Earl the Pearl

Thoughts of EARL STRICKLAND....

  • Hopes he comes back and becomes a major threat...

    Votes: 167 72.3%

  • Hopes he retires and just leaves the pool scene...

    Votes: 21 9.1%

  • Thinks he does not have a chance coming back...

    Votes: 18 7.8%

  • Just don't like Earl and could give a Damn...

    Votes: 25 10.8%
  • Total voters
    231
jjollie

jjollie

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I know alot of people don't like Earl. I do agree he has some behavior problems but HE is the greatest pool player alive in my opinion. He can make ANYTHING and has nerves of steel and there is NO ONE more exciting to watch play than EARL STRICKLAND...period !!!

I just wonder what other AZ members think of Earl.
 
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he ain't the classiest player ever but he's one hell of a player and fun to watch. i'd love to see him come back full force and remind us how good he is. also it'd be great if he came back stronger and credited it to having a cue worth having lol
 
jjollie said:
I know alot of people don't like Earl. I do agree he has some behavior problems but HE is the greatest pool player alive in my opinion. He can make ANYTHING and has nerves of steel and there is NO ONE more exciting to watch play than EARL STRICKLAND...period !!!

I just wonder what other AZ members think of Earl.
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I agree / I do agree but I agree (for 9-ball) / I agree and I agree(in a microwave oven) and I agree...:rolleyes:
 
I don't know if Earl can regain the consistancy to be a major threat anymore. There are alot of distractions, both self imposed and those of the gallery that will continue to affect his ability to maintain his focus. I wish him peace and hope he can get his game where it once was because he was phenominal.
 
just watched a bit of a '93 event

jjollie said:
I just wonder what other AZ members think of Earl.
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I just watched a bit of a match from 1993 including the interview with Earl after the match. His replies were thoughtful and generous to his opponent. That Earl was a huge asset to the sport. It would be great to have him back. Few if any of us have a close enough knowledge of Earl to know if that may be possible.

Hu
 
I agree

matcase said:
I don't know if Earl can regain the consistancy to be a major threat anymore. There are alot of distractions, both self imposed and those of the gallery that will continue to affect his ability to maintain his focus. I wish him peace and hope he can get his game where it once was because he was phenominal.
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I think Earl's best years are behind him...although he is one of the greatest 9-ball shooters the game has ever seen, I think age and some loss of self-confidence at the highest level has impacted the consistency he had in his prime....not to mention the well-known mental aspects and demons which seem to have taken over.....
 
My words are misinterpreted. I apologize to anyone who I have offended. I have left AzBilliards for good and will hope to see my friends on the tournament trail.
 
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JAM said:
I know Earl will be back and hitting 'em sweet, just like he always has. Imagine playing with pain, the way he has for the past 5 years, but he still tries his best.

For those who wish this American champion to leave the pool scene, it's hard for me to understand, but I'm glad to see this is an open voting poll. To think of Americans rooting for foreign aliens instead of an American is why pool sucks in the U.S.

Personally, I'd like to see the European robots leave the American pool scene. They're boring, have absolutely no personality, and don't do a damn thing to promote pool here in the States. They're pretty good at pocking the good old American greenbacks, though, but they're bad business when it comes to elevating the sport. All of them look exactly like Buckingham Guards when they're hitting 'em, and off table, they have the same sour disposition. It's disgusting.

USA, all the way. USA, all the way. USA, all the way.

JAM
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C'mon. Really?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophobia
 
My words have been misinterpreted. I have left AzBilliards for good. I hope to see my friends on the tournament trail.
 
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I_Need_D_8 said:
C'mon. Really?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophobia
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You come on with your "really?" I'm sick of Americans pulling against Americans.

Pool is suffering here in the States for pro players.

Those of you who enjoy rooting for foreigners need to get a grip on reality.

It doesn't matter much, though, at this juncture. American pool is just about dead.

JAM
 
My thoughts exactly, though I probably wouldn't have phrased it like that.

Being American, I like to see "my people" do well. But I'm also from mixed heritage (Japanese and European) so I also tend to look past my birth nation and appreciate the fact that American pool players are no different than any other nation's.

I pull for whomever I have a particular affinity or appreciation for (or sometimes purely for an underdog), blind of arbitrary considerations like nationality or ethnic origins.

I_Need_D_8 said:
C'mon. Really?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophobia
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My words have been misinterpreted. I have left AzBilliards for good. I hope to see my friends on the tournament trail.

JAM
 
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I think Jam is right. As Americans we should be pulling for our own in pool. I can't think of another sport that we root for a non-American over a American. Johnnyt

PS: I'm just as guilty of it, but I'm changing my ways. GOOOO John S. at VF.
 
StevenPWaldon said:
My thoughts exactly, though I probably wouldn't have phrased it like that.

Being American, I like to see "my people" do well. But I'm also from mixed heritage (Japanese and European) so I also tend to look past my birth nation and appreciate the fact that American pool players are no different than any other nation's.

I pull for whomever I have a particular affinity or appreciation for (or sometimes purely for an underdog), blind of arbitrary considerations like nationality or ethnic origins.
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Well said...I'd like to see Earl get his sh!t together and make a comeback but he needs some mental help before that will happen...as for Americans playing the game there's no shortage of talent for sure...just a little push in the right direction and full support from within...what's lacking in America is orginazation on the pro level...

Johnnyt said:
I think Jam is right. As Americans we should be pulling for our own in pool. I can't think of another sport that we root for a non-American over a American. Johnnyt

PS: I'm just as guilty of it, but I'm changing my ways. GOOOO John S. at VF.
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I can think of quite a few...
 
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JAM said:
You just might feel a wee bit different, friend, if you had devoted your entire life to pool here on American soil, only to watch foreign nationals come to our shores and pocket some American pool monies. It's bad enough that American pool players have to come in first, second, or third to break even, but now they have to compete with foreign nationals on American soil, but in some foreign national countries, Americans are not welcome.

The Filipinos came to American shores and competed in just about every American pool tournament they could. Now there's been a shift. They don't have to follow an American tournament trail because pool is elevating in their own countries where Americans in some instances are prohibited from competing. Nice deal.

The wilderness of American pool is now dried up, but the Filipinos, Koreans, and Germans enjoyed eating up what little there was, leaving Americans to fight for scraps while they go back to their own countries and get treated like kings and queens. The existing lot of American professional players continue to wander in a Nowhere Man's Land. Pro players are dwindling in numbers here in the States.

That's my story, and I'm sticking with it.

JAM
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JAM, looks like you are having a bad day. I think/hope you will re-read these posts tomorrow or next week and maybe have a little better perspective.
 
Craig Fales said:
Well said...I'd like to see Earl get his sh!t together and make a comeback but he needs some mental help before that will happen...as for Americans playing the game there's no shortage of talent for sure...just a little push in the right direction and full support from within...what's lacking in America is orginazation on the pro level...
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Well, what little crumbs were given to men's professional pool, the only thing that has happened as far as a men's tour is that it has changed names.

Private entities can pick and choose who they want to compete in their events and call all the shots.

A legitimate men's tour needs transparency, and that was the biggest problem, IMHO.

Organization is a good thing, but the organizing body must be transparent and not be run by GREED.

JAM
 
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