Earl "the pearl" Strong in first round

JustPlay said:
Has anyone ever noticed that Earl Strickland has never won a major title on Diamond tables!
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SCCues said:
I noticed that also since Diamond became the main table for men's tournaments. His 5th US Open in 2000 was on a black Gold Crown and Earl made the statement that he's won most of his tournaments on Brunswick tables.

James
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I made this point in the chat yesterday and fully expected to get bashed for it but it went unnoticed for the most part. Some of those "big stroke" shots that are rewarded on a GC get you beat on a Diamond. As the cloth wears in you will see the difference on the break as well.

Earl was a great champion but if he had to fade Diamonds his whole career he would have a few less trophies IMO.
 
GO EARL!!!! I really hope he wins it this year. He doesnt have too many chance left i reckon so it woudl be nice to see him hoist the US Open trophy one more time :thumbup2:
 
I believe that Earl and Daryl Peach have a fairly easy bracket, they should meet up after a few wins by each player, will make for fireworks! :grin:
 
Fast Lenny said:
I believe that Earl and Daryl Peach have a fairly easy bracket, they should meet up after a few wins by each player, will make for fireworks! :grin:
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That's my impression too, although I'd never say there's never an easy path through The Open, just an easier bracket as you did Lenny.

If Earl and Peach win their next 2, they'd meet. Then I'd say the next super strong opponent might be Lee Van. Up above in that bracket we have AZ posters James Roberts and Tom McGonagle. James has the dubious task in his next match to take on Warren Kiamco. Good luck James!!!
 
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Ktown D said:
Earl was a great champion but if he had to fade Diamonds his whole career he would have a few less trophies IMO.
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I doubt that greatly.

The fact is that Earl's game in general began slipping around the time Diamonds began to become more common, but Earl's game slipped on Brunswicks and every other table type at that time as well. I have seen him lose and lose badly on Brunswicks the same way he loses on diamonds in the last near a decade.

I don't think the Diamond tables are the cause of Earl's slip. It is just a coincidence that around the same time Diamonds became more common Earl also lost alot of his ability to win.

The old Earl that won all the events would not have disliked the diamond tables, if anything he would have preffered them and he would have still been as dominant as he was.
 
I could never root for Earl just because of the way i've seen him portray himself.

I really hope SVB wins it.

If there's anyone in the pool world I truly admire as a professional and a pool player, it is that young man.
 
Celtic said:
I doubt that greatly.

The fact is that Earl's game in general began slipping around the time Diamonds began to become more common, but Earl's game slipped on Brunswicks and every other table type at that time as well. I have seen him lose and lose badly on Brunswicks the same way he loses on diamonds in the last near a decade.

I don't think the Diamond tables are the cause of Earl's slip. It is just a coincidence that around the same time Diamonds became more common Earl also lost alot of his ability to win.

The old Earl that won all the events would not have disliked the diamond tables, if anything he would have preffered them and he would have still been as dominant as he was.
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You are entitled to your opinion.

I never said Diamonds caused Earl's slip, the demons in Earl's head caused that. I simply said he would not have been as dominant on Diamonds as he was on easier equipment.
 
Ktown D said:
I made this point in the chat yesterday and fully expected to get bashed for it but it went unnoticed for the most part. Some of those "big stroke" shots that are rewarded on a GC get you beat on a Diamond. As the cloth wears in you will see the difference on the break as well.

Earl was a great champion but if he had to fade Diamonds his whole career he would have a few less trophies IMO.
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You can never get bashed for stating the truth. I believe that Earl's last big win was 2002 when he won the 9 ball world title against Bustamante and It wasn't on a Diamond.

If Earl can lighten up and play with the "hunger to win" he had back in the
80's, He will win. Earl, get rid of all the goofy gagets, paranoia's and stay focused, you will win. You have the most effortless shot making abilities than anyone has every seen. As they say down south "Get R Done" !
 
Ktown D said:
You are entitled to your opinion.

I never said Diamonds caused Earl's slip, the demons in Earl's head caused that. I simply said he would not have been as dominant on Diamonds as he was on easier equipment.
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I don't think anyone is blaming diamond tables for Earl's down fall. It's just a coinedence and that is all. Earl pockets balls with such ease on any table..
 
Earl's on at 11pm tonight on the live stream. I think most, if not all of his matches should be featured streamed matches. The guy is a living legend.

I hope he wins it all. Go Pearl go :)
 
And the guy Earl plays tonight, Eric, is a stong player from my area. But right now I dont think he is at the top of his game. I'll guess 11-6 Pearl.
 
Earl showed us again why he is the man when it comes to running out a 9 ball rack.

He will need to get his break under control earlier though if he's gonna win this. Personally, I think he's too stuborn to change it but I still can hope. :)
 
> Earl won a live televised World 9-ball title on a Diamond,drilling Efren in the finals in 1994. Tommy D.
 
Ktown D said:
I simply said he would not have been as dominant on Diamonds as he was on easier equipment.
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Respectfully, this is absurd. Earl has been able to adapt to all conditions. All of the greats (pick any from the men's side of the Hall of Fame) had the ability to adjust. Some better than others but they had to have that ability to reach their level of play. Earl has some great one-liners about easy equipement. He would prefer tough conditions and breaking from the box.

Paul Mon
 
Paul Mon said:
Respectfully, this is absurd. Earl has been able to adapt to all conditions. All of the greats (pick any from the men's side of the Hall of Fame) had the ability to adjust. Some better than others but they had to have that ability to reach their level of play. Earl has some great one-liners about easy equipement. He would prefer tough conditions and breaking from the box.

Paul Mon
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This is very true. You know, what separates the lions from the lambs is a player's ability to adjust quickly to the environment.

In the good old days -- LOL -- road warriors would walk into a joint, pick a house cue off the wall, and drill their opponents. There was none of this equipment picking, racking arguments, and handicap barking. These brave players stepped up to the plate, and it was let the best man win.

Earl is one of those players who can adjust quickly. I'd love to see him do well this year, and nothing would please me more than to see him win and put some of these naysayers in their proper place! :grin:

Go, Earlie, Go. I hope you get the last laugh! :wink:
 

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Diamonds wouldn't have made a lick of difference in Earl's career. Because while he would have been struggling with tougher equipment--- so would his opponents. And when Earl was in gear, it wouldn't have mattered. Earl is one of the most accurate ball makers in the history of planet Earth. That's prob why he has something like 4 world 9-ball championships and 5 us opens. He was so "on" for so many years, if they had Diamonds years ago, he might have won 8 world championships and 10 us opens since it prob wouldn't have affected his game as much as whoever it was he played.

So quickly we forget just because he hasn't snapped a major in a while.
 
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