression that there is, and always has been, some sort of favoritism when it comes to choosing who plays in the Mosconi Cup for Team USA.
As things currently stand, the Mosconi Cup Team USA does not represent the very best that American pool has to offer.
Maybe we should all be a little more concerned with why that is the case.
The job for JJ is trying to juggle not just playing skills but also those players who have the 'best fit' in a team event.
How about after Tyler and Chris get back from the Mosconi Cup, they take their 15k "show-up money" and match up with some of the players who didn't make the team? Or do you plan on staking them?
Bit surprised you didn't watch the Mosconi Cup last year or read about the result here or elsewhere.
Did they win without Earl?
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Yes, they had Corey Deuel to take care of the Europeans last year. Earl will take care of the Europeans this year. Go USA!
I knew that.Europe Regain Partypoker Mosconi Cup - News - AZBILLIARDS.COM
TEAM EUROPE 11-3 TEAM USA Ouschan/Filler 5-2 Van Boening/Woodward Joshua Filler 5-0 Skyler Woodward Ouschan/Gorst 3–5 Thorpe/Robinson Jayson Shaw 5-3 Shane van Boening Europe regained the partypoker Mosconi Cup with an emphatic 11-3 victory over Team USA which was completed by MVP Jayson Shwww.azbilliards.com
I was just pointing out that they have just as much of a chance losing with Earl as without him.
The Mosconi Cup is a crapshoot.
Watch it.
Have fun.
Don’t worry about who wins.
It is unimportant.
Doesn't Roberts play a lot of big table 9 and 10 ball events? I think he would be favored in a race to 15 or 21 vs Tyler or Chris in either game
Yes, he does, but some people just have to come up with whatever to make a case.
Corey Deuel didn't win a match.Yes, they had Corey Deuel to take care of the Europeans last year. Earl will take care of the Europeans this year. Go USA!
I think you are better off picking any young talent than picking old has-beens.
At least you are investing in the future.
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Tony has a history which may not have been conducive to what Matchroom is trying to do.Nice of you to twist my argument around. You should get your résumé over to Fox News, OAN, or Newsmax, if you haven't already.
I prefer making choices based on merit, just like you claim that we all should.
In the top player Fargo ratings for the USA, Josh Roberts is #11 with a 771.
Tyler Styer is #15 with a 760, Tony Chohan is #27 with a 752, and Chris Robinson-Reinhold is #38 with a 742.
And, yes, Earl Strickland is #8 with a 775.
But it appears that while players like Josh Roberts and Tony Chohan are indeed qualified, they seem to have been excluded for "other" reasons.
However, since you are so upset that someone would even insinuate race playing a part... perhaps Matchroom should make the Team USA selection process more transparent, so we can truly see how much "politics" really has to do with who is selected.
Until that happens, many of us will continue to be left with the impression that there is, and always has been, some sort of favoritism when it comes to choosing who plays in the Mosconi Cup for Team USA.
As things currently stand, the Mosconi Cup Team USA does not represent the very best that American pool has to offer.
Maybe we should all be a little more concerned with why that is the case.
Not too much different than Rodney Morris' history, to be fair.
Rodney’s lighter skinned bro, he can pass as one of the privileged folk.
I think he was referring to Tony's prison time, not his skin color.
I'd like to see Shane's Fargo just from his MC play